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The House of Wisdom

How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization

by Jonathan Lyons ...

For centuries following the fall of Rome, western Europe was abenighted backwater, a world of subsistence farming, minimal literacy,and violent conflict. Meanwhile Arab culture was thriving, dazzlingthose Europeans fortunate enough to catch even a glimpse of thescientific advances coming from Baghdad, Antioch, or the cities ofPersia, Central Asia, and Muslim Spain. T here, philosophers ... Read more

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For centuries following the fall of Rome, western Europe was abenighted backwater, a world of subsistence farming, minimal literacy,and violent conflict. Meanwhile Arab culture was thriving, dazzlingthose Europeans fortunate enough to catch even a glimpse of thescientific advances coming from Baghdad, Antioch, or the cities ofPersia, Central Asia, and Muslim Spain. T here, philosophers
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The Society for Useful Knowledge

How Benjamin Franklin and Friends Brought the Enlightenment to America

by Jonathan Lyons ...

Benjamin Franklin and his contemporaries brought the Enlightenment to America-an intellectual revolution that laid the foundation for the political one that followed. With the “first Drudgery” of settling the American colonies now past, Franklin announced in 1743, it was time the colonists set about improving the lot of humankind through collaborative inquiry. From Franklin's idea emerged the ... Read more

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Benjamin Franklin and his contemporaries brought the Enlightenment to America-an intellectual revolution that laid the foundation for the political one that followed. With the “first Drudgery” of settling the American colonies now past, Franklin announced in 1743, it was time the colonists set about improving the lot of humankind through collaborative inquiry. From Franklin's idea emerged the
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Carnivore

by Jonathan Lyon ...

Shortlisted for the Polari First Book Award 2018‘So you liked Irvine Welsh? Read Carnivore’ CosmopolitanMeet Leander: lover, fighter, liar.He learnt a long time ago that nothing is as intoxicating as blood. But whether it’s his or someone else’s doesn’t matter any more. There’s a mysterious pain in every muscle of his body – and it’s got so bad that he’ll do anything to escape it.Up to now, it’s ... Read more

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Shortlisted for the Polari First Book Award 2018‘So you liked Irvine Welsh? Read Carnivore’ CosmopolitanMeet Leander: lover, fighter, liar.He learnt a long time ago that nothing is as intoxicating as blood. But whether it’s his or someone else’s doesn’t matter any more. There’s a mysterious pain in every muscle of his body – and it’s got so bad that he’ll do anything to escape it.Up to now, it’s
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Islam Through Western Eyes

From the Crusades to the War on Terrorism

by Jonathan Lyons ...

Despite the West's growing involvement in Muslim societies, conflicts, and cultures, its inability to understand or analyze the Islamic world threatens any prospect for East–West rapprochement. Impelled by one thousand years of anti-Muslim ideas and images, the West has failed to engage in any meaningful or productive way with the world of Islam. Formulated in the medieval halls of the Roman Curia ... Read more

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Despite the West's growing involvement in Muslim societies, conflicts, and cultures, its inability to understand or analyze the Islamic world threatens any prospect for East–West rapprochement. Impelled by one thousand years of anti-Muslim ideas and images, the West has failed to engage in any meaningful or productive way with the world of Islam. Formulated in the medieval halls of the Roman Curia
... Read more
Comedy for Animators

by Jonathan Lyons ...

While comedy writers are responsible for creating clever scripts, comedic animators have a much more complicated problem to solve: What makes a physical character funny? Comedy for Animators breaks down the answer by exploring the techniques of those who have used their bodies to make others laugh. Drawing from traditions such as commedia dell’arte, pantomime, Vaudeville, the circus, and silent ... Read more

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While comedy writers are responsible for creating clever scripts, comedic animators have a much more complicated problem to solve: What makes a physical character funny? Comedy for Animators breaks down the answer by exploring the techniques of those who have used their bodies to make others laugh. Drawing from traditions such as commedia dell’arte, pantomime, Vaudeville, the circus, and silent
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The House of Wisdom

How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization

by Jonathan Lyons ...

Narrated by Nezar Alderazi ...

Unabridged

9 hours 16 min

Bloomsbury presents The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization by Jonathan Lyons, read by Nezar Alerazi.For centuries following the fall of Rome, Western Europe was a benighted backwater, a world of subsistence farming, minimal literacy, and violent conflict. Meanwhile Arab culture was thriving, dazzling those Europeans fortunate enough to visit cities like Baghdad or ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization by Jonathan Lyons, read by Nezar Alerazi.For centuries following the fall of Rome, Western Europe was a benighted backwater, a world of subsistence farming, minimal literacy, and violent conflict. Meanwhile Arab culture was thriving, dazzling those Europeans fortunate enough to visit cities like Baghdad or
... Read more

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The Chair and the Valley

A Memoir of Trauma, Healing, and the Outdoors

by Banning Lyon ...

