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Pagan Monotheism in Late Antiquity

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Pagan Monotheism in Late Antiquity

Pagan Monotheism in Late Antiquity
Oxford University Press, USA | ISBN:0198152523 | 1999 Edition | PDF | 216 Pages | 1.35 MB

`This book consists of extremely well argued points that challenge the traditional view of polytheism versus monotheism in late Antiquity. It is sure to become a seminal work. It will be of interest to scholars, college students, and the general reader interested in theology.' J. Drew Harrington, History.
`essential reading to any student of antiquity: patristic scholars and philosophers of God alike.' David Vincent Meconi, S.J., Journal of Early Chrisitan Studies, Spring 2000
`What this book demonstrates, as no other before it and in a revolutionary way, is the plain absurdity of equating paganism with polytheism. In a modest compass and through six contributions from leading scholars … the editors … have opened up a world that is not a battleground between those who believe in one god and those who believe in many … It will henceforth be the fundamental study of this difficult and fascinating subject.'

The Bible Unmasked

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The Bible Unmasked

The Bible Unmasked
Freethought Publishing Co., Inc. | ISBN:0548280894 | 1926 edition | PDF | 251 Pages | 420 KB

Joseph Lewis makes his case "against" both the Bible and Christianity (and against Judaism to some extent). He does not only give his personal opinion but also cites verses and passages from the Bible. He also cites the comments and opinions of Christian preachers and ministers to prove his point. One may or may not agree with Lewis' arguements/conclusions, but anyone who reads this books will see that he supports what he says with evidence and/or with previous works made by famous scholars.i.e. Thomas Paine. Highly recommended if you're a student of religion, the Bible, and/or Christianity and Judaism.

The Roswell Report: Case Closed

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The Roswell Report: Case Closed

The Roswell Report: Case Closed
Headquarters United States Air Force | ISBN:0160490189 | 1997 Edition | PDF | 231 Pages | 9.9 MB

A lot of folks will order this book to argue with the USAF's final say on the so-called Roswell UFO Crash, but it's so much more than a "no such things as UFOs" book. McAndrew touches on a number of government projects and people who should be remembered: John Strapp, who rode a rocket sled to 632 MPH; and Joseph Kittinger who still hold the record for the highest parachute jump (102,800 feet). Space program? These men did impossibly brave things when we were still wondering if rockets would work. If you want to read about the real beginning of the space program.

Encyclopedia of Flight

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Encyclopedia of Flight

Encyclopedia of Flight
Salem Press | ISBN:1587650460 | 2002 Edition | PDF | 963 pages | 9.11 MB

This set presents an impressively broad range of information on more than 300 scientific and historical topics related to the field of aviation. Attention is given to all categories and types of civil and military aircraft, principles of aerodynamics, and mechanical and technical aspects of flying. Besides conventional topics one would associate with a resource devoted to flight and aviation, some unexpected entries, guaranteed to pique the reader, include Animal flight, Baggage handling and regulations, Bermuda Triangle, Paper airplanes, "Vomit Comet," Whirly-Girls, and Wing-walking. Relevant biographies of pioneers in aviation and profiles of major airlines are incorporated.

Romulus' Asylum: Roman Identities from the Age of Alexander to the Age of Hadrian

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Romulus' Asylum: Roman Identities from the Age of Alexander to the Age of Hadrian

Romulus' Asylum: Roman Identities from the Age of Alexander to the Age of Hadrian
Oxford University Press, USA | ISBN 0198150512 | 2005 Edition | PDF | 448 Pages | 1.65 MB

Modern treatments of Rome have projected in highly emotive terms the perceived problems, or the aspirations, of the present: 'race-mixture' has been blamed for the collapse of the Roman empire; more recently, Rome and Roman society have been depicted as 'multicultural'. Moving beyond these and beyond more traditional, juridical approaches to Roman identity, Emma Dench focuses on ancient modes of thinking about selves and relationships with other peoples, including descent-myths, history, and ethnographies. She explores the relative importance of sometimes closely interconnected categories of blood descent, language, culture and clothes, and territoriality. Rome's creation of a distinctive imperial shape is understood in the context of the broader ancient Mediterranean world within which the Romans self-consciously situated themselves, and whose modes of thought they appropriated and transformed.

