Author: Derek Colli
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: ancient, religions, blackwell, greek, magic, world
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-03-21
List price: $31.95
ISBN-10: 1405132396
ISBN-13: 9781405132398

Original and comprehensive, Magic in the Ancient Greek World takes the reader inside both the social imagination and the ritual reality that made magic possible in ancient Greece. Explores the widespread use of spells, drugs, curse tablets, and figurines, and the practitioners of magic in the ancient world Uncovers how magic worked. Was it down to mere superstition? Did the subject need to believe in order for it to have an effect? Focuses on detailed case studies of individual types of magic Examines the central role of magic in Greek lifeBook DescriptionMagic in the Ancient Greek World is an

Authors:Derek Keene, Balázs Nagy, Katalin Szende, Derek Keen
Publisher: Ashgate
Keywords: urban, studies, historical, assimilation, integration, segregation
Number of Pages: 284
Published: 2009-11-01
List price: $114.95
ISBN-10: 0754664775
ISBN-13: 9780754664772

Given the concern today with the role and experiences of ethnic and religious minorities, and their potential for conflict and harmony with ’host communities’ and with each other, there is much interest in historical aspects of these phenomena, not least as revealed in the long and complex history of European towns. Whilst most such studies focus on particular places or on particular groups, this volume presents a much broader view focusing on the medieval period, from the late antique to the fifteenth century, and covering regions from Germany to the Crimea and from Epirus to Livo

Authors:Derek G. Law, Derek G. Law, Judith Andrews,
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Keywords: practice, planning, policy, libraries, digital
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2004-07
List price: $120.00
ISBN-10: 0754634485
ISBN-13: 9780754634485

Brings together a wealth of international experience in the planning and implementation of digital and hybrid library projects, providing a stimulating and informative handbook and reference for library staff and information managers.

Author: Derek J.; Miller, Derek S. Oddy
Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
Keywords: diet, british, modern, making
Number of Pages: 235
Published: 1976
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0874718031
ISBN-13: 9780874718034

Authors:Derek Hausenloy, Derek Yellon,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: library, cardiology, oxford, cardioprotection
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2009-10-18
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 019954476X
ISBN-13: 9780199544769

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death worldwide with 3.8 million men and 3.4 million women dying each year. Cardioprotection refers to the prevention of CHD and the clinical improvement in patients suffering from cardiovascular problems. This book focuses on the role of cardioprotection in surgery and the use of pharmacological therapies such as ACE-inhibitors, statins, and beta-blockers in order tor educe the myocardial injury sustained by the patient and the significant risk of morbidity and mortality. It includes new cardioprotective strategies aimed at improving the cl

Author: Bud Colli
Publisher: New Chapter Pre
Keywords: encyclopedia, record, book, authoritative, tennis, collins, history, bud
Number of Pages: 722
Published: 2008-06-01
List price: $35.95
ISBN-10: 0942257413
ISBN-13: 9780942257410

Compiled by the most famous tennis journalist and historian in the world, this book is the ultimate compilation of historical tennis information, including year-by-year recaps of every tennis season, biographical sketches of every major tennis personality, as well as stats, records, and championship rolls for all the major events. The author’s personal relationships with major tennis stars offer insights into the world of professional tennis found nowhere else.

Author: Jim Colli
Publisher: Jim Colli
Keywords: give, companies, mighty
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2009-06-01
List price: $23.99
ISBN-10: 0977326411
ISBN-13: 9780977326419

Decline can be avoided. Decline can be detected. Decline can be reversed. Amidst the desolate landscape of fallen great companies, Jim Collins began to wonder: How do the mighty fall? Can decline be detected early and avoided? How far can a company fall before the path toward doom becomes inevitable and unshakable? How can companies reverse course? In How the Mighty Fall, Collins confronts these questions, offering leaders the well-founded hope that they can learn how to stave off decline and, if they find themselves falling, reverse their course. Collins’ research project--more than fou