Alfonsus de Liguori 1696 - 1787 : Pujangga Gereja - Calon Penghuni Neraka

"Kasihan kau, Bapa tua, gara-gara ajaranmu, kau akan masuk neraka" Begitulah tanggapan yang hidup sezaman dengan Santo Alfonsus tentang diri dan ajarannya. Tetapi, apa yang terjadi? Alfonsus tidak masuk neraka. Sebaliknya, ia digelar Santo dan Pujangga Gereja justru karena ajaran dan teladan hidupnya. "Semua orang dipanggil untuk menjadi kudus," kata Alfonsus 250 tahun yang lalu. Ia dapat meno…

E-book Culinary Heritage: Tracing, Shaping and Reshaping Food Culture from Th…

This anthology explores food and cultural heritage from various eras to show how food history helps us understand the past, present, and future. It provides new insight into local food cultures and focuses on the creative use of historical food culture for the future. The chapters cover new research on medieval food culture, starting with the Viking ship excavation at Gjellestad, which sheds li…

E-book The Museum Accessibility Spectrum : Re-imagining Access and Inclusion

Central to the practice of the modern museum sector are the principles of access, inclusion, diversity, sustainability, and community participation (ICOM, 2022). As the curators of our cultural and social histories, the heritage sector is morally and legally required to provide reasonable adjustments to ensure equitable access or all people. The dictionary definition of access is the me…

E-book Disability in industrial Britain : A cultural and literary history of …

On 5 September 1908, Frank Eaves, a collier from Tonypandy in the Rhondda Fawr valley, south Wales, stood before Judge Bryn Roberts at Pontypridd County Court. Eaves had met with an accident while working underground in Blaen-clydach Colliery in 1906, when a stone of half a hundredweight had fallen on his foot. He had not worked since that time and had been in receipt of compensa-tion from the …

E-book The Development of Neolithic House Societies in Orkney

Orkney is an archipelago that lies off the rugged northeastern coast of Caithness in northern Scotland (Fig. 1.1). It is separated from the Scottish mainland by the volatile Pentland Firth, one of the roughest and unpredictable stretches of water in the world. On calm summer days the southern isles of Orkney appear colourful, tranquil and e…

E-book The Politics of Reproduction : Adoption, Abortion, and Surrogacy in th…

These three alarming vignettes might appear, on one level, to reflect quite dif-ferent concerns: abortion, surrogacy, and adoption. But a closer look reveals some deeper connections, and it is these deeper, more insidious connections that this collection of essays explores: the asymmetrically distributed privilege and precarity within which reproductive choices are made, the confluence of diffe…

E-book Rethinking the Andes–Amazonia Divide : A cross-disciplinary exploration

Maps in this book were reproduced by Paul Heggarty from maps provided by chapter authors, by converting them into a GIS (Geographic Information System) database, collated and enriched for South America for the purposes of this book. All data used on the maps are thus geo- referenced – set to actual latitude and longitude coordi-nates – as precisely as possible. Individual p…

E-book Understanding Basic Music Theory

People were talking long before they invented writing. People were also making music long before anyone wrote any music down. Some musicians still play "by ear" (without written music), and some music traditions rely more on improvisation and/or "by ear" learning. But written music is very useful, for many of the same reasons that written words are useful. Music is easier to study and share if …

E-book Adventures in Small Tourism : Studies and Stories

This book is the companion volume to 2021’s Creative Tourism in Smaller Communities: Place, Culture, and Local Representation, also published by the University of Calgary Press. That book offered a variety of authorial per-spectives on a central question: In what ways are creativity and place-based tourism co-engaged to aid sustainable cultural development in smaller com-…

The dBase Language Reference

dBase has grown in the past few years into a powerful and popular database language. Hundred of thousands of PC users have automated their database management tasks using dBase. And as dBase has grown in popularity, various software firms have produced products compatible with the dBase language. These competing products have added unique features of their own.

Howl's Moving Castle

Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle. To…

E-book Cambridge IGCSE Biology Coursebook

This book has been written to help you to do well in your Cambridge International Examinations IGCSE Biology examination. We hope that you enjoy using it. The book can also be used with the Cambridge O level Biology syllabus. There are quite a lot of definitions in the IGCSE syllabus that you need to learn by heart. These are all in this book, at appropriate points in each chapter, inside boxes…

E-book Eyewitness: Astronomy

Looks at the history of astronomy, identifies important astronomers, and summarizes what is known about the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars.

E-book Eyewitness: Eagles & Birds of Prey

Get a bird's eye view of the amazing world of raptors--from the majestic falcon, hawk and eagle to the stealthy owl and the formidable vulture. This fascinating overview examines the development, anatomy, mating, and nesting habits of birds of prey as well as their techniques for stalking, catching, and killing their quarry. Also discussed is the importance of the protection raptors in todays …

Ebook Modern Japan: A Very Short Introduction

Japan is arguably today's most successful industrial economy, combining almost unprecedented affluence with social stability and apparent harmony. Japanese goods and cultural products--from animated movies and computer games to cars, semiconductors, and management techniques--are consumed around the world. In many ways, Japan is an icon of the modern world, and yet it remains something of an en…

E-book Medieval Welsh Medical Texts : The Recipes

The recipes that form the subject of this edition have been taken from four manuscripts: British Library Additional 14912 (BLAdd), Cardiff 3.242 (Hafod 16, Card), Oxford Bodleian Rawlinson B467 (Rawl), and Oxford Jesus College 111 (the Red Book of Hergest, RBH). All four manuscripts are roughly contemporary, all dating from the end of the fourteenth century or the beginning of the fifteenth.1 I…

E-book Polygamy in islam

Allah alone, the All-Merciful, deserves all praise and thanks, Lord of the universe, its Creator and Sustainer. Blessings and peace be upon the last of the prophets and messengers, Muhammad, his family and Companions and all those who follow in his footsteps till the end of time. Polygamy in Islam is a favourite topic for the critics of Islam and its message. The so-called secular and We…

E-book Encyclopedia Of Hinduism

ABOUT THE SERIES: 'Encyclopedia of World Religions' explores the major religions of the world, emphasising the living faiths & their background. It provides access to the theological concepts, personalities, historical events, institutions, and movements that helped shape the history of each religion and the way it is practiced.

