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This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1879 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Glacial Epochs and Warm Polar Climates' is an essay on various geological ages in the earth's history. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th January 1823...

Human Selection Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, and biologist (1890-1913) This ebook presents «Human Selection», from Alfred Russel Wallace. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- HUMAN SELECTION -03- FOOTNOTE

Alfred Gell puts forward a new anthropological theory of visual art, seen as a form of instrumental action: the making of things as a means of influencing the thoughts and actions of others. He argues that existing anthropological and aesthetic theories take an overwhelmingly passive point of view,...

When Prussia, with her German allies, went to war with the French Empire under Napoleon III, her navy sat with tons of barnacles on the hulls of her battleships. Her navy was small, ineffective, without doctrine and destitute of funding. As nascent Germany struggled to become a ‘Great Power’,...

Never Say Never is a collection of 25 poems written by Pastor Alfred. They explore a wide array of subjects and quickly become treasures to everyone; including those who are not lovers of poetry. This book is the perfect gift to give to someone you want to have a great appreciation of poetry.

The seven plays in this collection share a light-hearted tone, though with occasional and unexpected moments of seriousness. In Marianne, a confirmed cynic intercedes with a married woman on behalf of his best friend. In the eponymous hero of the modern 'fairy tale' Fantasio, by turns imaginative,...

A revised edition of the definitive translation of the world’s most important book of divination • More than 64,000 copies sold of the first edition • The first English translation from within the tradition by a Chinese Taoist Master • Includes translations of the Ten...

“Long lines of cliff breaking have left a chasm; And in the chasm are foam and yellow sands…” Enoch Arden is a narrative poem published in 1864 by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, during his tenure as England's poet laureate. Merchant sailor Enoch Arden leaves his wife Annie and three children...

This volume contains a wonderful collection of the poems of Alfred Noyes. He draws on his experiences of world-war, his love of England and beauty of nature for subjects for these poems. This volume was originally published in 1915 and we are here republishing it with a new introductory biography...

The Passing of the Storm, by Alfred Castner King, is an epic poem that takes the reader on a journey through the history of the American Civil War, The Crimean War in Russia, and life in the Rocky Mountains during the early 1900s.  Through stories told by Colorado gold miners trapped in a cabin...

Der Killer von Hamburg: Kriminalroman Thriller von Alfred Bekker Der Umfang dieses Buchs entspricht 132 Taschenbuchseiten. Ein furchtbarer Fund in einem unbewohnten Haus in Hamburg ruft Kommissar Uwe Jörgensen und sein Team auf den Plan. Morde geschehen und ein tot geglaubter Profi-Killer tritt ins...

Drei Thriller von Alfred Bekker, Uwe Erichsen & Thomas West   Der Umfang dieses Buchs entspricht 503 Taschenbuchseiten.   Dieses Buch enthält folgende drei Krimis: Uwe Erichsen: Ein Eisen im Feuer Thomas West: Richter und Rächer Alfred Bekker: Mörderspiel Leslie Craven ist Mitarbeiter einer...