What was life like in occupied Holland during World War II? What was it like for a nation to find itself overwhelmed by a foreign power? This title chronicles the steady deterioration of normal, everyday life; the loss of freedom and security; and, the role of the law as food and many of life's amenities became scarce.
In clear language, the author provides information and advice on identifying worthwhile pieces, on how to refurbish them while protecting their inherent value, and on how to make money selling finished products. Photos. Illustrations.
In Colonial America, silversmiths produced objects of great merit, crafting everyday articles with care and skill. The products of the colonial period are well known, but there is little authoritative research on the actual techniques of the silversmith. Henry J. Kauffman fills the gap with this study. He describes the tools and the methods used ......
Presents Newton's mathematical principles relating to natural philosophy and his system of the world. This book includes chapters relative to the motion of bodies; motion of bodies in resisting mediums; and system of the world in mathematical treatment; a section on axioms or laws of motion, and definitions.
Recognize the con artist before you get taken! This work exposes dozens of telephone, mail, and computer-based scams, explaining how they work and how you can avoid becoming their next victim.
Helps readers to find a unified call to reason, tolerance, and freedom of expression in opposition to the forces of ignorance, supernaturalism, superstition, and dogmatism. This title includes the words of over eighty of the world's most often read and frequently quoted authors such as: Aristotle, Matthew Arnold, Marcus Aurelius, and Cicero.
Lays the foundations of philosophical rhetoric, and deals with the processes of argument and with style, including rhythm and meter. This book argues that rhetoric is a brand of the art of reasoning and that its function is not mere persuasion, but as 'the observing of all of the available means of persuasion'.
Probes the "dark side" of the brain - raw animal instincts rooted in our primitive past when survival, mating, and taming the environment required instant, uncritical, and wholly self-centred decision making. This book dramatises "the genetic and conditioned programming that can lead us into chaos."
A Unified Theory of Religion, Hypnosis, and Psychopathology
Examines our sometimes strained grasp of reality and sheds fresh light on three subject areas that fascinate researchers: religion, hypnosis and psychopathology. This volume challenges many of the ideas in these disciplines. It includes a historical and cross-cultural analysis showing how reality reconstruction takes place.
