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Come with us as we explore the heroic actions of Barney K. Riggs (1856-1902) at Yuma and Pecos. In 1887, while a prisoner at the Arizona Territorial Penitentiary at Yuma, Riggs risked his life to save that of Superintendent Thomas Gates. Riggs received a pardon and returned to Texas, this time to the Pecos/Fort Stockton area. In 1893, the Jim Miller gang began terrorizing Pecos, and in 1896 Miller sent his two best henchmen to kill Riggs. Howe...

FIRST THING YOU DO, IS NEVER UNDERESTIMATE YOUR PREY"A wolf can sleep through a blizzard. He can run over a hundred miles without a rest. He can go days without water. He eats a third of his weight in one meal. He can pick up the scent of a prey for over a mile away. He is a relentless hunter who will wear down his prey until it drops from exhaustion no matter how big it is. A single wolf can bring down a full grown moose. He never gives up on...

FIRST THING YOU DO, IS NEVER UNDERESTIMATE YOUR PREY"A wolf can sleep through a blizzard. He can run over a hundred miles without a rest. He can go days without water. He eats a third of his weight in one meal. He can pick up the scent of a prey for over a mile away. He is a relentless hunter who will wear down his prey until it drops from exhaustion no matter how big it is. A single wolf can bring down a full grown moose. He never gives up on...

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The United Nations Commission on Human Rights: Background and Issues, Human Rights Treaties: Some Issues for US Ratification, Human Rights Treaties: A Summary of Provisions and Status in the US Ratification Process, Human Rights Treaties: Racial Discrimination, Women's Rights and Children's Rights, Human Rights Conditions and US Concerns, Guatemala's Human Rights Record, 1985 to 1995, and Prominent Recent Human Rights Cases, Joint Combined Exc...

Historical geographer Paul Hackett meticulously traces the diffusion of diseases from Europe through central Canada to the West. Hackett's analysis of evidence in fur-trade journals and oral history, combined with his study of the diffusion behaviour and characteristics of specific diseases, yields a comprehensive picture of where, when, and how the staggering impact of these epidemics was felt.

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`This outstanding work on terrorism accomplishes something what no other book has. The Encyclopedia of Terrorism is not only comprehensive, but accessible and brilliantly organized. It is the most important reference piece available, on the most compelling topic of our times, written by the foremost no-nonsense expert in the business. A must read' - Professor Brian Levin, Director, Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, California State U...

This book explores the depths of the oceans in search of all types of sharks, many species of which had yet to be discovered.

Focusing exclusively on postharvest vegetable studies, this book covers advances in biochemistry, plant physiology, and molecular physiology to maximize vegetable quality. The book reviews the principles of harvest and storage, factors affecting postharvest physiology, calcium nutrition and irrigation control, product quality changes during handling and storage, technologies to improve quality, spoilage factors and biocontrol methods, and stor...

Designed for adults with acquired neurological disorders and based on the cognitive neuropsychological model of language processing, this title covers specific aspects of semantics.

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From Longman's Cultural Editions series, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice , edited by Claudia Johnson and Susan Wolfson, offers the text of the first edition and is extensively annotated in several contexts, from Austen's views, to cultural issues, to first reviews and critical reception. An informative introduction is complemented by a chronology coordinating the events of Austen's life with key events in contemporary history and literary cu...

This exceptionally produced trainee guide features a highly illustrated design, technical hints and tips from industry experts, review questions and a whole lot more! Key content includes Right-of-Way Inspection (CT 15 and 16), Facility Inspection (CT 27), Valve Inspection (CT 20), Pipeline Coating Inspection (CT 5), Pipe Inspection and Nondestructive Testing (CT 38.1, 38.2, and 38.3), Pipeline Maintenance and Hydrostatic Testing (CT 41). Inst...

Highly acclaimed new translation of the Hermetica, the only English version based on reliable texts.

Complexity has become a central topic in certain sectors of theoretical physics and chemistry (for example, in connection with nonlinearity and deterministic chaos). Also, mathematical measurements of complexity and formal characterizations of this notion have been proposed. The question of how complex systems can show properties that are different from those of their constituent parts has nurtured philosophical debates about emergence and red...

Argentina is the only country in the Americas that has successfully erased the presence of Indians, Africans, and mestizos from its national story. Official documents, reports, and censuses have largely omitted any references to the country's non-European inhabitants, mirroring official policies that once included the extermination of indigenous peoples and continued to encourage Europeanization well into the twentieth century. In Captive Wome...

The photos in this edition are black and white.Offers complete results from over 2000 dyno pulls, and provides literally tens-of-thousands of dollars worth of dyno test results from all popular Honda performance parts. From air intake systems to exhausts, cams and cylinder heads to nitrous, turbos, and superchargers, it's all in here! There's even a chapter on engine build-ups along with the results from the author's tests on nearly every Hond...