Search Results: Titles starting with S from KALAMOS BOOKS

New York: Avon Books, 1990 Mystery story set in ancient Rome - first story in a series. Reprint. Pbk.. Very Good.

Limni,Evvia,Greece: Denise Harvey, 2004 (New - will be sent to you direct from the publisher in Greece) We are becoming increasingly aware that the forms of our life and art have over the last few centuries been characterized by the progressive loss of precisely that sense which gives virtually all other civilizations and cultures of the world their undying lustre and significance: the sense of the sacred. This book is an attempt to clarify what is demanded if we are to have any chance of avoiding the cosmic catastrophe implicit in the modern world's concept of a cosmos completely desacralized. It examines the nature and significance of the sacred itself, why the sense of its presence has been eroded from our consciousness over recent centuries, how we can re-awaken this sense, and what such a re-awakening must mean in terms of our personal and creative life. It affirms the ever-present, timeless qualities of beauty, love and miracle through which we can be renewed and transformed, whatever the… Read more

Limni,Evvia,Greece: Denise Harvey, 2004 (New - will be sent to you direct from the publisher in Greece) We are becoming increasingly aware that the forms of our life and art have over the last few centuries been characterized by the progressive loss of precisely that sense which gives virtually all other civilizations and cultures of the world their undying lustre and significance: the sense of the sacred. This book is an attempt to clarify what is demanded if we are to have any chance of avoiding the cosmic catastrophe implicit in the modern world's concept of a cosmos completely desacralized. It examines the nature and significance of the sacred itself, why the sense of its presence has been eroded from our consciousness over recent centuries, how we can re-awaken this sense, and what such a re-awakening must mean in terms of our personal and creative life. It affirms the ever-present, timeless qualities of beauty, love and miracle through which we can be renewed and transformed, whatever the… Read more

Tokyo: Yamaguchi Shoten, 1984 Edited by Hideko Midorikawa .Story in English, introduction, notes and glossary in Japanese for classroom use. "Sadako Sasaki was only twelve years old when she died. She was two when an atom bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima in Japan, where she lived with her family. Ten years later, she had leukaemia as a result of radiation from the bomb.Today Sadako is a heroine to the children of Japan, who visit her memorial in the Hiroshima Peace Park to leave the paper cranes they make in her honor." [66p.] illus. First Thus. Soft Cover. New.

Saddleworth: Saddleworth Historical Society, 2003 A collection of essays about the historiy and traditional architecture es of a group of Pennine villages [Delph, Denshaw, Diggle, Dobeross, Grasscroft. Lydgate & Roughtown, Greenfield, Springhead, Uppermill] straddling the borders of Lanacashire and Yorkshire. Nicely illustrated with sketches by Geoffrey Schofield Toms. 174p. bibliographies, maps. NOTE : A large heavy volume. [Only 7 copies found in WorldCat]{. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Geoffrey Schofield Toms.

0ttawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1989 Based on an interview broadcast on CBC television about his design for the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. "Mr Safdie was good enough to provide some of his working sketches for ilustrations. They were done as the project evolved between 1982 and 1984 35p. illus [B & W]. 1st Canadian Edition.. Original Wraps. As New.

Toronto: Multicultural Historical Society of, 1995 A collection of the oral testimonies of five faamilies wwo came to Canada from Czechoslovakia, Chile, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Somalia. 231p. illus.. 1st Canadian Edition.. Soft Cover. Fine.

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1990 1st.Can Ed.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

Greenfield Park, Quebec,: Laodamia Press, 2008 "The championing of wine, love, and adultery and the cosmic upheaval fomented by immortals are the main themes in this book of drama and Greek myth. Here Zeus takes center stage in three unique dramatizations, from the serious to the comic, from the bombastic to the contemplative, and from the decorous to the revelrous." Erez Natanblut lives in Canada and is a Professor of Ancient Greek.. First Edition.. Soft Cover. As New.

New York: The Typophiles, 1951 A collection of celebratory essays "Typophile Chap Books: XXV Designed by John S. Fass and produced in New York City, excepting the collotype reproductions by Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Conn. Composition: Diamant Typographic Service, Inc. Printing: L. F. White Company Binding: J. F. Tapley Company This edition comprises 640 copies, of which 100 are for general sale by the printer, and the balance for subscribers and contributors". $15.00. First Edition.. Hardcover. Fine.

New York: Doubleday Publishing, 2003 Thomas Cahill brings his characteristic wit and style to a fascinating tour of ancient Greece. Explore the legacy, good and bad, of the ancient Greeks. the Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely celebrated, other important innovations and accomplishments, however, are unknown. .. 1st.US Edition.. Hard Cover. New/New.

