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The Story of Edinburgh

by John Peacock ...

This richly illustrated history explores every aspect of life in Edinburgh. This book covers the history of the city of Edinburgh from the first Mesolithic explorers who camped on the shores of the Forth some 10,000 years ago to the controversies of modern times. Taking a wider perspective it explores the ever-changing world resulting from industrialisation, which brought immigrants, wealth and ... Read more

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This richly illustrated history explores every aspect of life in Edinburgh. This book covers the history of the city of Edinburgh from the first Mesolithic explorers who camped on the shores of the Forth some 10,000 years ago to the controversies of modern times. Taking a wider perspective it explores the ever-changing world resulting from industrialisation, which brought immigrants, wealth and
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The Right Heart

Edited by Sean P. Gaine, Robert Naeije, Andrew John Peacock ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
The heart and lung are intricately linked. When the heart is affected by disease, the lungs will often show some related pathological or clinical conditions and vice versa. Pulmonary heart disease is by definition a condition when the lungs cause the heart to fail. The left ventricle in combination with the other structures in the “left heart” pumps blood throughout the body. The right ventricle ... Read more

$161.09 USD

The heart and lung are intricately linked. When the heart is affected by disease, the lungs will often show some related pathological or clinical conditions and vice versa. Pulmonary heart disease is by definition a condition when the lungs cause the heart to fail. The left ventricle in combination with the other structures in the “left heart” pumps blood throughout the body. The right ventricle
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The Definition, Practice, and Psychology of Vedanā

Knowing How It Feels

Edited by John Peacock, Martine Batchelor ...

This book examines the importance of the topic of *‘*feeling tone’ (vedanā) as it appears in early Buddhist texts and practice, and also within contemporary, secular, mindfulness-based interventions.The volume aims to highlight the crucial nature of the ‘feeling tone’ or ‘taste of experience’ in determining mental reactivity, behaviour, character, and ethics. In the history of Buddhism, and in its ... Read more

$59.99 USD

This book examines the importance of the topic of *‘*feeling tone’ (vedanā) as it appears in early Buddhist texts and practice, and also within contemporary, secular, mindfulness-based interventions.The volume aims to highlight the crucial nature of the ‘feeling tone’ or ‘taste of experience’ in determining mental reactivity, behaviour, character, and ethics. In the history of Buddhism, and in its
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Picturing Courtiers and Nobles from Castiglione to Van Dyck

Self Representation by Early Modern Elites

by John Peacock ...

Series series Routledge Research in Art History
This interdisciplinary study examines painted portraiture as a defining metaphor of elite self-representation in early modern culture.Beginning with Castiglione’s Book of the Courtier (1528), the most influential early modern account of the formation of elite identity, the argument traces a path across the ensuing century towards the images of courtiers and nobles by the most persuasive of ... Read more

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This interdisciplinary study examines painted portraiture as a defining metaphor of elite self-representation in early modern culture.Beginning with Castiglione’s Book of the Courtier (1528), the most influential early modern account of the formation of elite identity, the argument traces a path across the ensuing century towards the images of courtiers and nobles by the most persuasive of
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London Particulars

A BBC Radio 4 crime drama

by John Peacock ...

Narrated by Todd Carty, Charles Simpson, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

2 hours 52 min

A BBC Radio thriller series about two old-school detectives who solve crimes in Victorian London1839, and Bow Street Runner Pip Shepherd is out of a job. The Runners have been disbanded, merged with Sir Robert Peel's new Metropolitan Police - and there's no way Pip's signing up with them. But when he befriends 'Peeler' Thomas Tedman, and hears about an upcoming detective division, he has second ... Read more

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A BBC Radio thriller series about two old-school detectives who solve crimes in Victorian London1839, and Bow Street Runner Pip Shepherd is out of a job. The Runners have been disbanded, merged with Sir Robert Peel's new Metropolitan Police - and there's no way Pip's signing up with them. But when he befriends 'Peeler' Thomas Tedman, and hears about an upcoming detective division, he has second
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Postcards: The Complete Series 1-15

A Full-Cast BBC Radio Drama Series

by Dave Sheasby, Lavinia Murray, Jonathan Holloway, Ginnie Hole, Bryony Lavery, Helen Kluger, Sue Teddern, Nick Darke, John Peacock, Charlotte Jones ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Bradley, Tim McInnerny, June Barrie, Teresa Gallagher, Colleen Prendergast, Rosemary Leach, Fine Time Fontayne, Lorelei King, Paul Bazely, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

17 hours 30 min

An immersive drama series offering a window into the lives of visitors to the fictional seaside town of Porthant Bay in CornwallShifting the Leaves by Dave Sheasby: Returning to Porthant Bay in Cornwall after 60 years, Marjorie Beaumont rediscovers something of her past.I Am a Postcard by Lavinia Murray: Teenagers Nina and Lex go on a caravan holiday to Porthant Bay with their father following ... Read more

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An immersive drama series offering a window into the lives of visitors to the fictional seaside town of Porthant Bay in CornwallShifting the Leaves by Dave Sheasby: Returning to Porthant Bay in Cornwall after 60 years, Marjorie Beaumont rediscovers something of her past.I Am a Postcard by Lavinia Murray: Teenagers Nina and Lex go on a caravan holiday to Porthant Bay with their father following
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Posters of the Moulin Rouge

Eight BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramas based on the characters of Toulouse-Lautrec

by John Peacock ...

