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Vitus Bering, The Discoverer Of Bering Strait: Russian Explorations 1725-1743

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Lauridsen (Author), Julius E. Olson (Translator), Frederick Schwatka (Introduction by)Vitus Bering, The Discoverer Of Bering Strait: Russian Explorations 1725-1743 by Peter Lauridsen is a comprehensive historical account of the Russian explorer Vitus Bering and his expeditions in the 18th century. The book covers Bering's life from his early years as a Danish sailor to his appointment as the leader of the Great Northern Expedition, which aimed to explore ...

Life In Progress: Winning Where It Matters

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Report copyright infringementby Kyei Amoako (Author)Our decisions are informed by what we believe, I have learned. What we believe about ourselves and about the world around us determine many of the outcomes we experience in life. My journey through life, which started out in West Africa and continues in North America, is a Hero's Journey of sorts. From my bright-eyed teenage days, through my ambitious young adult phase, and into my naive adult years, I've often had a different perspective on...

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Report copyright infringementby Penelope Niven (Author)"Thornton Wilder: A Life brings readers face to face with the extraordinary man who made words come alive around the world, on the stage and on the page." --James Earl Jones, actor"Comprehensive and wisely fashioned....A splendid and long needed work." --Edward Albee, playwrightThornton Wilder--three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, creator of such enduring stage works as Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and beloved novels like Bridge of Sa...

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Report copyright infringementby Martha Sawyer Gielow (Author)Old Plantation Days is a memoir written by Martha S. Gielow about her childhood experiences growing up on a plantation in the American South during the mid-19th century. The book provides a vivid and detailed account of the daily life, customs, and traditions of the people who lived and worked on the plantation, including slaves and their masters. Gielow's narrative is filled with stories of her family's struggles and triumphs, as w...

William Russell And His Descendants (1884)

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Report copyright infringementby Anna Russell Des Cognets (Author)William Russell And His Descendants is a genealogical book written by Anna Russell Cognets and published in 1884. The book traces the lineage of William Russell, who was born in England in the early 1600s and immigrated to America in the mid-1600s. The book provides a detailed account of William Russell's life and his descendants, including information on their marriages, births, deaths, and occupations. The author also includes...

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Report copyright infringementby Meghan Daum (Author)From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Unspeakable and The Problem with Everything comes a new collection of unputdownable essays. "For the last five or six years, on many afternoons around 4 or 5 p.m., I've been overcome with the sensation that my life is effectively over. Note the personal touch here. This is not a sensation of the world ending, which has been in vogue for quite some time now, and maybe for good reason. It's a d...

Colonel John Wise Of England And Virginia, 1617-1695: His Ancestors And Descendants (1918)

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Report copyright infringementby Jennings Cropper Wise (Author)Colonel John Wise of England and Virginia, 1617-1695: His Ancestors and Descendants is a historical book written by Jennings Cropper Wise and published in 1918. The book tells the story of Colonel John Wise, a prominent figure in colonial Virginia who played a key role in the political and social development of the region.The book begins with a detailed account of Colonel John Wise's ancestry, tracing his family's roots back to med...

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Report copyright infringementby Timur Shah (Author)A collection of thought-provoking essays, Infinite Internal Monologue is the second book by Timur Shah. Following on from his highly acclaimed An Ordered Experience, it presents an intricate appraisal of established conventional thinking. Written as a work of self-reflection, while aged just twenty, Timur set himself the task of examining his intellectual existence from every conceivable angle - from broad brushstrokes to minutiae. An extraor...

S. H. E. Share Heal Empower: Collected Journeys (Volume 1)

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Report copyright infringementby Shannon Hogan Cohen (Author)S.H.E. Share Heal Empower, Volume One unveils the stories of women, across all ages and cultures, who courageously reached within to overcome extraordinary obstacles. Author Shannon Hogan Cohen has compiled and captured a chorus of voices-twenty-four storytellers, from a teenage YouTube vlogger who struggled with an eating disorder to a ninety-year-old educator who survived the Holocaust, each exclusively paired with artwork created...

