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Chi ha studiato il latino ha in mente modi dire e locuzioni che vorrebbe riutilizzare, ma di cui non ha alcune volte un ricordo preciso. Chi invece non ha avuto l’opportunità di studiarlo trova spesso citazioni in latino, perché è la lingua in cui quel pensiero è nato. Qui quei concetti ci sono,...

Provinciale. Ambizioso. Intelligente. Questo è il generale Napoleone Bonaparte nel 1795, quando ha appena ventisei anni. All'epoca nessuno è disposto a scommettere su di lui. Eppure, appena un anno dopo, Napoleone si impone come una stella di prima grandezza. Siamo nel 1796, è l'inizio di una storia...

Written in 1913 this is a thoroughly decadent story of an unusual menage a trois which ends in a killing. It's filled with poets and artists and those special problems that sensitive people have ('Do you hear that music? It's like a symbol of my life: a wonderful melody murdered by a terrible unworthy...

The democratic party's most eloquent statesman in a triumph of heart, mind, and voice delivers a vivid rebuke to the radical Republicans running riot in Washington. Forthright in confessing his party's own failings, Cuomo is remorseless in dismantling the opposition, using the floodlight of...

Important, non-technical, clearly written examination of causality, including discussion of empirical and romantic critiques.

A Short Literary History of the United States offers an introduction to American Literature for students who want to acquaint themselves with the most important periods, authors, and works of American literary history. Comprehensive yet concise, it provides an essential overview of the different currents...

What do Bach's compositions, Rubik's Cube, the way we choose our mates, and the physics of subatomic particles have in common? All are governed by the laws of symmetry, which elegantly unify scientific and artistic principles. Yet the mathematical language of symmetry-known as group theory-did not...

A collection of poems by a noted Canadian/American poet on the subject of the creatures we nurture, kill, admire, eat, hate, abandon, fear, cage, breed, protect, slaughter, love, envy, emulate, domesticate, curse, and ignore: animals of all shapes, sizes, and dispositions. Some of these poems have appeared previously in various magazines. The remainder are original to this volume.

This book is your ultimate Procurement resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Procurement's whole picture right away. Get countless Procurement...

The election of Pope Francis in March 2013 marked an important moment within the Roman Catholic Church, a moment of continuities and discontinuities. On the one hand he is the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to be elected to lead his Church; on the other hand he provides continuity through...

In The Little Book of Mormon, eleven experts explain the history, beliefs, and rituals of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which originated in the United States in the 1840s and has since faded in and out of public consciousnessand public controversy. Now, as a Mormon politician attempts...

La nuova evangelizzazione promossa da Papa Benedetto XVI richiama quella più antica di Gesù: “il Regno dei Cieli è vicino! Convertitevi e credete a questa notizia.” Vicino vuol dire nell'interiorità dell'uomo. Ma ecco un altro linguaggio usato da Gesù per il suo insegnamento, è il linguaggio...

Trois-Rivières, 1936. Soeur Marie-Aimée-de-Jésus est une enseignante un brin excentrique. Les « parenthèses » amusantes et enrichissantes qu'elle ouvre durant ses cours d'histoire lui valent d'ailleurs le surnom de « soeur Parenthèse » auprès des élèves du pensionnat de l'Adoration-du-Sacré-Coeur....

Augustin Rivard poursuit un grand rêve transmis de génération en génération : exploiter à son plein potentiel la vaste érablière familiale. Sous l'oeil attentionné de son père, le jeune homme ne compte pas les heures et s'attelle à la tâche avec ardeur. Bientôt, la ravissante Marie-Laure,...