Hands Around the Library
Hands Around the Library

Author: Karen Leggett Abouraya

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-08-30

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1101647248

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The inspiring true story of demonstrators standing up for the love of a library, from a New York Times bestselling illustrator In January 2011, in a moment that captured the hearts of people all over the world, thousands of Egypt's students, library workers, and demonstrators surrounded the great Library of Alexandria and joined hands, forming a human chain to protect the building. They chanted "We love you, Egypt!" as they stood together for the freedom the library represented. Illustrated with Susan L. Roth's stunning collages, this amazing true story demonstrates how the love of books and libraries can unite a country, even in the midst of turmoil.

Out of Arcadia
Out of Arcadia

Author: Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Published: 2011-03-05

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 9781460943328

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Horned God. Goat Foot God. God of Shepherds and Flocks. God of Song and Dance. God of Lust and Fear. God of Prophecy and Healing.Reports of His death were greatly exaggerated. From his homeland of Arcadia, worship of the complex and dynamic Pan spread across the classical world. He continued to make appearances down through the ages in literature, artwork, sculpture and dreams. This devotional anthology -- filled with scholarly essays, short fiction, and rich poetry -- is a testament to Pan's importance in the modern world and His place in the lives of His contemporary devotees.Come, join us in the dance.Io Pan!

The Life and Fate of the Ancient Library of Alexandria
The Life and Fate of the Ancient Library of Alexandria

Author: Mostafa El-Abbadi

Publisher: UNESCO

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13:

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A thoroughly researched study on the history of both the Museum and the Alexandria Library, showing the important role they played in the transmission of Greco-roman civilization. The tragic fate of both institutions have long been of great fascination for both writers and readers.

Design Applications of Raft Foundations
Design Applications of Raft Foundations

Author: J. A. Hemsley

Publisher: Thomas Telford

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 642

ISBN-13: 9780727727657

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This book examines alternative design procedures for plain and piled raft foundations. It explores the assumptions that are made in the analysis of soil - structure interaction, together with the associated calculation methods. The book gives many examples of project applications covering a wide range of structural forms and ground conditions.

Guardian of the Road
Guardian of the Road

Author: Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781480228825

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He is the Messenger of the Gods and the Keeper of the Flocks, the Luck-Bringer and the Trickster, the Protector of the Home and the Guardian of the Road and all who travel it. Hermes is a diverse God of many names, talents, and masks.In this anthology by his modern devotees, you will find art, poetry, hymns, rituals, and essays.Come, and meet the Immortal Guide.

Unbound
Unbound

Author: Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Published: 2009-05-08

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9781442160798

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Fierce. Primal. Pure. This is the goddess Artemis, as seen by her modern worshipers. In this unique collection of essays, poetry, fiction, accounts of personal experiences and other forms of devotional writing, the wild one of the forest, the mistress of the hunt and the protector of young life - both animal and human - is shown to be a powerful and living goddess, just as important today as she was over 3,000 years ago in Greece, Rome, Asia Minor and other parts of the ancient world. You will be challenged, inspired, informed and entertained. Above all, you will come away with a new appreciation for this complex and dynamic deity who is, along with her votaries ... Unbound.

Return to Alexandria
Return to Alexandria

Author: Beverley Butler

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-07

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 1315420848

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Beverley Butler’s ethnography of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina project critiques the underlying western foundational concepts and values behind the Library in a nuanced postcolonial examination of memory, cultural revival, and homecoming.