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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days The world's great fables, sagas and legends dramatically retold. Myths are the greatest stories ever told. Passed down over millennia, they are the templates for all our stories, with their eternal themes of creation and destruction, fate and cunning, heroism and cruelty, sensuality and war. Retold here are nearly 200 myths - from Prometheus defying Zeus to create man to the destruction of Troy; and from valiant battles against Frost Giants and Cyclopes to the heroic quests for the Golden Fleece and Holy Grail - including a commentary on their origins, common themes and meanings. Compellingly written, concise and with each myth illustrated with an iconic image, Myths in Minutes is the perfect way to understand and enjoy the world's major fables. Includes the great Ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian legends: The Labours of Heracles; The Gods of Olympus; Zeus defeats the Titans; Hades and the Underworld; Theseus and the Minotaur; The Gorgons; Perseus and Andromeda; Oedipus and the Sphinx; The Judgment of Paris; The Trojan Horse; The Odyssey; Jason and The Golden Fleece; Romulus, Remus and the Founding of Rome; Mars, the God of War; The Eye of Ra; The Murder and Resurrection of Osiris; and more. The best of Celtic, Norse, Eastern, American, Oceanic and African myths: Gilgamesh and the Great Flood; Odin's Great Sacrifice; Thor's Adventures in the Land of the Giants; The Treachery of Loki; Ragnarok - The Last Battle; The Eight Immortals; The War Between the Sun and the Stars; Quetzalcoatl, The Plumed Serpent; Ganesh, the Elephant-headed; Ananse and the Sky God; King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table; the age-old stories of the Aboriginal Dreaming; and many; many more. Features Summary The world's great fables, sagas and legends dramatically retold Author Neil Philip Publisher Quercus Publishing Release date 20171215 Pages 416 ISBN 1-78648-517-6 ISBN 13 978-1-78648-517-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Features Author Neil Philip Publisher Quercus Books Release date 20171021 ISBN 1-68144-062-8 ISBN 13 978-1-68144-062-0

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Exposing the self-help myths that make us all more miserable. This is what your psychologist would really tell you-if he thought you could handle it! This is the kick up the backside the self-help genre needs: an intelligent, provocative and thought-provoking expose of the modern myths that we're told make us happier, but in reality screw us up. Clinical psychologist, Dr Stephen Briers shines a light into the dark corners of self-help and explodes the myths, false hopes, quack philosophies and unrealistic expectations it routinely advocates. It is a refreshing antidote to the 'same old same old' approaches, offering a radical re-think of the way we approach problems in our lives, offering empowering new perspectives and expert advice on avoiding the biggest life traps. Dr Briers questions the perceived wisdom, shakes up the status quo, and encourages us to think again. Format:Paperback Pages:280

The Greek Myths contains some of the most thrilling, romantic and unforgettable stories in all human history. From Achilles rampant on the fields of Troy, to the gods at sport on Mount Olympus, from Icarus flying too close to the sun, to the superhuman feats of Heracles, Theseus and the wily Odysseus, these timeless tales exert a fascination and inspiration that have endured for millennia. There are few people as steeped in the Ancient World as Robin and Kathryn Waterfield, and in their hands the heroism, humour, mystery, sensuality and brutality of the Greek Myths are brought brilliantly to life. Format:Paperback Pages:336

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days What are the English about? This question has vexed many peopled, including the English and the French at different times. This book looks at all of the myths, all of the stereotypes and all of the things, good and bad, that people have had to say about the English. Features Summary This book looks at all of the myths, all of the stereotypes and all of the things, good and bad, that people have had to say about the English. Drawing extensively on quotes from famous commentators... Author Fiona Ledger Publisher Zidane Press Release date 20070125 Pages 82 ISBN 0-9548421-5-4 ISBN 13 978-0-9548421-5-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Totkv Mocvse/New Fire presents the work of Creek (Muskogee) author Earnest Gouge and makes available for the first time--in Creek and English--the myths and legends of a major American Indian tribe. The stories cover many themes, from the humorous allegories of Rabbit, Wolf, and other personified animals to hunting stories designed to frighten a nighttime audience. Features Summary Totkv Mocvse/New Fire presents the work of Creek (Muskogee) author Earnest Gouge and makes available for the first time--in Creek and English--the myths and legends of a major American Indian tribe... Author Earnest Gouge (Author), Jack B. Martin (Editor), Margaret McKane Mauldin (Editor), Craig S. Womack (Foreword by) Publisher University of Oklahoma Press Release date 20040630 Pages 132 ISBN 0-8061-3629-4 