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Introduction to satire
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Leonard Feinberg |
Outlines the characteristics of satire; examines the content f satiric literature; explains satiric technique; and discusses the effects and limitations of satire. |
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Vice & Virtue in Everyday Life
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Robert J. Fogelin,Fred Sommers,Christina Hoff Sommers |
A comprehensive and provocative collection of both classical and contemporary voices in perennial ethical debates, *Vice and Virtue* has established itself as one of the truly outstanding anthologies… |
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Cosmos
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Carl Sagan |
This book is about science in its broadest human context, how science and civilization grew up together. It is the story of our long journey of discovery and the forces and individuals who helped to … |
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The nature of the child
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Jerome Kagan |
Includes sections on children's emotions and morality. |
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Hinduism
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Kim Knott |
Hinduism is practiced by about 80 percent of India's population, and by about 30 million people outside India. But how is Hinduism defined, and what basis does the religion have? In this Very Short I… |
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Five Equations That Changed the World
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Michael Guillen |
Robert Frost once suggested that a poem is a pithy form of expression that, by definition, can never be translated accurately. The same can be said about mathematics: The best way to understand and a… |
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Essential guide to music
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Tudor Morris,Wendy Munro |
Music is the second most popular option for performing arts students after drama. This book gives emphasis to contemporary music, while covering all music forms. The structure follows BTEC and GNVQ c… |
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Introductory sociology
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Michelle Stanworth,David Skinner,Philip Jones,Kevin Bonnett,Tony Bilton,Andrew Webster |
"The book consists of four sections. Part 1 introduces the reader to the essential principles of the sociological approach, part 2 examines the structures of inequality associated with class, race, g… |
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The land
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Walter Brueggemann |
The land was one of the most vibrant symbols for the people of ancient Israel. In the land - gift, promise, and challenge - was found the physical source of Israel's fertility and life, and a place f… |
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Introductory Microbiology
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Trevor Gross |
Describes all major microbial groups, including viruses, and assumes no previous knowledge of the subject. There are chapters on microbial structure, growth, biochemistry, metabolism and genetics, an… |
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A whistle-stop tour of special educational needs
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Clare Welsh |
A broad yet brief overview of the world of SEN. The book explains the existing structure in England, Wales and Scotland and looks at the range of additional needs including Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, speec… |
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A history of Christian theology
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William C. Placher |
"A modern classic, A History of Christian Theology offers a concise yet complete chronicle of the whole of Christian theology, from its background in the history of Israel to the liberation and postl… |
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Philosophy
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Thomas D. Davis |
Philosophy: An Introduction Through Original Fiction, Discussion, and a Multi--Media CD-ROM is the first brief introduction to philosophy to use engaging original fiction, written by an established f… |
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A reader's guide to contemporary literary theory
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Raman Selden |
xii, 244p. : 22cm |
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The particle explosion
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Frank Close |
Examines the subatomic world, the science of particle physics, and its attempt to understand the very nature of matter and energy. |
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Thinking about religion
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Richard L. Purtill |
This introduction to philosophy of religion is aimed at the problems which most interest students. As the author explains in his preface, "Students today have a wide range of perplexities about relig… |
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Clear thinking
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Hyman Ruchlis |
Discusses reasoning and clear thinking, including such aspects as the nature of facts, language and reasoning, false analogies, and prejudice. |
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Was ist Informatik? Eine allgemeinverständliche Einführung
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Peter Rechenberg |
Das Buch ist eine auch für den Laien verständliche Einführung in die Informatik. Es ist in Form einer einsemestrigen zweistündigen Vorlesung aufgebaut (die 12 Kapitel entsprechen etwa 12 Doppelstunde… |
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A Concise Guide to Canon Law
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Kevin E. McKenna |
Pastoral ministers are faced with new questions and challenges every day, and answers aren't always easy to find. Canon law can provide the answers to some of the most complicated questions, but busy… |
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The Rule of Metaphor
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Paul Ricœur |
Paul Ricoeur is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished philosophers of our time. In The Rule of Metaphor this intellectual giant of our age seeks 'to show how language can extend itself to … |
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