Is there a God should I eat meat where does the universe come from could I live for ever as a robot? These are the big questions readers will be wrestling with in this thoroughly enjoyable book. Dip into any chapter & you will find lively scenarios & dialogues to take you through philosophical puzzles ancient & modern involving virtual reality science fiction & a host of characters from this & other planets. The text is interspersed on every page with lively cartoons & there is a list of philosophical jargon at the end. Stephen Law has a gift for communicating complex ideas. He offers few answers but his unstuffy highly personal approach will have the reader thinking & arguing with as much pleasure as he does himself. ...

Sections include choosing the right tools & notions using conventional machines & sergers fashion sewing tailoring & home decor projects. Included are step-by-step instructions for basic projects like pillows tablecloths & window treatments. Sewers from beginners to the skilled will turn to this book again & again. ...

Stephen Pople one of todays most respected science authors has created a totally new physics book to prepare students for examinations. Complete Physics covers all syllabuses due to a unique combination of Core Pages & Further Topics. Each chapter contains core material valid for all syllabuses. Further Topics at the end can be selected to provide the right mix of pages for the syllabus you are teaching. ...

The Complete Physics for IGCSE Teacher's Resource Pack provides invaluable support for Cambridge IGCSE Physics teachers. The printed Teacher's Guide provides a wealth of lesson ideas & resources to save you time
- such as outlines of practicals (including apparatus lists instructions & questions) & worksheets that can be used in class or for independent study. The Teacher's CD provides customisable versions of all worksheets & practicals so that you can make them relevant to your classroom situation & use them as a basis for new ideas. The CD also offers test assessments & trial exam papers so you can ensure your students are ready for the real thing. Animations & Power Points are given to help you present key diagrams & concepts & bring the subject to life in your classroom. Fully endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations.
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The Complete Plain Words" is the essential guide for anyone who needs to express themselves clearly fluently & accurately in writing. Whether you are working on paper or on a computer this invaluable reference work will lead you through the intricacies problems & pleasures of the English language with wit common sense & authority. It deals with the dangers of jargon cliche & superfluous words. It covers strategies for choosing the right word in any situation. It lays out the ground rules of grammar & punctuation & shows how to avoid the pitfalls. It discusses the influence of science & technology & other cultures. It gives suggestions for drafting letters. It provides a list of words to use with care. Sir Ernest Gowers (1880-1966) advised numerous commissions & committees on a wide variety of subjects from work conditions to the preservation of historic houses. Sidney Greenbaum (1929-1996) was Quain Professor of English Language & Literature at the University of London a Director of the Survey of English Usage & the author of many books on grammar & linguistics including "A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language" (1985). Janet Whitcut has worked on a number of prestigious dictionaries including the " Longman Dictionary of the English Language" (1984) & is now a freelance writer with a special interest in language & lexicography." ...

One of the great English Romantic poets William Blake (1757-1827) was an artist poet mystic & visionary. His work ranges from the deceptively simple & lyrical Songs of Innocence" & their counterpoint " Experience"
- which juxtapose poems such as " The Lamb & The Tyger" & " The Blossom & The Sick Rose"
- to highly elaborate apocalyptic works such as " The Four Zoas" " Milton" & " Jerusalem". Throughout his life Blake drew on a rich heritage of philosophy religion & myth to create a poetic worlds illuminated by his spiritual & revolutionary beliefs that have fascinated intrigued & enchanted readers for generations."

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The complete Cavafy poems
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What the imagination seizes as Beauty must be truth So wrote the Romantic poet John Keats (1795-1821) in 1817. This collection contains all of his poetry: the early work which is often undervalued even today the poems on which his reputation rests including the Odes & the two versions of the uncompleted epic Hyperion & work which only came to light after his death including his attempts at drama & comic verse. It all demonstrates the extent to which he tested his own dictum throughout his short creative life. That life spanned one of the most remarkable periods in English history in the aftermath of the French Revolution & this collection with its detailed introductions & notes aims to place the poems very much in their context. The collection is ample proof that Keats deservedly achieved his wish to be among the English Poets after my death ...

This entirely new edition brings together all of Philip Larkin's poems. In addition to those in Collected Poems" (1988) & in the " Early Poems & Juvenilia" (2005) some unpublished pieces from Larkin's typescripts & workbooks are included as well as verse (by turns scurrilous satirical affectionate & sentimental) tucked away in his letters. The manuscript & printed sources have been scrutinized afresh; more detailed accounts than hitherto available of the sources of the text & of dates of composition are provided; & previous accounts of composition dates have been corrected. Variant wordings from Larkin's typescripts & the early printings are recorded. For the first time the poems are given a comprehensive commentary. This draws critically upon & substantially extends the accumulated scholarship on Larkin & covers closely relevant historical contexts persons & places allusions & echoes & linguistic usage. Due prominence is given to the poet's comments on his poems which often outline the circumstances that gave rise to a poem or state what he was trying to achieve. Larkin played down his literariness but his poetry enrichingly alludes to & echoes the writings of many others; Archie Burnett's commentary establishes him as a more complex & more literary poet than many readers have suspected." ...

Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard Some do it with a bitter look Some with a flattering word The coward does it with a kiss The brave man with a sword! A powerful poem of universal guilt & a protest against capital punishment The Ballad of Reading Gaol is Wildes best-known poem yet it is quite unlike the rest of his poetry. At Oxford Wilde discarded the passion & politics of his mothers Irish nationalistic anti-famine poetry & opted to follow an English Romantic tradition paying tribute to Keats Swinburne & the Pre-Raphaelites. Admiration of French masters gradually led to his writing Impressionist even decadent poems & his collection Poems (1881) brought accusations of obscenity & plagiarism as well as scathing reviews. Unabashed Wilde revised & reprinted his final Authors Edition in 1892 by which time he was the successful author of fiction criticism & Lady Windermeres Fan. This volume follows as closely as possible the chronological order of composition highlighting autobiographical elements including the young Wildes conflicting attitudes to Greece & Rome pagan & Christian & his fluctuating attraction to Roman Catholicism. The Appendix shows Wildes original ordering constructed with great care around a musical arrangement of themes. The poems reveal unexpected aspects of a literary chameleon usually identified with sparkling wit & social comedy. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...