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ELIZABETH BROOKS grew up in Chester, and read Classics at Cambridge. Her debut novel CALL OF THE CURLEW was shortlisted for the Waverton Good Reads award. The setting for her new novel, THE WOMAN IN THE PAINTING, is a manor house named Byrne Hall and is inspired by the home of Agatha Christie. It is full of dark corners and old portraits that carry untold stories of their subjects. Elizabeth Brooks lives on the Isle of Man with her husband and...

For fans of Eowyn Ivey, Rose Tremaine, and Kate Atkinson, The Orphan of Salt Winds is a bewitching debut about the secrets that haunt us.

Excerpt from Prominent Women of TexasMargeritte Clothilde de Surville eclipsed all other lights in the field of poetry and belles-lettres, while Elizabeth, Lady Jane Grey, and Signora Joan of Arragon, made themselves famous as scholars and linguists. In theology and eloquence Isabella de Kesara dis played powers that electrified her cotemporaries, and Elena Lucre zia Piscopia, as linguist and mathematician, rose above all' the men of her time....

Excerpt from Java and Its ChallengeBuilding of the Buitenzorg anglo-chinese School and Malay Speaking Chinese Church.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfec...

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About the Book Books about Travel in Southeast Asia describe travels and adventures in the lands and many islands that lie to the south of China, east of India, and to the north-west of Australia, with the biggest country being Indonesia. Titles includes: Java and Its Challenge, The megalithic culture of Indonesia, Reise Durch die Unabhängigen Battak-Lande und auf der Insel Nias, and Sidin En Ik: Een Reisje Over Java.About usTrieste Publishing...

Selfies zie je overal: van Facebook en Twitter tot in kranten en tijdschriften, de selfie is niet meer weg te denken. En iedereen doet het: van de paus tot aan de president van de Verenigde Staten en van soapies tot je beste vrienden. Maar wist je ook dat selfies al eeuwenoud zijn? De eerste selfies die zijn ontdekt, werden veertigduizend jaar geleden gemaakt! Selfies vertellen heel veel over de tijd waarin mensen leefden en over de manier waa...

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Die Geschichte einer Familie in den amerikanischen Südstaaten. Krankheit, Alkohol und Eifersucht haben sie zerstört, Liebe und Hass liegen dicht beieinander. An einem schwülen Sommerabend bricht die Verzweiflung aus der Familie heraus, und es kommt zu einem dramatischen Konflikt.

Die Geschichte einer Familie in den amerikanischen Südstaaten. Krankheit, Alkohol und Eifersucht haben sie zerstört, Liebe und Hass liegen dicht beieinander. An einem schwülen Sommerabend bricht die Verzweiflung aus der Familie heraus, und es kommt zu einem dramatischen Konflikt.

Abigail Crabtree's imaginary world is precious to her, an escape from the waking world. That is until one wintry night, when a sinister horseman appears and threatens to wrest it from her in the name of the King of Traumund. Desperate to save her realm from asion, she turns to her godfather - the enchanting Mr Montefiore - for help.

Creating Military Power" examines how societies, cultures, political structures, and the global environment affect the abilities of countries to generate power in war.

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What does it mean to be Black in the Obama era? In Reading African American Experiences in the Obama Era, young African American scholars and researchers and experienced community activists demonstrate how to encourage dialogue across curricula, disciplines, and communities with emphases on education, new media, and popular culture. Considering what this historic moment means for Black life, letters, and learning, this accessible yet scholarly...

Excerpt from Prominent Women of Texas The women of Texas, like the women of every geographical division of the globe, and in every age of the world, have played their part in the drama of human progress. Like their coworkers of the other sex, only the comparatively few have filled niches in the pantheon of greatness, but these few, of both sexes, had added to the light of the world's illumination some of its purest rays, and have given to his...

Excerpt from Java and Its Challenge Java is a fascinatingly beautiful land which is just emerging from Obscurity in the thinking and planning of American tourists. But more than that, and bet ter, Java has recently been entered as a mission field by an American Society through the efiorts Of a band of earnest young Christians in and about Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare an...

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What does it mean to be Black in the Obama era? In Reading African American Experiences in the Obama Era, young African American scholars and researchers and experienced community activists demonstrate how to encourage dialogue across curricula, disciplines, and communities with emphases on education, new media, and popular culture. Considering what this historic moment means for Black life, letters, and learning, this accessible yet scholarly...

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