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De sphaera of Johannes de Sacrobosco in the Early Modern Period: The Authors of the Commentaries
by Matteo VallerianiThis open access book explores commentaries on an influential text of pre-Copernican astronomy in Europe. It features essays that take a close look at key intellectuals and how they engaged with the main ideas of this qualitative introduction to geocentric cosmology. Johannes de Sacrobosco compiled his Tractatus de sphaera during the thirteenth century in the frame of his teaching activities at the then recently founded University of Paris. It soon became a mandatory text all over Europe. As a result, a tradition of commentaries to the text was soon established and flourished until the second half of the 17th century. Here, readers will find an informative overview of these commentaries complete with a rich context. The essays explore the educational and social backgrounds of the writers. They also detail how their careers developed after the publication of their commentaries, the institutions and patrons they were affiliated with, what their agenda was, and whether and how they actually accomplished it. The editor of this collection considers these scientific commentaries as genuine scientific works. The contributors investigate them here not only in reference to the work on which it comments but also, and especially, as independent scientific contributions that are socially, institutionally, and intellectually contextualized around their authors.
De tornada a casa
by Kate MortonUna novel·la èpica, amb personatges memorables, que explora el poder de la maternitat, l’erosió que provoquen els records guardats durant generacions i el poder curatiu de la veritat. Nit de Nadal del 1959, Adelaide Hills, Austràlia. A la fi d’un dia calorós, als voltants de la mansió de la família Turner, un repartidor fa un descobriment esgarrifós. Aleshores comença una investigació policial i el poblet de Tambilla es veu sacsejat per un dels casos d’assassinat més desconcertants i dolorosos de la història d’Austràlia Meridional.Seixanta anys més tard i després d’haver perdut la feina al diari, la Jess rep una trucada inesperada que la porta a abandonar Londres i tornar a Sydney: la seva àvia Nora, amb qui es va criar, ha patit una caiguda i està ingressada. El record de l’àvia estimada contrasta amb la realitat quan es troba davant una dona fràgil i trasbalsada. Sense res a fer a casa de la Nora, la Jess es dedica a tafanejar i troba un llibre que detalla la investigació policial d’una tragèdia oblidada: la de la família Turner. Fullejant el llibre descobreix una connexió sorprenent entre la seva pròpia família i aquell fet. Des de llavors, la recerca de la veritat serà l’únic camí possible.
De verde a Maduro
by Roger SantodomingoEl 18 de febrero de 2013, el presidente Hugo Chávez regresaba a Venezuela luego de más de dos meses de ausencia. Convaleciente y sin voz, sus posibilidades de retornar a la vida política activa eran mínimas. El 8 de diciembre había nombrado a Nicolás Maduro ministro de Asuntos Exteriores y vicepresidente de la República, como sucesor al frente del gobierno. Tras el fallecimiento de Hugo Chávez y su elección como presidente, Maduro se ha convertido en el hombre más poderoso del régimen venezolano. Pero, ¿quién es Nicolás Maduro? ¿Cuál es su historia? ¿Cómo ascendió de ser un gris y desconocido sindicalista a alcanzar tanto poder en la escena nacional e internacional? Todo el mundo se pregunta si podrá asumir el legado del "comandante", enfrentar los retos de una economía y un Estado disfuncional y sobrevivir a las intrigas que dentro del mismo chavismo intentan competir por su liderazgo. Esta investigación periodística teje un acercamiento a un personaje de vital actualidad; incluidas entrevistas con el propio Maduro, sus familiares, colaboradores, y adversarios, este libro cuenta de modo exclusivo aspectos desconocidos de su vida como activista de la izquierda venezolana, su faceta de rockero, su formación en Cuba en los ochenta, su primer encuentro con Chávez en la cárcel, sus inclinaciones espirituales y la fe en Sai Baba, y en especial, su papel en la construcción de Chávez como figura casi divina y de él mismo como el primer sacerdote del chavismo.
