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In this reprint of a classic piece of cave literature, the famed geologist, J Harlen Bretz, gives a detailed account of the formation and history of Missouri caves. Caves of Missouri contains over 450 surveyed caves, with in-depth geological and cultural histories, and 168 illustrations, including cross sections, maps, and photographs. This book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in Missouri's natural and cultural history.

A change of perspective. By seeing cancer from the point of view of an embodied evolving monad rather than simply as a physical body threatened with death, the book questions cultural stereotypes and clears illusions about disease and traditional medicine. It is about accepting cancer as a pointer towards our true nature, thus about honoring the disease as something that needs to be understood rather than fought, as a hidden message that needs...

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Der Anlass für das Werk ist bekannt und vielfach dokumentiert: Bachs Begegnung mit Friedrich dem Großen und die Geschichte des "Königlichen Themas", welches der Preußenkönig auf einem Fortepiano "vorzuspielen geruheten" und welches Bach "in einer Fuge ausführen sollte".Fraglich war bislang die Abfolge der einzelnen Sätze der Komposition. Nach umfänglicher theoretischer Auseinandersetzung mit dieser Problematik in seinem Buch "Johann Sebastian ...

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A Military Bibliography of the Horn of Africa is not only one of the most authoritative and comprehensive study of the region's military history but is also the first bibliography on the military history of the region.Since the end of World War II, the Horn of Africa has been one of the most conflicted regions in the world. It is a place where democratic governance is scarce and countless disputes over land, water, and ethnic and religious div...

A passionate retelling of the Daniel Bell incident, in which a black man was shot and killed while running from police officers. "The Daniel Bell incident twice was a major story in Milwaukee. In 1958, the 22-year-old black man was shot and killed while running from a pair of uniformed Milwaukee policemen. In the late 1970s, one of the former police officers came forward and admitted the shooting incident was not self-defense and that there wa...

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A lyrical study in the ways, perhaps misguided, that He and She love. "OBJECTIVE LOVE, Megan Terry's new play dwells on the phony appearances upon which modern romance depends ... Actors float in and out of the performance as if they were clouds. The only recurring figures are named merely 'He' and 'She, ' perhaps representing the American Every Couple ... There is no lack of love in the world, Ms Terry reflects. But it's channeled to other th...

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Trunk, Snout and Nosey is a book about kindness, working together for the greater good and sharing. Three baby elephants see a precious stone shining in the water of a riverbed. They all want it. They all try to claim it as their own. However, they find out a lot about themselves and learn a valuable lesson in the process.

Telling the stories of the exhibitions and artists who exhibited in The Art Dockuments alternative gallery from 1981-1986, in downtown Los Angeles, this volume chronicles the artists who exhibited in the Art Dock and how they interacted often violently with one another, the homeless, and the city officials. Some stories evoke tragedies in the community while others are pure comedy. All create a vivid portrait of a exotic community living on th...

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