Simon Oliver: 21 books

Book cover of Creation: A Guide for the Perplexed
by Dr Simon Oliver
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2017

This addition to our popular Guides for the Perplexed series tackles a subject that is enjoying renewed debate: Christianity, along with Judaism and Islam, claims that the universe is not a brute fact. It is 'created'. But what do we mean by 'creation'? Do we mean that the universe is 'designed'?...
Book cover of Philosophy, God and Motion
by Simon Oliver
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2006

In the post-Newtonian world motion is assumed to be a simple category which relates to the locomotion of bodies in space, and is usually associated only with physics. This book shows this to be a relatively recent understanding of motion and that prior to the scientific revolution motion was a broader...
Book cover of Holy Ground

Holy Ground

Cathedrals in the twenty-first century

by Peter Atkinson, Nicholas Henshall, David Hoyle
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017

Cathedrals today face a paradox: on the one hand they represent one of the biggest success stories and mission opportunities of the present-day church; on the other they face seemingly insurmountable financial difficulties, and are largely left by the church and government to fend for themselves. Many—both...
Book cover of Best British Horror 2014
by Johnny Mains, Simon Bestwick, Ramsey Campbell
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2014

Welcome To The New Home Of Horror ‘Johnny Mains is the go-to man for horror in the UK. His extensive knowledge of and unbound passion for the genre is amazing. If there was a government Ministry of Horror (which there should be), Johnny would be in charge. He is the Minister for Horror. He...
Book cover of Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition)

Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition)

The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Carol, Silent Night, The Three Kings, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Heavenly Christmas Tree, Little Women, The Tale of Peter Rabbit…

by O. Henry, Mark Twain, Beatrix Potter
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018

This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box - filled up to the top with the best Christmas novels, classics to read during holidays, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift...
Book cover of Violence

Violence

Humans in Dark Times

by Brad Evans, Natasha Lennard, Simon Critchley
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018

There are a number of anthologies on violence, but none exist as presented in this conversational interview format, which provides a meaningful and sophisticated introduction into the most cutting-edge thinking on the problem of violence in the contemporary world. The market for this book includes...
Book cover of Lonely Planet Discover Europe
by Lonely Planet, Simon Richmond, Alexis Averbuck
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Discover Europe is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. See the Northern Lights in Reykjavik, party in Amsterdam, or ride in a gondola through...
Book cover of Sternenfeuer

Sternenfeuer

Science-Fiction-Kurzgeschichten

by Stefan Barth, Jana Becherer, Moritz Greenman
Language: German
Release Date: June 27, 2016

Völlig neue Welten und das lockende Unbekannte. Eine unstillbare Neugier treibt zahlreiche Schriftsteller seit Jules Verne dazu, technische Innovationen aufzugreifen, die fesselnde Frage nach Leben auf fremden Planeten zu stellen und über interstellare Transportmöglichkeiten zu spekulieren. Dabei...
Book cover of Pollution

Pollution

Causes, Effects and Control

by Oliver Jones, Martin R Preston, John Fawell
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015

Twenty years on from the first edition of Pollution and the topic remains high in the public awareness. Environmental pollution is now a major area of research, consultancy and technological development and is a priority for the political agendas of both the developed and developing worlds. The...
Book cover of Applied NMR Spectroscopy for Chemists and Life Scientists
by Oliver Zerbe, Simon Jurt
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013

From complex structure elucidation to biomolecular interactions - this applicationoriented textbook covers both theory and practice of modern NMR applications. Part one sets the stage with a general description of NMR introducing important parameters such as the chemical shift and scalar or dipolar...
Book cover of Die dunkle Seite der Nacht

Die dunkle Seite der Nacht

Geschichten aus der Nightside 1

by Simon R. Green, Oliver Graute
Language: German
Release Date: April 4, 2012

Mein Name ist Taylor, John Taylor. Auf meiner Visitenkarte steht "Privatdetektiv", aber eigentlich bin ich Experte im Wiederauffinden von Verlorenem. Das ist Teil meiner Gabe, meines Geburtsrechts als Kind der Nightside. Mir ist es vor langer Zeit mit knapper Not gelungen, mit heiler Haut...
Book cover of The Neotoma Paleoecology Database

The Neotoma Paleoecology Database

A Research Outreach Nexus

by Simon James Goring, Russell Graham, Shane Loeffler
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2018

Paleoecological data from the Quaternary Period (2.6 million years ago to present) provides an opportunity for educational outreach for the earth and biological sciences. Paleoecology data repositories serve as technical hubs and focal points within their disciplinary communities and so are uniquely...
Book cover of Wer die Nachtigall hört

Wer die Nachtigall hört

Geschichten aus der Nightside 3

by Simon R. Green, Oliver Graute
Language: German
Release Date: April 4, 2012

Mein Name ist John Taylor. Ich arbeite auf den grellen Straßen der Nightside - des verborgenen Herzens Londons, wo es immer drei Uhr morgens ist, wo unmenschliche Wesen und Götter von anderen Sternen Seite an Seite durch die endlose Finsternis der Seele wandeln. Ich habe das Talent, Dinge zu finden....
Book cover of Schärfer als der Schlange Zahn

Schärfer als der Schlange Zahn

Geschichten aus der Nightside 6

by Simon R. Green, Oliver Graute
Language: German
Release Date: April 4, 2012

Mein Name ist John Taylor. Ich bin Privatdetektiv in der Nightside, der finsteren, kaputten Stadt im Herzen Londons. Wo nie die Sonne scheint und Lust und Schrecken immer zu haben sind - wenn man sie bezahlen kann. Kein hübsches Ausflugsziel, kein guter Wohnort. Man sollte also meinen, es könnte...
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