A Companion to Wace
Publisher: D.S.Brewer | ISBN: 184384043X | edition 2005 | PDF | 314 pages | 1,68 mb
The twelfth-century writer Wace is best known for his two influential works on the history of England (the Roman de Brut/I) and on the history of the Normans (the Roman de Rou), but despite this he has, until recently, been neglected...

A Companion to Gower
Publisher: D. S. Brewer, Cambridge | ISBN: 1843840006 | edition 2004 | PDF | 272 pages | 2,93 mb

Chaucer, Gower and Lydgate were the three poets of their time considered to have founded the English poetic tradition. Gower, like Lydgate, eventually fell victim to changing tastes but is now enjoying renewed scholarly attention. Current work in manuscript studies, linguistic studies, vernacularity, translation, politics, and the contexts of literary production has found a rich source in Gower's trilingual, learned, and politically engaged corpr's works in all three of his languages; they consider his relationships to his literary sources, and to his social, material and historical contexts; and they offer an overview of the manuscript, linguistic, and editorial traditions...

Scientific Discovery: Computational Explorations of the Creative Processes By Pat Langley, Herbert A. Simon, Gary L. Bradshaw, Jan M. Zytkow
Publisher: The MIT Press 1987-02-24 | 344 Pages | ISBN: 0262620529 | PDF | 15.4 MB
Scientific discovery is often regarded as romantic and creative - and hence unanalyzable - whereas the everyday process of verifying discoveries is sober and more suited to analysis. Yet this fascinating exploration of how scientific work proceeds argues that however sudden the moment of discovery may seem, the discovery process can be described and modeled...

Understanding Culture: Theory, Research, and Application By Robert S. Wyer Jr., Chi-yue Chiu, Ying-yi Hong
Publisher: Psychology Press 2009-01-26 | 538 Pages | ISBN: 1848728085 | PDF | 4.1 MB
This volume contains contributions from 24 internationally known scholars covering a broad spectrum of interests in cross-cultural theory and research. This breadth is reflected in the diversity of the topics covered in the volume's chapters, as well as in a closing dialog between 14 of the field's top experts.

Erotic Utopia: The Decadent Imagination in Russia's Fin de Siecle By Olga Matich
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press 2007-07-02 | 354 Pages | ISBN: 0299208842 | PDF | 2.4 MB | english
The first generation of Russian modernists experienced a profound sense of anxiety. What made them unique was their utopian prescription for overcoming the inevitability of decline and death. They theorized their defiance of death by suggesting the immortalization of the body through the power of erotic love...

Victoria E. Rimell "Martial's Rome: Empire and the Ideology of Epigram"
Cambridge University Press | 2009-02-02 | ISBN: 0521828228 | 240 pages | PDF | 1 MB

Peter E. Knox "A Companion to Ovid (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World)"
Wiley-Blackwell | 2009-05-04 | ISBN: 1405141832 | 552 pages | PDF | 2,4 MB

Michael Jerram, Cliff Barnet, Consultant Bill Gunston, "Illustrated International Aircraft Guide 6 - General Aviation"
Phoebus Publishing Co. | 1981 | English | PDF | 68 Pages | 52 MB | Book without ISBN | 3% Recovery Record | Rapidshare Link

Lies that Tell the Truth: Magic Realism Seen through Contemporary Fiction from Britain
Rodopi | ISBN: 9042019743 | 2005-01-13 | PDF | 391 pages | 3 Mb

R. P. Hunnicutt - Firepower: A History of the American Heavy Tank
Presidio Press | 1998 | ISBN: 0891413049 | 224 pages | PDF | 22.94 MB

The History of Russian Christianity
Publisher: Algora | ISBN: 0875862888 | edition 2004 | PDF | 244 pages | 13,8 mb
From Apostle Andrew to the conclusion of Soviet authority in 1990, Daniel Shubin presents the entire history of Christianity in Russia in a 3-volume series. The events, people and politics that forged the earliest traditions of Russian Christianity are presented objectively and intensively, describing the rise and dominance of the Russian Orthodox Church, the many dissenters and sectarian groups that evolved over the centuries (and their persecution), the presence of Catholicism and the influx of Protestantism and Judaism and other minority religions into Russia.

