When Mary R. Haas died in 1996, she left behind several thousand pages of notes and texts in the Creek (Muskogee) language collected in Oklahoma from 1936 to 1940. The majority of the texts come from
Adaptations of canonical texts have played an important role throughout the history of children's literature and have been seen as an active and vital contributing force in establishing a common groun
This book captures the spirit of the druids and bards in a rich collection of poetic texts, spiritual insights, and meditative exercises that concentrate on the universal truths of Celtic wisdom--as m
This textbook provides students with a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the field of media studies. Written by two highly experienced lecturers, the volume covers media texts, media instit
This book examines childbirth and parenting in horror texts. By analysing new texts, and re-analysing commonly used texts with new feminist methodology, this study provides a unique contribution to th
A stunning and original interpretation of an ancient system of poetic, religious, and philosophical thoughtBuried in the Egyptian desert some 4,000 years ago, the Pyramid Texts are among the world's o
This book traces?Kabbalah's most profound, thought provoking and imaginative themes, including: creation myths; the tree of life and the ten sefirot; the significance of the Hebrew alphabet; the link
By linking together a series of brilliantly chosen texts from the early centuries of the Church, the author lays bare the roots of the deeply mystical spirituality that has flourished among Christians
These diskettes contain the database developed by the author for the analysis detailed in the book. They include data far more extensive than what is included in the book itself, right up through 1996
A comprehensive manual for pre- and in-service ESL and EFL educators, this frontline text balances insights from current reading theory and research with highly practical, field-tested strategies for
This new translation of the original texts of over 750 songs allows the reader to follow, line by line, the English directly opposite the German. "Will no doubt become the standard lieder-resource fo
This volume presents 455 inscribed pottery fragments, or ostraka, found during NYU’s excavations at Amheida in the western desert of Egypt. The majority date to the Late Roman period (3rd to 4th centu
This flexible introductory textbook explores several key themes in philosophy, and helps the reader learn to engage with the key arguments by introducing and analysing a selection of classic readings.
In a brief essay called Des espaces autres (1984) Michel Foucault announced that after the nineteenth century, which was dominated by a historical outlook, the current century might rather be the cent
Discover the magic of ancient Egypt in this comprehensive text. Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead is a compendium of classic texts by one of the greatest translators and historians of ancient Egypt, a
Texts from Mittens is a series of text message conversations between a snappy, self-absorbed housecat named Mittens and his long-suffering human, a single woman who works away from home during the day
This comprehensive pack features 15 engaging topics?including animal senses, dinosaurs, wild weather, earthquakes, forces, and properties of matter?that support the Next Generation Science Standards.
It is time for a new New Testament. Over the past century, numerous lost scriptures have been discovered, authenticated, translated, debated, celebrated. Many of these documents were as important to s
Seasoned writing teacher Jenny Mechem Bender echoes what most primary teachers already know: our young students long to write fiction! And with just enough detailed, step-by-step instructional support
Mentor teacher and reading expert, Laura Robb, shares 12 practical, research-based lessons that teachers can use to help kids navigate the special demands of the text they encounter in science and so
Key Features: * Focuses on complete texts in a range of genres--recount, instruction, argument, explanation and classification. * Includes blended texts that combine genres. * Examines overall text
This title features texts and interviews from the period that saw the publication of Deleuze's major works. Covering the last twenty years of Gilles Deleuze's life (1975-1995), the texts and interview
This concise collection of poetry from 1660-1789 offers readers authoritative texts of the central works of the age.Provides readers with authoritative texts of key poems from 1660-1789. Focuses on th
本書為英文版。Upon David Hoffman fell the difficult task of transforming the tightly constructed German text into one which would mesh well with the more relaxed format of the Graduate Texts in Mathematics s
Learn about one of the world's favourite painters – Vincent Van Gogh – in this new and unique biography series, which depicts the story of an artist’s life through their own masterworks. Simple texts
Tesfaye Gabbiso, prominent Ethiopian soloist, began composing song texts and tunes as a young lad in the early 1970s during a period of social and political upheaval in Ethiopia. This national ferment
This 10-book collection is specially designed for Level 1 readers to build up their foundation in reading. These colourfully-illustrated stories combined with simple texts will keep children engaged f
Sun Protection differentiates itself from other texts by adopting a risk-management approach to determine whether, how, and in what circumstances, harm might be caused, and to explore the feasibility
Discover the magic of ancient Egypt in this comprehensive text.This book of the dead is by two of the greatest translators of Egyptian and sacred texts in the history of those genres. E.A. Wallis Budg
Warm Hawaiian sun. Lazy beach days. Flirty texts with her boyfriend back in Seattle.These are the things seventeen-year-old Sloane McIntyre pictured when she imagined the summer she'd be spending at h
The Old English Martyrology is one of the longest and most important prose texts written in Anglo-Saxon England; it also represents one of the most impressive examples of encyclopaedic writing from th
To save precious centuries-old Islamic texts from Al Qaeda, a band of librarians in Timbuktu pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean’s Eleven.In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a gove