**"Bracing, brilliant, and fury-inducing.... a survival story like no other. With positively outstanding storytelling, this is a book that cannot be put down." —Booklist, starred reviewAN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVEROne of Booklist’s Best Memoirs of 2024One of Booklist Editors' Choice Adult Books for Young Adults, 2024**Banning Lyon was an average 15-year-old, living in Dallas, TX. He ... Read more

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**"Bracing, brilliant, and fury-inducing.... a survival story like no other. With positively outstanding storytelling, this is a book that cannot be put down." —Booklist, starred reviewAN OPEN FIELD PUBLICATION FROM MARIA SHRIVEROne of Booklist’s Best Memoirs of 2024One of Booklist Editors' Choice Adult Books for Young Adults, 2024**Banning Lyon was an average 15-year-old, living in Dallas, TX. He
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Lords and pastors

Lives of German bishops, 950–1250

Edited by Jonathan R. Lyon, Simon Maclean ...

Series series Manchester Medieval Sources
This book presents biographies of six bishops from the medieval German empire, translated into English for the first time. The bishop was a ubiquitous figure across medieval Europe, providing leadership to the community of Christians within dioceses and linking day-to-day life to centres of political power and ecclesiastical authority. They were particularly prominent in the kingdom of Germany, ... Read more

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This book presents biographies of six bishops from the medieval German empire, translated into English for the first time. The bishop was a ubiquitous figure across medieval Europe, providing leadership to the community of Christians within dioceses and linking day-to-day life to centres of political power and ecclesiastical authority. They were particularly prominent in the kingdom of Germany,
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Carnivore

by Jonathan Lyon ...

Narrated by Andrew Wincott ...

Unabridged

11 hours 18 min

Shortlisted for the Polari First Book Award 2018‘So you liked Irvine Welsh? Read Carnivore’ CosmopolitanMeet Leander: lover, fighter, liar.Now including an exclusive interview with the author and Jon Appleton at the end of the audiobook.He learnt a long time ago that nothing is as intoxicating as blood. But whether it’s his or someone else’s doesn’t matter any more. There’s a mysterious pain in ... Read more

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Shortlisted for the Polari First Book Award 2018‘So you liked Irvine Welsh? Read Carnivore’ CosmopolitanMeet Leander: lover, fighter, liar.Now including an exclusive interview with the author and Jon Appleton at the end of the audiobook.He learnt a long time ago that nothing is as intoxicating as blood. But whether it’s his or someone else’s doesn’t matter any more. There’s a mysterious pain in
... Read more

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I, Helene Kottannerin

The Lady-in-Waiting Who Stole Hungary's Crown

by Julia Burkhardt, Christina Lutter ...

Translated by Jonathan Lyon ...

This remarkable translation portrays Helene Kottannerin’s thrilling and rare autobiographical tale of stealing the Hungarian royal crown in 1440 to protect the throne for the unborn heir of Queen Elizabeth of Luxembourg.In a time of political uncertainty following King Albert II’s death, the pregnant and widowed queen entrusted her lady-in-waiting, Helene, with the daring mission to retrieve the ... Read more

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This remarkable translation portrays Helene Kottannerin’s thrilling and rare autobiographical tale of stealing the Hungarian royal crown in 1440 to protect the throne for the unborn heir of Queen Elizabeth of Luxembourg.In a time of political uncertainty following King Albert II’s death, the pregnant and widowed queen entrusted her lady-in-waiting, Helene, with the daring mission to retrieve the
... Read more
No Space for Bullies

by Jonathan Stone, M. Lyons ...

When Maxwell, the interstellar ambassador of goodwill, first lands on the planet Magellum, he finds two species: Red Elks and Blue Bills. The Red Elks have bullied the Blue Bills for hundreds of years, and Maxwell decides to step in and help them discover ways to work and play together.He decides to teach them about a sporting event from his home world, Pangeria: the Magic Sphere Games. As the two ... Read more

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When Maxwell, the interstellar ambassador of goodwill, first lands on the planet Magellum, he finds two species: Red Elks and Blue Bills. The Red Elks have bullied the Blue Bills for hundreds of years, and Maxwell decides to step in and help them discover ways to work and play together.He decides to teach them about a sporting event from his home world, Pangeria: the Magic Sphere Games. As the two
... Read more
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Lockwood & Co.: The Whispering Skull

by Jonathan Stroud ...

Narrated by Katie Lyons ...

Unabridged

11 hours 38 min

Rivals clash, friendships are tested, and sinister secrets are unsealed as Lockwood & Co. investigate a Victorian occultist in this second spine-chilling, ghost-filled adventure by internationally bestselling author Jonathan Stroud.In the six months since Anthony, Lucy, and George survived a night in the most haunted house in England, Lockwood & Co. hasn't made much progress. Quill Kipps and his ... Read more

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Rivals clash, friendships are tested, and sinister secrets are unsealed as Lockwood & Co. investigate a Victorian occultist in this second spine-chilling, ghost-filled adventure by internationally bestselling author Jonathan Stroud.In the six months since Anthony, Lucy, and George survived a night in the most haunted house in England, Lockwood & Co. hasn't made much progress. Quill Kipps and his
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