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There's a set of books which you're just supposed to know about, at least if you live in The West and fancy the idea of being thought 'educated'. There's the Bible, Shakespeare, James Joyce, Walter Scott and Machiavelli. Dr Jekyll, Tiny Tim, Starbuck, Socrates,...

This new and complete translation is intended to meet the needs of Classics students, Drama students and as a working text for production. This powerful and compelling drama is frequently staged and adapted to different media, but to understand it fully it should be...

Standard Catalog of United States Coins is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a...

American ginseng is arguably the most famous plant native to Eastern North America. It tends to grow only in the vicinity of select companion plants. This identification guide covers all of the most commonly encountered ginseng companion plants found in an area stretching from...

This book explores the emergent character of social orders in Sudan and South Sudan. It provides vivid insights into multitudes of ordering practices and their complex negotiation. Recurring patterns of exclusion and ongoing struggles to reconfigure disadvantaged positions are investigated as are shifting borders,...

King Chameleon and more West African Folktales is a selection of folklore believed to have originated from West Africa and the people who live in the region. West Africa is home to several scores of tribes, languages and dialects. Even though, tribal cords are...

The rich history of the Maroons. Their story has never been told as it is presented here. Samuel Rowe left his family a priceless legacy-A gift that will reverberata into eons to come. It is the true story of a people who survived in...

This handbook offers the techniques and tactics that make Army Rangers the best soldiers in the world. These highly-trained, easily-deployable, and widely-skilled infantrymen specialize in airborne assault, raids, recovery of personnel and equipment, and airfield seizure, among other difficult and dangerous missions. Drawing from...

Powder technology is a subject in its own right, and powder characterization is central to an understanding of this discipline. In the eight years since the printing of the third edition of Particle Size Measurement there have been two big changes in my life....

In this book we have described the major events of embryonic development and considered the underlying mechanisms which result in the production of a viable hatchling. We have, as the subtitle of the book indicates, con- centrated on behavioural and physiological topics: it is...

There has been an increasing interest in bryophyte ecology over the past 100 or so years, initially of a phytosociological nature but, additionally, in recent years, of an experimental nature as well. Early studies of bryophyte communities have led to detailed investigations into the...

The Upanishads are a collection of texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts of Hinduism. They are based on principles like samsara, brahman, atman, karma, dharma and moksha and form the core of Indian philosophy. This version is an English translation by...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks...

This book has been deemed as a classic and has stood the test of time. The book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations.Author: Willard Grosvenor...

With world-wide environmental destruction and globalization of economy, a few languages, especially English, are spreading rapidly in use, while thousands of other languages are disappearing, taking with them important cultural, philosophical and environmental knowledge systems and oral literatures. We all stand to suffer from...

The Ocean of the Soul is one of the great works of the German Orientalist Hellmut Ritter (1892-1971). It presents a comprehensive analysis of the writings of the mystical Persian poet Farīd al-Dīn 'Aṭṭār who is thought to have died at an advanced age...

The Handbook of European History 1400-1600 brings together the best scholarship into an array of topical chapters that present current knowledge and thinking in ways useful to the specialist and accessible to students and to the educated non-specialist. Forty-one leading scholars in this field...

This is a high-quality, hardbound edition of the official GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, from the current Emacs Version 24.5 distribution. It is printed on acid free and lignin free paper, that meets all ANSI standards for archival quality paper. *** The GNU Emacs...

Reviews the full range of kits and accessories available to model the Abrams in all the major scales and includes a gallery of photographs of outstanding models.Since its introduction in 1981, at the height of the Cold War, the Abrams main battle tank has...

Over eight hundred examples of some of the finest Japanese sword-guards from one of the most famous museums in the word. ( In a two volume series.)Author: Dale RaisbeckISBN-10: 0464534364ISBN-13: 9780464534365Publisher: BlurbLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/21/2019Pages: 338Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.99lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.92d

Over eight hundred examples of some of the finest Japanese sword-guards from one of the most famous museums in the word. ( In a two volume series.)Author: Dale RaisbeckISBN-10: 0464534356ISBN-13: 9780464534358Publisher: BlurbLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2020Pages: 338Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.53lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 1.06d

This work, in 6 volumes, is a compendium of traditional cosmologies worldwide. The material includes the global mythology of creation and destruction, but also comprises information drawn from other areas of traditional knowledge, ritual, iconography, shamanism, costume, and dance. Relying on original sources, universal...

