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Lesley Smith
A celebration of the art of handwriting, introducing famous writers, scientists and historical figures through documents written by their own hands.
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Part of a catalogue of all Latin manuscripts of the works of Boethius, including his translations of Aristotle and Porphyry. The conspectus is comprised of six volumes arranged geographically and…
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This book is the first history of the twelfth-century Glossa Ordinaria, the ubiquitous biblical commentary of the Middle Ages and the first university textbook. Based on manuscript evidence, it explores…
This book brings together and translates from the medieval Latin a series of commentaries on the biblical book of Ruth, with the intention of introducing readers to medieval exegesis or…
A study of theology in the Middle Ages, focusing on the dramatic transformations of the discipline in the 12th century. Using the manuscripts as witnesses, the author shows how theology…
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The first modern biography of medieval French scholar and bishop William of Auvergne.
Today, William of Auvergne (1180?-1249) is remembered for his scholarship about the afterlife as well as the…
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The variety of experience available to medieval scholars and the vitality of medieval thought are both reflected in this collection of original essays by distinguished historians. Intellectual Life in the…
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Focuses on the paradox of motherhood in the European Middle Ages. This book analyses the powers and the dangers of motherhood within the warp and weft of social history, beginning…
This volume focuses on the paradox of motherhood in the European Middle Ages: to be a mother is at once to hold great power, and by the same token to…
Repetition of rhymes and singing supports language and literacy development - the BookTrust
Sophie Giles
Soothing lullabies and charming illustrations encourage peaceful slumbers.
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Young children love the playfulness of rhymes, so cuddle up and enjoy quality time together as you share these forever-favourites with your little one.
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A popular favourite tale, packed with appealing illustrations helps encourage a love of reading from an early age.
Lesley L Smith
What if Dreamtime is real?In Boulder, Colorado former foster-kid Kairi Johnson’s dream is to start a family of her own but, instead, she ends up trapped twenty years in her…
A physicist discovers how to control reality and all hell breaks loose. When physics professor Madison Martin is smashed by a car, her quantum expertise and survival instinct enable her…
Ghosts, a love quadrangle, murder, mayhem and quantum physics in the third installment of the Quantum Cop series!
Lesley Willis Smith
The first full-length study of George MacDonald’s major children’s novels: At the Back of the North Wind, The Princess and the Goblin, and The Princess and Curdie. Includes 16 early…
How much does your world affect who you are? In Kat Garcia’s world only the Rocky Mountains are above sea level and the sun is hot enough to kill. She…
Can Quantum Mechanics kill? When someone’s murdered, seemingly via her discovery, physicist Madison Martin knows it’s her responsibility to bring the killer to justice. Madison resumes her quantum cop role…
What would you do if you found your perfect life?When lonely physicist Chloe Carsen discovers a parallel world she becomes addicted to her life there with a perfect family and…
Interstellar singer spy Jack Jones is kidnapped!When he’s rescued by his crewmates on the Shakespeare (how embarrassing!) he’s still in the dark… He accidentally has sex with what appears to…
Lesley J. Smith
Using the commentaries of a group of scholars from c. 1150-1350, along with confessors’ manuals, mystery plays and sermon material, this book investigates the place of the Decalogue in medieval…
For every good fortune, there’s an equal and opposite misfortune.As a brilliant young computer scientist working on her master’s degree, Ella Hote doesn’t believe in luck. But when bizarre accidents…
Concentrating on the pictorial evidence, these papers raise many complex and varied themes related to women’s creation, use and patronage of books, and the representation of women in them.
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From Knowledge to Beatitude is a collection of essays on the intersection between Christian theology and spiritual life in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Studies of women’s roles in the secular literary world, as patrons, authors, readers, and characters in secular literature.
Clement C. Moore
A charming Christmas classic.
Joel Chandler Harris
Tried and tested method boosts early reading skills in this popular tale.
LJ Smith
Questions and Answers in Small Animal Anesthesia provides practical and logical guidance for a wide range of anesthesia questions commonly faced in veterinary medicine.
