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Book of the Month Padua and the Tudors: English students in Italy 1485-1603 By Jonathan Woolfson Through the careers of the English scholars who studied in Renaissance Padua, this book shows how the intellectual developments that flowered in that city influenced Tudor England in profound, enduring, and sometimes surprising ways. ISBN-13: 9780227679425

Patriotism, Power and Print: National Consciousness in Tudor England By Gillian Brennan A masterly study of national consciousness, language and literature in 16th century England, exploring the nature of patriotism, the different modes of cultural expression it finds, and its use in political and religious propaganda. ISBN-13: 9780227679623

Philosophy, Dissent and Nonconformity 1689-1920 By Alan Sell A groundbreaking investigation of philosophy as an academic subject as taught in Dissenting and Nonconformist colleges and academies between 1689 and 1920. ISBN-13: 9780227679777

Portrait of Richard Graves, A By C. Tracy An engaging biography of the 18th century English novelist and country cleric, illustrating the close parallels between his life and his literary works and evoking a detailed picture of rural life in Georgian England. ISBN-13: 9780227678985

Prevention of Incurable Disease, The By M. Bircher-Benner A classic health-food book by the originator of Bircher-muesli, emphasising the value of good nutrition as a preventative for disease. ISBN-13: 9780227675717

Forthcoming Title Proof of the External World, The: Cartesian Theism and the Possibility of Knowledge By Steven M. Duncan This fastinating analysis of Descartes' epistemology attempts to set forth a viable theistic approach to the problems of knowledge, and in particular our knowledge of the external world. ISBN-13: 9780227172674