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Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa" by David Livingstone: Embark on an extraordinary expedition with the legendary explorer and missionary David Livingstone in "Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa." This timeless classic recounts Livingstone's epic journey through the heart of the African continent, providing a riveting narrative that blends missionary zeal with scientific exploration. Livingstone's vivid account...

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How the specter of climate has been used to explain history since antiquity Scientists, journalists, and politicians increasingly tell us that human impacts on climate constitute the single greatest threat facing our planet and may even bring about the extinction of our species. Yet behind these anxieties lies an older, much deeper fear about the power that climate exerts over us. The Empire of Climate traces the history of this idea and its p...

A social history of West Germany's Bundesgrenzschutz (BGS, Federal Border Police) that complicates the telling of the country's history as a straightforward success story.

In "Livingstones Expedition zum Zambesi und seinen Nebenflüssen 1858-1864" nimmt uns David Livingstone mit auf eine atemberaubende Reise durch das unerforschte Gebiet des Sambesi. Im März 1858 bricht er zusammen mit seinem Bruder und fünf weiteren Europäern auf, um im Auftrag der britischen Regierung den Sklavenhandel zu bekämpfen und die einheimische Bevölkerung für Landwirtschaft und Baumwollanbau zu gewinnen. Doch was er auf seiner Reise er...

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The B-24 Liberator served as the workhorse of the US armed forces and was used in every theater of war. Under the command of Colonel Halverson, a US task force known as HALPRO was sent to attack Japan, but was diverted en route and instead became embroiled in the Mediterranean theater, carrying out bombing raids to arrest the progress of Axis forces.Images of the early days of the RAF, HALPRO and the US's 9th and 12th Air Forces illustrate the...

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Born into humble circumstances in nineteenth century Scotland, Mary Slessor's path seemed determined as she began work as a child laborer in a textile mill. Short of stature, blue-eyed, red-haired, and with a fiery personality to match, Mary was made of tough stuff. Even though she worked twelve hours per day, she faithfully attended night school, even bringing books to work, stealing glances as she could. Her homelife was full of conflict and...

R.B. Kitaj: London to Los Angeles explores the relationship between KitajâEUR(TM)s art and the places where he lived. This is the first significant publication about the artist in over a decade and provides a chronological overview of KitajâEUR(TM)s career.

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Enter a magical world...When Louise and Michael find a secret door in the bear house of their local animal park, they soon discover more than they could ever have imagined.Join this adventurous brother and sister duo as they explore London and beyond in the company of their talking animal friends, and make some very special new friends along the way!Step inside and meet the animals...

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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

The story of the greatly misunderstood Goddess, including why she likes snakes. My name is Medusa explores the "scary" dark side, the potency of nature and the importance of dreams. Arna Baartz gorgeously illustrates this tale by Glenys Livingstone, teaching children (big and small) that our power often lies in what we have been taught to fear and revile.