A long-awaited and much-anticipated biography of one of the great modern poets.In 1933, on his seventieth birthday, the poet Constantine Cavafy died in an Alexandrian hospital, surrounded by friends. He left behind a small, curated oeuvre of 154 poems, along with fragments and drafts of incomplete works. Throughout his life, Constantine had kept a tight grip on the distribution of his poetry, but after his death his reputation grew and Constantine became the august...

Το βιβλίο συμπεριλαμβάνεται στη βάση συγγραμμάτων Εύδοξος (κωδικός βιβλίου: 143563630). Μπορείτε να διαβάσετε ένα απόσπασμα, τα περιεχόμενα και το οπισθόφυλλο εδώ.To 1933, στα εβδομηκοστά του γενέθλια, ο ποιητής Κωνσταντίνος Καβάφης πεθαίνει σε ένα νοσοκομείο της Αλεξάνδρειας, αφήνοντας πίσω του ένα μικρό, επιμελημένο σύνολο 154 ποιημάτων, μαζί με σπαράγματα και χ...

'Paul’s Letters to The Corinthians 1 & 2': Peter Jeffrey reads the second and third of Paul’s Letters, in which he writes to the Christian community in Corinth, Greece. Specially composed music is included. The readings were part of BBC Radio 4's series of 341 daily episodes of the Bible, broadcast in 1991 and 1992. Abridged by Elizabeth Bradbury. 'The New Testament': These abridged readings of the New Testament are taken from the 1989 Revised English Bible, which was translated directly f...

A group of friends convenes at a cabin in the Stockholm archipelago for a much anticipated vacation. But all is not well on the island of Svartoga. A sinister presence stalks them even as tensions rise and friendships are tested.Created by Jens Peter SjobergCreative Consultant, TJ MarquisNarrated by Victoria JeffreyProduced by Tell A Tale AB

“Like The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben's The Inner Life of Animals will rock your world. Surprising, humbling, and filled with delight, this book shows us that animals think, feel and know in much the same way as we do—and that their lives are, to them, as precious as ours are to us.”—Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an OctopusThrough vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life...

"Like The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben's The Inner Life of Animals will rock your world. Surprising, humbling, and filled with delight, this book shows us that animals think, feel and know in much the same way as we do--and that their lives are, to them, as precious as ours are to us."—Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an OctopusThrough vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of Animals weaves the latest scientific ...

"Brilliant. . . . A masterpiece in quantitative and qualitative economic research destined to become a classic in its field." ― Library JournalUnequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economic evolution of the United States. While other economic historians base their accounts on American wealth, Peter Lindert and Jeffrey Williamson focus instead on income—and the result is a bold reassessment of the American economic experience.

Theus is sold into servanthood by his poverty-stricken family and taken by his kindly master on a journey across a continent, following the course of the Landwide River.From there, he begins to learn the secrets of the memory stones, the extraordinary objects that can store information for people.As Theus learns more about the world beyond his family's farm, learning to handle weapons and combatting the turbulent world around him, he discovers that the beau...

A Comprehensive TourIn this course, Father Kirby takes a look at the history and artwork of St. Peter's Square and Basilica through the light of faith. This comprehensive tour explains why St. Peter's Basilica was significant to the early Christians, and why it is still significant today."Ecco Roma"Just as the ancient pilgrims exclaimed, "Ecco Roma" (Latin for "Behold Rome"), so too does this course begin with wonder at beholding th...

The Vatican, comprising the Apostolic Palace, St. Peter's Basilica, and various other buildings, serves as the headquarters of the Catholic Church. It has done so for nearly two millennium ever since the first Pope, St. Peter, made it his home.Thousands of Catholics flock to the Vatican and its iconic basilica each year. But what do you really know about this great basilica and the city that houses it?Here, Father Jeffrey Kirby takes you on a whirlwind tour of this little c...

Maak kennis met de provocatieve psychologie van Jeffrey Wijnberg: Ik kijk dwars door je heen Leer de spelletjes die mensen spelen, te doorgronden. Wijnberg laat zien hoe gemakkelijk het is om mensen uit hun tent te lokken, en hoeveel plezier het geeft als je er samen om kunt lachen. Niemand is iemand zonder de ander Iedereen ergert zich aan het gedrag van de ander, maar niemand geeft het goede voorbeeld. Wijnberg helpt u op zijn bekende provocatieve manier uit de droom en zuivert tegelijk ...

Lichaamstaal mag dan veelzeggend zijn, woordkunst is toch vaak de effectiefste manier om mensen te overtuigen, privé of op het werk. Niemand staat graag met zijn mond vol tanden of trekt in conflicten aan het kortste eind omdat hij zijn standpunten niet goed weet te verwoorden. Psychotherapeut Jeffrey Wijnberg reikt u in dit boek een twintigtal gesprekstechnieken aan om beslissend te zijn in het contact. Als professioneel gespreksvoerder heeft hij in de loop der jaren een rijk arsenaal aan...