Toronto: Viking Press, 1998 The saga of Caius Crispus, called to Sarantium to work on the Mosaics of the great church (Hagia Sophia) "Crispin is a mosaicist, a layer of bright tiles. Still grieving for the family he lost to the plague, he lives only for his arcane craft. But an imperial summons from Valerius the Trakesian to Sarantium, the most magnificent place in the world, is difficult to resist. In a world half-wild and tangled with magic, a journey to Sarantium means a walk into destiny. Bearing with him a deadly secret and a Queen's seductive promise, guarded only by his own wits and a talisman from an alchemist's treasury, Crispin sets out for the fabled city. Along the way he will encounter a great beast from the mythic past,and in robbing the zubir of its prize he wins a woman's devotion and a man's loyalty--and loses a gift he didn't know he had until it was gone.Once in this city ruled by intrigue and violence, he must find his own source of power. Struggling to… Read more

London: John Murray., 1969 Interesting enjoyable and idioscynratic survey of Byzantine architecture. Deaccessioned from the library of the Arts & Letters club, Toronto. 184.illus (some col). 1st.UK Ed.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Ex-Library.

London: John Murray., 1969 Interesting enjoyable and idiosyncratic survey of Byzantine architecture 184.illus (some col). 1st.UK Ed... Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket.

Toronto: Viking Press, 1998 The saga of Caius Crispus, called to Sarantium to work on the Mosaics of the great church (Hagia Sophia) "Crispin is a mosaicist, a layer of bright tiles. Still grieving for the family he lost to the plague, he lives only for his arcane craft. But an imperial summons from Valerius the Trakesian to Sarantium, the most magnificent place in the world, is difficult to resist. In a world half-wild and tangled with magic, a journey to Sarantium means a walk into destiny. Bearing with him a deadly secret and a Queen's seductive promise, guarded only by his own wits and a talisman from an alchemist's treasury, Crispin sets out for the fabled city. Along the way he will encounter a great beast from the mythic past,and in robbing the zubir of its prize he wins a woman's devotion and a man's loyalty--and loses a gift he didn't know he had until it was gone.Once in this city ruled by intrigue and violence, he must find his own source of power. Struggling to… Read more

New York: Random House Large Type, 2003 Thomas Cahill brings his characteristic wit and style to a fascinating tour of ancient Greece. Explore the legacy, good and bad, of the ancient Greeks. the Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely celebrated, other important innovations and accomplishments, however, are unknown. . Clean and crisp (looks unread). Large Type Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Large Type.

Toronto: Viking Press, 1998 The saga of Caius Crispus, called to Sarantium to work on the Mosaics of the great church (Hagia Sophia) "Crispin is a mosaicist, a layer of bright tiles. Still grieving for the family he lost to the plague, he lives only for his arcane craft. But an imperial summons from Valerius the Trakesian to Sarantium, the most magnificent place in the world, is difficult to resist. In a world half-wild and tangled with magic, a journey to Sarantium means a walk into destiny. Bearing with him a deadly secret and a Queen's seductive promise, guarded only by his own wits and a talisman from an alchemist's treasury, Crispin sets out for the fabled city. Along the way he will encounter a great beast from the mythic past,and in robbing the zubir of its prize he wins a woman's devotion and a man's loyalty--and loses a gift he didn't know he had until it was gone.Once in this city ruled by intrigue and violence, he must find his own source of power. Struggling to… Read more

New York: Anchor Books, 2003 Thomas Cahill brings his characteristic wit and style to a fascinating tour of ancient Greece. Explore the legacy, good and bad, of the ancient Greeks. the Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely celebrated, other important innovations and accomplishments, however, are unknown. .. Soft Cover. New.

New York: HarperPrism, 1998 The saga of Caius Crispus, called to Sarantium to work on the Mosaics of the great church (Hagia Sophia) "Crispin is a mosaicist, a layer of bright tiles. Still grieving for the family he lost to the plague, he lives only for his arcane craft. But an imperial summons from Valerius the Trakesian to Sarantium, the most magnificent place in the world, is difficult to resist. In a world half-wild and tangled with magic, a journey to Sarantium means a walk into destiny. Bearing with him a deadly secret and a Queen's seductive promise, guarded only by his own wits and a talisman from an alchemist's treasury, Crispin sets out for the fabled city. Along the way he will encounter a great beast from the mythic past,and in robbing the zubir of its prize he wins a woman's devotion and a man's loyalty--and loses a gift he didn't know he had until it was gone.Once in this city ruled by intrigue and violence, he must find his own source of power. Struggling to… Read more

Cambridge MA: Zoland Books, 2000 Story of the culture shock experienced by a naive Anerican giirl in Miami who falls for a handsome greek seaman called Nikos. She tries to adapt to the cultural noems of a primitive Greek island far removed from the life whe is used to. (Review copy) Due for publication October 2000. ARC/Advance Reading Copy.. Soft Cover. Fine.