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Relentlessly Plain
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Author : Olivier Nieuwenhuyse
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Release Date : 2018
Relentlessly Plain written by Olivier Nieuwenhuyse and has been published by Oxbow Books Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with History categories.
The prehistoric site of Tell Sabi Abyad lies in the valley of the Balikh River, a tributary of the Euphrates in northern Syria. Between 2001 and 2008 excavations focused on the north-western, western and southwestern slopes of the main mound (Operations III, IV and V). Relentlessly Plain presents the results of detailed investigations into the 7th millennium BC ceramic assemblages recovered from those excavations by an interdisciplinary group of scholars. The 7th millennium BC was an era of profound cultural transformations in the ancient Near East. This began with the sustained adoption of pottery c. 7000 cal BC, followed by the slow advance of the new craft as pottery containers became increasingly common. Important social, economic and ritual activities became increasingly dependent on pottery containers. Over the course of the millennium, prehistoric communities began to cook food and drink, store surpluses, and send symbolic messages via the medium of pottery vessels. Tell Sabi Abyad offers a unique vantage point from which to study these innovations. Supported by a strong program of radiocarbon dating, extensive excavations have revealed a lengthy, continuous sequence of prehistoric occupation from the start of the Late Neolithic into the Early Halaf period. Pottery changed dramatically in the course of this long trajectory. Whereas in the initial stages pottery containers were rare, at the end of the sequence they represented a mass-produced craft. Initially ceramic containers were visually conspicuous, occasionally decorated, but masses of relentlessly plain pottery characterize subsequent stages. The book combines detailed discussion of themes relevant to the study of early ceramics in the ancient Near East with extensive analyses of each of the individual wares currently distinguished at the site. Separate chapters offer perspectives on the archaeometry, the depositional context, early repairs, food residues, provenance, and associated human burials.
A Machine Called Indomitable
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Author : Sonny Kleinfield
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2014-04-29
A Machine Called Indomitable written by Sonny Kleinfield and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The true story of the doctor who invented the MRI: “A fascinating account of how a significant medical development came about” (The New York Times). Dr. Raymond Damadian was plagued with a mysterious and persistent stomach pain, yet physicians assured him that they could find nothing wrong. To find the answer to his ailment, Damadian would spend the ensuing twelve years building a machine that would change medicine. Nuclear magnetic resonance scanning, now called magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), was a revolution: a safe means to determine the makeup of every cell in the human body, distinguishing healthy cells from sick. Although Damadian’s ideas were met with skepticism and outright opposition from the medical community, this machine would go on to save the lives of millions by diagnosing disease while effective treatment was still possible. In short, it was a medical miracle. The story of Damadian’s quest—battling skeptical peers, money troubles, and more with an intensity approaching obsession—is one of the great legends of medical research. Sonny Kleinfield, acclaimed reporter and author, captures Damadian’s remarkable triumph against the odds with compassion and a keen eye. A Machine Called Indomitable is scientific storytelling at its finest.
Matisse The Master
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Author : Hilary Spurling
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2017-12-14
Matisse The Master written by Hilary Spurling and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year 2005 Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2005 The second in Hilary Spurling's sweeping, two-volume biography of Henri Matisse, one of the most influential and beloved artists of the twentieth century This fascinating exploration of Matisse's world uncovers the secret life of the artist, whose paintings shocked his contemporaries while paving the way for modern art. Tracing the artist's story through growing maturity and success, Matisse the Master unveils the intimate relationship between his life and his work. Spanning from 1909 to 1954, this triumphant second volume in Spurling's essential biography captures the glory years of Henri Matisse.
6000 Bc
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Author : Peter F. Biehl
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-05-05
6000 Bc written by Peter F. Biehl and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-05 with Architecture categories.
This book presents a comprehensive review of archaeological and environmental data between Syria and the Balkans around 6000 BC.
In Motion
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Author : Tony Hiss
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2010-10-12
In Motion written by Tony Hiss and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-12 with Travel categories.
In this extraordinarily wide-ranging, insightful, and revelatory book, Tony Hiss—the much-praised author of The Experience of Place—delves into a unique and instantly recognizable (though previously undescribed) experience that can happen to us when we travel, a special understanding and ability that can leave us feeling exhilarated. He illustrates how throughout human history—from our ancestors walking upright for the first time to astronauts walking on the moon—we have repeatedly availed ourselves of this seemingly elusive quality, which he calls “Deep Travel.” The sensation of Deep Travel can overtake us, Hiss says, whenever we tap into a sophisticated, wide-awake awareness we all possess. With a wealth of examples—from evocative accounts of his own journeys to celebrated travel writing across the centuries—Hiss identifies and rescues this powerful capacity and sets out simple techniques for accessing it no matter where we are. And this is only a jumping-off point for an original and penetrating explanation of how Deep Travel radically alters our perception of not only where we are but also when we are, by placing us in an “extended present,” and how it acts as an open-sesame to enlarge and enrich the world around us. Going even further, he investigates how we can remain absolutely still but travel in time itself, as our horizons move backward to include layers of nature and human culture that have gone before, or project us forward to consider what our actions will mean to those who will inhabit our spot on earth a few generations from now. Whether travel takes you around the corner or around the world, once you’ve read In Motion, no journey will ever feel the same.
American Indians And Popular Culture
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Author : Elizabeth DeLaney Hoffman
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2012-02-22
American Indians And Popular Culture written by Elizabeth DeLaney Hoffman and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-22 with Social Science categories.
