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Bowie

The Biography

By: Wendy Leigh

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A revealing look at David Bowie, including rarely seen photos, draws on interviews with his lovers, girlfriends, business associates, groupies, and band members to shine a light on the life and career of this hypnotic performer.

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320

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Simon and Schuster

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1476767092

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9781476767093

Tropical Forest Ecology

A View from Barro Colorado Island

By: Egbert Giles Leigh

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Tropical Forest Ecology

A View from Barro Colorado Island

By: Egbert Giles Leigh

How do tropical forests stay green with their abundance of herbivores? Why do tropical forests have such a diversity of plants and animals? And what role does mutualism play in the ecology of tropical forests?

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262

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195096037

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9780195096033

Please Hold On, I Don't Know What To Say Yet

By: Shea-Leigh Carris

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Please Hold On, I Don't Know What To Say Yet

By: Shea-Leigh Carris

A collection of poems.

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Lulu.com

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0359651852

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9780359651856

Prophecy, Madness, and Holy War in Early Modern Europe

A Life of Ludwig Friedrich Gifftheil

By: Leigh T. I. Penman

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Prophecy, Madness, and Holy War in Early Modern Europe

A Life of Ludwig Friedrich Gifftheil

By: Leigh T. I. Penman

This book documents the political and religious turmoil of seventeenth century Europe by exploring the life and doctrines of the German barber surgeon turned prophet, Ludwig Friedrich Gifftheil (1595-1661). Inspired by family tragedy and theosophical religious writings, between 1624 and 1661 Gifftheil stalked Europe's battlefields, petitioning kings, princes, and emperors to end the warfare endemic on the continent. Convinced that all conflict was prompted by 'false prophets'-by which Gifftheil meant the clergy of Europe's Christian confessions-he pleaded with rulers to abjure the counsel of their advisors and institute instead a godly peace. When this approach proved fruitless, Gifftheil reinvented himself by taking up his sword as 'God's warrior.' Thereby he embarked on a quest to recruit an army of the righteous to wage holy war, and establish peace with the blade of his sword. This work examines the growth and fallout of Gifftheil's mission and its reception among Europe's religious dissenters-including figures such as Abraham von Franckenberg and Quirinus Kuhlmann-as well as the results of his strivings in European political circles. Gifftheil's story reveals an alternative transnational history of religious and political dissent in the seventeenth century. It casts new light on the place of prophecy and madness in the negotiation of religious authority, the origins of the theosophical current, and the stranger apocalyptic impulses at the roots of Pietism and missionary Christianity"--

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289

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Oxford University Press

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019762393X

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9780197623930

A Very Capable Life

The Autobiography of Zarah Petri

By: John Leigh Walters

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A Very Capable Life

The Autobiography of Zarah Petri

By: John Leigh Walters

Written in his mother's unique voice, John Leigh Walters pushes the boundaries of memoir in A Very Capable Life, the extraordinary journey of a seemingly ordinary woman." "Zarah Petri was a child when her family left Hungary to establish a new life in Canada in the 1920s. With courage and innovation, Zarah and her family survived the Depression - even if it meant breaking the law to do so. In celebrating Zarah Petri, A Very Capable Life pays homage to all "ordinary" women of the early twentieth century who challenged society's conventions for the sake of survival." --Book Jacket.

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209

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Athabasca University Press

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1897425414

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9781897425411

DE TRIBUS PRINCIPIIS, oder Beschreibung der Drey Principien Göttliches Wesens

Of the Three Principles of Divine Being, 1619, by Jacob Boehme

By: Andrew Weeks,Leigh Penman

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DE TRIBUS PRINCIPIIS, oder Beschreibung der Drey Principien Göttliches Wesens

