Alan D D : 234 books

The second half of the 19th Century saw a revolution in both European politics and philosophy. Philosophical fervour reflected political fervour. Five great critics dominated the European intellectual scene: Ludwig Feuerbach, Karl Marx, Soren Kierkegaard, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Friedrich Nietzsche....

This volume covers the period between the 1890s and 1930s, a period that witnessed revolutions in the arts and society which set the agenda for the rest of the century. In philosophy, the period saw the birth of analytic philosophy, the development of new programmes and new modes of inquiry, the emergence...

"Poststructuralism and Critical Theory's Second Generation" analyses the major themes and developments in a period that brought continental philosophy to the forefront of scholarship in a variety of humanities and social science disciplines and that set the agenda for philosophical thought...

REA’s Essentials provide quick and easy access to critical information in a variety of different fields, ranging from the most basic to the most advanced. As its name implies, these concise, comprehensive study guides summarize the essentials of the field covered. Essentials are helpful when preparing...

Acknowledging the unique set of symptoms that accompanies a period of mourning, this guide is the ideal companion to weathering the storm of physical distress. From muscle aches and pains to problems with eating and sleeping, this handbook addresses how the body responds to the impact of profound...

This book evaluates the involvement of working memory in five central aspects of language processing: vocabulary acquisition, speech production, reading development, skilled reading, and comprehension. The authors draw upon experimental, neuropsychological and developmental evidence in a wide-ranging...

The last 20 years has seen a rapid increase in infectious diseases, particularly those that are termed "emerging diseases" such as SARS, "neglected diseases" such as malaria and those that are deemed biothreats such as anthrax. It is well-recognized that the most effective modality...

Every person longs to be loved, to believe someone cares for them more than life itself. By weaving the rich imagery of a wedding throughout the text, in Lover of My Soul the reader is reminded that Christ the Bridegroom loves them deeply and completely - that He gave His life as payment for their...

Two prisoners are told that they will be brought to a room and seated so that each can see the other. Hats will be placed on their heads; each hat is either red or green. The two prisoners must simultaneously submit a guess of their own hat color, and they both go free if at least one of them guesses...

This volume combines incisive state-of-the-art research regarding nausea and vomiting with articles summarizing current medical knowledge of clinical problems associated with these symptoms. Topics include the historical perspective on research on nausea and emesis, clinical assessments of current...

Turingia, Nazione germanica, Anno Domini 1631, ventre nero e congelato del tredicesimo, terribile inverno della guerra eterna. Disgregazione, devastazione, consunzione hanno dominio incontrastato su quello che appare come un mondo in inarrestabile agonia. Ma nemmeno i molti, troppi segni di un'apocalisse...

Tenebre. Non esiste altro nella Germania dell'anno Domini 1630. Tenebre, carestia, morte, pestilenza provocate da una guerra che sembra eterna. Ma nemmeno questo assurdo bagno di sangue è in grado di fermare Reinhardt Heinrich von Dekken, Principe di Turingia, uno dei nobili cattolici più potenti,...

«Kogon non riusciva a ricordare nient'altro. Solamente la guerra. Forse, non c'era mai stato nient'altro. Da nessun'altra parte, in nessun altro tempo, in nessun altro spazio. Impossibile rallentarla. Impossibile fermarla. La guerra è eterna.» In questo nuovo volume di racconti del «Maestro italiano...