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1) Centuries of Change: History of Colchester Arts Centre the Former Church of St. Mary's at the Walls
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Book blurbColchester's Arts Centre is one of this towns popular entertainment venues, which occupies the former church of St. Marty's at the Walls. Follow my journey of discovery into the rise and decline of this former church, as I uncover the unique story of its survival through 700 years of history.Discover the church's social history through wars and plague. Read how the parishioners twice financed the rebuilding of the church and the determination...
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When Anna Broinowski learned that fracking had invaded downtown Sydney, she had a brilliant idea: she would seek guidance for a kryptonite-powerful anti-fracking movie from the world's greatest propaganda factory, apart from Hollywood. After two years of trying, she was allowed to make her case in Pyongyang and was granted full permission to film. She worked closely with the leading lights of North Korean cinema, even playing an American in a...
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This New York Times bestseller is an insider's account of the fall of Richard Nixon and has remained an indispensable source into Nixon's presidency. Blind Ambition is an autobiographical account of a young lawyer who accelerated to the top of the Federal power structure to become Counsel to the President at thirty years of age, only to discover that when reaching the top he had touched the bottom. Most striking in this chronicle is its honesty....
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With the beginning of the National Socialist dictatorship, Germany not only experienced a deep political turning point but the private life of Germans also changed fundamentally. The Nazi regime had far-reaching ideas about how the individual should think and act.
In "A Third Reich, as I See It" Janosch Steuwer examines the private diaries of ordinary Germans written between 1933 and 1939 and shows how average citizens reacted to the challenges of...
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El cerebro humano es el lugar donde se generan todas las sensaciones que percibimos a lo largo de nuestra vida, sensaciones de frío, calor, dolor, placer..., es el lugar donde nacen y se almacenan nuestros sueños, recuerdos, sentimientos y también nuestros miedos que en muchas ocasiones dan lugar a enfermedades, pues una gran parte de nuestras enfermedades y dolencias proceden de manías, miedos y fobias a determinados hábitos, alimentos, formas...
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After the Plague volume 1
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Explore the Black Death's pathology and symptoms, and dive briefly into Chaucer's childhood.
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After the Plague volume 11
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Investigate the period of intense religious fervor that followed the plague through Petrarch.
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After the Plague volume 2
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Investigate the public health consequences of globalization in the medieval period.
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After the Plague volume 10
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As crime abounded, people sought a deeper kind of justice in the figure of the fictional Robin Hood.
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After the Plague volume 8
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Discover how the writer Giovanni Boccaccio found humor and joy in life, even amid human suffering.
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After the Plague volume 23
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Learn how Chaucer's masterpiece shows how European authors grappled with the enormity of the plague.
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After the Plague volume 24
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Consider what the plague and its ultimate impact on Europe reveal about the dynamism of the medieval period.
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After the Plague volume 20
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Immerse yourself in the achievements ushered in by King Richard II's troubled but brilliant reign.
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After the Plague volume 9
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Witness a more nuanced picture of women's experiences during and after the Black Death.
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After the Plague volume 6
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Explore the role of religion, astrology, environment, and diet in medieval medicine.
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After the Plague volume 14
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How did Islam, an important element of the medieval Mediterranean, interpret the plague?
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After the Plague volume 3
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What did the plague's path on the continent look like? How quickly or slowly did it spread?
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After the Plague volume 16
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Witness the launch of revolution in Rome in 1347, led by the ill-fated Cola di Rienzo.
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After the Plague volume 15
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In this episode, discover the brutal effects of the plague on Jewish people across Europe.
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After the Plague volume 19
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n 1381, England exploded in the greatest rebellion in medieval history. Meet the people involved.
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