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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: History / General, Biography

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...

After two years on the run, best friends Rose and Lissa are caught and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, a private high school for vampires and half-bloods. It's filled with intrigue, danger--and even romance.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

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Some of the most interesting and mysterious people of the ancient world were the Incas. They were located in South America, primarily in Peru. The author was once the curator of Peruvian Archaeology at a major museum, so had access to many artifacts that are displayed in this book. We are shown what life was like for an ancient Incan warrior, priest, astronomer, housewife or leader. Also covered are the mysterious ruins of Tiahuanaco, the huge...

The Huckleberry Finn-style adventures and escapades in this unusual collection of boys' stories--which are equally appealing to girls--are set in easy-to-read narratives, all punctuated with undercurrents of humor.

George Herbert Mead (1863-1931) had a powerful influence on the development of American pragmatism in the twentieth century. He also had a strong impact on the social sciences. This classic book represents Mead's philosophy of experience, so central to his outlook.The present as unique experience is the focus of this deep analysis of the basic structure of temporality and consciousness. Mead emphasizes the novel character of both the present a...

How many fingers do whales have? Why do whales strand on beaches? Do dolphins protect humans from sharks? What does DNA reveal about the ancestry of cetaceans? This comprehensive book is a collective response to thousands of letters and phone calls received annually by the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Students, teachers, and scientists all have amazingly varied questions about whales and dolphins, and the most revealing in...

Selected by Philip Levine as the winner of the 1995 Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry.

With all the spunk with which he made his dream come true in "Junebug, " Mead's ten-year-old hero sets out to save his friend and understand his father. Excellent for African-American culture studies and Black History Month.

Simon Magus was originally a Christian and disciple of John the Baptist, but broke off and formed the first Christian heresy, called Simonianism. After learning magical medicine in Alexandria he was considered to have many magical skills. To this day, a skilled magician is called a "magus." He also studied Greek philosophers, especially Heraclitus, and became the first Christian to attempt to bridge Greek philosophy and Christianity. If a mixt...

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In House of Poured-Out Waters, Jane Mead's substantial new collection, she continues to grapple with a world both personal and cultural. Poised in the slender moment between too early and too late, between the difficult past and the unimaginable future, Mead's poems remind us that the old debates about fate and free will, nature and nurture, are also matters of personal urgency.More than anything, it is her spiritual dimension that offers Mead...

A new spin-off series from the popular "Vampire Academy" series, in which a whole new generation of royal vampires and their guardians must learn how to survive in a hostile world. Ages: 12+

Erstmals gibt es greifbare Beweise für die Existenz anderer Dimensionen: schillernde, kreisrunde Lichtkugeln, Orbs genannt, die seit einigen Jahren überall auf der Welt auf digitalen Fotos auftauchen. Was hat ihr Erscheinen zu bedeuten? Wie lassen sie sich wissenschaftlich erklären? Und was trennt sie von unserer Alltagswirklichkeit? Sind es tatsächlich Boten einer größeren Realität, zu der wir nun Zutritt erlangen? ORBS - DER SCHLEIER HEBT SI...

Der zweite Band hat seinen Schwerpunkt in Schriften des späten Mead zur Konstitutionstheorie der Naturwissenschaft und zur Geschichtsphilosophie und schließt daran eine Auswahl aus der reichhaltigen politischen Publizistik des Autors an.