De vierde nakomeling
by Sylvia Hendriks Allison MaruskaBoekbeschrijving Wanneer Michelle een telefoontje krijgt van een historicus uit Richmond, ziet ze de kans op een broodnodig avontuur schoon. Het enige wat ze moet doen is het vinden van een eeuwenoude sleutel. Drie anderen - een gitarist, een ingenieur en een gepensioneerde - ontvangen vergelijkbare telefoontjes. Elke familie heeft een sleutel tot een vier-slots kluis, begraven gevonden in een gerechtsgebouw in Virginia, hoewel hun relatie net zo mysterieus is als de kluis zelf. Hun voorouders zouden geen wisselwerking hebben gehad, hadden geen duidelijke reden om de kluis te begraven, en zouden niet later zijn verdwenen. Hun sleutels dragend, komen Michelle en de andere afstammelingen in één punt samen in de gerechtsgebouw kelder en openen de kluis, de waarheid over hun voorouders onthullend - een waarheid vreemder, meer dodelijk, en mogelijk de wereld meer veranderend dan elk van hen had kunnen voorstellen. Nu is het aan hen om hun ontdekking uit de verkeerde handen te houden.
De vuelta a casa
by Kate MortonDespués de cinco años desde su última publicación, Kate Morton, autora del bestseller internacional El jardín olvidado, vuelve a las librerías con una novela perdurable, una arquitectura de intrigas constantes que deslumbra y conmueve. Más de 16.000.000 de ejemplares vendidos «Kate Morton despliega su elegancia y destreza narrativas como si fueran las velas de un barco. Una historia en la que sumergirse y, simplemente, disfrutar». María Oruña ¿Hacia dónde nos lleva la estela de lo que callamos? Nochebuena de 1959, Altos de Adelaida, Australia. Al final de un día caluroso, junto a un arroyo en los terrenos de la mansión de la familia Turner, un repartidor realiza un descubrimiento espeluznante. Comienza una investigación policial y el pequeño pueblo de Tambilla se ve inmerso en uno de los casos de asesinato más desconcertantes y dolorosos de la historia de Australia del Sur. Sesenta años más tarde Jess ha perdido su empleo en el periódico y tiene dificultades para llegar a fin de mes. Inmersa en encontrar una buena historia que cambie su suerte, recibe una llamada inesperada por la que decide abandonar Londres y regresar a Sídney. Su abuela Nora, con quien se crio, ha sufrido unacaída y está ingresada. El recuerdo de su querida abuela contrasta con la realidad al encontrar a una mujer frágil y desconcertada. Sin nada que hacer en casa de Nora, Jess se dedica a curiosear y en el dormitorio de la anciana descubre un libro que detalla la investigación policial de una tragedia ya olvidada: la de la familia Turner en la Nochebuena de 1959. Mientras hojea el libro, Jess descubre una asombrosa conexión entre su familia y aquel suceso. Desde entonces la búsqueda de la verdad será el único camino posible. De vuelta a casa es el regreso de una de las grandes voces de la narrativa actual. Kate Morton construye una novela épica, de personajes memorables, que explora el poder de la maternidad, la erosión que provocan los recuerdos guardados durante generaciones y el poder curativo de la verdad.Kate Morton es autora de La casa de Riverton, El jardín olvidado, Las horas distantes, El cumpleaños secreto, El último adiós y La hija del relojero. Sus libros se han traducido a 34 idiomas y han alcanzado el primer puesto de la lista de ventas en todo el mundo. Es licenciada en arte dramático y literatura inglesa y vive con su familia en Londres y Australia. Lleva vendidos más de 15.000.000 de ejemplares.
De vuelta del mar: Antología poética
by Robert L. StevensonUna antología poética de Robert Louis Stevenson con una selección y traducción de Javier Marías. «Aquí yace donde quiso yacer;de vuelta del mar está el marinero,de vuelta del monte está el cazador.» Luis Antonio de Villena advierte que el nombre de Robert Louis Stevenson se suele asociar a cuatro cosas: la prosa, las aventuras, la enfermedad y la lucha contra ésta, así como el exotismo. Muchos añadirían también la adolescencia como demuestra, dice Villena, tanto la propia obra de Stevenson como el recuerdo biográfico de muchos de sus lectores. No obstante, los sesenta y seis poemas que conforman este volumen revelan otra faceta desconocida y fascinante del autor de La isla del tesoro, la del poeta. Javier Marías ha llevado a cabo una minuciosa selección de los poemas más valiosos y destacados de Stevenson y presenta una magnífica traducción. La introducción de Luis Antonio de Villena acompaña la lectura de los poemas.