ISBN 13 978-0-8061-3629-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days UNDERSTANDING ECONOMICS, 14E, International Edition reflects current economic conditions, enabling you to apply economic concepts to the real world. The up-to-date text includes analysis and explanation of measures of economic activity in today's market. It also includes highlights of the recession of 2008-2009, and an in-depth look at the lives and contributions of notable economists. UNDERSTANDING ECONOMICS, 14E, International Edition dispels common economic myths. The text uses the "invisible hand" metaphor to explain economic theory, demonstrating how it works to stimulate the economy. The 14th edition includes a robust set of online multimedia learning tools with video clips and free quizzes designed to support classroom work. A completely updated Aplia interactive learning system is also available--with practice problems, interactive tutorials, online experiences and more. Features Summary Reflects economic conditions, enabling students to apply economic concepts to the world around them. This text includes analysis and explanation of measures of economic activity in the market... Author Richard Stroup (Author), Russell S. Sobel (Author), David Macpherson (Author), James D. Gwartney (Author) Publisher South-Western College Publishing Release date 20120521 Pages 816 ISBN 1-111-97159-5 ISBN 13 978-1-111-97159-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Jonathan Sumption's Cursed Kings is the eagerly anticipated fourth volume in what Allan Massie has called "one of the great historical works of our time." Cursed Kings tells the story of the destruction of France by the madness of its king and the greed and violence of his family. In the early fifteenth century France, Europe's strongest and most populous state, suffered a complete internal collapse. As the warring parties within fought for the spoils of the kingdom under the vacant gaze of the mad King Charles VI, the country was left at the mercy of one of the most remarkable rulers of the European Middle Ages: Henry V of England, who had destroyed the French army on the field of Agincourt in October 1415 and left most of France's leadership dead. Sumption recounts in extraordinary detail the relentless campaign of conquest that brought Henry to the streets and palaces of Paris within just a few years. He died at the age of thirty-six in a French royal castle in 1422, just two months before he would have become king of France. Six centuries later, these extraordinary events are overlaid by the resounding words of Shakespeare and the potent national myths of England and France. In Cursed Kings, Jonathan Sumption strips away the layers to rediscover the personalities and events that lie beneath. Features Summary The eagerly anticipated fourth volume of Jonathan Sumption's prize-winning history of the Hundred Years War. Author Jonathan Sumption Publisher University of PennsylvaniaPress Release date 20170420 Pages 928 ISBN 0-8122-2388-8 ISBN 13 978-0-8122-2388-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days A collection of Lewis's essays against 'the new morality' - a fine collection representing Lewis at his most brilliant. Published shortly after his death, aiming to make available some of his writings which were not at that time publicly accessible, and to counter the prevailing new morality of the sixties, 'Christian Reflections' gives a robust defence of the Christian Gospel. Now, fifty years later, when Christian communities are, in our own day, struggling to come to terms with a shifting morality, this little volume will be a comforting reminder of the never-changing truths of the faith. As ever, Lewis's clear and eloquent mind gives plenty of food for thought, especially as he aims his intellectual ammunition at the modern myths still so prevalent in our post-modern culture. Features Summary A collection of Lewis's essays against 'the new morality' - a fine collection representing Lewis at his most brilliant. Author C. S. Lewis Publisher William Collins Publishing Release date 20170112 Pages 224 ISBN 0-00-820385-7 ISBN 13 978-0-00-820385-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days So begins this controversial and enlightened book by Roger Schank, Ph.D., a world-renowned expert on teaming, who believes that every day of the school year our children are being failed by an academic system that does nothing to stir a lifelong passion for learning. In this lively, sometimes alarming book, Schank shatters the myths about how children learn and offers candid advice for parents who want to raise kids with gumption, ambition, creativity, inquisitiveness, and analytic and verbal proficiency. Features Summary Presents ways parents can foster six traits of practical intelligence--gumption, ambition, creativity, inquisitiveness, and analytic and verbal proficiency--to nurture their children's lifelong learning and success. Author Roger Schank Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20010821 Pages 244 ISBN 0-06-093077-2 ISBN 13 978-0-06-093077-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days As heard on Sky News, BBC Radio 4 Today, BBC World News, BBC Asian Network, London Live News and as seen in The Telegraph... 