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The book provides a personal narrative from a leading historian who redefines late antiquity, challenging the notion of it as a period of decline. Peter Brown illustrates how this era was vital for shaping modern Europe and the Middle East, highlighting its cultural and religious innovations. Through his own life experiences, including his education and travels, he showcases the collaborative development of this historical field. The text emphasizes the importance of diversity and global perspectives in understanding the past.

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Southend Airport has changed and developed over the last century

The Army of George II is often forgotten, as 18th century British military history is bookended by the victories of the Duke of Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession and the final defeat of Napoleon by the Duke of Wellington. Yet it was in this period that Britain rose to prominence, not only as a European, but also as a world power, defeating the French in India, North America, and the Caribbean and fighting them in two major wars in Europe. Great leaders emerged, such as Robert Clive and James Wolfe, whilst the private soldiers proved themselves to be adaptable, stoic, and, above all, brave in the face of extreme hardship. This was the army that crushed French colonial ambitions and in so doing laid the groundwork for the British Empire.In this book you will find details of how the army was recruited, funded, and how it functioned day-to-day. Details are also provided of the uniforms worn by infantry, artillery, and cavalry; how they were organised, paid, and punished. There are also new insights into the logistics of 18th century warfare, how the soldiers performed in battle, both in Europe and in the colonies, and what medical treatment they could expect when the battles were over. This book provides a unique insight into what it was like to serve in the Army of King George II.

This classic biography was first published forty-five years ago and has since established itself as the standard account of Saint Augustine's life and teaching. The remarkable discovery of a considerable number of letters and sermons by Augustine cast fresh light on the first and last decades of his experience as a bishop. These circumstantial texts have led Peter Brown to reconsider some of his judgments on Augustine, both as the author of the Confessions and as the elderly bishop preaching and writing in the last years of Roman rule in north Africa. Brown's reflections on the significance of these exciting new documents are contained in two chapters of a substantial Epilogue to his biography (the text of which is unaltered). He also reviews the changes in scholarship about Augustine since the 1960s. A personal as well as a scholarly fascination infuse the book-length epilogue and notes that Brown has added to his acclaimed portrait of the bishop of Hippo.

An instant New York Times bestseller! The sequel to the bestselling The Wild Robot, by award-winning author Peter Brown -- now in paperback! Shipwrecked on a remote, wild island, Robot Roz learned from the unwelcoming animal inhabitants and adapted to her surroundings--but can she survive the challenges of the civilized world and find her way home to Brightbill and the island? From bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Peter Brown comes a heartwarming and action-packed sequel to his New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot, about what happens when nature and technology collide.

Soon to be a DreamWorks movie, coming to theaters 9/27/24! Includes 8 pages of full color stills from the movie! Wall-E meets Hatchet in this #1 New York Times bestselling illustrated middle grade novel from Caldecott Honor winner Peter Brown Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a violent storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants. As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home--until, one day, the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her. From bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Peter Brown comes a heartwarming and action-packed novel about what happens when nature and technology collide.

An exuberant new picture book from NYT bestselling author/illustrator Peter Brown, inspired by his own childhood.

In this beautifully illustrated environmental story by Peter Brown, a young boy tends to a meagre garden which blossoms and spreads across the city.

Written by insider Peter Brown, this is the real Beatles. At last the record is set straight, and nothing has been held back, even when it shocks. Complete with the good and the bad, this is an electrifying account of the Fab Four.

A gloriously illustrated story of a robot's adventures in the wild!

From New York Times bestselling author Peter Brown, Flight of the Dodo is a humorous and universal story about the desire to fly, persistence, the love of adventure, and most important of all....poop! Not all birds can fly--a fact Penguin knows all too well. When Penguin gets pooped on by a goose flying overhead, he becomes more determined than ever to fly himself! He gathers up his three flightless friends (they call themselves the Waddlers), and sets about building a flying machine. Readers will know Peter Brown's quirky characters from bestselling books like Children Make Terrible Pets and Mr. Tiger Goes Wild. Kids and adults alike will love the Waddlers' hilarious adventures!

Focusing on the practices of permanent sexual renunciation among early Christians from the first to the fifth centuries A.D., this groundbreaking study examines themes of continence, celibacy, and lifelong virginity. Peter Brown explores the cultural and societal influences on sexuality and the body, drawing insights from the writings of prominent figures of the time. The work reveals early Christians' complex relationship with these concepts, highlighting their significance in shaping Christian identity and community in the ancient Mediterranean and Near East.

