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Shakespeare: A Hundred Years on Film

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 06:02:48 +0000

Shakespeare: A Hundred Years on Film fills a gap in the world of film literature and celebrates the hundredth anniversary of the first filmed work of the Bard, revealing his continuing international appeal reflected in the success of Shakespeare in Love. This comprehensive guide includes annotations on the film versions of Shakespeare’s plays, as well as filmed stage performances and films based…

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The Eternal One

SheaFowb429Aslf — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 08:56:48 +0000

A little-known creation myth from India that offers rich descriptions, complex language, and bewitching truth is transcribed with calligraphy and adorned with watercolor illustrations in this meditation on the origins of the world. The account parallels stories of creation from Genesis and the Upanishads, but the distinctive details and ancient wisdom offer a unique perspective on the vibrating…

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Men of Valour

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:11 +0000

Based on the Second World War, this narrative poem, with its evocative drawings, captures the devastation of this global war and the dramatic events that took place. It is the author’s dedication to the courage displayed by men and women of every participating nation, but especially by those who fought for the ideals of freedom and justice against tyranny and humanity. This narrative poem seeks…

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Natural Law and the Just Society

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:09 +0000

Forthcoming: Due September 2026 The natural law tradition is rooted in the understanding that society has a place within the universe as a whole. Just as the universe has a natural order that is balanced and just, so does human society. The ancient study of law-making was grounded in this correlation between the universal order and the order of society. When a society conforms to its own real…

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In Search of Truth

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:07 +0000

The School was founded during the Depression years of the 1930s by Leon MacLaren, son of Labour MP Andrew MacLaren. The School had its roots in the economic theories of Henry George, which the Liberal Party sought to implement before the First World War, and the Labour Party in 1931. From there the School developed and took a new turn in the 1950s, following the discovery of the teaching of…

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Hoodwinking Churchill

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:05 +0000

A finalist of Non-Fiction Category of THE PEOPLE’S BOOK PRIZE (2011/2012). Grasping the opportunity of the new information recently come to light, some of which he contributed, the author reveals how Britain’s staunchly anti-communist Prime Minister was deceived into giving his full backing to the communist Tito and cutting all aid to the anti-communist forces resisting the Germans in Yugoslavia.

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Little Mother of Russia

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:05 +0000

Empress Marie (1847-1928), born Princess Dagmar, was the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and sister of Queen Alexandra of Great Britain, Edward VII’s wife. She was betrothed to Tsarevitch Nicholas of Russia, a love match on both sides, but tragically he died months before the wedding. A year later, out of duty she married his brother the new Tsarevich and sailed for Russia in 1866.

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The Advancement of Civilisation in the Western World – Volume 3: The Modern World

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:04 +0000

This is a series of 3 books. Each are available to purchase separately or can be bought together for a discount. Volume 1: Egypt, Greece & Rome Volume 2: The Medieval World Volume 3: The Modern World “Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.” Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the USA “Whosoever, in writing a modern history, shall follow truth too near the heels, it may happily strike…

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The Advancement of Civilisation in the Western World – Volume 2: The Medieval World

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:04 +0000

This is a series of 3 books. Each are available to purchase separately or can be bought together for a discount. Volume 1: Egypt, Greece & Rome Volume 2: The Medieval World Volume 3: The Modern World “History is the essence of innumerable biographies.” Thomas Carlyle, Scottish historian “Histories make men wise.” Francis Bacon, English courtier and essayist The Middle Ages saw the…

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The Advancement of Civilisation in the Western World – Volume 1: Egypt, Greece & Rome

SheaFowb429Aslf — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 08:04:02 +0000

This is a series of 3 books. Each are available to purchase separately or can be bought together for a discount. Volume 1: Egypt, Greece & Rome Volume 2: The Medieval World Volume 3: The Modern World “The world’s history is the world’s judgement.” Frederich von Schiller, German poet “History is philosophy from examples.” Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Greek historian The general plan of…

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