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London to Ladysmith via PretoriaThe last cry of 'Any more for the shore?' had sounded, the last good-bye had been said, the latest pressman or photographer had scrambled ashore, and all Southampton was cheering wildly along a mile of pier and promontory when at 6 P.M., on October...
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Lives IlluminatedLives Illuminated is a collection of essays that combines Saxon Henry's passions of traveling, reading, and creative nonfiction. As an intentional traveler, she visits places in order to feel into the past and plumb the lives of the historical figures who have lived in...
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Little Anton Part 3: A Historical Novel SeriesLittle Anton is a gripping historical novel series that discloses covert technological inventions and the prominent leaders who exploited them during the turbulent years leading up to WWII and the Battle of Norway in 1940. Part love story and part dark satire, the book...
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Lily Dale: The Town That Talks to the DeadAuthor: Christine WickerPublisher: HarperOnePublished: 09/26/2006Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.54w x 0.76dISBN: 9780061153747About the AuthorWicker, Christine: - Christine Wicker was raised in Oklahoma, Texas, and other parts of the South. Her mother's grandfather was an itinerant Baptist preacher, and her dad's father...
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Les Règles Du Droit Canon...Un guide sur la loi canonique, écrit par un spécialiste de cette discipline J.B. D'Antoine. Ceci est une étude approfondie sur les règles et les lois en vigueur dans l'église catholique. Les étudiants de théologie et les membres du clergé trouveront une référence indispensable...
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Leaving HavanaCuba was a playground for the wealthy in the 1950s. It was a place to bask in the sun during the day, and enjoy many fine nightclubs, restaurants, theaters, and casinos after the sun went down. Many wealthy Americans traveled to Cuba for both...
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Lakeside ImaginationLakeside Imagination is a collection of short stories with an interesting history. Long before they were written down, the stories were told to the inmates at a jail in a small northern Minnesotan county. The ideas in the stories clearly spoke to these men...
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La ciudad perdida de Z / The Lost City of Z = The Lost City of ZLa fascinante historia de la ltima expedici n en busca de El Dorado En 1925, el legendario explorador brit nico Percy Fawcett se adentr en la selva del Amazonas, en busca de una legendaria civilizaci n situada en lo m s profundo de la...
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K-PopThis engaging book describes K-pop music's key characteristics, history, and place in popular music today. It also feature an "Artist Spotlight" special feature, informative sidebars, a table of contents, a reading comprehension quiz, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers book...
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Kenya SafariWith this title, readers will go on safari in Kenya! This book covers how and where safari-goers can encounter several animals of Kenya. The title is complete with colorful images, simple text, and a list of exciting safari adventures. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
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Kansas City's Public Library: Empowering the Community for 150 YearsFrom the humble beginnings of a single bookcase in 1873, the Kansas City Public Library grew into a bedrock cultural institution with an ambitious mission of bolstering the people's welfare, inspiring lifelong learning, and empowering citizens through knowledge. Across one and a half centuries,...
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Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation"Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation: 1838-1839" is a poignant firsthand account of life on a southern American plantation during the antebellum era, penned by British actress and abolitionist Frances Anne Kemble. This collection of stories by FRANCES ANNE KEMBLE where she...
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Jasper Johns--The Artist as Collector: Fom Cézanne to de KooningDiscover Jasper Johns as a passionate collector of drawings. Jasper Johns ranks among the major American artists of the twentieth century. His accomplishments as a collector, however, have been little known until now. Jasper Johns--The Artist as Collector is a beautifully produced volume that...
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Japanese Tea Ceremony: Cha-No-YuThe tea cermony--known as cha-no-yu, or literally hot water for tea--has touched nearly every aspect of Japanese life. First published in 1933 as Cha-No-Yu, or The Japanese Tea Ceremony, this classic remains the gold standard for books on the five-centuries-old tea ceremony, which is...
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Jakob Hutter: His Life and LettersThis scholarly biography and collection of writings by and about an early leader of the Hutterites, a pacifist communal Anabaptist group, sheds light on a persecuted religious minority during the Reformation. This comprehensive, annotated collection of Jakob Hutter's letters and related documents begins with...
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It Happened in Alaska: Remarkable Events that Shaped HistoryFrom the Gold Rush to Tlingit potlatches to the Alaska Reindeer Project, It Happened in Alaska offers a unique look at intriguing icons and episodes from the history of the Last Frontier. In an easy-to-read style that's entertaining and informative, Alaska resident Diane Olthius...
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Irish First Ladies and First Gentlemen, 1919-2011Between 1919 and 2011, the president of Ireland was a married person. Yet, there is no reference to the president's family in the 1937 Constitution. Beyond media curiosity, public discussion and scholarly interest in the wife or husband of the president is surprisingly rare....
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Irish DenverThe very first Irish in Denver came as miners, railroad workers, soldiers, and domestic servants. These workers, cogs of an expanding American industrial empire, later gave way to 20th-century politicians, priests, and business leaders who defined Irish respectability. Denver has always been a prominent...
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Invading ParadiseInvading Paradise: Esopus Settlers at War with Natives, 1659, 1663 reopens and redirects debate about causes of the two Esopus Wars in what are now Kingston and Hurley, New York. Historical studies are found inadequate to explain the conflict and its genocidal outcome. If...
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Influential Women of Spokane: Building a Fair CityWhile known as the home of Father's Day, Spokane benefited from its share of trailblazing women. In 1886, Mother Joseph, a pioneering architect, constructed the first Sacred Heart Hospital. After fire destroyed thirty-six blocks in 1889, Anna Stratton Browne and her friends raised $10,000...
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