A Reply to Mr. Agate's two last pamphlets, misnam'd ... a Defence of the Plain Truth. To which is added, an appendix, containing a few remarks on Dr. Walker's late preface to his Attempt, etc

A Reply to Mr. Agate's two last pamphlets, misnam'd ... a Defence of the Plain Truth. To which is added, an appendix, containing a few remarks on Dr. Walker's late preface to his Attempt, etc
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Synopsis A Reply to Mr. Agate's two last pamphlets, misnam'd ... a Defence of the Plain Truth. To which is added, an appendix, containing a few remarks on Dr. Walker's late preface to his Attempt, etc by : John WITHERS

The Varieties of Religious Experience

The Varieties of Religious Experience
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Publisher : The Floating Press
Total Pages : 824
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ISBN-10 : 9781877527463
ISBN-13 : 1877527467
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Synopsis The Varieties of Religious Experience by : William James

Harvard psychologist and philosopher William James' The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature explores the nature of religion and, in James' observation, its divorce from science when studied academically. After publication in 1902 it quickly became a canonical text of philosophy and psychology, remaining in print through the entire century. "Scientific theories are organically conditioned just as much as religious emotions are; and if we only knew the facts intimately enough, we should doubtless see 'the liver' determining the dicta of the sturdy atheist as decisively as it does those of the Methodist under conviction anxious about his soul. When it alters in one way the blood that percolates it, we get the Methodist, when in another way, we get the atheist form of mind."

Writing Exercises from Exercise Exchange

Writing Exercises from Exercise Exchange
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Total Pages : 352
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Synopsis Writing Exercises from Exercise Exchange by : Charles R. Duke

Reflecting current practices in the teaching of writing, the exercises in this compilation were drawn from the journal "Exercise Exchange." The articles are arranged into six sections: sources for writing; prewriting; modes for writing; writing and reading; language, mechanics, and style; and revising, responding, and evaluating. Among the topics covered in the more than 75 exercises are the following: (1) using the Tarot in the composition class; (2) writing for a real audience; (3) writing and career development; (4) teaching the thesis statement through description; (5) sense exploration and descriptive writing; (6) composition and adult students; (7) free writing; (8) in-class essays; (9) moving from prewriting into composing; (10) writing as thinking; (11) values clarification through writing; (12) persuasive writing; (13) the relationship of subject, writer, and audience; (14) business writing; (15) teaching the research paper; (16) writing in the content areas; (17) writing from literature; (18) responding to literature via inquiry; (19) precision in language usage; (20) grammar instruction; (21) topic sentences; (22) generating paragraphs; (23) writing style; (24) peer evaluation; and (25) writing-course final examinations. (FL)

History of the Persian Empire

History of the Persian Empire
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 671
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ISBN-10 : 9780226826332
ISBN-13 : 0226826333
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Synopsis History of the Persian Empire by : A. T. Olmstead

Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient Near East, Professor Olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the Persians, told for the first time from the Persian rather than the traditional Greek point of view. "The fullest and most reliable presentation of the history of the Persian Empire in existence."—M. Rostovtzeff

A Year with Swollen Appendices

A Year with Swollen Appendices
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Publisher : Faber & Faber
Total Pages : 382
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ISBN-10 : 9780571364626
ISBN-13 : 0571364624
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Synopsis A Year with Swollen Appendices by : Brian Eno

The diary and essays of Brian Eno republished twenty-five years on with a new introduction by the artist in a beautiful hardback edition.'One of the seminal books about music . . . an invaluable insight into the mind and working practices of one of the industry's undeniable geniuses.'GUARDIANAt the end of 1994, Brian Eno resolved to keep a diary. His plans to go to the cinema, theatre and galleries fell quickly to the wayside. What he did do - and write - however, was astonishing: ruminations on his collaborative work with David Bowie, U2, James and Jah Wobble, interspersed with correspondence and essays dating back to 1978. These 'appendices' covered topics from the generative and ambient music Eno pioneered to what he believed the role of an artist and their art to be, alongside adroit commentary on quotidian tribulations and happenings around the world.This beautiful 25th-anniversary hardcover edition has been redesigned in the same size as the diary that eventually became this book. It features two ribbons, pink paper delineating the appendices (matching the original edition) and a two-tone paper-over-board cover, which pays homage to the original design.An intimate insight into one of the most influential creative artists of our time, A Year with Swollen Appendices is an essential classic.

The Jew, The Gypsy and El Islam

The Jew, The Gypsy and El Islam
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Total Pages : 384
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Synopsis The Jew, The Gypsy and El Islam by : Sir Richard Francis Burton

Athanasius Kircher

Athanasius Kircher
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 482
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ISBN-10 : 9781135948443
ISBN-13 : 1135948445
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Synopsis Athanasius Kircher by : Paula Findlen

First published in 2004.Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) -- German Jesuit, occultist, polymath - was one of most curious figures in the history of science. He dabbled in all the mysteries of his time: the heavenly bodies, sound amplification, museology, botany, Asian languages, the pyramids of Egypt -- almost anything incompletely understood. Kircher coined the term electromagnetism, printed Sanskrit for the first time in a Western book, and built a famous museum collection. His wild, beautifully illustrated books are sometimes visionary, frequently wrong, and yet compelling documents in the history of ideas. They are being rediscovered in our own time. This volume contains new essays on Kircher and his world by leading historians and historians of science, including Stephen Jay Gould, Ingrid Rowland, Anthony Grafton, Daniel Stoltzenberg, Paula Findlen, and Barbara Stafford.-

Ulysses

Ulysses
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Yupʼik Eskimo Dictionary

Yupʼik Eskimo Dictionary
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Publisher : Alaska Native Language Center
Total Pages : 722
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ISBN-10 : UCSD:31822038753539
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Synopsis Yupʼik Eskimo Dictionary by :

The most comprehensive Yup'ik dictionary in existence, the second edition of this important work now adds extensive research on Central Alaskan Yup'ik, enhancing the forty years of research done by Steven A. Jacobson on the Yup'ik language and dialects. Over these decades, Jacobson has combed through records of explorers, linguists, missionaries, and anyone who has come in contact with the actively migratory Yup'ik people. Combined with information from native Yup'ik speakers, that research has led to a richly detailed dictionary that covers the entire language and all its dialects. The dictionary also offers sections on Yup'ik spelling, early vocabulary, demonstrative words, and important intersections of Yup'ik language and culture such as the kayak, dogsled, parka, and old-style dwellings.

The Malay Archipelago

The Malay Archipelago
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Total Pages : 576
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000007148673
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Synopsis The Malay Archipelago by : Alfred Russel Wallace