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A Commentary on the Greek Text of the Epistle of Paul to the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eadie John, PUBLISHER: BiblioLife LLC, NA

The Genie in the Bottle: 68 All New Commentaries on the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schwarcz, Joe, PUBLISHER: ECW Press, "ong>Theong> Genie in ong>theong> Bottle" makes science downright fun. Dr. Joe Schwarcz blends quirky anecdotes about everyday chemistry with engaging tales from ong>theong> history of science. Get a different twist on licorice and travel to ong>theong> dark side of ong>theong> sun. Control stinky feet and bend spoons and minds. Learn about ong>theong> latest on chocolate research, flax, ginkgo biloba, magnesium, and blueberries. Read about ong>theong> ups of helium and ong>theong> downs of drain cleaners. Find out why bug juice is used to color ice cream, how spies used secret inks, and how acetone changed ong>theong> course of history. It's all ong>theong>re "Dr. Joe" also solves ong>theong> mystery of ong>theong> exploding shrimp and, finally, he lets us in on ong>theong> secret of ong>theong> genie in ong>theong> bottle.

Valentina Assoluto Intense Eau de Parfum 80 ml

Valentina Assoluto Intense Eau de Parfum 80 ml ong>Theong> distinctive, sumptuous character of Valentina also inspired ong>theong> design of ong>theong> new Assoluto bottle. Extremely linear in shape, made of brown opaline glass and illuminated with amber ong>reflectionsong>, it is adorned with one large flower, ong>theong> emblem of

The Presidency and the Political System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Michael, PUBLISHER: CQ-Roll Call Group Books, ong>Theong> Presidency & ong>theong> Political System, now in an updated sixth edition, incorporates ong>theong> most recent research and scholarship on ong>theong> presidency. Each of ong>theong> 20 thought-provoking original essays, written by some of ong>theong> field's most prominent scholars, explores an important aspect of ong>theong> relationship between ong>theong> presidency and our political system.

Crowley: An Erromangan (Sye) Ol27

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crowley, Terry, PUBLISHER: University of Hawaii Press, This volume presents a description of ong>theong> language that is currently spoken on ong>theong> island of Erromango, in souong>theong>rn Vanuatu in ong>theong> southwestern part of ong>theong> Pacific. Acquista Ora

The Peloponnesian War BC

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: de Sousa, Philip / Sousa, Philip / de Souza, Philip, PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing (UK), It is a testament to ong>theong> fascination of ong>theong> subject that even today ong>theong> events of ong>theong> Peloponnesian War are studied for what ong>theong>y can teach about diplomacy, strategy and tactics. This book reveals ong>theong> darker side of Classical Greek civilization. From ong>theong> horrific effects of overcrowding and ong>theong> plague on ong>theong> population of Aong>theong>ns, to ong>theong> vicious civil strife that often erupted in cities allied with Aong>theong>ns or Sparta, this volume offers vivid and at times disturbing insights into ong>theong> impact of warfare on ong>theong> people who are celebrated as ong>theong> founders of Western civilization.

The Crow's Vow

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Briscoe, Susan, PUBLISHER: Vehicule Press, Following ong>theong> story of a marriage come undone, this moving book-length sequence is broken down into four seasons, distilling ong>theong> details of ong>theong> failed relationship through physical processes of nature, such as ong>theong> buzzing life of wildflowers and birds that ong>theong> speaker--a wife and moong>theong>r--studies daily for clues on happiness. Intricately constructed and brimming with resourceful linguistic play, ong>theong>se poems are elemental odes on ong>theong> end of love and its eventual renewal.

Lost Civilizations: The Mayans

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kallen, Stuart A., PUBLISHER: Lucent Books, ong>Theong> Mayan pyramids that stand today on ong>theong> Yucatan Peninsula are a stunning reminder of a powerful civilization that ruled ong>theong> people of souong>theong>rn Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize for more than six thousand years. ong>Theong> Mayans comprehensively explores ong>theong> politics and culture of ong>theong> Mayan Empire in vivid detail from B.C. to ong>theong> sixteenth century arrival of ong>theong> Spanish conquistadors.

Returning to the Source: Talks on Zen

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rajneesh, Osho / Osho, PUBLISHER: Element Books, Breathtakingly penetrating commentaries on Zen stories by one of ong>theong> great spiritual teachers of ong>theong> 20th century.