The Sherman Firefly was fitted with the powerful 17-pdr anti-tank gun to counter German Tigers and Panthers. This book covers their development and use with 148 period black and white photos, original documents, 1/35th scale plans and colour plates.

"Roz must take an under-the-ocean journey to save her island from a mysterious poison tide"-- Provided by publisher

A Companion to Medieval English Literature and Culture, c.1350-c.1500 challenges readers to think beyond a narrowly defined canon and conventional disciplinary boundaries. A ground-breaking collection of newly-commissioned essays on medieval literature and culture. Encourages students to think beyond a narrowly defined canon and conventional disciplinary boundaries. Reflects the erosion of the traditional, rigid boundary between medieval and early modern literature. Stresses the importance of constructing contexts for reading literature. Explores the extent to which medieval literature is in dialogue with other cultural products, including the literature of other countries, manuscripts and religion. Includes close readings of frequently-studied texts, including texts by Chaucer, Langland, the Gawain poet, and Hoccleve. Confronts some of the controversies that exercise students of medieval literature, such as those connected with literary theory, love, and chivalry and war.

Created in Britain and Ireland between the seventh and tenth centuries, these manuscripts offer a brilliantly illuminated copy of the four Gospels with full-page illustrations of Christ, the Virgin, and the Evangelists, and a wealth of smaller decorative paintings that seem to have little to do with the sacred text. 58 illustrations, 48 in color.

Traces the intellectual and social history of wealth in the early Christian church, examining the financial rise of the church and its effects on the waning Roman empire as well as the church's own beliefs on poverty.

When nature and technology collide: meet Roz the robot!

This book offers a vivid, compelling history of the first thousand years of Christianity. For the second edition, the book has been thoroughly rewritten and expanded. It includes two new chapters, as well as an extensive preface in which the author reflects on the scholarly traditions which have influenced his work and explains his current thinking about the book's themes.New edition of popular account of the first 1000 years of Christianity. Thoroughly rewritten, with extensive new preface of author's current thinking.Includes new maps, substantial bibliography, and numerous chronological tables.

New York Times bestselling author Peter Brown's laugh-out-loud story about a bear and her 'pet' boy

These centuries, as the author demonstrates, were the era in which the most deeply rooted of ancient institutions disappeared for all time. By 476 the Russian empire had vanished from western Europe; by 655 the Persian empire had vanished from the Near East. Mr. Brown, Professor of History at Princeton University, examines these changes and men's reactions to them, but his account shows that the period was also one of outstanding new beginnings and defines the far-reaching impact both of Christianity on Europe and of Islam on the Near East. The result is a lucid answer to a crucial question in world history; how the exceptionally homogeneous Mediterranean world of c. 200 A.D. became divided into the three mutually estranged societies of the Middle Ages: Catholic Western Europe, Byzantium, and Islam. We still live with the results of these contrasts.

The national bestseller that Newsday called “the most authoritative and candid look yet at the personal lives…of the oft-scrutinized group,” from the author of All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words. In The Love You Make, Peter Brown, a close friend of and business manager for the band—and the best man at John and Yoko’s wedding—presents a complete look at the dramatic offstage odyssey of the four lads from Liverpool who established the greatest music phenomenon of the twentieth century. Written with the full cooperation of each of the group’s members and their intimates, this book tells the inside story of the music and the madness, the feuds and the drugs, the marriages and the affairs—from the greatest heights to the self-destructive depths of the Fab Four. In-depth and definitive, The Love You Make is an astonishing account of four men who transformed the way a whole generation of young people thought and lived. It reigns as the most comprehensive, revealing biography available of John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Includes 32 pages of rare and revealing photos A Literary Guild® Alternate Selection

Bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Peter Brown's companion book to Children Make Terrible Pets.

Peter Brown presents a masterly history of Roman society in the second, third, and fourth centuries. Brown interprets the changes in social patterns and religious thought, breaking away from conventional modern images of the period.

Exploring the transformation of the Roman world, this study delves into the pivotal factors that enabled the rise of Christianity in Europe. Peter Brown highlights the complexities and compromises that shaped this religious evolution, revealing that Christian holy figures often acted as negotiators between emerging beliefs and established traditions rather than symbols of a victorious faith. This nuanced perspective sheds light on the intricate interplay between old and new spiritual practices during a significant historical transition.