The Surly Sullen Bell: Ten Stories and Sketches, Uncanny or Uncomfortable, with a Note on the Ghostly Tale

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Report copyright infringementby Russell Kirk (Author) Number of Pages: 240 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 28, 2012

The Chronicles of Oklahoma, V10, No. 1, March, 1932

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Report copyright infringementby Oklahoma Historical Society (Editor)Contributing Authors Include Parthenia Gregory, Grant Foreman, Clarence Turner And Many Others. Number of Pages: 162 Dimensions: 0.35 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: April 20, 2013

Captain Dauntless: The Story of Nicholas Biddle of the Continental Navy

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Report copyright infringementby William Bell Clark (Author) Number of Pages: 346 Dimensions: 0.72 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: October 20, 2012

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Report copyright infringementby Katharine Berry Judson (Author)""Early Days In Old Oregon"" is a historical account of the early settlement and development of the state of Oregon, written by Katharine Berry Judson and originally published in 1916. The book covers the period from the arrival of the first European explorers in the late 18th century to the end of the 19th century, when Oregon had become a thriving state with a diverse population and economy. Judson's narrative is based on extens...

The Indians Of The Pikes Peak Region: Including An Account Of The Battle Of Sand Creek, And Of Occurrences In El Paso Country, Colorado (1914)

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Report copyright infringementby Irving Howbert (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number o...

Danny Kaye's Stories From Far Away Places

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Report copyright infringementby Danny Kaye (Author), Bevans Marks and Barrow (Illustrator) Number of Pages: 30 Dimensions: 0.06 x 11.02 x 8.27 IN Publication Date: October 15, 2011

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Report copyright infringementby Helen L. Kaufmann (Author), Enid LaMonte Meadowcroft (Editor), Eric M. Simon (Illustrator) Number of Pages: 190 Dimensions: 0.4 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: October 15, 2011

Jerry McAuley: An Apostle To The Lost (1907)

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Report copyright infringementby Robert M. Offord (Editor), S. Irenaeus Prime (Introduction by)Jerry McAuley: An Apostle To The Lost is a biographical book written by Robert M. Offord and first published in 1907. The book chronicles the life and work of Jerry McAuley, a former criminal who became a Christian evangelist and founded the McAuley Water Street Mission in New York City in the late 19th century. The book begins by providing a brief overview of McAuley's early life, including his crim...

Houdini and Conan Doyle: The Story of a Strange Friendship

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Report copyright infringementby Bernard M. L. Ernst (Author), Hereward Carrington (Author)Houdini and Conan Doyle: The Story of a Strange Friendship by Bernard M. L. Ernst is a non-fiction book that explores the unlikely friendship between two famous figures of the early 20th century: Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The book delves into the fascinating relationship between the two men, who were initially brought together by their mutual interest in spiritualism and the paranormal. D...

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Report copyright infringementby Karl Ove Knausgaard (Author)Two world-class writers reveal themselves to be the ultimate soccer fans in these collected letters Karl Ove Knausgaard is sitting at home in Skåne with his wife, four small children, and dog. He is watching soccer on TV and falls asleep in front of the set. He likes 0-0 draws, cigarettes, coffee, and Argentina. Fredrik Ekelund is away, in Brazil, where he plays soccer on the beach and watches matches with others. Ekelund loves games...

California And Her Indian Children (1911)

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Report copyright infringementby Cornelia Taber (Author)California And Her Indian Children is a historical account of the Native American tribes of California, written by Cornelia Taber and first published in 1911. The book covers the period from the arrival of the Spanish in the 18th century to the early 20th century. It provides a detailed examination of the various tribes, their customs, traditions, and way of life, as well as the impact of colonization and the efforts to assimilate them in...

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Report copyright infringementby George Baker Longan (Author), Emma Serl (Author), Florence Elledge (Author)Everyday Number Stories is a book written by George Baker Longan and was first published in 1915. The book is a collection of short stories that are designed to help children understand basic mathematical concepts. Each story is centered around a particular math problem or concept, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The stories are written in a simple and engagi...

Cowboy Life on the Western Plains the Reminiscences of a Ranchman

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Report copyright infringementby Edgar Beecher Bronson (Author)Cowboy Life on the Western Plains is a book that recounts the experiences of a ranchman named Edgar Beecher Bronson. The book provides a vivid and detailed account of what life was like for cowboys on the western plains during the late 19th century. Bronson shares his experiences of working on various ranches, participating in cattle drives, and dealing with the challenges of living and working in the harsh and unforgiving environm...

