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Excerpt from A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes, and Practical Astronomy, Or a Comprehensive View of the System of the World, Vol. 1 of 4: In Four Parts, Designed for the Instruction of Youth, and Particularly Adapted to the United States Be it remembered, That on the sixth day of January, in the thirty-sixth year of the Independence of the United Slates of America, James Wallace, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the t...

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The United States finds itself at a profound inflection point. Since World War II, its national security threats have tended to accumulate rather than diminish. While U.S. military capabilities remain more advanced than that of any other state, an increasingly interconnected global economy has allowed potential adversaries to shrink the technological lead currently enjoyed by America's Armed Forces. Additionally, U.S. economic power has declin...

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Excerpt from The Physiology of Mastication and Kindred Studies This pamphlet is published in the hope that it will help to draw attention to a generally neglected subject. The articles, though primarily addressed to the dental profession, are at least of equal importance to the medical practitioner. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book i...

Excerpt from A Study of Ore Deposits for the Practical Miner: With Descriptions of Ore Minerals, Rock, Minerals and Rocks, a Guide to the Prospector This book is the outgrowth of an unsuccessful search for something of its kind which the author felt the need of in his early mining experience. It is in part a condensation of personal experience and observation in the field covering a period of thirty years, in part the borrowed experience of o...

Excerpt from The Prevention of Dental Caries Dental Caries is one of the most easily and certainly preventable of diseases, and there would seem now to be no valid excuse for the bringing up of children with decayed teeth, together with all the pathological results which they give rise to. Unfortunately, so far it is only those who have become interested in the subject, and who are themselves possessed of the required knowledge to come to cor...

Excerpt from Dental Diseases in Relation to Public Health The three communications which go to make up this little book were written in response to requests (1) to present a report on Dental Diseases in Relation to Public Health at the recent International Medical Congress, (2) to open a discussion on Dental Hygiene in Infancy and Childhood at the Annual Meeting of the Royal Sanitary Institute at Exeter, and (3) to open a discussion on Childr...

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Excerpt from A Happy Day: A Farcical Comedietta, in Two Acts J amer - Appears in trousers and vest, afterwards in a fancy tweed suit, rather English in appearance. 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 uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, pre...

Excerpt from Occasional Papers on the Prevention of Some Common Diseases in Childhood The following papers appeared originally in various medical and dental journals, and thus the support which one should have given to another was no doubt lost. Nevertheless, the views have gained a certain currency, and with regard to the theory and practice of dietetics as advanced, it may be said that they are now not only widely accepted, but even belaude...

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If you, a family member, or someone you know wants to be a "Cop" tell them to think about it some more, before they jump into life's cesspool. As a "Cop" they will roll in the sloppiness of society's underbelly and slog slowly through a quagmire of drugs, drunks and thieves. Every once in awhile you will encounter an act of kindness or goodwill, that will make being a "Cop" worth it all. This is a story base on the author's thirty-six years se...

This is the first full length exploration of the relationship between Gothic fiction and Modernism in fiction and film. The Gothic's fascination with images of the fragmented self is echoed in the Modernist concern with the psyche and the paranoia of the everyday. The contributors explore how the Gothic influences a range of writers including James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, May Sinclair, Elizabeth Bowen and Djuna Barnes.

The Boringbar War is a very intense, fast paced semi-autobigraphical novel written in just three days, as part of a national Three Day Novel competition run in June 2006. It is a sharp parody based around a true story, and is written in a series of short stories that describe dysfunctional people and impossible to solve disputes. Despite the seriousness of the content, this is an extremely funny and insightful look into the very worst sides of...

A former atheist and seasoned cold-case detective invites readers to sit on the jury as he makes a compelling case for God's existence with eight critical pieces of evidence found in the crime scene of our universe.

The work of Raymond Williams continues to exercise a powerful hold over the minds of contemporary cultural analysts and social commentators. This collection responds to the challenge of Williams's thinking in discussions of topics of current interest and concern. The essays embrace a widely-divergent field of enquiry, from the study of language, dramaturgical theory, the theory of human needs and approaches to sociology, cultural studies and t...