John M Hill: 24 books

Book cover of Narrative Pulse of Beowulf

Narrative Pulse of Beowulf

Arrivals and Departures

by John M Hill
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2009

One of the most consistent critiques levelled against Beowulf is that it lacks a steady narrative advance and that its numerous digressions tend to complicate if not halt the poem's movement. As those passages often look backward or far ahead in narrative time, they seem to transform the poem into...
Book cover of Chaucer's Neoplatonism

Chaucer's Neoplatonism

Varieties of Love, Friendship, and Community

by John M. Hill
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017

Troilus and Criseyde, the discussion in Chaucer’s Neoplatonism includes the dream visions as well as aspects of The Canterbury Tales. It lays out Chaucer’s Boethian-inspired, cognitive approach, drawn mainly from Book V of the Consolatio, to whatever subject he treats. Far from courting skepticism,...
Book cover of Strange Associations

Strange Associations

"Now De-Classified: Hitler's First 'Secret Weapon', Wwii"

by John M. Hill
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2016

In 1964, I had the opportunity to share several luncheons with the Polish inventor of a chemical that had an unusual configuration and targeted the site of action in the human brain, the limbic system. This chemical, which was stolen by Hitlers men and used as a secret weapon at the start of World...
Book cover of Strange Associations
by John M. Hill
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2019

In 1964, I had the opportunity to share several luncheons with the Polish inventor of a chemical that had an unusual configuration and that targeted the site of action in the human brain, the limbic system. This chemical, which was stolen by Hitler’s men and used as a secret weapon at the start...
Book cover of Echoes of History

Echoes of History

From Valium to Vodka, WWII.

by John M. Hill
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2018

That Hitler's men raided Leo Sternbach's laboratory in Krakow, Poland, trashed it, and stole some active drug. is not by itself of great importance. Hitler, reading that it had anti-fear properties, used it in his troops attacking Poland, calling it "the drug of the Valiant," setting off...
Book cover of Handbook of Embodied Cognition and Sport Psychology
by Lawrence A. Shapiro, Shannon Spaulding, Daniel D. Hutto
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018

The first systematic collaboration between cognitive scientists and sports psychologists considers the mind–body relationship from the perspective of athletic skill and sports practice. This landmark work is the first systematic collaboration between cognitive scientists and sports psychologists...
Book cover of Thomas Carlyle and the Idea of Influence
by Mark Allison, Laura Beer, Michael Bentley
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2018

That Thomas Carlyle was influential in his own lifetime and continues to be so over 130 years after his death is a proposition with which few will disagree. His role as his generation’s foremost interpreter of German thought, his distinctive rhetorical style, his approach to history via the “innumerable...
Book cover of Fantastic Stories Presents the Worlds of If Super Pack #2
by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., R. A. Lafferty
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016

Worlds of If' was a three-time winner of the Hugo Award for best science fiction magazine. 'Worlds of If' discovered many talented writers who would go on to dominate genre fiction. This is the second in our 'Worlds of If' series, with even more memorable stories from its tremendous run. '2BR02B'...
Book cover of Intérêt national
by Robert Chaouad, John J. Mearsheimer, Stephen M. Walt
Language: French
Release Date: March 22, 2017

La notion d’intérêt national, qui a structuré de longue date l’action des États en matière de politique étrangère et servi de fondement à l’étude des relations internationales, continue à être mobilisée dans les discours politiques et médiatiques pour soutenir, expliquer et / ou...
Book cover of Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa Claus' Reading List: 250+ Vintage Christmas Stories, Carols, Novellas, Poems by 120+ Authors
by A.A. Milne, Santa Claus, Adelaide Anne Procter
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!
Book cover of The Greatest Christmas Stories: 120+ Authors, 250+ Magical Christmas Stories
by A.A. Milne, Santa Claus, Adelaide Anne Procter
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2018

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!
Book cover of Evergreen Christmas Readings
by A.A. Milne, Santa Claus, Adelaide Anne Procter
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!
Book cover of The Christmas Library: 250+ Essential Christmas Novels, Poems, Carols, Short Stories...by 100+ Authors
by A.A. Milne, Santa Claus, Adelaide Anne Procter
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2018

This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!
Book cover of The Ultimate Christmas Library: 100+ Authors, 200 Novels, Novellas, Stories, Poems and Carols
by Annie Roe Carr, Alice Duer Miller, Berthold Auerbach
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2018

This holiday, we proudly presents to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas classics: most beloved novels, tales, legends, poetry & carols - to warm up your heart and rekindle your holiday sparkle: Works by Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter,...
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