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A Concise History of Belgium

by Guy Vanthemsche, Roger De Peuter ...

Series series Cambridge Concise Histories
The small and densely populated nation of Belgium has played an important role in the history of Europe and other continents, especially Africa. It was a pioneering force in industry, trade, and finance during the Middle Ages, through early modern times and into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It introduced innovative political regimes and played a leading role in the creative arts. Yet ... Read more

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The small and densely populated nation of Belgium has played an important role in the history of Europe and other continents, especially Africa. It was a pioneering force in industry, trade, and finance during the Middle Ages, through early modern times and into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It introduced innovative political regimes and played a leading role in the creative arts. Yet
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Eddy Merckx – Out On His Own

‘The Cannibal’ through the eyes of his rivals and teammates

by Guy Roger, Ned Boulting, Carlton Kirby, Phil Cavell, Andy McGrath, Nige Tassell1 ...

Narrated by Ned Boulting, Carlton Kirby, Phil Cavell, Andy McGrath0, Nige Tassell2, Luis Soto3 ...

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Bloomsbury presents Eddy Merckx – Out On His Own by Guy Roger, read by Luis Soto*With audio contributions from Ned Boulting, Carlton Kirby, Phil Cavell, Andy McGrath and Nige Tassell*‘It is impossible to win everything he has won’ – Tadej Pogacar‘Merckx … is in a class by himself’ – Jacques AnquetilA UNIQUE ACCOUNT OF MERCKX'S DOMINANCE OF CYCLING, WITH PREVIOUSLY UNTOLD ANEC... ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents Eddy Merckx – Out On His Own by Guy Roger, read by Luis Soto*With audio contributions from Ned Boulting, Carlton Kirby, Phil Cavell, Andy McGrath and Nige Tassell*‘It is impossible to win everything he has won’ – Tadej Pogacar‘Merckx … is in a class by himself’ – Jacques AnquetilA UNIQUE ACCOUNT OF MERCKX'S DOMINANCE OF CYCLING, WITH PREVIOUSLY UNTOLD ANEC...
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Alexander

The Ambiguity of Greatness

by Guy Maclean Rogers ...

For nearly two and a half millennia, Alexander the Great has loomed over history as a legend–and an enigma. Wounded repeatedly but always triumphant in battle, he conquered most of the known world, only to die mysteriously at the age of thirty-two. In his day he was revered as a god; in our day he has been reviled as a mass murderer, a tyrant as brutal as Stalin or Hitler.Who was the man behind ... Read more

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For nearly two and a half millennia, Alexander the Great has loomed over history as a legend–and an enigma. Wounded repeatedly but always triumphant in battle, he conquered most of the known world, only to die mysteriously at the age of thirty-two. In his day he was revered as a god; in our day he has been reviled as a mass murderer, a tyrant as brutal as Stalin or Hitler.Who was the man behind
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When Architecture Meets Activism

The Transformative Experience of Hank Williams Village in the Windy City

by Roger Guy ...

This social history and community study documents the events surrounding the attempt by community members, activists, and VISTA architects to resist the planned construction of a community college in the neighborhood of Uptown. The planner and architect are seldom envisioned as advocates for the urban poor. However, during the 1960s, New Left planners and architects began working with marginalized ... Read more

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This social history and community study documents the events surrounding the attempt by community members, activists, and VISTA architects to resist the planned construction of a community college in the neighborhood of Uptown. The planner and architect are seldom envisioned as advocates for the urban poor. However, during the 1960s, New Left planners and architects began working with marginalized
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A Life

The Humble Truth

by Guy de Maupassant, Roger Pearson ...

Series series Oxford World's Classics
`every heart imagines itself the first to thrill to a myriad sensations which once stirred the hearts of the earliest creatures and which will again stir the hearts of the last men and women to walk the earth' What is a life? How shall a storyteller conceive a life? What if art means pattern and life has none? How, then, can any story be true to life? These are some of the questions which inform ... Read more

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`every heart imagines itself the first to thrill to a myriad sensations which once stirred the hearts of the earliest creatures and which will again stir the hearts of the last men and women to walk the earth' What is a life? How shall a storyteller conceive a life? What if art means pattern and life has none? How, then, can any story be true to life? These are some of the questions which inform
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Eddy Merckx – Out On His Own

‘The Cannibal’ through the eyes of his rivals and teammates

by Mr Guy Roger, Ned Boulting, Carlton Kirby, Phil Cavell, Mr Andy McGrath, Nige Tassell ...

Translated by Roland Hall ...

