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The Handbook of Soap Manufacture

by W. H. Simmons, H. A. Appleton ...

In the general advance of technical knowledge and research during the last decade, the Soap Industry has not remained stationary. While there has not perhaps been anything of a very revolutionary character, steady progress has still been made in practically all branches, and the aim of the present work is to describe the manufacture of Household and Toilet Soaps as carried out to-day in an up-to ... Read more

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In the general advance of technical knowledge and research during the last decade, the Soap Industry has not remained stationary. While there has not perhaps been anything of a very revolutionary character, steady progress has still been made in practically all branches, and the aim of the present work is to describe the manufacture of Household and Toilet Soaps as carried out to-day in an up-to
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Marie Antoinette

Reversal of Fortune

by Michael W. Simmons ...

Narrated by Alan Munro ...

Unabridged

4 hours 19 min

Three-foot-tall hairdos, “let them eat cake”, and the guillotine: this is the sum total of what most people know about Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France. The wife of King Louis XVI and the daughter of Maria Teresa, Holy Roman Empress did, indeed, wear her hair three feet high, when she wasn’t wearing straw bonnets and simple muslin gowns and playing at being a dairymaid at her fantasy ... Read more

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Three-foot-tall hairdos, “let them eat cake”, and the guillotine: this is the sum total of what most people know about Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France. The wife of King Louis XVI and the daughter of Maria Teresa, Holy Roman Empress did, indeed, wear her hair three feet high, when she wasn’t wearing straw bonnets and simple muslin gowns and playing at being a dairymaid at her fantasy
... Read more
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture

by H. A. Appleton, W. H. Simmons ...

In the general advance of technical knowledge and research during the last decade, the Soap Industry has not remained stationary. While there has not perhaps been anything of a very revolutionary character, steady progress has still been made in practically all branches, and the aim of the present work is to describe the manufacture of Household and Toilet Soaps as carried out to-day in an up-to ... Read more

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In the general advance of technical knowledge and research during the last decade, the Soap Industry has not remained stationary. While there has not perhaps been anything of a very revolutionary character, steady progress has still been made in practically all branches, and the aim of the present work is to describe the manufacture of Household and Toilet Soaps as carried out to-day in an up-to
... Read more
For the Love of Opium

Nature's Most Powerful Medicine

by W. E. SIMMONS, Sandra Solanchick ...

Series Book 1 - The Magic Garden
From Roman emperors to the most famous Queen of Egypt, from Mary Shelley to Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens to Pablo Picasso, so much of art and history were inspired by the one and only plant that nature saw fit to deliver us from pain, both physical, mental, and spiritual. It gave us our very first medicine, our first extracted alkaloid, and our first controlled substance. Man's quest to ... Read more

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From Roman emperors to the most famous Queen of Egypt, from Mary Shelley to Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens to Pablo Picasso, so much of art and history were inspired by the one and only plant that nature saw fit to deliver us from pain, both physical, mental, and spiritual. It gave us our very first medicine, our first extracted alkaloid, and our first controlled substance. Man's quest to
... Read more
The Man Called Brown Condor

The Forgotten History of an African American Fighter Pilot

by Thomas E. Simmons ...

[Robinson’s] lifelong triumph over adversity belongs to the greatest of American success stories.” -Peter Hannaford, Washington TimesIn this gripping, never-before-told tale, biographer Thomas E. Simmons brings to life the true story of John C. Robinson, who rose from fraught and humble beginnings as a black child in segregated Mississippi to outstanding success. He became a pilot and an expert in ... Read more

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[Robinson’s] lifelong triumph over adversity belongs to the greatest of American success stories.” -Peter Hannaford, Washington TimesIn this gripping, never-before-told tale, biographer Thomas E. Simmons brings to life the true story of John C. Robinson, who rose from fraught and humble beginnings as a black child in segregated Mississippi to outstanding success. He became a pilot and an expert in
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Museums

A History

by John E. Simmons ...

This comprehensive history of museums begins with the origins of collecting in prehistory and traces the evolution of museums from grave goods to treasure troves, from the Alexandrian Temple of the Muses to the Renaissance cabinets of curiosities, and onto the diverse array of modern institutions worldwide. The development of museums as public institutions is explored in the context of world ... Read more

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This comprehensive history of museums begins with the origins of collecting in prehistory and traces the evolution of museums from grave goods to treasure troves, from the Alexandrian Temple of the Muses to the Renaissance cabinets of curiosities, and onto the diverse array of modern institutions worldwide. The development of museums as public institutions is explored in the context of world
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The Heaviest Ideas in the Universe

A Philosophy of Heavy Metal

Edited by J. Aaron Simmons, Benjamin W. McCraw ...

