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About the Book Books about the History of Russia and the Former Soviet Union cover the states of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia, which all trace their histories to the Kyivan Rus' empire. In addition there are another 12 non-slavic successor states from the Soviet Union. Titles include: A Short History of Russia, Russia in 1919, The Knout and the Russians, Or, The Muscovite Empire, the Czar, and His People, The Prelude to Bolshevism: The Kornilov...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

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With the right DNA, you could be free from disease, free from ageing.You could even, perhaps, live forever.Like her father before her, Paola Santini has the right DNA.Centuries-old Renaissance artist John Andrews is in a state of shock. Just weeks after meeting his daughter, Paola, for the first time - almost 500 years after she was born in Naples - she is abducted and DNA evidence shows that the culprit is Jacques Bognard, John's seafaring fr...

With the right DNA, you could be free from disease, free from ageing.You could even, perhaps, live forever.John Andrews has the right DNA … and so did his daughter, Paola.In 2012, art-forgery expert Ced Fisher is contacted by a woman from Boston wanting him to compare paintings by two female artists - one modern and one from the 19th century. When Ced discovers that the paintings are by the same artist, he immediately thinks of his 600-year-ol...

With the right DNA, you could be free from disease, free from ageing. You could even, perhaps, live forever. John Andrews has the right DNA … John Andrews is an extraordinary man. Not only is he an artist as gifted as any of the old masters, but at almost 600 years old, he is as youthful as he was back in the 1460s. Born Luca di Stefano in early Renaissance Tuscany, he is apprenticed to the great fresco painter, Piero della Francesca. Luca has...

In this unique literary collection Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate, George Elliot Clarke, anthologizes significant firsts in the landscape of African-Canadian poetry and prose. Clarke's powerful introduction illuminates the historical, cultural, and political significance of these groundbreaking works for contemporary audiences.

Excerpt from Russia's Sea-Power: Past and Present or the Rise of the Russian NavyWhen two nations are mutually estranged, it is generally possible to assign a definite and a sufficient cause.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 reco...

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Excerpt from The Navy and the Nation: Or Naval Warfare and Imperial DefenceThe England of Raleigh had a population of less than six millions, and a trade insignificant if measured by modern standards. Until after the Union of 1707, Scotland brought no strength to the national cause, while Ireland was a standing source of weakness. The young settlement of Virginia was not founded till 1606, and Jamaica was not wrested from Spain till 165 5. Rel...

Excerpt from Notes on Early Life in New Zealand This little book is personal and provisional. These Notes on an early chapter of my life were written ten years ago for the information of family friends, and were not intended for publication. They had to be egoistic to serve their purpose, but I thought they were too much so for general circulation. They are, however, charged with the historical element, from one who was not only behind those ...

Governor General's Award-winning author George Elliott Clarke identifies African-Canadian literature's distinguishing characteristics, argues its relevance to both African Diasporic and Canadian Studies and critiques several of its key creators and texts.

Excerpt from The Inventors' Advocate, and Journal of Industry, Vol. 4: A British and Foreign Miscellany of Science, Inventions, Manufactures, and Arts, January 2-June 26, 1841 William bridges adams, of Porchester terrace, Middlesex, gent for certain improvements in the construction of wheel carriages, and of certain appendages thereto. - 6 months, Dec. 28. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and class...

Excerpt from Hebrew Criticism and Poetry, or the Patriarchal Blessings of Isaac and of Jacob: Metrically Analysed and Translated, With Appendixes of Readings and Interpretations of the Four Greater Prophets, Interspersed With Metrical Translation and Composition, and With a Catena of the Prophecies of Balaam and of Haba'kuk Thus giving to religion the advantage, if it is any, of being intelligible to all capacities, and avoiding every thing t...

Governor General's Award-winning author George Elliott Clarke identifies African-Canadian literature's distinguishing characteristics, argues its relevance to both African Diasporic and Canadian Studies and critiques several of its key creators and texts.

The Education of Children at Rome is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896. 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 on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly ...

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Double Entry Bookkeeping for Technical Classes and Schools is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1898. 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 on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antique...