5 Ergebnisse.

This book explains why the UK tax year begins on 6 April and traces the history of the old tax year which began on 25 March. It also covers other aspects of calendar history.The move from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar in 1752 resulted in the omission of 11 days from September 1752. The omitted days were later added to the tax year and that apparently meant a new tax year beginning on 5 April - not 6 April. There are various explanations...

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In this volume, authors Alan Bailey and Dan O'Brien examine the full import of David Hume's arguments and the context of the society in which his work came to fruition. They analyze the nuanced natured of Hume's philosophical discourse and provide an informed look into his position on the possible content and rational justification of religious belief. The authors first detail the pressures and forms of repression that confronted any 18th cent...

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From the prologue: Seven steps later his foot landed on the battered mat at the base of the iron treads that lead up to the trailer's door. John looked down and noticed that it actually said WELCOME. The only problem was that the 'm' and 'e' were missing. The outline was there but, no me. He half-smiled at the thought. Everything was there but me. He'd felt that way for years.---------- "Quiet Desperation" is the story of a man who has recentl...