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"The Other World" in 2 volumes features about fifty examples of the Supernatural collected by Frederick George Lee. The facts and records set forth have been gathered from time to time in the period of twenty years, as well from ordinary historical narrations as from the personal information of several Lee's friends and acquaintances interested in the subject-matter of the book. Many examples of the Supernatural were published here for the first time, in an authoritative and complete...
| Автор | Various Authors |
"La vita italiana nel Trecento: Conferenze tenute a Firenze nel 1891" di Autori Vari. Pubblicato da Good Press. Good Press pubblica un grande numero di titoli, di ogni tipo e genere letterario. Dai classici della letteratura, alla saggistica, fino a libri più di nicchia o capolavori dimenticati (o ancora da scoprire) della letteratura mondiale. Vi proponiamo libri per tutti e per tutti i gusti. Ogni edizione di Good Press è adattata e formattata per migliorarne la fruibilità, facilitando la...
| Автор | Autori vari |
This study examines how selected authors of the late 20th and early 21st centuries write about their creative processes in old age and thus purposefully produce a late style of their own. Late-life creativity has not always been viewed favourably. Prevalent «peak-and-decline» models suggest that artists, as they grow old, cease to produce highquality work. Aiming to counter such ageist discourses, the present study proposes a new ethics of reading literary texts by elderly authors. For this...
| Автор | Rahel Rivera Godoy-Benesch |
This book features the life stories, told by themselves, of many successful men and women, with emphasis on those experiences which to them appear to have been the turning points in their lives. The leaders in invention, manufacture, transportation, commerce, finance, in political and public life, and in the professions of the ministry, the law, literature and art, were requested to bequeath in their own words the stories of their lives, their ideals, and the lessons of their experience, to the...
| Автор | Эндрю Карнеги |
This 2-volume study examines the reality of Hindu worship in northern India from the perspective of its popular manifestation. In rural areas, practical Hinduism differed dramatically from organized Vedic Hinduism and included cult worship of a multitude of local deities which were not formally recognized by the Vedas but exerted a greater influence on the rhythms, meanings and decisions of day-to-day life. Crooke's study may have been the first to look at the religion through eyes other...
| Автор | William Crooke |
Hawaii: The Aloha State is an informative reader which provides all the necessary information about USA's youngest state. This book is packed with fascinating stories from Hawaiian history, mythology, tradition and literature. If you plan to visit Hawaii or just want to find out more about this Pacific paradise this book is going to give you all the information you'll ever need. General Information Hawaiian History Archaeological Discoveries in Hawaii Volcanoes of Hawaii ...
| Автор | Fowke Gerard |
Vida, pasión y muerte en Pisagua, está llamado a constituirse en un libro clásico. Esto dicho en el sentido que, por primera vez, se publica un libro con la historia de este puerto- caleta ubicado en el Norte Grande de Chile. Desde la pre-historia hasta fines del siglo XX, el lector podrá apreciar los diversos hitos históricos por la que le ha tocado vivir a Pisagua. En la dictadura de Pinochet se transformó, dos veces, en un campo de concentración. La fosa clandestina es la muestra de la...
| Автор | Bernardo Guerrero Jiménez |
This meticulously edited collection present the mythology, religion, history and the legacy of Celts. Contents: Introduction: Earliest References Golden Age of the Celts Alliances with the Greeks The Era of Alexander the Great The Sack of Rome Celtic Place-names in Europe Early Celtic Art Celts and Germans Downfall of the Celtic Empire Unique Historical Position of Ireland The Celtic Character Cæsar's Account Strabo on the Celts Polybius Diodorus Ammianus Marcellinus ...
| Автор | T. W. Rolleston |
Die Studie untersucht anhand der Messaging-Applikation WeChat, wie deutschsprachige Expatriotes in China die dort sehr verbreitete App nutzen, um ihr Leben in der für sie fremden Umgebung zu organisieren und Kontakte innerhalb der Expatriate-Community zu pflegen. WeChat lässt sich als eine Art virtuelle Sprachinsel verstehen, deren spezifische Nutzung bislang noch nicht Gegenstand medienlinguistischer Forschung war. Anhand einer 2018-2019 durchgeführten Online-Umfrage geht die Untersuchung unter...
| Автор | Michael Szurawitzki |
Чтобы понимать историю, ее надо знать. Знать не только по учебникам и воспоминаниям очевидцев, но и на основании внимательного знакомства с имеющимися письменными источниками. Зафиксированные документально, факты помогают и позволяют каждому самостоятельно разобраться в прошлом, понять причины происходившего… Однако, далеко не всегда у человека есть время для их поиска.
| Автор | Олег Васильевич Фролов |