An oral history of The Beatles from never-before-seen interviews. All You Need Is Love is a groundbreaking oral history of the one of the most enduring musical acts of all time. The material is comprised of intimate interviews with Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, their families, friends and business associates that were conducted by Beatles intimate Peter Brown and author Steven Gaines in 1980-1981 during the preparation of their international bestseller, The Love You Make, which spent four months on the New York Times bestseller list in 1983 and remains the biggest selling biography worldwide about the Beatles Only a small portion of the contents of these transcribed interviews have ever been revealed. The interviews are unique and candid. The information, stories, and experiences, and the authority of the people who relate to them, have historic value. No collection like this can ever be assembled again. In addition to interviews with Paul, Yoko, Ringo and George, Brown and Gaines also include interviews from ex-wives Cynthia Lennon, Pattie Harrison Clapton, and Maureen Starkey, as well as the major social and business figures of the Beatles’ inner circle. Among other sought-after information the interviews contribute definitively as to why the Beatles broke up.

This little book will arm you with the knowledge you need to get the most out of your own craft beer adventure.There's never been a better time to be a beer drinker, but all this choice and all these styles can be a little bewildering. How much do you really need to know about hops? What if you get bored of them? What other beers are there if you didn't like them in the first place? And come to think of it, what exactly are hops and what do they do in beer? How can you have a black IPA when IPA stands for 'India Pale Ale'? And if it's called India Pale Ale, why is it made in America?

Set against the backdrop of the 1960s music revolution, this narrative follows a group of five inexperienced musicians from a small Australian town as they form a band. The story details their journey from a humble first gig to being voted the best band in Wagga by late 1969. It highlights their rise to local fame, the challenges of maintaining their original lineup, and the significance of their legacy. The book includes photos, articles, a gig guide, and accounts of successful reunions that celebrated their impact while supporting their hometown's aged care facility.

The book offers practical strategies for effective project management and innovation within teams. It emphasizes time-saving techniques and goal achievement, providing readers with tools to enhance collaboration and streamline processes. Ideal for those looking to improve their project outcomes and foster a productive team environment.

There are well over 200 different cars plus collections featured.

The senior executives of more than fifty of Canada's most successful private companies invite readers behind the closed doors of their enterprises to share critical lessons in achieving business excellence. In Power of the Best, authors Peter Brown and John Hughes delve into ten themes that are essential to business success, illustrated by front-line examples from repeat winners of the Canada's Best Managed Companies award. Readers learn how businesses from an array of industries and regions have excelled in meeting the specific management challenges and opportunities of technology, sustainability, branding and marketing, mergers and acquisition, funding growth, succession planning, leadership, globalization, attracting and retaining talent, and productivity. Senior executives explain in their own words how these issues are being met and leveraged to their advantage, providing insights not only into their own businesses but also into the strategies that entrepreneurs and executives in enterprises large and small need to master, regardless of their specific product or service. Peter Brown is the national leader for Growth Enterprises at Deloitte. Pubisher's note

Die Buchvorlage zum animierten Kinofilm erzählt die fesselnde Geschichte eines Roboters, der an einem unbekannten Ort strandet und sich mit der Natur und den Tieren anfreundet. Durch ihre unkonventionelle Perspektive auf das Leben und die Herausforderungen der Wildnis vermittelt die Erzählung wichtige Themen wie Freundschaft, Anpassungsfähigkeit und den respektvollen Umgang mit der Umwelt. Mit charmanten Illustrationen und einer herzlichen Botschaft begeistert das Buch sowohl Kinder als auch Erwachsene und lädt zum Nachdenken über die Beziehung zwischen Mensch und Technik ein.

Brown verwebt Biographien geschickt mit Sozialgeschichte und führt Wirtschaftsgeschichte sowie theologische Reflexion zusammen. Der Leser erfährt, wie sich der christliche Glauben mit sozialer Ungleichheit arrangieren konnte und welche unterschiedlichen Wege Christen gingen, um ihren Schatz im Himmel zu erlangen. Er hat ein brillantes Opus magnum geschaffen, das den bedeutenden Wandel zwischen 350 und 550 nach Christus beschreibt: den Übergang vom heidnischen Römischen Reich zum christlichen Europa des Mittelalters. Brown hat die internationale Forschung zur Übergangszeit zwischen Antike und Mittelalter maßgeblich geprägt. Dank seiner bahnbrechenden Studien wird die Spätantike heute als eine intellektuell und künstlerisch produktive Epoche wahrgenommen, die von Wandel, Vielfalt und Kreativität geprägt ist. Brown führt seine Leser zu einem alten Christentum und bietet fast 900 Seiten, die jede für sich das Studium wert sind. Er gilt als bedeutendster Historiker der Spätantike und entfaltet ein Panorama der Kultur und Gesellschaft des weströmischen Reiches. Seine Darstellung ist sowohl originell als auch umfassend, und er verleiht den Menschen der Antike mit Humor und Menschlichkeit eine Stimme.

