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Alice’s Adventures Under Ground (Original Manuscript Edition)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:38:43 CST

Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll (a pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) presented “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground” to his young friend, Alice Liddell, in November 1864. Dodgson handwrote and illustrated the story and this WOWIO version is a high-resolution reproduction of that original manuscript. Later, the story was expanded by Dodgson, re-illustrated by Sir John Tenniel and published in 1865 as “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”

Alice’s Adventures Under Ground

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:21:57 CST

Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll (a pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) presented “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground” to his young friend, Alice Liddell, in November 1864. Dodgson handwrote and illustrated the original manuscript. This WOWIO version has been typeset but includes all of Dogson’s original illustrations. Later, the story was expanded by Dodgson, re-illustrated by Sir John Tenniel and published in 1865 as “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”

Mansfield Park

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:14:02 CST

Jane Austen

Austen's third published novel, Mansfield Park, chronicles the life of the main character, Fanny Price, a poor relation sent to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram. A tale of character and sensibility, Fanny, sensitive and shy, is torn between her duty to her family at Mansfield Park and her duty to her own conscience. In this work, Austen continues her exploration of the themes of money and marriage, of choices and consequences, of appearance and reality.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:34:19 CST

Mark Twain

"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" is a satirical tale of contrast between eras. In this perennial work, Connecticut Yankee Hank Morgan, a modern man of the late 19th century, is transported back to the sixth century world of King Arthur. Morgan discovers the social stratification and very different norms of feudal society as he encounters King Arthur, Merlin and numerous other characters of legend. Morgan uses his 19th century rational knowledge and his Yankee ingenuity to spark...

Writing Your Screenplay

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:56:04 CST

Lisa Dethridge

"You have no excuse for not writing a great script now. This book will do the heavy lifting for you. All you have to do is come up with a great story to tell; the rest is covered in this thoughtful, thorough tour of the screenwriting process."
Christopher Vogler, author of The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers and Hollywood script consultant.

"I have been quoting Lisa Dethridge for years. Thanks to this book I can now refer my students to chapter and verse. Lisa Dethridge...

The Digital Photographer's Handbook: Travel

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:03:52 CST

Simon Joinson

Designed for any photographer wishing to experiment with the possibilities of digital photography, this handbook addresses the popular field of travel photography. Each photograph is accompanied by a step-by-step explanation of how the effects and manipulations have been achieved. The tops are addressed by subject and treated in four phases: shoot it, scan it, manipulate it and print it. Opening with the chapter: "Getting Started," the book discusses the advantages of digital against...

Unleash the Power of Outlook

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:05:43 CST

Stephen J. Link

This guide assists all levels of Microsoft Outlook users in furthering their understanding of the program's features, from communicating with an ever-growing list of contacts to upgrading installations. A full range of functions are discussed, such as adding an appointment to a calendar, sending a message to only a portion of a distribution list, creating e-mail templates, and customizing menus and toolbars. Also addressed are setting up the Microsoft Free/Busy service, working with Internet...

The Beginnings of European Theorizing: Reflexivity in the Archaic Age: Logological Investigations: Volume Two

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:52:50 CST

Barry Sandywell

One is enthralled by the way in which a complex and powerful intellectual argument is unfolded with magisterial dignity. This must be one of the outstanding productions of British sociology in recent years.
- David Chaney, Professor of Sociology, University of Durham

With equally brilliant scholarship Sandywell reconstructs the origins of 'European' reflection in Homer, Hesiod, Pindar and the Orphic texts with particular reference to the 'genesis of the self'.
- John O'Neill, Distinguished...

Presocratic Reflexivity: The Construction of Philosophical Discourse c. 600-450 B.C.: Logological Investigations: Volume Three

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:51:33 CST

Barry Sandywell

This is a marvelous example of the author's extraordinary scholarship. No one in the social sciences today has the detailed knowledge of the Presocratic texts displayed here. I cannot emphasize the amount of knowledge and labour that has gone into the author's grasp and reorientation of the texts -- exemplary in the case of Heraclitus, let alone the rest of the Presocratic texts.
- John O'Neill, Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, York University, Canada

... the project takes us...

Prices and Knowledge: A Market-Process Perspective

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:51:37 CST

Esteban F. Thomsen

Since Friedrich Hayek's The Use of Knowledge in Society, much has been written about the role of prices as a means of communicating information. Information economics emphasizes that prices can be sources from which agents infer information, and means by which they transmit information. The growing interest in this area has led to a greater stress on the role of prices, and this book meets the need for a comprehensive survey of the field.

Prices and Knowledge analyzes different theoretical...

Psychology and Education

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:51:43 CST

Robert Morris Ogden

First published 1926, according to one commentator, Frank S. Freeman it was "the first book by an American psychologist written from the viewpoint of Gestalt theory and principles". This volume in the "International Library of Psychology" series is regarded as the first study of education in a psychological background which commends itself as an orderly development of scientific principles. Routledge has re-issued this prestigious series of 204 volumes originally published between 1910 and...

Reflexivity and the Crisis of Western Reason: Logological Investigations

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:51:48 CST

Barry Sandywell

With superb philosophical, literary and sociological scholarship, he reveals the historical shift from an ecological-ontological grammar of reflection to
a socio-dialogical grammar of reflexive practice.
- John O'Neill, Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, York University, Canada

To describe the scholarship as outstanding is almost faint praise. I was continually struck by the sophistication with which the author weaves together ideas, references, quotes to present a...