War Papers V1 Read Before the Commandery of the State of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Theong> Committee on Publication, PUBLISHER: Kessinger Publishing LLC, NA

The Blithedale Romance

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hawthorne, Nathaniel, PUBLISHER: Wildside Press, ong>Theong> third great romance from ong>theong> author of ong>Theong> Scarlet Letter and ong>Theong> House of ong>theong> Seven Gables. Henry James famously called this "ong>theong> lightest, ong>theong> brightest, ong>theong> liveliest" of Hawthorne's "unhumorous fictions."

The Third English-Waldeck Regiment in the American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burgoyne, Bruce E., PUBLISHER: Heritage Books, Having collected considerable information on ong>theong> 3rd English-Waldeck Regiment and having translated ong>theong> diary of ong>theong> regimental chaplain, Philip Waldeck; ong>theong> memoir of a quartermaster sergeant, Karl Philipp Steuernagel; and an autograph book of ong>theong> unit's Acquista Ora

The pretenders - the singles + unplugged

Titolo [ong>Theong> Singles + Unplugged] Artista/i [ong>Theong> Pretenders] Traccie [1 Stop Your Sobbing 2 Kid 3 Brass In Pocket 4 Talk Of ong>Theong> Town 5 I Go To Sleep 6 Day After Day 7 Message Of Love 8 Back On ong>Theong> Chain Gang 9 Middle Of ong>Theong> Road Miles 11 Show (cod. I_)

Thinketh: As a Man Thinketh

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Allen, James / Johnson, Vic / Rimm, Ruth, PUBLISHER: Global Renaissance Society, ong>Theong> timeless classic "As" "a Man Thinketh" is presented against a visually dynamic backdrop of thought-provoking designs simulating modern-day Web browsers, pop-up windows, and video feeds. Combining traditional art and imagery with contemporary, cartoon-like iconography to identify various attitudes, moods, and circumstances this meditation expounds upon ong>theong> basic premise that a person's thoughts not only influence but actually determine ong>theong>ir situation. Through this book's ong>reflectionsong> on thought as it relates to character and ong>theong> effect of thought on circumstances, health and body, purpose, achievement, visions and ideals, and ong>theong> achievement of serenity, readers can develop an understanding of ong>theong> relevance of ong>theong>se musings on ong>theong> human condition and ong>theong> path to personal development. Furong>theong>r enhancing ong>theong> presentation, ong>theong> afterword explores ong>theong> usage of marginalia in both this account as well as in texts from ong>theong> Middle Ages to signal nuances and alternate interpretations.

A Long Path: The Search for a Tennessee Bicentennial

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hinton, Kem G., PUBLISHER: Hillsboro Press, Though most Tennesseans first heard of ong>theong> Tennessee Bicentennial Capitol Mall during ong>theong> year of its celebration, ong>theong> path of its creation is almost as old as ong>theong> state itself. From details of ong>theong> first settlement on ong>theong> site of ong>theong> Mall to descriptions of items still to come, Kem Hinton tells ong>theong> story of this vital Nashville area through historical pictures and commentary.

Avalon Hill Board Game Betrayal at House on the Hill 2nd

ong>Theong> creak of footsteps on ong>theong> stairs, ong>theong> smell of something foul and dead, ong>theong> feel of something crawling down your back ? this and more can be found this award-winning and highly acclaimed game of strategy and horror.- Players: 3-6- Recommended age: 12 years and up- Playing time: 60 min - English language edition

Moby-Dick: Or the Whale AND an Extract from Narrative of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Melville, Herman / Chase, Owen, PUBLISHER: Random House (UK), When Ishmael sets sail on ong>theong> whaling ship Pequod one cold Christmas Day, he is clueless to ong>theong> horrors that await him on ong>theong> vast and merciless ocean. ong>Theong> ship's strange captain, Ahab, is in ong>theong> grip of an ong>obsessionong> to hunt down ong>theong> famous white whale, Moby Dick, and will stop at nothing on his quest to annihilate his nemesis. Considered a failure during Melville's lifetime but now hailed as a classic American novel, Ishmael's story combines symbolism and philosophical debate with gripping adventure narrative in an uncanny and unforgettable fashion. An extract from "Narrative of ong>theong> Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of ong>theong> Whale-ship Essex" by Owen Chase--which inspired Melville's own story--is also included.

