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Nostalgia, learning experiences, meaningful memories… This book is filled with these from a man who grew up in a strong Irish-Catholic community in the North End of Saint John in the 1950s and 1960s……続きを見る

A short book about the challenges to liberalism from the right and the left by the bestselling author of The Origins of Political Order. Classical liberalism is in a state of crisis. Developed in th……続きを見る

In 'The Influence and Development of English Gilds,' Francis Aiden Hibbert meticulously examines the historical significance and evolution of English gilds from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. T……続きを見る

In Francis Hamilton's 'An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal', the reader is presented with a detailed and comprehensive study of the socio-political landscape of Nepal during the early 19th century. H……続きを見る

John DeFrancis (1911–2009) was a legendary sinologist, linguist, and educator. His many works – the landmark ABC Chinese–English Dictionary and his myth-busting The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantas……続きを見る

Percy Francis Westerman's 'The Rival Submarines' is a captivating adventure novel that delves into the world of naval warfare and espionage during World War I. The book is filled with detailed descr……続きを見る

In 'A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry' by Sir Richard Francis Burton, the reader is taken on a journey through the world of military swordsmanship. Burton's meticulous attention to detail ……続きを見る

Francis Parkman's novel 'Vassall Morton' is a compelling narrative that delves into the political and social upheaval of colonial America. Written in a captivating literary style reminiscent of roma……続きを見る

This book opens up a new perspective on Aristophanic drama and its relationship to Greek religion. It focuses on the comedy Wealth, whose fantasy of universal enrichment is structured upon a rich an……続きを見る

Charles Francis Adams' 'Some Phases of Sexual Morality and Church Discipline in Colonial New England' provides a deep dive into the complex relationships between sexual morality and religious instit……続きを見る

Percy Francis Westerman's 'A Sub and a Submarine -- The Story of H. M. Submarine R19 in the Great War' is a gripping narrative that delves into the world of submarine warfare during World War I. Thr……続きを見る

A REVOLUÇÃO PORTUGUEZAーO 31 DE JANEIRO (PORTO 1891), por Jorge d'Abreu. CAPITULO I O movimento de 31 de janeiro filia-se no "ultimatum" de 1890 A revolta militar de 31 de janeiro de 1891 caracteris……続きを見る

A study of the rise and decline of puritanism in England and New England that focuses on the role of godly men and women. It explores the role of family devotions, lay conferences, prophesying and o……続きを見る

Disrupting the common assumption that the Victorians regarded their eighteenth-century predecessors with little interest or with disdain, the essays in The Victorians and the Eighteenth Century prop……続きを見る

Personal accounts of D-Day drawn from newly available WWII archives share the experiences of aerial, land, and naval troopsーincludes photos. On June 6, 1944, an Allied force of American, British, a……続きを見る

The concluding volume of Francis Oakley's authoritative trilogy moves on to engage the political thinkers of the later Middle Ages, Renaissance, Age of Reformation and religious wars, and the era th……続きを見る

The essential resource on military and political strategy and the making of the modern world The New Makers of Modern Strategy is the next generation of the definitive work on strategy and the key f……続きを見る

It was the most decisive battle of the Second World War. It brought the two most ruthless dictators of the 20th Century against each other in an epic clash of wills. It would kill close to 2 million……続きを見る

The Hippocratic Corpus (Latin: Corpus Hippocraticum) is a collection of around seventy early medical works from ancient Greece, written in Ionic Greek…..The Hippocratic Corpus contains textbooks, le……続きを見る

"Montcalm and Wolfe" is Francis Parkman's detailed account of the French and Indian War framed through portraits of its two opposing generals. The French and Indian War, which was the North American……続きを見る

Francis Bacon, lawyer, statesman, and philosopher, remains one of the most effectual thinkers in European intellectual history. We can trace his influence from Kant in the 1700s to Darwin a century ……続きを見る

Finalist for the 2014 Weber-Clements Book Prize for the Best Non-fiction Book on Southwestern America In popular culture, Wyatt Earp is the hero of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Ariz……続きを見る

A CELIA 1. Cuando en el pensamiento torno a leer, de nuestros amores los idos días, ¿habría acaso imagen grabada en él, que no fuera Celia, la que puso nido en mi pecho? 2. Aquello, Celia, que solía……続きを見る

This splendid pictorial survey depicts 51 historic homes of Charleston, South Carolina. Over 300 photographs, accompanied by descriptive text, depict exquisite 18th- and 19th-century houses and thei……続きを見る

Historian, critic, and horticulturist Francis Parkman was renowned for his analytical acuity and narrative skill. In A Half Century of Conflict: France and England in North America, Volume 1, Parkma……続きを見る

El emperador Domiciano va a inaugurar por fin el Anfteatro Flavio ofreciéndole al pueblo unos juegos nunca vistos en Roma. Elpidio, un liberto de su máxima confianza, será el encargado de la organiz……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Francis Parkman (September 16, 1823 November 8, 1893) was an American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life and hi……続きを見る

Por muitas vezes hei escripto, e mais uma ainda aqui o faço, embora com isso se possam morder uns tantos mal soffridos, a quem a cega Fortuna tem dispensado innumeros favores mais devidos a seus ine……続きを見る

An innovatively packaged literary anthology published to commemorate the International Polar Year-and remind us what we're in danger of losing. The Arctic and Antarctic ice shelves have been an obje……続きを見る

John Winthrop's effort to create a Puritan "City on a Hill" has had a lasting effect on American values, and many remember this phrase famously quoted by the late Ronald Reagan. However, most know v……続きを見る