Cecil: 368 books

Not many years ago the group Insecta was held even by Zoologists to include numberless small creatures—centipedes, spiders, mites, etc.—which further study has shown to present essential differences of structure, and in popular language any fairly minute animal is still an insect, just as any...

"For its time the most comprehensive treatment of the subject." — New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Before the 17th century, composers seldom indicated in their music whether the composition was to be performed by a particular combination of voices or instruments. Then in 1607...

The book explores the highs and lows of human emotion expressed through poetry. Some of it light, most of it heavy. It takes you to places that people are afraid to go. Those deep down places where fear lurks and self-doubt reigns, where love hurts and betrayal destroys. In its pages you will recognize...

This book is the fullest and most detailed study yet published in English of Ernst Toller's plays and their most significant productions. In particular the productions directed by Karl-Heinz Martin, Jurgen Fehling and Erwin Piscator are closely analyzed and the author demonstrates how, brilliant though...

Of all the sensations to which the human mind is a prey, there is none so powerful in its finality, so chilling in its sense of an impending event as the knowledge that Death?grim, implacable Death?has cast his shadow on a life that custom and circumstance have rendered familiar. Whatever the personal...

Dont let your wheelchair be an obstacle in your life. It doesnt define who you are. After all, its only a means of transportation. Share my journey through life, as I have surpassed my hopes and dreams of living a normal and rewarding life.

Bellingham is known as the city of subdued excitement, but it was not always this way. From its discovery by a British naval captain to its coal, lumber, and fish industries and to its riots and social movements, Bellingham has had quite a rich and sometimes controversial past. Starting out as four...

In the preceding decades, the world has envisioned significant changes in the makeup of families. Since the seventies, the divorce rate has doubled increasing to single-parent households, remarriages, and extended families. The book is a discussion of the many definitions of family and how they demonstrate...

An introductory guide for those seeking professional development in the issues of hostage situations. Includes cases studies and suggested checklists. This titls is appropriate for criminal justice, criminal investigation, and homeland security programs. It is also suited for programs in emergency...

This book contains a detailed guide to horse feed, including information on varieties, their properties, and their effects. Written in clear, concise language and including all the information a horse-owner needs to know about feeding their animals, this volume constitutes an invaluable handbook and...

This vintage book contains a description of fox hunting in Quorn, Leicestershire, England. With historical information and details of notable people and events, this volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of English fox hunting, and would make for a worthy addition...

Nineteen-year-old Hank Fletcher is on his way to pitching a no-hitter against the New York Yankees, only to be confronted by the ghost of his abusive father.

"Simply but completely, the unforgettable story of Nauvoo, the City of Joseph the Prophet, is here told. The joys, pathos and grief within the city's life are recounted in sympathetic words. Twenty-four chapters set forth in interesting detail, the rise of the city from and inhospitable swamp...

Includes 15 maps and plans. “In 1914 the Scots Guards (Third Regiment of Foot Guards) consisted of two battalions, both in England and two week after the outbreak of war the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion was formed; this battalion did not go abroad but during the course of the war it provided drafts...