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Zadock Pratt, a prominent New York businessman and politician in the early to mid-1800s, is the subject of this comprehensive biography. Capen includes not only Pratt's personal and professional life, but also significant political events of the time. This book is a must-read for...

Lailashi, a remote village at the footstool of the Caucasian mountains holds one of the most tantalising and valuable discoveries in biblical scholarship and Jewish history. It is the home of the Lailashi Codex, the greatest nearly complete ancient Masoretic Pentateuch adorned with exquisite...

Carlos Cort騷 Koyokuikatl was an artist, poet, photographer, muralist, columnist, labor and anti-war activist. His contributions as a visual artist are found in linoleum and wood printing block posters as well as his scratchboard images are part of the permanent collection of the National...

The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) is a book written and published by the British economist John Maynard Keynes. After the First World War, Keynes attended the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 as a delegate of the British Treasury. In his book, he...

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 is the fourth and final volume of the Cambridge edition of the works of John Webster. It contains four plays Webster wrote in collaboration, one - Sir Thomas Wyatt, a historical tragedy based around Lady Jane Grey - as part of a team...

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...

Author: Michael T. SoperISBN-10: 1717463924ISBN-13: 9781717463920Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/27/2018Pages: 182Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.42d

The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga, including the Practices and Exercises of Concentration, both Objective and Subjective, and Active and Passive Mentation, an Elucidation of Maya, Guru Worship, and the Worship of the Terrible, also the Mystery of Will-Force, BY SWAMI MUKERJI, YOGI OF...

"Admiral John Paul Jones had his faults. Who has not? But on the whole he was one of nature's noblemen. His energies were sincerely and intensely devoted to the good of humanity; He was ambitious. But it was a noble ambition, to make his...

"Dissolve" is a descent into a quiet world, rich in language and representing the spiritual landscape that lives beneath the individual ego. Jon Obermeyer's ninth collection of poetry is decidedly focused on mindfulness and the spiritual journey. Drawing on the Eastern influences of Buddhism...

A beautiful anthology featuring new writing responding to the life and death of David Oluwale, a Nigerian immigrant to Leeds found drowned in the River Aire in 1969. The anthology also includes selections from previously published works by writers including Kester Aspden, Linton Kwesi...

Excerpt: "If it is no part of my intent, in this booklet, to catalogue those mental and moral traits of most value to mankind, yet it is my intent to name certain deep-rooted dispositions, which are essential in the mental make-up of those who...

Meteorology is an essential part of the Corpus Aristotelicum and belongs to the section of Physics. The treatise is divided into four books and covers subjects like the four elements, the atmosphere, geology, hydrography and more.Author: E. W. Webster, AristotleISBN-10: 384969285XISBN-13: 9783849692858Publisher: Jazzybee VerlagLanguage:...

A wonderful new addition to your Christmas book collection Most stories are taken from old Catholic readers, while a couple are adaptations. Your family will enjoy these heartwarming stories that are meant to be enjoyed during the full Christmas season from the beginning of...

When, some years ago, I chronicled in the Daily Gazette our epoch-making journey in South America, I little thought that it should ever fall to my lot to tell an even stranger personal experience, one which is unique in all human annals and must...

Lady Susan is a short epistolary novel by Jane Austen, possibly written in 1794 but not published until 1871. This early complete work, which the author never submitted for publication, describes the schemes of the title character.Lady Susan Vernon, a beautiful and charming recent...

Day of the month and year, November the thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five. London Time by the great clock of Saint Paul's, ten at night. All the lesser London churches strain their metallic throats. Some, flippantly begin before the heavy bell of...

We sat still and counted the hundred. When Cecily finished she got up and went in search of Dan, resolved to soothe his wounded feelings. Felicity called after her to tell Dan there was a jam turnover she had put away in the pantry...

"The Ghost Pirates . . . is a powerful account of a doomed and haunted ship on its last voyage, and of the terrible sea-devils (of quasi-human aspect, and perhaps the spirits of bygone buccaneers) that besiege it and finally drag it down to...

This brief story begins with a third-person account of the arrival of a mysterious inventor to the peaceful Welsh town of Llyddwdd. Dr. Nebogipfel takes up residence in a house sorely neglected after the deaths of its former inhabitants. The main bulk of the...

This is a book for business men. It is not a book of sermons. It was written for those interested in the early beginnings of business.... Some of the subject matter of this little volume is projected against the historical backgrounds of Biblical narratives....

Followers of the New Thought movement of the early 20th century vehemently believed in the concept of "mind over matter," none moreso than William Walker Atkinson. In 1918, writing under the name Theron Q. Dumont, Atkinson argued that the nerves and ganglia of the...

