This book is an advanced introduction to semantics that presents this crucial component of human language through the lens of the \'Meaning-Text\' theory - an approach that treats linguistic knowledge as a huge inventory of correspondences between thought and speech. Formally, semantics is viewed as an organized set of rules that connect a representation of meaning (Semantic Representation) to a representation

In The Corner of Fourth and Nondual, a title inspired by Thomas Merton, Cynthia Bourgeault describes the foundations of her theology: a cosmological seeing with the eye of the heart, and classic Benedictine daily rule informed and enlightened by wisdom from the Asian

This emotionally charged novel in verse follows an intense and tumultuous relationship between two queer teen girls, anchored around a single day where they set a fire and their relationship spirals out of control. An unforgettable love story, Nothing Burns As Bright As You is a beautifully written, propulsive read that will take your breath away.

Florence Nightingale. Sally Ride. Ada Lovelace. These names and others are etched in history and included here as part of an awe-inspiring collection of profiles of thirty-three of the most influential women in science--women whose vision, creativity, passion, and dedication have changed the world. Aspiring scientists, young history enthusiasts, and children who enjoy learning about the world will

Learning from Ancient Worlds Mystics about creativity and creative thought.Walking the steps of this Female approach to spirituality, seen all through the New Kingdom of Egypt or Malta. Deeper understanding the power of the subconscious mind, art, music, following the thought-form of Jung, exploring Yin and Yang of Consciousness Manifestations, with a question - \"Can we Learn Creativity\"? Developing

From the recovery after the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s to the booming Celtic Tiger of the 1990s, a revival of the ancient traditions of Celtic jewelry have become a part of how the Irish, as well as the Scots, Welsh and other Celts have expressed their cultural identity. Usually the story of this tradition focuses on very old prototypes, the museum pieces turned up by archaeologists or the legend

Flat on his front, binoculars to his eyes, alone at dusk, Dick makes a remarkable discovery: two rare birds, never before seen in the British

* Reissue of the first novel by the author of THE GIRLS, a Richard and Judy

This book provides a concise set of thirteen essays looking at various aspects of the British left, movements of protest and the cumulative impact of the First World

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An authoritative historical guide to the world of military, antique and law-enforcement firearms, photographed

\'A wonderfully observed novel which provides a rare outsider\'s glimpse of the quiet despair that lurks behind those bright, perfectly-formed American smiles\' Literary

Based on surviving evidence, this unique volume is an imagining of a seventeenth century spell book that might have been written by Lancashire `witch\' Jennet

Winner, 2022 Atomium Comic Strip PrizeA comprehensive graphic biography of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the authoritarian president of Turkey.One of the world\'s most divisive and controversial leaders, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ruled over Turkey as either prime minister or president since 2003. This graphic biography sheds light on the origins of Turkey\'s most powerful man, from his youth as a budding soccer

Newly published lectures by Foucault on critique, Enlightenment, and the care of the self. On May 27, 1978, Michel Foucault gave a lecture to the French Society of Philosophy where he redefined his entire philosophical project in light of Immanuel Kant\'s 1784 text \"What Is Enlightenment?\" Foucault strikingly characterizes critique as the political and moral attitude consisting in the \"art of not

Rethinking Decision-Making Strategies and Tools: Emerging Research and Opportunities analyses established decision-making tools, and on the necessity to re-arrange and re-evaluate some of them. The authors propose a new matrix with eight quadrants of the dynamic SWOT analysis. The new tool also considers three dimensions: (1) Actual - Potential, (2) Positive - Negative and (3) Internal - External.