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In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
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Between 334 and 324 B.C. the Macedonian army, led by Alexander the Great, marched relentlessly across Asia. An event of bravery and cruelty, endurance and greed, Alexander's expedition was a turning point in human history. His conquest opened up contacts between Europe and Asia, unleashing astonishing historical energies that continue to affect ...
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In Search of the Trojan War, Updated Edition
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Michael Wood
Tales of Troy and its heroes -- Achilles and Hector, Paris and the legendary beauty Helen -- have fired the human imagination for 3,000 years. With In Search of the Trojan War, Michael Wood brings vividly to life the legend and lore of the Heroic Age in an archaeological adventure that sifts through the myths and speculation to provide a fresh ...
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Shakespeare
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Michael Wood
This biography of Shakespeare and study of his work locates the playwright firmly in the context of his times (chaotic, repressive) and takes into consideration his roots in the rural countryside. It also takes a close look at the question of whether Shakespeare was or was not a Roman Catholic.
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1001 Days That Shaped the World
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Peter Furtado (Editor), Michael Wood (Preface by)
From Rome's founding to the execution of Saddam Hussein, "1001 Days That Shaped the World" focuses on the extraordinary moments that change the direction of history, all summarized in brief, dramatic articles supplemented with memorable illustrations.Barron's Educational Series Inc.
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In Search of the Dark Ages
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Michael Wood
This new edition of Michael Wood's groundbreaking first book explores the fascinating and mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman Conquest of 1066. In Search of the Dark Ages vividly conjures up some of the most famous names in British history, such as Queen Boadicea, leader of a terrible war of resistance against the Romans, and ...
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Conquistadors
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Michael Wood
The Spanish conquest of the Americas in the sixteenth century was one of the most cataclysmic events in history. Spanish expeditions had to endure the most unbelievable hardships to open up the lands of the New World. Few stories, if any, in history match these for sheer drama, endurance and distances covered. In Conquistadors Michael Wood travels ...
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In Search of the Trojan War
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Michael Wood
For thousands of years the tale of Troy has captivated the western imagination. Hector and Achilles, Odysseus and the beautiful Helen are among the most enduring figures in art and literature. But did Troy really exist, and did the Trojan war really take place? In this study Michael Wood takes the reader back to the Greek Age of Heroes. In the ...
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A Painter's Kitchen-Revised Edition: Recipes from the Kitchen of Georgia O'Keeffe
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Margaret Wood, Michael O'Shaughnessy (Photographer)
This book is a one-of-its-kind collection of recipes from famous art icon, Georgia O'Keeffe. Tasty recipes are paired with charming details of Ms. O'Keeffe's outlook on food, philosophy, life, art, and the world.
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Road to Delphi: The Life and Afterlife of Oracles
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THE ROAD TO DELPHI examines the myriad forms oracles have taken throughout literature, myth, and history. Wood, a professor of English at Princeton, combs through various sources to get at some of the defining characteristics of these seers, including their penchant for offering confusing and cryptic predictions.
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India
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Michael Wood
In the 13th Century, Marco Polo described India as a land of wonders, and his observation is no less true today. India is the worlds largest democracy, a nuclear power, and a rising economic giant-but also the worlds most ancient surviving civilization, with unbroken continuity stretching back into prehistory. It is a land of tremendous ...
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Laboratory Textbook of Anatomy and Physiology
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Michael G Wood
This full-color anatomy and physiology lab manual is an ideal companion to Martini's Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology, 6th Edition, but is also appropriate for use with any mainstream anatomy and physiology text. Includes labeling exercises, extensive Lab Reports, QuickCheck review sections, and cat dissections, as well as dissections of ...
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Laboratory Manual for Anatomy & Physiology: Main Version
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Michael G Wood
Michael G. Wood's straightforward and complete lab manual guides students through hands-on exercises that reinforce concepts they have learned in their two-semester anatomy & physiology lecture course. The full-color illustrations and step-by-step instructions are designed to help students visualize structures, understand three-dimensional ...
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Laboratory Manual for Anatomy & Physiology, Cat Version
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Michael G Wood
Michael G. Wood's straightforward and complete lab manual guides students through hands-on exercises that reinforce concepts they have learned in their two-semester anatomy & physiology lecture course. The full-color illustrations and step-by-step instructions are designed to help students visualize structures, understand three-dimensional ...