Narrated by Frances Barber, Stephen Thorne, Full Cast, Julie Covington, Angela Pleasence, Bonnie Langford, Clarence Smith, Dermot Crowley, Miranda Richardson, Bernard Hill ...

Unabridged

6 hours 40 min

Toulouse-Lautrec's iconic Parisian poster stars come to life in these full-cast dramas, set in 19th-century Montmartre1889, Paris. When Charles Zidler's extravagant pleasure palace, the Moulin Rouge, opens in bohemian Montmartre, he commissions local artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to create a series of posters to promote it. The striking lithographs Henri produces will make his name - and launch ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Toulouse-Lautrec's iconic Parisian poster stars come to life in these full-cast dramas, set in 19th-century Montmartre1889, Paris. When Charles Zidler's extravagant pleasure palace, the Moulin Rouge, opens in bohemian Montmartre, he commissions local artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to create a series of posters to promote it. The striking lithographs Henri produces will make his name - and launch
... Read more

Waking Up

A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

by Sam Harris ...

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris’s latest New York Times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.From Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of numerous New York Times bestselling books, Waking Up is for the twenty percent of Americans who follow no religion but who suspect that important ... Read more

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For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris’s latest New York Times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.From Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of numerous New York Times bestselling books, Waking Up is for the twenty percent of Americans who follow no religion but who suspect that important
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The Attention Revolution

Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind

by B. Alan Wallace ...

Meditation offers, in addition to its many other benefits, a method for achieving previously inconceivable levels of concentration. Author B. Alan Wallace has nearly thirty years' practice in attention-enhancing meditation, including a retreat he performed under the guidance of the Dalai Lama. An active participant in the much-publicized dialogues between Buddhists and scientists, Alan is uniquely ... Read more

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Meditation offers, in addition to its many other benefits, a method for achieving previously inconceivable levels of concentration. Author B. Alan Wallace has nearly thirty years' practice in attention-enhancing meditation, including a retreat he performed under the guidance of the Dalai Lama. An active participant in the much-publicized dialogues between Buddhists and scientists, Alan is uniquely
... Read more
Destructive Emotions

A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama

by Daniel Goleman ...

*Why do seemingly rational, intelligent people commit acts of cruelty and violence?*What are the root causes of destructive behavior?*How can we control the emotions that drive these impulses?*Can we learn to live at peace with ourselves and others?Imagine sitting with the Dalai Lama in his private meeting room with a small group of world-class scientists and philosophers. The talk is lively and ... Read more

$13.99 USD

*Why do seemingly rational, intelligent people commit acts of cruelty and violence?*What are the root causes of destructive behavior?*How can we control the emotions that drive these impulses?*Can we learn to live at peace with ourselves and others?Imagine sitting with the Dalai Lama in his private meeting room with a small group of world-class scientists and philosophers. The talk is lively and
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The Universe in a Single Atom

The Convergence of Science and Spirituality

by Dalai Lama ...

Gallileo, Copernicus, Newton, Niels Bohr, Einstein. Their insights shook our perception of who we are and where we stand in the world and in their wake have left an uneasy co-existence: science vs. religion, faith vs. empirical enquiry. Which is the keeper of truth? Which is the true path to understanding reality?After forty years of study with some of the greatest scientific minds as well as a ... Read more

$8.99 USD

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Gallileo, Copernicus, Newton, Niels Bohr, Einstein. Their insights shook our perception of who we are and where we stand in the world and in their wake have left an uneasy co-existence: science vs. religion, faith vs. empirical enquiry. Which is the keeper of truth? Which is the true path to understanding reality?After forty years of study with some of the greatest scientific minds as well as a
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The Leap

The Psychology of Spiritual Awakening

by Steve Taylor ...

Series series Eckhart Tolle Editions
What does it mean to be enlightened or spiritually awakened? In The Leap, Steve Taylor shows that this state is much more common than is generally believed. He shows that ordinary people — from all walks of life — can and do regularly “wake up” to a more intense reality, even if they know nothing about spiritual practices and paths. Wakefulness is a more expansive and harmonious state of being ... Read more

$10.69 USD

What does it mean to be enlightened or spiritually awakened? In The Leap, Steve Taylor shows that this state is much more common than is generally believed. He shows that ordinary people — from all walks of life — can and do regularly “wake up” to a more intense reality, even if they know nothing about spiritual practices and paths. Wakefulness is a more expansive and harmonious state of being
... Read more

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