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A Letter to a Friend, Occasion'd from What Was Published in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: S. Ph., PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T Signed at end: 'S.Ph'. Half-title: 'A letter to a friend relating to coin, &c.'. London: printed by G. Parker, and sold by John Morphew, ]p.; 8

The Billionaire's Curse

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Newsome, Richard / Duddle, Jonny, PUBLISHER: Walden Pond Press, Gerald Wilkins never considered himself a particularly exceptional thirteen-year-old. But that was before he inherited twenty billion pounds, a Caribbean island, a yacht, and three estates from a great-aunt he never knew. With this fortune, however, comes a letter. One from his great-aunt Geraldine. One that tells Gerald that she was murdered, and that it's up to him to find out why. Along with his friends Ruby and Sam, Gerald embarks on a journey that will lead him from the British Museum to dodgy social clubs for the disgustingly rich to mansions in the English countryside to secret places far underground. Who was Geraldine Archer? And what secrets was she hiding? Unless Gerald, Sam, and Ruby can find out before the killer does, they may be next.

Dark Guardian

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: King, Rebecca, PUBLISHER: Ulverscroft Large Print, When Fliss found herself stranded on a desert island with Brand Carradine, she was at a loss as to what to do. He was her captor and she was at his mercy. Why then, as the time came for her to leave, did she find it increasingly difficult parting from him?

Elwyn: The Beginning

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Babcock, J. M., PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Aethelhard Elwyn survived a dangerous journey to arrive at Nottes Castle and meet his friend, Hutton Daarcy. With Elwyn Castle falling into enemy hands, he needs help from his friend to regain control of it. But his friend has problems of his own. Huttonas daughter, Kylin, refuses to marry her betrothed, a nearby lord of his own castle and land. Their marriage was to seal a pact made between the two lords to strengthen their position against the advancing enemy. Besides, the pact Hutton had with Elwyn Castle was made to Aethelhardas father. Hutton has to make many decisions quickly, and the constant problems with his daughter only fuel the flames of uncertainty. Can he trust the son of his long-time friend? Or will Aethelhardas inexperience cause both castles to fall?

Dora's Book of Manners

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ricci, Christine / Hall, Susan, PUBLISHER: Simon Spotlight, The Grumpy Old Troll was mean to his friend Mouse -- and now he needs help from Dora and Boots for Mouse to forgive him. But what should he say? Join Dora and Boots as they help the Troll, and learn about manners along the way

Yesterday When They Were Young: Life in the Dutch Fork

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, Elwood, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, 'Yesterday When They Were Young' is a true magnificent love story from a time and place where the men were gallant, the women were courageous and marriage was forever. The story is told through the insights of their letters; his from the front lines of the war and hers from the home front. From their letters you will relive what they and countless other families went through. You will be able to feel their thoughts through their words and you will be able to feel their joy through their smiles, and yes, you will feel their sadness through their tears. Their life was simple but their love was true. They had to do what they had to do

The Beaver and the Bear

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kending, Paul, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, Jotham Marichetti dropped his Indian name when he returned to Northern Wisconsin. The Chippewa had called him Ahmeek, the Beaver, when he was a child, but as a law school graduate he would have to go back to the name his mother gave him. He would never forget, however, his Indian friends from childhood. Even after he became District Attorney of Bayfield County, he was their advocate and, with help from an unlikely friend, solved the mystery when an elderly Chippewa was found dead on the side of a highway.

An Amharic Reader

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eadie, J. I., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The subject matter of this reading book, first published in , was collected in Addis Abeda from literate Amharas and was translated as literally as possible; no attempt was made to turn the Amharic into standard English. The contents include stories, descriptive essays, recipes, proclamations, poetry and letters.

Peter Gzowski: A Biography

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fleming, Rae / Fleming, R. B. / Rae Fleming, PUBLISHER: Dundurn Group, Born in , Peter Gzowski covered most of the last half of the century as a journalist and interviewer. This biography, the most comprehensive and definitive yet published, is also a portrait of Canada during those decades, beginning with Gzowski's days at the University of Toronto's "The Varsity" in the mid s, through his years as the youngest-ever managing editor of "Maclean's" in the s and his tremendous success on CBC's "Morningside" in the s and s, and ending with his stint as a "Globe and Mail "columnist at the dawn of the 21st century and his death in January . Gzowski saw eight Canadian Prime Ministers in office, most of whom he interviewed, and witnessed everything from the Quiet Revolution in Qu x00e9;bec to the growth of economic nationalism in Canada's West. From the rise of state medicine to the decline of the patriarchy, Peter was there to comment, to resist, and to participate. Here was a man who was proud to call himself Canadian and who made millions of other Canadians realize that Canada was, in what he claimed was a Canadian expression, not a bad place to live.

