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James A. Simpson

    William James Simpson, píšuci pod menom James Simpson, Ph.D., sa primárne zameriava na stredovekú literatúru a kultúru, predovšetkým na rané moderné obdobie (1150-1600). Jeho práca sa ponára do hlbokých kultúrnych a literárnych prúdov tejto doby a odhaľuje ich trvalý vplyv. Simpsonov prístup ponúka čitateľom obohacujúci pohľad na formujúce sa obdobie anglickej literatúry. Prostredníctvom svojho odborného štúdia prináša svieži pohľad na kľúčové texty a ich tvorcov.

    WHY DEMOCRACY FAILED
    At Our Age
    Life, Love and Laughter
    Permanent Revolution
    Creating Wine
    Holy Wit
    • Creating Wine

      • 318 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      Traces the economic and historical forces that gave rise to very distinctive regional approaches to creating wine. This book includes chapters on Europe's cheap commodity wine industry; the markets for sherry, port, claret, and champagne; and, the wine industries in California, Australia, and Argentina.

      Creating Wine
    • Permanent Revolution

      • 464 stránok
      • 17 hodin čítania
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      How did the English Reformation, with its illiberal, intolerant beginnings, lay the groundwork for the Enlightenment-free will, liberty of conscience, religious toleration, constitutionalism, and all the rest? In his provocative rewriting of the history of liberalism, James Simpson uncovers its unexpected debt to Protestant evangelicalism.

      Permanent Revolution
    • Life, Love and Laughter

      • 128 stránok
      • 5 hodin čítania

      self-published book of poetry by Bob Evans, 343 South Dettloff Drive, Arcadia, Washington 54612

      Life, Love and Laughter
    • This title looks not only at some of the delights of growing older but also at what Lord Byron called 'the woes that wait on age'. With his trademark combination of funny stories and thoughtful insights, the author has produced a book on the ageing process that will appeal to old and young alike.

      At Our Age
    • WHY DEMOCRACY FAILED

      • 316 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      The Agrarian Origins of the Spanish Civil War. History - cross discipline, Economic history, 20C European history

      WHY DEMOCRACY FAILED
    • Laughter Lines

      • 96 stránok
      • 4 hodiny čítania

      In the introduction to his collection of humorous stories focusing on family life, Dr. Simpson writes, 'I have written it because I believe family life would be enriched if we took fun and humour more seriously.'

      Laughter Lines
    • More Holy Wit

      • 126 stránok
      • 5 hodin čítania

      This collection of jokes and anecdotes with a clerical connection continues to find new readers today.

      More Holy Wit
    • The magic of words

      • 160 stránok
      • 6 hodin čítania

      With this book, Dr James A. Simpson concentrates on a subject that has fascinating him for many years - the power of words. It contains a great deal of material that is designed to raise a smile or make you laugh. It will also make you think.

      The magic of words