wyszukanych pozycji: 21
Classical Mythology: A Guide to the Mythical World of the Greeks and Romans
ISBN: 9780197506646 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Classical Mythology offers both newcomers and long-time enthusiasts new ways to navigate the fascinating world of Greek and Roman myths and legends. Richly illustrated with more than one hundred images drawn from ancient art, the second edition of this unparalleled guide includes a thoroughly revised introduction, augmented lexical entries, an updated further-reading section, and enlarged discussions about the reception of classical mythology and the impactof cognitive science on the study of myth.
Classical Mythology offers both newcomers and long-time enthusiasts new ways to navigate the fascinating world of Greek and Roman myths and legends. R...
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96,23 zł |
Phlegon of Tralles' Book of Marvels
ISBN: 9780859894258 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. The Book of Marvels, a compilation of marvellous events of a grotesque, bizarre or sensational nature, was composed in the second century A.D. by Phlegon of Tralles, a Greek freedman of the Roman emperor Hadrian. This remarkable text is the earliest surviving work of pure sensationalism in Western literature. The Book is arranged thematically: Ghosts; Sex-Changers and Hermaphrodites; Finds of Giant Bones; Monstrous Births; Births from Males; Amazing Multiple Births; Abnormally Rapid Development of Human Beings; Discoveries of Live Centaurs. This volume also contains and Introduction and...
The Book of Marvels, a compilation of marvellous events of a grotesque, bizarre or sensational nature, was composed in the second century A.D. by Phle...
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138,81 zł |
Ariadne's Thread: A Guide to International Stories in Classical Literature
ISBN: 9780801475726 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. From Cinderella to The Boy Who Cried Wolf to The Dragon Slayer to the Judgment of Solomon, certain legends, myths, and folktales are part of the oral tradition in countries around the world. In addition to their pervasiveness, these stories show an astonishing longevity; many such tales are found in classical antiquity. Ariadne's Thread is an encyclopedia of more than a hundred such international oral tales, all present in the literature of ancient Greece and Rome. It takes into account writings, including early Jewish and Christian literature, recorded in or translated into... From Cinderella to The Boy Who Cried Wolf to The Dragon Slayer to the Judgment of Solomon, certain legends, myths, and folktales are part of the or... |
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168,86 zł |
Ariadne's Thread: A Guide to International Tales Found in Classical Literature
ISBN: 9780801436703 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. From Cinderella to The Boy Who Cried Wolf to The Dragon Slayer to the Judgment of Solomon, certain legends, myths, and folktales are part of the oral tradition in countries around the world. In addition to their pervasiveness, these stories show an...
From Cinderella to The Boy Who Cried Wolf to The Dragon Slayer to the Judgment of Solomon, certain legends, myths, and folktales are part of the oral ...
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263,84 zł |
Noveller på Danska: Korta berättelser på Danska för nybörjare och elever på mellanstadiet
ISBN: 9798353177029 / Szwedzki / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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59,10 zł |
The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths
ISBN: 9780691170152 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 584 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. The first anthology ever to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories--from myths and fairy tales to jokes Captured centaurs and satyrs, talking animals, people who suddenly change sex, men who give birth, the temporarily insane and the permanently thick-witted, delicate sensualists, incompetent seers, a woman who remembers too much, a man who cannot laugh--these are just some of the colorful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that ancient Greeks and Romans told in their daily lives. Together they created an incredibly rich body of popular... The first anthology ever to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories--from myths and fairy tales to jokes Captured ... |
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166,64 zł |
The Lost City of Fruitvale Michigan Volume1 100th Anniversary Edition
ISBN: 9781463665692 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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164,31 zł |
Anthology of Ancient Greek Popular Literature
ISBN: 9780253211576 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "Hansen has assembled an anthology like no other, which will fascinate students of late antiquity, folklorists, and curiosity-seekers, and will offer new possibilities to teachers of ancient-culture surveys." Classical World ..". lively, entertaining, and unique anthology... This anthology is appropriate not only for graduate and undergraduate students in classics but for anyone interested in the transmission of folklore." Journal of American Folklore ..". higly readable English translations of a wide variety of Greek texts... a solid introduction to the general question of... "Hansen has assembled an anthology like no other, which will fascinate students of late antiquity, folklorists, and curiosity-seekers, and will off... |
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100,20 zł |
The Lost City of Fruitvale Michigan: Volume 2
ISBN: 9781461035145 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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209,96 zł |
Sea Serpents & Gold: The Early History of Blue Lake Township, Muskegon County, Michigan Established - 1865
ISBN: 9781512034776 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. First created as a geographic township by government survey in 1837-38, and then as a political township in March of 1865, Blue Lake township, Muskegon county Michigan, has endured all the growing pains of larger communities and more. From its influx of returning eastern Civil war soldiers looking for a new start, Blue Lake was often degraded by outsiders, in the news for political infighting, a senseless bombing and the drowning that claimed the lives of seven family members during a cold Christmas holiday. Throughout its one hundred and fifty-year history, Blue Lake Township has weathered...
First created as a geographic township by government survey in 1837-38, and then as a political township in March of 1865, Blue Lake township, Muskego...