De-Centering Cold War History: Local and Global Change
by Fabio Lanza Jadwiga E. Pieper MooneyDe-Centering Cold War History challenges the Cold War master narratives that focus on super-power politics by shifting our analytical perspective to include local-level experiences and regional initiatives that were crucial to the making of a Cold War world. Cold War histories are often told as stories of national leaders, state policies and the global confrontation that pitted a Communist Eastern Bloc against a Capitalist West. Taking a new analytical approach this book reveals unexpected complexities in the historical trajectory of the Cold War. Contributions from an international group of scholars take a fresh look at historical agency in different places across the world, including Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. This collaborative effort shapes a street-level history of the global Cold War era, one that uses the analysis of the 'local' to rethink and reframe the wider picture of the 'global', connecting the political negotiations of individuals and communities at the intersection of places and of meeting points between 'ordinary' people and political elites to the Cold War at large. Essential reading for all students of Cold War history.
De-Commemoration: Removing Statues and Renaming Places (Worlds of Memory #12)
by Sarah Gensburger and Jenny WüstenbergIn the wake of recent protests against police violence and racism, calls to dismantle problematic memorials have reverberated around the globe. This is not a new phenomenon, however, nor is it limited to the Western world. De-Commemoration focuses on the concept of de-commemoration as it relates to remembrance. Drawing on research from experts on memory dynamics across various disciplines, this extensive collection seeks to make sense of the current state of de-commemoration as it transforms contemporary societies around the world.
De-Illustrating the History of the British Empire: Preliminary Perspectives (Routledge Studies in Cultural History #105)
by Annamaria Motrescu-MayesDe-Illustrating the History of the British Empire aims to offer a timely and inclusive contribution to the evolving cross-disciplinary scholarship that connects visual studies with British imperial historiography. The key purpose of this book is to introduce scholars and students of British imperial and Commonwealth history to a clearly presented and diversely themed evaluation of several "visual manuscripts" – images of all genres depicting particular events, personalities, social and cultural contexts – that document the development of some of the British imperial and post-colonial visual literacies history. The concept of "visual manuscripts" alongside theories of visual anthropology and memory studies are addressed across the entire volume thus allowing the readers to approach with greater ease the discourse on imperial iconography and historiography.
De-Radicalisation in the UK Prevent Strategy: Security, Identity and Religion (Routledge Critical Terrorism Studies)
by M. S. ElshimiThis book examines de-radicalisation policy in the UK and addresses the contradictions evident in the conceptualisation and practice of de-radicalisation. It explores three main themes that touch upon some of the most pressing issues of our day: security, identity and religion. Situated within the Prevent strand of the UK Counter-Terrorism policy and administered by the police through the ‘Channel Programme’, policymakers have promoted de-radicalisation as a vital instrument in the fight against terrorism. Despite the political and legal importance of de-radicalisation as an instrument of counter-terrorism, we continue to know very little about the programme and the profile of individuals who have been de-radicalised, as well as having little or no access to data on the programme. There is also a glaring lacuna in the wider literature regarding the concept, theory, and evidence base for de-radicalisation policies. This book addresses this lacuna and, with the use of data collected from interviews conducted with 27 practitioners, this work reveals the existence of multiple conceptions of de-radicalisation and a number of conceptual features unique to the UK context. Subsequently, the book proposes that de-radicalisation in the UK would be best conceptualised as ‘technologies of the self’. Seen in this way, de-radicalisation is less about tackling terrorism and radicalisation and more about the re-configuring of citizenship, the construction of a mainstream British identity, and the promotion of certain subjectivities in an era of uncertainty about British political identity. This book will be of much interest to students of critical terrorism studies, de-radicalisation, counter-terrorism, UK politics and security studies in general.
