AUDIOBOOK: Edward Gibbon - The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire(abridged) British parliamentarian and soldier Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) conceived of his plan for Decline and Fall
while "musing amid the ruins of the Capitol" on a visit to Rome. For
the next 10 years he worked away at his great history, which traces the
decadence of the late empire from the time of the Antonines and the
rise of Western Christianity. "The confusion of the times, and the
scarcity of authentic memorials, pose equal difficulties to the
historian, who attempts to preserve a clear and unbroken thread of
narration," he writes. Despite these obstacles, Decline and Fall remains a model of historical exposition, and required reading for students of European history.
With sweeping grandeur, Gibbon's masterpiece is enhanced by Naxos'
production, which includes dramatic, classical music and two British
narrators whose voices ooze with intellectual authority. The
music--often somber--soars into majestic crescendos as the fate of the
great Empire is sealed. Between straight readings of the text, one of
the narrators announces a summary of the next chapter or two, an
abridging technique particularly effective here. Little, if any, of the
effect of Gibbon's accessible and profound prose is lost, even when
detail must perforce vanish. A gripping history, this is superbly
presented by Naxos. D.W. An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winner.
The Handbook of The History of Englishis a collection of articles written by leading specialists in the field that focus on the theoretical issues behind the facts of the changing English language. The innovative organization of this volume applies recent insights to old problems, and surveys the history of English from the perspective of structural developments in areas such as phonology, Posody morphology, syntax, semantics, language variation, and dialectology.
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A Bible, But No E-mail 16
Russia Needs Putin 19
Kissinger on Putin: "He Thinks He is a Reformer" 20
His Place in History 24
In Search of Russia's Big Idea 26
And Moscow Makes Me Sing And Shout 33
Choosing Order Before Freedom 36
The Gore Interview 38
Al Gore 41
J.K. Rowling 43
Rowling Answers 10 Questions About Harry 48
David Petraeus 50
Hu Jintao 52
The Year of Them 61
It's Payback Time 63
Striving Valiantly 65
Postcard: Bethlehem 67
10 Questions for Richard Branson 69
The Rolls-Royce Rebound 71
A SWF Kick 73
Canadian Conundrum 76
Seaworthy Idea 78
Verbatim 79
Numbers 81
Did GIs Sell Guns in Iraq? 83
Inbox 84
ASIA VERSION SAME 89
Road Test 90
Lord of the Jungle 92
Criminal Mind 94
The Mod Squad 96
Casualties of War 98
Peak Performance 99
Happy Havens in Mauritius 101
Step Back in Time at Castle Leslie 102
Cassoulet: Savory Taken Seriously 103
Verbatim 104
Inbox 105
EUROPE VERSION 110
Germany's Battle Against Scientology 110
A Short History of White House Fires 112
"English Words: History and Structure" by Robert Stockwell, Donka Minkova
The subject of this book is the origin of words in the English language, primarily those borrowed from the classical languages, namely Latin and Greek, either directly, or via French. A secondary theme is the internal structure of English words. Exercises to accompany each of the ten chapters are available to download from the web. The text is very accessible to all levels of reader; no knowledge of linguistics or linguistic terminology is assumed. For the reader unfamiliar with historical linguistics, or the influences which have shaped the English language, it will bring a new dimension to the understanding of the words that form the basis of our language. The once-baffling relationships between pronunciation, spelling, and meaning will become a source of enjoyment in themselves in the light of what can be learned from this book.
Covers major figures and events in Europe, the United States, and Asia from 1945 to 1963. Includes post-World War II tensions, containment, the domino theory, Communist paranoia and McCarthyism, NATO, the Warsaw Pact, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and the Cuban missile crisis.
History SparkNotes help students strengthen their grasp of History by focusing on individual eras or episodes in U.S. or world history. Breaking history up into digestible lessons, History SparkNotes make it easier for students to see how events, figures, movements, and trends interrelate. History SparkNotes are a perfect for high school and college history classes, for students studying for History AP Test or SAT Subject Tests, and simply as general reference tools.
Each note contains a general overview of historical context, a concise summary of events, lists of key people and terms, in-depth summary and analysis with timelines, study questions and suggested essay topics, and a 50-question review quiz.
