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John Grainger's detailed study examines a period of intrigue and conspiracy, studies how, why and by whom Domitian was killed and investigates the effects of this dynastic uncertainty and why civil war didn't occur in this time of political upheaval.

Network recovery is of immense and growing interest to every telecom company, Internet service provider, and medium to large enterprise that requires a high degree of network availability to carry more and more sensitive traffic (Internet, Virtual Private Network, voice traffic, etc.). Providing a working knowledge of the various network protection and restoration techniques and how they can be practically deployed is the main purpose of this ...

A classic study of the Jews by a best selling author.

1880. As a division commander under James Longstreet, he distinguished himself at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg and at Chickamauga, where he won his lieutenant generalcy. In the Atlanta campaign of 1864 he fought under Joseph E. Johnston until Jefferson Davis, displeased with that general's retreat, made Hood commander. Hood fared no better against General Sherman and was obliged to abandon Atlanta. Hood pressed forward in his effor...

1871. Volume One of Twenty Three, Riverby Edition. John Burroughs emerged from an obscure boyhood in the Catskill Mountains to write more than thirty books, create the genre of the nature essay, and become the preeminent nature writer of his day. Through his essays in books and popular magazines, John Burroughs taught countless Americans to appreciate nature. His first book, Wake-Robin, is mainly a book about about the Birds, or more properly ...

1851. Ruskin, the greatest Victorian bar Victoria, was an artist, scientist, poet, environmentalist, philosopher, and the preeminent art critic of his time. Ruskin's Sesame and Lilies stands as a classic 19th-century statement on the natures and duties of men and women. Contents: The Roots of Honor, The Veins of Wealth, Qui Judicatis Terram, and Ad Valorem. Munera Pulveris Contents: Definitions, Store Keeping, Coin Keeping, Commerce, Governmen...

1746. Where he was sentenced during four years, to the Galley, and afterwards released from thence by the gracious Interposition of his present Majesty King George II. To which is annexed the Origin of the Inquisition, with its establishment in various Countries. A distinct account of that tribunal, and with many examples of its injustice and cruelty, and the practice of the primitive church, in bringing over heretics, compared with that of th...

1885. Pyle is best known for the children's books, which he wrote and illustrated. It is from his famous Book of Pirates that our present-day concept of pirates has come. School children still read his Men of Iron, The Story of King Arthur and his Knights, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, and many other tales. Pyle writes in preface to these delightful tales: One must have a little pinch of seasoning in this dull, heavy life of ours, one sh...

1851. Ruskin, the greatest Victorian bar Victoria, was an artist, scientist, poet, environmentalist, philosopher, and the preeminent art critic of his time. Ruskin's Sesame and Lilies stands as a classic 19th-century statement on the natures and duties of men and women. This volume contains three lectures by Ruskin titled: Of Kings' Treasuries, Of Queens' Gardens, and Of the Mystery of Life. John Of Kings' Treasuries, in which Ruskin critiques...

1873. Volume One of Three. Edited by Lt. Colonel Francis Cunningham. Dramatist, poet, scholar and writer of court masques, Ben Jonson was the leading literary figure during the reign of King James I. Jonson was known as an avid scholar of Latin and Greek, and his mastery of the classics, the high-spirited buoyancy of his plays and the brilliance of his language have earned him a reputation as one of the great playwrights in English literature....

1861. Part Two of Two Volumes. This volume is divided into the following four books: From the Battle of the Standard to the Insurrection of the Poitevins and Bretons Against Henry II, From the Origin of the Quarrel Between King Henry II and Archbishop Thomas Beket, to the Murder of the Archbishop, From the Invasion of Ireland by the Normans Established in England to the Death of Henry II, From the Accession of King Richard I to the Execution o...

1885. Part Two of Two. Author, journalist, and editor Julian Hawthorne was the only son of the eminent U.S. writer Nathaniel Hawthorne and Sophia Peabody Hawthorne. His intimate portrait of his parents is judged by some as the definitive biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Contents: First Months in England, From the Lakes to London, Mrs. Blodgett's, Lisbon, London, Eighteen Months before Rome, Donati's Comet, Rome to England, The Marble Faun, Th...

1873. Two Volumes in One. Hawthorne, who, like Edgar Allan Poe, took a dark view of human nature, was a central figure in the American Renaissance. His best-known works include The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables. Our Old Home is an account of a journey to England. The existence of Septimius Felton, posthumously published, was not known to any one but Hawthorne himself, until some time after his death, when the manuscript was ...

1871. Part One of Two Volumes. This volume is divided into the following seven books: From the Establishment of the Britons to the Ninth Century, From the First Landing of the Danes in England to the End of the Domination, From the Insurrection of the English People Against the Norman Favorites of King Edward to the Battle of Hastings, From the Battle of Hastings to the Taking of Chester, the Last City Conquered by the Normans, From the Format...

1885. Part One of Two. Author, journalist, and editor Julian Hawthorne was the only son of the eminent U.S. writer Nathaniel Hawthorne and Sophia Peabody Hawthorne. His intimate portrait of his parents is judged by some as the definitive biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Contents: Ancestral Matters, Sophia Amelia Peabody, Boyhood and Bachelorhood, Courtship, The Old Manse, Salem, Lenox, and Concord. See other titles by this author available fr...

Why do some police officers lose their lives in battle while others find ways to survive? Why do some police officers go overboard when fighting with a suspect while others show great restraint and professionalism? Mental Survival explores these questions and reaches deep into the history of our psyche to come up with the answers. While most new training philosophies tend to be futuristic in their attempts to answer these questions, Mental Sur...

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Lange Zeit war das Thema ¿Geschlecht¿ in den Sozialwissenschaften ein askriptives Merkmal, welches als etwas natürlich Gegebenes angesehen wurde. Zwar mochte dem gesellschaftlichen Wandel zuzuschreiben sein, was jeweils in einer bestimmten Zeit als ¿männlich¿ und ¿weiblich¿ galt, die Dichotomie der Geschlechter allerdings war unverrückbar (vgl. DÖLLING/KRAIS 1997). Erst die Ausläufer der 68er-Bewegung gaben in Deutsch...

Forklift drivers Bill's and Bob's banter at work masks their domestic difficulties. Bill and his wife Jane mourn the cot death of their baby, and Jane turns to alcohol for release. Bob's wife Mo is looking for a change in her life now that the children have grown. Contains strong language. Running time approximately one hour.-2 women, 2 men

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