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The Age of Chivalry

by Thomas Bulfinch ...

Narrated by Mary Woods ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Bulfinch’s Mythology Series
Unabridged

13 hours 17 min

The Age of Chivalry, Thomas Bulfinch’s masterpiece of history and fable, recounts the legend of Arthur and the Round Table. A timeless tale retold by Milton, Dryden, Tennyson, and writers before and since, the Arthurian legend has metamorphosed from medieval Welsh texts to the French vernacular romances of Chrétien de Troyes, from obscure histories of a British chieftain of the fifth or sixth ... Read more

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The Age of Chivalry, Thomas Bulfinch’s masterpiece of history and fable, recounts the legend of Arthur and the Round Table. A timeless tale retold by Milton, Dryden, Tennyson, and writers before and since, the Arthurian legend has metamorphosed from medieval Welsh texts to the French vernacular romances of Chrétien de Troyes, from obscure histories of a British chieftain of the fifth or sixth
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The Age of Fable

by Thomas Bulfinch ...

Narrated by Mary Woods ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Bulfinch’s Mythology Series
Unabridged

13 hours 3 min

Many of the world's travails may be traced to the displacement of mythology by the age of science. Knowledge today is often deemed useful only if it enlarges our possessions or raises our station in society. If instead, the criterion were to make us happier and more virtuous, mythology would have retained its proper place in society.The Age of Fable is Thomas Bulfinch's brilliant reconstruction of ... Read more

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Many of the world's travails may be traced to the displacement of mythology by the age of science. Knowledge today is often deemed useful only if it enlarges our possessions or raises our station in society. If instead, the criterion were to make us happier and more virtuous, mythology would have retained its proper place in society.The Age of Fable is Thomas Bulfinch's brilliant reconstruction of
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Mary Thomas's Knitting Book

by Mary Thomas ...

Series series Dover Crafts: Knitting
There is a knitting book as dependable as your own private instructor, as complete, as explicit, and equally as helpful . . . Mary Thomas's Knitting Book. It's a veritable encyclopedia of knitting, clearly and definitively explaining and illustrating every method, operation and stitch, and a good number of the patterns you are ever likely to need or use.After an engaging history of the craft and ... Read more

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There is a knitting book as dependable as your own private instructor, as complete, as explicit, and equally as helpful . . . Mary Thomas's Knitting Book. It's a veritable encyclopedia of knitting, clearly and definitively explaining and illustrating every method, operation and stitch, and a good number of the patterns you are ever likely to need or use.After an engaging history of the craft and
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Family Recipes From Rosedown and Catalpa Plantations

by Richard Scott, Stella Pitts, Mary Thomas ...

Discover authentic antebellum recipes in this cookbook from two legendary Louisiana plantations—enlivened with cultural history and personal stories.Dixie biscuits, divinity candy, pond lily salad, lightning cake, and foolish pie are just a few of the delightful dishes included in this collection from the historic Rosedown and Catalpa plantations of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Nearly three ... Read more

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Discover authentic antebellum recipes in this cookbook from two legendary Louisiana plantations—enlivened with cultural history and personal stories.Dixie biscuits, divinity candy, pond lily salad, lightning cake, and foolish pie are just a few of the delightful dishes included in this collection from the historic Rosedown and Catalpa plantations of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Nearly three
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The Conquest of Wales

Stories of Medieval Gower, #6

by Ann Marie Thomas ...

Series Book 6 - Stories of Medieval Gower
In 1066 William of Normandy won the Battle of Hastings, but Wales wasn't conquered for over two hundred years. The Welsh princes were a thorn in the side of the English kings until Edward I, building castles and roads as he went, finally conquered Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last Prince of Wales. Told in a storytelling style with lots of illustrations, this is history you'll enjoy reading. This ... Read more

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In 1066 William of Normandy won the Battle of Hastings, but Wales wasn't conquered for over two hundred years. The Welsh princes were a thorn in the side of the English kings until Edward I, building castles and roads as he went, finally conquered Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last Prince of Wales. Told in a storytelling style with lots of illustrations, this is history you'll enjoy reading. This
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The Big Book of Baking & Viennoiserie

by Jean-Marie Lanio, Thomas Marie, Olivier Magne ...

This is a lush and essential resource for all baking professionals and discerning enthusiasts who would like to develop their know-how and perfect their techniques.With its 200 detailed recipes filled with techniques, including illustrated step-by-step directions, The Big Book of Baking & Viennoiserie is a genuine masterpiece.From rustic sourdough loaves to buttery croissants and delicate Danish ... Read more

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This is a lush and essential resource for all baking professionals and discerning enthusiasts who would like to develop their know-how and perfect their techniques.With its 200 detailed recipes filled with techniques, including illustrated step-by-step directions, The Big Book of Baking & Viennoiserie is a genuine masterpiece.From rustic sourdough loaves to buttery croissants and delicate Danish
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Mary McCarthy: Novels & Stories 1942-1963 (LOA #290)

The Company She Keeps / The Oasis / The Groves of Academe / A Charmed Life / stories

by Mary McCarthy ...

