Rio - History 3

Sr. presidente, minhas senhoras e meus senhores: Agradeço a V. Ex.ª, sr. presidente, as palavras amaveis com que me apresentou a esta assembléa, onde tenho a honra de me apresentar pela primeira vez……続きを見る

I call myself Q because I am a Star Trek Fan. No, I'm not a Trekker or Trekkie, just a fan. I don't have a copy of Spock Sings!, but enjoy the "Q" Character from Star Trek: The Next Generation. I li……続きを見る

The award-winning author of River in a Dry Land explores the Nature that we – and our religions – sprang from The Genesis story of Jacob, the patriarch of the Judeo-Christian tradition, wrestling wi……続きを見る

History is a rich, varied and fascinating subject, so it's rare to find the whole lot in one book...until now. "The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks" pulls it all together, from the world's……続きを見る

This book provides an intensive exploration of recent popular representations of human cloning, genetics and the concerns which they generate and mobilise. It is a timely contribution to current deb……続きを見る

From icons of British history to geography, and the economy to the legal system, I Should Know That: Great Britain covers a wide range of topics, filling in all those embarrassing gaps in your knowl……続きを見る

Nicola Tesla is as much man as he is legend. Born into a Serbian family during 1856 in what used to be the Austrian Empire, Tesla became a modern Merlin by inventing all sorts of amazing contraptio……続きを見る

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical f……続きを見る

The five daily prayers (Salāt) that constitute the second pillar of Islam deeply pervade the everyday life of observant Muslims. Until now, however, no general study has analyzed the rules governing……続きを見る

New Netherland was the 17th-century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the East Coast of North America. The claimed territories were the lands from the Delmarva Pe……続きを見る

Complete set Since 1961 the Adelphi Papers have provided some of the most informed accounts of international and strategic relations. Produced by the world renowned International Institute of Strate……続きを見る

Für den prähispanischen Menschen nahmen die Nahrungsmittel nicht nur einen erstrangigen Platz in seinem Leben ein, sondern sie waren von entscheidender Bedeutung in seiner Kultur. Produkte wie Mais,……続きを見る

In two sections we trace the historical path taken by man in his attempt to understand 'what in the world is this all about'. The philosopher Hegal suggested that all advances require three steps: a……続きを見る

"I remember them as though they had happened yesterday." So writes author-naturalist Charles Sauriol in reference to his many memorable experiences within Toronto’s Don River Valley. From Scout outi……続きを見る

When the widow of Martino Consalvi married young Corbario, people shook their heads and said that she was making a great mistake. Consalvi had been dead a good many years, but as yet no one had thou……続きを見る

Of late years it has been my fate or my whim to write a good deal about the early days of the Praeraphaelite movement, the members of the Praeraphaelite brotherhood, and especially my brother Dante ……続きを見る

There was a lady of the North Country, Lay the bent to the bonny broom And she had lovely daughters three. Fa la la la, fa la la la ra re There was a knight of noble worth Which also lived in the No……続きを見る

A two-fold purpose has been kept in view during the preparation of these volumesーon the one-hand, to refresh the memories and, if possible, to enlarge the knowledge, of readers who have already vis……続きを見る

Black behind the Ears is an innovative historical and ethnographic examination of Dominican identity formation in the Dominican Republic and the United States. For much of the Dominican Republic’s h……続きを見る

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Intellectual advance occurs in two ways. At times increase of knowledge is organized about old conceptions, while these are expanded, elaborated and refined, but not seriously revised, much less aba……続きを見る

This collection of one-act plays appears because of an increasingly large demand for such a volume. The plays have been selected and the Introduction prepared to meet the need of the student or teac……続きを見る

To most young people, holidays mean simply freedom from lessons and a good time. All this they should meanーand something more. It is well to remember, for example, that we owe the pleasure of Thank……続きを見る

DER WAHLSTREIT Ich saz ûf eime steine und dahte bein mit beine, dar ûf sast' ich den ellenbogen; ich hete in mîne hant gesmogen mîn kinne und ein mîn wange. dô dâhte ich mir vil ange,wes man zer wer……続きを見る

While 1998 marked the 100th anniversary of the United States' invasion and takeover of Puerto Rico, it wasn't until 1999 that the island's political movements reappeared on the radar screen of the A……続きを見る

Illustrations are like windows to the house of knowledge. They let light in upon the understanding, and they facilitate the outlook upon truth and beauty. To illustrate is to help one sense by the u……続きを見る

Rob And Kill That night, the sounds that came from the metal stamping plant of Weedham Industries, Incorporated, might have been prophetic of the immediate and ugly future, for they were like the ra……続きを見る

“Then Silverwhite drew his sword with a great sweep, and rushed upon the sea-troll” 44 “The pike rose to the surface with the golden keys in his mouth” 70 “So heartfelt was her happiness that she fo……続きを見る

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This edition features a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS LETTER OF REVEREND JONAS MICHAELIUS, 1628. "NOVUM BELGIUM" 1646 "JOURNAL OF NEW NETHERLAND" 1647 BY WHOM AND HOW NEW NET……続きを見る