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When a young boy sees a street performer dancing in the neighborhood park, a passion for dance lights up inside him. Join him and his mother on their journey in this light and fun story with an important lesson we can all learn from.

In Fugitive Freedom, William B. Taylor—the master of historical writing on colonial Mexico—shows how the charlatan lives of two Mexican men from the social margins unmask much more than a plebeian, pícaro underworld in New Spain. The vagrant hearts, lies, and impersonations of the two tricksters and the punishments they endured show how Spanish rule in the Americas, with its Inquisition, state managers, and widespread inequalities, was failing...

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In Fugitive Freedom, William B. Taylor—the master of historical writing on colonial Mexico—shows how the charlatan lives of two Mexican men from the social margins unmask much more than a plebian, pícaro underworld in New Spain. The vagrant hearts, lies, impersonations, and punishments of these two tricksters show how Spanish rule in the Americas, with its Inquisition, state managers, and widespread inequalities, was failing and flourishing at...

A notice of recent researches in sound is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1876.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks ne...

Title: A memorial of Joseph Henry.Author: William B TaylorPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion...

The bees in the kingdom of Bumblonia were doing quite nicely until Malicia, in her glass wellington boots, became the Queen. If being sat on wasn't bad enough, then the idea of being arrested by a friendly local bee collection officer and spending time in a dark, dreary dungeon was certainly a bee's worst nightmare.One misfortune can change life dramatically if it involves little knowledge of how nature plays a pivotal role in everyday life. S...

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After taking an at-home DNA test, Alex Tinsdill is contacted by a New York legal firm to advise him that he is a genetic match to a wealthy client. Alex soon discovers that he is the sole heir to a $250 million fortune, and a Gilded Age estate called Cove Point Manor. Shocked by the discovery of his previously unknown relatives, Alex decides to spend some time at his new estate while deciding what to do with it.Soon Alex's family "friends", Br...

Alex and Maggie Tinsdill travel to England and reunite a client with his long-lost noble family, the Glendons. When Alex and Maggie reunite the family, they soon discover that not everyone is happy with the news, especially Lady Glendon, and her spoiled son who has just lost his heir to the Glendon family title. Maggie makes contact with the spirit of a young girl who tries to warn her that their lives are in danger, but will Maggie heed the w...

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Miracles, signs of divine presence and intervention, have been esteemed by Christians, especially Catholic Christians, as central to religious belief. Consisting of three rare documents about miracles, each accompanied by an introductory essay, this study serves as a source book and complement to the author's Shrines and Miraculous Images.

The literature on Our Lady of Guadalupe dominates the study of shrines and religious practices in Mexico. But there is much more to the story of shrines and images in Mexico's religious history. This book brings together the author's essays on previously unstudied or reconsidered places, themes, patterns, and episodes in Mexican religious history.

Excerpt from A Memoir of Joseph Henry: A Sketch of His Scientific WorkTo cherish with affectionate regard the memory of the venerated dead is not more grateful to the feelings, than to recall their excel lences and to retrace the stages and occasions of their intellectual conquests is instructive to the reason. Few lives within the century are more worthy of admiration, more elevating in contemplation, or more entitled to commemoration, than t...

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