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The Concise Dictionary of Art Terms is an accessible & useful A-Z covering a wide range of terms from the visual art world including materials techniques & important styles & periods In this new edition the text has been fully revised & updated to reflect the latest developments in the field It has also been expanded with more than 100 brand new entries focusing primarily on modern & contemporary art materials & techniques The Dictionary has also been enhanced with the addition of over 100 weblinks to selected entries which are accessed & kept up-to-date via a companion website These links will add another dimension to the print book by visually illustrating various materials & techniques whilst also providing easy access to important collections that are freely available online From abstract art to woodcuts & the Baroque Revival to ziggurats this highly browsable dictionary is the ideal reference source for students of Art & all related subjects for gallery visitors & for all people interested in the visual arts ...

The third edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics is an authoritative & invaluable reference source covering every aspect of its wide-ranging field In 3250 entries the Dictionary spans grammar phonetics semantics languages (spoken & written) dialects & sociolinguistics Clear examples
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- help to convey the meanings of even the most technical terms It also incorporates entries on key scholars of linguistics both ancient & modern summarising their specialisms & achievements With existing entries thoroughly revised & updated & the addition of 100 new entries this new edition expands its coverage of semantics as well as recently emerging terminology within for example syntactic theory & sociolinguistics Wide-ranging & with clear definitions it is the ideal reference for students & teachers in language-related courses & a great introduction to linguistics for the general reader with an interest in language & its study

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This dictionary is renowned for its authoritative & clear explanations of political terms as well as its impressive coverage of international relations heavily expanded for this edition It remains an essential A-Z guide to political terminology & theory ...

Based on the highly acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church this is an indispensable guide for both students & the general reader Over 6000 entries provide authoritative coverage of theology patristic scholarship churches & denominations across the world canon law & the church calendar as well as entries on theologians philosophers artists musicians & mystics The third edition has been updated to reflect recent changes in the Church Over 100 new entries cover topics such as the Antonian Movement dispensationalism Heilsgeschichte Alvin Plantinga Garima Gospels & Intelligent Design It also

Includes:: a new appendix listing the Archbishops of Canterbury & a web links appendix providing online resources that are listed & regularly updated on a dedicated companion website This handy concise volume is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Christianity

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From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Lawyer & The Gods of Guilt When LAPD detective Harry Bosch shot & killed Norman Church
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Ten powerful stories set on several continents & at different periods in history A well-meaning Abolitionist learns the sordid & violent truth about slavery from her African servants in Boston USA The sundering of India & Pakistan in the 1947 Partition is revealed when a Muslim boy is adopted by a Hindu family during the chaos of mass migration A young university student finds her engagement broken off because her fiance's family disapproves of her Western attire The horrors of the Holocaust are writ large in one pregnant woman's experiences With each unique story Shahraz captures & enriches us with her wisdom & storytelling magic ...

This volume is part of a new series of novels plays & stories at GCSEKey Stage 4 level designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus Each text

Includes:: an introduction pre-reading activities notes & coursework activities Also provided is a section on the process of writing often compiled by the author This is the story of two brothers Calum & Neil who work in the forest of a large Scottish estate But the harmony of their life together is shadowed by the dark obsessive hatred of Duror the gamekeeper

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In the shadow of a war that rages through Europe brothers Calum & Neil work to gather pine cones in the grounds of a Scottish estate When Calum releases two mutilated rabbits from a snare he comes face to face with Duror the gamekeeper In retaliation in the depths of the wood Duror lays a trap for the cone-gatherers Neil prophesises that forces of evil will encroach upon the harmony of their lives It is a prophesy that comes true when Duror commits an act so brutal it destroys all sense of humanity in the once thriving wood Powerful & unforgettable Robin Jenkins' masterpiece is a haunting story of love & violence & an investigation of class-conflict war & envy ...

Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature A marvellous allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism
- an esoteric system concerned with the search for truth through God
- it describes the consequences of the conference of the birds of the world when they meet to begin the search for their ideal king the Simorgh bird On hearing that to find him they must undertake an arduous journey the birds soon express their reservations to their leader the hoopoe With eloquence & insight however the hoopoe calms their fears using a series of riddling parables to provide guidance in the search for spiritual truth By turns witty & profound The Conference of the Birds transforms deep belief into magnificent poetry

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