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With Frey's fun and informative guide, the process becomes understandable, the execution straightforward, and the results eminently rewarding!

Originally published in 1927, this volume was intended to fill the dual role of textbook for the student of airship design and handbook for the practical engineer. The design of airships, particularly of the rigid type, is mainly a structural problem, and theoretical aerodynamics has nothing like the relative importance which it bears in airplane design. This is to be expected when we consider that the gross lift of an airship depends solely o...

Artie Shaw led one of America's most accomplished big bands during the 1930s and 1940s, and has sold over 100 million records. An enigmatic figure, Shaw frequently tired of the music business, often forsaking it for extended periods. This study offers a narrative account and analytical assessment of the achievements and concerns of this hugely important musician.

Learning Spanish is fun with McGraw-Hill's Spanish Picture Dictionary!"McGraw-Hill's Spanish Picture Dictionary" taps into children's unique and remarkable ability to pick up a new language. With charming illustrations and photographs that bring the meaning of every term to life, this book helps children build and expand their knowledge of Spanish--and have fun along the way.Perfect for children ages four to nine, this dictionary visually rein...

CONTENTSGlossary of Christian NamesThe Spirit of NomenclatureHebrew NomenclaturePatriarchal NamesIsraelite NamesNames from the PersianNames from the GreekNames from Greek MythologyNames from Animals, etc.Historical Greek Names consisting of EpithetsChristian Greek NamesLatin NomenclatureLatin PrFnominaNominaCognominaNames from Roman DeitiesModern Names from the LatinNames from Holy DaysThe Keltic Race - The Keltic Languages - The Keltic Nomenc...

The poems in Alan Shapiro's seventh collection, Song and Dance, intimately describe the complicated feelings that attend the catastrophic loss of a loved one. In 1998, Shapiro's brother, David, an actor on Broadway, was diagnosed with an incurable form of brain cancer. Song and Dance recounts the poet's emotional journey through the last months of his brother's life, exploring feelings too often ignored in official accounts of grief: horror, r...

Feminist approaches to art are extremely influential and widely studied across a variety of disciplines, including art theory, cultural and visual studies, and philosophy. "Gender and Aesthetics" is an introduction to the major theories and thinkers within art and aesthetics from a philosophical perspective, carefully introducing and examining the role that gender plays in forming ideas about art. It is ideal for anyone coming to the topic for...

A collection of biographical sketches of women celebrated in ancient and modern poetry. There are many anecdotes of biography and criticism, and many beautiful poetical portraits, scattered through a variety of works, and all tending to illustrate a subject in itself full of interest - the influence which the beauty and virtue of women have exercised over the characters and writings of men of genius.

An important resource in American history, told by one of the participants, who was a key figure in the labor disputes and violence of the Pennsylvania coal mines. Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) was the world's first private detective. Emigrating to Chicago from Glasgow, Scotland, he discovered a gang of counterfeiters and assisted in their capture. He became deputy sheriff of Kane County, then Cook County, resigning from the police to form the P...

This work was planned, and the opening chapters were written, in the earlier months of the year 1914, when the outbreak of a great war was only a remote contingency. Since then, and more especially during the last twelve months, the subject here discussed - namely, the nature and the limits of the power of pure democracy - has acquired day by day a more immediate importance. Indeed, all practical controversies may be said now to turn on it..."...

This volume is one of a series of five prepared by various authors, designed to be useful and instructive regarding the long history of the United States Army Chaplaincy. The emphasis throughout is on how chaplains did their ministry in the contexts of both war and peace. The series seeks to present as full and as balanced an account as limitations of space and research time permit. The bibliography in each volume offers opportunities for furt...

An informative and suggestive study.Contents:From Bacon to BeethovenThe Orchestra of TodayThe Physics of MusicTwo Descriptive Orchestral Works: The Ocean Symphony, Raid of the VikingsThe Maryland Musical FestivalThe Centennial CantataThe Legend of St. LeonorNature-MetaphorsA Forgotten English PoetThe Death of ByrhtnothChaucer and ShakespeareReview of Hayne's PoetryJohn Barbour's Bruce This title is cited and recommended by: Books for College L...

This volume is one of a series of five prepared by various authors, designed to be useful and instructive regarding the long history of the United States Army Chaplaincy. The emphasis throughout is on how chaplains did their ministry in the contexts of both war and peace. The series seeks to present as full and as balanced an account as limitations of space and research time permit. The bibliography in each volume offers opportunities for furt...

This volume is one of a series of five prepared by various authors, designed to be useful and instructive regarding the long history of the United States Army Chaplaincy. The emphasis throughout is on how chaplains did their ministry in the contexts of both war and peace. The series seeks to present as full and as balanced an account as limitations of space and research time permit. The bibliography in each volume offers opportunities for furt...

This volume is one of a series of five prepared by various authors, designed to be useful and instructive regarding the long history of the United States Army Chaplaincy. The emphasis throughout is on how chaplains did their ministry in the contexts of both war and peace. The series seeks to present as full and as balanced an account as limitations of space and research time permit. The bibliography in each volume offers opportunities for furt...

Full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, York Notes Advanced will help students get right to the heart of the text. You will find guidance on the historical context of the piece, detailed discussions of key passages and characters, interesting facts about the text, and discover structures, patterns and themes that may not have been previously identified.

A. In the past, the elite manipulated the population through a more mystical belief system. In particular, there was the institution of Sun worship (typified by deities such as Osiris and Set). However, as antiquity gave way to modern history, this system of control began to lose its effectiveness. During the sixteenth century, the ruling class managed to co-opt a relatively new methodology of truth discernment...science. Over the years, they ...

This 30-day journal leads junior and senior highers to Devotion--following Jesus--with readings by Mike Yaconelli at his grittiest--Scripture passages that reveal both the inconsistency and the passion of disciples--and questions that push teenagers to see how, imperfect as they are, they can make a big difference for Christ in their world.

This 1967 U. S. Army Training Circular is a guide for commanders and staff in the orientation and training of personnel for operations in the Republic of Vietnam. It encompasses Viet Cong mine and boobytrap materiel, techniques of employment, and defensive measures to be taken against Viet Cong mine and boobytrap activities.Contents:IntroductionMines and DemolitionsFuzes and Firing DevicesBoobytrapsMine Warfare TechniquesDefense Against Viet C...

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