DeKalb (Images of America)
by Jo Fredell HigginsDeKalb was originally known as Huntley's Grove, named after Russell Huntley, an early settler who was one of its founders. The area had also been known as Buena Vista and DeKalb Center, before settling on the name DeKalb in 1881. The name was derived from Baron Johann DeKalb (1721-1780), a German soldier who served under Washington at Valley Forge and died a Revolutionary War hero. Three august DeKalb men are credited with the invention of barbed wire and began manufacturing it in 1873. Today DeKalb is a world leader in hybrid seed development and genetic research, as well as the home of Northern Illinois University.
DeKalb County in Vintage Postcards (Postcard History)
by DeKalb Historical Society Megan Milford Sue Ellen OwensBefore Fulton County, there was DeKalb County; before Atlanta, there was Decatur. It is a community rich in history and the "mother county" of the city of Atlanta. A tiny town called Terminus was established in 1846 and from this early settlement in DeKalb County, the South's most thriving city, its cosmopolitan center, was born. DeKalb County in Vintage Postcards depicts the tranquil days before the boom of Atlanta, revealing a landscape unfamiliar to present-day residents of the area. Postcard scenes of the famed Stone Mountain, Camp Gordon, and the historic neighborhood of Druid Hills are featured within these pages, along with a variety of churches and educational institutions.
DeLand (Postcard History Series)
by West Volusia Historical Society L. Thomas RobertsWhen Henry A. DeLand sat down to plan a town in the summer of 1876, he envisioned a place that would become "a religious, educational, business, and social center"--the Athens of Florida. He made his dream a reality by investing his livelihood in the town that would be named for him. DeLand donated the land for the first municipal building that doubled as a church and school and funded the school that would become Stetson University. Ever since, the city of DeLand has had an interesting and rich history. Much of this unique history has been captured and preserved in postcards published throughout the past hundred-plus years.
DeWitt Clinton and Amos Eaton: Geology and Power in Early New York
by David I. SpanagelHow did geology and politics inform scientific ideas and contribute to New York's prominence in the early nineteenth century?David I. Spanagel explores the origins of American geology and the culture that promoted it in nineteenth-century New York. Focusing on Amos Eaton, the educator and amateur scientist who founded the Rensselaer School, and DeWitt Clinton, the masterful politician who led the movement for the Erie Canal, Spanagel shows how a cluster of assumptions about the peculiar landscape and entrepreneurial spirit of New York came to define the Empire State. In so doing, he sheds light on a particularly innovative and fruitful period of interplay among science, politics, art, and literature in American history.
Deacon King Kong: A Novel
by James McBride<P><P>From James McBride, author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird and the bestselling modern classic The Color of Water, one of the most anticipated novels of the year: a wise and witty tale about what happens to the witnesses of a shooting. <P><P>In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .38 from his pocket, and in front of everybody shoots the project's drug dealer at point-blank range.The reasons for this desperate burst of violence and the consequences that spring from it lie at the heart of Deacon King Kong, James McBride's funny, moving novel and his first since his National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird. <P><P>In Deacon King Kong, McBride brings to vivid life the people affected by the shooting: the victim, the African-American and Latinx residents who witnessed it, the white neighbors, the local cops assigned to investigate, the members of the Five Ends Baptist Church where Sportcoat was deacon, the neighborhood's Italian mobsters, and Sportcoat himself. As the story deepens, it becomes clear that the lives of the characters--caught in the tumultuous swirl of 1960s New York--overlap in unexpected ways. <P><P>When the truth does emerge, McBride shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, that the best way to grow is to face change without fear, and that the seeds of love lie in hope and compassion.Bringing to these pages both his masterly storytelling skills and his abiding faith in humanity, James McBride has written a novel every bit as involving as The Good Lord Bird and as emotionally honest as The Color of Water. Told with insight and wit, Deacon King Kong demonstrates that love and faith live in all of us. <P><P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Deaconesses: An Historical Study
by Aime G. MartimortSince the 17th century the history of deaconesses in the Church has been the subject of numerous monographs. What is most evident about the history of deaconesses, however, is how complex the whole subject is. In this exhaustive and thoroughly researched work, Martimort presents a very readable analysis that has become the standard study of the role of women deaconesses in the early Church. He presents in as complete and objective fashion as possible the history, who and what these deaconesses were and what their functions were.
