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The Way, the Truth and the Dead

By: Francis Pryor

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The Way, the Truth and the Dead

By: Francis Pryor

Archaeologist and detective, Alan Cadbury, returns for his second adventure. In The Lifers’ Club, he unravelled the background to a violent death on an archaeological dig in the Fens, a wild marshy region in the east of England. The Way, the Truth and the Dead takes us to the black peatlands of the south, around the glorious cathedral city of Ely. It’s a watery landscape where the many ancient dykes, drains and rivers conceal dark secrets. Alan finds himself the Director of an important Roman and early Medieval excavation at the little hamlet of Fursby, not far from Littleport. But shortly before he starts work, he is contacted by his old friend, Detective Chief Inspector Richard Lane. Lane needs help – a body has been found in a river near the dig. And the dead person is an archaeologist, an old friend of Alan’s. It soon becomes clear that this will be no ordinary excavation: the remains are of national importance and their preservation is outstanding. So it comes as no surprise when a major television series decides to adopt it as a flagship project, opening the dig up to the public at a time when the rural community would rather keep things quiet...

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1783523271

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Britain in the Middle Ages: An Archaeological History (Text only)

By: Francis Pryor

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Britain in the Middle Ages: An Archaeological History (Text only)

By: Francis Pryor

This ebook edition does not include illustrations. As he did in ‘Britain B.C.’ and ‘Britain A.D.’, eminent archaeologist Francis Pryor challenges familiar historical views of the Middle Ages by examining fresh evidence from the ground.

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0007514751

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Stonehenge

By: Francis Pryor

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Stonehenge

By: Francis Pryor

Perched on the chalk uplands of Salisbury Plain, the megaliths of Stonehenge offer one of the most recognizable outlines of any ancient structure. Its purpose—place of worship, sacrificial arena, giant calendar—is unknown, but its story is one of the most extraordinary of any of the world's prehistoric monuments. Constructed in several phases over a period of some 1500 years, beginning in 3000 BC, Stonehenge's key elements are its “bluestones,” transported from West Wales by unexplained means, and its sarsen stones quarried from the nearby Marlborough Downs. Francis Pryor delivers a rigorous account of the nature and history of Stonehenge, but also places the enigmatic monument in a wider cultural context, bringing acute insight into how antiquarians, scholars, writers, artists–and even neopagans—have interpreted the mystery over the centuries.

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Simon and Schuster

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1681777037

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9781681777030

The Lifers' Club

An ancient site, a modern murder

By: Francis Pryor

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The Lifers' Club

An ancient site, a modern murder

By: Francis Pryor

Alan Cadbury is a professional archaeologist: a digger of ancient sites and a man who likes to unravel the mysteries and meaning of the past. For many years, Alan has worked with the 'Circuit Diggers', so called because they work the 'circuit', moving from one excavation to another, as new sites open across Britain. Most of the sites they dig are ahead of industrial development, new housing estates, gravel quarries, or roads. They are a down-to-earth bunch; but they all know what they want from life. Feared by respectable citizens, they are always covered in mud, deeply suntanned and drunk (or stoned) on their days off. Like others on the circuit, Alan Cadbury is obsessive: he won't let problems lie, even when he's slumped drunk in a lonely bedsit, somewhere in the Fens. But there's another side to him, too: in the late 90s he helped to give a forensic archaeology course and there met Richard Lane, now a senior detective in the Leicestershire force. DCI Lane helps him tackle new cases. But this is his first big one: an 'honour killing', perpetrated eight years ago in Leicester. It's a dark tale of past wrongdoing and modern criminality. And it's not without violence. Alan's life may be harsh and at times unpleasant, but it's not likely to be very long, either. Oh yes, archaeology can be a very dirty business...

