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Excerpt from The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, Vol. 3 of 3: And Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the United Church of England and Ireland, Together With the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as They Are to Be Sung or Said in Churches, And the Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Fin...

Excerpt from The Presbyterian Churches: Divisions and Unions in Scotland, Ireland, Canada and America It is not the purpose of the author to record a complete history of the various Presbyterian and Reformed churches in Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the United States of America. He has resisted the temptation to make a thick book. His object is to give a brief outline only, by statement and diagram, of the origins, divisions and unions, which...

Volume 2 of two-volume work. Almost single-handed discovery of Maya culture, exploration of ruined cities, monuments, temples, customs of Indians. Total in set: 115 drawings.

Volume 1 of two-volume work. Almost single-handed discovery of Maya culture, exploration of ruined cities, monuments, temples, customs of Indians. Total in set: 115 drawings.

Presents an overview of the key themes found in contemporary green political thought, especially the industrialized nations. Bringing together major research papers since the 1990s, this book charts a period in which environmental politics developed from a marginal position in society and the academy, to its place in the intellectual mainstream.

Excerpt from Practical Treatise on Consumptions Mankind in general, for some considerable time past, have regarded the medicinal art as grounded upon very uncertain, precarious, and even superstitious principles, variable at pleasure, not supported with that demonstrative evidence that attends most other professions, and even, in a great measure, chimerical. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and cla...

This book examines the working world of the playwright in nineteenth-century Britain.

Excerpt from The Practical Study of Malaria and Other Blood ParasitesIn the present handbook we propose to give the essentially practical methods, by Which those not familiar With laboratory methods may, undertheir own microscopes, follow all the most recent work on Malaria, and eventually be in a position themselves to add new facts to our knowledge of this important disease.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands o...

Ein einziges Treffen mit einem Luxus-Callgirl genügt, um in Sam Ellis eine Lawine loszutreten. Der erfolgreiche Staatsanwalt verliert sich zusehends in Sexabenteuern mit Professionellen. Dabei hat er eine sehr attraktive Frau, die für den kleinen Sohn ihre eigene Karriere auf Eis gelegt hat. Es gibt auch keinen Mangel an gutem Sex in Ellis' Leben, aber die teuren Nummern in irgendwelchen Hotelzimmern füllen eine Lücke, die er selbst nicht bene...

Ein einziges Treffen mit einem Luxus-Callgirl genügt, um in Sam Ellis eine Lawine loszutreten. Der erfolgreiche Staatsanwalt verliert sich zusehends in Sexabenteuern mit Professionellen. Dabei hat er eine sehr attraktive Frau, die für den kleinen Sohn ihre eigene Karriere auf Eis gelegt hat. Es gibt auch keinen Mangel an gutem Sex in Ellis' Leben, aber die teuren Nummern in irgendwelchen Hotelzimmern füllen eine Lücke, die er selbst nicht bene...

After the tumultuous events of last winter, Kate, Michael, and Emma long to continue the hunt for their missing parents. But they themselves are now in great danger, and so the wizard Stanislaus Pym hides the children at the Edgar Allan Poe Home for Hopeless and Incorrigible Orphans. There, he says, they will be safe. How wrong he is.

The final book in the bestselling Books of Beginning trilogy that began with The Emerald Atlas, which the New York Times called "a new Narnia for the tween set." The adventures of siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma come to a stunning conclusion when they must find the last Book of Beginning-the Book of Death-before the Dire Magnus does, for when all three books are united, their combined power will be unstoppable. Soon Emma is on a journey to pl...

A strong . . . new trilogy, invoking just a little Harry Potter and Series of Unfortunate Events along the way."-Realms of FantasySiblings Kate, Michael, and Emma have been in one orphanage after another for the last ten years, passed along like lost baggage. Yet these unwanted children are more remarkable than they could possibly imagine. Ripped from their parents as babies, they are being protected from a horrible evil of devastating power, ...

The recent discovery of fragments from such novels as Iolaos, Phoinikika, Sesonchosis, and Metiochos and Parthenope has dramatically increased the library catalogue of ancient novels, calling for a fresh survey of the field. In this volume Susan Stephens and John Winkler have reedited all of the identifiable novel fragments, including the epitomes of Iamblichos' Babyloniaka and Antonius Diogenes' Incredible Things Beyond Thule. Intended for sc...

Excerpt from Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia and Poland The town was full in sight, but at such a dis tance, and the waves were running so high, that we could not reach it with our sinali boat. A long ¿at extends several miles into the sea mak ing the harbour completely inaccessible except to entail Greek caiques built expressly for such navigation. We remained on board. All day 5 and the next morning, the gale still increasing,...

Excerpt from Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petræa, and the Holy Land Convent of Saint Saba. A strange Picture. Celebration of Good Friday. Palm Sunday. A Struggle for Life. The Grave of a Friend. A Convert. Burial of a Missionary. 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 Boo...

Excerpt from Illustrated Memoir of an Eventful Expedition Into Central America: Resulting in the Discovery of the Idolatrous City of Iximaya, in an Unexplored Region, And the Possession of Two Remarkable Aztec Children Maximo (the Boy), And Bartola (the Girl) The accompanying engravings, sketched from the ruins of Central America. Bear both in features and in position Of the head, a resemblance all will readily detect to the Aztec children, f...

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Excerpt from The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the United Church of England and Ireland, Vol. 2 of 3: Together With the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as They Are to Be Sung or Said in Churches, and the Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons The Collects, Epistles, and G§\iospels to beg! Use...

Excerpt from Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petræa, and the Holy Land The Aspect of the Mountains. Arab Graves. The Pacha and the Bedouins. The Value of Water. Perplexing Inscriptions Habits of the Arabs. Ethics of the Desert. 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 us...