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86,72 zł |
The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths
ISBN: 9780691195926 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 584 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. The first anthology to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories-from myths and fairy tales to jokesCaptured centaurs and satyrs, incompetent seers, people who suddenly change sex, a woman who remembers too much, a man who cannot laugh-these are just some of the colorful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that
The first anthology to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories-from myths and fairy tales to jokesCaptured centaurs and satyrs, in...
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98,49 zł |
Handbook of Classical Mythology
ISBN: 9781576072264 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "Handbook of Classical Mythology" offers newcomers and long-time enthusiasts new ways to navigate the world of Greek and Roman myths. Written by a foremost mythologist, the book begins by exploring the sources and landscapes from which the myths emerged. It then provides a richly detailed timeline of mythic episodes from the creation of the cosmos to the end of the Heroic Age--"plus" an illustrated mythological dictionary listing every significant character, place, event, and object. Whether exploring the world that gave rise to ancient mythology or researching a specific piece of the... "Handbook of Classical Mythology" offers newcomers and long-time enthusiasts new ways to navigate the world of Greek and Roman myths. Written by a ... |
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388,82 zł |
National Security Law and the Power of the Purse
ISBN: 9780195085389 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The ideal model of national security decision-making, whereby the Legislative branch authorizes action to protect national security and the Executive branch takes it, has broken down due to the speed and unpredictability of foreign crises and the President's monopoly on foreign intelligence. In response, Congress has ceded the initiative to the President, and then utilized the power of the purse to ratify or restrict what the President has done. This power, by necessity and preference, has become the central congressional tool for participating in national security policy. Inevitably attacks...
The ideal model of national security decision-making, whereby the Legislative branch authorizes action to protect national security and the Executive ...
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543,70 zł |
Earthquake, Fire & Epidemic: Personal Accounts of the 1906 Disaster
ISBN: 9781611873849 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Almost five decades of exhaustive research by Gladys Hansen, Official Archivist Emeritus of San Francisco, makes Earthquake, Fire & Epidemic the definitive discourse on one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history. With coauthors Richard Hansen and Dr. William Blaisdell, M.D., Gladys Hansen offers a comprehensive account of the events leading up to, during, and following the April 1906 Earthquake and Fire that devastated San Francisco. The book includes narratives depicting the firefighters, military personnel, and first responders whose extraordinary efforts helped...
Almost five decades of exhaustive research by Gladys Hansen, Official Archivist Emeritus of San Francisco, makes Earthquake, Fire & Epidemic the defin...
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99,98 zł |
The Soviet Bloc and the Third World: The Political Economy of East-South Relations
ISBN: 9780367311407 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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211,02 zł |
The Gullah People and Their African Heritage
ISBN: 9780820327839 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Gullah people are one of our most distinctive cultural groups. Isolated off the South Carolina-Georgia coast for nearly three centuries, the native black population of the Sea Islands has developed a vibrant way of life that remains, in many ways, as African as it is American. This landmark volume tells a multifaceted story of this venerable society, emphasizing its roots in Africa, its unique imprint on America, and current threats to its survival. With a keen sense of the limits to establishing origins and tracing adaptations, William S. Pollitzer discusses such aspects of Gullah... The Gullah people are one of our most distinctive cultural groups. Isolated off the South Carolina-Georgia coast for nearly three centuries, the na... |
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191,43 zł |
Soviet Ground Forces: An Operational Assessment
ISBN: 9780367303679 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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195,18 zł |
Climate Change in Wildlands: Pioneering Approaches to Science and Management
ISBN: 9781610917124 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Scientists have been warning for years that human activity is heating up the planet and climate change is under way. In the past century, global temperatures have risen an average of 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit, a trend that is expected to only accelerate. But public sentiment has taken a long time to catch up, and we are only just beginning to acknowledge the serious effects this will have on all life on Earth. The federal government is crafting broad-scale strategies to protect wildland ecosystems from the worst effects of climate change. The challenge now is to get the latest science into the...
Scientists have been warning for years that human activity is heating up the planet and climate change is under way. In the past century, global tempe...
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199,96 zł |
Handbook of Adolescent Health Risk Behavior
ISBN: 9780306451478 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Adolescence is a developmental period of accelerating physical, psychological, social cultural, and cognitive development, often characterized by confronting and surmounting a myriad of challenges and establishing a sense of self-identity and autonomy. It is also, unfortunately, a period fraught with many threats to the health and well-being of adoles cents and with substantial consequent impairment and disability. Many of the adverse health consequences experienced by adolescents are, to a large extent, the result of their risk behaviors. Many adolescents today, and perhaps an increasing...
Adolescence is a developmental period of accelerating physical, psychological, social cultural, and cognitive development, often characterized by con...
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783,57 zł |
Arts & Crafts Design
ISBN: 9780879056995 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1916 when the Arts & Crafts movement was in its heyday, this is a virtual textbook of materials, color, techniques, and designs. Arts & Crafts Design is a practical guide to the creation of high-quality, high-style furnishings through the industrial arts. "In this relativistic age in which de gustilrie non disputandum est (it is undisputed that each person has their own sense of taste), it is refreshing to look back to the early twentieth century when at least a few people were certain that there are universal rules for good art and also that they had... Originally published in 1916 when the Arts & Crafts movement was in its heyday, this is a virtual textbook of materials, color, techniques, and des... |
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91,06 zł |