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1783520272

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The Making of the British Landscape

How We Have Transformed the Land, from Prehistory to Today

By: Francis Pryor

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The Making of the British Landscape

How We Have Transformed the Land, from Prehistory to Today

By: Francis Pryor

This is the changing story of Britain as it has been preserved in our fields, roads, buildings, towns and villages, mountains, forests and islands. From our suburban streets that still trace out the boundaries of long vanished farms to the Norfolk Broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded, from the ceremonial landscapes of Stonehenge to the spread of the railways - evidence of how man's effect on Britain is everywhere. In The Making of the British Landscape, eminent historian, archaeologist and farmer, Francis Pryor explains how to read these clues to understand the fascinating history of our land and of how people have lived on it throughout time. Covering both the urban and rural and packed with pictures, maps and drawings showing everything from how we can still pick out Bronze Age fields on Bodmin Moor to how the Industrial Revolution really changed our landscape, this book makes us look afresh at our surroundings and really see them for the first time.

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014194336X

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The Birth of Modern Britain

A Journey Into Britain's Archaeological Past, 1550 to the Present

By: Francis Pryor

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The Birth of Modern Britain

A Journey Into Britain's Archaeological Past, 1550 to the Present

By: Francis Pryor

From the author of 'Britain BC', 'Britain AD' and 'Britain in the Middle Ages' comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden past It might be thought that in the modern world, where documentary evidence abounds, there is no place for archaeology. But nothing could be further from the truth. Documentary records alone are not sufficient to provide a balanced view of Britain's recent history. This is hardly surprising in the agricultural and industrial 'revolutions', when pioneers were too busy inventing to record what was happening around them. But the same could apply in much later times. In the Second World War the imminent threat of invasion and the sheer pressure of events made the keeping of records less important than the building of physical defences, such as concrete anti-tank cubes and pill-boxes. As a result, archaeological evidence still provides the most reliable guide to the extent of Britain's anti-invasion defences in the autumn of 1940. Covering the whole of the post-medieval period, from 1550 to the present day, Francis Pryor brings his customary wit and erudition to the study of modern historical archaeology, probably the fastest-growing branch of the subject. Ranging over topics as diverse as the birth of modern agriculture, the growth of towns and cities, and the development of roads, canals and railways, he brings to a gripping conclusion his illuminating journey into Britain's archaeological past.

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0007299125

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Home

A Time Traveller's Tales from Britain's Prehistory

By: Francis Pryor

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A Time Traveller's Tales from Britain's Prehistory

By: Francis Pryor

In Home Francis Pryor, author of The Making of the British Landscape, archaeologist and broadcaster, takes us on his lifetime's quest: to discover the origins of family life in prehistoric Britain Francis Pryor's search for the origins of our island story has been the quest of a lifetime. In Home, the Time Team expert explores the first nine thousand years of life in Britain, from the retreat of the glaciers to the Romans' departure. Tracing the settlement of domestic communities, he shows how archaeology enables us to reconstruct the evolution of habits, traditions and customs. But this, too, is Francis Pryor's own story: of his passion for unearthing our past, from Yorkshire to the west country, Lincolnshire to Wales, digging in freezing winters, arid summers, mud and hurricanes, through frustrated journeys and euphoric discoveries. Evocative and intimate, Home shows how, in going about their daily existence, our prehistoric ancestors created the institution that remains at the heart of the way we live now: the family. 'Under his gaze, the land starts to fill with tribes and clans wandering this way and that, leaving traces that can still be seen today . . . Pryor feels the land rather than simply knowing it' - Guardian Former president of the Council for British Archaeology, Dr Francis Pryor has spent over thirty years studying our prehistory. He has excavated sites as diverse as Bronze Age farms, field systems and entire Iron Age villages. He appears frequently on TV's Time Team and is the author of The Making of the British Landscape, Seahenge, as well as Britain BC and Britain AD, both of which he adapted and presented as Channel 4 series.