'This book has the power to make millions of people healthier and happier.' Andy Burnham, former Secretary of State for Health***The easy 21-day plan for a happier, healthier and longer life We are not being given the truth about our health...We're told to avoid saturated fats, we're marketed health food that is laden with sugar and we're encouraged to pound out miles at the gym. However, our chances of getting obese are increasing - raising our risk of Type-2 diabetes, cancer, dementia and heart disease. Yet in the tiny Italian village of Pioppi, life is as simple as it is long and healthy. There is no gym, no supermarket, the food is delicious and they enjoy a glass of wine every evening. Now cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra - a world-leading obesity expert and Britain's number one anti-sugar campaigner - and acclaimed filmmaker Donal O'Neill combine the wisdom of this remarkably long lived population with decades of nutrition and medical research to cut through long-standing dietary myths and create this easy-to-follow lifestyle plan. This isn't a diet or lifestyle which requires saying 'no' to the things you love, or exercising for hours upon end. In just three weeks, The Pioppi Diet will help you make simple, achievable and long-lasting changes to how you eat, sleep and move - changes that all of us, no matter how busy we are, can make. 'Revolutionary' Richard Thompson, former physician to HRH Queen Elizabeth Features Summary As heard on Sky News, BBC Radio 4 Today, BBC World News, BBC Asian Network, London Live News and as seen in The Telegraph... 'This book has the power to make millions of people healthier and happier... Author Aseem Malhotra (Author), Donal O'Neill (Author) Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20170731 Pages 363 ISBN 1-4059-3263-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4059-3263-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 20 - 25 working days Britain formally colonised Van Diemen's Land in the early years of the nineteenth century. Small convict stations grew into towns. Pastoralists moved in to the aboriginal hunting grounds. There was conflict, there was violence. But, governments and gentlemen succeeded in burying the real story of the Vandemonian War for nearly two centuries. The Vandemonian War had many sides and shades, but it was fundamentally a war between the British colony of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and those Tribespeople who lived in political and social contradiction to that colony. In The Vandemonian War acclaimed history author Nick Brodie now exposes the largely untold story of how the British truly occupied Van Diemen's Land deploying regimental soldiers and special forces, armed convicts and mercenaries. In the 1820s and 1830s the British deliberately pushed the Tribespeople out, driving them to the edge of existence. Far from localised fights between farmers and hunters of popular memory, this was a war of sweeping campaigns and brutal tactics, waged by military and paramilitary forces subject to a Lieutenant Governor who was also Colonel Commanding. The British won the Vandemonian War and then discretely and purposefully concealed it. Historians failed to see through the myths and lies - until now. It is no exaggeration to say that the Tribespeople of Van Diemen's Land were extirpated from the island. Whole societies were deliberately obliterated. The Vandemonian War was one of the darkest stains on a former empire which arrogantly claimed perpetual sunshine. This is the story of that fight, redrawn from neglected handwriting nearly two centuries old. Features Summary The Vandemonian Wars will reveal the untold story of the orchestrated and successful attacks on the aboriginal population of Tasmania after British settlement and the British Government's part in it. Author Nick Brodie Publisher Hardie Grant Books Release date 20170801 Pages 352 ISBN 1-74379-311-1 ISBN 13 978-1-74379-311-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days In her new book, "The Truth About Obamacare," Sally C. Pipes--president of the Pacific Research Institute and an acknowledged expert on health care reform--reveals what Democrats in Congress "and" President Obama don't want you to know: Obamacare is even worse than most critics suspect. Debunking the myths that the current administration has touted, Pipes shows exactly what the new health care law will mean for you, your family, your doctor, and your wallet. She also reveals how, contrary to its promises, Obamacare will make health care more expensive, limit your options, lead to deteriorating medical care, and weaken America's already frail economy. Features Summary In her new book, "The Truth About Obamacare," Sally C. Pipes--president of the Pacific Research Institute and an acknowledged expert on health care reform--reveals what Democrats in Congress "and" President Obama don't want you to know: Obamacare is even worse than most critics suspect... Author Sally C Pipes Publisher Regnery Publishing Release date 20100803 Pages 256 ISBN 1-59698-636-0 ISBN 13 978-1-59698-636-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days This book examines the American television legal series from its development as a genre in the 1940s to the present day. Villez demonstrates how the genre has been