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This antique book contains a collection of letters and journal entries, from Elihu Burritt. Elihu Burritt was a poor boy. Like other boys a hundred years ago, he gloried in the idea of self-improvement, and like many of his contemporaries he became a self-made...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: M. J. MacManusISBN-10: 1443730343ISBN-13: 9781443730341Publisher:...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: W. JamesISBN-10: 1443702935ISBN-13: 9781443702935Publisher: Burrard...

Author: Pedro FloresISBN-10: 1441501428ISBN-13: 9781441501424Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2009Pages: 74Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d

This lighthearted and eye-opening book explores the role of comedy in cultural and political critiques of American society from the past century. This unprecedented look at the history of satire in America showcases the means by which our society is informed by humor--from the...

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: The Polymath Who Brought Us Calculus focuses on the life and accomplishments of one of the seventeenth century's most influential mathematicians and philosophers. The book, which draws on Leibniz's written works and translations, and reconstructs dialogues Leibniz may have had based...

As the author reflects on his decades of life halfway around the world, he challenges the reader with a potpourri of more than 1600 gems of wisdom that give simple and effective insights into the diversity of spiritual, social, and psychological perplexities that face...

This book is a collection of stories about eleven venues where the author has had special experiences. She hopes you will visit these places with her and discover the joys of independent travel.Author: Catherine Cat NesbitISBN-10: 1438918917ISBN-13: 9781438918914Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/18/2008Pages: 148Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize:...

Don Carlos Seitz was an American newspaper manager, born at Portage, Ohio in 1862. His works include Discoveries in Everyday Europe (1907), Writings by and about James McNeill Whistler (1910), Elba and Elsewhere (1910), Surface Japan (1911), Letters from Francis Parkman to E. G....

Edgar Fahs Smith (1854 -1928) was an American scientist who is best known today for his interests in the history of chemistry. Smith was a co-founder of the American Chemical Society's History of Chemistry division. James Cutbush An American Chemist, 1788-1823 is the story...

Daniel Knower sailed to California in 1849 with a letter of introduction from his cousin's husband, William L. Marcy, and twelve prefabricated frame houses he intended to sell in San Francisco. Knower talks about his real estate business, the gambling in the city, and...

A War-time Journal, Germany 1914 and German Travel Notes was written by Lady Harriet Jephson. The journal begins, "August 2nd.-Germany has declared war against Russia! All men old enough to serve are leaving to join the army. Proclamations are posted up in the Park...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have...

L'Affaire Sougraine est un livre de L. Pamphile LeMay, publi����� en 1884. L'histoire se d�����roule dans le Qu�����bec rural du XIXe si�����cle et suit les �����v�����nements entourant la mort myst�����rieuse de Sougraine, un riche propri�����taire terrien. Le roman explore les th�����mes de l'injustice sociale,...

Musical Letters From Abroad: Including Detailed Accounts Of The Birmingham, Norwich, And Dusseldorf Music Festivals Of 1852 (1854) is a book written by Lowell Mason. The book is a collection of letters that Mason wrote while he was on a musical tour of Europe...

Author: Henry M. KissmanISBN-10: 1436339731ISBN-13: 9781436339735Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/10/2008Pages: 220Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.06lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Author: Ross DaviesISBN-10: 1435888065ISBN-13: 9781435888067Publisher: Rosen Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2001Pages: 116Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d

This is a powerful and dramatic story of Superior Movement, five young African American males growing up in the 70's and 80's on the Westside of Chicago. Through many obstacles, blood, sweat and tears, Superior Movement were determined to succeed as they strived to...

One night of passion can bring you a lifetime of pain. These real events have been composed of the lowest level of this kind of addiction... And the empty promise of this kind of passionate end... Everything in life has its dark river of...

This journal was originally for Peggy's sister who had been diagnosed with brain cancer. During stress and illness there may be gaps left in one's memory. This journal was to help fill those gaps. You will find both sadness and humor. Everyone handles situations...

This is a collection of short stories about the interaction of different cultures, engendered by travel to or from Ghana in West Africa.Author: Kwabena Date-BahISBN-10: 1434313557ISBN-13: 9781434313553Publisher: Authorhouse UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/13/2007Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d

This story is a collection of things that's happened in my life time. Such as Vietnam, racial indifferent, the removal of amen at the end of the pelage of elegance, the return of POWS' from Vietnam, and the persecution of Americans' all about this...

Fighting to Keep My Job highlights an unpleasant episode during the author's 10-year career with the World Food Council. On 12 June 1989, the Executive Director of the Council notified him of his intention to terminate his employment by 31 December 1989. The author...

Carlos Bulosan--Revolutionary Filipino Writer in the United States: A Critical Appraisal is an in-depth, critical evaluation of Bulosan's major works in the context of the sociopolitical changes that configured his sensibility during the Depression, the united-front mobilization prior to World War II, and the...

Uncovering Black Heroes: Lesser-Known Stories of Liberty and Civil Rights is a series of stories regarding real people who are not so well known in the mainstream of American freedom and civil rights discussions. These people have made a difference by the events of...

