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  • Audiobook

    Last Voyage of the Karluk, The

    Narrated by Barry Eads ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 8 min

    Trapped in the frozen Arctic. A ship crushed by ice. A crew fighting to survive against impossible odds.The Last Voyage of the Karluk is a gripping true story of survival, leadership, and human endurance in one of the harshest environments on Earth. When the Karluk becomes locked in Arctic ice during the Canadian Arctic Expedition, what begins as an ambitious scientific mission quickly turns into ... Read more

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  • England under the Norman and Angevin Kings

    1075-1225

    Series series New Oxford History of England
    This lively and far-reaching account of the politics, religion, and culture of England in the century and a half after the Norman Conquest provides a vivid picture of everyday existence, and increases our understanding of all aspects of medieval society. This was a period in which the ruling dynasty and military aristocracy were deeply enmeshed with the politics and culture of France. Professor ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Blood Royal

    Dynastic Politics in Medieval Europe

    Series series
    Throughout medieval Europe, for hundreds of years, monarchy was the way that politics worked in most countries. This meant power was in the hands of a family - a dynasty; that politics was family politics; and political life was shaped by the births, marriages and deaths of the ruling family. How did the dynastic system cope with female rule, or pretenders to the throne? How did dynasties use ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?

    Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation

    "An indispensable point of departure for anyone interested in the cult of the saints in the Middle Ages." —Eamon Duffy, The New York Review of BooksFrom its earliest centuries, one of the most notable features of Christianity has been the veneration of the saints—the holy dead. This ambitious history tells the fascinating story of the cult of the saints from its origins in the second-century days ... Read more

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  • The Hanged Man

    A Story of Miracle, Memory, and Colonialism in the Middle Ages

    Seven hundred years ago, executioners led a Welsh rebel named William Cragh to a wintry hill to be hanged. They placed a noose around his neck, dropped him from the gallows, and later pronounced him dead. But was he dead? While no less than nine eyewitnesses attested to his demise, Cragh later proved to be very much alive, his resurrection attributed to the saintly entreaties of the defunct Bishop ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • The Alchemist's Handbook

    A Practical Manual

    Series series Weiser Classics Series
    "Worth its weight in gold . . . If you really want to learn the basic principles of practical alchemy, here they are in this wonderful little Manual." —from the foreword by Israel Regardie, author of The Golden DawnIncludes a new foreword by Robert Allen Bartlett, author of Real AlchemyThe Alchemist's Handbook has long been considered a modern-day classic on the actual practice ... ... Read more

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  • Aristotle's Art of Rhetoric

    by Aristotle ...
    Translated by Robert C. Bartlett ...
    A "singularly accurate, readable, and elegant translation [of] this much-neglected foundational text of political philosophy" (Peter Ahrensdorf, Davidson College).For more than two thousand years, Aristotle's "Art of Rhetoric" has shaped thought on the theory and practice of persuasive speech. In three sections, Aristotle defines three kinds of rhetoric (deliberative, judicial, and epideictic); ... Read more

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  • History in Flames

    The Destruction and Survival of Medieval Manuscripts

    To what extent does our knowledge of the past rely upon written sources? And what happens when these sources are destroyed? Focusing on the manuscripts of the Middle Ages, History in Flames explores cases in which large volumes of written material were destroyed during a single day. This destruction didn't occur by accident of fire or flood but by human forces such as arson, shelling and bombing. ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Lonely Planet Best Bike Rides Canada

    Series series Cycling Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet's Best Bike Rides Canada reveals 35 incredible two-wheeled escapes – with maps – so you can experience even more of this extraordinary country.Get ready for an unforgettable bike ride across Canada and discover exhilarating cycling adventures that range from a couple of hours to a full day. Admire wild and rugged beaches wit... ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Practical Alchemy

    A Guide to the Great Work

    by Brian Cotnoir ...
    A concise guide to the history, theory, and practice of alchemy (the “great work”)—the art of working with the energies of nature for spiritual development, healing, and transformation.Alchemy is a means of understanding and working in concert with the energies of nature for spiritual development, healing, and transformation. In this book, Brian Cotnoir offers a step-by-step introduction that ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Lonely Planet Central America

    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to Central America.Discover Central America's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from gazing into the magma-churning Volcán Masaya in Nicaragua; to swimming through near-transparent Caribbean waters around the teensy island of Caye Caukler in Belize; and ... Read more

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  • Sophistry and Political Philosophy

    Protagoras' Challenge to Socrates

    One of the central challenges to contemporary political philosophy is the apparent impossibility of arriving at any commonly agreed upon "truths." As Nietzsche observed in his Will to Power, the currents of relativism that have come to characterize modern thought can be said to have been born with ancient sophistry. If we seek to understand the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary radical ... Read more

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