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| "The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800 by Jonathan Berkey (Paperback, 2002)" |
| "Jonathan Berkey's 2003 book surveys the religious history of the peoples of the Near East from roughly 600 to 1800 CE The opening chapter examines the religious scene in the Near East in late antiquity and the religious traditions which preceded Islam Subsequent chapters investigate Islam's first century and the beginnings of its own traditions the 'classical' period from the accession of the Abbasids to the rise of the Buyid amirs and thereafter the emergence of new forms of Islam in the middle period Throughout close attention is paid to the experiences of Jews and Christians as well as Muslims The book stresses that Islam did not appear all at once but emerged slowly as part of a prolonged process whereby it was differentiated from other religious traditions and indeed that much that we take as characteristic of Islam is in fact the product of the medieval period"
Price: 27.49 |
| "Turbulent Flows by Stephen B. Pope (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "This is a graduate text on turbulent flows an important topic in fluid dynamics It is up-to-date comprehensive designed for teaching and is based on a course taught by the author at Cornell University for a number of years The book consists of two parts followed by a number of appendices Part I provides a general introduction to turbulent flows how they behave how they can be described quantitatively and the fundamental physical processes involved Part II is concerned with different approaches for modelling or simulating turbulent flows The necessary mathematical techniques are presented in the appendices This book is primarily intended as a graduate level text in turbulent flows for engineering students but it may also be valuable to students in applied mathematics physics oceanography and atmospheric sciences as well as researchers and practising engineers"
Price: 55.99 |
| "BCP Standard Edition Prayer Book Black Imitation Leather Hardback 601B by Cambridge University Press (Leather / fine binding,..." |
| "The Book of Common Prayer is the old and well-loved prayer book of the Church of England in use since the 16th century In this revised 1662 form it has also become one of the classic English texts its prayers and expressions helping to mould the English language into what it is today Cambridge's new editions of the Prayer Book have been freshly typeset for the 21st century using a modern digital typeface to give a clear printing image and greater readability Nevertheless its fomat and page layout follows the previous version of the Standard Edition Prayer Book (originally produced in the early 20th century) page for page It provides the complete 1662 services - including the traditional forms of the baptism and marriage services - which have together influenced much of the English language This book comes in a black imitation leather hardback binding and is ideal for use in the pew"
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| "Nietzsche: Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Cambridge University Press (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "Nietzsche regarded 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' as his most important work and his story of the wandering Zarathustra has had enormous influence on subsequent culture Nietzsche uses a mixture of homilies parables epigrams and dreams to introduce some of his most striking doctrines including the Overman nihilism and the eternal return of the same This edition offers a new translation by Adrian Del Caro which restores the original versification of Nietzsche's text and captures its poetic brilliance Robert Pippin's introduction discusses many of the most important interpretative issues raised by the work including who is Zarathustra and what kind of 'hero' is he and what is the philosophical significance of the work's literary form? The volume will appeal to all readers interested in one of the most original and inventive works of modern philosophy"
Price: 16.99 |
| "The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical stage and screen interpretations For this second edition of King Lear Jay L Halio has added a new introductory section that focuses on recent developments in scholarly criticism as well as on contemporary productions of the play The edition features a comprehensive account of Shakespeare's sources including literary political and folkloric influences on the work Halio's text is edited from the Folio and he explains the differences between the quarto and Folio versions alerting the reader to the rival charms of the quarto by sampling parallel passages in the Introduction and by including in an Appendix annotated passages that are unique to the quarto An updated reading list completes the edition"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 by Cambridge School Classics Project (Paperback, 1998)" |
| "The leading Latin course worldwide Book I begins in the city of Pompeii shortly before the eruption of Vesuvius Book I is full colour throughout with a clear layout of stories and language notes Featuring a glossary for quick reference and comprehension questions the book also includes a full explanation of language points and grammar practice exercises"
Price: 16.49 |
| "Nietzsche: The Gay Science: With a Prelude in German Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche..." |
| "Nietzsche wrote The Gay Science which he later described as 'perhaps my most personal book' when he was at the height of his intellectual powers and the reader will find in it an extensive and sophisticated treatment of the philosophical themes and views which were most central to Nietzsche's own thought and which have been most influential on later thinkers These include the death of God the problem of nihilism the role of truth falsity and the will-to-truth in human life the doctrine of the eternal recurrence and the question of the proper attitude to adopt toward human suffering and toward human achievement This volume presents the work in a new translation by Josefine Nauckhoff with an introduction by Bernard Williams that elucidates the work's main themes and discusses their continuing philosophical importance"
