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An alternate history of Australia during the horrendous years of the 1800s, when a nation was being carved out of a penal colony. The world was going through enormous change and in some small way, Terrence Null, ex naval lieutenant, experienced every problem dealing with ex-convicts given their freedom....

Neste livro os autores procuram conduzir seus leitores através de alguns intrincados conceitos de espiritualidade moderna, para então desmistificá-los, e assim imergir o leitor logo em seguida no que consiste a essência do livro, que é uma espiritualidade centralizada na pessoa de Cristo. Num...

Twenty-Seven Thrilling Tales from Amazing Fantasy Authors! Whether they are unwitting, plucky, or just plain epic, heroes capture the imagination and rescue us from everyday life. With stories set in fantastic, magical realms, gritty urban landscapes, and fairytale kingdoms, our heroes stand...

When the weather outside starts cooling down, inside the dorm things are heating up. Can these college roommates fall in love without going out of bounds? Beaten and heartbroken, Jesse Cole is placed in a new dorm room after his last roommate attacked him. Just wanting to be left alone to heal...

First published in 1976, the Dictionary of Philosophy has established itself as the best available text of its kind, explaining often unfamiliar, complicated and diverse terminology. Thoroughly revised and expanded, this fourth edition provides authoritative and rigorous definitions of a broad range...

Timeless in Time is a richly illustrated book on the life and message of an Indian saint of recent times. Sri Ramana Maharsi (1879-1950) was a unique spiritual teacher in India. He was the living embodiment of the Indian tradition of Advaita Vedanta, which focuses on the oneness of God with the human...

This book contains a detailed and fully-illustrated guide to brown trout fishing, with information on equipment, techniques, common pitfalls, storing and cooking, and much more. Highly illustrated and full of helpful tips, "Angling for Brown Trout" will be of utility to both novice and seasoned...

The ping-pong diplomacy and its aftermath discussion, coupled with the entry of communist China into the United Nations and the subsequent expulsion of Taiwan, will generate considerable political dialogue about the changing balance of power and the fate of the other China. These political discussions...

In the small town of Ewerton, Wisconsin, the murders just keep piling up, and Anna suspects that her warped grandmother is somehow to blame. Only she can find a solution--if the horror doesn't get her first! "In the tradition of Stephen King's Castle Rock, Ewerton has become another classic locus of...

When a horrible car accident leaves an innocent teenager homeless, she sets on a path to get closer to God. But first, she must survive the mean streets of LA! After two years of spiritual searching, Alcatraz has finally decided who the One true God is for her life. But trouble soon follows....

This final installment of the seven-volume History of England series was published in 1913 and covers the period from the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901.  "A model of accurate learning and investigation, eminently sane and fair, well written and comprehensive," pronounced a 1913 review in the English Historical Review.

First published in 1950 and this edition in 1987, this book is one of the most wide-ranging and respected surveys on kinship and marriage in African social life. In his introduction, Radcliff-Brown provides a masterly analysis of the main features of African kinship systems and the theoretical problems...

Social behavior has long puzzled evolutionary biologists, since the classical theory of natural selection maintains that individuals should not sacrifice their own fitness to affect that of others. Social Evolution and Inclusive Fitness Theory argues that a theory first presented in 1963 by William...

Histories of American Physical Anthropology in the Twentieth Century chronicles the history of physical anthropology_or, as it is now known, biological anthropology_from its professional origins in the late 1800 up to its modern transformation in the late 1900s. In this edited volume, 13 contributors...