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Storm of shadows Storm of shadows Christina Dodd **The Chosen Ones #2** When the world was young, twins were born. One brought light to a dark world; the other, darkness and danger. They gathered others around them, men and women destined to use… OL15462018W
Portraits of pride II Portraits of pride II L. P. Leung 288 p. : 27 cm. + OL15897163W
Undue Influence Undue Influence Anita Brookner Enigmatic Claire is 30 and lives alone. When she meets Martin Gibson, a faded scholar, she becomes inordinately interested. She is even more interested when she meets his wife, a far more spectacular… OL166422W
The savage garden The savage garden Mark Mills "Young Cambridge scholar Adam Banting is in Tuscany, assigned to write a scholarly monograph about the famous Docci garden--a mysterious world of statues, grottoes, meandering rills, and classical in… OL17726857W
Stranger in a Strange Land Stranger in a Strange Land George Prochnik **Taking his lead from his subject, Gershom Scholem—the 20th century thinker who cracked open Jewish theology and history with a radical reading of Kabbalah—Prochnik combines biography and memoir to … OL18146831W
Swann Swann Carol Shields Mary Swann is the story of four individuals who become entwined in the life of Mary Swann, a rural Canadian poet whose authentic and unique voice is discovered only hours before her husband hacks her… OL18339W
Sri Chaitanyadev and Sri Gadadhar Sri Chaitanyadev and Sri Gadadhar Rādhu Gosvāmī,Rādhu Gosvāmī Articles on the life and work of Gadādhara, 1486-1533, Vaishnavite religious leader, scholar from Bengal, India, and close associate of Chaitanya, 1486-1534, founder of a sect in Vaishnavism in Benga… OL18618205W
Historiadores de México en el siglo XX Historiadores de México en el siglo XX Enrique Florescano,Ricardo Pérez Montfort "The first part of this work offers biographical sketches of historians, including their contributions to the profession. The second part features historians' responses to a questionnaire exploring h… OL19228989W
Burton Burton Byron Farwell Full-blooded biography, published in England in 1963 but only now making its US debut, of England's most notorious explorer; by the author of Eminent Victorian Soldiers (1985) and The Great War in Af… OL1945983W
Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab Crawford, Michael (Consultant) Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (1703-1792) aroused great controversy in his lifetime. More than two centuries after his death, he still elicits strong views. For some he is the model of a pious religiou… OL19663305W
America's obsessives America's obsessives Joshua C. Kendall "Behind every great man (or woman), there's a compulsion"--Provided by the publisher. OL19965089W
Engaging with C.H. Dodd on the gospel of John Engaging with C.H. Dodd on the gospel of John Tom Thatcher "C.H. Dodd's Historical tradition in the Fourth Gospel, published in 1963, marked a milestone in New Testament research and has become a standard resource for the study of John. Historically, biblica… OL20956522W
I (still) believe I (still) believe John Byron I (Still) Believe explores the all-important question of whether serious academic study of the Bible is threatening to one's faith. Far from it -- faith enhances study of the Bible and, reciprocally,… OL20974129W
To laugh or to weep To laugh or to weep Anthony J. Jordan Conor Cruise O'Brien had a high opinion of his own abilities. He was an honours student and a brillaint diplomat. He was seconded to the United Nations in the Congo in 1960. The situation in Katanga … OL2300407W
Frissella frappe un mur Frissella frappe un mur Reynald Cantin Frissella la fantôme est bien embêtée : le Fantôministre lui a donné l'ordre d'effrayer un jeune garçon, mais elle n'arrive plus à traverser les murs. Selon le docteur Sigsig de la "Joyeuse maison ha… OL24266134W
VIVO VIVO Katy Börner The world of scholarship is changing rapidly. Increasing demands on scholars, the growing size and complexity of questions and problems to be addressed, and advances in sophistication of data collect… OL24805806W
Welcome to Boston Welcome to Boston Karen Rudnick This handbook is packed with handy tips and cultural interpretation about life in the United States. Designed to help international students and scholars manage a move to Boston, it is much more than… OL28956047W
Les grands scientifiques Les grands scientifiques John Farndon "Avec 100 infos à connaître sur les grands scientifiques, les enfants entreront dans le monde de ces savants qui ont fait avancer les sciences. Les jeunes lecteurs découvriront au fil des pages ce qu… OL31212323W
Writers on organizations Writers on organizations David J. Hickson,Derek S Pugh,Derek Salman Pugh Summarises the work of experts to provide an overview of the theory and practice of organization management. This book covers the structure and national and international environments of organization… OL46540W
The Winter Knights (Edge Book #8) (Edge Chronicles) The Winter Knights (Edge Book #8) (Edge Chronicles) Paul Stewart,Chris Riddell Quint finally begins his training at the Knights Academy, Maris adjusts to life in Undertown, and Sanctaphrax shivers in anticipation of a legendary storm, while a storm of a different kind brews bet… OL7978877W
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