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"Se ha dicho que en Grecia nos encontramos con obras hechas por hombres de nuestra misma especie. Y es muy cierto, si con ello se pretende indicar la especial consonancia del hombre occidental con la Hélade. El mundo griego fue la cuna de Occidente, la primera semilla de la que germinó nuestro propio mundo.
Cuando se estudia su legado, lo hacemos con una actitud muy distinta de la que tomaríamos si estudiáramos el antiguo Egipto, la civilización...
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The Cold War in Val-d'Or, A History of the Ukrainian community in Val-d'Or, Quebec is a mini-history of an ethnocultural community in northwestern Quebec. The story has many similarities to the evolution of immigrant and ethnocultural groups in many one-industry towns in northern Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba.
This study should be of special interest to the many former residents of Val-d'Or who lived in an isolated resource town in a predominantly...
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El relato de la vida y milagros de Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, aka Juan Carlos I, nieto de un rey y sucesor directo de un dictador, quien, amparado durante casi cuarenta años por una Constitución hecha a su medida, ha hecho y deshecho a su antojo. Un minucioso trabajo periodístico que deja al descubierto todo un universo de corrupción real y de podredumbre política.
17144) The 1930s House Explained
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The Art Deco exhibition in Paris in 1925 ushered in a new style of architecture based on the latest designs from Europe and American-flat roofs, plain facades, reinforced concrete and white paint inside and out. Streamlining was the watchword and houses, from bungalows to detached family homes, were planned around their internal use. Using his own drawings, diagrams and photographs, author Trevor Yorke explains in an easy-to-understand manner all...
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The Newfoundland and Labrador of yesterday was more colourful than you might remember, and no one is more qualified to be your guide through the strange terrain of local history than folklorist and storyteller Dale Jarvis. In this book, you will come face to face with remarkable phenomena, mysterious objects, swarms of grubs, promiscuous spitting, whale milk, and raisins as large as figs. You will look for strange sights in the sky, draw up the mysteries...
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#1 The boys set a fire at the Gerrity Lumber Company in Boston, which was investigated by the police. They targeted a large, tall single-story brick building. The pair walked to the front of the structure, where they found the large overhead door open. They entered the building and planted two devices.
#2 The fire was visible from a half-mile away, and flames were soaring...
17148) The Coming of the Friars
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A fantastic collection of writings by cleric and writer Augustus Jessop that take a look at, amongst other topics, monastic life in the early days of the friars.
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#1 The first known writings on the subject of war were narratives, poems that had been put down such as the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Homeric poems. They were intended to record and glorify events that may or may not have taken place.
#2 The Chinese viewed war as both a necessary evil and a temporary departure from cosmic harmony. By definition, dao can only be...
17150) Her Perilous Game
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Eager to expand upon her success as a 14th century Hanseatic merchant, Christina Kohl embarks on a dangerous journey in the pursuit of great profits. But will she be just as ready to risk her life for duty, honor, and the lives of those she holds most dear? In 14th century Europe, a respectable woman was expected to marry at a young age, often to a man she did not love, with the remainder of her days to be spent managing a household and enduring a...
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#1 The murders of Vicki and Nancy were called the Rainbow Murders. They were killed in Pocahontas County, a sparsely populated area that consists largely of protected national forest and sits along West Virginia's eastern border with Virginia. No one was prosecuted for the murders for 13 years.
#2 The idea of Appalachia is well understood, but the actual place is less...
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In addition to his enduring fame as a statesman, Winston Churchill was a Nobel Prize-winning author whose military histories offer the unique perspective of a participant in world affairs. London to Ladysmith and Ian Hamilton's March reflect his early career as a Boer War correspondent for London's Morning Post in 1899 and 1900. London to Ladysmith chronicles the Boer War's first five months, from the author's arrival in South Africa to his capture...
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El volumen aborda la creación y accionar del Gran Oriente Federal Argentino-GOFA, la potencia liberal y adogmática más importante de América Latina en la primera mitad del siglo XX.
Esta Obediencia, de la cual Virgilio Lasca fue Gran Maestro y cofundador, aparte de autor de una obra jurídico-masónica de vital importancia, nucleaba en su seno a notables intelectuales y cobijó a numerosos republicanos españoles exiliados de la dictadura franquista,...
17155) Maritime Mysteries
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Maritime Mysteries chronicles the restless spirits, ghostly apparitions, eerie poltergeists, and haunted houses that surround us. With its jagged seacoast, rich history, and a deep-rooted appreciation for the art of storytelling, the Maritime Provinces have an extensive tradition of tales of the supernatural, handed down over generations. In this new edition of the classic book, Bill Jessome brings together over eighty of the region's most spine-tingling...
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#1 I am headed to the fellowship hall of the Unionville Baptist Church in South Carolina, where I will meet with pastors from around the country to discuss their views on social justice and the Bible.
#2 The Watchmen on the Wall, an affiliate of the Family Research Council, is hosting a pastors briefing in Unionville. Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council,...
17157) When Dawn Breaks
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Teenagers Tucker and DeWitt lived hundreds of miles from each other. They enjoyed life as typical teenagers during WWII. Tucker cared about his world of surfing. DeWitt was in love with a girl he didnt know if he could ever have. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, they were joined together, embarking on an unforgettable journey of adventure and excitement and a morning that would change their lives forever. A fictional story of love and courage, set...
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#1 The modern age is characterized by a decline in religious faith, which is not necessarily accompanied by a decline in church attendance or Roman Catholics being childless. It is when religion begins to interfere with your everyday life that it is time to give it up.
#2 The privatisation of the symbolic sphere is a strictly relative matter. In modern times, one...
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#1 The land of Extremadura, Francisco Orellana's homeland in the kingdom of Castile, produced hard and unyielding men who learned the arts of warfare as boys. They were a temperament forged by eight hundred years of conflict with the invading Moors.
#2 Orellana was a conquistador who participated in the expedition of 1541—42. He was also known to be cruel and impulsive....
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#1 Florence in 1433 was a city of squares and towers, of busy, narrow, and twisting streets, of fortress-like palaces with massive stone walls and overhanging balconies, of old churches with geometrical patterns on their façades, and of abbeys and convents.
#2 The city was very congested around the stone bridge, the Ponte Vecchio, which spanned the Arno at...
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