This compact book reproduces fifty-two memorials in Latin taken from churches situated (largely, but not exclusively, in the West Country). Each memorial is accompanied by a translation & by notes on the grammar. The book is aimed at all who would like to be able to read Latin epitaphs in churches, & whose knowledge of the language may be sketchy. The introduction explains the conventions involved in lettering, abbreviations, Latinized personal names, & stock phrases. It is followed by a very brief Latin grammar & notes on Roman numerals & dates. At the back of the book there is a word list containing all those words found in the inscriptions with numbered references, plus a selection of words which are commonly found in inscriptions generally, though not in those printed here. By combining these resources in one book, the author equips the reader with the tools to tackle other epitaphs beyond the pages of this book & further afield. Every attempt is made to help the reader understand the context in which each inscription was composed. For instance it is stressed that the composers of such epitaphs were skilled Latin scholars, & that there are very few errors to be seen. Errors attributable to the stonemasons or sign-writers are noted & corrected. This book contains a representative selection of epitaphs. It presents the basics of Latin grammar in a clear, concise fashion. ...

This compact handbook enables users to quickly & accurately read Latin epitaphs in churches, no matter what their knowledge of the language is. John Parker has reproduced the text of 52 church memorials in Latin, & this edition is illustrated with photographs of eight of the epitaphs, providing explanatory captions that help contextualize each inscription. With an introduction that discusses the conventions of lettering, abbreviations, Latinized personal names, & stock phrases found on these memorial stones, ” Reading Latin Epitaphs ”is not only a volume for ecclesiastical scholars or historians, but an excellent tool for travelers & architecture enthusiasts as well. Giving readers all the tools they need to decipher these texts, Parker has included a very brief Latin grammar that lays out the basics of the language in a clear & concise fashion, & notes on Roman numerals & dates. A glossary of all the words found in the included epitaphs, as well as additional words often found in inscriptions, rounds out this indispensible guide. ...

The inspirational tale of eight women who defied the confines of life in revolutionary Iran through the joy & power of literature. ' That room for all of us, became a place of transgression. What a wonderland it was! Sitting around the large coffee table covered with bouquets of flowers.. . We were, to borrow from Nabokov, to experience how the ordinary pebble of ordinary life could be transformed into a jewel through the magic eye of fiction.' For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Azar Nafisi gathered seven young women at her house every Thursday morning to read & discuss forbidden works of Western literature. They were all former students whom she had taught at university. Some came from conservative & religious families, others were progressive & secular; several had spent time in jail. Shy & uncomfortable at first, they soon began to open up & speak more freely, not only about the novels they were reading but also about themselves, their dreams & disappointments. Their stories intertwined with those they were reading
- ' Pride & Prejudice', ' Washington Square', ' Daisy Miller' & ' Lolita'
- their Lolita, as they imagined her in Tehran. Nafisi's account flashes back to the early days of the revolution when she first started teaching at the University of Tehran amid the swirl of protests & demonstrations. In those frenetic days, the students took control of the university, expelled faculty members & purged the curriculum. Azar Nafisi's luminous tale offers a fascinating portrait of the Iran-Iraq war viewed from Tehran & gives us a rare glimpse, from the inside, of women's lives in revolutionary Iran. It is a work of great passion & poetic beauty, written with a startlingly original voice.

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Every Thursday morning in a living room in Iran, over tea & pastries, eight women meet in secret to discuss forbidden works of Western literature. As they lose themselves in the worlds of Lolita, The Great Gatsby & Pride & Prejudice, gradually they come to share their own stories, dreams & hopes with each other, &, for a few hours, taste freedom. Azar Nafisi`s bestselling memoir is a moving, passionate testament to the transformative power of books, the magic of words & the search for beauty in life`s darkest moments. ...

Presented here for the first time is a compendium of one hundred hieroglyphs that are also building blocks of ancient Maya painting & sculpture. Organized thematically, the symbols touch on many facets of the Maya world, from the natural environment animals, plants, the heavens to the metaphysical landscape of gods, myths & rituals. Using over five hundred line drawings & photographs, Andrea Stone & Marc Zender show how to identify these signs, understand their meaning, & appreciate the novel ways they appear in art. In addition to providing a clear & accessible introduction to Maya art, linguistics & writing, the authors also offer many new & exciting interpretations. Lavishly illustrated, fully cross-referenced & indexed, this remarkable & innovative guide will prove an invaluable tool for those wishing to see Maya art, perhaps for the first time, through the eyes of ancient scribes & artists. ...

