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Beneath the Ashen Veil of Darkness: A Post-Apocalyptic Tale of the Midwest Long roiling beneath the Yellowstone National Forest, abruptly the caldera bubbles over, as the super volcano bursts in a sudden, violent eruption that obliterates everything in its path and plunges the Earth into an age of oppressive darkness under a blanket of impenetrable ash. Millions perish, as those who survive the event are left alone to fend for themselves: no p...

Although seemingly bizarre and barbaric in modern times, trial by ordeal-the subjection of the accused to undergo harsh tests such as walking over hot irons or being bound and cast into water-played an integral, and often staggeringly effective, role in justice systems for centuries. In Trial by Fire and Water, Robert Bartlett examines the workings of trial by ordeal from the time of its first appearance in the barbarian law codes, tracing its...

Although seemingly bizarre and barbaric in modern times, trial by ordeal-the subjection of the accused to undergo harsh tests such as walking over hot irons or being bound and cast into water-played an integral, and often staggeringly effective, role in justice systems for centuries. In Trial by Fire and Water, Robert Bartlett examines the workings of trial by ordeal from the time of its first appearance in the barbarian law codes, tracing its...

A riveting account of an early 20th century polar expedition by one of the greatest ice captains who ever lived.

Party plans, individual calls, customer lists - this hands-on guide to a career in direct selling introduces readers to one of the fastest-growing sectors of the American economy. Companies such as Avon, Mary Kay, Shaklee, Amway, and Discovery Toys offer careers - part- or full-time - to millions of Americans, nine out of ten of whom are women. The beauty of direct selling is the ease of entry: low cost, no educational requirements, no age, et...

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A cross-sectional review of environmental policy issues in a globalizing world political-economy with coverage of such transnational issues as NAFTA, GATT, and the international waste trade.

This volume from the Policy Studies Organization provides critical, theoretical, and empirical perspectives on international organizations, the policy implications of these organizations, and the possible roles such agencies can play in international environmental policy. With contributions from a wide range of scholars, the work takes up such topical issues as the Rio Agenda of 1992 and its implementation, the role the European Union might pl...

Much of the literature devoted to impact assessment has focused on it as a technique or set of techniques, or on the environmental impact statement as a legal procedural requirement. While there are notable exceptions, the rich theoretical and empirical possibilities for research concerning significant innovations in the way governments operate has not been exhausted. The intention of this new edited collection is to stimulate research on the ...

Excerpt from The Last Voyage of the Karluk: Flagship of Vilhjalmar Stefansson's Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-16 The other reason was that the Winter Of 1913 14 was unprecedented in the annals of northern Alaska. It came on unusually early, as we were presently to learn, and for severity Of storm and cold had not its equal on record. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find mor...

Excerpt from The Letter and the Spirit: Eight Lectures Delivered Before the University of Oxford in the Year 1888 on the Foundation of the Late Rev. John Bampton "Also I direct, that thirty copies of the eight Divinity Lecture Sermons shall be always printed, within two months after they are preached, and one copy shall be given to the Chancellor of the University, and one copy to the Head of every College, and one copy to the Mayor of the ci...

One of the central challenges to contemporary political philosophy is the apparent impossibility of arriving at any commonly agreed upon "truths." As Nietzsche observed in his Will to Power, the currents of relativism that have come to characterize modern thought can be said to have been born with ancient sophistry. If we seek to understand the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary radical relativism, we must therefore look first to the sop...

Alchemy is the ancient sacred science concerned with the mysteries of life and consciousness as reflected through all Nature. It is a harmonious blending of physical and subtle forces which lifts the subject, whether it be man or metal, to a more evolved state of being. The Way of the Crucible is a ground-breaking modern manual on the art of Alchemy that draws on both modern scientific technology and ancient methods. A laboratory scientist and...

This study of Gerald discusses the political path he had to tread and portrays him as an example of the medieval world.

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What do we mean by religion?... [T]he tendency since the Reformation has undoubtedly been, to make religion more a badge of separation than a basis of union. But in our day this subject has begun to present itself in a new light. As the science of language has taught us to see affinities where, until recently, men only saw diversities, so the science of religion-a science which, as yet, professes to be only in its infancy-is teaching is that b...

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Excerpt from Roster of the Ninety-Sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry: 1862 to 1865 Colonel joseph W. Vance. Age 47, date of commission August 12, 1862. Battles: Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post Vicksburg, Jackson July 30, 1863, home on furlough returned to Regiment November 6, 1863, at New Iberia, Louisiana, Sabine Cross Roads, where killed April 8, 1864, buried at Mt. Vernon, Ohio. He commanded a brigade during the greater portion of his ...