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0141971339

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The 7th Western Novel MEGAPACK®: 4 Classic Westerns

By: Francis W. Hilton,Harold Channing Wire,Paul Durst,Richard Wormser

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The 7th Western Novel MEGAPACK®: 4 Classic Westerns

By: Francis W. Hilton,Harold Channing Wire,Paul Durst,Richard Wormser

The Seventh Western Novel MEGAPACK® presents four more great westerns: BLAZING TRAILS, by Francis W. Hilton. What happens when a cow-puncher with a lightning fast draw carries out his dying uncle's last wish? INDIAN BEEF, by Harold Channing Wire. When young Barnet trail-bosses cattle north to an Indian reservation, rival cattlemen resort to low trickery to beat him to the market. Fugitive Indians, outlaws, and spies in his crew add to Barnet's troubles! GUNS OF CIRCLE 8, by Paul Durst (writing as Jeff Cochran). A good old-fashioned shootout caps this rip-roaring western adventure! THREE-CORNERED WAR, by Richard Wormser. Between the outlaw miners and the outraged Indians, the town was in big trouble! If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 280+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

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1479420158

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Electronic Processes in Non-Crystalline Materials

By: Nevill Francis Mott,Edward A Davis

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Electronic Processes in Non-Crystalline Materials

By: Nevill Francis Mott,Edward A Davis

Since the first edition of this highly successful book the field saw many great developments both in experimental and theoretical studies of electrical properties of non-crystalline solids. It became necessary to rewrite nearly the whole book, while the aims of the second edition remained the same: to set out the theoretical concepts, to test them by comparison with experiment for a wide variety of phenomena, and to apply them to non-crystalline materials. Sir Nevill Mott shared the 1977 Nobel Prize for Physics, awarded for his research work in this field. The reissue of this book as part of the Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences is a reprint of the second edition which was published in 1979.

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0191023280

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Yellowstone Collectibles

An Illustrated Introduction to the Park’s Historic Souvenirs, Books, Art, and Memorabilia

By: Michael H. Francis,Bobby Reynolds

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Yellowstone Collectibles

An Illustrated Introduction to the Park’s Historic Souvenirs, Books, Art, and Memorabilia

By: Michael H. Francis,Bobby Reynolds

This book is about the myriad of Yellowstone National Park collectibles and souvenirs, from 19th-century horseshoes dipped in the park’s thermal springs to contemporary books and artwork. Included are exquisite hand-painted Limoges porcelain, historic sand-bottle curios, stagecoach and railroad paraphernalia, rare books, photographs, jewelry, store-bought souvenirs, toys, dinnerware, employee items, paintings, postcards, brochures, keys, spoons, clothing, knickknacks, and more. The book highlights nearly 600 items. Each item is displayed in an exhibition-quality color photograph that shows true colors and details. Moreover, the descriptive text was written by 14 experts in their respective collecting fields, and all text was peer reviewed for accuracy. The text explains the numerous types of collectibles, their features and characteristics, their abundance or rarity, and their importance. For collectors, this book is a valuable guide and reference. For fans of the park, this book shows a new way of appreciating Wonderland and may inspire a Yellowstone collection of their own, because these collectibles reveal reams of park history—history that you can hold in your hand.

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1493083988

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Forgetfulness

Making the Modern Culture of Amnesia

By: Francis O'Gorman

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Forgetfulness

Making the Modern Culture of Amnesia

By: Francis O'Gorman

Examines the history and the consequences of living in the contemporary culture of forgetfulness.

