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The history of Western research and academic theory provides many examples of how the sensory perception of symbolic forms during focused inquiry guided scientists in their search for novel solutions. Well-known cases are the research of Copernicus, Einstein, Kekul, Kepler, and Poincar. Despite the ... More

Located in the world of a former collective farm in Estonia, Sigrid Rausing's book describes the changing identity of the Swedish speaking minority in Estonia under pre-Soviet and Soviet rule, its new post-Soviet dependence on Sweden, and its current attempt to restore a Swedish cultural identity.... More

In the 1920s an international team of scientists and miners unearthed the richest evidence of human evolution the world had ever seen: Peking Man. After the communist revolution of 1949, Peking Man became a prominent figure in the movement to bring science to the people. In a new state with twin goa... More

In this haunting novel, a friendship springs up between a writer and a retired army nurse who seeks her out decades after their childhood in the same housing project. "For Rouenna" is an unforgettable work about truth, memory, and unexpected heroism by one of the most gifted writers of her generatio... More

Georgette George does not know what to make of her brilliant, idealistic roommate, Ann Drayton, and her obsessive disdain for the ruling class into which she was born. A decade later, Ann is convicted of murder, and Georgette finds more complicated and mysterious forces at work.A "San Francisco Chro... More

In the finale of this great and popular work, Kristin rearranges her life after the Black Death has devastated her world.... More

Part two is the story of Kristin's fifteen years of troubled married life on the great estate of Husaby.... More

Volume one of the trilogy; Kristin's girlhood.... More

This is a practical guide to understanding and investigating the multiple modes of communication, verbal and non-verbal. It sets out clear methodology to help readers conduct their own analysis, equipping them with the tools to analyse situations from different perspectives. Drawing on research into... More

Everything you need to know to master the beautiful craft of Hardanger embroidery: preparing the fabric, kinds of thread, blocking and removing thread correctly, kloster or satin stitch, working diagonally, much more. Instructions are followed by a series of "lessons" in which actual projects are ma... More