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The history of the Vikings is bloody and eventful, and Viking warriors capture the popular imagination to this day. They made history, establishing the dukedom of Normandy, providing the Byzantine Emperors' bodyguard and landing on the shores of America 500 years before Columbus. Beautifully illustrated...

Carlisle Barracks was established by the British Army in 1757 to support operations against the French during the French and Indian War. During the Revolutionary War, the post supported Washington�s army against the British. After the post was burned by Confederate forces during the Civil War, it was...

'The Gospel Kingdom' is an authoritative collection of the teachings of President John Taylor. The book draws on the entire published record of John Taylor's works from the Nauvoo period until his death in 1887. The book also includes selections from his sermons printed in the 'Journal of Discourses'...

It has only been a year since Jason Douglas, a retired thirty-year veteran police detective, narrowly escaped death in the deserts of west Texas. After that harrowing experience, all Jason wants is time to recover from his wounds, both physical and emotional, and to enjoy his retirement as he’d...

The latest and the greatest Mitzi Gaynor. 'Mitzi Gaynor' (born September 4, 1931) is an American female actor, vocalist and danseur. This book is your ultimate resource for Mitzi Gaynor. Here you will find the most up-to-date 111 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters,...

If you're from Hull you're either black and white or red and white. No ifs, no buts. Judas is the story of Paul Cooke, a gifted rugby league player who enjoyed glory at Hull FC on the west side of the city's rugby league divide - but caused outrage when he walked out of the club to join bitter rivals...

In 2012–2013, one of the largest U.S. newspaper chains, Advance Publications, determined its main product was no longer newspapers but news, and switched from daily print publication of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans to three days a week, while upgrading its presence online (“Digital First”)....

Many earthen fortifications defended the city of Savannah and its numerous water approaches after the Civil War broke out. One of these defenses, Fort McAllister, protected the entrance to the Ogeechee River and the strategic railroad and highway bridges upstream. From November 1862 to March 1863 the...

Christopher Nolan' (born 30 July 1970) is a British–American feature manager, scriptwriter and maker. Nolan generated some of the most prosperous features in the first 21st era, 8 of that have earned further compared to $3.5 billion international. He is familiar for bridging the space amid handcraft...

This volume contains a selection of papers presented at TRAC 2014, as well as some invited contributions. In keeping with the aims of TRAC, several papers make make innovative use of interdisciplinary theory: in humanistic geography, philosophy and archaeology; social psychology; and the cognitive...

The purpose of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 was to “drive broad gains in student achievement and to hold states and schools more accountable.” As early as third grade, students are required to master the grade curriculum while also becoming proficient in test taking skills. These young...

The Colombian Brothers are in Madrid. The Brothers go to a house to pick up a gun so that they can carry out a hit and then get get paid. The trouble is that getting the gun isn't so easy when somebody has killed the dealer. A short story that is Tense and Thrilling. Set in the barrios of Madrid where the bad guys do murderous business.

In a world where an increasing amount of communication takes place in English among non-native speakers, this study presents data from email exchanges to provide the first examination of sociolinguistic competence and the acquisition of native-like variability in an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)...

‘Don’t save what is left after spending, spend what is left after saving.’ Truer words have never been spoken, but in today’s fast-paced world, where we can generally get most things on credit and at the drop of a hat, this is a rule that many people no longer live by. Financial freedom is...