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16 produkter
Fated Sky
Astrology in History
Häftad, 2007
251 kr
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Astrology is the oldest of the occult sciences, and it has had an unshakeable hold on the human mind for centuries. Universities, such as Oxford and the Sorbonne, offer courses on it. In THE FATED SKY Benson Bobrick gives us a fascinating history of the discipline that Ralph Waldo Emerson called …
Fated Sky
Astrology in History
E-bok, 2005
199 kr
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In a horoscope he cast in 1647 for Charles I, William Lilly, a noted English astrologer, made the following judgment: "Luna is with Antares, a violent fixed star, which is said to denote violent death, and Mars is approaching Caput Algol, which is said to denote beheading." Two years later the …
Master of War
The Life of General George H. Thomas
Häftad, 2010
346 kr
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• A first-rate historian: Benson Bobrick is the author of several celebrated books, including The Fated Sky and Testament . His work has been hailed as “Lucid and vivid” by The New Yorker , “elegant” by The Washington Post Book World , and “engrossing…detailed and gripping” by the Chicago Tribune . …
Caliph's Splendor
Islam and the West in the Golden Age of Baghdad
E-bok, 2012
199 kr
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The Caliph’s Splendor is a revelation: a history of a civilization we barely know that had a profound effect on our own culture. While the West declined following the collapse of the Roman Empire, a new Arab civilization arose to the east, reaching an early peak in Baghdad under the caliph Harun …
Testament
A Soldier''s Story of the Civil War
E-bok, 2008
143 kr
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The story of the author''s great-grandfather''s Civil War experience, based on a remarkable set of newly discoverd letters—a powerful, moving addition to the firsthand soldiers'' accounts of the Civil War. Dear Mother, I was very glad to hear from home this morning. It is the first time since I …
Master of War
The Life of General George H. Thomas
E-bok, 2009
213 kr
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In this revelatory, dynamic biography, one of our finest historians, Benson Bobrick, profiles George H. Thomas, arguing that he was the greatest and most successful general of the Civil War. Because Thomas didn''t live to write his memoirs, his reputation has been largely shaped by others, most …
Wide as the Waters
The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution It Inspired
Häftad, 2010
316 kr
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This gripping and accessible work of history, religion, and literary criticism chronicles the first English translation of the King James version of the bible—through the tumultuous reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary Tudor, and Elizabeth I, a time of fierce contest between Catholics and …
Angel in the Whirlwind
E-bok, 2011
213 kr
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Angel in the Whirlwind is the epic tale of the American Revolution, from its roots among tax-weary colonists to the triumphant Declaration of Independence and eventual victory and liberty, recounted by Benson Bobrick, lauded by The New York Times as “perhaps the most interesting historian writing …
Wide As the Waters
The Story of the English Bible and the Revolution
E-bok, 2011
209 kr
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This gripping and accessible work of history, religion, and literary criticism chronicles the first English translation of the King James version of the bible—through the tumultuous reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary Tudor, and Elizabeth I, a time of fierce contest between Catholics and …
Knotted Tongues
Stuttering in History and the Quest for a Cure
Häftad, 2015
238 kr
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Stuttering, or stammering (the terms are interchangeable clinically), occurs four times more frequently in males and ranges from mild hesitation in speech to severe disability. Hot irons were applied to stutterers' lips in the Middle Ages, and in the mid-19th century, risky tongue operations were …
Fearful Majesty
The Life and Reign of Ivan the Terrible
E-bok, 2014
87 kr
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Ivan the Terrible - the name evokes the legend of a cruel and dangerously insane tyrant. Fearful Majesty explores that legend and exposes the man, his nature, and his time.This acclaimed biography of one of Russia''s most important and tyrannical rulers is not only a rich, readable biography, it is …
East of the Sun
The Epic Conquest and Tragic History of Siberia
E-bok, 2014
84 kr
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The very word Siberia evokes a history and reputation as awesome as it is enthralling. In this acclaimed book on Russia''s conquest of its eastern realms, Benson Bobrick offers a story that is both rich and subtle, broad and deep. From its conquest by Cossacks and its exploration and settlement in …
