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The rituals and pageantry of courtship in the 19th century can seem foreign to us today. Some of us may look back and see a more romantic age, while others will see a minefield of strict rules and stuffy protocol. Either way you look at it, it was worlds away from what dating is in the 21st century. In the six lessons of A Courtly History: Romance in the 19th Century, Professor Stephanie Insley Hershinow gives you a look at the complex and ever-evolving rules of romance in 19th-century Britain. Along the way, you will see why this fascinating era keeps drawing us back to novels and Netflix.

Almost everyone is familiar with names like Thor and Loki from movies, comics and other corners of the media world today, but where do they come from? That's exactly what this book looks at. You'll dive for a while into the origins of these familiar names of Norse mythology. You'll not only get an overview of the scientific sources if you desire to further investigate more specifically than what is presented here, you'll also get a short but concise introduction to the mythological world created in a pre-Christian time.

É sobre esse povo fascinante que se debruça a historiadora e antropóloga Célia Sakurai neste audiolivro surpreendente e revelador.

Il libro che avete tra le mani è un po' strano. Si sarebbe dovuto intitolare Il velo di Apofenia, ma forse in pochi avrebbero capito. L'apofenia è la tendenza dell'essere umano a vedere schemi di connessione causale tra fenomeni casuali indipendenti. Si tratta di una fallacia logica dovuta al funzionamento del nostro cervello, delle nostre funzioni cognitive. Questo, dunque, non è il classico libro di true crime o di cold case. Né è l'ennesima revisione complottista di fatti arcinoti alla cronaca.

King Arthur of England: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Paolo Crepet analizza senza pregiudizi la condizione dell'individuo e dei rapporti interpersonali nel mondo digitale e interconnesso, soprattutto guardando alle giovani generazioni. Come sarà, da adulto, un bambino che ha comunicato sempre e soltanto attraverso un device? Quali cambiamenti interverranno nel suo modo di vivere i sentimenti e le relazioni sociali, nella sua capacità empatica?

The weather governs our lives. It fills gaps in conversations, determines our dress, and influences our architecture. No matter how much our lives may have moved indoors, no matter how much we may rely on technology, we still monitor the weather. Wait Five Minutes: Weatherlore in the Twenty-First Century draws from folkloric, literary, and scientific theory to offer up new ways of thinking about this most ancient of phenomena.

Aus der Wunderkammer ins Kinderzimmer, vom christlichen Motiv zum Symbol der Queer-Bewegung: Das Einhorn fasziniert die Menschen seit jeher. Während es sich heute als fantastisches Motiv auf T-Shirts tummelt, bestand in der Antike und im Mittelalter kein Zweifel an seiner Existenz. Erst im 17. Jahrhundert wiesen es Naturforscher dem Reich der Fabeltiere zu. Bernd Roling und Julia Weitbrecht erzählen von der bewegten Geschichte des Einhorns. Sie führen uns durch Naturgeschichte und Medizin, Literatur und Kunst, aber auch durch die Medienlandschaft der Gegenwart.

Neste audiolivro vamos conhecer a riqueza e as contradições desse povo que teve seu apogeu, um longo declínio e agora ressurge com força no mapa do mundo. Trata-se de um povo muito especial. Cinco séculos após ter conectado o Velho Mundo ao Novo, por meio das descobertas, dá por encerrado o ciclo e volta-se para a Europa como opção preferencial.

Neste audiolivro, imagens cristalizadas e mitos são discutidos pelo historiador João Fábio Bertonha, de forma agradável e saborosa, trazendo à tona origens e costumes de um povo que está presente na arvore genealógica de milhões de brasileiros. Além disso, o autor aborda o que é ser "italiano" hoje, a contínua mudança da identidade italiana no decorrer do tempo e como séculos de história influenciam não apenas a economia ou o sistema político da Itália, mas a sua própria cultura.

Ce livre est le récit d’une rencontre avec un pays, avec la saisissante diversité géographique et humaine de la France, avec des lieux qui disent : ce que nous sommes, notre héritage, ce qui nous lie et nous relie.

Um país pequeno e distante abriga um povo longe de ser desconhecido pelos brasileiros: os libaneses imigraram em peso para cá e trouxeram seus costumes e sua cultura. Este audiolivro, escrito pelo historiador descendente de libaneses Murilo Meihy, mostra características, discute estereótipos e traz esse povo alegre e sofrido ainda mais perto dos brasileiros.

Fact: In 1945, the US military recovered an alien spacecraft. Fact: The United States shot down several flying disks in the late 1940s, a period marked by an unprecedented wave of unexplained aircraft crashes. The facts have continued only to mount over the past six decades in the classified files of military and intelligence agencies worldwide. Pilots the world over have reported incidents with UFOs that have often been accompanied by electrical interference and communications difficulties.

Quem são os verdadeiros americanos? Sofisticados moradores de Nova York ou jecas da "América profunda"? Intelectuais vencedores do prêmio Nobel ou truculentos senhores da guerra? Qual a origem da autoconfiança e soberba dos americanos? E mais: como esse gigantesco vizinho do norte se tornou o que é, rico e poderoso? Com texto denso, brilhante e provocativo, o historiador Antonio Pedro Tota rastreia origens, costumes e paradoxos desse povo, desde o início até a eleição do primeiro presidente negro.

Authentic and unapologetic, this guide to magical spirituality empowers women of color to take back the power to heal and shine under their own strength. Written by an accomplished Hoodoo practitioner, this book features spells, recipes, and rituals that help listeners like you rise out of the constrictions around them. Sharing folk traditions, personal stories, and her favorite songs and pop stars, Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani shows you how to bless your gourd with love and reawaken your fullest potential.

All around us are plants and herbs that can be used to improve our wellbeing and encourage a more nature-focused approach to health. Steeped in history, the herbalist's art paved the way for modern science - but didn't necessarily need to have been replaced by it. In The Time Traveller's Herbal, the traditional remedies and recipes that were passed down through the ages are offered to the modern listener as a means to reconnect with the natural world, while reaping the benefits.

Canada is the second largest country in the world—a land of seemingly endless coastlines, vast prairies, jagged mountains, and deep boreal forests. Despite the vastness of its territory, 90% of Canadians live within 150 miles of the US border leaving room for all manner of strange beings to exist undisturbed. Canadian Monsters and Mysteries will take the listener deep into the mysterious north where mammoths may still roam the frozen tundra while the Manwolf, loup-garou, and Waheela stalk the dense woodland and mysterious valleys.

Black Moon Lilith Rising is unlike any other astrology book out there on multiple fronts: it is a comprehensive exploration of the placement of Lilith in astrology, it's a deep exploration into the misunderstood myth and archetype of Lilith, and it incorporates shadow work and spiritual alchemy...

As if you're having face-to-face lessons on her porch, H. Byron Ballard introduces you to the ways of magic, answering vital questions about what it is, why it matters, and how to do it. She teaches the mechanics and foundational skills of practice, offering no-nonsense techniques that practitioners of any skill level or tradition can use.

Brought to you by Penguin. A provocative look at how grassroots GAA interacts with life in Ireland, from the wittiest Gaelic games pundit at work today The GAA is Ireland's largest civil society organisation, woven into the fabric of families and communities - and yet most books about Gaelic...