E-book Contingent Loyalties: State Agents in the Yunnan Borderlands (1856-1911)

From the mid-nineteenth-century Hui rebellions, which challenged centralised state control, to the early-twentieth-century revolutions, which led to Yunnan’s decades-long independence, local actors shaped the history of Yunnan through their extensive cross-border networks and contradictory roles in the attempted state consolidation of this contested area. Among the local elites, the state age…

E-book Eyewitness Travel: Budapest

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E-book Eyewitness Travel: Sardinia

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E-Book Colours on East Asian Maps: Their Use and Materiality in China, Japan …

With a multi-perspective approach and transdisciplinary methods (humanities and sciences), this book offers an in-depth and systematic study of hand-drawn and hand-coloured maps from East Asia. Map colouring provides an insight into past societies, landscapes and territories. Colour is an important key to a more precise understanding of the map’s content, purposes and uses; moreover, colours …

E-book Handbook Cognition and Emotion

The present volume does not generally focus on the question of whether thoughts (cognition) or feelings (emotion) are more functional. Rather, this introductory material is sufficient to make the case that, typically, thoughts and feelings are seen to be distinct entities with distinct effects (e.g., Epstein, 1994). Yet, it has become increasingly apparent that cognition and emotion often inter…

E-book The Land between Two Seas: Art on the Move in the Mediterranean and th…

It is then the rivers and the sea writ large that consti-tute the geographic template upon which this volume was developed. Why the Mediterranean? And why riv-ers? Taking up Fernand Braudel’s notion of a hinterland that is connected to the Mediterranean world, the vol-ume looks to the reverberations and echoes of this clas-sic site far beyond its shores and into the continent both North and E…

E-book Area-Wide Management of Fruit Fly Pests

The cuticle of insects has several functions, such as protecting against environmental conditions, pathogens, and other insects, as well as supporting the body. The epicuticle is the external layer of the cuticle and consists of two layers: the first one, composed of chitin, and the second one, composed of hydrocarbons, which helps the insect avoid dehy-dration and damage…

E-book Wood Modification in Europe : A state-of-the-art about processes, prod…

Wood modification represents an assortment of innovative processes currently being adopted in the wood protection sector. Though many aspects of these treatments are known, the fundamental influence of the process on product performance, the environment, and end of life scenarios remain relatively unknown. It is essential to integrate interactive assessment of process parameters, developed prod…

E-book Dictionary of World Biography

In the mid-1950s I had been puzzled that no comprehensive biographical dictionary was available in paperback and I determined to fill the gap. I wrote to Penguin Books in London/ Harmondsworth and received a thoughtful and encouraging letter from A. S. B. Glover, a classical scholar and editor. The two generally available major biographical dictionaries, Chambers’s and Webster’s, both had s…

E-book Tumbuhan Lalapan Masyarakat Sunda

Pemanfaatan tumbuhan oleh manusia telah dilakukan sejak lama dan pengetahuan tentang cara memanfaatkan serta pengolahannya dilakukan secara turun temurun. Pemanfaatan tumbuhan dilakukan untuk berbagai keperluan, seperti untuk pengobatan, bahan pangan, keperluan sandang, membangun rumah, dan sebagainya. Pemanfaatan tersebut dilakukan semata-mata karena manusia menyadari bahwa tumbuhan memiliki p…

E-book The Art of Parenting : Training Guide

The principle of investing in children rarely evokes controversy. However we look at it, to invest in a child is to invest in our common future: The world of tomorrow will inherit the children of today. Whether nations grow and prosper will depend heavily on the survival, health, education and protection of their citizens, particularly the youngest. There are several compelling reasons to inves…

Delapan puluh delapan (#88) Kehidupan cinta : Pemikiran dalam cinta dan hidu…

This illustrated book is about the author's daily thoughts on her love and life experience. Uplifting, motivating, this book is essential to your daily #Whatsinsidemybag, so you will always feel inspired. Expect lots of good energy and beautiful illustrations inside this book.

Eighty-eight (88) Love life : 88 thoughts on love and life 02-passion

Consisting of 88 quotes and stories on love and life, this book offers a happy approach on overcoming sadness, failures, worries and changes in life – all written in a light and easy manner. Expect more good energy and more eye-pleasing illustrations that will brighten up your mind and day. The goal of this book? To make you smile

Eighty eight (88) love life : 88 Thoughts on love and life 03-priorities

#88LoveLife has always beeb a delightful series that never fails to make its readers smile. In this third volume, the author takes us for a trip to reality where dreams and passion meet priorities, causing dilemmas and the need to make big adjustiments in life. Extremelly heartwarming and relevant to our daily struggles, this book will definitely change your perspective towards life. Not to fo…

The world of Turner 1775-1851

Joseph Mallord William Turner was an English Romantic landscape painter. He also worked as a water-colorist, and print-maker. Considered a controversial figure in his day, he is now a highly regarded artist. His artistry elevated landscape painting to prominence.This volume celebrates his work.