Laminated waterproof edition of a detailed topographic map of Reading from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Wokingham & Pangbourne (showing part of the Thames Path). Edition A3; Publication date August 2011 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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Reading Palestine: a Literary Guide looks without prejudice at Israel-Palestine through the eyes of writers from biblical times to the present day, allowing the region to come alive through the pens of such diverse personalities as Napoleon Bonaparte, Gustave Flaubert, Lord Curzon, T. E. Lawrence, Sacheverell Sitwell, Linda Grant & Howard Jacobson. With thematic introductions & explanatory notes, the selection

Includes:: Jewish, Christian, Muslim & secular writings as well as the contrasting narratives of Israeli & Palestinian identity. Before the creation of the nation state, the area was regarded as the Holy Land by all faiths. It was a part of the Ottoman Empire until 1917, then was Mandated to Britain after the First World War. After contradictory promises were made to Arabs & Jews alike, the region has since been disputed in one of the world's longest-running & internationally explosive disputes. This book encompasses the intellectual & social

Dimensions of the conflict, including the foundations of Zionism & the modern growth of Palestinian culture. But it also looks way beyond the conflict to look at fiction, poetry, costume & family life. From the architect of Zionism Theodor Herzl to modern Palestinian thinkers such as Edward Said, it explores opposite viewpoints & national loyalties. In works of the imagination it

Includes:: the writing of myriad & sometimes unexpected authors such as Mark Twain, Noel Coward, Mahatma Gandhi & Winston Churchill. Much more than another account of the conflict, this book gives voice to both Israeli & Palestinian writers as well as those from outside the region. It considers Palestine's long & much-mythologized history, its landscapes & cities & the way in which it has inspired generations of writers, artists & thinkers.





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Moleskine's Reading Stand is foldable, portable & light & is designed both for books & for most e-readers & tablets on the market, including the kindle & the iPad. Features include: a flat, flexible, folding design, a matte black polyurethane/rubber mix finish & two different positions for reading or writing. Very flexible, it can be used for normal paper books & a wide range of e-readers. ...

Reading coloured street map at 1: 18, 103 from Geographers' A-Z Map Company covers an area extending to Purely on Thames & Tokers Green to the North, Sulham to the west & Hurst & Whitley Wood to the east & south respectively. The plan shows A & B roads annotated with selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses. One way traffic, restricted access, pedestrianized streets, junction names, selected car parks & cycleway are marked. Railway & railway stations are shown with names. Colouring and/or symbols indicate public building, services & facilities, including shopping centres or market streets, industrial buildings, hospitals or healthcare, educational establishments, etc. Public toilets are marked, indicating those with facilities for the disabled. The map also shows local authority & postcode boundaries, plus safety camera locations with their maximum speed limit & national grid lines. The index printed on the reverse, lists streets, selected flats, walkways & places of interest, junction, place & area names, National Rail stations, hospitals & hospices covered by this map. This is the 2010 edition of this map. ...

Wouldn`t it be useful to be able to accurately predict the weather simply by reading the clouds? Well, with this book, you can! TV forecasts, online predictions & smartphone apps are all based on the same data
- a number-crunched overview of how air pressure & temperature affect the weather across a large geographical area. But to get an idea of how the weather will develop for the precise spot where you`re standing (or walking, sailing, golfing, fishing, etc) you don`t need any equipment or a wifi connection
- you just need to look up. This book will give you a broad understanding of why the clouds are symptoms of weather patterns, not causes. By reading these signs in the sky & referring to the explanatory colour photographs, you will discover exactly what those signs mean. An at-a-glance guide to the clouds for anyone anywhere in the world, on land or at sea, this book will enable you to predict the weather by recognising cloud types, shapes, colour & behaviour. It will be an invaluable companion for anyone who enjoys outdoor activities. With a Foreword by Tom Cunliffe.` Well researched
- practical information in an easy to assimilate form`
- Professor Richard Collier, former President of the Royal Meteorological Society` So good that my Yachtmaster candidates would do well to read it. I learned something from this book. I bet you do too`
- Tom Cunliffe, author of The Complete Day Skipper & The Complete Yachtmaster` Absolutely brilliant; a must for anyone who does anything outside & for whom the weather might be important. Everyone, wherever they are in the world, will get something from this book`
- Duncan Wells, author of Stress-Free Sailing & Stress-Free Motorboating





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