Rome in the East: The Transformation of an Empire

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:52:07 CST

Warwick Ball

Rome in the East provides a lavishly illustrated and arresting study of the influence of Near Eastern culture on the Roman world, which overturns received wisdom about Rome as the bastion of European culture.

Rome in Africa

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:52:03 CST

Susan Raven

Nearly three thousand years ago, the Phoenicians set up trading colonies on the coast of North Africa, and ever since successive civilizations, largely from outside, have dominated the local inhabitants. Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Turks, French and Italians have all occupied the region in their time.

The Romans governed this part of Africa for 600 years. Throughout the region their genius for building was readily apparent. There were about 600 cities, 12,000 miles of...

The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 226-363

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:53:27 CST

Michael H. Dodgeon and Samuel N.C. Lieu (Eds.)

Collects and translates such diverse sources as Zosimus, John Malalas, Al-Tabari and Moses of Chorene, to give us a picture of this complex, fraught period of Roman history.

The History of Civilization

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:53:29 CST

C.K. Ogden (Ed.)

The History of Civilization is a landmark in early twentieth Century publishing. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to "summarise in one comprehensive synthesis the most recent findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists, sociologists and all conscientious students of civilization."

The History, which includes titles in the French series L'Evolution de l'Humanite, was published at a formative time in the development of the social sciences, and during a...

Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 363-628

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:51:57 CST

Geoffrey Greatrex and Samuel N.C. Lieu (Eds.)

Late Antiquity was an eventful period on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire, with the Romans and Persians engaged in almost constant conflict. This book provides translations of key texts on relations between the opposing sides.

Richard Cantillon: Pioneer of Economic Theory

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:51:51 CST

Anthony Brewer

Richard Cantillon, who wrote fifty years before Adam Smith, was the first economist to see the economy as an interrelated whole and the first to give a coherent account of how it works. His only surviving work, the Essai sur la nature du commerce en general, was an astonishing achievement, although it was not published until twenty years after his death and was never widely known. Simply to sketch such a theory would have been a major advance, but Cantillon worked out the implications of his...

The Psychology of Health: An Introduction

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:53:17 CST

Marian Pitts and Keith Phillips (Eds.)

The first edition of The Psychology of Health was very well received and has become the standard recommended text for many courses. This completely revised and updated second edition contains new material in all chapters and has several additional chapters on such topics as cancer, nutrition and exercise, social drugs, and the impact of social inequalities upon health. This edition also contains annotated further reading, a glossary of key terms, boxes with ideas and questions for seminar...

The Psychology of Intelligence

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:53:21 CST

Jean Piaget

Think of developmental psychology, and the name of Jean Piaget immediately springs to mind. His theory of learning lies at the very heart of the modern understanding of the human learning process, and he is celebrated as the founding father of child psychology. A prolific writer, is the author of more than fifty books and several hundred articles. The Psychology of Intelligence is one of his most important works. Containing a complete synthesis of his thoughts on the mechanisms of intellectual...

Proof and Knowledge in Mathematics

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:51:38 CST

Michael Detlefsen (Ed.)

Proof and Knowledge in Mathematics tackles the main problem that arises when considering an epistemology for mathematics, the nature and sources of mathematical justification. Focusing both on particular and general issues, these essays from leading philosophers of mathematics raise important issues for our current understanding of mathematics. Is mathematical justification a priori or a posteriori? What role, if any, does logic play in mathematical reasoning or inference? And how...

A Popular Dictionary of Judaism

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:46:37 CST

Dan Cohn-Sherbok and Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok

Contains around 1400 entries, describing clearly and concisely all the key aspects of religion, cutlure and history in Judaism.

The Philosophy of the Marquis de Sade

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:53:13 CST

Timo Airaksinen

The Marquis de Sade's books have been censored in many countries. He is notorious for his forbidden novels like The 120 Days of Sodom and Justine, Juliette. The Marquis de Sade has long been considered the archetypal pornographer. The Philosophy of the Marquis de Sade challenges these traditional interpretations by reading de Sade and his books philosophically.

Airaksinen examines de Sade's claim that in order to be truly happy and free we must perform evil acts. The Sadeian hero leads a...

The Philosophy of Leibniz

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:53:11 CST

Bertrand Russell

Mr Russell's very brilliant criticism of Leibniz ... is a piece of controversial philosophy as well as a contribution to history.
- Bernard Bosanquet

The Philosophy of Leibniz is Bertrand Russell's first strictly philosophical work, and remains one of the most important studies of Leibniz ever published. This work established an approach to studying philosophers of the past that emphasizes the philosophical rather than the historical. In Russell's own words, "Philosophic truth and falsehood...

On Literature

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:51:15 CST

J. Hillis Miller

Debates rage over what kind of literature we ought to read, what is good and bad literature, and whether in the digital age, literature even has a future. But what exactly is literature? How do we know when we have a piece of literature in our hand? Why we should read literature? And how do we read literature? These are some of the big questions tackled by Hillis Miller in this fascinating and reflective little book. Well known for his work on ethics and literature, he goes back to some of the...