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Excerpt from Essentials in the Theory of Framed StructuresThis book, designed primarily for class-room use, contains no new principles. The same fundamental ideas to be found in many other books are here set forth by a treatment so different from the orthodox method that a word of explanation seems justifiable.There is a growing tendency in engineering schools to instruct rather than to educate, to pour in rather than to draw out, to feed the ...

Excerpt from The Money Value of EducationSir: All admit the value of the education of the schools for gen eral culture and esthetic appreciation and as a preparation for citi zenship in a democracy, and most are willing to contribute out of the public funds to the support of the schools for these ends when they feel that the people are able to do so without too much sacrifice of what they call the necessities of life and too heavy a drain on t...

Excerpt from A History of the Gold Coast of West AfricaSeven days' further sail brought the expedition to a large bay, to which they gave the name of the Western Horn. In this bay was an island, on which they landed. During the day all was calm, but at night strange appearances pre sented themselves: the mountains seemed to be all on fire, and the sound 01 drums and cymbals was mingled with strange cries. Terrified at these sights and sounds t...

Excerpt from History of Eno Presbyterian Church, Cedar Grove, North Carolina, 1755-1980Although they were unlearned, they were as unbending as iron in their religious sentiments. These Scotch people, ever zealous for freedom of body, mind and spirit found the old regime in their homeland encroaching upon these cherished principles. To America they came that they might work out their own salvation with fear and trembling in the sight of God, bu...

Excerpt from South African SketchesWe had arrived at Karroo Poort at eight in the evening, after having crossed the sunbaked and dusty Karroo, with its hundreds upon hundreds of dry bones bleaching white by the roadside - the skeletons of oxen, mules, and horses, extending in an almost unbroken line all the way from Patatas River - and learned from the guard of the Transport Waggon the welcome intelligence that a halt of two hours would be all...

Excerpt from Catalogue of Arabic Books in the British Museum, Vol. 2The combinations dammalh-single wdw and kasrah+single ya are tran scribed respectively 12 and i in closed syllables, uw and {y in open syllables, and u and i when final. Final short vowels are not transcribed: 12 and i at the end of a transcripu'on indicate respectively, in the penultimate of the original Arabic, dammalz double wdw and kasmh +doubleyd'. Elsewhere these com him...

Excerpt from Catalogue of Arabic Books in the British Museum, Vol. 2The combinations dammalh-single wdw and kasrah+single ya are tran scribed respectively 12 and i in closed syllables, uw and {y in open syllables, and u and i when final. Final short vowels are not transcribed: 12 and i at the end of a transcripu'on indicate respectively, in the penultimate of the original Arabic, dammalz double wdw and kasmh +doubleyd'. Elsewhere these com him...

Excerpt from History of Eno Presbyterian Church, Cedar Grove, North Carolina, 1755-1980Although they were unlearned, they were as unbending as iron in their religious sentiments. These Scotch people, ever zealous for freedom of body, mind and spirit found the old regime in their homeland encroaching upon these cherished principles. To America they came that they might work out their own salvation with fear and trembling in the sight of God, bu...

Excerpt from A Descriptive List of the Arabic Manuscripts Acquired by the Trustees of the British Museum Since 1894The descriptions have been classified in sections according to the subjects of which the mss. Treat. Within these limits they are arranged according to the alphabetical order of the names of the works, disregarding however such prefixes as Kitab and Risdlah, prepositions, and the definite article. In the case where a ms. Contains ...

Excerpt from A Descriptive List of the Arabic Manuscripts Acquired by the Trustees of the British Museum Since 1894The descriptions have been classified in sections according to the subjects of which the mss. Treat. Within these limits they are arranged according to the alphabetical order of the names of the works, disregarding however such prefixes as Kitab and Risdlah, prepositions, and the definite article. In the case where a ms. Contains ...

Excerpt from The Tshi-Speaking Peoples of the Gold Coast of West Africa: Their Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws, Language, EtcProfessor Waitz holds very similar views. He says The comparatively low degree of civilisation among the Negroes may be chie¿y explained by the relaxing effects of the climate, the geographical position of those regions, the few requirements as regards dress, food, and habitation, all of which Nature yields in abundance...

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Working mutts. Careerist canines. Heroes for hire. Purebred professionals. All kinds of dogs are out in the work force, serving humans - and their fellow dogs - in ways you might not know are possible. Working Like A Dog gives you a window into the world of working animals, reminding us that, first and foremost, a dog is truly man's best friend and co-worker.

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...

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...