One autumn evening not long after ending a stint as a pop music critic Eric Siblin attended a recital of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites
- & fell deeply in love So began a quest that would unravel three centuries of mystery intrigue history politics & passion The Cello Suites weaves together three dramatic narratives the first features Bach & the missing manuscript of the suites; the next the legendary Spanish Catalan cellist Pablo Casals & his historic discovery of the music; & finally Eric Siblin's own infatuation From the back streets of Barcelona to archives festivals & conferences & even to cello lessons Siblin attempts to unravel the enigmas that continue to haunt this mesmerisingly beautiful music
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Probably the oldest known spiritual discipline shamanism is the timeless art of living in harmony with creation providing a universal system to work with today whatever our religion or spiritual affiliation may be A reflection of a living tradition with a supremely practical approach to life it teaches skills for living & ways to utilize latent abilities which we all possess Celtic Shamanism derives from the native traditions of North-West Europe The shamanic contribution of the Celts & their predecessors has been overlooked until recently & is one of the last shamanic traditions to be explored While it shares common elements with American Australian & Siberian teachings it derives entirely from Celtic source material The Celtic Shaman offers a varied & easily followed plan of self-tuition for anyone interested in Celtic mythology & the Western mysteries ...

' Informed impeccably researched & written' Neil Oliver The Celts are one of the world's most mysterious ancient people In this compelling account Alice Roberts takes us on a journey across Europe uncovering the truth about this engimatic tribe their origins their treasure & their enduring legacy today What emerges is not a wild people but a highly sophisticated tribal culture that influenced the ancient world
- & even Rome It is the story of a multicultural civilization linked by a common language It is the story of how ideas travelled in prehistory how technology & art spread across the continent It is the story of a five-hundred year fight between two civilizations that came to define the world we live in today It is the story of a culture that changed Europe forever ' Roberts's lightness of touch is joyous & celebratory' Observer' Clear-spoken & enthusiastic' Telegraph
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Savage & bloodthirsty or civilized & peaceable? The Celts have long been a subject of enormous fascination speculation & misunderstanding From the ancient Romans to the present day their real nature has been obscured by a tangled web of preconceived ideas & stereotypes Barry Cunliffe seeks to reveal this fascinating people for the first time using an impressive range of evidence & exploring subjects such as trade migration & the evolution of Celtic traditions Along the way he exposes the way in which society's needs have shaped our visions of the Celts & examines such colourful characters as St Patrick Cu Chulainn & Boudica ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

In the relentless summer heat four abruptly orphaned children retreat into a shadowy isolated world & find their own strange & unsettling ways of fending for themselves ...

When The Centurions was first published in 1960 readers were riveted by the thrilling account of soldiers fighting for survival in hostile environments They were equally transfixed by the chilling moral question the novel posed how to fight when the age of heroics is over As relevant today as it was half a century ago The Centurions is a gripping military adventure an extended symposium on waging war in a new global order & an essential investigation of the ethics of counterinsurgency Featuring a foreword by renowned military expert Robert D Kaplan this important wartime novel will again spark debate about controversial tactics in hot spots around the world ...

A celebration of the one-hundred years since British women got the vote told in their own voices by six centenarians
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Now in its fifteenth edition this volume is an important revised & updated ceremonial manual published to guide & assist in celebrating the traditional liturgy today Today as the traditional liturgy of the Roman rite enjoys its resurgence amongst Catholics young & old the need for an up-to-date ceremonial manual for the celebration of the traditional liturgy according to the liturgical books in use in 1962 is greater than ever in the past forty years This volume in its fifteenth revised corrected & expanded edition is published to guide & to assist this celebrating the tradition liturgy today The ceremonies covered in this manual include pontifical solemn & low Mass Vespers Holy Week & the liturgical years the sacraments Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament funerals episcopal visitation & more This revised edition contains the text of the recent motu proprio by Pope Benedict XVI a new chapter on music in the liturgy among other things ...

Comical British comedy which takes a sideways look at the potential minefield of moving house a minefield made even more explosive by the inclusion of such virulent vices as sloth envy greed avarice & pride ...

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