Of the Three Principles of Divine Being, 1619, by Jacob Boehme

By: Andrew Weeks,Leigh Penman

Jacob Boehme’s Of the Three Principles of Divine Being, 1619, is vital for understanding his work as a whole, its relationship to its epoch, and its role in intellectual history. Reproduced here using the methods of critical edition, the original of the work and its adjacent translation, together with an extensive introduction and commentary, provide unprecedented access to this essential work of early modern thought and cast a fresh light on the revolutionary theological, philosophical, and scientific developments coinciding with the start of the Thirty Years’ War. The 1730 edition is annotated with reference to the manuscript sources to clarify ambiguities so that the translation can interpret the text without refracting its meaning. This makes it possible to interpret Boehme’s complex theories of the origin of the divine being and of nature, the human creature, and the female aspect of divinity.

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875

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BRILL

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900439527X

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9789004395275

Doomed Romance

Broken Hearts, Lost Souls, and Sexual Tumult in Nineteenth-Century America

By: Christine Leigh Heyrman

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Doomed Romance

Broken Hearts, Lost Souls, and Sexual Tumult in Nineteenth-Century America

By: Christine Leigh Heyrman

This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf.

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305

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Knopf

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0525655573

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9780525655572

Selected Writings

By: Leigh Hunt

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Selected Writings

By: Leigh Hunt

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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204

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Psychology Press

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0415969514

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9780415969512

Sketching Theoretical Biology

Toward a Theoretical Biology, Volume 2

By: Wilhelmina A. Leigh

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Sketching Theoretical Biology

Toward a Theoretical Biology, Volume 2

By: Wilhelmina A. Leigh

The purpose of this volume is to bring together a number of elements that would be useful in the construction of a coherent and comprehensive theory of biology. Based on the assumption that living systems represent some kind of "organized complexity," the collection discusses meaningful ways of formulating two basic questions: what is the nature of this complexity; and, what are the principles of its organization? The question always asked about biological theory is whether or not it constitutes useful scientific theory. Because many useful biological theories cannot yet be made explicit in terms of conventional physics, Sketching Theoretical Biology illustrates the types of questions in biology that correspond to the types of issues discussed in theoretical physics. This book, originally published in 1969, centers around a vigorous debate on the role played by metaphysical beliefs in determining scientific attitudes. The discussion covers heredity and evolution, cognitive processes and control processes, general property of hierarchies, and the current status of neo-Darwinism. Contributors include theoretical physicists, philosophers, neuroscientists, theoretical chemists, computer scientists, chemical engineers, geneticists and molecular biologists.

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360

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Taylor & Francis

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1351490842

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9781351490849

The Left-Hander's Guide to Life

A Witty and Informative Tour of the World According to Southpaws

By: Leigh W. Rutledge,Richard Donley

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The Left-Hander's Guide to Life

A Witty and Informative Tour of the World According to Southpaws

By: Leigh W. Rutledge,Richard Donley

The world can be a sinister place for the left-handed, but as this light-hearted look at left-handedness makes clear, they're surprisingly cheerful about their lot in life. The book reveals many famous people--Albert Einstein, Michelangelo, Marilyn Monroe--who were southpaws and contains lots of fascinating information about the scientific phenomenon of left-handedness. 20 drawings.

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160

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Plume

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0452268451

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9780452268456

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Bowie

Bowie

Tropical Forest Ecology

Tropical Forest Ecology

Please Hold On, I Don't Know What To Say Yet

Please Hold On, I Don't Know What To Say Yet

Prophecy, Madness, and Holy War in Early Modern Europe

Prophecy, Madness, and Holy War in Early Modern Europe

A Very Capable Life

A Very Capable Life

DE TRIBUS PRINCIPIIS, oder Beschreibung der Drey Principien Göttliches Wesens

DE TRIBUS PRINCIPIIS, oder Beschreibung der Drey Principien Göttliches Wesens

Doomed Romance

Doomed Romance

Selected Writings

Selected Writings

Sketching Theoretical Biology

Sketching Theoretical Biology

The Left-Hander's Guide to Life

The Left-Hander's Guide to Life

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