In ” Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science”, Jim al-Khalili celebrates the forgotten pioneers who helped shape our understanding of the world. For over 700 years the international language of science was Arabic. Surveying the golden age of Arabic science, Jim Al-Khalili reintroduces such figures as the Iraqi physicist Ibn al-Haytham, who practised the modern scientific method over half a century before Bacon; al-Khwarizmi, the greatest mathematician of the medieval world; & Abu Rayhan al-Biruni, a Persian polymath to rival Leonardo da Vinci. ” Jim Al-Khalili has a passion for bringing to a wider audience not just the facts of science but its history... Just as the legacy of Copernicus & Darwin belongs to all of us, so does that of Ibn Sina & Ibn al-Haytham”. (” Independent”). ” He has brought a great story out of the shadows”. (” Literary Review”). ” His command of Arabic & mathematical physics invests his story with sympathy as well as authority”. (” Guardian”). ”A fascinating & user-friendly guide”. (” Sunday Telegraph”). ” This captivating book is a timely reminder of the debt owed by the West to the intellectual achievements of Arab, Persian & Muslim scholars”. (” The Times”). Jim Al-Khalili OBE is Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey, where he also holds the first Surrey chair in the public engagement in science. He was awarded the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize for science communication in 2007, elected Honorary Fellow of the British Association for the Advancement of Science & has also received the Institute of Physic`s Public Awareness of Physics Award. Born in Baghdad, Jim was educated in Iraq until the age of 16 & it was there, being taught by Arabic teachers in Arabic that he first heard & learnt about the great Arab scientists & philosophers. ...

` When we walk, we walk through two landscapes: an exterior land of trees, seas, cities, mountains & fields but we also follow the paths that lead into our own interior world.` This thoughtful, & beautifully written, book offers 21 circular walks. They span the length & breadth of the British Isles: Suffolk, Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, Wales, Staffordshire, Scotl&, Sussex & Cornwall are just a few of the varied landscapes that they cover. As one of the prime `walks correspondents` of The Sunday Times, Peter Owen Jones already has a loyal following. This book will only increase his audience, & will be both for those who love walking in the countryside & those who enjoy reading, & musing on it, in their armchair at home. ...

Discover the hidden corners & forgotten crevices of Britain`s landscapes, from lost rural treasures to unseen urban gems. Landscapes reflect & shape our behaviour. They make us who we are & bear witness to the shifting patterns of human life over the generations. Bringing to bear a lifetime`s digging, archaeologist Francis Pryor delves into Britain`s hidden urban & rural landscapes, from Whitby Abbey to the navvy camp at Risehill in Cumbria, from Tintagel to Tottenham`s Broadwater Farm. Through fields, woods, moors, roads, tracks & towns, he reveals the stories of our physical surroundings & what they meant to the people who formed them, used them & lived in them. These landscapes, he stresses, are our common physical inheritance. If we can understand how to make them yield up their secrets, it will help us, their guardians, to maintain & shape them for future generations. ...

From the processional routes of ancient Britain to Victorian promenades along the sea-front, Britain's pathways are inextricably woven into our landscape & history. In this magical book, David Stewart & Nicholas Rudd-Jones set out to explore some of the most evocative & beautiful tracks & ways that criss-cross the nation, explaining how they came about & what they tell us about the people who made them. As they do so, they give both the keen & the casual walker a very real sense of what it is like to walk in our ancestors' footsteps. ...

If you`ve ever dreamed of being able to conjure up the mouthwatering pastries you`ve enjoyed in a Parisian cake shop but thought it would be too hard, think again! Will Torrent is a rising star in the pastry world & in this, his first book, he aims to take the fear factor out of French patisserie. With step-by-step photography, a nononsense approach to the key pastry techniques & more than 60 beautifully illustrated recipes, this bible will become an invaluable source of inspiration & a constant reference for all your favourite French-inspired sweet treats. There are chapters on Basic Techniques, Patisserie, Tarts, Petits Fours, Gateaux & Desserts, & Viennoiserie, & you`ll find recipes for mocha eclairs, lemon tart, honey madeleines, brioche & macarons. ...

Patmos with the nearby Hiliomodi at 1:20, 000 on a contoured, GPS compatible hiking map published by Terrain Cartography group together with Skai Maps, & printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant Polyart plastic paper, with extensive tourist information. Topography is very well presented by contours, enhanced by spot heights, subtle relief shading & additional altitude colouring. Contour interval, unless indicated below to the contrary, is 20m. National parks & other protected areas are marked. All place names are shown in both Greek & Latin alphabet. The maps have a UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks. Hiking trails are graded between main routes & narrow trails. A wide range of symbols indicate various places of interest & recreational facilities, with main sights clearly highlighted. Most titles distinguish between sandy & pebble beaches; some also indicate beaches with natural shade and/or the type of sea bed. Road network is very clearly graded according to width & the type of surface, distinguishing between good & rough dirt roads. Distances are marked on most small local roads, as well as locations of petrol stations and/or tyre repair workshops. Scenic routes are highlighted. Each map also shows which ports are served by ferry services. Many titles include a street plan of the island’s main town, with colouring clearly showing various tourist facilities. The reverse side of each title is covered by general information about the isl&, illustrated with colour photos. Many titles also include brief descriptions of recommended hiking trails.* Map legend & all the text include English.** In this title:* a street plan of Skala at 1:2, 500. ...

Jill Dudley writes about St. John the Theologian who lives in exile on this beautiful volcanic isl&. It was on Patmos that the voice of God was heard by St. John & Revelation, the last book in the New Testament was written down. She records how St. John overpowered the pagan gods who were worshipped on the isl&, & describes the great monastery built on the site of the former temple of the goddess Artemis. ...

As a result of five years of work, the photographs collected in this volume were taken in different countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Botswana, Morocco, Benin, South Soudan, Mali, Burkina Faso, Namibia, Zambia, Uganda. The camera lens of Sergey Yastrezhembsky is focused on the scenes of patriarchal daily routine of Africans, who try to preserve their adherence to the traditions of their forefathers in everyday life, customs, & religion regardless of the rising pressure of pervasive globalization. ...

In her biography of Patrick Leigh Fermor Artemis Cooper recalls the colourful life of one of the towering & much loved figures of travel writing, Paddy to his friends but always known as Mihali in his beloved Greece which provided the subjects of first books. Artemis Cooper has known Paddy since his childhood & has drawn on years of interviews & conversations with him & his closest friends, as well as on complete access to his archives to portray a man of extraordinary gifts. ...

Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011) was a war hero whose exploits in Crete are legendary, & above all he is widely acclaimed as the greatest travel writer of our times, notably for his books about his walk across pre-war Europe, A Time of Gifts & Between the Woods & the Water; he was a self-educated polymath, a lover of Greece & the best company in the world. Artemis Cooper has drawn on years of interviews & conversations with Paddy & his closest friends as well as having complete access to his archives. Her beautifully crafted biography portrays a man of extraordinary gifts
- no one wore their learning so playfully, nor inspired such passionate friendship.
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