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| "Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light by Max Born, Emil Wolf..." |
| "Principles of Optics is one of the classic science books of the twentieth century and probably the most influential book in optics published in the past 40 years The new edition is the first ever thoroughly revised and expanded edition of this standard text Among the new material much of which is not available in any other optics text is a section on the CAT scan (computerized axial tomography) which has revolutionized medical diagnostics The book also includes a new chapter on scattering from inhomogeneous media which provides a comprehensive treatment of the theory of scattering of scalar as well as of electromagnetic waves including the Born series and the Rytov series The chapter also presents an account of the principles of diffraction tomography - a refinement of the CAT scan - to which Emil Wolf one of the authors has made a basic contribution by formulating in 1969 what is generally regarded to be the basic theorem in this field The chapter also includes an account of scattering from periodic potentials and its connection to the classic subject of determining the structure of crystals from X-ray diffraction experiments including accounts of von Laue equations Bragg's law the Ewald sphere of reflection and the Ewald limiting sphere both generalized to continuous media These topics although originally introduced in connection with the theory of X-ray diffraction by crystals have since become of considerable relevance to optics for example in connection with deep holograms Other new topics covered in this new edition include interference with broad-band light which introduces the reader to an important phenomenon discovered relatively recently by Emil Wolf namely the generation of shifts of spectral lines and other modifications of spectra of radiated fields due to the state of coherence of a source There is also a section on the so-called Rayleigh-Sommerfield diffraction theory which in recent times has been finding increasing popularity among optical scientists There are also several new appendices including one on energy conservation in scalar wavefields which is seldom discussed in books on optics The new edition of this standard reference will continue to be invaluable to advanced undergraduates graduate students and researchers working in most areas of optics"
Price: 51.49 |
| "Information Theory, Inference and Learning Algorithms by David J. C. MacKay (Hardback, 2003)" |
| "Information theory and inference taught together in this exciting textbook lie at the heart of many important areas of modern technology - communication signal processing data mining machine learning pattern recognition computational neuroscience bioinformatics and cryptography The book introduces theory in tandem with applications Information theory is taught alongside practical communication systems such as arithmetic coding for data compression and sparse-graph codes for error-correction Inference techniques including message-passing algorithms Monte Carlo methods and variational approximations are developed alongside applications to clustering convolutional codes independent component analysis and neural networks Uniquely the book covers state-of-the-art error-correcting codes including low-density-parity-check codes turbo codes and digital fountain codes - the twenty-first-century standards for satellite communications disk drives and data broadcast Richly illustrated filled with worked examples and over 400 exercises some with detailed solutions the book is ideal for self-learning and for undergraduate or graduate courses It also provides an unparalleled entry point for professionals in areas as diverse as computational biology financial engineering and machine learning"
Price: 45.49 |
| "Cambridge Latin Course Book 2 Student's Book by Cambridge School Classics Project (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "The leading Latin course worldwide Book II focuses first on life in Roman Britain before moving further afield to Egypt Book II is full colour throughout with a clear layout of stories and language notes Featuring a glossary for quick reference and comprehension questions the book also includes a full explanation of language points and grammar practice exercises"
Price: 18.49 |
| "Euripides: Medea by Euripides (Paperback, 2000)" |
| "Treating ancient plays as living drama Classical Greek drama is brought vividly to life in this series of new translations Students are encouraged to engage with the text through detailed commentariesincluding suggestions for discussion and analysis In addition numerous practical questions stimulate ideas on staging and encourage students to explore the play&39;s dramatic qualities Medea is suitable for students of both Classical Civilisation and Drama Useful features include full synopsis of the play commentary alongside translation for easy reference and a comprehensive introduction to the Greek Theatre Medea is aimed primarily at A-level and undergraduate students in the UK and college students in North America"
Price: 10.49 |
| "Minimus Pupil's Book: Starting out in Latin by Barbara Bell (Paperback, 1999)" |
| "A lively introduction to Latin for children aged 7 and over Join in the fun with Minimus - a mix of myths stories grammar support and historical background! This pupil's book is a lively colourful introduction to the Latin language and the culture of Roman Britain A fun way to teach English grammar it is ideal for cross-curricular activities"
Price: 15.99 |
| "Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity by Etienne Wenger (Paperback, 1999)" |