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1501324691

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Horse by Geraldine Brooks

by Geraldine Brooks - A Comprehensive Summary

By: Francis Thomas

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Horse by Geraldine Brooks

by Geraldine Brooks - A Comprehensive Summary

By: Francis Thomas

Horse by Geraldine Brooks Horse is a novel that intertwines three distinct narratives set in different time periods: the 1850s, 1950s, and 2019. Each storyline focuses on specific characters and unfolds over varying durations. The characters gradually uncover fragments of Lexington's story, piecing them together in an attempt to comprehend his history. The reader is given a comprehensive and chronological account of Jarret and Lexington's story, allowing them access to information that the modern-day researchers, Theo and Jess, are unaware of until much later. In 2019, Theo Northam, a graduate student in Georgetown studying Art History, stumbles upon a portrait of a horse labeled as "FREE" outside his neighbor's house. Meanwhile, Jess, an osteologist at the Smithsonian Institute, discovers the skeleton of a renowned Thoroughbred racehorse hidden in one of the museum's attics. As they delve into their respective investigations, their paths converge, leading to a friendship that blossoms into a romantic relationship. In the 1850s, Jarret Lewis, an enslaved Black teenager, witnesses the birth of Lexington, a foal destined to become the legendary racehorse in American turf racing history. Jarret's chapters recount his journey across the American South alongside Lexington, as they are sold first to a dubious racing promoter named Richard Ten Broeck and then to a devoted Thoroughbred breeder named Robert Alexander. Along the way, they frequently encounter Thomas J. Scott, an equine portrait artist whose diary entries provide valuable insights into the remarkable bond between Jarret and Lexington. In 1954, Martha Jackson, an art gallerist and former horse enthusiast, is astonished to discover that a painting her housekeeper Annie asked her to appraise depicts none other than the famous racehorse Lexington, who happens to be the great grandsire of Martha's mother's horse, Royal Eclipse. These three storylines progress simultaneously throughout the novel. Theo and Jess eventually realize that the skeleton in the Smithsonian's attic belongs to Lexington, the same horse depicted in the painting Theo rescued. As Jarret and Lexington's story unfolds, Theo and Jess learn more about the role of Black men in 19th-century Southern racing culture and the circumstances that led to Lexington's eventual blindness. Details that remain unknown to the modern researchers are revealed in subsequent chapters following Jarret and Lexington. The surviving Thomas J. Scott paintings of Lexington act as a guide, and the final missing portrait is unveiled as being purchased by Jarret in 1875, after Lexington's death. With the help of scientific research and the collection of existing images, Jess successfully reconstructs Lexington's skeleton, which is then exhibited at the American Museum of the Horse. Meanwhile, when Theo discovers the value of the painting he saved from the neighbor's discarded items, he plans to return it to her with a potential buyer's contact information. Tragically, before he can do so, Theo is fatally shot by a police officer who mistakes his intentions while trying to assist an injured woman. Jess returns the painting, and later learns that the neighbor sold it to the Lexington exhibit, stipulating that Theo's name be included on the plaque in his memory. The novel concludes as Jess boards a plane back to her native Australia, accompanied by Theo's dog Clancy, and envisions a dream where Lexington runs alongside his earliest equine ancestors in the Australian desert. Here is a Preview of What You Will Get: ⁃ A Detailed Introduction ⁃ A Comprehensive Chapter by Chapter Summary ⁃ Etc Get a copy of this summary and learn about the book.

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The Gospel of John

Text and Context

By: Francis Moloney

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The Gospel of John

Text and Context

By: Francis Moloney

Recognized as an innovative interpreter of the Gospel of John, for decades Francis J. Moloney has approached the sacred literature in a way that attends both to the details of the text and to the several contexts that gave life to the original story. This “text and context” approach continues to enrich the reading and interpretation of the Gospel in today’s world. Gospel of John: Text and Context gathers Francis Moloney’s key studies on John’s Gospel written over the course of his career. The three sections of the work comprise studies of Johannine history, theology, and research; exegetical studies ranging across all parts of the Johannine narrative; and an exploration of how the Fourth Gospel came to be understood as sacred Scripture.

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904741506X

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Johannine Studies 1975-2017

By: Francis J. Moloney

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Johannine Studies 1975-2017

By: Francis J. Moloney

The voice of Francis J. Moloney has been heard in Johannine studies for many decades. This volume gathers shorter journal articles from a publishing career that began in 1975, placing them together with new studies that appear for this first time, and thus complementing Moloney's already well-known commentary and scholarly monographs on the Fourth Gospel. The author's work has encompassed all areas of Johannine scholarship - the world that produced and first received the Fourth Gospel, its theology and Christology, and critical analysis of much-discussed passages. Well known for his extensive use of narrative and reader-response criticism, Francis J. Moloney has in more recent years developed an interpretation of the gospel which suggests that the author(s) of this narrative regarded their work as the "completion" of scripture. This unique collection therefore not only provides the past publications of a significant Johannine scholar, but also reflects the development of Johannine scholarship from 1975 until today.

