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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

The Author retells memories of growing up on Roosevelt Street, between 1956 to 1965. In a steel town in Northern Ontario, Canada, where kids that lived on Roosevelt Street go through their childhood years. Every kid has adventures, fun and excitement when growing up....

This is the amazing story of the 80 +years int he life of A. Ray Calhoon. Some of his earliest memories on the prairies of Montana in the 1890's include the unexpected appearance of a Sioux Indian a the cabin door while his father...

Author: Kathryn BoyerISBN-10: 0891124071ISBN-13: 9780891124078Publisher: Abilene Christian University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/08/2014Format: Hardcover

Master engraver George A. Walker presents "The Life and Times of Conrad Black," a wordless biography of the Canadian-born media mogul. With 100 stunning woodcuts, Walker affords readers a glimpse of Black as a child, as a successful businessman, as a British peer, and...

You've heard of Murphy's Law and even thePeter Principle, but here's a new one: Patrick's Law. Patrick's Law, whichdeserves at least equal space in the index of life, states that in largefamilies, the youngest gets the shortest end of the stick.The youngest has certain...

Two striking discoveries made 1740 a turning point in the history of 18th-century biology. Charles Bonnet established that aphids could reproduce without male fertilization. Shortly afterwards Abraham Trembley proved that a tiny aquatic animal, the fresh water polyp, or hydra, could regenerate from cuttings...

As a rule, an author's correspondence possesses only a secondary interest, but Jacob Burckhardt's letters are of primary interest to students of history because of the nature of the man and of his major writings. Judgments on History and Historians, for example, consists not...

Author: Francis Biddle,UnknownISBN-10: 0837188075ISBN-13: 9780837188072Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/18/1976Pages: 514Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.88lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d

Professor Cannon considers Lamarck the greatest of all French biologists. His book challenges many of the positions held by the orthodox school of modern genetics.Author: Herbert Graham Cannon,UnknownISBN-10: 0837181739ISBN-13: 9780837181738Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/15/1975Pages: 166Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d

Author: Elizabeth KernanISBN-10: 0823982297ISBN-13: 9780823982295Publisher: Rosen Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2001Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.10lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.30w x 0.20dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.7Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 52221 / Harriet Tubman: A Lesson in Bravery

Author: Jennifer SilateISBN-10: 0823941760ISBN-13: 9780823941766Publisher: Rosen ClassroomLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2004Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 8.20h x 6.70w x 0.30dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.3Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 73158 / Betsy Ross: Creator of the American Flag

Author: Charlie QuillISBN-10: 0823937496ISBN-13: 9780823937493Publisher: PowerKids PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/16/2002Pages: 24Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.80w x 0.30dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 5.2Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 52233 / Michelangelo: His Life and Art

Throughout his almost fifty-year career in education, William Chandler Bagley (1874-1946) served as an untiring fighter for liberal and professional education as well as the education of teachers. He was both a supporter and a critic of John Dewey and the complex movement known...

Rosamond Lehmann, the British novelist, was born (1901) into the privileged upper-middle class life of Edwardian England but came of age during the disillusioned years between the two world wars. Intellectual, discerning, and poetic, she was very much part of the Oxbridge-trained generation of...

This diary offers an important new perspective on the critical events leading to the end of the Chinese civil war. From September 1945 to April 1946, Chang Kia-ngau kept a daily log in the negotiations between Nationalist China and Soviet Union to recover Manchuria...

Articulate, thoughtful, resonant with integrity, these writings F.R. Scott express the political convictions of one of Canada's most respected intellectuals. The collection spans four decades of outspoken opinion on the political issues that were dear to Scott's heart: the advocacy of socialism, civil rights,...

This dictionary focuses on individuals born with the Ackerman(n) surname, in any of its variations including: Accerman, Acerman, Acherman, Ackermen, Ackermin, Ackkermann, Acraman, Acreman, Acremen, Aikerman, Akarman, Akerman, Akkerman, Akkermans, Akreman,Author: Karen L. AckermannISBN-10: 0788415271ISBN-13: 9780788415272Publisher: Heritage BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2009Pages: 242Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 8.50h...

When Lucy Liu, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, landed the lead role in her college production of Alice in Wonderland, she could not have known that it would set her on the path to becoming one of the most successful Asian American actors in...

The latest and best biography of a father of confessional Lutheranism in North America. Loehe, who never visited the United States, sent missionaries, founded seminaries, established deaconess training, studied doctrine and liturgy, and fought with church officials. Geiger sets forth Loehe's life, and the...

Antoun Issa powerfully captures his mother's true experiences of love, heartbreak and new hope during the violence of civil war. Beirut, 1974. Laila Khalil has just come of age for marriage. The eldest of five in a poor Catholic family, Laila knows that she...

The reign of Justinian (527--65) was a key phase in the transition from the Roman empire of classical times to the Byzantine empire of the Middle Ages. Justinian himself, born of peasant stock in a provincial backwater, was one of the greatest rulers yet,...

This is a love story, albeit a tragic one. Chad and Laura dated and married. Shortly thereafter, they gave birth to a beautiful daughter, Charlotte. Life was perfect...until they learned that Laura had breast cancer. This book describes the exciting experiences of courtship, the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Author: F. B. PinionISBN-10: 0333144260ISBN-13: 9780333144268Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/1974Pages: 394Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.13d

Arthur Selwyn Miller's book, the first biography written about Judge J. Skelly Wright, deals with the important aspects of his career as a jurist and the impact of his decisions on the development of constitutional law. Each chapter deals with a specific area of...

Product information not available.Author: Mark a. Burkholder,D. S. ChandlerISBN-10: 0313220387ISBN-13: 9780313220388Publisher: GreenwoodLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/28/1982Pages: 491Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.98lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.13d