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The surface of the kidney presents a unique opportunity to study fun­ damental processes in the living animal. Here blood vessels and kidney tubules are accessible to direct microscopic observation. This situation has been used to elucidate kidney functions under normal and pathological conditions....

What if the story of creation as told by the Bible was written to mask the real truth – that God and Satan were powerful beings living long before the time of humanity? And what if these powerful beings were in disagreement on the fate of humanity, with one believing humans are meant to serve and...

In this historical fiction book Henty's character, Vincent Wingfield, fights for the Confederate States of America, even though he is against slavery. The focus is on the Civil War as seen through the eyes of a Southern teenager who staunchly supports the rights of slaves but joins Lee's cavalry and fights for the Confederacy.

The scene of this story is laid in France during latter part of the Thirty Years' War, the main protagonists are Richelieu, Mazarin and Anne of Austria. The hero, Hector Campbell, is the orphaned son of a Scotch officer in the French Army. He gets the noticed by Marshal Turenne and by the Prince of...

The novel takes place in France during the latter part of the Thirty years' war--the time of Richelieu, of Mazarin and Anne of Austria. The hero is the orphan son of a Scotch officer in the French army.

With the exception of the terrible retreat from Afghanistan, none of England's many little wars have been so fatal in proportion to the number of those engaged as our first expedition to Burma. The Burman policy of carrying off every boat on the river, laying waste the whole country, and driving away...

Storia dello sport: Un modello originale  Le istituzioni sportive italiane nella storia della Repubblica Il concetto di Tregua Olimpica nella sua evoluzione da concetto di pace positiva a progetto di pace positiva Padre Henri Martin Didon, una guida spirituale per il nascente Olimpismo Una divisa...

La nobiltà borromea esposta in un sontuoso apparato dagl’illustrissimi signori abati, e dottori dell’insigne Collegio dei s.ri Giudici, Conti e Cavalieri della Città di Milano... (Milano 1718). La storia della nobile Famiglia Borromeo, la lettura degli emblemi che ne costituiscono lo stemma,...

"Laugh-out-loud funny--I loved it!" --New York Times bestselling author Thea Harrison The trouble with humans is that they're far too sensitive. Forget you put a woman in the local jail for a few months--and she takes it so personally! And yet she is the one trying to assassinate the queen....

The traditional (final or average salary) pension that employers have provided their employees has suffered a huge decline in labor force coverage in the United Kingdom and the United States, and less severe declines in Canada and elsewhere. The traditional pension provides a precious measure of retirement...

A coast fishing lad, by an act of heroism, secures the interest of a ship owner, who places him as an apprentice on board one of his ships. In company with two of his fellow-apprentices he is left behind, at Alexandria, in the hands of the revolted Egyptian troops, and is present through the bombardment and the scenes of riot and blood-shed which accompanied it. (Illustrated)

Savannah Reid may have a few extra curves on her full-figured body, but that hasn't stopped her from becoming one of California's most successful private investigators. Her latest case puts her hot on the trail of a shady weight loss therapist who's made a killing treating--and cheating--his overweight...

Following the untimely death of his father, young Ralph Conway becomes the man of the house amidst trying circumstances. Herbert Penfold, a one-time admirer of Ralph's mother, steps in as something of a father figure and forms a close bond with the boy. But when Ralph bravely decides to join the British effort to push back Napoleon Bonaparte, his family's future is threatened.

An Indian ghost story: "I landed in India in '50, and after going through the regular drill work marched with a detachment up country to join my regiment, which was stationed at Jubbalpore, in the very heart of India. It has become an important place since; the railroad across India passes through...