Bestseller New York Timesa Na podstawie książki w wytwórni DreamWorks powstaje pełnometrażowy film animowany, który w 2024 roku trafi do kin. Czy robot może przetrwać w dzikiej naturze? Wzruszająca, pełna zwrotów akcji opowieść o tym, co może się wydarzyć, kiedy technologia zderzy się z naturą od wielokrotnie nagradzanego autora i ilustratora książek dla dzieci, Petera Browna. Kiedy robotka imieniem Roz po raz pierwszy otwiera oczy, odkrywa, że jest sama na dzikiej, nieznanej wyspie. Nie ma pojęcia, jak się tam dostała ani w jakim celu wie tylko, że musi przeżyć. Po dramatycznej ucieczce przed burzą i ataku okrutnych niedźwiedzi zdaje sobie sprawę, że jej jedyną szansą na przetrwanie jest sprytne przystosowanie się do otoczenia. Roz uczy się technik przeżycia, obserwując zwierzęta zamieszkujące wyspę, z czasem zaprzyjaźnia się z nimi, a wyspa staje się jej domem. Jednak pewnego dnia tajemnicza przeszłość robotki powraca Książka z czarno-białymi ilustracjami W serii: Dziki robot ucieka Dziki robot chroni (w przygotowaniu)

Addresses the practice of permanent sexual renunciation that developed in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book describes the early Christians and their preoccupations. It follows the reflection and controversy these notions generated among Christian writers. It is intended for classicists and medievalists.

Warnung: Dieses Buch ist unerhört wild! Langweilt es dich, immer brav und anständig zu sein? Willst du frei sein und was erleben? Herr Tiger weiß genau, wie du dich fühlst! Er beschließt, wild zu werden und sein Glück zu suchen, gegen den Strom zu schwimmen und ganz er selbst zu sein. Und siehe da: Als er seine Freunde vermisst und es ihn eines Tages wieder zurück nach Hause zieht, hat sich auch das Leben dort verändert. Ein wunderschönes Bilderbuch ab 4 für alle wilden Tiger da draußen! Ausstattung: Mit fbg. Illustrationen

Faire du changement de la religiosité l'essentiel de la transformation du monde antique, de Marc Aurèle à Constantin, en rompant avec les traditions de l'histoire politique, de l'histoire sociale comme de l'histoire sainte, c'est la gageure que tient brillamment Peter Brown. Elle suppose de renoncer à cette " rhétorique du changement " qui se contentait de réduire les traits les plus frappants de la civilisation, du IIe au IVe siècle, aux symptômes d'un effondrement prétendu, lié au thème canonique du " déclin et de la chute de l'Empire romain ". " Une fois la décadence abandonnée aux remâcheurs de délectation morose, comme dit Paul Veyne dans sa présentation, apparaît le vrai problème, qui n'a plus rien à voir avec la Chute de Rome : les innovations, les mutations et la créativité du monde romain pendant l'Antiquité tardive, les nouvelles structures mentales, sociales et religieuses. C'est de cela que parle Peter Brown. " Et qui suppose, à son tour, un nouveau style d'histoire.

Die Spätantike wird im allgemeinen historischen Bewußtsein meist als Phase des Niedergangs und der Krise begriffen. Die Agonie des römischen Weltreichs, die Spaltung der Christenheit und die Verheerungen des zivilisierten Europa durch die Völkerwanderung bestimmen unsere Vorstellungen über diese Epoche. Wir sind gewohnt, sie als den Beginn der 'dunklen Zeit' am Übergang von Antike und Mittelalter zu denken. Peter Brown unternimmt es, die Spätantike als eigenständigen geschichtlichen Raum zu rehabilitieren, als ein Zeitalter von großer Ernsthaftigkeit, in dem die geistigen, politischen und religiösen Voraussetzungen für das europäische Mittelalter geschaffen wurden. Die Spätantike brachte Organisations- und Lebensformen hervor, die für Jahrhunderte Gültigkeit besaßen, so z. B. Klöster, die christliche Kirche und den byzantinischen Staat. Eine Verfallszeit? Ulrich Raulff sprach nach der Lektüre enthusiastisch von einem 'schmale(n), aber schlichtweg großartige(n) Buch'.