The Kaiser's Army: The Politics of Military Technology in Germany during the Machine Age, 1870-1918

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The Kaiser's Army: The Politics of Military Technology in Germany during the Machine Age, 1870-1918

The Kaiser's Army: The Politics of Military Technology in Germany during the Machine Age, 1870-1918
Oxford University Press, USA | ISBN:0195179455 | 2001 edition | PDF | 322 Pages | 1.75 MB

This volume covers a fascinating period in the history of the German army, a time in which machine guns, airplanes, and weapons of mass destruction were first developed and used. Eric Brose traces the industrial development of machinery and its application to infantry, cavalry, and artillery tactics. He examines the modernity versus anti-modernity debate that raged after the Franco-Prussian war, arguing that the residue of years of resistance to technological change seriously undermined the German army during World War I.

The Church in Ancient Society: From Galilee to Gregory the Great

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The Church in Ancient Society: From Galilee to Gregory the Great

The Church in Ancient Society: From Galilee to Gregory the Great
Oxford University Press, USA | ISBN 0199246955 | 2002 edition | PDF | 737 pages | 3 MB

The Church in Ancient Society provides a full and enjoyable narrative history of the first six centuries of the Christian Church. Ancient Greek and Roman society had many gods and an addiction to astrology and divination. This introduction to the period traces the process by which Christianity changed this and so provided a foundation for the modern world: the teaching of Jesus created a lasting community, which grew to command the allegiance of the Roman emperor. Christianity is discussed in relation to how it appeared to both Jews and pagans, and how its Christian doctrine and practice were shaped in relation to Graeco-Roman culture and the Jewish matrix. Among the major figures discussed are Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Constantine, Julian the Apostate, Basil, Ambrose, and Augustine. Following a chronological approach, Henry Chadwick's clear exposition of important texts and theological debates in their historical context is unrivalled in detail. In particular, theological and ecclesial texts are examined in relation to the behaviour and beliefs of people who attended churches and synagogues. Christians did not find agreement and unity easy and the author displays a distinctive concern for the factors - theological, personal, and political - which caused division in the church and prevented reconciliation. The emperors, however, began to foster unity for political reasons and to choose monotheism. Finally, the Church captured the society.

The Making of the Slavs: History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region, c. 500700

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The Making of the Slavs: History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region, c. 500700

The Making of the Slavs: History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region, c. 500700
Cambridge University Press | ISBN 0521802024 | 2001 edition | PDF | 483 pages | 7.3 MB

This book offers a new approach to the problem of Slavic ethnicity in southeastern Europe between c. 500 and c. 700. The author shows how Byzantine authors "invented" the Slavs, in order to make sense of political and military developments taking place in the Balkans. Making extensive use of archaeology to show that such developments resulted in the rise of powerful leaders, responsible for creating group identities and mobilizing warriors for successful raids across the frontier. The author rejects the idea of Slavic migration, and shows that "the Slavs" were the product of the frontier.

The French Second Empire: An Anatomy of Political Power

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The French Second Empire: An Anatomy of Political Power

The French Second Empire: An Anatomy of Political Power
Cambridge University Press | ISBN 0521036321 | 2001 Edition | PDF | 513 pages | 1.85 MB

This thoroughly researched book on the Second Empire examines how Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte was able to secure election as President of the Republic and subsequently to launch a coup d'état to establish a Second Empire. It considers the ways in which power was exercised by the new empire and how Napoleon III engaged in a difficult process of transition towards more liberal policies only to experience catastrophic defeat and the destruction of the regime because of war against Prussia.

A Companion to American Foreign Relations

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A Companion to American Foreign Relations

A Companion to American Foreign Relations
Blackwell Publishing Limited | ISBN 0631223150 | 2003 edition | PDF | 577 pages | 2 MB

A Companion to American Foreign Relations is an authoritative volume of historiographical essays that survey the state of U.S. diplomatic history. The essays cover the entire range of the history of American foreign relations from the colonial period to the present. They discuss the major sources and analyze the most influential books and articles in the field. The contributors – eminent scholars and experts in their subject matter–delve deeply into the literature and integrate discussions of new methodological approaches with more traditional diplomatic history. Each essay concludes with prospects for future work in the field.For the student, scholar, and those interested in the history of American foreign relations, this is an invaluable reference work.

