Great Price for

THE MANUAL OF HERALDRY Best

Rate This Product :

THE MANUAL OF HERALDRY Overview

Many volumes have been written on the origin of Heraldry and even on the antiquity of separate charges contained in an escutcheon: it would be filling the pages of an elementary work on Heraldry to little purpose to enter upon an inquiry as to the exact period of the introduction of an art that has existed in some degree in all countries whose inhabitants have emerged from barbarism to civilization. In all ages men have made use of figures of living creatures, trees, flowers, and inanimate objects, as symbolical signs to distinguish themselves in war, or denote the bravery and courage of their chief or nation.

THE MANUAL OF HERALDRY Specifications

Many volumes have been written on the origin of Heraldry and even on the antiquity of separate charges contained in an escutcheon: it would be filling the pages of an elementary work on Heraldry to little purpose to enter upon an inquiry as to the exact period of the introduction of an art that has existed in some degree in all countries whose inhabitants have emerged from barbarism to civilization. In all ages men have made use of figures of living creatures, trees, flowers, and inanimate objects, as symbolical signs to distinguish themselves in war, or denote the bravery and courage of their chief or nation.

Customer Reviews

*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Dec 26, 2011 14:11:10

Great Price for

St. Andrews Street Names: Their Origin and Meaning Best

Rate This Product :

Customer Reviews

*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Dec 25, 2011 14:48:11

Check Out The Hidden Key to Harry Potter: Understanding the Meaning, Genius, and Popularity of Joanne Rowling's Harry Potter Novels

The Hidden Key to Harry Potter: Understanding the Meaning, Genius, and Popularity of Joanne Rowling's Harry Potter Novels Quality Best

Rate This Product :

The Hidden Key to Harry Potter: Understanding the Meaning, Genius, and Popularity of Joanne Rowling's Harry Potter Novels Overview

What you need to know about The Hidden Key to Harry Potter:

1) It is the first critical study to unlock the inner meaning of Harry Potter by treating the series seriously as literature along the lines of Charles Dickens and Jane Austen.

2) It is the first exposé to identify Joanne Rowling as a Christian who consciously writes Christian Fantasy in the tradition of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien.

3) It is the first full-fledged effort to predict Potter’s future course in detail – an audacious and thought-provoking adventure offered to fellow enthusiasts.

4) It is the first Muggle textbook suitable for use at Hogwarts – bringing humor, fun, and WOW! excitement to the "serious" business of Pottermania.

Low Road critics have panned the bestselling Harry Potter novels as "the literary equivalent of fast food" and as a gateway to the occult. But no one has explained the worldwide popularity of Ms. Rowling’s fiction or read it as one would read Tolkien, Hemingway, or Shakespeare. The Hidden Key takes the High Road to understanding Harry Potter’s success, through an exploration of the series’ structure, themes, and symbolism.

The astonishing conclusion of this investigation is that Ms. Rowling, demonized by some Christian critics because of the magical setting of her books, is ironically writing the most charming and challenging Christian fiction for children since Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia. The Hidden Key demonstrates that all the Potter books teach Christian doctrines - sometimes with subtlety, often baldly - in their plot, imagery, and character development. Lambasted by critics who have not read her books closely or are unfamiliar with traditional Christian literature, Ms. Rowling’s genius has been overlooked despite her books’ success.

A lover and teacher of the Great Books – including the great children’s books he reads his seven children – Mr. Granger applies his knowledge of classical philosophy and Christian traditions to reveal the secret message that explains the magic power of Harry Potter.

Find out these secrets inside:

* What is the hidden key to Harry Potter?
* Is Harry’s magic dangerous – or quite the opposite?
* What is the evidence that Rowling is a Christian novelist?
* Is the author an "Inkling"? How have we been so bamboozled?
* Who is the real-world model for Gilderoy Lockhart?
* Who is Harry, really? Why does Lord Voldemort want him dead?
* Will Wormtail kill Voldemort as Wormtongue killed Saruman?
* What may happen in the upcoming Potter books?
* How does it all end? – an UNAUTHORIZED prediction.

Customer Reviews

*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Dec 24, 2011 18:11:18

One Syllable Names: Short & Sweet

One Syllable Names: Short & Sweet Tube. Duration : 5.70 Mins.

