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Excerpt from A Little Journey to RussiaRussia is a country where the Ice King reigns half the year, where in winter the rivers freeze so deeply that railroads can be built on them and sledge roads are made the full length of their shining surface, where the lakes are ploughed by huge steamers which in stead of cutting the waves bore their way through the ice, where sleighs ¿y over the Slippery streets for so many months of the year that when s...

Excerpt from A Little Journey to Belgium and Denmark, for Home and School, Intermediate, and Upper GradesBut though it has an area of only square miles it has a population of nearly seven millions, Which makes it the most densely populated count1y of Europe.In some parts of the country the people are like bees in'a swarm. One wonders how they all get a living. The houses are scattered so thickly over the country, and the towns are so close tog...

Excerpt from Lincoln and Washington, Vol. 20Suggestions for Study of Lincoln and Washington in the School Room Birthday Exercises Room Decoration Washington and Lincoln Gallery or Patriotism Chart Program. Washington Program Lincoln Program.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 ...

Excerpt from A Little Journey to China: For Intermediate and Upper GradesThe traveler meets with many difficulties in China. There are few railroads, the boats, Ou the rivers and canals are not very attractive to Americans and Euro peans, camels are not pleasant riding to strangers, the sedan-chair and the wheelbarrows cramp one too much for Comfort, and the roads are so miserable and crooked that walking is both unpleasant and dangerous, for ...

Excerpt from A Little Journey to England, Vol. 1: London and Liverpool, For Intermediate and Upper GradesWhen our grandparents came to the place where Chicago now stands, they found but a frog pond. They came west in wagons and it took them weeks to make the trip from.the Atlantic Coast.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of...

Excerpt from Little Journeys to Russia and Austria-HungaryRussia is a country where the Ice King reigns half the year, where in winter the rivers freeze so deeply that railroads can be built on them, and sledge roads are made the full length of their shining surface, where the lakes are ploughed by huge steamers which in stead of cutting the waves bore their way through the ice, where sleighs ¿y over the slippery streets for so many months of ...

The book series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie, founded by Gustav Gröber in 1905, is among the most renowned publications in Romance Studies. It covers the entire field of Romance linguistics, including the national languages as well as the lesser studied Romance languages. The editors welcome submissions of high-quality monographs and collected volumes on all areas of linguistic research, on medieval literature and on tex...

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Paulos Mar Gregorios: A Reader is a compilation of the selected writings of Paulos Mar Gregorios, a metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of India and a former President of the World Council of Churches.

Montgomery attorney, writer, and musician Ed George continues his late evening musings in his newest volume of poetry.

Alla fine, tutto sembra ricondursi al denaro", riflette lapidario Thomas Lynley di fronte all'indagine che lo ha portato in Cumbria, un incarico strettamente confidenziale affidatogli da Sir David Hillier. A chiamare in causa Scotland Yard è Bernard Fairclough, baronetto di recente nomina e ricco industriale, convinto che la morte per annegamento di suo nipote Ian, archiviata dal coroner come accidentale, sia stata in realtà un omicidio. Affia...

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It's a busy day at the festival for PC Seth and PC Thea. A car is stuck in the mud and a little boy needs their help. Can the officers solve every problem that comes their way? An entertaining story, with fun illustrations, and helpful terms explained at the back, along with further topics to think about.

It's a busy day for astronauts Jenny, Chen and Kim. They are going to the space station on an important mission. The crew are there to help them but what is wrong with Robo-bot? An entertaining story, with fun illustrations, and helpful terms explained at the back, along with further topics to think about.

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Indonesian painter Abdul Djalil Pirous's pioneering advances in abstract modernism and modern Islamic aesthetics have established him as a leading figure in the world of Asian art. In Picturing Islam, cultural anthropologist Kenneth George explores issues of religion, nationalism, ethnicity, and globalization through the life and work of this original contemporary artist. Working in close collaboration with Pirous, George tells a captivating s...

The variety and the international focus of the cases, be they environmental, health or management successes or failures, makes this book more appealing to a wider audience. These cases examine sociocultural issues associated with responding to a variety of crises. Additionally, a unique feature of the book is a section titled Views from the Expert, which appears at the end of each chapter. Because the expert in question is not connected in any...