Rough draughts of some of the following tales and essays were actually written during a residence in the Alhambra; others were subsequently added, founded on notes and observations made there. Care was taken to maintain local coloring and verisimilitude; so that the whole might...

What Katy Did is an 1872 children's book written by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey under her pen name Susan Coolidge. It follows the adventures of a twelve-year-old American girl, Katy Carr, and her family who live in the fictional lakeside Ohio town of Burnet in...

Washington Square is a short novel by Henry James. It is a structurally simple tragicomedy that recounts the conflict between a dull but sweet daughter and her brilliant, unemotional father. "The bitterest irony in the story is that Dr. Sloper, a brilliant and successful...

Ivanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Saxon noble families at a time when the English nobility was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Wilfrid of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father owing to his courting the Lady...

The following story is based on a popular belief that dates back to the fur traders and travelers Northwest."People yards" have continued the tradition. I met many a traveler who claimed to have seen sailing in the air-filled canoes "possessed" by going to see...

Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. It is considered by critics to be Milton's major work, and it helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time. The poem...

William Strunk Jr. (July 1, 1869 - September 26, 1946) was an American professor of English at Cornell University and author of the The Elements of Style (1918). After revision and enlargement by his former student E. B. White, it became a highly influential...

"Hints on Angling" is a vintage guide to fishing written by Palmer Hackle, ESQ. It offers expert tips and simple instructions for catching a variety of common fish, with sections on equipment, where and when to fish, their habits and habitats, and much more....

The Canon of the Bible is a classic bible studies/bible canon text by Samuel Davidson. It has not been the writer's purpose in this bible study to chronicle phases of opinion, or to refute what he believes to be error in the newest hypotheses...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1896 Edition.Author: T. W. Rhys DavidsISBN-10: 1498183603ISBN-13: 9781498183604Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 142Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.30d

Euclid's Elements of Geometry is a comprehensive mathematical treatise that includes all twelve books of Euclid's original work. This book is a classic in the field of mathematics and has been studied for centuries. It covers topics such as plane geometry, solid geometry, and...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1876 Edition.Author: John BrowningISBN-10: 149817597XISBN-13: 9781498175975Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.09d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1868 Edition.Author: Reverend Alexander RobertsISBN-10: 1498103510ISBN-13: 9781498103510Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 510Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.49lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.03d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1897 Edition.Author: Comte De Saint-GermainISBN-10: 1498072704ISBN-13: 9781498072700Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 416Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.22lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.85d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1879 Edition.Author: F. Max MullerISBN-10: 149807684XISBN-13: 9781498076845Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 428Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.87d

This is a new release of the original 1939 edition.Author: Karl LoewensteinISBN-10: 1494037912ISBN-13: 9781494037918Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.41d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1884 Edition.Author: F. Max MullerISBN-10: 1498066968ISBN-13: 9781498066969Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 404Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.19lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.83d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1909 Edition.Author: Marie TrevelyanISBN-10: 1498050840ISBN-13: 9781498050845Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 364Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.75d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1909 Edition.Author: William Walker AtkinsonISBN-10: 1497988608ISBN-13: 9781497988606Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 226Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.48d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1850 Edition.Author: John Ed ChambersISBN-10: 1497939747ISBN-13: 9781497939745Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.14d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1909 Edition.Author: Max HeindelISBN-10: 1497930294ISBN-13: 9781497930292Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 22Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.10lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.05d

Australian Light Horse Ballads And Rhymes is a collection of poems and songs written by Trooper Gerardy, a member of the Australian Light Horse during World War I. The book features a variety of pieces that capture the spirit and experiences of the soldiers...

Atlantis and Lemuria is a book written by Rudolf Steiner, a philosopher and spiritual teacher. The book explores the ancient civilizations of Atlantis and Lemuria, which are said to have existed before recorded history. According to Steiner, these civilizations were highly advanced and had...

Caesar's War Commentaries is a historical and military book written by Gaius Julius Caesar, a prominent Roman general and statesman. The book is a firsthand account of Caesar's campaigns and conquests, including his famous conquest of Gaul (modern-day France). The book is divided into...

This is a new release of the original 1942 edition.Author: T. R. YbarraISBN-10: 1494091690ISBN-13: 9781494091699Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 348Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.72d

This is a new release of the original 1949 edition.Author: Corinne D. HelineISBN-10: 1494068109ISBN-13: 9781494068103Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 274Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.58dBinding Material: Paper

This is a new release of the original 1946 edition.Author: L. C. Jr. BeckISBN-10: 1494043351ISBN-13: 9781494043353Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.44d