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There were five American emigrant families that lived on the land now known as the Modini Preserve. Jim and Shirley Modini provided audio interviews, access to letters, photos and news accounts of their property. Their were also audio-tape interviews of Ella Nye, mother of Shirley Modini.The adventures and lives of all five families are detailed from varied sources, and the mix of villians and heros is an interesting tale for those interested ...

Excerpt from Primer of Facts About Music Questions and Answers In preparing this Primer of Facts about Music the compiler has had in view the need of the student for a small handy book for ready reference as well as study. Condensation, conciseness, and a prae tical selection and arrangement of useful material have been aimed at, in order that the little book may serve as a convenient substitute for extensive dictionaries and text-books of mu...

Excerpt from What Jesus Taught According to the Gospels It may not be amiss to add that the references to Scripture are not intended as proof-texts, but as sources from which the reader will verify the state ments made. The Bible itself is the Supreme Court to which every reader will carry his appeal from the judgment of the author. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at w...

Excerpt from Lanzis History of Painting in Upper and Lower Italy, Vol. 1 of 2 The object of the Translator, in the following Abridgment of Lanzi's History of Painting, has been to give such parts only of that work as might seem most likely to interest the English reader. Hence he has not only omitted to notice a great number of painters recorded in the original work, but has also wholly passed over three entire schools - the Ferrarese, the Ge...

Was the victory of François Hollande, the Socialist challenger to Nicolas Sarkozy, inevitable in the 2012 French Presidential elections? This book argues that a combination of economic downturn, policy choices and personal unpopularity meant that the Right-wing incumbent faced an almost impossible task in holding onto power for another five years.

Dr Evans pieces together underlying connections in the theology of the Reformation period, as a contribution to ecumenical dialogue.

With the start of the 21st Century, information services around the world are facing a host of challenges and changes unique to this era of exponential technological growth. However, this change is further compounded by the high turnover rate in senior positions. Focusing on leadership, this text ideal for young, emerging managers and supervisors guides future leaders in making the appropriate choices and decisions in response to and in antici...

Amongst the thematic topics discussed are global frequency, impacts on society, analysis of initial rock slope failure, monitoring of rock slope movement, analysis and modeling of post-failure behaviour, volcanic landslides, and influences of massive rock slope failure on the geomorphological evolution of mountain regions. Regional contributions include reports on rockslides and rock avalanches in Norway, western Canada, the Andes of Argentina...

Librarians, teachers, and media specialists always need new ways to engage students in learning. Here are 19 theme-based, 3-D bulletin board designs to inspire and direct learning in fifth through ninth grades. The work illustrates each board and gives detailed construction steps, suggestions for books and other items to include in the board's area, and several activity sheets that direct students to read, write, explore, and create as part of...

Was the victory of François Hollande, the Socialist challenger to Nicolas Sarkozy, inevitable in the 2012 French Presidential elections? This book argues that a combination of economic downturn, policy choices and personal unpopularity meant that the Right-wing incumbent faced an almost impossible task in holding onto power for another five years.

The inspiring pastor, media personality, and author offers spiritual empowerment to men and the women who love them. Bishop David Evans, pastor of the more than 27, 000-member Bethany Baptist Church, poses the question: What does it mean to be a real man? A true man is one who dares to live up to God's design-a man of confidence, purpose, strength, destiny, consistency, sensitivity, accountability, and loyalty, who is spiritual and loving and ...

The Cafe Irreal: International Imagination, a pioneering web-based literary magazine, first went online in 1998 with the intention of publishing a type of fantastic fiction most often associated with writers such as Franz Kafka, Kobo Abe and Jorge Luis Borges. To this end, it has published more than 250 authors from over 30 countries. In the course of the past fifteen years, it has also seen its editors nominated for a World Fantasy Award and ...

Interdisciplinary perspectives on the science, politics, and ethics of the 2013-2015 Ebola virus disease outbreak.

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Excerpt from The De Witt Family of Ulster County, New York From this time until his death, he resided in Kingston and Hurley, and some Of the land which he purchased is still in the hands of his descendants. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techn...

Treats, through excerpts from contemporary opinion and official documents, various aspects of the little world of theatre in the full context of Elizabethan-Jacobean life and times.

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This book describes the challenges ESL students in U.S. postsecondary institutions face when studying in a second language, and offers suggestions for how teachers, advisors, tutors, and institutions might provide support that meets their needs.

Here are writings of the great medieval spiritual teacher (1090-1153) who was preacher of the Crusades and founder of the Cistercians, with an introduction on the forming of Bernard's spirituality, its character and influence.