History and Life Treasures of the World Source Readings

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Donna Maier, Heidi Roupp, PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley Longman, This text covers ong>theong> Renaissance to ong>theong> present day. Case Studies on Contemporary Issues provide hands-on, project-based examination of key issues in ong>theong> world today.

Faith & Freedom: The Scots-Irish in the United States

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kennedy, Billy, PUBLISHER: Ambassador-Emerald International, Absorbing stories of a race of people who created ong>theong> civilization in ong>theong> American wilderness and helped lay ong>theong> solid foundations for ong>theong> greatest nation on earth. ong>Theong> Scots-Irish Presbyterians settled in ong>theong> American frontier during with ong>theong> 18th century were a unique breed of people with an independent spirit which boldly challenged ong>theong> arbitrary powers of monarchs and established ong>theong> church. Faith and Freedom were ong>theong> consuming watch-words of ong>theong> Scots-Irish Presbyterians who settled on ong>theong> American frontier in ong>theong> 18th century. ong>Theong> noble high minded ideals of one of ong>theong> most influential ethnic strains in American life became ong>theong> cornerstone of ong>theong> United States and was indelibly enshrined in its libertarian all-inclusive constitution.

Chaplin and American Culture: The Evolution of a Star Image

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Maland, Charles J., PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press, Charles Maland focuses on ong>theong> cultural sources of ong>theong> on-and-off, love-hate affair between Chaplin and ong>theong> American public that was perhaps ong>theong> stormiest in American stardom.

The Key to Newton's Dynamics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brackenridge, J. Bruce, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, While much has been written on ong>theong> ramifications of Newton's dynamics, until now ong>theong> details of Newton's solution were available only to ong>theong> physics expert. "ong>Theong> Key to Newton's Dynamics" clearly explains ong>theong> surprisingly simple analytical structure that underlies ong>theong> determination of ong>theong> force necessary to maintain ideal planetary motion. J. Bruce Brackenridge sets ong>theong> problem in historical and conceptual perspective, showing ong>theong> physicist's debt to ong>theong> works of both Descartes and Galileo. He tracks Newton's work on ong>theong> Kepler problem from its early stages at Cambridge before , through ong>theong> revival of his interest ten years later, to its fruition in ong>theong> first three sections of ong>theong> first edition of ong>theong> "Principia."

The Secret of the Old Stone Chapel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Seaman, Cora A., PUBLISHER: Cordon Publications, ong>Theong> mystery of what happened in ong>theong> Chapel becomes a long held secret by ong>theong> 'simple minded' broong>theong>r of ong>theong> pastor at ong>theong> Chapel. Only after many years and a number of oong>theong>r events are ong>theong> secrets of ong>theong> Chapel revealed.

La parole segrete

Joanne Harris Maddy Smith, who bears ong>theong> mysterious mark of a rune on her hand, learns that she is destined to join ong>theong> gods of Norse mythology and play a role in ong>theong> fate of ong>theong> world. (cod. I_)

A Frog in the Bog

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Karma Wilson, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc., ong>Theong>re's a frog on ong>theong> log in ong>theong> middle of ong>theong> bog. A small, green frog on a half-sunk log in ong>theong> middle of ong>theong> bog....

Golf: Implements and Memorabilia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGimpsey, Kevin / Neech, David / Neach, David, PUBLISHER: Philip Wilson Publishers, A detailed study covering golfing art and memorabilia, patents, designs, ong>theong> origins of ong>theong> game and related sports. Many books have been written on ong>theong> various aspects of golf, but this is ong>theong> first that attributes ong>theong> game's popularity to ong>theong> introduction of ong>theong> solid gutta percha gof ball in and ong>theong> American rubber-cored ball in . ong>Theong> book describes, in ong>theong> light of ong>theong>se dramatic gof ball changes, how ong>theong> ball and club have evolved, ong>theong> types of material used, ong>theong> people who made ong>theong> clubs and balls, those who have excelled at ong>theong> game, and ong>theong> effects ong>theong> implements had on ong>theong> development of ong>theong> swing and on gof-course design. ong>Theong>re are well-illustrated chapters on golfing art and golfing memorabilia, as well as shorter chapters on patents, designs and ong>theong> origins of ong>theong> game and related games. Included is a directory of golf-club- and ball-makers and golf artists.

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