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The first book to supply the English reader with a comprehensive view of the apocryphal literature connected to the New Testament. It contains translations of all the important texts in the style of the Authorized Version, and makes available the results of historic researches into their origin, history, and value.

Was wusste man im Deutschen Reich der Frühen Neuzeit und der beginnenden Moderne von der ethnischen und religiösen Vielfalt Ungarns? Die deutschsprachige Literatur, aber auch Pressetexte, Stammbücher, Chroniken und Reiseberichte aus jener Zeit spiegeln eine Fülle von zum Teil sehr unterschiedlichen Selbst- und Fremdbildern wider. Die Autoren dieses Bandes haben diese vielfältigen Quellen ausgewertet. Ihre hier gebündelten Forschungsergebnisse ...

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The most esteemed body of books left out of the Bible, the Old Testament Apocrypha is of interest to historians, religious scholars, and ordinary laypeople alike. For more than 70 years this version, edited by R.H. Charles, has been the definitive critical edition. Out of print for years, Apocryphile Press is proud to make it available once more to scholars and the curious.

Of all the books left out of the Bible, only the Apocrypha rivals the Pseudepigrapha in popularity and importance. This edition of the Pseudepigrapha was edited by R. H. Charles and was the definitive critical edition for over 70 years.

Substantially revised and updated, this book highlights how Hollywood has transformed itself to attain ever global clout and reach and the material factors underlining Hollywood's apparent artistic success. Takes into consideration recent events affecting Hollywood such as 9/11, US foreign policy and developments in consumer technology.

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This edition has been edited by Marcia Merryman Means, who also wrote the short introductions before each lecture"--T.p. verso.

An alert grandfather relives his absorbing childhood experiences while growing up in Michigan during the depression years of 1930s, the turbulent times of the 1940s, and his early fascination with airplanes including his two-year stint in the Army Air Force when a teenager. He recounts a portion of his 38 year career as a flight attendant with a major airline.

Anyone who is interested in the rigorous study of early Christianity and who has not engaged with the works of James D. G. Dunn is not really interested in the rigorous study of early Christianity. No one would dispute that Professor Dunn is one of the most prolific New Testament scholars of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. And while a handful of scholars might have a list of publications to rival his own extensive publicat...

Based on archival research, this fascinating book brings together many of the neglected writings of Oriya women of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sachidananda Mohanty focusses on a period when women's writings dealt not only with questions of gender and identity but also with cultural, political and ideological issues of their times. Utilizing different forms - short stories, poems, essays, travel writings, novels and letters - these ...

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Die Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg gilt als Wiege der Sprechwissenschaft in der DDR. Eberhard Stock stellt die Entwicklung der Disziplin in Halle in der prägenden Zeit von 1945 bis 1990 vor. Er umreißt die Struktur der frühen DDR-Hochschulpolitik und zeigt, wie sich die Forderungen nach effizienz- und praxisorientierter Grundlagenforschung, eigenständiger Lehrmittelentwicklung und stabilen interdisziplinären Beziehungen auf die ha...

Beckoning readers to explore the territory beneath Boston's streets, Joe McKendry explores a century-old world when Beantown designed and created the country's first subway. In stunning artwork and through a fascinating narrative, you will enter the subterranean realm of workers who dug miles of tunnels by hand. Using pick and shovels to create new routes, you'll discover how these workers burrowed deep below Boston Harbor, under Beacon Hill a...

Wit is on display on every page of this remarkable alphabet book, each spread of which is devoted to an emblematic creature-an appetitive Anteater, an annoying Fly, an addled Joey, a prickly Porcupine, and twenty-two more. On the left of each spread is an eight-line poem, opposite it is a delicate, complementary pencil drawing.

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I love freedom and I will long for the freedom of the soul and the dignity of being a human being for the rest of my life. I'm not the first nor am I the last to suffer or even to sacrifice a life to that idea. Prior to my imprisonment, I didn't try to curry favor, and now that I am in prison I don't intend to beg for mercy-both of which to me are acts more painful than being imprisoned or dying in prison."- From Dai Qing's "Last Words", scrib...

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