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| In image and word, this deck of cards celebrates the women of the Hebrew Scriptures. Meinrad Craighead's powerful images create a harmonic connection between viewer and subject; Miriam Therese Winter's graceful and informed text places these Biblical figures within the context of their cultures. A member of the Benedictine order for many years, Craighead paints and teaches in her Albuquerque home and studio. Winter is a Medical Mission sister and professor of liturgy, worship, and spirituality at Hartford Seminary. This inspiring, eye-opening desk's images and text are excerpted from her books "WomanWisdom" and "WomanWitness." |
Through the ages Chinese decorative arts, whether functional or purely ornamental, have often featured botanical subjects. From the common bamboo to the exotic Buddha’s hand citron, each has cultural significance. Because the Chinese language contains many words that share sounds, botanical images often incorporate traditional sayings in the form of pictorial puns. From album leaves and fan paintings to ceramics, jades, and embroidered silk, these forty-eight cards contain charming tales of Chinese botanical history and folk symbolism paired with superb reproductions of objects in the renowned collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. |
| PO-193 Women of the
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PO-194 Botanical Symbols in Chinese
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| Kabbalah: the word evokes images of wonder-working rabbis soaring through celestial halls and palaces, envisioning heavenly thrones and chariots, making golems, casting out dybbuks, and engaging in spiritual battle with the Other Side and the night witch Lilith. Kabbalah is also the term for the 2,500-year tradition of mysticism that underpins Judaism. Kabbalah made clear to the Jewish people why they suffered, the reasons for the mitzvot (commandments), the linking of the upper and lower worlds, and every individual's indispensable role in returning the scattered sparks lost in our world to their source in the divine realm. In this deck of 48 Knowledge Cards, each card presents a kabbalistic technical term on one side; on the cards' opposite sides, author and lecturer Ira Steingroot introduces Kabbalah by explaining these concepts from the Jewish mystical tradition. | You're unhappy that your mechanic botched your car repair, but at one time your English cousin would have been very pleased. That same cousin would have been delighted that his son's teacher was going to manure little Billy. And Billy's sister, Sally, would have been grateful that her dentist was looking at her inflamed tush. Obviously, words change over time. In this deck of Knowledge Cards, Jeffrey Kacirk, contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary, author of Forgotten English (Morrow, 1997) and The Word Museum (Simon & Schuster, 2000), and belsprit extraordinaire, presents 48 examples of words that have transmogrified over many decades. Drawn from his book Altered English (Pomegranate, 2002), the words in this deck exemplify the sometimes capricious nature of lexicology. The sentence on the front of each card features a familiar word; the back of the card presents the original meaning. With these Knowledge Cards you too can impress acquaintances with the poop on our mother tongue and have a great time in the process. |
| PO197 Language of the Kaballah $9.95 Is this item in stock? Click Here to find out! |
PO198 Altered English $9.95 Is this item in stock? Click Here to find out! |
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| Respected and admired, The New York Times has been presenting world news for more than a century. This clever quiz deck presents forty-eight headlines relating to world events; however, part of the headline or date is missing--it is up to the reader to supply the necessary material. The backs of the cards reveal the answer, along with lead paragraphs from the article relating to the event. Young and old can have fun with these cards, and the deck is an enjoyable way to bone up on world history. | This deck of cards tests your knowledge of both the events and places that have made New York one of the most intriguing cities on earth. One side of each card features a detail of a New York City map, pinpointing a particular address and date; the other side gives you an informed, witty account of What Happened There. For example, you may know your way around Union Square, but do you know what milestone in labor history it witnessed on September 5, 1882? Rock 'n' roll fans may recognize the address 1 West 72nd Street only because of the tragedy that transpired there on December 8, 1980. These and other memorable dates and locations--relating to sports, arts and music, politics, economics, and social history--are profiled in this entertaining and educational tour of New York City. By Alan Bisbort. |
| PO200 NY Times 20th Century $9.95 Is this item in stock? Click Here to find out! |
PO201 What Happened Here NYC $9.95 Is this item in stock? Click Here to find out! |