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Platt's sequel to "East of Varley Head" reminiscences through, social conventions, character sketches, anecdotes, and observations related to the English village of Port Isaac in the 1940s.

Excerpt from Money Money! an attractive title - a subject every man is interested in, and my object is to bring clearly before your mind how largely the success of English trade depends upon the currency laws in relation to our system of banking, that being the recognized medium for supplying borrowed capital, the life-blood upon which our large trade depends, and I hope to awaken within you a desire to understand this subject better than her...

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A history of US sociological research, questioning conventional theories with new data.

Excerpt from Poverty The Italians have a proverb, The better is the enemy of the good. It is our duty, while there is a better capable of attain ment, not to rest satisfied with the good, and having attained the better, to press forward towards the best, although it may be for the time unattainable. To lessen poverty, to get rid of much of the misery that exists, men must have a more practical training, be better qualified for earning their d...

Excerpt from Morality The best stimulant to awaken and develop man's intelligence would be teaching a knowledge of the natural laws. An understanding of the power of the Infinite Being manifested in the immensity of creation, could not fail to call forth the desire to obey, love, and adore Nature's God, whose wisdom is so manifest in the variety of combinations, perfect harmony, and exquisite beauty which the universe presents, His goodness i...

Excerpt from Men and WomenThe altered osition of women is a subject that requires the most care 1 consideration - she claims rights, and res onsibilities hitherto denied her. She is not content to lees indirectly by her home in¿uence, but wants to take an active part in life's struggles. Women now ask to take those positions in life as bread-earners, as electors and as representatives locally, and inferential] im y, that only men have hitherto...

Hoe zwaar zijn wolken? Wie vond het potlood uit? Hoeveel verschillende knopen bestaan er? Van de rij van Fibonacci tot de atomaire structuur. Van het periodiek systeem der elementen tot zonnewendes en equinoxen. Van de sferen van de aarde tot wolkenclassificatie. Maar ook: hoe zit een orkest in elkaar? Alles over schroeven en spijkers. Penselen en kwasten. De fasen van de maan. Papierformaten. Rivieren. Het menselijk skelet... Over alles is ...

Der Titel des Buches ist hier Programm! Auf 30 farbenfrohen Bildtafeln wird eine Fülle von Fakten für Wissenshungrige präsentiert. Woher stammt zum Beispiel die Wendung »Auf Wolke sieben schweben«? Wieso ist das chemische Element Cobalt nach einem Kobold benannt? Und in welchem modernen Musikstück kommen drei Staubsauger und eine Bodenpoliermaschine zum Einsatz? Dieses Buch hält nicht nur Bildungsgut parat, mit dem man auf jeder Party punkten ...

Excerpt from Virginia Politics: Speech of Hon. James H. Platt, of Virginia, Delivered in the House of Representatives, April 6, 1872I have no comments to make on Colonel Tay lor's letter. It speaks for itself, and clearly shows that my colleague was inaccurately informed as to the action of the Legislature of which he complains and criticises.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find mor...

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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...

In 1960, a nationwide campaign to discover deposits of diamonds was carried out in Tanganyika under the auspices of Williamson Diamonds Limited. The campaign involved the mobilization of thousands of African workers and a few hundred specially engaged white supervisors. This book tells their story as it was seen through the eyes of one among them who wouldn't have missed a minute of the experience.

Platt presents an extended and descriptive glossary of the everyday conversational dialect used by the pupils at the Port Isaac County Primary School in North Cornwall in the late 1940s. The text pays tribute to the traditions of the enduring village community of the day.

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