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by Jalal Al-Din Rumi (Author), Jawid Mojaddedi (Author)Rumi's Masnavi is widely recognized as the greatest Sufi poem ever written, and has been called "the Koran in Persian." The thirteenth-century Muslim mystic Rumi composed his work for the benefit of his disciples in the Sufi order named after him, better known as the whirling dervishes. In order to convey his message of divine love and unity he threaded together entertaining stories and penetrating homilies. Drawing from folk tales as wel...

Faulkner on and Off the Page: Essays in Biographical Criticism

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Report copyright infringementby Carl Rollyson (Author)Though numerous biographies have been published on William Faulkner, readers are often presented conflicting interpretations of his life and work. Faulkner's view of himself and his own family was mercurial, and it is widely acknowledged that Faulkner was an unreliable narrator of his own life. As a result, biographies of Faulkner echo and complicate the multitude of ways he portrayed himself, accepting that truth--if it exists--is subject...

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Report copyright infringementby Jens Baggesen (Author), Jesper Gulddal (Editor), Jesper Gulddal (Translator)'This travel book is truly a labyrinth--or, more precisely, a piece of the labyrinth that it has been my fate to wander, from the cradle to the grave.' Jens Baggesen's The Labyrinth (1792-93) is a genre-bending and highly personal travel book that follows the young Danish author's journey, made in 1789, from Copenhagen through Germany to the Swiss border at Basel. In its outer form, it ...

Sketches Of New England: Or Memories Of The Country (1842)

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Report copyright infringementby John Carver (Author)Sketches of New England: Or Memories of the Country is a book written by John Carver and published in 1842. The book is a collection of sketches and memories of New England, a region in the northeastern United States. Carver, who was born and raised in New England, provides a detailed and vivid description of the region's natural beauty, its people, and their way of life. The book is divided into several chapters, each focusing on a particul...

The Life Of General Hugh Mercer: With Brief Sketches Of General George Washington, John Paul Jones And Others

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Report copyright infringementby John T. Goolrick (Author)The book titled ""The Life of General Hugh Mercer: With Brief Sketches of General George Washington, John Paul Jones and Others"" is a biography written by John T. Goolrick. The book delves into the life of General Hugh Mercer, a Scottish soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War, and provides insights into his personal and professional life. The book also includes brief sketches of other influential figures of the time, incl...

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Report copyright infringementby John T. Goolrick (Author)Historic Fredericksburg: The Story Of An Old Town is a book written by John T. Goolrick that provides a comprehensive history of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The book covers the period from the town's founding in 1728 to the present day, and includes information on the town's role in the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction Era. The book is divided into chapters that focus on different aspects of Fredericksburg's hist...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Guignebert (Author), S. H. Hooke (Translator)""Jesus"" by Charles Guignebert is a comprehensive study of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The book explores the historical context of Jesus' time, the political and religious climate of the region, and the various sources of information available about his life. Guignebert examines the Gospels and other early Christian writings to create a detailed portrait of Jesus as a historical figure, rather th...

Biography Of Thomas Davenport, The Brandon Blacksmith: Inventor Of The Electric Motor

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Report copyright infringementby Walter Rice Davenport (Author), James Hartness (Introduction by)The book ""Biography of Thomas Davenport, The Brandon Blacksmith: Inventor of the Electric Motor"" is a detailed account of the life and work of Thomas Davenport, a renowned inventor and blacksmith from Brandon, Vermont. Written by Davenport's great-grandson, Walter Rice Davenport, the book chronicles the inventor's journey from his humble beginnings as a blacksmith to his groundbreaking invention ...

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Report copyright infringementby Frederika MacDonald (Author)"The Secret of Charlotte Brontë" is a 1914 biographical study of famous English literary figure Charlotte Brontë by Frederika Macdonald. Within it, Macdonald explores her life, work, and mind in great detail, offering the reader a profound insight into Charlotte's motivations and the fantastic, timeless work that she produced. Contents include: "The 'Psychological Problem' Of Charlotte Brontë, Created By A False Critical Method", "Th...

The Early H.G. Wells: A Study of the Scientific Romances

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Report copyright infringementby Bernard Bergonzi (Author)This is a sensitive study of Wells' imaginative development during his formative years. It comes at a time when interest in H.G. Wells' early writing is beginning to revive, owing, no doubt, to the current translation into reality of some aspects of science fiction.Mr. Bergonzi examines Wells' early fiction, from surviving student writings of the late eighties to 1901 when he published The First Men in the Moon, his last significant sci...