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Cherubinischer Wandersmann Cherubinischer Wandersmann Angelus Silesius Religion, théologie. OL1164006W
Cervantes in Algiers : a captive's tale Cervantes in Algiers : a captive's tale María Antonia Garcés "Returning to Spain after fighting in the Battle of Lepanto and other Mediterranean campaigns against the Turks, the soldier Miguel de Cervantes was captured by Barbary pirates and taken captive to A… OL12285588W
Yawmīyāt nāʾib fī al-aryāf Yawmīyāt nāʾib fī al-aryāf Tawfīq Ḥakīm page 100 OL1300579W
Türk tarih tezi ve Mu kıtası Türk tarih tezi ve Mu kıtası Kemal Şenoğlu Under the influence of James Churchward and his theory on the allegedly lost civilization of Mu, in the 1930s Ataturk sent Tahsin Mayatepek to Mexico as an ambassador, so that he could carry out a co… OL13599780W
Lordship and tradition in barbarian Europe Lordship and tradition in barbarian Europe Hermann Moisl "In this work, the author aims to acquaint the novice with not only the techniques but also the values of the hunter. The work covers the famous hunters of legend, the moral value of hunting, and the… OL14850741W
Stand Up, Mr. Dickens Stand Up, Mr. Dickens Charles Dickens,Edward Blishen Extracts from Dickens' stories, with biographical commentary OL14869578W
Pliny's encyclopedia Pliny's encyclopedia Aude Doody "The Elder Pliny's Natural History is one of the largest and most extraordinary works to survive from antiquity. It has often been referred to as an encyclopedia, usually without full awareness of wh… OL15500955W
George Washington's America George Washington's America Barnet Schecter This book is a unique biography of George Washington inspired by the maps he used throughout his life -- offering new insight into the historic events of his era. From his teens until his death, the … OL15683420W
Verdi's Shakespeare Verdi's Shakespeare Garry Wills This book is a dazzling study of the operas Verdi adapted from Shakespeare -- and a spellbinding account of their creation. In Verdi's Shakespeare, Pulitzer Prize winner and lifelong opera devotee Ga… OL15951845W
Shakespeare and son Shakespeare and son Keverne Smith Although many commentators have been intrigued by the possible effects of the death of Shakespeare's only son, Hamnet, on the writer, "Shakespeare and Son: A Journey in Writing and Grieving" is the f… OL15980155W
Shakespeare among the courtesans Shakespeare among the courtesans Duncan Salkeld This book presents a series of studies on the topic of prostitution in early modern drama, viewed in both English and Italian contexts. Drawing on a variety of documentary sources, it provides new hi… OL16572610W
Common ground in electronically mediated conversation Common ground in electronically mediated conversation Andrew Monk Technologies that electronically mediate conversation, such as text-based chat or desktop video conferencing, draw on theories of human-human interaction to make predictions about the effects of desi… OL16974088W
Susan Mallery's Fool's Gold Cookbook Susan Mallery's Fool's Gold Cookbook Susan Mallery Fool’s Gold is known as the Land of Happy Endings, but it’s also the land of heart appetites. Throughout the series, the residents of Fool’s Gold have found joy, comfort and good times through food. … OL17748710W
Queer Blake Queer Blake Helen P. Bruder,Tristanne J. Connolly "Over the last decade, Romanticism and queer theory have been mutually illuminating and incredibly productive, but this canonical 'queering' has somehow veered away from William Blake. This collectio… OL18779119W
Shakespeare's Twenty-First Century economics Shakespeare's Twenty-First Century economics Frederick Turner viii, 223 p. ; 24 cm OL19238454W
Strategic Transformations in Nigerian Writing Strategic Transformations in Nigerian Writing Ato Quayson This is an innovative and original study which offers a new perspective on a Nigerian literary tradition. The author takes issue with the prevalent use of "oral tradition" in the criticism of Europho… OL19550881W
Thoreau's animals Thoreau's animals Henry David Thoreau From Thoreau's renowned Journal, a treasury of memorable, funny, and sharply observed accounts of his encounters with the wild and domestic animals of Concord. OL19670223W
Science and the Founding Fathers Science and the Founding Fathers I. Bernard Cohen For Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and James Madison, science was an integral part of life -- including political life. This is the story of their scientific education and of how th… OL1977465W
Mara the Meerkat Fairy Mara the Meerkat Fairy Daisy Meadows Mara the Meerkat Fairy is in terrible trouble. Jack Frost has stolen her magical keyring, which helps her protect all meerkats. Mara goes to find Rachel Walker and Kirsty Tate at the Wild Woods Natur… OL20006078W
Virginia Woolf and the essay Virginia Woolf and the essay Beth Carole Rosenberg,Jeanne Dubino "Unbeknown to many, Virginia Woolf spent the first twenty years of her career writing essays and book reviews. So well-known is Woolf for her fiction that her readers may easily overlook the fact tha… OL21224658W
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