a rich source of legal information and understanding for Americans. These series have both informed and put myths in place about the legal system in the US. Villez also contrasts the US to France, which has seen a similar interest in legal series during this period. However, French television representations of justice are strikingly different, as is the role of fiction in offering viewers the possibility of acquiring significant understandings of their legal system. The book will be an important addition to the study of popular culture and law and will interest legal scholars, sociologists, and media scholars. Features Summary This text examines the American television legal series from its development as a genre in the 1940s to the present day. Villez demonstrates how the genre has been a rich source of legal information and understanding for Americans... Author Barbara Villez Publisher Routledge Release date 20130126 Pages 162 ISBN 0-415-65224-3 ISBN 13 978-0-415-65224-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours Dismissal is sometimes a poorly understood concept. Dismissal does not consist only of negative connotations — in fact dismissal is not a "punishment" but a normal operational activity essential to the achievement of business objectives. What is common cause, however, is that the dismissal of employees always constitutes a high-risk area for employers, and sloppy management and incorrect dismissal procedures almost always lead to costly legal proceedings, reinstatements and settlements. What adds insult to injury is that, in most cases, the employer has had more than enough reason to dismiss under the circumstances. This book explains that the "perfect dismissal" is not normally of a highly technical and complex nature and that the KISS principle applies to most dismissals, i.e. "keep it simple and straightforward". The book also dispels some of the myths surrounding dismissal and will show you that it is relatively easy to comply with the requirements of law in order to ensure the fairness of a dismissal. Features Summary Dismissal is sometimes a poorly understood concept. Dismissal does not consist only of negative connotations – in fact dismissal is not a “punishment” but a normal operational activity essential to the achievement of business objectives... Author Jan Kemp Nel Publisher Knowledge Resources Publishing Pty Ltd Release date 20140601 Pages 196 ISBN 1-86922-481-7 ISBN 13 978-1-86922-481-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Your relationship with your pet is special-it's a bond that is very different than those that human beings share with each other. When a beloved pet passes away, people often resort to incorrect mechanisms to deal with the grief, such as trying to move too quickly past the loss (dismissing the real impact), or even attempting to replace the pet immediately. However, these are merely two myths out of six that the authors discuss and dismantle in The Grief Recovery Handbook for Pet Loss. Based on the authors' Grief Recovery Method (R), this book addresses the differences in losing a pet, and ultimately, moving on with life. Features Summary Your relationship with your pet is special-it's a bond that is very different than those that human beings share with each other. When a beloved pet passes away... Author Russell Friedman (Author), James Cole (Author), John W James (Author) Publisher Taylor Trade Publishing Release date 20141209 Pages 168 ISBN 1-63076-014-5 ISBN 13 978-1-63076-014-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days This book presents more than 100 surefire cover letters for every career path and job market. You have a solid resume, sterling references, and a gung-ho attitude. But in today's hurry-up, hyper-competitive business climate, anything less than a dynamite cover letter buys your resume a one-way ticket to the "circular file." Don't panic: this book shows you how to craft slam-dunk letters guaranteed to get interviewers to sit up and take notice. Whether you're writing your first cover letter or dusting off an old one, "Slam Dunk Cover Letters" arms you with everything you need to ensure that your resume gets read. Mark Rowh demystifies the process by answering all your questions about cover letters specifically, and job hunting in general. He debunks common cover letter myths. And, with the help of dozens of annotated examples of winning and losing cover letters he helps you hone your ability to critically assess your own writing.Thoroughly revised and updated for the Internet Age, this second edition of the best selling guide arms you with: 100 samples of sure-fire cover letters covering an array of career paths; worksheets for gathering and organizing vital information; expert guidance on structure, style, and grammar; numerous letter formats; tips on how to customize your letters; valuable self-marketing tips guaranteed to give you an unbeatable edge; and up-to-the-minute information on how to make cover letters Internet-friendly, job-hunt sites, Internet etiquette, and more. Features Summary Presents more than 100 surefire cover letters for each career path and job market. This book shows you how to craft slam-dunk letters that can get interviewers to sit up and take notice... Author Mark Rowh Publisher McGraw-Hill