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Between 1970 and 1974, Northern Ireland became immersed in near civil war. This book analyses the evolution of British government policy against the backdrop of the first years of the 'Troubles'. Northern Ireland, with its ethno-sectarian conflict, was perhaps the most puzzling British political problem of the twentieth century. With rapidly growing interest in the politics of this struggle, there is a need for new kinds of interpretations of ...

In this book, Marie Bruce explains how angels and witches can work together to heal the mind, the body and the spirit, as well as how they can overcome problems and enhance any life.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This Mel Bay QWIKGUIDE begins with basic music theory about scales and keys and teaches how to transpose several songs with and without the capo. Then we look at chords in keys and explore some typical chord progressions by swapping numbers ("one, four, five") for the chord names ("D, G, A"). Finally we study the "Nashville Numbering System" in depth by examining different notation styles and converting several well-known songs to number chart...

Durante la época colonial las tácticas de batalla no podían ser siempre convencionales: el terreno desconocido y a veces inexplorado, el clima y las costumbres de los nativos, configuraron en gran medida las tácticas, técnicas y armas que emplearon los distintos ejércitos. Este libro repasa el papel de la infantería y la caballería, la guerra de asedio y la naval desde la Guerra de la Independencia americana hasta el enfrentamiento entre britá...

The new edition of Steve Bruce's Fundamentalism grapples with the combination of social strains and religious ideas that have produced an explosion of fundamentalist activity in the wake of 9/11. In a direct and punchy style, the new edition of his book investigates what lies behind the actions of Al-Qaeda, suicide bombings and the 'war against terror', and also gets to grips with the continuing rise of the Christian Right in the USA. It offe...

This book contains 250 anecdotes, including these: 1) Opera singer Mary Garden sometimes watched rehearsals of the Ballets Russes with Sergei Diaghilev, and she noticed just how much attention to detail he paid. On one occasion, he noticed a tiny flower in a dancer's hair and ordered her to remove it because the color wasn't right. Ms. Garden asked him, "Don't you ever rest?" Mr. Diaghilev replied, "My dear Mary, there is all eternity to rest....

La extraordinaria vida de Bruce Lee, al igual que su carrera, fluyó con la energía de sus ideas, las mismas que le permitieron llevar una vida feliz y superar difíciles obstáculos, ideas que también inspiraron a su familia, a sus amigos, a sus alumnos y a sus colegas, ayudándolos a alcanzar el éxito en sus propias vidas.Aquí hallarás los secretos del sorprendente éxito de Bruce Lee como actor, artista marcial y modelo de inspiración para el mu...

This symposium covers several aspects of the application of physics and related techniques on medical practice and research. The main purpose was to provide a forum in which recognized specialists, active researchers, students in the field, and hospital physicists could exchange information and ideas. Topics include: mammography, radioneurosurgery, intensity modulated radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance imaging, laser thera...

Libro de análisis que revisa las tácticas militares de los ejércitos napoleónicos desde el final de la Revolución Francesa hasta la derrota en Waterloo. Batallas principales, cuerpos como infantería, caballería y artillería, el combate naval, la guerra de asedio¿ todo ello con mapas tácticos en color.

A refreshing look at the meaning of socialism in Venezuela from the point of view of the country's ordinary citizens.

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FIFTY YEARS AMONG SHORTHORNS. Includes over 300 pen pictures of notable sires. Originally published in 1907. This is a record, in a form handy for reference, are the particulars of many sires, and the notes on the breeding of shorthorn cattle. It is hoped that this book will be of service to any breeders who have not yet had the opportunity of viewing the animals. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and befo...

This contains 250 anecdotes about art and artists, including this one: Mexican artist Diego Rivera knew what was important in life. While he was living in Paris, a fire broke out in his apartment one night as he was sleeping. Mr. Rivera ran around, gathering paintings and taking them outside to safety. Only after he had saved several paintings did he discover that he wasn't wearing any pants.

This book contains 250 anecdotes about movies, including this one: While attending Yale University, movie actress Jodie Foster got a role in an off-campus student play-her first role on the stage. On opening night, she warned reporters that they had better write about more than just her-because if they wrote about just her, the other actors "will kill me.

Ravaged by a rare cancer, Bruce lost use of his saliva glands and esophagus, and ate no food for more than a year. While he was rehabilitating from a fractured hip, an explosive fire consumed the Bruce home and all their possessions. Like a modern day Job, this righteous man lost nearly everything, only to have it returned in abundance.

The doing of good deeds is important. As a free person, you can choose to live your life as a good person or as a bad person. To be a good person, do good deeds. To be a bad person, do bad deeds. If you do good deeds, you will become good. If you do bad deeds, you will become bad. To become the person you want to be, act as if you already are that kind of person. Each of us chooses what kind of person we will become. To become a hero, do the t...

Dam and levee remediation has become more prevalent since the start of the twenty-first century. Given the vastness and complexity of the infrastructures involved, keeping up with maintenance needs is very difficult. Major surges in repair are usually triggered by nature's wake-up calls, such as hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes. The challenge has been to develop methods that ensure safe, effective, reliable, and robust solutions for current...

DC Gary Goodhew is intelligent, intuitive and the youngest detective at Cambridge's Parkside Station. He is the first on the scene when the body of a young woman is discovered on Midsummer Common and for the first time in his career is given the chance to work on a murder investigation. A second brutal murder soon follows and Goodhew knows it is time to use his own initiative to flush out the killer, even though it means risking his job and di...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...