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  • No Argument for God

    Going Beyond Reason in Conversations About Faith

    by John Wilkinson ...
    Religion is irrational! New atheists trumpet the claim loudly, so much so that it's become a sort of conventional wisdom. Professing your faith in God sounds increasingly like a confession of intellectual feebleness. Belief in God sounds as cute and quaint as it does pointless.John Wilkinson contends that the irrationality of faith is its greatest asset, because rationalism itself sets artificial ... Read more

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  • My Reef My Manifest Array

    by John Wilkinson ...
    In 1487, Sir Henry Bodrugan, pursued for treason, leapt from a Cornish clifftop into a waiting boat and fled to France. Bodrugan's Leap, as the clifftop has come to be known, lies close to John Wilkinson's childhood home, and supplies the title for the central cycle of poems in My Reef My Manifest Array. That totemic image of exile feeds an interest in borders and partings that runs throughout the ... Read more

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  • The Agri-Food System in Question

    Innovations, Contestations, and New Global Players

    by John Wilkinson ...
    Series series Food and Society: New Directions
    To mitigate climate, biodiversity, and public health crises, the global agrifood system needs radical change. The Global North remains central to agrifood innovation but new players in the South, especially Brazil and China, will increasingly determine its pace and direction.Investigating climate-controlled agriculture and alternatives to animal proteins, John Wilkinson shows that trade, ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • The Moon in Close-up

    A Next Generation Astronomer's Guide

    by John Wilkinson ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Information collected by recent space probes sent to explore the Moon by the USA, the European Space Agency, Japan, China and India has changed our knowledge and understanding of the Moon, particularly its geology, since the Apollo missions. This book presents those findings in a way that will be welcomed by amateur astronomers, students, educators and anyone interested in the Moon. Enhanced by ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • From Synagogue to Church: The Traditional Design

    Its Beginning, its Definition, its End

    by John Wilkinson ...
    Series series Routledge Jewish Studies Series
    The designs of synagogues and churches are acknowledged to be very alike. But the designers' procedure was confidential, and so far standard explanations have been unsatisfactory. A synagogue should express heavenly values with earthly materials. This combination was in fact expressed in numbers, for, as Plato said, they linked heaven and earth. Scripture described both the Jewish Tabernacle and ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Probing the New Solar System

    by John Wilkinson ...
    Exploration by space probes has revealed many fascinating details about Earth’s planetary neighbours. Today we stand on the threshold of the next phase of planetary exploration and knowledge, with several space probe missions currently underway and others being planned. Probing the New Solar System discusses the latest findings that have contributed to a changed understanding of the solar system – ... Read more

    $18.69 USD

  • The Solar System in Close-Up

    by John Wilkinson ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    In response to the new information gained about the Solar System from recent space probes and space telescopes, the experienced science author Dr. John Wilkinson presents the state-of-the art knowledge on the Sun, solar system planets and small solar system objects like comets and asteroids. He also describes space missions like the New Horizon’s space probe that provided never seen before ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • New Eyes on the Sun

    A Guide to Satellite Images and Amateur Observation

    by John Wilkinson ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Information collected by satellites recently sent by the USA, the European Space Agency, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Russia to monitor the Sun has changed our knowledge and understanding of the Sun, particularly its effect on Earth. This book presents these findings in a way that will be welcomed by amateur astronomers, students, educators and anyone interested in the Sun. Enhanced by ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Lyric In Its Times

    Temporalities in Verse, Breath, and Stone

    by Professor John Wilkinson ...
    In this important new intervention, leading poet and critic John Wilkinson explores the material life of the lyric poem. How does the lyric – considered as an object, as an event – grapple with permanence and impermanence, the rhythms of change and the passing of time? Drawing on new insights from contemporary philosophy and object-oriented ontology, psychoanalysis and the visual arts, The Lyric ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • Secrecy and the Media

    The Official History of the United Kingdom's D-Notice System

    by Nicholas John Wilkinson ...
    Series series Government Official History Series
    Secrecy and the Media is the first book to examine the development of the D-Notice system, which regulates the UK media's publication of British national security secrets. It is based on official documents, many of which have not previously been available to a general audience, as well as on media sources.From Victorian times, British governments have consistently seen the need, in the public ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Pilgrimage

    Timothy Gabashvili's Travels to Mount Athos, Constantinople and Jerusalem, 1755-1759

    by Mzia Ebanoidze, John Wilkinson ...
    Series series Caucasus World
    A remarkable record of a pilgrimage through Turkey, Greece and the Levant. The Introduction examines the historical background to his travels and life, which ended in poverty and exile. Also included are a historically annotated gazetteer and extensive bibliography. ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Lancashire Folk-lore

    Enriched edition. Illustrative of the Superstitious Beliefs and Practices, Local Customs and Usages of the People of the County Palatine

    by Thomas Turner Wilkinson, John Harland, Rowan Silvershaw ...
    Embodying the rich tapestry of regional cultural traditions, *Lancashire Folk-lore* offers readers a comprehensive look into the vibrant folkloric history of Lancashire. This anthology, curated with precision by Thomas Turner Wilkinson and John Harland, traverses a range of literary styles, encompassing both prose and lyrical representations of local myths, legends, and customs. The collection ... Read more

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