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...

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

'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...

"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...

Hulpverleners zijn gewend om zich uit te sloven. Doorgaans zetten ze alles op alles om het voortouw te nemen, empathisch te zijn, oplossingen aan te dragen en stappenplannen te bedenken. In de praktijk blijken deze inspanningen maar al te vaak tevergeefs, en kan het zelfs gebeuren dat ze emotioneel opgebrand raken. Cliënten zijn namelijk eigenwijs, tegendraads, ongrijpbaar en meesters in het uiten van hun weerstand tegen verandering. Psycholoog Wijnberg loopt al veertig jaar mee in de hulp...

Hera, wife of Almighty Zeus, king of the Gods, determines that Heracles must suffer and die, so he is condemned to face the twelve labours she imposes upon him. The challenges are many. Some take him through great danger to strange and distant lands but Heracles is no ordinary man and will face the worst. His own words, lost to us through centuries of confusion and fantasy, can at last be heard.