Dead Aim
by Lee EcholsFirst published in 1951, this book recounts the nostalgic antics of hell-raising pistol shooters of the 1930’s.It is complete and unexpurgated and is the hot blasts of mirth from the shaky guns of Lee Echols, who fired for many years before World War II with the U.S. Treasury Department Pistol Team.Lee Echols’ stock-in-trade was the business of making a pistol go whangety-bang with a fair degree of accuracy. However, this always had to take a back seat to his hell-raising antics and inspired tom-foolery, which had him known as the Clown Prince of pistoleers on every range in the Western Hemisphere.
Dead Air
by Iain BanksIain Banks' daring new novel opens in a loft apartment in the East End, in a former factory due to be knocked down in a few days. Ken Nott is a devoutly contrarian vaguely left wing radio shock-jock living in London. After a wedding breakfast people start dropping fruits from a balcony on to a deserted carpark ten storeys below, then they start dropping other things; an old TV that doesn't work, a blown loudspeaker, beanbags, other unwanted furniture...Then they get carried away and start dropping things that are still working, while wrecking the rest of the apartment. But mobile phones start ringing and they're told to turn on a TV, because a plane has just crashed into the World Trade Centre...At ease with the volatility of modernity, Iain Banks is also our most accomplished literary writer of narrative-driven adventure stories that never ignore the injustices and moral conundrums of the real world. His new novel, displays his trademark dark wit, buoyancy and momentum.
Dead Air
by Iain BanksIain Banks' daring new novel opens in a loft apartment in the East End, in a former factory due to be knocked down in a few days. Ken Nott is a devoutly contrarian vaguely left wing radio shock-jock living in London. After a wedding breakfast people start dropping fruits from a balcony on to a deserted carpark ten storeys below, then they start dropping other things; an old TV that doesn't work, a blown loudspeaker, beanbags, other unwanted furniture...Then they get carried away and start dropping things that are still working, while wrecking the rest of the apartment. But mobile phones start ringing and they're told to turn on a TV, because a plane has just crashed into the World Trade Centre...At ease with the volatility of modernity, Iain Banks is also our most accomplished literary writer of narrative-driven adventure stories that never ignore the injustices and moral conundrums of the real world. His new novel, displays his trademark dark wit, buoyancy and momentum.
Dead Air (Isis Cassettes Ser.)
by Iain BanksIain Banks' daring new novel opens in a loft apartment in the East End, in a former factory due to be knocked down in a few days. Ken Nott is a devoutly contrarian vaguely left wing radio shock-jock living in London. After a wedding breakfast people start dropping fruits from a balcony on to a deserted carpark ten storeys below, then they start dropping other things; an old TV that doesn't work, a blown loudspeaker, beanbags, other unwanted furniture...Then they get carried away and start dropping things that are still working, while wrecking the rest of the apartment. But mobile phones start ringing and they're told to turn on a TV, because a plane has just crashed into the World Trade Centre...At ease with the volatility of modernity, Iain Banks is also our most accomplished literary writer of narrative-driven adventure stories that never ignore the injustices and moral conundrums of the real world. His new novel, displays his trademark dark wit, buoyancy and momentum.
Dead Before Dawn: A Heavy Bomber Tail-gunner in World War II
by Frank BroomeFrank Broome was a 15 year old schoolboy when he experienced the three major blitzes in his home city of Coventry and at the age of 17 volunteered for the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1942 for pilot training. This autobiography, based on his copious diary entries and log books traces his pilot training in the UK, Canada and the USA where he flew single and twin-engined aircraft. Despite his almost perfect training record he, like many of his fellow trainees at this time, was not to gain his R.A.F. wings. There was a shortage of air crew, other than pilots, and Frank eventually transferred to an air-gunnery course. On his return to the UK he undertook operational crew training on Wellington as a tail gunner and made operational training sorties over enemy territory shortly after the D-Day landings. His crew then converted to four-engined heavy bombers first the Halifax and then the Lancaster. He gives first-hand detailed accounts of the many missions during his tour with No. 626 Squadron during the height of Bomber Commands massed raids over Germany and occupied Europe. Excitement abounds with narrow squeaks from enemy night-fighters, radar directed anti-aircraft fire and other hazards of this most dangerous task. He eventually flew with two Wing Commanders and a Squadron Leader with crews who gained several gallantry awards. His book is written with a skill that portrays the dangers inherent in his task, the humor of service life and the sound reasons why his generation were proud to fly with Bomber Command.
