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"Stories From Livy" by Alfred John Church. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
| Автор | Alfred John Church |
"Stories Of Georgia" by Joel Chandler Harris. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible...
| Автор | Joel Chandler Harris |
"Stories Of Ohio" by William Dean Howells. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
| Автор | William Dean Howells |
Mr. Howells has in the present volume given his writings the form of a series of historical stories, in which his native State is described and pictured from as remote a period as the geologic ice age. The slow-moving glaciers in the distant past covered most of the present State of Ohio. They rounded off the corners of her hills, smoothed the contour of her valleys, left glacial scratches on her rocks, and transported boulders from remote points where they had an origin and left them on the...
| Автор | William Dean Howells |
New edition revised and expanded to tackle recent developments in Canada’s immigration policy, up to 2014 Covers the history of immigration to Canada (including the different kinds of immigrants) and the history of immigration policy Includes profiles of the policymakers and public figures that have shaped policy over the years A comprehensive history of immigration, with chapters dedicated to each immigration era Author has won the University of British Columbia Medal for Canadian Biography...
| Автор | Valerie Knowles |
Immigrants and immigration have always been central to Canadians’ perception of themselves as a country and as a society. In this crisply written history, Valerie Knowles describes the different kinds of immigrants who have settled in Canada, and the immigration policies that have helped to define the character of Canadian immigrants over the centuries. Key policymakers and moulders of public opinion figure prominently in this colourful story, as does the role played by racism. This new and...
| Автор | Valerie Knowles |
Они видят сквозь землю и читают мысли на расстоянии, предсказывают будущее и проникают в прошлое, лечат словом и убивают взглядом… Они – странные люди. Почему? Здесь нет ответа. Здесь только факты. В книге вы найдете самые удивительные примеры непонятных и не поддающихся объяснению явлений, происходивших на глазах заслуживающих доверия свидетелей – врачей, ученых, юристов: – воскрешение из мертвых; – люди, которые не спят; – человек-факел; – человек с двумя лицами; – удивительная сила снов…...
| Автор | Фрэнк Эдвардс |
Барон Генрих Жомини начал военную карьеру в Швейцарии, затем поступил во французскую армию, участвовал в наполеоновских походах, был начальником штаба маршала Нея, а в 1813 г. перешел на службу в русскую армию. Подробно рассматривая все аспекты, присущие теории и практике войны, Жомини предлагает анализ стратегических проблем, сопутствующих различным театрам и полям боевых действий, тактики наступления и обороны, неожиданных маневров, специальных операций, уделяет внимание важности разведки и...
| Автор | Генрих Жомини |
Когда речь идет о событиях, затрагивающих судьбы миллионов людей, то к человеческой забывчивости добавляется жгучее желание что-то задним числом поправить, изменить, приукрасить. «Никто так не врет, как очевидец», – сказал когда-то Наполеон и был прав. А при смене цивилизаций или политического строя монополию на написание истории всегда имеют победители, стремящиеся прикрыть свой, часто грязный и кровавый, путь искажением, а то и фальсификацией прошлого. Именно стремление сохранить для потомков...
| Автор | Сергей Бабурин |
"Studies of the Greek Poets" in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by the English poet and literary critic John Addington Symonds that features a comprehensive survey of Greek poetry. This carefully crafted e-artnow ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Contents: The Periods of Greek Literature Mythology Achilles The Women of Homer Hesiod Parmenides Empedocles The Gnomic Poets The Satirists The Lyric Poets Pindar Aeschylus ...
| Автор | John Addington Symonds |
"Studies of the Greek Poets" in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by the English poet and literary critic John Addington Symonds that features a comprehensive survey of Greek poetry. Contents: The Periods of Greek Literature Mythology Achilles The Women of Homer Hesiod Parmenides Empedocles The Gnomic Poets The Satirists The Lyric Poets Pindar Aeschylus Sophocles Greek Tragedy and Euripides The Fragments of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides The Fragments of the...
| Автор | John Addington Symonds |