A note from Peggy ...I was looking for a special book in the bookstore - a sharing experience I could give my friend."The book you're looking for is not on our shelves, it's in your heart," the sales girl smiled. Her insightful comment inspired...

Boaz Aviram is the Third in Lineage Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Krav Maga Chief Instructors at the Combat Fitness Academy succeeding Immi Lichtenfeld and Eli Avikzar. The original IDF Krav Maga Curriculum entailed twenty-one hour core training curriculum in which ballpark two hundred and...

Molecular toxicology is a rapidly expanding subject are that is very interdisciplinary, the requirement for both toxicologists and non-toxicologists to familiarise themselves with the terminology used in a variety of contexts is important to ensure the topic's continued expansion. This book is an ideal...

Westinghouse developed aviation gas turbine engines beginning in late 1941 and continued designing engines both for the United States Navy and the United States Air Corps into the 1950's. Considered a third tier producer in the aircraft engine industry, they were soon surpassed by...

A new translation of Casina by Plautus. The play was first produced at the end of the third century or early second century BC. An old man and his son are each in love with Casina, a slave girl. The old man is already...

Rich with examples of innovative membership programs and discussion with museum and nonprofit leaders, this timely book provides practical advice on how to improve all aspects of the membership program through the process of continuous innovation.Author: Rosie SiemerISBN-10: 1538114739ISBN-13: 9781538114735Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage:...

Do you sell as many books as you want to? A blurb is the hub around which all buying decisions revolve. People click to it from the cover. They click to it from ads. They click to it from other books. But how do...

Field Manual (FM) 3-19.15 addresses continental United States (CONUS) and outside continental United States (OCONUS) civil disturbance operations. Today, United States (US) forces are deployed on peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and humanitarian assistance operations worldwide. During these operations, US forces are often faced with unruly...

Do you know what you want to say, but just can't find the words? When you start to write, do you struggle to get words on paper? Words in. Words out. To speak and write effectively, you must learn more words. At work, school...

The trial of Katharine Nairn and Patrick Ogilvie was one of the most salacious and scandalous court cases to grip eighteenth-century Scotland. Yet it has largely been forgotten by history. The jury heard of a torrid, 'incestuous' love affair and a murder in a...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...

Much has been written about the historic individuals who have lived on Bainbridge Island. However, very little has been written about the trees that reflect the true history of Bainbridge Island. Embeded in these trees is the true history of Bainbridge Island and it...

Studies in Mantra Shastra - Part 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1875. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As...

In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Lehrstuhl für Politische Philosophie der Universität Zürich und dem Eidgenössischen Departement für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten (EDA). Eigentumsrechte sind Menschenrechte. Sie sind ein unabdingbares Vehikel ethischen, wirtschaftlichen und politischen Fortschritts. Eigentumssicherheit schützt besonders Kleineigentümer vor staatlicher und privater Willkür. Sie wirkt sich...

This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural...

Yacht Etiquette - Courtesies, Discipline, Ceremonies, and Routine for Any and... is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine,...

Irish Phrase Book - Illustrating the Various Meanings and Uses of Verbs and Prepositions is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking...

The Saint Louis Union Station - A monograph is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres....

The Watchmaker's and Jeweler's Handbook is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1866. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher...

Fancy and Practical Knitting is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus...

Modern observations on rifle shooting, - with an improved system of score book, and including silicate slate for use on the range is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1880. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such...

New York illustrated - a pictorial delineation of street scenes, buildings, river views, and other features of the great metropolis is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1881. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research...

Directory of the Grape Growers, Wine Makers and Distillers of California - and of the principal grape growers and wine makers of the eastern states is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1891. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different...

British Honduras - an historical and descriptive account of the colony from its settlement, 1670 - compiled from original and authentic sources is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such...

Tunneling Under the Hudson River - being a description of the obstacles encountered, the experience gained and the plans finally adopted for rapid and economical prosecution of the work is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1885. Hansebooks is editor of...

The Poultry Doctor - including the homeopathic treatment and care of chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks and singing birds, also a materia medica of the chief remedies is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1891. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on...

The Aborigines of Canada Under the British Crown - with a glance at their customs, characteristics, and history is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1878. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science,...

The Wise-Mans Crown - The glory of the rosie-cross - shewing the wonderful power of nature, with the full discovery of the true coelum terrae, or first matter of metals, and their preparations into incredible medicines or elixirs is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of...