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  • Turkish Literature; Comprising Fables, Belles-lettres, and Sacred Traditions

    Exploring the Enchanting World of Turkish Literary Classics

    by Anonymous ...
    Translated by Abel Pavet de Courteille, Robert Arnot, Epiphanius Wilson, Elias John Wilkinson Gibb, Freiherr von Joseph Hammer-Purgstall ...
    In "Turkish Literature; Comprising Fables, Belles-lettres, and Sacred Traditions," the anonymous author presents a rich tapestry of Turkey's literary heritage, blending moral fables, eloquent prose, and sacred narratives. This anthology captures the essence of various genres, reflecting the cultural, philosophical, and spiritual dimensions of Turkish literature. The work is characterized by its ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • My Reef My Manifest Array

    by John Wilkinson ...
    A journey through exile, memory, and the landscapes of the self.In John Wilkinson's My Reef My Manifest Array, Sir Henry Bodrugan's leap from a Cornish clifftop becomes a potent symbol of exile, setting the stage for a collection that explores borders, partings, and the search for identity. Wilkinson's poems venture from his childhood home in Cornwall to Portland, Chicago, Sydney, and Busan, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • No Argument for God

    Going Beyond Reason in Conversations About Faith

    by John Wilkinson ...
    Religion is irrational! New atheists trumpet the claim loudly, so much so that it's become a sort of conventional wisdom. Professing your faith in God sounds increasingly like a confession of intellectual feebleness. Belief in God sounds as cute and quaint as it does pointless.John Wilkinson contends that the irrationality of faith is its greatest asset, because rationalism itself sets artificial ... Read more

    $26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Agri-Food System in Question

    Innovations, Contestations, and New Global Players

    by John Wilkinson ...
    Series series Food and Society: New Directions
    To mitigate climate, biodiversity, and public health crises, the global agrifood system needs radical change. The Global North remains central to agrifood innovation but new players in the South, especially Brazil and China, will increasingly determine its pace and direction.Investigating climate-controlled agriculture and alternatives to animal proteins, John Wilkinson shows that trade, ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • The Science of Hair Care

    Edited by Claude Bouillon, John Wilkinson ...
    The most comprehensive source on the subject, this Second Edition is completely revised and expanded to reveal the most recent advances, technologies, and trends in hair and hair care science-tracking the development of hair care products, the emergence of new regulatory practices, and the latest methods in product safety and efficacy assessment. ... Read more

    $370.00 USD

  • The Moon in Close-up

    A Next Generation Astronomer's Guide

    by John Wilkinson ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Information collected by recent space probes sent to explore the Moon by the USA, the European Space Agency, Japan, China and India has changed our knowledge and understanding of the Moon, particularly its geology, since the Apollo missions. This book presents those findings in a way that will be welcomed by amateur astronomers, students, educators and anyone interested in the Moon. Enhanced by ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Lyric In Its Times

    Temporalities in Verse, Breath, and Stone

    by Professor John Wilkinson ...
    In this important new intervention, leading poet and critic John Wilkinson explores the material life of the lyric poem. How does the lyric – considered as an object, as an event – grapple with permanence and impermanence, the rhythms of change and the passing of time? Drawing on new insights from contemporary philosophy and object-oriented ontology, psychoanalysis and the visual arts, The Lyric ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • From Synagogue to Church: The Traditional Design

    Its Beginning, its Definition, its End

    by John Wilkinson ...
    Series series Routledge Jewish Studies Series
    The designs of synagogues and churches are acknowledged to be very alike. But the designers' procedure was confidential, and so far standard explanations have been unsatisfactory. A synagogue should express heavenly values with earthly materials. This combination was in fact expressed in numbers, for, as Plato said, they linked heaven and earth. Scripture described both the Jewish Tabernacle and ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • The Solar System in Close-Up

    by John Wilkinson ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    In response to the new information gained about the Solar System from recent space probes and space telescopes, the experienced science author Dr. John Wilkinson presents the state-of-the art knowledge on the Sun, solar system planets and small solar system objects like comets and asteroids. He also describes space missions like the New Horizon’s space probe that provided never seen before ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Pilgrimage

    Timothy Gabashvili's Travels to Mount Athos, Constantinople and Jerusalem, 1755-1759

    by Mzia Ebanoidze, John Wilkinson ...
    Series series Caucasus World
    A remarkable record of a pilgrimage through Turkey, Greece and the Levant. The Introduction examines the historical background to his travels and life, which ended in poverty and exile. Also included are a historically annotated gazetteer and extensive bibliography. ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • New Eyes on the Sun

    A Guide to Satellite Images and Amateur Observation

    by John Wilkinson ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Information collected by satellites recently sent by the USA, the European Space Agency, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Russia to monitor the Sun has changed our knowledge and understanding of the Sun, particularly its effect on Earth. This book presents these findings in a way that will be welcomed by amateur astronomers, students, educators and anyone interested in the Sun. Enhanced by ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Fair Trade

    The Challenges of Transforming Globalization

    Edited by Laura T. Raynolds, Douglas Murray, John Wilkinson ...
    This book explores the challenges and potential of Fair Trade, one of the world’s most dynamic efforts to enhance global social justice and environmental sustainability through market based social change.Fair Trade links food consumers and agricultural producers across the Global North/ South divide and lies at the heart of key efforts to reshape the global economy. This book reveals the ... Read more

    $65.99 USD