Series Book 1 - Library of America Mary McCarthy Edition
This first volume of the definitive edition of her fiction includes four novels and eight classic stories by the witty and provocative writer who defined a generationIn 1942, Mary McCarthy provoked a scandal with her electrifying debut novel, The Company She Keeps, announcing the arrival of a major new voice in American literature. A candid, thinly-veiled portrait of the late-1930s New York ... Read more

$19.99 USD

This first volume of the definitive edition of her fiction includes four novels and eight classic stories by the witty and provocative writer who defined a generationIn 1942, Mary McCarthy provoked a scandal with her electrifying debut novel, The Company She Keeps, announcing the arrival of a major new voice in American literature. A candid, thinly-veiled portrait of the late-1930s New York
... Read more
Southeast Asia on Screen

From Independence to Financial Crisis (1945-1998)

Edited by Gaik Cheng Khoo, Thomas Barker, Mary Ainslie ...

Series series Asian Visual Cultures
After the end of World War II when many Southeast Asian nations gained national independence, and up until the Asian Financial Crisis, film industries here had distinctive and colourful histories shaped by unique national and domestic conditions. Southeast Asia on Screen: From Independence to Financial Crisis (1945-1998) addresses the similar themes, histories, trends, technologies and ... Read more

$64.99 USD

After the end of World War II when many Southeast Asian nations gained national independence, and up until the Asian Financial Crisis, film industries here had distinctive and colourful histories shaped by unique national and domestic conditions. Southeast Asia on Screen: From Independence to Financial Crisis (1945-1998) addresses the similar themes, histories, trends, technologies and
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Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine

Edited by Thomas Schramme, Mary Jean Walker ...

Series series Reference Module Humanities
This is the second edition of Springer's first wide-ranging, multi-authored handbook on philosophy of medicine. It covers the underlying conceptual issues of many important social, political and ethical issues in health care and, as such, provides a single source of information for this far-ranging and still developing field. This new edition of this authoritative handbook includes topics that ... Read more

$764.99 USD

This is the second edition of Springer's first wide-ranging, multi-authored handbook on philosophy of medicine. It covers the underlying conceptual issues of many important social, political and ethical issues in health care and, as such, provides a single source of information for this far-ranging and still developing field. This new edition of this authoritative handbook includes topics that
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Journey of the Universe

by Brian Thomas Swimme, Mary Evelyn Tucker ...

The basis for the Emmy-winning film. "A wonderful, highly readable account of the history of the universe from the Big Bang through the present moment."—Thomas Lovejoy, University Professor in Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason UniversityThrough the astonishing combined achievements of natural scientists worldwide, we now have a detailed account of how galaxies and stars, planets and ... Read more

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The basis for the Emmy-winning film. "A wonderful, highly readable account of the history of the universe from the Big Bang through the present moment."—Thomas Lovejoy, University Professor in Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason UniversityThrough the astonishing combined achievements of natural scientists worldwide, we now have a detailed account of how galaxies and stars, planets and
... Read more
The Ugly Truth: A Castlewood Short Story

Castlewood High Origin Stories, #1

by Mary-Kate Thomas ...

Series Book 1 - Castlewood High Origin Stories
Beauty queen, evil stepmother... and ugly duckling?In this retake of the classic fairy tale, The Ugly Duckling, learn the origin story of Tammy Norwell, the mean stepmother character in Pumpkin Run, Book 1 of the Castlewood High Tales Series.BONUS! Read the first chapter of Pumpkin Run, Book 1 of the Castlewood High Tales Series, included at the end of this story. ... Read more

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Beauty queen, evil stepmother... and ugly duckling?In this retake of the classic fairy tale, The Ugly Duckling, learn the origin story of Tammy Norwell, the mean stepmother character in Pumpkin Run, Book 1 of the Castlewood High Tales Series.BONUS! Read the first chapter of Pumpkin Run, Book 1 of the Castlewood High Tales Series, included at the end of this story.
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Desperate Remedies

by Thomas Hardy ...

Hardy described Desperate Remedies as a tale of 'mystery, entanglement, surprise and moral obliquity'.Cytherea has taken a position as lady's maid to the eccentric arch-intriguer Miss Aldclyffe. On discovering that the man she loves, Edward Springrove, is already engaged to his cousin, Cytherea comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's fascinating, manipulative steward Manston.Blackmail, ... Read more

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Hardy described Desperate Remedies as a tale of 'mystery, entanglement, surprise and moral obliquity'.Cytherea has taken a position as lady's maid to the eccentric arch-intriguer Miss Aldclyffe. On discovering that the man she loves, Edward Springrove, is already engaged to his cousin, Cytherea comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's fascinating, manipulative steward Manston.Blackmail,
... Read more

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