W Davies: 34 books

Davies outlines the composition and date of Numbers, and the various attempts that have been made to establish a coherent and meaningful structure in its arrangement. Davies also shows how the application of reader-response criticism, feminist criticism and postcolonial criticism have contributed...

Eryl W. Davies discusses the ethically problematic passages of the Hebrew Bible and the way scholars have addressed aspects of the bible generally regarded as offensive and unacceptable.

This book presents a comprehensive review of the subject of gravitational effects in quantum field theory. Although the treatment is general, special emphasis is given to the Hawking black hole evaporation effect, and to particle creation processes in the early universe. The last decade has witnessed...

A VINTAGE DOG BOOKS CLASSIC REPRINT. Originally published in 1878 while the Rev. Russell was still alive, the book was then republished in 1883 with an extra chapter dealing with Russell's death and funeral. Both editions are now extremely scarce and expensive. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS have republished the...

This new edition of a well-established textbook covers the environmental and engineering aspects of the management of rainwater and wastewater in areas of human development. Urban Drainage deals comprehensively not only with the design of new systems, but also the analysis and upgrading of existing...

Fame and fortune may be satisfying to some people, but the blessing of joy that God gives to a humble soul falls in an entirely different class. Jesus radiated joy while serving the people of his day, and showed no pride in his powerful gifts of healing and preaching. Pride has such a destructive...

This book concludes The Industrialisation of Soviet Russia, an authoritative account of the Soviet Union’s industrial transformation between 1929 and 1939. The volume before this one covered the ‘good years’ (in economic terms) of 1934 to 1936. The present volume has a darker tone: beginning...

Quantum mechanics is the key to modern physics and chemistry, yet it is notoriously difficult to understand. This book is designed to overcome that obstacle. Clear and concise, it provides an easily readable introduction intended for science undergraduates with no previous knowledge of quantum theory,...

This classic text offers the reader a personal and detailed account of one man's experiences fishing in the British Isles. These entertaining stories will appeal to those with a love of fishing, and it would make for a wonderful addition to collections of allied literature. Contents Include: “Thirty...

This is one Bible study you wont want to miss. It shows when the Crucifixion really occurred, and how to confirm that from the Old Testament alone. Fresh insights reveal previously unrecognized parallels between the Crucifixion and modern history that illustrate how the Crucifixion timeline...

W.H. Davies (1871–1940) was popularly though reductively known as the 'tramp-poet' due to his remarkable journey from vagrancy, in Britain and the United States, to considerable literary success. 'Discovered' in part by Edward Thomas, who admired his poetry, Davies became a prolific memoirist and...

W H Davies, born in Newport in 1871, is famous for his poem Leisure, which opens -     What is this life if, full of care     We have no time to stand and stare.     No time to stand beneath the boughs     And stare as long as sheep...

FoliageW. H. Davies, welsh poet and writer (1871-1940) This ebook presents «Foliage», from W. H. Davies. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents-01- About this book-02- Thunderstorms-03- Strong Moments-04- A Greeting-05- Sweet...

The experiences of a young destitute Welshman in America and Britain. William Henry Davies was born in a pub and learnt early in life to rely on his wits and his fists-and to drink. Around the turn of the century, when he was twenty-two, his restless spirit of adventure led him to set off for America,...