Category Archives: Foreign Language Nonfiction

The Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland during the Middle Ages (Latin Edition)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton
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Flight Physics: Essentials of Aeronautical Disciplines and Technology, with Historical Notes

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

This textbook gives an introduction, with extensive historical notes, to the principal disciplines of aeronautics. The principles of applied aerodynamics, aircraft propulsion, flight performances, stability and control of conventional subsonic aircraft are augmented by overviews of helicopter technology and high … Continue reading →

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Easy Italian Step-by-Step

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

Learn Italian step-by-step and soon you’ll be making leaps and bounds Your quickest route to learning Italian is through a solid grounding in grammar basics. Now don’t be put off by the “G-word.” What you won’t find in this book … Continue reading →

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Dutch: An Essential Grammar (Essential Grammars)

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

Developed with the beginner in mind, this Grammar uses abundant examples and extensive cross-referencing to present the language in an engaging and accessible manner. Features include: – core vocabularyfor each unit – a Dutch-English glossary – three short stories – … Continue reading →

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The Making of a Court Society: Kings and Nobles in Late Medieval Portugal (Volume 0)

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

This full-length study of the Portuguese royal court in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries shows how women and men, noblemen and clergy, artisans and minor servants at the royal court lived in close proximity and were connected to each other. … Continue reading →

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Ettore Majorana: Scientific Papers (English, Italian and German Edition)

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

With this volume the Italian Physical Society presents a collection of Ettore Majorana’s scientific papers (note scientifiche) in the original language and, for the first time – with three exceptions – translated into English. Each paper is then followed by … Continue reading →

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Arcana Mundi: Magic and the Occult in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Collection of Ancient Texts

Posted on February 26, 2006 by singleton

Magic, miracles, daemonology, divination, astrology, and alchemy were the arcana mundi, the “secrets of the universe,” of the ancient Greeks and Romans. In this path-breaking collection of Greek and Roman writings on magic and the occult, Georg Luck provides a … Continue reading →

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Cretan Women: Pasiphae, Ariadne, and Phaedra in Latin Poetry (Oxford Classical Monographs)

Posted on February 26, 2006 by singleton

In this detailed study of the representations of Pasiphae, Ariadne, and Phaedra in Latin poetry, Rebecca Armstrong investigates both the literary history of the myths (the Greek roots, the interactions between Roman versions) and their cultural resonance. In addition to … Continue reading →

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Ennio De Giorgi: Selected Papers

Posted on February 25, 2006 by singleton

The book contains a selection of 43 scientific papers of the great mathematician Ennio De Giorgi. All papers are written in English and 17 of them appear also in their original Italian version. The editors provide also a short biography … Continue reading →

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Lingua Latina: Pars I: Familia Romana (Latin Edition) (Pt. 1)

Posted on February 25, 2006 by singleton

Entirely composed in Latin, Part I, Familia Romana, provides an excellent introduction to Latin, including the essentials of Latin grammar and a basic vocabulary of over 1500 words. The thirty-five chapters describe the life of a Roman family in the … Continue reading →

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