'It is impossible to win everything he has won' – Tadej Pogacar'Explains why and how the Belgian champion will remain the greatest cyclist of all time' – Planète Cyclisme'The author puts the Belgian's most beautiful wins in perspective by looking at his opponents' – L'Est Républicain'Merckx is in a class by himself' – Jacques AnquetilA UNIQUE ACCOUNT OF MERCKX'S DOM... ... Read more

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'It is impossible to win everything he has won' – Tadej Pogacar'Explains why and how the Belgian champion will remain the greatest cyclist of all time' – Planète Cyclisme'The author puts the Belgian's most beautiful wins in perspective by looking at his opponents' – L'Est Républicain'Merckx is in a class by himself' – Jacques AnquetilA UNIQUE ACCOUNT OF MERCKX'S DOM...
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Probing the Sutras

A Guide to Studying and Understanding Buddhism's Most Essential Texts

by Guy Gibbon, Tim Burkett ...

A compact summary like Probing the Sutras has been sorely needed for some time, as more and more Westerners have dipped into meditation without any understanding of its predominantly Buddhist scriptural underpinning. This concise, well-informed introduction to the history and contents of eleven seminal Buddhist sutras also provides suggestions for reflection, meditation, and practical applications ... Read more

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A compact summary like Probing the Sutras has been sorely needed for some time, as more and more Westerners have dipped into meditation without any understanding of its predominantly Buddhist scriptural underpinning. This concise, well-informed introduction to the history and contents of eleven seminal Buddhist sutras also provides suggestions for reflection, meditation, and practical applications
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The Monsters' Guide to Choosing a Pet

by Brian Patten, Roger McGough ...

Illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees ...

Roger McGough and Brian Patten have selected the very best of their animal poems in order to help two loveable monsters from outer space who visit Earth in search of a pet and need a bit of guidance...Split into sections, the monsters are introduced to animals that fly, swim, crawl and purr by two of our greatest childrens poets. Illustrated in Guy Parker-Rees' lively and intimitable style. ... Read more

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Roger McGough and Brian Patten have selected the very best of their animal poems in order to help two loveable monsters from outer space who visit Earth in search of a pet and need a bit of guidance...Split into sections, the monsters are introduced to animals that fly, swim, crawl and purr by two of our greatest childrens poets. Illustrated in Guy Parker-Rees' lively and intimitable style.
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Black Athena Revisited

Edited by Mary R. Lefkowitz, Guy MacLean Rogers ...

Was Western civilization founded by ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians? Can the ancient Egyptians usefully be called black? Did the ancient Greeks borrow religion, science, and philosophy from the Egyptians and Phoenicians? Have scholars ignored the Afroasiatic roots of Western civilization as a result of racism and anti-Semitism?In this collection of twenty essays, leading scholars in a broad ... Read more

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Was Western civilization founded by ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians? Can the ancient Egyptians usefully be called black? Did the ancient Greeks borrow religion, science, and philosophy from the Egyptians and Phoenicians? Have scholars ignored the Afroasiatic roots of Western civilization as a result of racism and anti-Semitism?In this collection of twenty essays, leading scholars in a broad
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Rome, the Greek World, and the East

Volume 1: The Roman Republic and the Augustan Revolution

by Fergus Millar ...

Series series Studies in the History of Greece and Rome
Fergus Millar is one of the most influential contemporary historians of the ancient world. His essays and books, including The Emperor in the Roman World and The Roman Near East, have enriched our understanding of the Greco-Roman world in fundamental ways. In his writings Millar has made the inhabitants of the Roman Empire central to our conception of how the empire functioned. He also has shown ... Read more

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Fergus Millar is one of the most influential contemporary historians of the ancient world. His essays and books, including The Emperor in the Roman World and The Roman Near East, have enriched our understanding of the Greco-Roman world in fundamental ways. In his writings Millar has made the inhabitants of the Roman Empire central to our conception of how the empire functioned. He also has shown
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Stacking stories

Exploring the hinterland of education

by Emma Rogers, Guy Merchant, Cathy Burnett, Jeannie Bulman ...

What happens when a small group of educators get together? What could they do, what could they make, what could they become? Not necessarily what you might think. This book describes an alternate journey, one that departs from the busy traffic of goal-oriented projects, over-determined aims, and the doorstep delivery of interventions in order to wander reflectively across a more expansive ... Read more

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What happens when a small group of educators get together? What could they do, what could they make, what could they become? Not necessarily what you might think. This book describes an alternate journey, one that departs from the busy traffic of goal-oriented projects, over-determined aims, and the doorstep delivery of interventions in order to wander reflectively across a more expansive
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Rome, the Greek World, and the East

Volume 2: Government, Society, and Culture in the Roman Empire

by Fergus Millar ...

Series series Studies in the History of Greece and Rome
Fergus Millar is one of the most influential contemporary historians of the ancient world. His essays and books, above all The Emperor in the Roman World and The Roman Near East, have transformed our understanding of the communal culture and civil government of the Greco-Roman world. This second volume of the three-volume collection of Millar’s published essays draws together twenty of his classic ... Read more

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Fergus Millar is one of the most influential contemporary historians of the ancient world. His essays and books, above all The Emperor in the Roman World and The Roman Near East, have transformed our understanding of the communal culture and civil government of the Greco-Roman world. This second volume of the three-volume collection of Millar’s published essays draws together twenty of his classic
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