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The Quest for the Holy Grail of Graig Trewyddfa, Swansea
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Over about 200 years, up until the 1930s, the open valley of the River Tawe became one of the most heavily industrialised areas of the developed world. The 'Holy Grail' which lay beneath the lands of Graig Trewyddfa, in Swansea, locally kno…
Over about 200 years, up until the 1930s, the open valley of the River Tawe became one of the most heavily industrialised areas of the developed world. The 'Holy Grail' which lay beneath the lands of Graig Trewyddfa, in Swansea, locally kno…
"There It Is": Narratives of the Vietnam War
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This book provides a critical survey of the literature on the Vietnam War and is intended both for academic and general readers. Earlier works of this kind constantly recycled criticism of a half-dozen of the same works. In this study, the aim was to…
This book provides a critical survey of the literature on the Vietnam War and is intended both for academic and general readers. Earlier works of this kind constantly recycled criticism of a half-dozen of the same works. In this study, the aim was to…
The End … or … a New Beginning?
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Adam Brown, a British army Major in command of security for the British embassy in Beijing, learns of an impending Chinese nuclear strike against America. As all communications are compromised, Adam makes a coded call home for extraction – but as the…
Adam Brown, a British army Major in command of security for the British embassy in Beijing, learns of an impending Chinese nuclear strike against America. As all communications are compromised, Adam makes a coded call home for extraction – but as the…
Лекция «Античный кинизм. Как жить в сложное время»
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Это лекция о кинике Диогене, который прославился тем, что так умело жил в бедности, что ему многие завидовали, включая Александра Македонского. Кто такое киники? Мудрецы или позеры? И правда ли, что у древних философов мы можем найти ответы на вопрос…
Это лекция о кинике Диогене, который прославился тем, что так умело жил в бедности, что ему многие завидовали, включая Александра Македонского. Кто такое киники? Мудрецы или позеры? И правда ли, что у древних философов мы можем найти ответы на вопрос…
Meine Pferde, meine Heiler
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Meine Pferde, meine Heiler beginnt mit einem Kindheitstrauma des sexuellen Missbrauchs. Durch das Zusammensein mit Pferden verwandelt Shelley Rosenberg ihre Erfahrung in ein Zeugnis der Selbstheilung. Für Reiter jeden Alters, für diejenigen, die Entf…
Meine Pferde, meine Heiler beginnt mit einem Kindheitstrauma des sexuellen Missbrauchs. Durch das Zusammensein mit Pferden verwandelt Shelley Rosenberg ihre Erfahrung in ein Zeugnis der Selbstheilung. Für Reiter jeden Alters, für diejenigen, die Entf…
Fairy Tales
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The famous Fairy Tales written by the Brothers Grimm. Over 50 well-known and less well-known fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm in one volume! The book includes classics like Rapunzel, Mother Holle or Rumpelstiltskin and many more. Exciting stories th…
The famous Fairy Tales written by the Brothers Grimm. Over 50 well-known and less well-known fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm in one volume! The book includes classics like Rapunzel, Mother Holle or Rumpelstiltskin and many more. Exciting stories th…
The Second Jungle Book
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"The Second Jungle Book" is a sequel to «The Jungle Book» by Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India, most of which Kipling wrote while living in Vermo…
"The Second Jungle Book" is a sequel to «The Jungle Book» by Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India, most of which Kipling wrote while living in Vermo…
In Search of Africa(s)
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This important book by two leading scholars of Africa examines a series of issues that are central to the question of the postcolonial. The postcolonial paradigm, and the more recent decolonial paradigm, raise the issue of the universal: is the postc…
This important book by two leading scholars of Africa examines a series of issues that are central to the question of the postcolonial. The postcolonial paradigm, and the more recent decolonial paradigm, raise the issue of the universal: is the postc…
Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays
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&quot;Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays" is a collection of 23 essays by George Orwell. <br/> Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His w…
&quot;Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays" is a collection of 23 essays by George Orwell. <br/> Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His w…
The Vice President Directive 17 The Origins
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An overzealous supermodel turned-assassin with a temper of a lion. A long To-do-list. The collapse of the global justice system. Will people change and avert Directive 17? Who will be the voice of the voiceless? Today&apos;s leaders have backtracked …
An overzealous supermodel turned-assassin with a temper of a lion. A long To-do-list. The collapse of the global justice system. Will people change and avert Directive 17? Who will be the voice of the voiceless? Today&apos;s leaders have backtracked …
Reacher Said Nothing