Dead Before Sundown: Dead Before Sundown (The Last Gunfighter #22)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneThe Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st CenturyIn his bestselling Last Gunfighter novels, William Johnstone chronicles a clash of adventurers, outlaws, lawmen and innocents. Among them all, one man with a gun stamped the frontier with a legend all his own.Journey Across A Killing Ground. . .Frank Morgan survived his first trip to Alaska. Barely. Now, in Western Canada, Morgan and a band of survivors encounter an arch enemy with a fortune in ill-gotten gains--money he'll use to supply murderous Metis rebels with stolen U.S. Army Gatling guns to use for a bloodbath--and the Last Gunfighter is now in their way. But before the rebels can kill him, a daring U.S. secret agent joins his side. In a harsh and untamed land, Frank Morgan will soon face the ultimate battle for survival--before an all-out civil war explodes.
Dead Born: A Detective Sergeant Best Mystery 2
by Joan Lock‘A gripping and satisfying murder mystery with an unguessable final twist’- Mystery Women‘[A] gripping Victorian mystery’- Publishers Weekly‘Asking an historian to review a historical novel is asking for trouble – but Joan Lock’s book is something else. Her knowledge of London and its policing in the 19th century makes this into a very different kind of novel – one with an extremely realistic setting’- London Archive Users ForumWhen the bodies of a number of babies are found scattered around Islington, Detective Sergeant Best is sent undercover to lodge next door to a suspected baby farm. He shadows an alleged 'child dropper' onto a Thames pleasure steamer and finds himself caught up in Britain's worst civilian tragedy — the 1878 sinking of the Princess Alice — a horrific experience which will haunt Best forever. Meanwhile, his determination to avenge the death of a young girl he had befriended and save the life of another becomes a crusade.
Dead Boys' Club
by Geoffrey Malone'If they ever come here,' his father had warned, 'drop everything. Just run and hide!' And now they were here. God's Freedom Army or whatever their name was. Bringers of blood and suffering. Rebels! Killers! Every one of them. Hundreds of thousands of children are abducted from their homes and used as boy soldiers. This is the story of one them. 12-year-old Sam is ripped from his village in Uganda and forced to march with rebel soldiers to their training camp in southern Sudan. A weapon is thrust into his innocent young hands and his life becomes that of enemies and battles, violence and death, as he's turned into a soldier. With no escape, danger is around every corner, the threat of death is everywhere. But there are ways to survive. Sam becomes friends with a fellow boy soldier and together their dreams of escape become a strength. Together, they are ready to fight.
Dead Broke, Colorado (Dead Broke, Colorado)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneWelcome to Dead Broke, Colorado. Where all that glitters is not gold—it&’s silver. Where miners and grifters get rich or go broke. And where the money flows like blood . . .JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. COLORADO OR BUST. The town got its unusual name when a pair of brokedown prospectors accidentally dropped a stick of dynamite in the Rockies—and unwittingly unearthed a massive vein of silver. One of the two men dropped dead from excitement. The other one named the place &“Dead Broke&” in honor of his dead broke companion and declared himself mayor of a brand-new mining town. Mayor Allane Auchenleck—better known as Nugget—put Dead Broke on the map. But when the silver market takes an unexpected nosedive, the bustling boomtown goes bust . . . And all hell breaks loose. Almost overnight, Dead Broke turns into a lawless hotbed of angry out-of-work miners and out-for-blood merchants. In desperation, Mayor Nugget considers a few hairbrained schemes like bringing in mail-order brides, building ice castles to attract tourists, even planting other minerals in the mines to fool investors. But Dead Broke needs law and order, so Nugget sends for top gun Mick MacMicking. Of course, a notorious gambler named Connor Boyle has other plans—and with his band of hired guns he plans to blow Dead Broke off the map to get what he wants. For this town to survive, Nugget, Mick, a drunken lawman, and a woman gambler will have to put the dead back in Dead Broke . . . and some cool-hand killers in the ground. Live Free. Read Hard. williamjohnstone.net