Americans are still fascinated by the romantic notion of the "noble savage," yet know little about the real Native peoples of North America. This two-volume work seeks to remedy that by examining stereotypes and celebrating the true cultures of American Indians today. The two-volume American Indians and Popular Culture seeks to help readers understand American Indians by analyzing their relationships with the popular culture of the United States and Canada. Volume 1 covers media, sports, and politics, while Volume 2 covers literature, arts, and resistance. Both volumes focus on stereotypes, detailing how they were created and why they are still allowed to exist. In defining popular culture broadly to include subjects such as print advertising, politics, and science as well as literature, film, and the arts, this work offers a comprehensive guide to the important issues facing Native peoples today. Analyses draw from many disciplines and include many voices, ranging from surveys of movies and discussions of Native authors to first-person accounts from Native perspectives. Among the more intriguing subjects are the casinos that have changed the economic landscape for the tribes involved, the controversy surrounding museum treatments of American Indians, and the methods by which American Indians have fought back against pervasive ethnic stereotyping.
Dynamics And Developments Of Social Structures And Networks In Prehistoric And Protohistoric Cyprus
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Author : Teresa Bürge
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-12-18
Dynamics And Developments Of Social Structures And Networks In Prehistoric And Protohistoric Cyprus written by Teresa Bürge and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-18 with Social Science categories.
This volume substantiates the island of Cyprus as an important player in the history of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean and Near East, and presents new theoretical and analytical approaches. The Cypriot Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Bronze Age are characterised by an increasing complexity of social and political organisation, economic systems and networks. The book discusses and defines how specific types of material datasets and assemblages, such as architecture, artefacts, and ecofacts, and their contextualisation can form the basis of interpretative models of social structures and networks in ancient Cyprus. This is explored through four main themes: approaches to social dynamics; social and economic networks and connectivity; adaptability and agency; and social dynamics and inequality. The variety and transition of social structures on the island are discussed on multiple scales, from the local and relatively short-term to island-wide and eastern Mediterranean-wide and the longue durée. The focus of study ranges from urban to non-urban contexts, and are reflected in settlement, funerary, and other ritual contexts. Connections, both within the island and to the broader Eastern Mediterranean, and how these impact social and economic developments on the island, are explored. Discussions revolve around the potential of consolidating the models based on specialised studies into a cohesive interpretation of society on ancient Cyprus and its strategic connections with surrounding regions in a diachronic perspective from the Neolithic through the end of the Bronze Age, i.e. from roughly the seventh millennium to the eleventh century BCE. Prehistoric and Protohistoric Cyprus is intended for researchers and students of the archaeology and history of ancient Cyprus, the Aegean, and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Seven For A Secret
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Author : Lyndsay Faye
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-09-17
Seven For A Secret written by Lyndsay Faye and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-17 with Fiction categories.
'Spectacular' Gillian Flynn. SEVEN FOR A SECRET is the captivating second novel in Lyndsay Faye's Edgar Award-nominated series, for fans of Andrew Taylor and Antonia Hodgson's The Devil in the Marshalsea. 1846: KIDNAP, MURDER, LOVE AND BETRAYAL ON THE LAWLESS STREETS OF NEW YORK. Timothy Wilde, copper star in the newly formed NYPD, thinks himself hardened to the darker practices of the city he's grown up in. That is, until he encounters the 'blackbirders', slave-catchers with a right to seize runaways from the Southern states. When a woman reports her family has been stolen, Timothy and his wayward brother Valentine find themselves plunged into an underworld of violence and deceit, where police are complicit and politics savage. If he's to protect all those he cares about, Timothy must unravel the corruption at the heart of the authority he was hired to defend...
Relentless Pursuit
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Author : Peter Borchard
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2013-04
Relentless Pursuit written by Peter Borchard and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04 with Fiction categories.
It is 1904 in Southern Africa, and the great European powers are relentlessly pursuing their goal to build an empire. Werner von Dewitz, a German marine officer, is headed on a steamship to German South-West Africa, where Kaiser Wilhelm II is waging a war against an indigenous tribe determined to resist. After his ship docks, Von Dewitz boards a train to the colony's capital, where he will receive his orders. But when his train is attacked by angry rebels, Von Dewitz must save himself and rescue a beautiful passenger-all before his true mission begins. After Von Dewitz is assigned to clandestinely infiltrate the gunrunners' operation in Angola, he enters the country disguised as a Portuguese manufacturing representative, knowing that if his cover is blown, his life will be in jeopardy. As he relies on his bilingual skills and attempts to ferret out the gunrunners supplying guerrillas with their arms, Von Dewitz embarks on a dangerous journey where he must endure fierce battles and a terrible disease that instigates yet another chance encounter with the lovely passenger from the train. In this intriguing historical thriller, a civil war rages in Africa as a young German marine on an important mission soon realizes he is no longer in control of his own destiny.
William James
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Author : Robert D. Richardson
language : en
Publisher: HMH
Release Date : 2007-09-14
William James written by Robert D. Richardson and has been published by HMH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The definitive biography of the fascinating William James, whose life and writing put an indelible stamp on psychology, philosophy, teaching, and religion—on modernism itself. Often cited as the “father of American psychology,” William James was an intellectual luminary who made significant contributions to at least five fields: psychology, philosophy, religious studies, teaching, and literature. A member of one of the most unusual and notable of American families, James struggled to achieve greatness amid the brilliance of his theologian father; his brother, the novelist Henry James; and his sister, Alice James. After studying medicine, he ultimately realized that his true interests lay in philosophy and psychology, a choice that guided his storied career at Harvard, where he taught some of America’s greatest minds. But it is James’s contributions to intellectual study that reveal the true complexity of man. In this biography that seeks to understand James’s life through his work—including Principles of Psychology, The Varieties of Religious Experience, and Pragmatism—Robert D. Richardson has crafted an exceptionally insightful work that explores the mind of a genius, resulting in “a gripping and often inspiring story of intellectual and spiritual adventure” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). “A magnificent biography.” —The Washington Post