Bacon: 321 books

Roger Bacon (c. 12141294), also known as Doctor Mirabilis (a medieval accolade, meaning "wonderful teacher"), was an English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature through empirical methods. He is sometimes credited as one of the earliest European advocates...

Joséphine Bacon, nomade de la toundra, nous fait parcourir, à la lumière du poème, des territoires inconnus. Gaston Miron, Saint-Denys Garneau et Paul Chamberland ont nommé Terre Québec ; Joséphine Bacon élargit le pays en nous initiant à la toundra et aux douces chansons de l’infini. L’horizon...

Combining the talents of Stephen Bacon, Mark West & Neil Williams, "ill at ease" showcases three tales of the macabre.Childhood memories, a seemingly idyllic English town and a car seat found in a skip - all perfectly normal, on the surface at least. But underneath, darkness reaches out for...

In the second installment of their cutting-edge romantic trilogy, Shonell Bacon and JDaniels continue to explore the effects past lives and lies have on the potential for everlasting love. Roxy Winters, the notorious younger sister of Luvalwayz's Deandra, returns in Draw Me With Your Love, this time...

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Francis Bacon once wrote, "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. . . ." This is a book to be chewed and digested, and these essays make as satisfying a meal today...

La sabiduría de los antiguos recoge treinta y un mitos greco-romanos presentados sintéticamente y reinterpretados por Francis Bacon. A través de ellos, el autor expone sus ideas en torno a una pluralidad de temas que entrecruzan y atraviesan la filosofía política, la ética, la antropología,...

In 1982, Fender revived an old guitar-string name for its new line of Japanese-made electric guitars. Millions of guitars later, and celebrating its 30th anniversary, Squier is almost as important to the company as the main Fender brand. Guitar pundit Tony Bacon reveals the stories behind the original...

Francis Bacon is considered the father of modern science. He proposed, at his time, a great reformation of all process of knowledge for the advancement of learning divine and human. He called it Instauratio Magna (The Great Instauration). Bacon planned his Great Instauration in imitation of the Divine...

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Alban(s), was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist and author. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. He was extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific...

Francis Bacon is considered the father of modern science. He proposed, at his time, a great reformation of all process of knowledge for the advancement of learning divine and human. He called it Instauratio Magna (The Great Instauration). Bacon planned his Great Instauration in imitation of the Divine...

"Lords of the Housetops" is a carefully chosen collection of thirteen tales about the beloved, clever and charismatic cat. We see the cat through the eyes of thirteen authors, including such famous writers as Mark Twain, Booth Tarkington and Edgar Allan Poe. Carl Van Vechten assembled and...

La Nueva Atlantida (The New Atlantis en el original ingles) es una novela utopica escrita por Francis Bacon en 1626. Describe una tierra mitica, Bensalem, a la que el viaja. Narra la descripcion que hace uno de sus hombres sabios del metodo que utiliza en sus invenciones.

Deadly Vegas Pursuit—with a Twist A life-and-death chase across the Nevada desert in the middle of summer highlights the action in Desert Kill Switch a complex mystery spread across the southwest*.* On an empty desert road, stressed-out ex-cop Lyle Deming finds a bullet-riddled body...

By the late 1930s, Europe sat on the brink of a world war. As the holocaust approached, many Jewish families in Germany fled to one of the only open port available to them: Shanghai. Once called "the armpit of the world," Shanghai ultimately served as the last resort for tens of thousands...