The one where I list my top 20 one-syllable names! This video was requested by ElenaandJanosch. Please comment, rate, & subscribe :)

Keywords: short, nice, good, cool, baby, names, boys, girls, boy, girl, favorite, popular, pregnancy, pregnant, vlog, anastasia, ruby, meanings, name

Great Price for

In The Name Of The Father: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Quality Best

Rate This Product :

In The Name Of The Father: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Overview

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK In The Name Of The Father (1994 US 10-track soundtrack CD featuring the Bono/Gavin Friday duets In The Name Of The Father & Billy Boola plus tracks by Sinead OConnor & The Kinks complete with the picture sleeve)

In The Name Of The Father: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Specifications

Bono chose to collaborate with a woefully underappreciated Gavin Friday for the soundtrack to this Neil Jordan film, with stunning results. The title track and "Billy Boola" predate the electronic movement in the states by a few years, but manages to sound vital and contemporary by any standards. Herein are the seeds of what U2 would try to reap on their Pop album. The other important original work is Sinead O'Connor's "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart," written by Bono and Friday. It is one of O'Connor's most satisfying deliveries, and benefits, as does "Billy Boola," from the incomparable Jah Wobble on bass. --Scott Wilson

Customer Reviews

*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Dec 22, 2011 13:17:11

5. Don Quixote, Part I: Chapters XI-XX (cont.)

5. Don Quixote, Part I: Chapters XI-XX (cont.) Tube. Duration : 61.05 Mins.

Cervantes' Don Quixote (SPAN 300) After pointing out the prosaic world depicted in the Quixote with subtle but sharp irony, González Echevarría analyzes the episode at Juan Palomeque's inn, which may well be seen as a representation of the whole first part of the novel. The episodes at the inn are an instance of the social being subverted by erotic desire and they show the subconscious of literature. Then follows a commentary on the characters that appear in the episode, all drawn from the picaresque and the juridical documents of the period, and many of whom are marked by a physical defect that makes them unique and yet attractive, even if ugly. Don Quixote's and Sancho's bodily evacuations dramatize the violent forces behind their basic drives to live; the ramshackle improvised architecture of the inn symbolizes the apparently improvised design of the novel, yet, like the inn, it has cosmic connections. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Prose, Heroism and Irony 05:25 - Chapter 2. Juan Palomeque's Inn and its Characters 26:23 - Chapter 3. The Phenomenology of Ugliness; The Staging of Basic Drives 42:46 - Chapter 4. Juan Palomeque's Inn as an Internal Emblem for the Novel 49:09 - Chapter 5. Cervantes's Notorious Errors 53:42 - Chapter 6. The Deepening Relationship between Don Quixote and Sancho Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: open.yale.edu This course was recorded in Fall 2009.

Tags: prosaic, inn, slapstick comedy, erotic violence, desire, subconscious, juridical, defects, vomiting, Yale, Courses

Check Out The Word, the Name, the Blood: Christian Meaning in C. S. Lewis's Beloved Chronicles

The Word, the Name, the Blood: Christian Meaning in C. S. Lewis's Beloved Chronicles Quality Best

Rate This Product :

The Word, the Name, the Blood: Christian Meaning in C. S. Lewis's Beloved Chronicles Overview

A lively and engaging exploration of the many Christian themes in C.S. Lewis's widely-known and universally loved children's stories.

The Word, the Name, the Blood: Christian Meaning in C. S. Lewis's Beloved Chronicles Specifications

A lively and engaging exploration of the many Christian themes in C.S. Lewis's widely-known and universally loved children's stories.

Customer Reviews

*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Dec 20, 2011 03:29:03

God's Mechanics: The Religious Life of Techies

God's Mechanics: The Religious Life of Techies Video Clips. Duration : 55.28 Mins.

Google Tech Talk August 3, 2010 ABSTRACT Presented by Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ How does religion work in a culture shaped by science and technology? How do scientists and engineers practice their religions? How in particular does a Jesuitbrother, and an MIT graduate with a PhD in planetary science, make sense of his Catholicism? God's Mechanics examines the personal religious life and theology of scientists and engineers — "Techies" — based on conversations with nearly a hundred techies in Silicon Valley (interviewed during the spring of 2007 during a six-week stay at Santa Clara University) and a first-person confession from a Jesuit scientist and astronomer at the Vatican Observatory. Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ was born in Detroit, Michigan. He earned undergraduate and masters' degrees from MIT, and a Ph. D. in Planetary Science from the University of Arizona, was a researcher at Harvard and MIT, served in the US Peace Corps (Kenya), and taught university physics at Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, before entering the Jesuits in 1989. At the Vatican Observatory since 1993, his research explores connections between meteorites, asteroids, and the evolution of small solar system bodies. He observes asteroids, moons, and Kuiper Belt comets with the Vatican's 1.8 meter telescope in Arizona, and curates the Vatican meteorite collection in Castel Gandolfo. Along with more than 100 scientific publications, he is the author of a number of popular books including Turn Left at ...

