During the medieval period, farmers across europe were often obliged to offer one tenth of their yield to the church, supporting a network of monasteries, abbeys and their varying religious motives. storage for such offerings, known as tithes, required the construction of large, protective structures, large enough to hold produce from many surrounding farms.
See offerPublic housing estates are disappearing from london's skyline in the name of regeneration, while new mixed-tenure developments are arising in their place. this richly illustrated book provides a vivid interdisciplinary account of the controversial urban policy of demolition and rebuilding amid london's housing crisis and the polarisation between the city's have-nots and have-lots.
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See offerHitler's shock decision to launch the axis invasion of the soviet union on 22 june 1941 was arguably the turning point of the second world war. spectacular early victories saw the nazis close in on moscow but the soviet 1941/42 winter counter offensive changed the odds entirely.
See offerDuring the 1930s in the soviet union a remarkable range of auxiliary armoured vehicles were produced for the red army which have rarely had the attention they deserve, and alexey tarasov's photographic history is the ideal guide to them. these innovative designs demonstrate the diversity and innovation of the soviet arms industry.
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See offerFrom la's psychic medium to the a-list stars comes moving beyond - a guide to tapping into your intuition, reading signs and communicating with spirit. fleur leussink has been named one of the best mediums by la magazine and her innate ability to communicate with loved ones 'in spirit' has connected countless families all over the world.
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See offerAn intelligent non-partisan explanation of the reasons why donald trump won the electionon november 8, donald trump shocked the world by winning the united states presidential election. almost every poll had him trailing hillary clinton and most media thought his defeat was a foregone conclusion.
See offerWhen a violent storm levels his sleepy middlewest town,abel and his childhood companion, fox, must hastily flee into a world ofmystical carnies and soothsayer hobos, bridge trolls and wilderness spirits,endless forests and forgotten children. skottie young (strange academy, i hatefairyland) and jorge corona (no.
See offerGabriel baker provides an important corrective to our understanding of ancient warfare and our thinking about the long history of total war and terror, manifested today by isis. he casts a new light on roman warfare and the strategic use of total war to achieve long-term military objectives and the pacification of conquered territories..
See offerDemystifying the french: how to love them, and make them love you is aimed at first-time visitors to france as well as long-term expatriates. designed to help readers "crack the code," avoid common mistakes, and get off on the right foot with the french, the book begins with five easy-to-follow essential tips "for even brief encounters" by introducing a few french phrases?
See offerA riveting investigation into how a restive region of china became the site of a nightmare orwellian social experiment&;the definitive police state&;and the global technology giants that made it possible blocked from facts and truth, under constant surveillance, surrounded by a hostile alien police force: xinjiang&;s uyghur population has become cursed, oppressed, outcast. most citizens cannot discern between enemy and friend.
See offerGeronimo stilton, crusading news reporter and editor of the rodent's gazette, has been working too much and is in desperate need of a break. he is getting sleepy, very sleepy, but he can't actually fall asleep.
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See offerThis book is the best way to make the leap from sql-92 to sql:1999, but it is much more than just a simple bridge between the two. the latest from celebrated sql experts jim melton and alan simon, sql:1999 is a comprehensive, eminently practical account of sql's latest incarnation and a potent distillation of the details required to put it to work.
See offerAidan higgins's great novel has long been unavailable, and is here reissued in a new and revised edition. "balcony of europe" tells the story of a young jewish wife from san francisco and a middle-aged irish painter who meet in a village on the coast of spain, beginning an affair during the coldest european winter in two hundred years--all the while surrounded by a cast of characters as bizarre and hilarious as they are, finally, touching.
See offerA portrait of george orwell's second wife, as presented by a friend, notes her achievements with cyril connolly on horizon magazine, her editorial work on her husband's nonfiction writings, his portrayal of her as julia in 1984, and the burdens she took on in widowhood. 35,000 first printing..
See offerFor nearly thirty years, mort k?nstler has focused his considerable artistic talent on interpreting the civil war.
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See offerThe charming adventures of the mama of an immigrant norwegian family living in san francisco. this bestselling book inspired the play, motion picture, and television series i remember mama..
See offerReframing vivien leigh takes a fresh new look at one of the twentieth century's most iconic stars. focussing on vivien leigh as a distinctly archival subject, the book draws upon original oral history work with curators, archivists and fan collectives and extensive research within a network of official and unofficial archives around the world to produce alternative stories about her place within film history.
See offerThe three levels of let's go phonics teach: *the letters of the alphabet. *the sounds letters make.
See offerLandmark events, such as the 50th anniversary of the eisenhower commission report and the same anniversary of the community mental health act, helped launch the community mental health movement. the rehabilitation act of 1973 and the president's new freedom commission have continued this work by establishing funding sources and highlighting the importance of recovery and excellence in care.
See offerPortrays the dramatic lives of the people living in a small town near a huge stone bridge in the balkans.
See offerA survey of japanese poetry contains the works of over one hundred poets from the eighth century to the present.
See offerChapter 1 introduces the idea that augmented reality (ar) is a medium. although it is a medium, there is technology that is required to carry it out.
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See offerDiscover the most important and groundbreaking milestones in the history of medicine, and the people behind them. from ancient herbal remedies to modern drugs, this accessible medical reference book explores the breakthroughs and discoveries that have shaped our modern-day understanding of medicine.
See offerPenguin readers is an elt graded reader series for learners of english as a foreign language. with carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.
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See offer'a wonderful insight into a life that history hasn't remembered as well as it should have.' - vogue one of the most extraordinary fashion designers of the twentieth century, elsa schiaparelli was an integral figure in the artistic movement of the times.
See offerThis is the first book to focus on james bond's relationship to the playboy ideal through the sixties and beyond. examining aspects of the bond phenomenon and the playboy lifestyle, it considers how ideas of gender and consumption were manipulated to construct and reflect a powerful male fantasy in the post-war era.
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