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East Timor (Timo Leste) History, Government and Politics, People, Culture and Religion. From the 16th century onwards, East Timor was a Portuguese colony known as Portuguese Timor. The rest of the island of Timor, and the other islands that were later to become Indonesia, were colonised by the Dutch...

This is the story of one kid. A story of what one visually impaired kid from Kansas can do. A kid with contagious generosity, setting an example for individuals and corporations to become more philanthropic--to change the world. A kid who responded to a challenge and redefined himself. Jeff Hanson's...

Since the revival of the bath of antiquity, and its introduction into this country under the name of the Turkish bath, this method of bathing has become very generally adopted; and although onward progress is rendered less rapid than it might be, by the wide-spread popular ignorance that ascribes...

Learn how to tie and use all the most useful and practical knots for everyday use at work, home, sport or play. Unencumbered by knot-tying jargon and technical terms, this book provides simple, step-by-step instructions and outstandingly clear line drawings for the knots that can solve the day-to-day...

Recent cultural interest in evangelicalism has led to considerable confusion about what the term actually means. Many young Christians are tempted to discard the label altogether. But evangelicalism is not merely a political movement in decline or a sociological phenomenon on the rise, as it has sometimes...

The heat never lets up as dangerous desires are rekindled in this sizzling tale of love, betrayal, and murder. Never look back. Those are words Curt Brennermen lives by. He went from riches to rags, and now he’s back on top as the owner of one of the world’s fastest-growing oil conglomerates....

Teach your robot new tricks! With this projects-based approach you can program your Mindstorms NXT robot to solve a maze, build a house, run an obstacle course, and many other activities. Along the way you will learn the basics of programming structures and techniques using NXT-G and Microsoft VPL. For...

R is rapidly becoming the standard software for statistical analyses, graphical presentation of data, and programming in the natural, physical, social, and engineering sciences. Getting Started with R is now the go-to introductory guide for biologists wanting to learn how to use R in their research....

In the second edition of this practical book, four Cloudera data scientists present a set of self-contained patterns for performing large-scale data analysis with Spark. The authors bring Spark, statistical methods, and real-world data sets together to teach you how to approach analytics problems...

Hunting with Godfrey Bloom; lunching on expenses with Janice Atkinson; talking 'shock and awful' campaign tactics with Douglas Carswell - nothing is off the table when you're on the trail of UKlP's People's Army. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 meets Louis Theroux, Following Farage recounts...

Knowing the proper way to shuffle will see you through card games and tricks galore. Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Many times in our lives we go through major difficulties that we may or may not bring on ourselves but either way it requires a strength that may leave us questioning the importance and purpose of our very existence. Many of these problems are easily dealt with while others may seem insurmountable. However,...

I hope that you will find the information on hair care helpful, useful and profitable. The information in this ebook on various aspects of taking care of your hair, hair loss remedies and related issues organized into 15 chapters of about 500-600 words each. I hope that it will interest...