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  • The Archaeology of Caves in Ireland

    by Marion Dowd ...
    The archaeology of caves in Ireland is a ground-breaking and unique study of the enigmatic, unseen and dark silent world of caves. People have engaged with caves for the duration of human occupation of the island, spanning 10,000 years. In prehistory, subterranean landscapes were associated with the dead and the spirit world, with evidence for burials, funerary rituals and votive deposition. The ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Archaeology of Darkness

    Edited by Marion Dowd, Robert Hensey ...
    Through time people have lived with darkness. Archaeology shows us that over the whole human journey people have sought out dark places, for burials, for votive deposition and sometimes for retreat or religious ritual away from the wider community. Thirteen papers explore Palaeolithic use of deep caves in Europe and the orientation of mortuary monuments in the Neolithic and Bronze Age. It examines ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Insider's German (Michel Thomas Method) - Full course

    Learn German with the Michel Thomas Method

    by Michel Thomas ...
    Narrated by Michel Thomas, Marion O'Dowd, Virginia Catmur ...
    Series series Insider's

    Unabridged

    10 hours 3 min

    Would you like to improve your overall fluency in German? This course will improve your listening and conversational skills, expand your vocabulary and improve your grammar.Ideal for anyone who has completed the Michel Thomas Intermediate German course, or anyone with an intermediate level mastery of the language, the course will give you more confidence in conversation and fast track your ... Read more

    Was $105.99 CAD Now $52.99 CAD

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    German Vocabulary Course (Michel Thomas Method) - Full course

    Learn German with the Michel Thomas Method

    by Michel Thomas ...
    Narrated by Michel Thomas, Marion O'Dowd, Rose Lee Hayden ...
    Series series Vocabulary

    Unabridged

    6 hours 12 min

    What you understand, you know; and what you know, you don't forget. - Michel ThomasExperience significant results in a remarkably short period of time thanks to the unique Michel Thomas Method, perfected over 50 years by celebrated psycholinguist, Michel Thomas. The method works in tune with how the brain prefers to receive, store, and then retrieve information. You'll stick with it, because you ... Read more

    Was $105.99 CAD Now $52.99 CAD

  • Caves and Ritual in Medieval Europe, AD 500-1500

    Edited by Marion Dowd, Knut Andreas Bergsvik ...
    Caves and rockshelters in Europe have traditionally been associated with prehistory, and in some regions cave archaeology has become synonymous with the Palaeolithic. However, there is abundant evidence that caves and rockshelters were important foci for activities in historic times. During the medieval period (here taken as AD 500–1500) caves were used for short-term shelter, habitation, ... Read more

    $34.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Secret Lives of Buildings

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  • Silt

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    In Silt, bestselling travel writer Robert Macfarlane walks the Broomway, the deadliest path in Britain.In one of the most striking chapters of his brilliant 2012 book The Old Ways, Robert Macfarlane walks the Essex offshore path which has claimed the lives of more than sixty people over the centuries. His companion on this atmospheric and potentially perilous journey is his old friend and ... Read more

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  • Cult of Progress

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  • The Edge of Memory

    Ancient Stories, Oral Tradition and the Post-Glacial World

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    How much of the folk tales of our ancestors is rooted in fact, and what can they tell us about the future?In today's society it is the written word that holds the authority. We are more likely to trust the words found in a history textbook over the version of history retold by a friend – after all, human memory is unreliable, and how can you be sure your friend hasn't embellished the facts? But ... Read more

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  • To Have and to Hold

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    by Philipp Blom ...
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  • The Memory Code

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    In ancient, pre-literate cultures across the globe, tribal elders had encyclopedic memories. They could name all the animals and plants across a landscape, identify the stars in the sky, and recite the history of their people. Yet today, most of us struggle to memorize more than a short poem. Using traditional Aboriginal Australian song lines as a starting point, Dr. Lynne Kelly has since ... Read more

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