Magna Carta, or Great Charter, is one of the most important documents in legal history. Originating in 1215 as a peace treaty between King John and a group of rebellious barons at Runnymede, it put into law the concept of individual liberty and transformed the role of the monarch toward the people. Magna Carta was subsequently revised and reissued throughout the thirteenth century, and the ideas it expressed have had a profound influence, including on the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Pocket Magna Carta reproduces the 1217 reissue of this landmark document, including both...
Magna Carta, or Great Charter, is one of the most important documents in legal history. Originating in 1215 as a peace treaty between King John and a ...
A blessed companion is a book--a book that, fitly chosen, is a lifelong friend."--Douglas William Jerrold "Much reading is like much eating, wholly useless without digestion."--Robert South "If I had read as much as other men, I should have been as ignorant as they." --Thomas Hobbes Can books corrupt? Do badly written books sharpen or dull the minds of their readers? Ought we to take seriously the old saw that excessive reading can damage one's sight? The Book Lovers' Anthology offers answers to these questions and many more with a remarkable...
A blessed companion is a book--a book that, fitly chosen, is a lifelong friend."--Douglas William Jerrold "Much reading is like much e...
"Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour."--Talleyrand "He was a bold man that first ate an oyster."--Jonathan Swift "There is no love sincerer than the love of food," wrote George Bernard Shaw in 1903. Poets, novelists, chefs, and gourmands before and after him would seem to agree. Collected in this anthology is a mouthwatering selection of excerpts on the subject of eating, drinking, cooking, and serving food that is guaranteed to whet every reader's appetite. Themed sections group together poetry and prose on grapes and bottles, the ideal...
"Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour."--Talleyrand "He was a bold man that first ate an oyster."--Jonath...
This hard cover journal has lined pages of high quality paper and is finished with a sturdy elastic band closure, ribbon marker, expanding wallet and elastic pen holder. Produced to a high standard with careful attention to finishing and details, it is the perfect gift for all map-loving writers and stationery lovers.
This hard cover journal has lined pages of high quality paper and is finished with a sturdy elastic band closure, ribbon marker, expanding wallet and ...
