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  • A History of Writing

    Series series Globalities
    From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, A History of Writing offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world. Illustrated with numerous examples, this book offers a global overview in a form that everyone can follow. The author also reveals his own discoveries made since the early 1980s, making it a ... Read more

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  • A History of Language

    It is tempting to take the tremendous rate of contemporary linguistic change for granted. What is required, in fact, is a radical reinterpretation of what language is. Steven Roger Fischer charts the history of language from the times of Homo erectus, Neanderthal humans and Homo sapiens through to the nineteenth century, when the science of linguistics was developed, as he analyses the emergence ... Read more

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  • Island at the End of the World

    The Turbulent History of Easter Island

    Famed for its breathtaking isolation, Easter Island was a verdant South-Sea idyll when a small canoeful of Polynesians arrived in c. AD 700. Centuries later the island's statues were famous throughout the world. This book presents a comprehensive history of Easter Island told by a writer who is intimately familiar with the island, its people and their extraordinary story.When voyaging in the South ... Read more

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  • Islands

    From Atlantis to Zanzibar

    Our planet hosts over a million islands. From Britain to Japan, Mauritius to Manhattan, they are small living geological, biological and cultural laboratories. Ranging from the ancient continents to the accretions of an ocean sandbank, they can lie in the sea, in a river, in a lake. Some are entire countries: Madagascar, Jamaica, Iceland. Other countries are multiple large islands: Japan, the ... Read more

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  • Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Repair

    A common sense guide to maintaining and repairing all types of cooling and refrigeration units. ... Read more

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  • A History of Reading

    Steven Roger Fischer’s fascinating book, now available in an updated B-format edition, traces the complete story of reading from the time when symbol first became sign through to the electronic texts of the present day. Describing ancient forms of reading, Fischer turns to Asia and the Americas and discusses the forms and developments of completely divergent writing systems and scripts.With the ... Read more

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  • A History of the Pacific Islands

    Series series Bloomsbury Essential Histories
    This wide-ranging study of the Pacific Islands provides a dynamic and provocative account of the peopling of the Pacific, and its broad impact on world history. Spanning over 50,000 years of human presence in an area which comprises one-third of our planet – Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia – the narrative follows the development of the region, from New Guinea's earliest settlement to the ... Read more

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  • Summer Lovin: A Sweet Romance Anthology

    Series series Joan Kilby
    A gorgeous selection of sweet summer romances just for you. Small town living has never felt so good!Kiss Me in the Summer by Barbara DunlopNYC lawyer Laila has a secret fear of dogs. When compassionate vet Josh finds out, he’s determined to help her overcome it with the help of big scruffy Butch the dog. Can a lovable dog bring two opposites together?The Summer Wedding Hoax by Jami RogersAva ... Read more

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  • From Kaiserreich to Third Reich

    Elements of Continuity in German History 1871-1945

    by Fritz Fischer ...
    Translated by Roger Fletcher ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: German History
    Originally published in English in 1986, this book offers a concise summary of the contribution Fritz Fischer and his school made to German historiography in the 20th century and in particular draws attention to continuity in the development and power structures of the German Reich between 1871 and 1945. After 1866 the traditional elites wanted to avoid fundamental changes in society, expecting a ... Read more

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  • A History of Language

    Series series Globalities
    It is tempting to take the tremendous rate of contemporary linguistic change for granted. What is required, in fact, is a radical reinterpretation of what language is. Steven Roger Fischer begins his book with an examination of the modes of communication used by dolphins, birds and primates as the first contexts in which the concept of ‘language’ might be applied. As he charts the history of ... Read more

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  • Cartel Heat

    Deadly Business

    John "The Butcher" Branson earned his nickname and his respect on the streets of NYC serving as the Mafia's most coveted hitman. However due to his Irish Background The Butcher couldn't kill his way into becoming one of the prized "Made Man" However his employers appreciated his dedication to his craft enough to trust him with nefarious activities. His rise through the ranks caught the eyes of ... Read more

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