74 results for 'Peter Gordon'

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve...

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym By Edgar Allan PoeThe Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (1838) is the only complete novel written by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The work relates the...

Here we have the opportunity to examine two books of the Bible known as First and Second Peter. They are named after their author, arguably the most famous and well-known disciple of Jesus of...

Alexander Gordon's definitive biography of Peter the Great is a masterpiece of historical writing. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources and his own knowledge of the era, Gordon provides a vivid and...

With On to Petersburg, Gordon C. Rhea completes his much-lauded history of the Overland Campaign, a series of Civil War battles fought between Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee in...

In this volume, a wide range of leading policy makers and practitioners reflect on the aims and objectives of monetary policy and on what it can achieve, The contributors include: * Tony Blair * Sir...

I have spoken directly and in person with Gordon McCrae, Sid Caesar, Henry and Nancy Kissinger, Marlo Thomas, Leslie Caron, Marcel Marceau, Paul Newman, Shelley Winters, Paul and Linda McCartney,...

The second double-issue of Shearsman magazine for 2022 features poetry by Gordon Alexander, Lisa Blackwell, Cecile Bol, Ken Bolton, Jessica Bundschuh, Geraldine Clarkson, Angelina D'Roza,...

Political Rock features luminary figures in rock music that have stood out not only for their performances, but also for their politics. The book opens with a comparative, cultural history of artists...

A bone marrow transplant and beyond: an American healthcare odyssey... Having rebuilt his life after a painful divorce, Peter was on top of the world. Recently remarried, a thriving career, living in...

While Christianity appears to be in decline in the West it is growing robustly in the global South. What does this mean for the Christianity that was once considered to be the religion of the West?...

This collection considers film in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Eleven essayists address Hollywood movies, indie film, and post-cinematic media, including theatrical films by directors such...

Security is a rapidly growing area of computer science, with direct and increasing relevance to real life applications such as Internet transactions, electronic commerce, information protection,...

Back in the era of black-and-white horror and sci-fi movies, "we didn't have special effects, or the money for 'em," says Peter Graves, one of the genre's most popular stars. "But in those days,...

Visit the edgier side of science fiction. From funkadelic airships to post-apocalyptic advertising, you're sure to find brilliant and original short fiction in our second Book of Apex. These stories...

YOUR CALL TO CTHULHU IS IMPORTANT TO US. PLEASE HOLD.Of all bureaucracies, corporations are the most powerful, seeming to have a life and will of their own. Privately held with multi-national reach,...

This volume presents the intellectual autobiographies of fourteen leading scholars in the fields of history, literature, film and cultural studies who have dedicated a considerable part of their...

Francis Ponder grew up with football and loved the game from the moment he first kicked a ball. He also spent nearly thirty years as a football commentator, reporting on the fortunes of his beloved...

Thomas Jefferson read Latin and Greek authors throughout his life and wrote movingly about his love of the ancient texts, which he thought should be at the core of America's curriculum. Yet at the...

Since his death in 1969, Boris Karloff has remained one of Hollywood's most famous performers, having shot to fame and entering film history as the Monster in Frankenstein, the 1931 Universal classic...

Since his death in 1969, Boris Karloff has remained one of Hollywood's most famous performers, having shot to fame and entering film history as the Monster in Frankenstein, the 1931 Universal classic...

Slavery and the American SouthEdited by Winthrop D. JordanWith essays and commentaries by Roger D. Abrahams, William Dusinberre, Laura F. Edwards, Annette Gordon-Reed, Ariela Gross, Walter Johnson,...

For the first time, the traumatic removal of the Oneida Indians from New York to Wisconsin is examined in a groundbreaking collection of essays, The Oneida Indian Journey  from New York to...

Critical Approaches to Comics offers students a deeper understanding of the artistic and cultural significance of comic books and graphic novels by introducing key theories and critical methods for...

"A magnificent book, fast-paced and compelling.""A short story that will linger long in the hearts and minds of all who read it."When Gunther Adams and Trevor Davis begin meeting with counsellor...

Title: Fragment of the Journal of a Tour through Persia, in 1820.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom...

"In his Phenomenology of Cognition, Cassirer provides a comprehensive and systematic account of the dynamic process involved in the whole of human culture as it progresses from the world of myth and...

"The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms is a milestone in twentieth century philosophy. Promoting a philosophical vision informed by Kant, it incorporates the philosophical advances achieved in the...

"The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms is one of the landmarks of twentieth century philosophy. Drawing from the influential work of Wilhelm Dilthey, it transformed neo-Kantianism into a new robust...