Higher Education Release date 20050401 Pages 144 ISBN 0-07-143901-3 ISBN 13 978-0-07-143901-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days In this bold, fascinating book, Eula Biss addresses a chronic condition of fear - fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what may be in your children's air, food, mattresses, medicines, and vaccines. Reflecting on her own experience as a new mother, Biss investigates the metaphors and myths surrounding our conception of immunity and its implications for the individual and the social body. She extends a conversation with other mothers to meditations on Voltaire's Candide, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Susan Sontag's AIDS and Its Metaphors, and beyond. ON IMMUNITY is an inoculation against our fear and a moving account of how we are all interconnected - our bodies and our fates. Features Summary In this bold, fascinating book, Eula Biss addresses our fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what may be in our children's air, food... Author Eula Biss Publisher Fitzcarraldo Editions Release date 20150218 Pages 169 ISBN 0-9929747-4-7 ISBN 13 978-0-9929747-4-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Go back into the really rotten times of the Romans, where there were beastly battles, deadly doctors and marvellous myths. Discover what Roman soldiers wore under their kilts, how ancient Britons got their hair nice and how Romans told the future with dead chickens. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. 2018 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES twenty-fifth anniversary. Features Summary Readers can discover all the foul facts about the ROTTEN ROMANS, including what Roman soldiers wore under their kilts and how Romans told the future with dead chickens... Author Terry Deary (Author), Martin Brown (Illustrator) Publisher Scholastic Release date 20180201 Pages 240 ISBN 1-4071-7849-0 ISBN 13 978-1-4071-7849-3

In this book I demystify some of the myths I also believed about God before I came to know Him. The way He was portrayed to me as a young person and the God I have met are worlds apart. I have always thought of Him as this big angry guy sitting up in heaven looking to punish us and wanting to cramp our style. I dont know whether it is some preaching I got exposed to or lies from the enemy but He is not who I thought He was and I felt robbed. That led me to write this book to demystify Him a bit and as I uncover His heart of a Dad to share that with others that might be having the same misconceptions about Him I also had. In the book I look at Who He is, the Trinity and the role of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. I also look at His purposes and His ways through the Word and His relevance in our modern society. The book also focuses on the names of God either given by His people or the names He calls Himself. The book looks at the meaning of these names, their sources and how they reflect on the nature of God. It also touches on my personal experiences where the word manifested leading to spiritual experiences with the living God.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Horrific, horrendous, unspeakable, The Whitechapel Murderer, Jack the Ripper, stalked the streets of East London in 1888, slaughtering prostitutes and bewildering the police who were hunting him. They never succeeded in apprehending him, and to this day the mystery of his identity remains an enigma. But he did leave clues to his identity, and numerous theories have been entertained throughout the one hundred and twenty years since he held London's East End in his grip of terror. This book looks at the evidence left by the murderer and the reports and investigative papers which recorded the atrocities that the Ripper performed. It takes time to analyse the existing information and evaluate the letters sent to the police. It is the strongest and most powerful book ever written on the murders. It dispels a lot of myths attached to the Ripper, and eliminates a lot of the previously conjectured perpetrators, leaving only those who realistically could have been...Jack the Ripper. Features Summary Horrific, horrendous, unspeakable, the Whitechapel murderer, Jack the Ripper, stalked the streets of East London in 1888, slaughtering prostitutes and bewildering the police who were hunting him... Author Terry Lynch (Author), David Stuart Davies (Series editor) Publisher Wordsworth Editions Ltd Release date 20080405 Pages 369 ISBN 1-84022-077-5 ISBN 13 978-1-84022-077-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'It will be read and re-read not as a treatise but as a story: one of the most extraordinary that has ever been written of the origins of Western self-consciousness' Simon Schama The marriage of Cadmus and Harmony was the last time the gods of Olympus feasted alongside mortals. What happened in the distant ages preceding it, and in the generations that followed, form the timeless tales of ancient Greek mythology. In this masterful retelling of the myths we think we know, Roberto Calasso illuminates the deepest questions of our existence. 