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Deserted Villages Revisited

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Series Book 3 - Explorations in Local and Regional History
Assembling leading experts on the subject, this account explores the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of thousands of villages and smaller settlements in England and Wales between 1340 and 1750. By revisiting the deserted villages, this breakthrough study addresses questions that have plagued archaeologists, geographers, and historians since the 1940s—including why they were deserted, ... Read more

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Assembling leading experts on the subject, this account explores the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of thousands of villages and smaller settlements in England and Wales between 1340 and 1750. By revisiting the deserted villages, this breakthrough study addresses questions that have plagued archaeologists, geographers, and historians since the 1940s—including why they were deserted,
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Masterpieces of Art Explained

Discover famous artworks and their finer details

by Christopher P Jones ...

Series Book 4 - Looking at Art
Masterpieces of Art Explained highlights the key aspects and creative ideas behind inspirational artworks.Do you enjoy learning about different types of art? This book reveals the key features depicted within popular paintings and sculptures, finding hidden details beyond first glances and how they convey their meaning.From works by Caravaggio to Vermeer, discover the objects that have changed art ... Read more

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Masterpieces of Art Explained highlights the key aspects and creative ideas behind inspirational artworks.Do you enjoy learning about different types of art? This book reveals the key features depicted within popular paintings and sculptures, finding hidden details beyond first glances and how they convey their meaning.From works by Caravaggio to Vermeer, discover the objects that have changed art
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The Silent Oligarch

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by Christopher Morgan Jones ...

Series Book 1 - A Ben Webster Novel
“A happy partner to the work of Deighton, Archer, and le Carré... carried on craftily understated prose that approaches cold poetry… a first-class novel." (Booklist, starred review)Racing between London and Moscow, Kazakstan and the Caymans, The Silent Oligarch reveals a sinister unexplored world where the wealthy buy the justice they want—and the silence they need. Here private spy agencies duel ... Read more

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“A happy partner to the work of Deighton, Archer, and le Carré... carried on craftily understated prose that approaches cold poetry… a first-class novel." (Booklist, starred review)Racing between London and Moscow, Kazakstan and the Caymans, The Silent Oligarch reveals a sinister unexplored world where the wealthy buy the justice they want—and the silence they need. Here private spy agencies duel
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Beyond Vision

Going Blind, Inner Seeing, and the Nature of the Self

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In this unique and exhilarating autobiography, Allan Jones – Canada’s first blind diplomat – vividly describes how an untreatable eye disease slowly decimated his visual world, most challengingly during his postings in Tokyo and New Delhi, and how he discovered and took to heart the revelatory Indian philosophy that changed his life.Advaita Vedanta, the most iconoclastic and liberating of the ... Read more

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In this unique and exhilarating autobiography, Allan Jones – Canada’s first blind diplomat – vividly describes how an untreatable eye disease slowly decimated his visual world, most challengingly during his postings in Tokyo and New Delhi, and how he discovered and took to heart the revelatory Indian philosophy that changed his life.Advaita Vedanta, the most iconoclastic and liberating of the
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The Jackal's Share

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"Terrific news for fans of first-class thrillers." --Maureen Corrigan, NPR.orgA murder in a Tehran hotel leaves the London art world spinning. The deceased, beloved at home as a proud dealer in antiquities, now stands accused of smuggling artifacts out of Iran for sale in the West. But despite the triumphal announcements of the secret police, there is something perhaps too tidy in the official ... Read more

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"Terrific news for fans of first-class thrillers." --Maureen Corrigan, NPR.orgA murder in a Tehran hotel leaves the London art world spinning. The deceased, beloved at home as a proud dealer in antiquities, now stands accused of smuggling artifacts out of Iran for sale in the West. But despite the triumphal announcements of the secret police, there is something perhaps too tidy in the official
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Great Paintings Explained

Learn to read paintings through some of art's most famous works

by Christopher P Jones ...

Series Book 2 - Looking at Art
Imagine walking into an art gallery and looking at a painting. What does it mean? What is it trying to say? This book will help you answer these questions.From paintings by Botticelli to Van Gogh, Great Paintings Explained explores what the pictures actually show by delving into the myths, symbolism and stories behind fifteen different works of art.Artworks include:The Night Café by Vincent van ... Read more

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Imagine walking into an art gallery and looking at a painting. What does it mean? What is it trying to say? This book will help you answer these questions.From paintings by Botticelli to Van Gogh, Great Paintings Explained explores what the pictures actually show by delving into the myths, symbolism and stories behind fifteen different works of art.Artworks include:The Night Café by Vincent van
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How to Read Paintings

Western art explored through a close-reading of painted masterpieces

by Christopher P Jones ...

