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This book will interest anyone who marvels at the night sky and would like to learn to recognise constellations and identify the brightest stars by name. Renowned amateur astronomer, Guilherme de Almeida, dispels the myth that specialist knowledge and elaborate instruments are a prerequisite for all... More

The temple Moses built in the desert is the most eloquent of all types of rituals in the Old Testament. This detailed book will help you focus and see things from a spiritual perspective.... More

The rather young field of research into electricity savings is attracting increasing attention since low electricity consumption is a vital component of environmentally sustainable development. The potential benefits from using less electricity, without sacrificing quality of life, are immense, as t... More

This is the first book to explore Virginia Woolf's preoccupation with the literary past and its profound impact on the content and structure of her novels. It analyses Woolf's reading and writing practices via her essays, diaries and reading notebooks and presents chronological studies of eight of h... More

Maupassant's experiences in the army during the Anglo-Prussian War provided him with ingredients for some of his finest short stories. Confined to a lunatic asylum in Paris, Maupassant died on 6 July 1893. Read Maupassant at his very best.... More

These are just a few of the 8,000 proverbs gathered from 300 countries and regions to create this dynamic dictionary. This book is the most comprehensive collection of international proverbs in the world. To read this book is to travel the globe, learning about wisdom, humor, and the nature of other... More