this book is interesting and that one is not
81TRAVELERS AND TRAVELS TO EREẒ ISRAEL — Jewish Travelers Jews have traveled to see the Holy Land ever since they first settled in the lands of the Diaspora, i.e., travel by Jews to Ereẓ Israel began from the time of the Babylonian Exile and in effect never ceased entirely from then to… …
82Picture book — A picture book is a popular form of illustrated literature mdash;more precisely, a book with comparatively few words and at least one picture on each of its openings mdash;popularized in the 20th century Western world. The illustrations in… …
83Flora and fauna of the Discworld — Terry Pratchett s fictional Discworld has a large number of creatures and plants unique to it or its parasite universes (such as Fairyland or Death s Domain). Contents 1 Fauna 1.1 Ambiguous Puzuma 1.2 Basilisk …
84Buddhism and Christianity — The French artist Paul Ranson s Christ et Buddha (1880) juxtaposes the two figures There is speculation concerning a possible connection between both the Buddha BC 623 BC 543 and the Christ, and between Buddhism and Christianity. Buddhism… …
85Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …
86Germanic religion and mythology — Introduction complex of stories, lore, and beliefs about the gods and the nature of the cosmos developed by the Germanic speaking peoples before their conversion to Christianity. Germanic culture extended, at various times, from the… …
87Philosophy and its background in the early medieval West — Rosamond McKitterick and John Marenbon ‘Libraries, schools and the dissemination of texts’ is by Rosamond McKitterick; the ‘Introduction’ and ‘Philosophical themes’ are by John Marenbon. INTRODUCTION The period from 800 to 1100 is even more… …
88Around the World in Eighty Days (book) — infobox Book | name = Around the World in Eighty Days title orig = Le tour du monde en quatre vingts jours translator = George Makepeace Towle [quote|Mercier is erroneously credited in some bibliographies with a translation of Around the World in …
89Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… …
90Aufklärung (The German) and British philosophy — The German Aufklärung and British philosophy Manfred Kuehn INTRODUCTION The German Enlightenment was not an isolated phenomenon.1 It was closely connected with developments in other European countries and in North America. Like the thinkers in… …