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It had never been attempted before, and might never be done again. One man watching another man write a novel from beginning to end.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;On September 1, 2014, in an 11th floor apartment in New York, Lee Child embarked on the twent…
It had never been attempted before, and might never be done again. One man watching another man write a novel from beginning to end.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;On September 1, 2014, in an 11th floor apartment in New York, Lee Child embarked on the twent…
Three Stories
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These three stories represent all that remained of Hemingway&apos;s early work after the suitcase full of his manuscripts was stolen in the Gare de Lyon. A masterful collection of three early works by the widely-agreed upon master of literature, Erne…
These three stories represent all that remained of Hemingway&apos;s early work after the suitcase full of his manuscripts was stolen in the Gare de Lyon. A masterful collection of three early works by the widely-agreed upon master of literature, Erne…
Mistress - The Italian way
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A dangerous affair: Revenge for justice. Power and control. Set among the power games of the Mafia and the rich and beautiful of Italy, on the island of Ponza, in Ferrara and in London. Corruption involving Italy&apos;s high and mighty: the Clan, mul…
A dangerous affair: Revenge for justice. Power and control. Set among the power games of the Mafia and the rich and beautiful of Italy, on the island of Ponza, in Ferrara and in London. Corruption involving Italy&apos;s high and mighty: the Clan, mul…
Visits
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More than a quarter of a century living away from the country she grew up in, the author finds she is constantly revisiting her native land, when often only inside her head. It is a journey which never seems to end. This collection of poems and short…
More than a quarter of a century living away from the country she grew up in, the author finds she is constantly revisiting her native land, when often only inside her head. It is a journey which never seems to end. This collection of poems and short…
Born of Gods
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This fascinating account, envisages as a virtual film, Alexander the Great&apos;s early life tracing events from his birth, through to his boyhood and thence to the brink of manhood. He inherited his father Philip&apos;s military brilliance and his m…
This fascinating account, envisages as a virtual film, Alexander the Great&apos;s early life tracing events from his birth, through to his boyhood and thence to the brink of manhood. He inherited his father Philip&apos;s military brilliance and his m…
Das Medizinpferd
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&quot;Ich bin durch und durch Rationalistin, Atheistin, mit achtzehn aus der Kirche ausgetreten. Ich habe mich nie für Mystik, Okkultismus, Telepathie oder dergleichen interessiert. Wenn es um irgendetwas geht, woran ich glauben muss, anstatt Beweise…
&quot;Ich bin durch und durch Rationalistin, Atheistin, mit achtzehn aus der Kirche ausgetreten. Ich habe mich nie für Mystik, Okkultismus, Telepathie oder dergleichen interessiert. Wenn es um irgendetwas geht, woran ich glauben muss, anstatt Beweise…
candy for extremists / honig für extremisten
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so und so <br/> ein mann macht sich auf um in richtung süden zu wandern oder eine frau kommt um mitternacht in eine bar das ist ein grosser unterschied der anfang ist entscheidend und richtungsweisend oder eine frau kommt in eine bar um mitternacht u…
so und so <br/> ein mann macht sich auf um in richtung süden zu wandern oder eine frau kommt um mitternacht in eine bar das ist ein grosser unterschied der anfang ist entscheidend und richtungsweisend oder eine frau kommt in eine bar um mitternacht u…
The Jungle Book
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&quot;The Jungle Book" (1894) is a collection of stories by English author Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893–94. The original publications contain illustrations, some by Rudyard&apos;s father, John Lockwood Kiplin…
&quot;The Jungle Book" (1894) is a collection of stories by English author Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893–94. The original publications contain illustrations, some by Rudyard&apos;s father, John Lockwood Kiplin…
The Child of the Sun
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“Carmen Sylva, when she discovered that I was writing, instead of laughing at me and being ironical about my modest attempts at literature, encouraged me from the very first in every way. She was getting old, her imagination was running dry, and she …
“Carmen Sylva, when she discovered that I was writing, instead of laughing at me and being ironical about my modest attempts at literature, encouraged me from the very first in every way. She was getting old, her imagination was running dry, and she …
Oliver Twist
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Probably the best-known of all Dickens&apos; works, Oliver Twist was originally published as a serial, and sought to bring the public&apos;s attention to various contemporary social evils, including the workhouse, child labour and the recruitment of …
Probably the best-known of all Dickens&apos; works, Oliver Twist was originally published as a serial, and sought to bring the public&apos;s attention to various contemporary social evils, including the workhouse, child labour and the recruitment of …

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