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The major engineering pioneers whose works transformed America into the world's leading modern power, from Robert Fulton and his inventions of the steamboat to Thomas Edison's construction of the firs
Keith, a nurse, and Muriel, a midwife, were barely into their twenties and fresh from England when they arrived 1,700 miles north of Edmonton, eager to put their brand new skills to work. Their clien
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Understanding Eastern Philosophy provides an accessible critical introduction to how some of the key philosophies of the East compare with those in the West. Starting from a discussion of the problems
In a sequel to Jane Austen's Emma, Emma and Knightley find their newfound happiness threatened by family intrigue, the return of a widowed Frank Churchill, Emma's whims and fancies, and the trials and
K, a middle-aged painter, has returned from a hermit-like existence in Chile to attend the wedding of a girl he once loved to the point of obsession; but when he arrives at the English country church
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