Ray Sanger - Nieuport Aircraft of Wold War One
Crowood Press | 2002 | ISBN: 186126447X | 192 pages | PDF | 149.46 MB
The French firm of Nieuport built some of the most numerous, best-looking and effective fighting planes of World War I -- the type 17 and 29 gaining particular fame. Ray Sanger's authoritative book covers all these aircraft in detail, paying attention to both the critical detail and operational use. Illustrated throughout with rare photographs this will be an indispensable volume for any World War I aviation library.

From Religion to Philosophy: A Study in the Origins of Western Speculation: F. M. Cornford
Dover Publications | ISBN: 0486433722 | 2004-04-30 | PDF (OCR) | 288 pages | 20.24 Mb

Bernard Fitzsimons, Consultant Bill Gunston, "Illustrated International Aircraft Guide 14 - Fighters of World War II"
Phoebus Publishing Co. | 1981 | English | PDF | 69 Pages |45 MB | Book without ISBN | 3% Recovery Record | Rapidshare Link

Harold Bloom, "Omens of the Millenium"
Riverhead Hardcover | 1996-09-04 | ISBN: 1573220450 | 253 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB

AG25 - Harricane Mk XII-Lock On Series
Verlinden Publications | ISBN :1930607229 | 1994 | PDF | 24 Pages | English | 11.5 MB

A Short History of Byzantium
Publisher: Vintage (December 29, 1998) | English | ISBN : 0679772693 | 496 pages | PDF | 16.8 MB
Amazon.com Review:
The Byzantine Empire, one of its most eminent students reminds us, lasted "for a total of 1,123 years and 18 days," which is an astonishing duration matched by only a few others. Condensing Norwich's three-volume history, this overview captures the splendor and strangeness of Byzantine rule, marked by family intrigues, constant warfare, political and religious strife, and personal ambition--a "somewhat lurid background," as Norwich modestly declares in passing. Norwich is a master of the telling vignette. In one, he writes of imperial guards made up of "Anglo-Saxons who had left their country in disgust after Hastings and had taken service with Byzantium." Facing a Norman enemy in southern Italy, these Anglo-Saxons exacted terrible vengeance until the Normans rallied under the leadership of a fearless woman, one Sichelgaita, and massacred their enemy. Norwich's book abounds in similarly surprising and absorbing episodes. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal:
YA?A condensation of Norwich's three-volume study of the Byzantine Empire. It is the story of a civilization that flourished economically, militarily, and, most importantly, as a center for culture and the arts while the rest of Europe struggled through the Dark and Middle Ages. Despite the empire being the most powerful nation in Europe for over 1000 years, its history reads like a soap opera?with grand intrigue, despotic rulers, madmen, conquests, betrayals, religious schism, crusades, and eventual decline. The book is massive in scope and although every other ruler seems to be named either Constantine, Constantius, or Constans, the book is surprisingly easy to read. Detailed maps; charts showing the lineage of the major personalities; and lists of emperors, sultans, and popes help readers keep track of who was who and where the major events took place. An extensive index makes this book useful as a reference tool.?Robert Burnham, R. E. Lee High School, Springfield, VA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Standard Catalog of German Coins: 1601 To Present
kp books; 2 edition (December 1998) | ISBN: 0873416449 | 1132 pages | PDF | 190 Mb
Information for this book was gathered from more than 20 internationally recognized auction houses (many from within Germany), numismatic institutions and associations, dealers, collectors, and experts. Coins are priced in up to four grades of preservation. Every dynasty, kingdom, republic, duchy, principality, state, city, and province within the German possessions since 1601 is detailed in this easy-to-use guide. Crisp photos of the obverse and reverse of every coin.

Harold Bloom "Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds"
Grand Central Publishing | 2002-11 | ISBN: 0446527173 | 832 pages | PDF | 32 MB