'The kind of book one comes across only once or twice in one's lifetime' Joseph Brodsky 'A perfect work like no other' Gore Vidal Features Summary 'It will be read and re-read not as a treatise but as a story: one of the most extraordinary that has ever been written of the origins of Western self-consciousness' Simon Schama The marriage of Cadmus and Harmony was the last time the gods of Olympus feasted alongside mortals... Author Roberto Calasso Publisher Penguin Classics Release date 20190606 Pages 416 ISBN 0-241-39920-3 ISBN 13 978-0-241-39920-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The second in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of `Empire of the Sun', `Crash' and `Super-Cannes'. The new edition is introduced by Adam Thirwell. With eighteen novels over four decades - from `The Drowned World' in 1962 to his final novel `Kingdom Come' in 2006 - J.G. Ballard is known as one of Britain's most celebrated and original novelists. However, during his long career he was also a prolific writer of short stories; in fact, many people consider that he is at his best in the short-story format. These highly influential stories have appeared in magazines such as New Worlds, Amazing Stories and Interzone, and in several separate collections, including `The Terminal Beach', `The Venus Hunters', `Vermilion Sands', `Low-Flying Aircraft' and `Myths of the Near Future'. Set out in the original order of publication and frequently the point of conception for ideas he further developed in his novels, these stories provide an unprecedented opportunity to see the imagination of one of Britain's greatest writers at work. This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard's works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Robert Macfarlane, Iain Sinclair, James Lever and Ali Smith) and brand-new cover designs from the artist Stanley Donwood. Features Summary The second in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of `Empire of the Sun', `Crash' and `Super-Cannes'. The new edition is introduced by Adam Thirwell. Author J.G. Ballard (Author), Adam Thirlwell (Introduction by) Publisher Fourth Estate Release date 20061113 Pages 780 ISBN 0-00-724576-9 ISBN 13 978-0-00-724576-5

 Paperback Dogon cosmology provides a new Rosetta stone for reinterpreting Egyptian hieroglyphs  • Provides a new understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs as scientific symbols based on Dogon cosmological drawings  • Use parallels between Dogon and Egyptian word meanings to identify relationships between Dogon myths and modern science  In  The Science of the Dogon, Laird Scranton demonstrated that the cosmological structure described in the myths and drawings of the Dogon runs parallel to modern science--atomic theory, quantum theory, and string theory--their drawings often taking the same form as accurate scientific diagrams that relate to the formation of matter. Scranton also pointed to the close resemblance between the keywords and component elements of Dogon cosmology and those of ancient Egypt, and the implication that ancient cosmology may also be about actual science. Sacred Symbols of the Dogon  uses these parallels as the starting point for a new interpretation of the Egyptian hieroglyphic language. By substituting Dogon cosmological drawings for equivalent glyph-shapes in Egyptian words, a new way of reading and interpreting the Egyptian hieroglyphs emerges. Scranton shows how each hieroglyph constitutes an entire concept, and that their meanings are scientific in nature. Using the Dogon symbols as a “Rosetta stone,” he reveals references within the ancient Egyptian language that define the full range of scientific components of matter: from massless waves to the completed atom, even suggesting direct correlations to a fully realized unified field theory.

“While we acknowledge that all expressions of liberation theology are not identical, we must protest very strongly against the false divisions that some make: between black theology in South Africa and black theology in the United States, between black theology and African theology, and between black theology and Latin American liberation theology. But moving away from the illusioned universality of western theology to the contextuality of liberation theology is a risky business; one that cannot be done innocently. In the search for theological and human authenticity in its own situation, black theology does not stand alone. It is but one expression of this search going on within many different contexts. Until now, the Christian church had chosen to move through history with a bland kind of innocence, hiding the painful truths of oppression behind a facade of myths and real or imagined anxieties. This is no longer possible. The oppressed who believe in God, the Father of Jesus Christ, no longer want to believe in the myths created to subjugate them. It is no longer possible to innocently accept history “as it happens,” silently hoping that God would take the responsibility for human failure. The theology of liberation spells out this realization. For the Christian church it constitutes, in no uncertain terms, farewell to innocence.” Price: R150.00 Edition: First South African edition Published: 1977 Publishers: Ravan Press ISBN: 0869750666 Condition:Paperback in good condition with shelf wear around the edges and top and bottom of the spine. Pages in very good condition – very clean and tightly bound.