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  • The Editors

    “Strikingly relevant" [Taylor Lorenz], The Editors is a thriller that reveals the battles behind the internet's most contested information source: Wikipedia.Aim for Neutrality. We Need Better Sources. Anonymity is Fundamental. Keep Developing.The editors know these principles. The editors follow them every day – usually. The editors may not be recognized on the street, but they craft the ... Read more

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    B. J. Harrison Reads A Marine Excursion

    Narrated by B. J. Harrison ...
    Series series The Classic Tales with B. J. Harrison

    Unabridged

    49 min

    "The Marine Excursion of the Knights of Pythias" is the third story from Stephen Leacock's masterpiece story sequence "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town". It deals with an exploration of the social, political, and religious aspects of life in Mariposa, while some of its citizens are on a cruise holiday excursion. Spirits are high when catastrophe strikes.An extremely interesting parody of sea ... Read more

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  • John Robert Mortimer

    The Life of an Nineteenth Century East Yorkshire Archaeologist

    The story of John Robert Mortimer (1825-1911) encompasses both the beginnings of archaeology as a scientific study and the details of a life lived entirely in one small corner of the East Riding of Yorkshire. During the second half of the nineteenth century archaeology made the transition from antiquarian pursuit to fledgling academic discipline. Mortimer, a corn merchant from Driffield, was of ... Read more

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  • Dissecting Job

    A Physician's Postmortem Analysis

    Join a medical doctor to discover the mystery of Job. Experience Job in ways you may not have thought of previously: impulsive, arrogant, rebellious, self absorbed, ungrateful, judgmental, frustrated, angry , cursing, mocking , and impatient . Does Job have something to hide beyond these well documented scripture based traits? Enliven your understanding and appreciation as you realize the full ... Read more

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  • The Economics of World War I

    This unique volume offers a definitive new history of European economies at war from 1914 to 1918. It studies how European economies mobilised for war, how existing economic institutions stood up under the strain, how economic development influenced outcomes and how wartime experience influenced post-war economic growth. Leading international experts provide the first systematic comparison of ... Read more

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  • The History of Driffield, East Yorkshire

    From Earliest Times to the Year 2000

    Driffield’s story is typical of any small market town, but, like these, its story is also unique, not only in its hey-day, with canal builders, railway barons and town-makers ensuring the leap from village to town, but also from earliest times with the visits of nomadic hunters and gatherers. We learn of its rich Anglo-Saxon past, and follow Driffield’s story meandering through the ages, unnoticed ... Read more

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  • The History of Hornsea

    East Yorkshire

    Hornsea is ordinary, no different from countless other towns and villages scattered across the face of England. Yet, at the same time, it is unique, a product of local conditions and forces, of ceaseless interactions between people and their environment over the last 10,000 years. It is this opposition that gives Hornsea meaning and character. A sense of place.In this new book, archaeologist and ... Read more

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  • An Anthology of Neo-Latin Literature Written by Women

    Series series Bloomsbury Neo-Latin Series: Early Modern Texts and Anthologies
    This anthology showcases Neo-Latin texts produced by women across Europe between circa 1400 and 1800, highlighting their contributions in both poetry and prose. Each chapter offers excerpts alongside accessible translations, with introductions and notes that contextualise the texts within their authors' careers and the intellectual climate of their time. The selected works reflect a range of ... Read more

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  • Economic Warfare and Sanctions Since 1688

    How have economic warfare and sanctions been applied in modern history, with what success and with what unintended consequences? In this book, leading economic historians provide answers through case studies ranging from the eighteenth-century rivalry of Britain and France and the American Civil War to the two world wars and the Cold War. They show how countries faced with economic measures have ... Read more

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  • Parables and Paradox

    The Offensive Gospel

    The gospels, in a nutshell, are an offensive paradox where absurd and seemingly contradictory statements reside such as in order to live we have to die to self. The gospels seek to reconcile unmerited grace with the necessity of social engagement simultaneously to people who may themselves not be deserving as well. We are welcomed home like the Prodigal, but we are not off the hook for work we are ... Read more

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  • Intermediate English Comprehension - Book 1

    this is the first book in the bestselling series 'intermediate english comprehension'. each book contains fifteen interesting articles on a variety of topics such as: history, religion, the natural world, science, travel, food and more.it is perfect for students of english who want to improve their reading comprehension and will help with exam practice.the ebook includes:15 fascinating short ... Read more

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  • Apuleius in European Literature

    Cupid and Psyche since 1650

    Series series Classical Presences
    The story of Cupid and Psyche is first known through the Latin novel Metamorphoses or The Golden Ass by the second-century AD writer Apuleius--one of the few Latin fictions from Roman antiquity to have survived in its entirety. Apuleius in European Literature: Cupid and Psyche since 1650 examines the reception of the long two-book romantic story of Cupid and Psyche in European literature from 1650 ... Read more

    $98.09 USD