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The Story of India
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Michael Wood
In this lavishly illustrated companion to his BBC TV series, Michael Wood weaves a spell-binding narrative out of the 10,000-year history of India. Home today to more than a fifth of the world's population, the subcontinent gave birth to the oldest and most influential civilization on Earth, to four world religions, and to the world's largest ...
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Becoming a Reader: A Developmental Approach to Reading Instruction
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Michael P O'Donnell, Margo Wood
This text provides a developmental perspective of literacy learning as a way to understand the literacy process. The authors describe how children become skilled readers through the following five stages of the literacy growth process: emergent reading, initial reading, transitional, basic literacy, and refinement. Unlike most other literacy ...
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Mayo Clinic Heart Book, Second Edition: Completely Revised and Updated
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Bernard J Gersh, M.D., Michael B Wood (Foreword by)
Mayo Clinic has the answers people want, as their highly successful books prove--Mayo Clinic Family Health Book has sold more than one million copies worldwide since 1990. Now Mayo introduces a completely revised and updated edition of Mayo Clinic Heart Book. Redesigned for easy access and filled with "Healthy Heart Tips, " the book includes the ...
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Different Drums: A Doc 40 Years E
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Michael Wood, David Coulson (Photographer), Prince Charles (Designer)
Dr. Michael Wood, cofounder of Kenya's Flying Doctor Service, brings a beautiful and troubled land into sharp focus in this eloquently written memoir of 40 years in Africa. More than 90 full-color photographs.
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On Late Style: Music and Literature Against the Grain
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Professor Edward W Said, Mariam C Said (Foreword by), Michael Wood (Introduction by)
In his last collection of essays, one of the most highly regarded cultural critics of our time examines works produced by Strauss, Beethoven, Thomas Mann, Samuel Beckett, and other artists at the end of their lives, and explains what the works say about the evolution of these artists.
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The Robin Wood Tarot the Robin Wood Tarot
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Robin Wood, Michael Short
This deck brings the Minor Arcana to life in a way that is easy to understand and interpret. It features nature imagery and energies to enchant and excite both pagans and non-pagans, experts and novices.
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In Search of England: Journeys Into the English Past
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Michael Wood
Where does the idea of England and Englishness come from? Can we see it beginning in the Dark and Middle Ages? Michael Wood tackles these fascinating questions in two ways. First, with a series of pieces on famous English myths. And secondly by looking at the history of half a dozen places in England: a farmhouse on Dartmoor, a battlefield in ...
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The Magician's Doubts: Nabokov and the Risks of Fiction
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Michael Wood
Michael Wood's study of Nabokov's major works in English. He examines the novels "The Real Life of Sebastian Knight", "Lolita", "Ada", "Bend Sinister", "Pale Fire", and "Pnin", as well as some stories. Wood is attuned both to their use of language, wit and wordplay and to their depiction of human suffering. Wood also looks at Nabokov's translation ...
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Laboratory Manual for Human Anatomy with Cat Dissections
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Michael G Wood, Claire W Garrison, R.N. (Illustrator), Ralph T Hutchings (Photographer)
Key Benefit: This new four-color lab manual combines the highly praised artwork from Martini's Human Anatomy, Mike Wood's easy-to-follow writing style, and reader-focused features to make this the most reader-friendly Human Anatomy Lab Manual on the market. These features help readers to retain concepts and terms that they learned in class and ...
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In Search of Shakespeare
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Michael Wood
Almost 400 years after his death, William Shakespeare is still acclaimed as the world's greatest writer, and yet the man himself remains shrouded in mystery. In this absorbing historical detective story, the acclaimed broadcaster and historian Michael Wood takes a fresh approach to Shakespeare's life, brilliantly recreating the turbulent times ...
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America in the movies, or, 'Santa Maria, it had slipped my mind'
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Michael Wood
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Making Sense of Statistics: a Non-Mathematical Approach (Palgrave Study Guides)
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Michael Wood
"Making Sense of Statistics" provides a thorough but accessible introduction to statistics and probability, without the distractions of mathematics. The book has no algebraic formulae or equations, but it does explain how and why methods work and exactly what answers mean. Guidance is provided on how to design investigations, analyse data and ...
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