Series series Looking at Art
How to Read Paintings explores some of the finest paintings from the world of art history.Have you ever come across a painting from art history and wondered what it was about? Do you wish you knew what to look for so you could understand it better?How to Read Paintings explores the fascinating meaning behind a range of famous paintings, including masterworks by Vermeer and Cézanne. You will learn ... Read more

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How to Read Paintings explores some of the finest paintings from the world of art history.Have you ever come across a painting from art history and wondered what it was about? Do you wish you knew what to look for so you could understand it better?How to Read Paintings explores the fascinating meaning behind a range of famous paintings, including masterworks by Vermeer and Cézanne. You will learn
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The Breath of the Zephyr

The White Phantom City, #1

by Christopher Jones ...

Series Book 1 - The White Phantom City
England between 1936 and 1956: Evacuee Eleanor White, who is fascinated by all things Venetian, lives at her enigmatic uncle Arthur's country cottage where at night, she hears an unearthly voice in the wind calling her name. She is also disturbed by a sinister wall mask, which is the image of a Venetian woman recently hanged for murder. One day, Arthur who is a woodcarver and antiques dealer, ... Read more

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England between 1936 and 1956: Evacuee Eleanor White, who is fascinated by all things Venetian, lives at her enigmatic uncle Arthur's country cottage where at night, she hears an unearthly voice in the wind calling her name. She is also disturbed by a sinister wall mask, which is the image of a Venetian woman recently hanged for murder. One day, Arthur who is a woodcarver and antiques dealer,
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The Palmistry of Fingerprints

by Christopher Jones ...

The Palmistry of Fingerprints is a comprehensive look at the significance of the skin ridge patterns found in your hands. While the forensic use of fingerprint identification has been in use since Victorian times, over the last one hundred years the modern study of dermatoglyphics has established the psychological, genetic and diagnostic value of the finger and palmar patterns. As biometric ... Read more

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The Palmistry of Fingerprints is a comprehensive look at the significance of the skin ridge patterns found in your hands. While the forensic use of fingerprint identification has been in use since Victorian times, over the last one hundred years the modern study of dermatoglyphics has established the psychological, genetic and diagnostic value of the finger and palmar patterns. As biometric
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White Phantom City

The White Phantom City, #2

by Christopher Jones ...

Series Book 2 - The White Phantom City
White Phantom City is the continuation of The Breath of the ZephyrEllie has made a new friend in Venice but this strange young woman is harbouring a terrible secret. Is she somehow connected with the Venetian murders or just an innocent bystander caught up in a web of deceit?Are these killings the work of a serial killer or is there some other unseen force at work here?As Arthur would have ... Read more

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White Phantom City is the continuation of The Breath of the ZephyrEllie has made a new friend in Venice but this strange young woman is harbouring a terrible secret. Is she somehow connected with the Venetian murders or just an innocent bystander caught up in a web of deceit?Are these killings the work of a serial killer or is there some other unseen force at work here?As Arthur would have
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Sorrow For The Lost

The White Phantom City, #3

by Christopher Jones ...

Series Book 3 - The White Phantom City
Sorrow for the Lost is the final instalment of the. Hooded Visitant Series, beginning where The Breath of the Zephyr and White Phantom City left off.England 1956: When woman is murdered in the nearby market town of Pulminster, suspicion falls on Eleanor White and those close to her.Soon after, an object that was presumed lost in Venice turns up raising the fear that an old enemy has reappeared. ... Read more

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Sorrow for the Lost is the final instalment of the. Hooded Visitant Series, beginning where The Breath of the Zephyr and White Phantom City left off.England 1956: When woman is murdered in the nearby market town of Pulminster, suspicion falls on Eleanor White and those close to her.Soon after, an object that was presumed lost in Venice turns up raising the fear that an old enemy has reappeared.
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The Jones Effect - Master the Art of Networking and Connections

by Christopher Jones ...

The Jones Effect: Master The Art of Networking & Connections is more than a guidebook, it's a mindset shift. It challenges you to stop "keeping up" and start lifting up, to become the person whose presence, purpose, and principles leave a ripple effect of success in every room you enter."When you believe in your gifts and water them daily, the world can't help but feel your EFFECT." ... Read more

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The Jones Effect: Master The Art of Networking & Connections is more than a guidebook, it's a mindset shift. It challenges you to stop "keeping up" and start lifting up, to become the person whose presence, purpose, and principles leave a ripple effect of success in every room you enter."When you believe in your gifts and water them daily, the world can't help but feel your EFFECT."
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