Peter Brown, Geschichtsprofessor an der Princeton University, gehört zu den international angesehensten Vertretern seines Faches. Seine Arbeiten über die Spätantike und das frühe Christentum gelten als bahnbrechend, so auch die vorliegende Schrift, die konzis und prägnant die Ausbreitung des christlichen Gedankengutes in der heidnischen Welt der spätrömischen Kaiserzeit beleuchtet. Ein kleines historiographisches Meisterwerk.

Peter Brown beleuchtet in seinem Werk die Auseinandersetzung der christlichen Kirchen mit Sexualität, Zölibat und Ehe über 2000 Jahre. Er beschreibt, wie frühe Christen durch Keuschheit und Körperfeindlichkeit die himmlische Auferstehung herbeiführen wollten. Das Buch bietet ein lebendiges Panorama der ersten Jahrhunderte.

Nejznámější Brownovou prací je nepochybně životopis jednoho z nejvýznamnějších křesťanských myslitelů – sv. Augustina. Ačkoli Brown tuto biografii napsal již na konci 60. let, přesto právě ona nadále představuje nejkomplexnější pojednání o katolickém biskupovi, jenž položil pevné základy pozdně antickému křesťanství. Brown svoji práci několikrát zrevidoval a poslední podoby se jí dostalo v roce 2000. V něm reflektoval nejnovější výzkumy a naznačil, jak se jeho obraz sv. Augustina pod vlivem nových pramenných objevů liší od dnešního pojetí. Augustinův životopis Brown staví jako klasickou biografiii, jež se striktně drží chronologického rámce. To mu umožňuje podrobně zachytit genezi Augustinových náboženských, nábožensko-politických i teologických představ.

Kniha Petera Browna zkoumá polemiku o přirozenosti, sexualitě a vztazích mezi muži a ženami v pozdně antické společnosti. Zaměřuje se na otázky sexuální zdrženlivosti, jako jsou celibát a panenství, a spojuje je s pojetím člověka a společnosti. Diskuse o zdrženlivosti je prezentována jako klíčová součást dějin raného křesťanství, přičemž autor ukazuje, jak se témata a radikalita jejich podání proměňovaly. Brownova analýza pokrývá období od 2. do 5. století a je rozdělena do tří částí, které se věnují různým aspektům zdrženlivosti v křesťanských komunitách. Autor zkoumá, jak antické a židovské pojetí sexu ovlivnilo křesťanské názory na sexualitu a zdrženlivost. V knize se objevují myšlenky prominentních církevních otců, jako jsou Ambrosius, Hieronymus a Augustinus, a jejich vliv na formování křesťanské identity. Brown také zmiňuje, jak se v průběhu času měnil vztah mezi duchovenstvem a laiky, a jak se křesťanství stávalo náboženstvím mladých. Kniha se snaží vrátit křesťanským mužům a ženám prvních pěti století jejich cizí kouzlo a vyjadřuje respekt k rozmanitosti raného křesťanství. Brownovo dílo tak odhaluje složitou mozaiku názorů na tělesnost a sexualitu, čímž přispívá k hlubšímu porozumění ranému křesťanství.

První překlad historické práce učence, který působí na Princeton University ve Spojených státech a patří k nejznámějším znalcům svatého Augustina a dějin antického křesťanství. V knize se představí českým čtenářům jako znalec změn, jimiž prošla antická společnost po přijetí křesťanství, především vzhledem k intolerantnosti nového státního kultu a k osobnostem, které byly nositeli nového pohledu na svět a společnost.

One boy's quest for a greener world... one garden at a time. While out exploring one day, a little boy named Liam discovers a struggling garden and decides to take care of it. As time passes, the garden spreads throughout the dark, gray city, transforming it into a lush, green world. This is an enchanting tale with environmental themes and breathtaking illustrations that become more vibrant as the garden blooms. Red-headed Liam can also be spotted on every page, adding a clever seek-and-find element to this captivating picture book.