Computational Economics: A Perspective from Computational Intelligence

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Computational Economics: A Perspective from Computational Intelligence

Computational Economics: A Perspective from Computational Intelligence
Idea Group Publishing | ISBN 1591406498 | 2005 Edition | PDF | 339 Pages | 4.5 MB

The Computational Intelligence and its Applications Series publishes academic work based either on one of the computational intelligence techniques or on applications of these techniques to a field of human endeavor. The books may be single author monographs, multiple author editions, conference proceedings, handbooks, or edited volumes by leading researchers with chapters contributed by researchers in the field. Computational Economics: A Perspective from Computational Intelligence is a part of this series. Computational Economics: A Perspective from Computational Intelligence provides models of various economic and financial issues while using computational intelligence as a foundation. The scope of this volume comprises finance, economics, management, organizational theory and public policies. It explains the ongoing and novel research in this field, and displays the power of these computational methods in coping with difficult problems with methods from traditional perspectives. By encouraging the discussion of different views, this book serves as an introductory and inspiring volume that helps to flourish studies in computational economics.

Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda

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Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda

Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda
Seven Stories Press | ISBN 1888363495 | 1997 Edition | PDF | Pages | 350 KB

"Propaganda," says Noam Chomsky, "is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state"–in other words, the means by which leaders keep the masses in line. In this slim pamphlet, he looks at American propaganda efforts, from the warmongering of Woodrow Wilson to the creation of popular support for the 1991 military intervention in Kuwait, and reveals how falsification of history, suppression of information, and the promotion of vapid, empty concepts have become standard operating procedure for the leaders of the United States–both Democrats and Republicans–in their efforts to prevent citizens from raising awkward questions about U.S. policy.

The Jehovah Contract

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The Jehovah Contract

The Jehovah Contract
Kopubco | ISBN 0977764907 | March 2006 | HTML | 276 Pages | 130 KB

Self-consciously styled after a hard-boiled detective novel, this is a most unusual and entertaining work of satirical SF. An assassin by trade, Dell Ammo works in a bombed-out section of Los Angeles that has been irradiated by a nuclear explosion. Terminally ill, Ammo is offered immortality by a millionaire evangelist if he will do one job: kill God. Accepting the assignment, Ammo embarks on a bizarre hunt through postnuclear L.A., assisted by Ann Perrine, a woman claiming to be an accountant but whose skills are considerably more interesting, and a nymphet with powerful, sexually telepathic abilities. In his search for God, Ammo encounters a powerful group of clerics eager to protect God, the source of their power, whether he exists or not. In other hands this could be pretentiously silly, but Koman carries it off with wit and energy

Macroeconomic Essentials

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Macroeconomic Essentials

Macroeconomic Essentials - Understanding Economics in the News
The MIT Press | ISBN 0262611503 | 2000 edition | CHTM File | 432 pages | 740 KB

The book provides a guide to what the author calls the "really important" ideas of macroeconomics, with a strong connection to the real world. Thus many instructors will find the book suitable for use in courses enrolling business students. The method of presentation allows room for topics that are crucial for the interpretation of news commentary, but given inadequate coverage in traditional macroeconomics texts. Examples include the many roles of nominal versus real interest rates, and international phenomena such as purchasing power parity.

A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

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A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Ballantine Books | ISBN 0345384563 | 1994 edition | PDF | 219 pages | 5.2 MB

Armstrong, a British journalist and former nun, guides us along one of the most elusive and fascinating quests of all time–the search for God. Like all beloved historians, Armstrong entertains us with deft storytelling, astounding research, and makes us feel a greater appreciation for the present because we better understand our past. Be warned: A History of God is not a tidy linear history. Rather, we learn that the definition of God is constantly being repeated, altered, discarded, and resurrected through the ages, responding to its followers' practical concerns rather than to mystical mandates. Armstrong also shows us how Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have overlapped and influenced one another, gently challenging the secularist history of each of these religions.
–Gail Hudson