| "This book presents a theory of learning that starts with the assumption that engagement in social practice is the fundamental process by which we get to know what we know and by which we become who we are The primary unit of analysis of this process is neither the individual nor social institutions but the informal 'communities of practice' that people form as they pursue shared enterprises over time To give a social account of learning the theory explores in a systematic way the intersection of issues of community social practice meaning and identity The result is a broad framework for thinking about learning as a process of social participation This ambitious but thoroughly accessible framework has relevance for the practitioner as well as the theoretician presented with all the breadth depth and rigor necessary to address such a complex and yet profoundly human topic"
Price: 32.49 |
| "The Quantum Theory of Fields: Volume 1, Foundations by Steven Weinberg (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "Available for the first time in paperback The Quantum Theory of Fields is a self-contained comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to quantum field theory from Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg Volume I introduces the foundations of quantum field theory The development is fresh and logical throughout with each step carefully motivated by what has gone before After a brief historical outline the book begins with the principles of relativity and quantum mechanics and the properties of particles that follow Quantum field theory emerges from this as a natural consequence The classic calculations of quantum electrodynamics are presented in a thoroughly modern way showing the use of path integrals and dimensional regularization It contains much original material and is peppered with examples and insights drawn from the author's experience as a leader of elementary particle research Exercises are included at the end of each chapter"
Price: 36.99 |
| "Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical stage and screen interpretations For this second edition of Measure for Measure Angela Stock has written a new introductory section that takes account of recent scholarly criticism and important contemporary productions on stage and film The edition retains the text prepared by Brian Gibbons together with his comprehensive introduction in which he shows how the play's critical reception and stage history varies from one period to the next according to the prevailing social moral and religious issues of the day Gibbons explores the thrilling experience of watching the play in performance with its shocking reversals and surprises great tragic poetry and exuberant comic prose An updated reading list completes the edition"
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| "How to Prove It : A Structured Approach by Daniel J. Velleman (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "Many students have trouble the first time they take a mathematics course in which proofs play a significant role This new edition of Velleman's successful text will prepare students to make the transition from solving problems to proving theorems by teaching them the techniques needed to read and write proofs The book begins with the basic concepts of logic and set theory to familiarize students with the language of mathematics and how it is interpreted These concepts are used as the basis for a step-by-step breakdown of the most important techniques used in constructing proofs The author shows how complex proofs are built up from these smaller steps using detailed 'scratch work' sections to expose the machinery of proofs about the natural numbers relations functions and infinite sets To give students the opportunity to construct their own proofs this new edition contains over 200 new exercises selected solutions and an introduction to Proof Designer software No background beyond standard high school mathematics is assumed This book will be useful to anyone interested in logic and proofs computer scientists philosophers linguists and of course mathematicians"
Price: 26.49 |
| "An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices by Peter Harvey (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "In this second edition of the best-selling Introduction to Buddhism Peter Harvey provides a comprehensive introduction to the development of the Buddhist tradition in both Asia and the West Extensively revised and fully updated this edition draws on recent scholarship in the field exploring the tensions and continuities between the different forms of Buddhism Harvey critiques and corrects some common misconceptions and mistranslations and discusses key concepts that have often been over-simplified and over-generalised The volume includes detailed references to scriptures and secondary literature an updated bibliography and a section on web resources Key terms are given in Pali and Sanskrit and Tibetan words are transliterated in the most easily pronounceable form making this is a truly accessible account This is an ideal coursebook for students of religion Asian philosophy and Asian studies and is also a useful reference for readers wanting an overview of Buddhism and its beliefs"
Price: 25.99 |
| "An Introduction to Islamic Law by Wael B. Hallaq (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "The study of Islamic law can be a forbidding prospect for those entering the field for the first time Wael Hallaq a leading scholar and practitioner of Islamic law guides students through the intricacies of the subject in this absorbing introduction The first half of the book is devoted to a discussion of Islamic law in its pre-modern natural habitat The second part explains how the law was transformed and ultimately dismantled during the colonial period In the final chapters the author charts recent developments and the struggles of the Islamists to negotiate changes which have seen the law emerge as a primarily textual entity focused on fixed punishments and ritual requirements The book which includes a chronology a glossary of key terms and lists of further reading will be the first stop for those who wish to understand the fundamentals of Islamic law its practices and history"
Price: 22.99 |