Academic philosophy confronts heavy metal for the first timePrevious scholarly treatments of heavy metal have originated outside philosophy or targeted popular audiences rather than professional scholars. The Heaviest Ideas in the Universe: A Philosophy of Heavy Metal is the first edited volume applying rigorous philosophical inquiry directly to the genre. Featuring newly written papers by ... Read more

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Academic philosophy confronts heavy metal for the first timePrevious scholarly treatments of heavy metal have originated outside philosophy or targeted popular audiences rather than professional scholars. The Heaviest Ideas in the Universe: A Philosophy of Heavy Metal is the first edited volume applying rigorous philosophical inquiry directly to the genre. Featuring newly written papers by
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Tales from the Grave

by Zimbell House Publishing, Patrick Alven, Ross Baxter, Michelle Biddex-Simmons, Peter Cooper, Curtis & Janet Dewey, Shawn L. Dixon, E. W. Farnsworth, Sharon Frame Gay, David J. Gibbs, Lionel Ray Green, David Groveman, Couri Johnson, Mac Jones, B.T. Joy, David W. Landrum, Karly Malone, Bruce Markuson, Jason McDonald, Kip McKnight, Chad McLendon, Stephen McQuiggan, Melisa Meyers, Kristina R. Mosley, Kathleen Murphey, Jeremiah Murphy, John Robinson, Jon Shank, A. E. Santana, Parineeta Singh, Dawn Sooy, C.E. Stokes, DJ Tyrer, Alexandra L. Vogel, Matthew Wilson, Myles Wren ...

Tales From The Grave is a ghostly collection of short stories brought to you by Zimbell House Publishing, showcasing thirty-six new voices to tempt you.Some of these stories are sure to have you looking over your shoulder...Others will have you hiding under the covers...Some will simply haunt you to your grave. ... Read more

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Tales From The Grave is a ghostly collection of short stories brought to you by Zimbell House Publishing, showcasing thirty-six new voices to tempt you.Some of these stories are sure to have you looking over your shoulder...Others will have you hiding under the covers...Some will simply haunt you to your grave.
... Read more
By Accident of Birth

by Thomas E. Simmons ...

Series Book 1 - The Quinn Saga
From the Civil War to the Cuban independence movement to WWI, this historical epic follows the incredible life of a woman tragically bound to bloodshed.War brings about many strange events, but none stranger than the bullet that impregnated sixteen-year-old Annielise Quinn at the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863. After passing through the groin of a Confederate soldier, the bullet lodged itself in her ... Read more

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From the Civil War to the Cuban independence movement to WWI, this historical epic follows the incredible life of a woman tragically bound to bloodshed.War brings about many strange events, but none stranger than the bullet that impregnated sixteen-year-old Annielise Quinn at the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863. After passing through the groin of a Confederate soldier, the bullet lodged itself in her
... Read more
My Holiday in North Korea

The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth

by Wendy E. Simmons ...

"You remember Eat, Pray, Love and Under the Tuscan Sun? Yeah, this really isn't like those. It's better" ( San Francisco Chronicle).Most people want out of North Korea. Wendy Simmons wanted in.In My Holiday in North Korea: The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth, Wendy shares a glimpse of North Korea as it's never been seen before. Even though it's the scariest place on Earth, somehow Wendy forgot to ... Read more

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"You remember Eat, Pray, Love and Under the Tuscan Sun? Yeah, this really isn't like those. It's better" ( San Francisco Chronicle).Most people want out of North Korea. Wendy Simmons wanted in.In My Holiday in North Korea: The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth, Wendy shares a glimpse of North Korea as it's never been seen before. Even though it's the scariest place on Earth, somehow Wendy forgot to
... Read more
Ellen Hart Presents Malice Domestic 15: Mystery Most Theatrical

by Shawn Reilly Simmons, Anne Louise Bannon, Karen Cantwell, Margaret Lucke, M. E. Browning, Phillip DePoy ...

The Malice Domestic anthology series returns with a new take on mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition—original tales with a theatrical bent! Included are:Preface, by Ellen HartThe Rock Star, by Frances AylorPerfectly Awry, by Anne Louise BannonThe Ghost in Balcony B, by Michele Bazan ReedDrama-Rama Flip Flop, by Cindy BrownIt’s Not O.K. Corral, by M. E. BrowningMary-Alice Imagines Her Life as ... Read more

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The Malice Domestic anthology series returns with a new take on mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition—original tales with a theatrical bent! Included are:Preface, by Ellen HartThe Rock Star, by Frances AylorPerfectly Awry, by Anne Louise BannonThe Ghost in Balcony B, by Michele Bazan ReedDrama-Rama Flip Flop, by Cindy BrownIt’s Not O.K. Corral, by M. E. BrowningMary-Alice Imagines Her Life as
... Read more
Sexual Selection

A Very Short Introduction

by Marlene Zuk, Leigh W. Simmons ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
What is responsible for the differences between the sexes in so many animals, from the brilliant plumage of birds of paradise to the antlers on deer? And why are the traits that distinguish the sexes sometimes apparently detrimental to survival? Even when they look more or less alike, why do males and females sometimes behave differently? Questions like these have intrigued scientists and the ... Read more

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What is responsible for the differences between the sexes in so many animals, from the brilliant plumage of birds of paradise to the antlers on deer? And why are the traits that distinguish the sexes sometimes apparently detrimental to survival? Even when they look more or less alike, why do males and females sometimes behave differently? Questions like these have intrigued scientists and the
... Read more

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