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Pompeii: The Living City
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This startling new book concentrates on the twenty years between 59 and 79AD, thus beginning with the earthquake which all but destroyed Pompeii and ending with the volcanic eruption which has become part of our collective popular imagination. Alex Butterworth and Ray Laurence have synthesised the latest research into Pompeii to bring this period ...
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Roman Pompeii: Space and Society
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Pompeii, destroyed in AD 79, provides exceptional archaeological data for study. Roman Pompeii examines the archaeological evidence in the light of recent work by archaeologists and historians. Throughout the book there is a tension as the two subjects, archaeology and history, inform and challenge each other. Innovative techniques derived from ...
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The 512 Ants on Sullivan Street
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Carol A Losi
Written in the style of the cumulative poem "This Is the House That Jack Built," this story is a delightful look at doubling, as ants steal food from a family picnic. Soon, all the food has gone down the ant hole!
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Growing Up and Growing Old in Ancient Rome: A Life Course Approach
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Mary Harlow, Ray Laurence
Throughout history, every culture has had its own ideas on what growing up and growing old means, with variations between chronological, biological and social ageing, and with different emphases on the critical stages and transitions from birth to death. This volume is the first to highlight the role of age in determining behaviour, and ...
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Math-A-Magic: Number Tricks for Magicians
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Laurence B White, Ray Broekel, Judith Mathews (Editor)
math creatively. Each of the 21 tricks is presented in three sections: 'The Trick, ' 'How To Do It, ' and 'The Math-A-Magic Secret' of why the trick works. Clear diagrams are included, as well as humorous red and charcoal illustrations".--School Library Journal. Two color.
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Optical Illusions
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Laurence B White, Ray Brockel, Lawrence B White
Explains how optical illusions trick the eye and fool perception and provides examples and instructions for readers to make their own.
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Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire
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Joanne Berry Dr, Dr Joanne Berry, Ray Laurence (Editor)
Examines the notions of ethnicity, citizenship and nationhood to determine what constituted cultural identity in the Roman Empire. The text collates recent research and uses diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives from archaeology, classical studies and ancient history to challenge our basic assumptions of Romanization and how parts of ...
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Razzle Dazzle!: Magic Tricks for You
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Laurence B. White, Larry White, Ray Broekel
Instructions for twenty easy magic tricks with an introduction explaining basic magic principles.
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Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire
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Ray Laurence (Editor), Joanne Berry (Editor)
Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire examines the notions of ethnicity, citizenship and nationhood, to determine what constituted cultural identity in the Roman Empire. The contributors draw together the most recent research and use diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives from archaeology, classical studies and ancient history to ...
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Abra-CA-Dazzle: Easy Magic Tricks
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Ray Broekel, Laurence B. White (Photographer)
Explains basic principles of magic and gives directions for twenty-five easy magic tricks.
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The Roads of Roman Italy
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Ray Laurence
The Road of Roman Italy brings together the subjects of ancient history, archaeology and geography to elucidate the nature of the Roman view of distance and travel in Italy. The building of Roman roads created a new geography and marked a historical change within the Mediterranean that created a new political formation - the Roman Empire. This ...
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Hocus Pocus: Magic You Can Do
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Ray Broekel, Laurence B. White (Photographer)
Step-by-step instructions for twenty simple magic tricks, together with tips on patter, timing, slight-of-hand, and misdirection for the beginning magician.
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Over the Counter and on the Shelf: Country Storekeeping in America, 1620-1920
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Laurence A Johnson, Marcia Ray (Editor)
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Shazam! Simple Science Magic: Al Albert Whitman Prairie Book
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Laurence B White, Meyer Seltzer (Illustrator), Ray Broekel
A collection of magic tricks exploring fundamental science principles.
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Pompeii: the Living City
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Alex; Laurence Butterworth, Ray
This startling new book concentrates on the twenty years between 59 and 79AD, thus beginning with the earthquake which all but destroyed Pompeii and ending with the volcanic eruption which has become part of our collective popular imagination. Alex Butterworth and Ray Laurence have synthesised the latest research into Pompeii to bring this period ...
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Rethinking Critical Theory: Emancipation in the Age of Global Social Movements
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Larry J Ray, Professor Laurence James Ray
In this broad-ranging text, Ray assesses Critical Theory, particularly that of J[um]urgen Habermas. Developing an analysis of such ideas as the public sphere, communicative action and the colonization of the lifeworld, he examines the insights that Critical Theory can offer global analysis and the challenges to Critical Theory from global social ...
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Roman Passions: A History of Pleasure in Imperial Rome
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Ray Laurence
Immerse yourself in the sensual delights of Rome in all their guises. By the time of the emperors, the Romans had created the world's first global empire and plundered the provinces for produce to be eaten, planted or displayed as novelties. At the same time the aesthetics of the city of Rome was being transferred to the provinces, establishing ...
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Law for engineers and architects
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Laurence Packer Simpson, Essel Ray Dillavou
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Aerial photographs in field geology
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Laurence H. Lattman, Richard G. Ray
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Traveller's Guide to the Ancient World: Rome: Everything You Need to Know to Do as the Romans Do
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Ray Laurence
Discover what it would be like to travel back in time and explore the ancient world with this new history series, written in the style of contemporary travel guides. This guide is packed with all the maps, illustrations and fascinating insights that a tourist or traveller would expect from a guidebook. Each carefully researched guide paints a ...
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Voting for the Right Reasons: Making Fun and Games of the Voting Process.
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Laurence Ray Brown
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Poems Have Magic Words
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Laurence Ray Brown
Four hundred poems are set out in eleven chapters. The poems are in general classically metered and rhymed, and are intended to be upbeat and perceptive of the world about, and the nature of people populating that world. The metering is in various styles. There is some humor at times and observation of human behavior including family and romance. ...
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Ray K. Metzker: City Stills
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Ray K Metzker (Photographer), Laurence Miller (Introduction by)
Urban American streetscapes, captured in black and white taken over a quarter century show Metzker pushing the technical boundaries of photography into an undefined formal realm well beyond the expected. Metker's shots transform his subjects into visual patterns and a study in texture and pattterns and are a manifestation of his command of light ...
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