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Daughter of the Duke of Milan and wife of the conniving Count Girolamo Riario, Caterina Sforza was the bravest warrior Renaissance Italy ever knew. She ruled her own lands, fought her own battles, and openly took lovers whenever she pleased. Her remarkable tale is told by her lady-in-waiting, Dea, a woman knowledgeable in reading the triumph cards, the predecessor of modern-day Tarot. As Dea tries to unravel the truth about her husband's murde...

Sincerely, The Teacher is a book written by teachers to parents about how to help students succeed in school. As two teachers, the mother-daughter team of Tiffany Andrews and Becky Saarela get to see firsthand that parents are the most hardworking bunch of all and wrote this book as a guide for the busy parent. For two years they asked teachers from across the country one simple question, "If you could tell parents one thing that would help th...

And I, I will always be split in two - did I make the right decision? And, being torn, I will always have a life which straddles the ocean - a foot on each continent. I will never be completely whole again." In 2004, Bronwyn McIntosh wrote an article about her reasons for leaving South Africa. The unexpected spate of emails that followed was exacerbated by President Mbeki's public criticism of the article. After five years of ongoing correspon...

Tens of thousands of television programs have been broadcast over the past 60 years. This college textbook is a shorter revised version of the 2nd edition that uncovers how shows get on the air, what makes a hit, the popularity of cable, the impact of television on children, and the greatest TV shows of all time.

In this work, I have attempted to explain various myths, concerning the prevailing thought of those early and contemporary Muslims and their misapprehensions concerning the Islamic purest source. The basic reason for the origination of these myths, cultural implications are that the Muslims have become lethargic and stagnant in their thinking and therefore have become blind followers in a religion that encourages thinking on the highest level....

Hi, I'm Frank Gouva and I love the holidays! The only problem is that every single one of them turns into a disaster! My family was traveling to New York City to watch the big ball drop for New Year's Eve. As you might have guessed, things go wrong at every holiday and this was no exception.

This early work, originally published in 1907 was written by the eminent American essayist and editor. This title is one of a number of religious books he wrote, which can be thought of as precursors to today's self-help book. Contents Include: The Kingship of Self-control, The Crimes of the Tongue, The Red Tape of Duty, The Supreme Charity of the World, Worry, the Great American Disease, The Greatness of Simplicity, Living Life Over Again, Sy...

Southern Italy in the early 1900's was rural and a rustic place full of superstition and mysticism. This book is a well researched and has an oral transcript from a witch who choose to meet the author. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original te...

This unusual early work on 'Flat Earth Theory' was originally published in 1901. It comprises a comprehensive series of essays which use scripture, reason and fact to (attempt to) prove that the earth is not a planet. The text makes for an entertaining and informative read, providing a wonderful insight into the philosophy of a bygone age. Its chapters include discussions of: The Adamic Creation, The Nebular Hypothesis: Examination of three Al...

Jane Francesca Agnes, Lady Wilde (1821-1896) was an Irish poet and mother of Oscar Wilde. She wrote under the pseudonym "Speranza" and famously supported the Irish nationalist movement. She also had a particular interest in folktales, which she collected. In "Folk Medicine, Plant Lore, and Healing Plants", Wilde looks at a variety of natural cures, healing plants, and remedies from Irish folk culture ranging from love and invisibility potions,...

The folklore of the sea has some of the most incredible and creative superstitions created by fishermen to avoid disaster and bring in a good haul of fish. In this brilliant book we have all types of charms and customs covering everything from predicting the weather to saving the lives of the men who earned their livings on the waves. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900, s and before, are no extremely scarce ...

This vintage text contains a comprehensive guide to the 'Palmer' method of business writing, being a series of self-teaching lessons in rapid, plain, unshaded, coarse-pen writing. 'The Palmer Method' was developed by Austin Palmer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It was primarily designed to be a simplified version of the 'Spencerian Method', the major standardized system of handwriting since the mid-nineteenth century, an...

Daughter of the Duke of Milan and wife of the conniving Count Girolamo Riario, Caterina Sforza was the bravest warrior Renaissance Italy ever knew. She ruled her own lands, fought her own battles, and openly took lovers whenever she pleased. Her remarkable tale is told by her lady-in-waiting, Dea, a woman knowledgeable in reading the triumph cards, the predecessor of modern-day Tarot. As Dea tries to unravel the truth about her husband's murde...

Human beings are complex organisms and as such no one-size-fits-all educational approach will ever be truly effective for the majority of students. Many educational theorists have identified this cookie-cutter approach as the "factory model" of education. Business and manufacturing have developed more effective and flexible methods, but our schools have remained essentially static for over one hundred years. This factory model is the universal...

This compendium first reviews regional operational applications of agrometeorology in the form of case studies of agrometeorological services and information. These services prepare farmers of different income levels for extreme weather and climate events and for the use of weather and climate “windows of opportunity” under conditions of a changing climate. Subsequently wide fields of application are covered such as crops (monocropping and mul...

Es ist kein Buch, es ist ein Monument aus Papier (...) Das größenwahnsinnigste Buch der Kulturgeschichte, das größte, schwerste und schillerndste Ding, das je gedruckt wurde, Alis letzter Sieg." - Der Spiegel, Hamburg Nach den limitierten Sammlerausgaben ist diese monumentale Publikation nun endlich als TASCHEN-Standardausgabe erhältlich! Weltweit als größter Sportler der Moderne gewürdigt und als jemand, der nicht allein seine Sportart, son...

Desiring to go to New Guinea began 8 years before the actual trip . It started with an article in the periodical, "The Messenger. " The missionaries and local people start praying that God would send me to minister. At that time I didn 't know where the nation was located. This is a true story of determination, passion and child like faith . It will challenge you to keep moving in difficult places in your life. The trip from Vancouver, Washing...

Comedy / Casting: 4m, 3f An incisive look at sex, love, bullfights, big-game hunting, and intimate apparel. Large Animal Games takes a skewed but razor-sharp look at relationships by examining the romantic lives of several couples and the man who supplies each of them with intimate apparel."Light-hearted...subtly related themes of animal-lust, competition, self-image and possession cleverly at work...well-honed, true-to-life-repartee" -SF Bay ...

Comedy / Casting: 3m, 4f / Scenery: Interior (Formerly titled Grapes and Raisins.) Charlie is a 65 year-old widower-turned-Casanova as he pursues the ladies on a beach in Southern California. But he's not interested in those younger girls, he's after "mature women", those who've built up history, depth, and loss. Charlie offers his companionship and insights, and they're all too happy to accept his advances. That is, until he meets Polly, a r...