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A Rich and Fertile Land investigates the history of food in America, describing where it comes from and how it has changed over time. Bruce Kraig also shows how food has shaped the North American continent and climate through crops, harvesting, and animals.

A vivid account of the opening weeks of war by a volunteer despatch rider who may have prevented a swift German victory.

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Kreuzworträtsel sind heute aus keiner populären Publikation mehr wegzudenken. Sie gehören zum beliebtesten Zeitvertreib der Deutschen. Millionen Frauen und Männer von der Jugend bis ins hohe Alter geben sich dem Vergnügen hin, die gesuchten Begriffe "senkrecht" und "waagrecht" in Einklang zu bringen. Die vorliegenden Rätsel lassen keine Zeit für Langeweile. Wer sie löst, schult gleichzeitig Geist und Verstand, bestätigt und ergänzt auf unterha...

Bhikkhu Analayo offers an inspiring biography of the Buddha from the viewpoint of his meditative development and practice, based on combining extracts from the early discourses with his own commentary.The focus is on the Buddha as a meditator, so this is a life story offering inspiration and guidance for readers who are also meditators. Bhikkhu Analayo covers the period up to the Buddha's awakening and from the awakening to the Buddha's final ...

General George Monck once described the Royalist horse as ¿a rabble of gentility¿. Modern research has largely dispelled this image of the King's cavalry. However the description seems at first sight appropriate to the body of cavalry known as the ¿Northern Horse¿. Formed from those elements of the Marquis of Newcastle's Northern Royalist Army which elected to continue to fight after the crushing defeat at Marston Moor (2 July 1644) during the...

Provides a detailed framework and guidance on how to plan and implement a faculty-led study abroad program. Seasoned faculty leaders and administrators describe an overall program development process, comprehensively identify the elements for designing the curriculum, and offer advice and solutions to unique challenges inherent in various types of programs.

Barbara La Marr's (1896-1926) publicist once confessed: "There was no reason to lie about Barbara La Marr. Everything she said, everything she did was colored with news-value." When La Marr was sixteen, her older half-sister and a male companion reportedly kidnapped her, causing a sensation in the media. One year later, her behavior in Los Angeles nightclubs caused law enforcement to declare her "too beautiful" to be on her own in the city, an...

Zoe ist im letzten Highschool-Jahr, als ihre Welt auf einmal kopfsteht. Menschen benehmen sich seltsam. Unvorstellbare Dinge geschehen. Im Fernsehen und Internet ist von unerklärlichen Anomalien die Rede. Und spätestens als ihre Eltern plötzlich diese ganz erstaunlichen Dinge tun können, ist Zoe klar: Diese Welt wird sich verändern.

Zoe ist im letzten Highschool-Jahr, als ihre Welt auf einmal kopfsteht. Menschen benehmen sich seltsam. Unvorstellbare Dinge geschehen. Im Fernsehen und Internet ist von unerklärlichen Anomalien die Rede. Und spätestens als ihre Eltern plötzlich diese ganz erstaunlichen Dinge tun können, ist Zoe klar: Diese Welt wird sich verändern.

An important and original examination of the U-boat war in American waters

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Remembered as the "Great War Governor" who led the state of Indiana during the Civil War, Oliver P. Morton has always been a controversial figure. In this first full biography of Morton to be published in over a century, A. James Fuller offers a groundbreaking new interpretation of Indiana's most significant political leader in the nineteenth century.

The Right Words at the Right Time We all do it. Every day, with or without noticing, we quote from our favorite movies. From the words of Yoda to those of Mae West, Holly Golightly, and Iron Man, these cinematic quips have become an integral part to the way we express ourselves. Cinephile James Scheibli has scoured the film world to uncover the most appropriate, witty and brilliant movie quotes for every occasion of your life. From spe...

What does a chiropractor do for you? Dr. Kalani Gusman Jose, a chiropractor with many years of experience and thousands of satisfied patients, and a man who plans to change the face of health care, tells all in this book on himself, his practice, what to expect when you schedule a visit, and his own love of his profession. He had a terrible accident as a young truck driver, and turned to a chiropractor after medical doctors could no longer hel...

Outside Beijing, China, in 1572, nine-year-old Hu-Wan carves a cricket cage from a special gourd into the shape of a sleeping dragon. After learning that the emperor has died and his nine-year-old son has ascended, Hu-Wan offers the special cricket cage to the young emperor as a gift. Full color. 9 x 11.