Tags: google, tech, talk, religion, astrophysics, Talks

Great Price for

Irish Family Names With Origins, Meanings, Clans, Arms, Crests Quality Best

Rate This Product :

Customer Reviews

*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Dec 18, 2011 06:53:04

Check Out Celtic Baby Names: Traditional Names from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall & the Isle of Man

Celtic Baby Names: Traditional Names from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall & the Isle of Man Quality Best

Rate This Product :

Celtic Baby Names: Traditional Names from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall & the Isle of Man Overview

Authoritative, useful, and fun to browse, Celtic Baby Names offers 1200 traditional first names from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall, and the Isle of Mane. These names are drawn from the six Celtic languages, along with pronunciations, etymologies, and information about famous people of history and legend who have borne them. This is the only book of its kind, and the only American publication offering a wide selection of names in Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, Manx and Breton. Genuine Celtic names will prove to be of interest to expectant parents, of course, but also to anyone gathering information about the names of relatives and friends, to those seeking new names for themselves, and to authors looking for meaningful and melodious names for literary characters as well. Browse the pages of Celtic Baby Names for names that are unique, authentic, and brimming with historical and mythical associations.

From the reviews:
"This guide is highly recommended."
Midwest Book Review

"Sierra provides an excellent introduction to each of the six Celtic languages that helps give an understanding of the cultural and religious background of the names. A useful contribution is the inclusion of pronunciation, a definite advantage ove many baby name books."
--ARBA-American Reference Books Annual

Recommended by Choice Reviews, American Library Association
Choice

Customer Reviews

*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Dec 17, 2011 08:50:51

Check Out The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary for $15.71

The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary Quality Best

Rate This Product :

The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary Overview

From the best-selling author of The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and Krakatoa comes a truly wonderful celebration of the English language and of its unrivaled treasure house, the Oxford English Dictionary.
Writing with marvelous brio, Winchester first serves up a lightning history of the English language--"so vast, so sprawling, so wonderfully unwieldy"--and pays homage to the great dictionary makers, from "the irredeemably famous" Samuel Johnson to the "short, pale, smug and boastful" schoolmaster from New Hartford, Noah Webster. He then turns his unmatched talent for story-telling to the making of this most venerable of dictionaries. In this fast-paced narrative, the reader will discover lively portraits of such key figures as the brilliant but tubercular first editor Herbert Coleridge (grandson of the poet), the colorful, boisterous Frederick Furnivall (who left the project in a shambles), and James Augustus Henry Murray, who spent a half-century bringing the project to fruition. Winchester lovingly describes the nuts-and-bolts of dictionary making--how unexpectedly tricky the dictionary entry for marzipan was, or how fraternity turned out so much longer and monkey so much more ancient than anticipated--and how bondmaid was left out completely, its slips found lurking under a pile of books long after the B-volume had gone to press. We visit the ugly corrugated iron structure that Murray grandly dubbed the Scriptorium--the Scrippy or the Shed, as locals called it--and meet some of the legion of volunteers, from Fitzedward Hall, a bitter hermit obsessively devoted to the OED, to W. C. Minor, whose story is one of dangerous madness, ineluctable sadness, and ultimate redemption.
The Meaning of Everything is a scintillating account of the creation of the greatest monument ever erected to a living language. Simon Winchester's supple, vigorous prose illuminates this dauntingly ambitious project--a seventy-year odyssey to create the grandfather of all word-books, the world's unrivalled uber-dictionary.

Customer Reviews

*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Dec 16, 2011 09:09:24

Check Out Meaning of Irish Place Names

Meaning of Irish Place Names Quality Best

Rate This Product :

Customer Reviews

*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Dec 15, 2011 08:32:06

Check Out Scottish Land-Names: Their Origin and Meaning (Heritage Classic) for $23.00

Scottish Land-Names: Their Origin and Meaning (Heritage Classic) Quality Best

Rate This Product :

Scottish Land-Names: Their Origin and Meaning (Heritage Classic) Overview

This work presents six highly informative lectures which provide a thorough understanding of Scottish place-names and the people, language, geography and history which produced them. At the end of the book is a very handy index of place names with their t

Available at Amazon This price decline. Quick before it all the time.

Customer Reviews

*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Dec 13, 2011 07:54:31