The Poetry of the Old Testament

Robinson, Theodore

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Furtwangler and the Art of Conducting

Arts & Photography

Pirie, Peter

Music

Mary, mourning the death of her son Robin, is at the home of her widowed mother, when a motley group of relatives arrives for Christmas and a severe snowstorm strands them all together

The birds of the air

Thomas Ellis, Alice

Women's Life in Greece and Rome

History

Lefkowitz, Mary R.

World

The arrival of 24-year-old Abdul Karim in 1887 to be one of the elderly Queen Victoria's domestic servants, was to change both their lives. This book unfolds the story of their friendship. Quickly separating him from other servants, the Queen was soon meeting Abdul for daily Hindustani lessons, allowing him to cook curry for her, and discussing with him the contents of confidential letters from the Viceroy of India. To the indignation of her family and household, the Queen advanced Abdul with gifts of land, houses and honours, making him her Indian Private Secretary and refusing to hear a word said against him. Many arguments occurred as the Queen's entourage tried in vain to halt the progress of her favourite's career. The Queen continued to defend and confide in Abdul, and his influence upon her was said to be enormous, especially when he told her "what Indians really feel". This book contains a collection of letters and diaries from a range of contributors.

Indian Sahib: Queen Victoria's dear Abdul

Sushila Anand

Horace: A Life

Biographies & Memoirs

Peter Levi

Historical

Guilt makes no compromises. One may be a little in love or a little bit angry, but the idea of degrees of guilt is meaningless. Any guilt, whether of the emotional, religious or legal variety, is fiendishly intense. The word itself points to a mysterious intensity of indebtedness, and this with an absolution extraordinary in human affairs. This book aims to go to the heart of the mystery. Its theme, that of the absolutism of guilt, is explored from a variety of different perspectives and through a series of anecdotes. The author examines the sources of the word "guilt"; languages and cultures without the concept of guilt; the religious importance and meaning of guilt, in Judaism, Christianity and other religions; psychological investigations of guilt, by Freud and Jung, among others; guilt and criminal behaviour; guilt and mourning; the effect of guilt as a creative stimulant in modern times, on literature, art, politics, law and film; and the mysterious persistence of guilt in modern secular societies Throughout, the text is supported with quotations from authors ancient and modern.

An Intelligent Person's Guide to Modern Guilt (Intelligent Person's Guide Series)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Paul Oppenheimer

Psychology & Counseling

The Genius of Alexander the Great

By the time of his death in 323 B.C., Alexander III of Macedonia had built an empire that stretched from the eastern Mediterranean coast through Asia Minor and into the Indus valley. Even before his sudden death, Alexander had achieved mythical status throughout his kingdom, and in the centuries that followed his life became the subject of countless chronicles and biographies.      N. G. L. Hammond, the foremost expert on ancient Macedonian history, here presents a new account of Alexander's fabled career. Based on a thorough analysis of the ancient sources and enriched by a lifetime of research, Hammond's narrative pronounces the Macedonian conqueror a man truly deserving of the title Alexander the Great.      According to Hammond, Alexander was a visionary statesman and general, the force behind a kingdom which rose above racism and nationalism to enjoy peace and prosperity. His intellect and charismatic personality, which earned him the respect, admiration, and devotion of his subjects, also help explain Alexander's endurance as a source of fascination into the present day.

Nicholas Hammond

Peter Jones argues in this book that it is the power, scope and intrinsic fascination of their ideas that makes the Greeks and Romans so important and influential. For over 2,000 years these ideas, many formulated by them (as far as we can tell) for the first time, have gripped western imagination and been instrumental in the way we think about the world. The book gives a succinct account of what is meant by the term 'Classics' and how knowledge of the Greeks and the Romans has been transmitted to us today, before launching out onto a wide-ranging selection of topics spanning the millennia which give some indication of the astonishing intellectual, political and literary achievements of the classical world. The book ends with a brief scream at those responsible for the education of our young today.

An Intelligent Person's Guide to Classics (Intelligent Person's Guide Series)

Peter, Jones

Ancient Civilizations

This compendium contains many witty and sometimes profound observations, sayings and anecdotes about the law, lawyers, courts, justice, crime and punishment. It is illustrated throughout with cartoons and sketches, and will interest and entertain not only lawyers but all who have ever marvelled at the majesty of the law.

The Law Is a Ass

Ronald Irving

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