In the \'Parallel Lives\' of Plutarch, written in the first century A.D., Plutarch alternated between Greek and Roman biographies to show how both societies had produced worthy and honourable citizens. F. J. Gould, in his translation for children, decided it would be less confusing for his young readers if he divided the book into two halves, one volume on Greeks and the other on Romans. Here we have

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PThe definitive biography of Clarke and acritical survey of his oeuvre out of print for more than 15 years, now with new images and additional materialPStained glass, symbolism, decadence, Celtic mysticism, National Romanticism, Art Nouveau, and the Ballets Russes all these elements claim a place in the definition of the art of Harry Clarke 1887-1931, the Dublin artist now recognized internationally

pDoyle\'s modesty of language conceals a profound tolerance of the human complexity-John Le Carr p pHolmes has a timeless talent, passion and literary brilliance that puts him heads, shoulders and deerstalker above all other detectives.- Alexander McCall Smithp pThe immense talent, passion and literary brilliance that Conan Doyle brought to his work gives him a unique place in English letters.-Stephen

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Our understanding of civil war is shot through with the spectre of quagmire, a situation that traps belligerents, compounding and entrenching war\'s dangers. Despite the subject\'s importance, its causes are obscure. A pervasive \'folk\' notion that quagmire is intrinsic to certain countries or wars has foreclosed inquiry, and scholarship has failed to identify quagmire as an object of study in its

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Roof of the world, land of legend and beauty - within its narrow confines, Nepal contains an utterly spectacular variety of culture and landscapes. Footprint\'s 3rd edition Nepal Handbook will guide you from the vast sweep of Himalayan peaks to ornate temples and pagodas. Great coverage of the top activities and sights in the country, including trekking, rafting and festivals Loaded with information

In the run up to the 2015 presidential election, the nation was tottering on the edge of the precipice, soaked in fear and palpable tension driven by heightened ethnic saliency, vile propaganda and apostles of hate. Doomsday prophets like John Campbell, former American Ambassador to Nigeria amongst others who had predicted the disintegration of the nation were in for a big surprise. Against all odds

bA sprightly, neatly detailed and enlightening history...this is an important contribution to modern American social history and the literature of popular culture. iPublishers Weeklyib p Sweeping away misconceptions about the Me Decade, Bruce Schulman offers a fast-paced, wide-ranging, and brilliant examination of the political, cultural, social, and religious upheavals of the 1970s. Arguing that it

Who does not like to listen and tell funny jokes, short funny stories In this book, you will find humorous school dialogues, funny occasions from life, various jokes for 7 to 15 years old kids.Our children\'s jokes will decorate any company, holiday. With their help, you will always be able to cheer friends and relatives, giving them joy and a smile.

Wireless sensors and sensor networks WSNs are nowadays becoming increasingly important due to their decisive advantages. Different trends towards the Internet of Things IoT, Industry 4.0 and 5G Networks address massive sensing and admit to have wireless sensors delivering measurement data directly to the Web in a reliable and easy manner. These sensors can only be supported, if sufficient energy efficiency

What is a Christian to believe Who are we to trust How are we to respond Where do we go to for answers about anything The Scripture says, Render unto Caesar, the things which are Caesar\'s and unto God, the things that are God\'s Sounds easy enough but is it The question is how does a true practicing Christian maneuver through the secular mind field and political hyperbole without losing that which

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In his final book, the late Arthur Hatto analyses the Khanty epic tradition in Siberia on the basis of eighteen texts of Khanty oral heroic epic poems recorded and edited by a succession of Hungarian and Russian scholars in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The book examines the world view of an indigenous culture as reconstructed from its own words, demonstrates a flexible outline for organising

When Natalie\'s dad is nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, she flies to L.A. for the week, where she plans on hanging out with Tori and also taking her to the Oscars. But when Natalie hits it off with Tori\'s friend Reed, Tori feels left out and picks a giant fight, which culminates in Natalie rescinding Tori\'s invitation to the Oscars and giving it to Reed instead. Cut to Natalie and Tori and their

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ParCFD 2001, the thirteenth international conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics took place in Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands, from May 21-23, 2001. The specialized, high-level ParCFD conferences are organized yearly on traveling locations all over the world. A strong back-up is given by the central organization located in the USA http www.parcfd.org.p These proceedings of ParCFD 2001