A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Theroux, Paul, PUBLISHER: Emblem Editions, Paul Theroux returns to India with a stylish and gripping novel of crime and obsession in Calcutta. In A Dead Hand, Paul Theroux brings to dramatic life a dark and twisted narrative of obsession and need. When Jerry Delfont, a travel writer with writer's block, receives a letter from a captivating and seductive American philanthropist with news of a scandal involving an Indian friend of her son's, he is sufficiently intrigued to pursue the story. Who is the boy found on the floor of a cheap hotel room, how and why did he die -- what is it that pulls Delfont into this story, and will he ever find the truth about what happened? "From the Hardcover edition."

Mourn the Living: A Nolan Novel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Collins, Max Allan, PUBLISHER: Five Star (ME), Never before published, this is Collins' first mystery, written in the s. Collins introduces the character of Nolan, an enigmatic thief who appears in seven subsequent Collins novels. Here Collins provides a vivid portrait of college-town life in the Vietnam years as Nolan does a favor for an old-time Mafia friend and tries to find out how his daughter was killed. Was it suicide or was she involved in the circle of drugs that was so pervasive? Nolan risks his life investigating a Mafia family to help out his old pal.

Fishes of the Minnesota Region

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Phillips, Gary L. / Underhill, James C. / Schmid, William D., PUBLISHER: University of Minnesota Press, "Fishes of the Minnesota Region " was first published in . Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. From Northern Pike to the Walleye, this is the definitive guide to all of Minnesota's 149 kinds of fishes. Illustrated with over 80 color photographs, this book will appeal to enthusiastic anglers as well as curious naturalists. Along with a guide to identification, the authors cover habitat, distribution, conservation, and even some recipes. If you catch a fish from one of Minnesota's lakes you'll find a description of it in this book.

Studies in Metaphysics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: French, Peter A. / Wettstein, Howard K. / Uehling, Theodore E., Jr., PUBLISHER: University of Minnesota Press, "Studies in Metaphysics " was first published in . Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

The Marked (Talents Novel, A)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scott, Inara, PUBLISHER: Disney-Hyperion, All her life, Dancia Lewis has wanted to use her powers for good. And now that she's learned the truth about Delcroix Academy--and herself--she may just get the chance. But being part of Delcroix's top secret Program isn't anything like what Dancia expected. She has to wonder--what happens to the talented kids who refuse to pledge their loyalty to the Program? And why did her friend Jack run away rather than join? Dancia's adorable boyfriend, Cam, insists they need the help of every talented student to defend Delcroix from dangerous enemies outside their gates. But what if Delcroix's most frightening enemies come from within?

The Tao of Elvis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rosen, David, PUBLISHER: Mariner Books, "The Tao is great, the king is also great."--Lao Tzu "I'm a soul, a spirit, a force. I have no interest in anything of this world. I want to live in another dimension entirely."--Elvis Presley "Elvis thought the Tao was just another name for God."--Larry Geller, Elvis's spiritual adviser and friend Elvis Presley was an intensely spiritual man. Gospel was his music of choice, and his life--from innocence to addiction, from obscurity to fame, from "Hound Dog" to "Love Me Tender"--was one long quest to balance opposites. "The Tao of Elvis" is the first attempt to illustrate Elvis's Taoist nature and interpret his never-ending search for purpose and meaning. Highlighting Elvis's journey from light into dark, Jungian expert and Elvis scholar David Rosen explores and examines his life through the structure of the Tao Te Ching. In reflections on forty-two Taoist concepts--one for each year of Elvis's life--Rosen reveals how the Tao, a mysterious force, was and is operating through America's king. Like the Tao, Elvis is everywhere.

Lost River: A Chapbook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tate, James, PUBLISHER: Sarabande Books, "Tate's originality was confirmed almost thirty years ago... testifying to the broad appeal of his wonderfully eccentric and generous poetry."-John Ashbery James Tate's "Selected Poems" was published in , for which he received the Pulitzer Prize and the William Carlos Williams Award. His collection, "Worshipful Company of Fletchers," published in , was awarded the National Book Award. In , the Academy of American Poets presented him with the Tanning Prize. "Shroud of the Gnome" was published by Ecco Press in . Tate teaches at the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst.

How to Help a Grieving Friend: A Candid Guide for Those Who

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Whitson, Stephanie Grace, PUBLISHER: NavPress Publishing Group, This quick read will help you know how to act and what to say around a grieving friend. Learn to speak healing words instead of tired cliches, comfort and empathize with others, and break down barriers.

A Letter Concerning Toleration. by John Locke, Esq.