| "Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering: A Comprehensive Guide by S. J. Bence, M. P. Hobson, K. F. Riley (Paperback,..." |
| "The third edition of this highly acclaimed undergraduate textbook is suitable for teaching all the mathematics for an undergraduate course in any of the physical sciences As well as lucid descriptions of all the topics and many worked examples it contains over 800 exercises New stand-alone chapters give a systematic account of the 'special functions' of physical science cover an extended range of practical applications of complex variables and give an introduction to quantum operators Further tabulations of relevance in statistics and numerical integration have been added In this edition half of the exercises are provided with hints and answers and in a separate manual available to both students and their teachers complete worked solutions The remaining exercises have no hints answers or worked solutions and can be used for unaided homework; full solutions are available to instructors on a password-protected web site wwwcambridgeorg9780521679718"
Price: 36.99 |
| "Macbeth by William Shakespeare (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical stage and screen interpretations This second edition of Macbeth provides a thorough reconsideration of one of Shakespeare's most popular plays In his introduction A R Braunmuller explores Macbeth's immediate theatrical and political contexts particularly the Gunpowder Plot and addresses such celebrated questions as do the Witches compel Macbeth to murder; is Lady Macbeth herself in some sense a witch; is Macduff morally culpable? A new and well-illustrated account of the play in performance examines several cinematic versions such as those by Kurosawa and Roman Polanski as well as other dramatic adaptations Several possible new sources are suggested and the presence of Thomas Middleton's writing in the play is also proposed"
Price: 8.49 |
| "An Independent Study Guide to Reading Greek by Joint Association of Classical Teachers (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "First published in 1978 and now thoroughly revised Reading Greek is a best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students of any age It combines the best of modern and traditional language-learning techniques and is used in schools summer schools and universities across the world This Independent Study Guide is intended to help students who are learning Greek on their own or with only limited access to a teacher It contains notes on the texts that appear in the Text and Vocabulary volume translations of all the texts answers to the exercises in the Grammar and Exercises volume and cross-references to the relevant fifth-century background in The World of Athens There are instructions of how to use the course and the Study Guide The book will also be useful to students in schools universities and summer schools who have to learn Greek rapidly"
Price: 21.99 |
| "Reading Greek: Text and Vocabulary by Joint Association of Classical Teachers (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "First published in 1978 Reading Greek has become a best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults It combines the best of modern and traditional language-learning techniques and is used widely in schools summer schools and universities across the world It has also been translated into several foreign languages This volume contains a narrative adapted entirely from ancient authors including Herodotus Euripides Aristophanes and Demosthenes in order to encourage students rapidly to develop their reading skills Generous support is provided with vocabulary At the same time through the texts and numerous illustrations students will receive a good introduction to Greek culture and especially that of Classical Athens The accompanying Grammar and Exercises volume provides full grammatical support together with numerous exercises at different levels Greek-English and English-Greek vocabularies a substantial reference grammar and language surveys"
Price: 21.99 |
| "Reading Greek: Grammar and Exercises by Joint Association of Classical Teachers (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "First published in 1978 Reading Greek has become a best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults It combines the best of modern and traditional language-learning techniques and is used widely in schools summer schools and universities across the world It has also been translated into several foreign languages This volume provides full grammatical support together with numerous exercises at different levels For the second edition the presentations of grammar have been substantially revised to meet the needs of today's students and the volume has been completely redesigned with the use of colour Greek-English and English-Greek vocabularies are provided as well as a substantial reference grammar and language surveys The accompanying Text and Vocabulary volume contains a narrative adapted entirely from ancient authors in order to encourage students rapidly to develop their reading skills simultaneously receiving a good introduction to Greek culture"
Price: 25.49 |
| "A Concise History of the Netherlands by James C. Kennedy (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "The Netherlands is known among foreigners today for its cheese and its windmills its Golden Age paintings and its experimentation in social policies such as cannabis and euthanasia Yet the historical background for any of these quintessentially Dutch achievements is often unfamiliar to outsiders This concise history offers an overview of this surprisingly little-known but fascinating country Beginning with the first humanoid settlers the book follows the most important contours of Dutch history from Roman times through to the Habsburgs the Dutch Republic and the Golden Age The author a modernist pays particularly close attention to recent developments including the signature features of contemporary Dutch society In addition to being a political history this overview also gives systematic attention to social and economic developments as well as in religion the arts and the Dutch struggle against the water The Dutch Caribbean is also included in the narrative"
