Davies: 1593 books

Dorothy Garrod opened many doors; not only was she the first female professor at Cambridge University, but she illuminated - and in some cases initiated - some of prehistoric archaeology's most central issues. The quiet yet self possessed woman was best known as a fieldworker, often venturing into...

Canals reached their zenith in the eighteenth century during the Industrial Revolution, before the arrival of the railways usurped their position, whereupon a number of them fell into disrepair and disuse. Forgotten for many years, canals and waterways have enjoyed an enormous resurgence in popularity...

Ever wondered how to get the best from your camera when taking photographs of plants and fungi in the garden or out in the field? Then this is the ebook for you. This beautifully illustrated e-guide is aimed both at photographers wishing to use plants as a rich source of subject matter, and at naturalist...

'Nothing is so improbable as what is true' Of all the writers of ghost and horror stories, Ambrose Bierce is perhaps the most colourful. He was a dark, cynical and pessimistic soul who had a grim vision of fate and the unfairness of life, which he channelled into his fiction. And in his death,...

A short, authoritative, enthralling history of the Roman Mass from the Last Supper to the "Tridentine Mass" as said today. Covers Low Mass, Sacramentaries, other Western Rites, etc. Highlights the reforms of Popes St. Gregory the Great (590-604) and St. Pius V (1566-1572). Says neither "reform" produced a "new" liturgy.

When his brother is mysteriously saved from drowning, Frederico is inspired to research his Quinta's history and discovers a celtic sanctuary donated to the Cistercians by Portugal's first king Afonso Henriques. The truth behind folklore of a treasure trove hidden in this Royal Forest near the Knights...

12,000 trained volunteers 12 years 280 towns 9 countries 100,000 pairs of flip-flops - these are the numbers that are bringing about change, town by town, to the face of the UK... and more and more countries around the world. Since 2003, Street Pastors have been a fixture of the night-time...

Using the backdrop of such far-flung places as the west coast of South Africa, the Highlands of Scotland, and the Eiffel Tower, the author introduces the reader to three people who entered and exited his life over twelve years: a gigantic Zulu he befriended during military training, a six-year-old...

The recently discovered mystical sayings of Jesus, with facing-page commentary that brings the text to life for you."The Gospel of Thomas really is, I believe, the clearest guide we have to the vision of the worlds supreme mystical revolutionary, the teacher known as Jesus. To those who learn to unpack...

The world is filled with people, some good and some bad. Sometimes life is not good, but what do you do when all you know is abuse and pain? What do you do when you run out of options? What do you do when chaos reigns and you want out? What do you do when you are shown a way out? Do you take that...

This volume offers translations of numerous texts from the Celtic tradition from the 6th through the 13th centuries, in a cross-section of genres and forms, including saints' lives, monastic texts, poetry, devotional texts, liturgical texts, apocrypha, exegetical texts and theological treatises.

How does it feel when someone you love develops dementia? How do you cope with the shock, the stress and the grief? Can you be sure that you and your family will receive the support you need? In Telling Tales About Dementia, thirty carers from different backgrounds and in different circumstances...

Sam’s Legacy, Book Four, MacLarens of Boundary Mountain Historical Western Romance Series Samuel Covington, ex-Pinkerton agent and deputy in the frontier town of Conviction, has come a long way from his upbringing in Baltimore. His job, and a particular woman, occupy his time and thoughts....

‘How on earth did you piece together all this?’ he asked in wonder. Mr Reeder shook his head sadly. ‘I have that perversion,’ he said. ‘It is a terrible misfortune. I see evil in everything. I have the mind of a criminal.’ Let us introduce you to the enigmatic J. G. Reeder, a timid,...