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Locke, John, PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++John Rylands University Library of ManchesterTFirst published as 'Epistola de toleratia'.Huddersfield: printed for the editor, by J. Brooke, p.; 12

The Hand-Off

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tournour, John / Eisenstock, Alan, PUBLISHER: Center Street, John Tournour, known to his many listeners and fans as JT the Brick, is one of the biggest sports radio personalities in America. Making it as a sports radio host is almost impossible, and JT went about it in a fearless way, leaving a lucrative position as a Merrill Lynch stockbroker to pursue his dream. But Tournour's hardest challenge would come when his best friend and mentor, Andrew Ashwood was diagnosed with cancer. THE HAND-OFF is about JT the Brick's rise to sports radio stardom, and how his entire view of life changed as his best friend fought a losing battle to a deadly disease. As Andrew heroically endured treatment after treatment of chemotherapy, Tournour was at his side, marveling at his friend's bravery and trying to be there for him as best he could. THE HAND-OFF is about facing your fears, the power of connection, and the incredible lessons Tournour learned from his dear friend.

Mimi and Her New Friend: A Visit to Grandma's House

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Abrefah, Gina, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Visit to Grandmaas House: Nykaas parents are from Africa and she has heard a lot of stories about the continent and most of all stories about her grandmaas garden. Nyka was surprised when her parents informed her about a visit to Ghana (West Africa). Since Nyka is afraid of acreepy crawlies, a guess what she will pack in her pink suitcase and all the stories she will brings back to Canada. Mimias New Friend: Mimi visits her auntie in Canada for the first time. She is overwhelmed by all the tall buildings and beautiful places. She meets Emma whose family doesnat want to have anything to do with Africans but both girls like each other. How can Mimi change the minds of Emmaas family? How can they remain friends after Mimi goes back to Africa?

Tallahassee Florida

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barnes, Althemese / Roberts, Ann, PUBLISHER: Arcadia Publishing (SC), The African-American community in Tallahassee from the late s to the s was characterized by a persevering spirit, a strong work ethic, and a love for home, family, and community. During that long period of racial inequity, this same community set about developing its own institutions and activities, from Florida A&M University to the annual Emancipation Proclamation festival, and what emerged was a rich cultural life that produced and attracted some of the best and brightest minds.

Mistress Pat

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Montgomery, Ian / Montgomery, Lucy Maud, PUBLISHER: McClelland & Stewart, When she was twenty, nearly everyone thought Patricia Gardiner ought to be having beaus--except of course, Pat herself. For Pat, Silver Bush was both home and heaven. All she could ever ask of life was bound in the magic of the lovely old house on Prince Edward Island, "where good things never change." And now there was more than ever to do, what with planning for the Christmas family reunion, entertaining a countess, playing matchmaker, and preparing for the arrival of the new hired man. Yet as those she loved so dearly started to move away, Pat began to question the wisdom of her choice of Silver Bush over romance. "Was it possible to be lonely at Silver Bush?" "From the Paperback edition."

Modern Swedish Prose in Translation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lagerlof, Karl Erik, PUBLISHER: University of Minnesota Press, "Modern Swedish Prose in Translation " was first published in . Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. These excerpts from Swedish prose works - mostly novels - reflect major shifts in mood and style in the 25 years since . Editor Karl Erik Lagerlof traces cultural and political developments in Sweden from the post-World War II era, when writers felt themselves in a world devoid of political meaning and rejected realism as a literary mode, down to the intensely political years of the Vietnam era. The selections in this anthology range from the anti-ideological works of the postwar years to recent documentary methods influenced by Marxism, structuralism, and a renewed political consciousness.

Peaches for Monsieur Le Cure: Chocolat 3

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harris, Joanne, PUBLISHER: Transworld Publishers Ltd, A welcome return to Lasquenet, the small town in rural France that was the setting for Joanne Harris's remarkable number one bestseller "Chocolat." Vianne Rocher is called back to Lasquenet by a letter from beyond the grave...

Angel Falls

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Connie Mann, PUBLISHER: Abingdon Press, When her best friend is killed in an explosion, leaving Regina da Silva with her friend s young child, she doesn t realize that the child was as much a target as her friend. Brooks Anderson has been sent to find the child and bring it to the US. When circumstances bring them together in Brazil, they find themselves being pursued by a killer as they protect an orphaned baby. As the danger heightens around them, so does the attraction between Regina and Brooks, despite their differences. Regina and Brooks have both been broken by their violent pasts, but while Regina relies on her faith to deal with her past, Brooks has turned away from God. Will their pasts stop them from realizing their true feelings for each other when their pursuer strives to keep them apart forever? Acquista Ora

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