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| "Ethics and Science: An Introduction by Carl Mitcham, Adam Briggle (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "Who owns your genes? What does climate science imply for policy? Do corporations conduct honest research? Should we teach intelligent design? Humans are creating a new world through science The kind of world we are creating will not simply be decided by expanding scientific knowledge but will depend on views about good and bad right and wrong These visions in turn depend on critical thinking cogent argument and informed judgement In this book Adam Briggle and Carl Mitcham help readers to cultivate these skills They first introduce ethics and the normative structure of science and then consider the 'society of science' and its norms for the responsible conduct of research and the treatment of human and animal research subjects Later chapters examine 'science in society' - exploring ethical issues at the interfaces of science policy religion culture and technology Each chapter features case studies and research questions to stimulate further reflection"
Price: 22.99 |
| "Practical Ethics by Peter Singer (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "For thirty years Peter Singer's Practical Ethics has been the classic introduction to applied ethics For this third edition the author has revised and updated all the chapters and added a new chapter addressing climate change one of the most important ethical challenges of our generation Some of the questions discussed in this book concern our daily lives Is it ethical to buy luxuries when others do not have enough to eat? Should we buy meat from intensively reared animals? Am I doing something wrong if my carbon footprint is above the global average? Other questions confront us as concerned citizens equality and discrimination on the grounds of race or sex; abortion the use of embryos for research and euthanasia; political violence and terrorism; and the preservation of our planet's environment This book's lucid style and provocative arguments make it an ideal text for university courses and for anyone willing to think about how she or he ought to live"
Price: 24.49 |
| "Why We Disagree about Climate Change: Understanding Controversy, Inaction and Opportunity by Mike Hulme (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "Climate change is not 'a problem' waiting for 'a solution' It is an environmental cultural and political phenomenon which is re-shaping the way we think about ourselves our societies and humanity's place on Earth Drawing upon twenty-five years of professional work as an international climate change scientist and public commentator Mike Hulme provides a unique insider's account of the emergence of this phenomenon and the diverse ways in which it is understood He uses different standpoints from science economics faith psychology communication sociology politics and development to explain why we disagree about climate change In this way he shows that climate change far from being simply an 'issue' or a 'threat' can act as a catalyst to revise our perception of our place in the world Why We Disagree About Climate Change is an important contribution to the ongoing debate over climate change and its likely impact on our lives"
Price: 21.49 |
| "King Richard III by William Shakespeare (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical stage and screen interpretations For this second edition of King Richard III Janis Lull has added a new section to her introduction in which she focuses on contemporary productions of the play as well as recent scholarly criticism Lull emphasises the importance of women's roles in this popular drama but shows how the text has frequently been cut rewritten and reshaped by directors and actors to enhance the role of Richard often at the expense of female characters The special relationship between King Richard III and Macbeth is also explored while the notes detail the play's language in terms that are easily accessible to contemporary readers"
Price: 8.99 |
| "In Search of Schrodinger's Cat by John Gribbin (Paperback, 1985)" |
| "Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences Without it we'd have no nuclear power or nuclear weapons no TV no computers no science of molecular biology no understanding of DNA no genetic engineering In Search of Schrodinger's Cat tells the complete story of quantum mechanics a truth stranger than any fiction John Gribbin takes us step by step into an ever more bizarre and fascinating place requiring only that we approach it with an open mind He introduces the scientists who developed quantum theory He investigates the atom radiation time travel the birth of the universe superconductors and life itself And in a world full of its own delights mysteries and surprises he searches for Schrodinger's Cat - a search for quantum reality - as he brings every reader to a clear understanding of the most important area of scientific study today - quantum physics In Search of Schrodinger's Cat is a fascinating and delightful introduction to the strange world of the quantum - an essential element in understanding today's world"
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| "Death's Domain by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett (Paperback, 1999)" |
| "It's no more than a breath away Everyone needs a place to relax after a long day after all So here is the place where the Grim Reaper can kick back and take the load off his scythe Here's the golf course that's not so much crazy as insane and the useless maze and the dark gardens - all brought (incongruously) to life And here for the first time ever you will find out the reason why Death can't understand rockeries and what hapens to garden gnomes As Death rides Binky into the sunset (of other people's lives) you can at last see what he gets up to when he's not at work"
Price: 11.49 |
