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  • The House of Wisdom

    How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Society for Useful Knowledge

    How Benjamin Franklin and Friends Brought the Enlightenment to America

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

  • I, Helene Kottannerin

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

    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 ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD

  • Islam Through Western Eyes

    From the Crusades to the War on Terrorism

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    $33.99 CAD

  • Comedy for Animators

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    $92.99 CAD

  • Carnivore

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

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    Carnivore

    par Jonathan Lyon ...
    Lu par Andrew Wincott ...

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    11 heure 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 ... En savoir plus

    $34.99 CAD

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    The House of Wisdom

    How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization

    par Jonathan Lyons ...
    Lu par Nezar Alderazi ...

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    9 heure 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 ... En savoir plus

    $20.99 CAD

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  • Orientalism

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  • First Principles

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  • A World Without Islam

    "[A] must-read by one of the most thought-provoking writers on Islam and the Middle East." —#1 New York Times –Bestselling Author Reza AslanWhat if Islam never existed? To some, it's a comforting thought: no clash of civilizations, no holy wars, no terrorists. But what if that weren't the case at all?In A World Without Islam, Graham E. Fuller, a former vice chairman of the National Intelligence ... En savoir plus

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