K. H. Ting (1915-2012) was an important Christian leader and theologian in China. Indeed, since the late-1970s, he has been seen as the spokesperson for Christianity in China. Many stories surround his life, but it is sometimes unclear which ones are true, making him...

In times of extreme cascading global crises facing humanity, all responsible humans need to re-evaluate the dominant worldview that has brought us to this point of facing extinction. As a species we need to relearn the "good" ways from our greatest allies in Nature...

By personalizing accounts of immigration, education, and family transformations, this book discusses the author's firsthand experiences in Soviet Russia, Israel, and the United States. The book speaks to scholars of education by providing examples and patterns in educational systems of the Soviet Union, Israel,...

Joseph Conrad ingeniously buried images from Polish literature and culture into his works. Once recognized, these references alter the accepted meanings of the texts. In an interview that was published in Kuryer Polski (in the then Polish city of Ostrawa, now in the Czech...

Focusing on the power of media theories, the text explains, describes, interprets, and evaluates the Internet in insightful, useful, and thoughtful ways. An overview of the Internet's past and anticipated future is providedAuthor: Steve Jones,James W. Chesebro,David T. McMahanISBN-10: 1433123045ISBN-13: 9781433123047Publisher: Peter Lang Inc.,...

Percivall Pott (1713-88) was a leading surgeon in eighteenth-century Britain. This work mines the rich biographical and bibliographical record Pott and his students left behind to add to the historical and intellectual understanding of pre-modern surgery. This was a time when surgery was becoming...

Foreign Devils investigates representations of exile in Hollywood cinema from 1930 to 1956 through the films of Peter Lorre, Béla Lugosi, and Conrad Veidt. This book dispels the assumption that by virtue of its hegemonic, reactionary, and exclusionary modes of representation, otherness is excluded...

The Children's Gospel Commentary: Covering The Four Gospels And The Book Of Acts by Keith L. Brooks is a comprehensive guide to help children understand the teachings of the Bible. The book provides a detailed analysis of the four Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke,...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

""Florence Ayscough And Amy Lowell: Correspondence Of A Friendship"" is a collection of letters exchanged between two prominent American poets, Florence Ayscough and Amy Lowell, during their friendship that lasted from 1913 until Lowell's death in 1925. The book, edited by Harley Farnsworth MacNair,...

Warren M. Washington, Senior Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, was among the first scientists to pioneer the development of climate models that are used for evaluation of humankind's impact on the global environment. His modeling work has helped...

""Francois Mauriac: In Search of the Infinite"" by Elsie Pell is a biographical work that delves into the life and literary works of the French novelist and essayist, Francois Mauriac. The book explores Mauriac's personal struggles, including his complex relationship with Catholicism, his battle...

"My Life with Nobi" is a story of two people whose lives were such that they had little or no chance of meeting had it not been for World War II. She was born and lived her early life on the Island of Hokkaido,...

"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." - Psalm 23 To Stanley Parkman, these humble words represent much more than the very first he placed into every new linotype machine purchased during his newspaper career. To Stanley Parkman they represent an unwavering...

A fresh look at American icon Johnny "Appleseed" Chapman and the story of the apple.Johnny Appleseed and the American Orchard illuminates the meaning of Johnny "Appleseed" Chapman's life and the environmental and cultural significance of the plant he propagated. Creating a startling new portrait...

This book is about my life's interaction with another side of reality, a realm not classified in our knowledge of the world. My experiences have transcended from the physical involvement with aliens to something else on a deeply personal level that could be a...

Cornelius Cardew is an enigma. Depending on which sources one consults he is either an influential and iconic figure of British musical culture or a marginal curiosity, a footnote to a misguided musical phenomenon. He is both praised for his uncompromising commitment to world-changing...

Eric Coates (1886-1957) is perhaps the most familiar name associated with British light music. Sir Charles Groves said that 'his music crackled with enthusiasm and vitality. He could write tunes and clothe them in the most attractive musical colours'. Coates won a scholarship to...

William Sweetland was a Bath organ builder who flourished from c.1847 to 1902 during which time he built about 300 organs, mostly for churches and chapels in Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, but also for locations scattered south of a line from the Wirral to...

In The World of William Byrd John Harley builds on his previous work, William Byrd: Gentleman of the Chapel Royal (Ashgate, 1997), in order to place the composer more clearly in his social context. He provides new information about Byrd's youthful musical training, and...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Norman WildeISBN-10: 1408697904ISBN-13: 9781408697900Publisher: Wren...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Richard Du Moulin-EckartISBN-10: 1406760668ISBN-13: 9781406760668Publisher:...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: George Peter MurdockISBN-10: 1406742945ISBN-13: 9781406742947Publisher:...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: David EwenISBN-10: 1406733571ISBN-13: 9781406733570Publisher: Adler...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Alvin F. HarlowISBN-10: 1406724696ISBN-13: 9781406724691Publisher:...