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Part scientific mystery, part cultural history, part intellectual archaeology, Who Killed the Great Auk? vividly tells the story of the extinction that helped launch the first conservation movement. The Great Auk was a large, flightless bird with tiny wings and an enormous beak. Its clumsy, erect gait on land made it an easy target for sailors and landsmen alike, who hunted it for its ample flesh and soft down, and eagerly gathered its eggs. O...

Presents an exhaustive overview of the field, with chapters written by people at the forefront of the field Written to be accessible for both students and researchers A new addition to the acclaimed Oxford Handbooks series on a topic of considerable interest and activity The ability to communicate through spoken and written language is one of the defining characteristics of the human race, yet it remains a deeply mysterious process. The young ...

Excerpt from Right at Last: And Other Tales Are now, by Mr. Dickens's kind permission, reprint ed, at the instance of the Publishers, who offered satisfactory reasons for such a course, and the writ er can only hope that they will find a sufficient number of friends to prove that they were not al together mistaken. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks....

Elevate your leadership to achieve the extraordinary Inspired Leadership is the essential guide to performing at the highest level every day. As CEO of Porsche, author Kevin Gaskell led the company from near-bankruptcy to the most profitable car company. During his four years at BMW, the company saw 80% growth in sales and 500% increase in profitability. Good leaders get results and great leaders get great results--but Inspired Leaders get ex...

A classic of English biography as well as the portrait of a very remarkable woman and an eminently distinguished literary figure.

Excerpt from Cousin Phillis and Other Tales, Etc Cousin Phillie seems to have gone through one edition in the Fremh longongo.' 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 technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst re...

Excerpt from Ruth: And Other Tales A hundred years ago its a ce was that of picturesque grandeur. The old houses, who were the temporary residences a! Such of the county-milieu as contented themselves with the gieties of a provincial town, crowded the streets. 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 histori...

Excerpt from Lizzie Leigh: And Other Tales They had been two-and-twenty years man and wife, for nineteen of those years their life had been as calm and happy, as the most perfect uprightness on the one side, and the most complete confidence and loving submission on the other, could make it. Milton's famous line might have been framed and hung up as the rule of their married life, for he was truly the interpreter, who stood between God and her...

Excerpt from Lizzie Leigh, and Other Tales 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 technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in t...

Excerpt from RuthI do honestly know that there is no living English wri. Jf whose aid I would desire to enlist rence to the authoress of 'mary Barton'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...

Excerpt from Wives and Daughters, Vol. 1 of 3: An Every-Day Story To begin with the old rigmarole of childhood. In a country there was a shire, and in that shire there was a town, and in that town there was a house, and in that house there was a room, and in that room there was a bed, and in that bed there lay a little girl, wide awake and longing to get up, but not daring to do so for fear of the unseen power in the next room, a certain Bett...

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The CONSULTING ENGINEER'S "Guidebook" is an excerpted and extended version of the new book The "Complete Guide" to CONSULTING ENGINEERING by John D. Gaskell, Retired Professional Engineer. It is the result of requests from many readers to narrow the focus to the goals of: &bull, Becoming an "outstanding" consulting engineer. &bull, Gaining a reputation as an "expert" in their specialty, and &bull, Obtaining the engineering "management skills" ...

Dopo la morte di Charlotte Brontë, nel 1855, suo padre esorta Elizabeth Gaskell, già acclamata autrice, a scrivere la biografia della figlia. Elizabeth, che era stata una cara amica di Charlotte, parte così sulle tracce di quanti l'avevano conosciuta, viaggiando a lungo in Inghilterra e in Belgio per raccogliere informazioni e materiale, e traendo dalle sue ricerche un cospicuo bagaglio accuratamente ordinato di lettere, interviste e osservazi...

This book brings 41 of Eric Gaskell's black and white linocuts made in and around the English and Welsh canal waterways into one volume. With text written by Paul Higson and a specially written foreword by Tony Lewery (the respected artist and author of canal folk art and signwriting) this is a book that is sure to go down well with any canal enthusiast. The book also gets you a 10% discount on purchasing any of the original black and white li...

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