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  • Lipedema

    A Practical Guidebook

    Edited by Zaher Jandali, Lucian P. Jiga, Corrado Campisi ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This book is written as a guide for patients suffering from lipedema. Known as a common, painful fat distribution disorder characterised by a disproportional fat accumulation, lipedema represents an unmet medical need where scientific evidence on both pathophysiology and its treatment is still lacking. As the number of affected patients is increasing, besides striving to map the conundrum of ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Gumbo for the Soul III

    Males of Color Share Their Stories, Meditations, Affirmations, and Inspirations

    Edited by Brian L. Wright, Nathaniel Bryan, Christopher J. P. Sewell, Lucian Yates, Michael A. Robinson ...
    Series series Contemporary Perspectives on Multicultural Gifted Education
    This book for, about, and by Males of Color, amplifies triumphs and successes while documenting trials and tribulations that are instructive, inspiring, and praiseworthy. This book will be a must-read for every Male of Color. ... Read more

    $34.49 USD

  • The Cynic Philosophers

    from Diogenes to Julian

    by Lucian, Diogenes of Sinope, Emperor Julian ...
    Translated by Robert Dobbin ...
    'Poverty does not consist in the want of money,' I answered, 'nor is begging to be deplored. Poverty consists in the desire to have everything, and through violent means if necessary'From their founding in the fifth century BC and for over 800 years, the Cynic philosophers sought to cure humanity of greed and vice with their proposal of living simply. They guaranteed happiness to their adherents ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • The True History

    by Lucian ...
    According to Wikipedia: "True History or True Story is a travel tale by the Greek-speaking Syrian author Lucian of Samosata, the earliest known fiction about travelling to outer space, alien life-forms and interplanetary warfare. Written in the 2nd century, the novel has been referred to as "the first known text that could be called science fiction". The work was intended by Lucian as a satire ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • True Story - Lucius or the Ass

    by Lucian ...
    True Story Lucian's best-known and most entertaining work, is a parody of the tall stories of fantastic journeys narrated by famous poets and historians. With his trademark wit and humour, Lucian informs his readers that he means to tell nothing but lies and impossibilities, and warns them not to believe a word he says. The result is a comical masterpiece that influenced Western literature ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Syrian Goddess

    by Lucian ...
    THE dawn of history in all parts of Western Asia discloses the established worship of a nature-goddess in whom the productive powers of the earth were personified. She is our MOther Earth, known Otherwise as the MOther Goddess or Great MOther. Among the Babylonians and northern Semites she was called Ishtar: she is the Ashtoreth of the Bible, and the Astarte of Phoenicia. In Syria her name was ... Read more

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  • The Works of Lucian of Samosata

    by Lucian ...
    Lucian of Samosata (c. 125 after 180) was a Hellenized Syrian satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with which he frequently ridiculed superstition, religious practices, and belief in the paranormal. Although his native language was probably Syriac, all of his extant works are written entirely in ancient Greek (mostly in the Attic ... Read more

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  • The True History

    by Lucian ...
    According to Wikipedia: "True History or True Story is a travel tale by the Greek-speaking Syrian author Lucian of Samosata, the earliest known fiction about travelling to outer space, alien life-forms and interplanetary warfare. Written in the 2nd century, the novel has been referred to as "the first known text that could be called science fiction". The work was intended by Lucian as a satire ... Read more

    $1.15 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Mimes of the Courtesans

    by Lucian ...
    Lucian of Samosata was born around 125 AD in Samosata in Roman Commagene (modern-day Turkey)."The Mimes of the Courtesans" features a series of dialogues between two courtesans or a courtesan and another, discussing love and sex and the relationship between lovers.These dialogues show the General influence of New Comedy and there are also many resemblances with Alciphron’s "Letters of the ... Read more

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  • A True Story

    by Lucian ...
    "A True Story" is a satirical novel written by the ancient Greek writer Lucian of Samosata, in the 2nd century AD. The book is a parody of the travel and adventure stories popular at the time, and tells the story of a shipwrecked sailor who embarks on a series of fantastical adventures.The narrator of the story, also named Lucian, begins by stating that the events he is about to describe are all ... Read more

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  • A True Story

    by Lucian ...
    A True Story Lucian - Lucian of Samosata (125c.180) was a Greek satirist of Syrian or Assyrian extraction, and True History is perhaps his most well-known tale. In this tale, the protagonist visits the Moon, meets extraterrestrial creatures, and takes part in interplanetary warfare. This piece of fantastical fiction parodies many works such as Homers Odyssey, and is certainly a contender for the ... Read more

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  • The Syrian Goddess

    by Lucian ...
    The Syrian Goddess Lucian - On the Syrian Goddess is a Greek treatise of the second century AD which describes religious cults practiced at the temple of Hierapolis Bambyce, now Manbij, in Syria. The work is written in a Herodotean-style of Ionic Greek, and has been traditionally ascribed to the Greek essayist Lucian of Samosata. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus