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A Way That Seemeth Right was a title taken from Proverbs 14:12, which says, “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” Young Gauge McLane wonders through the back roads of San Reno after surviving a massacre in a small south of the border church....

According to Wikipedia: "William Henry Giles Kingston (28 February 1814 - 5 August 1880), writer of tales for boys, was born in London, but spent much of his youth in Oporto, where his father was a merchant. His first book, The Circassian Chief, appeared in 1844. His first book for boys, Peter the Whaler,...

Among all those Englishmen who, from a humble origin, have risen to an honourable position, Captain James Cook is especially worthy of record. His parents were of the peasant class - his father having commenced life as a farm-labourer, and his mother being a cottager's daughter. Probably, however,...

Wie erleben zeitgenössische Schriftsteller die Auf und Ab des Lebens? Diese Anthologie beinhaltet autobiografische Geschichten ebenso wie Erwartungen, auch Fantasien werden verwirklicht. Zu Wort kommen Schriftsteller, die aus einem reichen Erinnerungsreservoir schöpfen können: Mal nachdenklich,...

JOHN S. MILLIS In 1966 the Citizens Commission on Graduate Medical Education observed that the explosive growth in biomedical science and the consequent increase in medical skill and technology of the twentieth century had made it possible for physicians to respond to the episodes of illness of patients...

For more than 60 years, the Californian Family Hinman has exercised a very considerable influence on the development and practice of the highest grade of urology, not only in the American West but worldwide. The leitmotiv of the Hinman School has been honest and thoughtful consideration of the problems...

This title was first published in 2000:  The discovery, in the 1930s and 1940s, of antibiotics revolutionized the practice of medicine. Beginning with the streptomycins and the penicillins, hundreds of antibiotics have been developed and have come into routine use for the management of infectious...

Was könnte ein bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen für die Gestaltung einer sozialen Zukunft bedeuten? Die Meinungen für und wider ein existenzsicherndes Grundeinkommen für jeden Menschen, ob er arbeitet oder nicht, gehen weit auseinander. Doch die große Debatte um Sinn und Realisierbarkeit der »grandiosen...

Lust, Greed, Gluttony… You can find all seven of the Deadly Sins in this eclectic collaboration. Whether you like modern humor, lusty historical fiction, sci-fi, or deep, emotional poetry, you will find it all and more in the pages of Seven Deadly Sins: Simply Delectable Stories. But…there’s...

While the Reformed tradition originated with Huldrych Zwingli and was more fully developed with John Calvin, it was John Knox who made significant contributions to this movement as it unfolded in Scotland. John Knox: An Introduction to His Life and Works traces the life and thought of John Knox in...

The present volume, number 15 of the Acta Historiae Neerlandicae - which have been appearing since 1978 under the title The Low Countries History Yearbook - is the last of the series. Economic reasons force the publishers to discontinue it. This is a matter for regret. Both the editors of the Yearbook...

Thoroughly classroom tested, this text is designed specifically for one-semester accelerated and online courses at the upper undergraduate and MBA levels. It is based on the theme that business and personal decisions are made within both micro- and macro-economic environments. By understanding the...