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Mohr Siebeck

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3161549600

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9783161549601

Advanced Organic Chemistry

Part A: Structure and Mechanisms

By: Francis A. Carey,Richard J. Sundberg

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Advanced Organic Chemistry

Part A: Structure and Mechanisms

By: Francis A. Carey,Richard J. Sundberg

Since its original appearance in 1977, Advanced Organic Chemistry has found wide use as a text providing broad coverage of the structure, reactivity and synthesis of organic compounds. The Fourth Edition provides updated material but continues the essential elements of the previous edition. The material in Part A is organized on the basis of fundamental structural topics such as structure, stereochemistry, conformation and aromaticity and basic mechanistic types, including nucleophilic substitution, addition reactions, carbonyl chemistry, aromatic substitution and free radical reactions. The material in Part B is organized on the basis of reaction type with emphasis on reactions of importance in laboratory synthesis. As in the earlier editions, the text contains extensive references to both the primary and review literature and provides examples of data and reactions that illustrate and document the generalizations. While the text assumes completion of an introductory course in organic chemistry, it reviews the fundamental concepts for each topic that is discussed. The Fourth Edition updates certain topics that have advanced rapidly in the decade since the Third Edition was published, including computational chemistry, structural manifestations of aromaticity, enantioselective reactions and lanthanide catalysis. The two parts stand alone, although there is considerable cross-referencing. Part A emphasizes quantitative and qualitative description of structural effects on reactivity and mechanism. Part B emphasizes the most general and useful synthetic reactions. The focus is on the core of organic chemistry, but the information provided forms the foundation for future study and research in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, biological chemistry and physical properties of organic compounds. The New Revised 5th Edition will be available shortly. For details, click on the link in the right-hand column.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0306468565

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9780306468568

The Flag Fen Basin

Archaeology and environment of a Fenland landscape

By: Francis Pryor

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The Flag Fen Basin

Archaeology and environment of a Fenland landscape

By: Francis Pryor

The Flag Fen Basin has been the subject of nearly continuous archaeological research since about 1900. This research sheds new light on the Neolithic landscape, on the Iron Age and Roman landscapes, and on the changing environmental conditions since the earlier Neolithic.

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1848021518

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God's Court and Courtiers in the Book of the Watchers

Re-Interpreting Heaven in 1 Enoch 1-36

By: Philip Francis Esler

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God's Court and Courtiers in the Book of the Watchers

Re-Interpreting Heaven in 1 Enoch 1-36

By: Philip Francis Esler

First Enoch is an ancient Judean work that inaugurated the genre of apocalypse. Chapters 1–36 tell the story of the descent of angels called “Watchers” from heaven to earth to marry human women before the time of the flood, the chaos that ensued, and God’s response. They also relate the journeying of the righteous scribe Enoch through the cosmos, guided by angels. Heaven, including the place and those who dwell there (God, the angels, and Enoch), plays a central role in the narrative. But how should heaven be understood? Existing scholarship, which presupposes “Judaism” as the appropriate framework, views the Enochic heaven as reflecting the temple in Jerusalem, with God’s house replicating its architecture and the angels and Enoch functioning like priests. Yet recent research shows the Judeans constituted an ethnic group, and this view encourages a fresh examination of 1 Enoch 1–36. The actual model for heaven proves to be a king in his court surrounded by his courtiers. The major textual features are explicable in this perspective, whereas the temple-and-priests model is unconvincing. The author was a member of a nontemple, scribal group in Judea that possessed distinctive astronomical knowledge, promoted Enoch as its exemplar, and was involved in the wider sociopolitical world of their time.

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1625649088

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A Time Traveller's Tales from Britain's Prehistory

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