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  • Mauser Military Rifles of the World

    More Models - More Photos - More HistoryRobert Ball, the world's foremost authority on Mauser military rifles, continues to scour the continents in search of more details and models of this ubiquitous rifle. His years of research and expertise culminate in this definitive, full-color Mauser reference.In this new edition, you'll find:Previously unknown variationsRare coverage of experimental ... Read more

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  • The Great Astronomers

    A fascinating guide to some of the greatest stargazers in history, including Copernicus, Galileo, Halley, Newton, Brahe and many more. ... Read more

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  • The God in the Bowl

    Enriched edition. An Ancient City Mystery of Symbols, Artifacts, and Intrigue

    In "The God in the Bowl," Robert E. Howard masterfully weaves a tale set in the ancient, dying world of the Hyborian Age, known for its rich tapestry of mythological motifs and visceral narratives. The story revolves around the enigmatic Cimmerian barbarian, Conan, who becomes embroiled in a mystery involving an unholy ritual and a cursed idol. Howard's signature style, characterized by pulpy ... Read more

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  • Great Astronomers: Tycho Brahe

    This is the chapter on 16th century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe from Sir Robert S. Ball's Great Astronomers, second edition, which begins: "The most picturesque figure in the history of astronomy ... Tycho Brahe was alike notable for his astronomical genius and for the extraordinary vehemence of a character which was by no means perfect. His romantic career as a philosopher, and his taste for ... Read more

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  • The Whiffle Ball Killer

    A true story and my witness statement

    by Karen Roberts ...
    The Whiffle Ball KillerBy: Karen RobertsThe Whiffle Ball Killer is an account through the eyes of a young woman from a different culture living in the area of the Green River Killings. She details her turbulent life with her husband and her suspicions about him, all while navigating the damaging string of misunderstandings in dealing with local and federal agencies and seeking help to escape an ... Read more

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  • Galileo Galilei

    His life, his story

    The life and the story of one of the great astronomers !Among the ranks of the great astronomers it would be difficult to find one whose life presents more interesting features and remarkable vicissitudes than does that of Galileo Galilei.Discover a biography of the astronomer Galileo Galilei, with analysis of his affairs.EXTRAITAmong the ranks of the great astronomers it would be difficult to ... Read more

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  • Power Denied

    by Robert Ball ...
    The world can go dark with the flick of a switch.Russia has discovered the ultimate weapon - not bombs, not tanks, but total control of the world's technology. Banks, governments, hospitals, even nuclear arsenals - nothing is safe. When every screen goes black, every phone falls silent, and every system shuts down, who will hold the power?Dmitriy Morazov, a rising Kremlin star, is ordered to lead ... Read more

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  • Great Astronomers (Nicolaus Copernicus)

    Illustrated

    Copernicus, the astronomer, whose discoveries make him the great predecessor of Kepler and Newton, did not come from a noble family, as certain other early astronomers have done, for his father was a tradesman. Chroniclers are, however, careful to tell us that one of his uncles was a bishop. We are not acquainted with any of those details of his childhood or youth which are often of such interest ... Read more

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  • Great Astronomers: Nicolaus Copernicus

    Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) was a mathematician and astronomer who formulated a comprehensive heliocentric model which placed the Sun, rather than the Earth, at the center of the universe, contrary to the prevailing thought at his time which placed the Earth at the center.The publication of Copernicus' book, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres), ... Read more

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  • Great Astronomers

    Of all the natural sciences there is not one which offers such sublime objects to the attention of the inquirer as does the science of astronomy. From the earliest ages the study of the stars has exercised the same fascination as it possesses at the present day. Among the most primitive peoples, the movements of the sun, the moon, and the stars commanded attention from their supposed influence on ... Read more

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  • Great Astronomers: William Herschel

    Sir Robert Stawell Ball was an Irish astronomer. He worked for Lord Rosse from 1865 to 1867. In 1867 he became Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Royal College of Science in Dublin. In 1874 Ball was appointed Royal Astronomer of Ireland and Andrews Professor of Astronomy in the University of Dublin at Dunsink Observatory.[1] In 1892 he was appointed Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and ... Read more

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  • Creatures of the Night (Boxed Set Edition)

    Classic Vampire, Werewolf, and Gothic Horror Tales from Medieval Folklore to Pulp Fiction

    Creatures of the Night (Boxed Set Edition) surveys the nocturnal imagination across centuries, gathering Gothic terror, supernatural romance, adventure fantasy, folklore, and fin-de-siècle sensation. Its range extends from medieval lays and early vampire lore to Victorian penny dreadfuls, colonial uncanny tales, and twentieth-century weird fiction. Vampires, spectres, shape-shifters, and morally ... Read more

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