The Rhetoric of Cicero in Its Medieval And Early Renaissance Commentary Tradition By Virginia Cox, John O. Ward
2006 | 566 Pages | ISBN: 9004131779 | PDF | 5 MB
In this volume an expert team seeks to establish whether medieval and early Renaissance rhetorical theory and practice were innovative or derivative (from Graeco-Roman rhetoric), by looking at a unique range of key topics that underlie the postmodern culture of our own day: the medieval and early Renaissance study of Cicero's ''De inventione'' and the ''Rhetorica ad Herennium''; the textual history and manuscript transmission of Cicero's rhetorical works; the Latin and vernacular traditions of Ciceronian rhetoric in late medieval Italy, Ciceronian rhetoric and ethics, dialectic, law, memory theory and practice, literary theory, Latin composition textbooks, poetics, narration, and imitation, thematic preaching, the art of letterwriting, and the art of assembly oratory in late medieval Italy. There is a valuable appendix of illustrative material from the Cicero commentaries not available elsewhere.

The Retreat of the Elephants: An Environmental History of China by Mark Elvin
English | March 10, 2004 | ISBN: 0300101112, 0300119933 | EPUB | 592 pages | 18.5 MB
A landmark account of China's environmental history-by an internationally pre-eminent China specialist

The Real Witches' Garden: Spells, Herbs, Plants and Magical Spaces Outdoors by Kate West
English | March 10th, 2016 | ISBN: 0007163223 | 224 pages | True EPUB | 1.52 MB
A guide to the outdoor world and nature-based spirituality for real witches everywhere. Kate West explains how to set up your own sacred space in the garden and how to grow herbs for use in spells and remedies. The Real Witches' Garden is a practical guide to witchcraft in the garden - whether you have 20 acres or a window box!

The Public Option: How to Expand Freedom, Increase Opportunity, and Promote Equality by Harvard University Press
English | July 1, 2019 | ISBN: 0674987330 | 296 pages | PDF | 2.34 Mb
A solution to inequalities wherever we look―in health care, secure retirement, education―is as close as the public library. Or the post office, community pool, or local elementary school. Public options―reasonably priced government-provided services that coexist with private options―are all around us, ready to increase opportunity, expand freedom, and reawaken civic engagement if we will only let them.

Noenoe K. Silva, "The Power of the Steel-tipped Pen: Reconstructing Native Hawaiian Intellectual History"
English | ISBN: 0822363682 | 2017 | 288 pages | PDF | 12 MB
In The Power of the Steel-tipped Pen Noenoe K. Silva reconstructs the indigenous intellectual history of a culture where-using Western standards-none is presumed to exist. Silva examines the work of two lesser-known Hawaiian writers-Joseph Ho'ona'auao Kānepu'u (1824-ca. 1885) and Joseph Moku'ōhai Poepoe (1852-1913)-to show how the rich intellectual history preserved in Hawaiian-language newspapers is key to understanding Native Hawaiian epistemology and ontology. In their newspaper articles, geographical surveys, biographies, historical narratives, translations, literatures, political and economic analyses, and poetic works, Kānepu'u and Poepoe created a record of Hawaiian cultural history and thought in order to transmit ancestral knowledge to future generations. Celebrating indigenous intellectual agency in the midst of US imperialism, The Power of the Steel-tipped Pen is a call for the further restoration of native Hawaiian intellectual history to help ground contemporary Hawaiian thought, culture, and governance.

Jeff Vogel, "The Poo Bomb: True Tales of Parental Terror"
English | 2005 | ISBN: 0740750453 | 272 pages | AZW3 / EPUB / MOBI | 1.12 MB
Author Jeff Vogel did not go into parenthood with any delusions. He knew that he would love his daughter, and that was terrifying. What if he screwed up? And he knew that life with a baby would be different, that it would be filled with an endless stream of filthy diapers, unexplained wailing, and sleepless nights. Not to mention no sex. The parenting books painted a picture of smart, communicative babies and mindless, limitless joy, but he knew they were lying to him.

The Penultimate Step by Vanessa Bucklin
English | December 23rd, 2020 | ISBN: 1098323327 | 150 pages | True EPUB | 1.19 MB
The penultimate step is the second to last step prior to takeoff, particularly in the long jump event. It sets the jumper up for the correct trajectory and is critical in launching the athlete into the jump with purpose and conviction. As in sports, without having the preparation and focus in the penultimate step, a person cannot channel forward movement into a successful launch in life.

The Palgrave Handbook of German Romantic Philosophy (Palgrave Handbooks in German Idealism) by Elizabeth Millán Brusslan
2021 | ISBN: 3030535665 | English | 746 pages | PDF | 7 MB
This Handbook provides a comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the philosophical dimensions of German Romanticism, a movement that challenged traditional borders between philosophy, poetry, and science. With contributions from leading international scholars, the collection places the movement in its historical context by both exploring its links to German Idealism and by examining contemporary, related developments in aesthetics and scientific research. A substantial concluding section of the Handbook examines the enduring legacy of German romantic philosophy.

Mustafa Shah, "The Oxford Handbook of Qur'anic Studies"
English | ISBN: 0199698643 | 2020 | 944 pages | True PDF | 9 MB
The Qur'an is the foundational sacred text of the Islamic faith. Traditionally revered as the literal word of God, its pronouncements and discussions form the bedrock of Islamic beliefs and teachings. Notwithstanding its religious pre-eminence and the fact that it is the sacred text for over one billion of the world's Muslims, the Qur'an is also considered to be the matchless masterpiece of the Arabic language. Its historical impact as a text can be discerned in all aspects of the heritage of the Arabic literary tradition. Over recent decades, academic engagement with the Qur'an has produced an impressive array of scholarship, ranging from detailed studies of the text's unique language, style and structure, to meticulous surveys of its contents, concepts and historical contexts. The Oxford Handbook of Qur'anic Studies is an essential reference and starting point for those with an academic interest in the Qur'an. It offers not only detailed reviews of influential subjects in the field, but also a critical overview of developments in the research discourse. It explores the tradition of Qur'anic exegesis and hermeneutics, making it a comprehensive academic resource for the study of the Qur'an. No single volume devoted to such a broad academic survey of the state of the field currently exists.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church By the late F. L. Cross, E. A. Livingstone
1997 | 1821 Pages | ISBN: 019211655X | DJVU | 56 MB
It will come as no surprise to those already familiar with earlier editions (1957, 1974) that the third edition of this title remains unrivaled as the authoritative one-volume dictionary of the Christian church, its doctrines and practices, and its most influential historical figures. In addition, the reader will find a host of entries pertaining to the Bible and its world. Because of the rise of theologies of liberation since the publication of the second edition, and because of a growing awareness of the need to heed Christian cultures often regarded as on the fringes of Christendom, many doctrinal articles have undergone revision and many have been added. Prominent Evangelicals have also been included (though, owing to this works decidedly historical thrust, only rarely does the name of a living figure appear).