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  • Letters of Felix Mendelssohn to Ignaz and Charlotte Moscheles

    Enriched edition.

    In "Letters of Felix Mendelssohn to Ignaz and Charlotte Moscheles," the esteemed composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy presents a fascinating collection of personal correspondences that illuminate his relationships with fellow musicians and friends. The letters, characterized by their eloquent prose and candid reflections, reveal Mendelssohn's thoughts on the artistic challenges of his time as well ... Read more

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  • Letters of Felix Mendelssohn to Ignaz and Charlotte Moscheles

    Enriched edition. Musical Insights and Romantic Reflections: A Composer's Private Letters

    In "Letters of Felix Mendelssohn to Ignaz and Charlotte Moscheles," the eminent composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy offers a richly textured glimpse into his creative mind and personal life through correspondence with his close friends, the Moscheleses. These letters not only showcase Mendelssohn's eloquent prose and keen wit but also illuminate the cultural and musical landscape of the 19th ... Read more

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  • Childbed Fever

    A Scientific Biography of Ignaz Semmelweis

    The life and work of Ignaz Semmelweis is among the most engaging and moving stories in the history of science. Childbed Fever makes the Semmelweis story available to a general audience, while placing his life, and his discovery, in the context of his times. In 1846 Vienna, as what would now be called a head resident of obstetrics, Semmelweis confronted the terrible reality of childbed fever, which ... Read more

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  • Muslim Studies

    Volume 1

    This is the first volume of Goldziher's Muslim Studies, which ranks highly among the classics of the scholarly literature on Islam. Indeed, the two volumes, originally published in German in 1889-1890, can justly be counted among those that laid the foundations of the modern study of Islam as a religion and a civilization. The first study deals with the reaction of Islam to the ideals of Arab ... Read more

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  • Genius Belabored

    Childbed Fever and the Tragic Life of Ignaz Semmelweis

    The fascinating story of Ignaz Semmelweis, a nineteenth-century obstetrician ostracized for his strident advocacy of disinfection as a way to prevent childbed fever.In Genius Belabored: Childbed Fever and the Tragic Life of Ignaz Semmelweis, Theodore G. Obenchain traces the life story of a nineteenth-century Hungarian obstetrician who was shunned and marginalized by the medical establishment for ... Read more

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  • Graph Drawing and Network Visualization

    29th International Symposium, GD 2021, Tübingen, Germany, September 14–17, 2021, Revised Selected Papers

    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    This book constitutes the proceedings of the 28th International Symposium on Graph Drawing and Network Visualization, GD 2021, which was held in Tübingen, Germany, during September 14-17, 2021.The 23 full papers and 5 short papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 74 submissions. The abstracts of 13 posters presented at the conference can be found in the back ... Read more

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  • Genius Belabored

    Childbed Fever and the Tragic Life of Ignaz Semmelweis

    Obenchain traces the life of 19th century Hungarian obstetrician who was shunned and marginalized by colleagues for promoting a visionary but unorthodox origin of childbed fever, (puerperal fever). In an era preceding the germ theory hygienic measures were virtually non-existent. New mothers in particular contracted and died from puerperal fever. Semmelweis suspected that better hygienic measures ... Read more

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  • Repair Work Ethnographies

    Revisiting Breakdown, Relocating Materiality

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This pioneering book homes in on repair as an everyday practice. Bringing together exemplary ethnographies of repair work around the world, it examines the politics of repair, its work settings and intricate networks, in and across a wide range of situations, lay and professional. The book evidences the topical relevance of situated inquiry into breakdown, repair, and maintenance for engaging with ... Read more

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  • FORTY-FOUR TURKISH FAIRY TALES - 44 children's stories from Turkey

    A treasure chest of 44 classic Turkish children's stories drawing on the rich folklore of Turkey

    Series Book 8 - SILK ROAD LEGENDS - Eight eBooks containing children’s stories from countries along the Silk Route PLUS 9th ebook FREE
    This volume is appropriately titled Fairy Tales because something definitely ‘fairy’ occurs. There are forty four children’s stories of talking animals, flying horses, birds that magically change into beautiful maidens, quests to win the hand of a princess, magical objects, simple, yet brave, peasants, wizards, witches, dragons and dungeons, epic journeys, and loveable fools, giants, ogres and so ... Read more

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  • Ignaz Jan Paderewski

    Ignaz Jan Paderewski was a renowned Polish pianist, composer, and politician, celebrated for his virtuosic piano performances and significant contributions to music. His compositions, particularly his piano concertos, showcase a blend of Romanticism and Polish folk elements, reflecting his deep national pride. Paderewski's influence extended beyond music; he played a crucial role in advocating for ... Read more

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  • Architecture Competition

    Project Design and the Building Process

    Series series Design and the Built Environment
    Much valued by design professionals, controversially discussed in the media, regularly misunderstood by the public and systematically regulated by public procurement; in recent years, architecture competitions have become projection screens for various and often incommensurable desires and hopes.Almost all texts on architectural competition engage it for particular reasons, whether these be for ... Read more

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  • Letters of Felix Mendelssohn to Ignaz and Charlotte Moscheles

    "Letters of Felix Mendelssohn to Ignaz and Charlotte Moscheles" is a fascinating collection that offers a glimpse into the personal and professional life of the renowned composer Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Through his correspondence with the Moscheles family, readers gain insight into Mendelssohn's thoughts on music, his creative process, and his relationships with contemporaries. The letters ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus