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This unique collection contains extensive and in-depth interviews with mathematicians who have shaped the field of mathematics in the twentieth century. Collected by two mathematicians respected in the community for their skill in communicating mathematical topics to a broader audience, the book is also...

The author of this book combines his years of sociological training and his time with illness and disability to analyze a broad range of matters on both subjects. He examines things that healthcare providers unwittingly say to patients, and communication problems in the intensive...

This remarkable volume examines the process by which three deaf, French biographers from the 19th and 20th centuries attempted to cross the cultural divide between deaf and hearing worlds through their work. The very different approach taken by each writer sheds light on determining...

Freud's development of psychoanalysis is one of the great fault lines of twentieth-century cultural history. The field as such provides one of the great professional dramas of our time: a classic struggle between a new, vital idea and the ignorance, prejudice, and refusal that...

I have written my personal diary and autobiography in memory of my dear and departed mother, Mary Maxine Roome (maiden name). Even though I never had the pleasure of knowing her, I have been told that her greatest desire was to write her story....

This book demonstrates the healing proofs and evidence by the grace of God, followed by the author's attendance at the eleventh Church of Christ, Scientist, London, UK, since the author's early admission into Sunday school as a teenager. The point of departure occurs in...

This is a chronology of creative contributions made by women dating from the 1790sto 1900. Among the arts covered in this volume are quilting, beadwork, dancing, diaries and memoirs, folk music, landscaping, sculpture, theatrics, etc. Entries are cross-referenced and include further readings drawn from...

"A Legacy of Love" is the story of a Southern Indiana farm family and the trials and tribulations of raising children during the Great Depression Era. This family, like most people during this era who lived in agricultural communities, did not have central heat,...

In this riveting autobiography spanning generations and continents, Maggie Hamilton shares her extraordinary story of love, loss, and the unbreakable bonds of family. From the turmoil of war-torn London to the sun-drenched shores of the French Riviera, Gemini Over the Gulf follows Maggie's journey...

Samuel Auchmuty was born in New York in 1756\. During the American Revolution his remained loyal to King George and he joined the British 45th Foot in 1777. After the war he remained in British service, campaigned in many parts of the world and...

Flying a B-17 Flying Fortress with the Fifteenth Air Force out of Foggia, Italy, Lt. George H. Neilson describes the harrowing experiences of his twenty-eight combat missions as well as the ups and downs of life in the US Army Air Corps from enlistment...

A true story of a character named (FD). The protagonist of this story is called 'From the Difficulty' (FD), and tells of a life where he was born to an elite father and a semi-illiterate mother, driven, at an early age, to participate in...

Author: Jerry FordISBN-10: 1524563080ISBN-13: 9781524563080Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/2016Pages: 270Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.22lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

The Holocaust was real. The Nazis wanted the Jews out, preferably exterminated. But some, recognizing their situation and/or being encouraged by others, managed to leave in time to build a new life elsewhere. This is the story of two people, Hans and Hilde, who...

Author: James SadlerISBN-10: 152450968XISBN-13: 9781524509682Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/17/2016Pages: 106Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d

Author: Joanne BlackwelderISBN-10: 1514434202ISBN-13: 9781514434208Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/20/2016Pages: 280Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63dReview Citation(s): Indie Reader 06/21/2017

In 1941, an Inuit Eskimo boy from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, goes on a trip with his parents only to end up fighting for his life and discovering the importance of his family and friends and the love of his sled dog.Author: Jeanette ArdISBN-10:...

Colonel John Hart Caughey, a US Army war plans officer stationed in the Chinese Nationalist capital of Chungking, was an eyewitness to the battle for China in the final months of the war (1944-45) and beyond, when he rose to become head of the...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1907 Edition.Author: Sidney LeeISBN-10: 1498052371ISBN-13: 9781498052375Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.76d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1915 Edition.Author: William L. DavidsonISBN-10: 1498001580ISBN-13: 9781498001588Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.54d

"Know the woman, and you will know the man" is a proverb oft-repeated, and nowhere is it proved truer than in this highly insightful biography of Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814), first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte and famous in her own right. With his usual...

Waiting is something that every person must do. Especially those of us fueled with hope of a great outcome in life. Most people know little to nothing at all about how to wait. Though everyone must do it, most do not know how. Additionally,...

Author: Phillip C. DavisISBN-10: 1483615316ISBN-13: 9781483615318Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/08/2013Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d

Steve Vermeulen grew up in a working class family in Iowa, living a life that could be described as normal by most standards. But in 1975, when he was nineteen years old and joining the military, he learned about a long-held family secret. This...

George Mailath is finally telling his story, from a privileged beginning as part of the Hungarian aristocracy, growing up with maids & butlers to adjusting to life as a penniless refugee waiting for a boat to take him to Australia. Covering the years from...

Author: Angela JamesISBN-10: 1479776203ISBN-13: 9781479776207Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/18/2013Pages: 534Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.71lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d

In our culture, artistic genius and poverty seem inevitably linked, but does it have to be that way? Jim Henson didn't think so.An iconic creator and savvy businessman, Henson is a model for artists everywhere: without sacrificing his creative vision, Henson built an empire...

Author: Jean-Paul MISBN-10: 1477108203ISBN-13: 9781477108208Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/22/2012Pages: 292Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

Author: James R. MullenISBN-10: 1477101551ISBN-13: 9781477101551Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/04/2012Pages: 136Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

H G Wells Herbert George Wells, an English writer, was born on 21st 1866 and died on 13 Aug 1946. He was renowned for his works of science fiction especially 'The Time Machine'. He is also referred as 'The Father of Science Fiction'Author: H....

Vladimir Burtsev and the Struggle for a Free Russia examines the life of the journalist, historian and revolutionary, Vladimir Burtsev. The book analyses his struggle to help liberate the Russian people from tsarist oppression in the latter half of the 19th century before going...

This volume was conceived with the double aim of providing a background and a further context for the new Dumbarton Oaks English translation of the Life of St Neilos from Rossano, founder of the monastery of Grottaferrata near Rome in 1004. Reflecting this double...

Among the major changes that swept through the music industry during the mid-nineteenth century, one that has received little attention is how musical performances were managed and directed. Yet this was arguably the most radical change of all: from a loose control shared between...

Collected here are correspondence, papers, and legal documents -- including selected judicial opinions -- of American jurist John Marshall. Revolutionary officer, congressman, and secretary of state before his appointment to the Supreme Court, Marshall served as the Court's fourth Chief Justice. In this capacity,...

Here is a half-century of North Carolina life, from the 1830s to the 1880s, as seen through the keenly observant eyes and the friendly humor of the man who put the state university back on its feet after the war of the sixties and...

Chronicles the life and writing of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings during her time on her Cross Creek Farm.Author: Andrea WymanISBN-10: 1469167840ISBN-13: 9781469167848Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/22/2012Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.08d

'Chronicles of a Biker' is a compilation of anecdotes which Shaun Donovan wrote during his 12 years of riding (and racing) motor-cycles between 1975 and 1987. Now, in 2012, some 36 years after writing his first memoirs of a misspent youth, Shaun has encapsulated...

East Wind Blowing is a boatload of inspiration and insight with stories to bring bravery and healing to anyone who has had the riveting grips of an alcoholic and/or addict in their life. A modern day odyssey. Be prepared for a journey... a journey...

Growing Up White in Brassfield 1946: Every room in the funeral home was full. I guess Daddy knew about everybody in the county and the town. The grown men carried on something awful, laughing and talking about tobacco stripping and hog prices. Didn't they...

Author: Mindy WardISBN-10: 1465397213ISBN-13: 9781465397218Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2011Pages: 100Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

Author: Robert S. Turner M. D.ISBN-10: 1463438524ISBN-13: 9781463438524Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/30/2011Pages: 60Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.12d

This book begins with the past and ends with the future for Olivia. She has lost two sons within 5yrs and 8months of each other. She has gone through incest and rape as a young child. She lived with an aunt that made her...

Author: Abe And Pat UseraISBN-10: 1456760831ISBN-13: 9781456760830Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/23/2011Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d

Author: Candace ReeceISBN-10: 1453569332ISBN-13: 9781453569337Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/11/2011Pages: 98Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

Author: Gina PhelpsISBN-10: 1453543473ISBN-13: 9781453543474Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/31/2010Pages: 50Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

The Gerrier family faced monumental challenges together. Eggs on the Wall . . . For the Love of Family is about sacrifice, responsibility, and the compassion that Donna Jean had for her elderly parents. They embraced humour and a love of life, which was...

When faced with a sudden and unexpected crisis, when faced with a death of a child, where your whole life is changed forever, where interacting with life is a huge challenge, where everyday matters are difficult to cope with and life seems insurmountable, how...

Neither an autobiography nor a travel journal, this is the story of 22 charms weaving their way backwards and forwards through Maggie's life, times, and around the world. Born in 1945, she endured a strict, cruel primary convent education while struggling to bond with...

Waifs of War is the second book written by Chris Mc Kinney, and is a follow on to her very successful, 'Sweet Violets, 'describing the events and happenings on the children's arrival home from Gainsborough, after living two years of torture and horrendous beatings...

Author: Sheldon A. ChryslerISBN-10: 1450077293ISBN-13: 9781450077293Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/07/2010Pages: 266Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d