Did you know that at its peak, Angkor was the largest city in the world, almost the size of a modern metropolis, maybe even comparable to Los Angeles? When we think of the great civilizations in the world, the first ones that come to mind are Egyptian, Inca, Greek, and Roman civilizations. Not many people think of the Khmer Empire or are aware of how great it was. The Khmer Empire was the greatest player in the political and cultural world of medieval Southeast Asia. Its capital city and greatest legacy, Angkor, was built in such a way that one side ...

Many readers of the Bible believe that interpreting the Scriptures well simply involves a two-way dialogue between themselves and the text. Implied in this view is the idea that we can simply jump over two thousand years of biblical interpretation. However, if we believe that God has been speaking through the Bible to devout believers throughout history it would seem that we should find a way to identify the insights they perceived in the text so that we can learn to read these sacred texts with them. Drawing on resources from Reception Theory, the goal of ...

Get Warm and Fuzzy. New Holiday Romance Story That'll Give You All The Feels... Someone wants me dead... This is not going to be a very Merry Christmas.  If arsonists setting fire to my barn right before Christmas isn't bad enough, a sniper shooting through my bedroom window is like getting a lump of coal for Christmas.  But I don't want protection. My father thinks otherwise and hires two rugged former military wolf-shifters-Axel and Tucker-to protect me at all costs.  But I'm not your ordinary damsel in distress. I'm a ...

""History of France: From the Earliest Times to 1848"" is a comprehensive book written by James White, which covers the entire history of France from its earliest origins to the year 1848. The book provides a detailed account of the political, social, and cultural developments that have shaped France over the centuries, including the rise and fall of various rulers, the impact of wars and revolutions, and the evolution of French society and culture.The book begins with a discussion of prehistoric France and the arrival of the Celts, Romans, and other early ...

Paul Hamilton’s narrative on family dysfunction is in the tradition of Jeanette Wall’s ‘The Glass Castle’. Hamilton uncovers secrets about his family’s past after he places his father in a dementia care facility. Hamilton sorts through his father’s belongings and discovers documents revealing his father’s immorality. Fathers, Monsters and Sons explores the perplexities of the father-son relationship. Hamilton reviews the relationship by looking at this theme in movies like Star Wars and classic novels such as ...

Los gobiernos progresistas de Lula y Dilma, aferrados al extractivismo y subordinados a la recolonización, continuaron con las politicas neoliberales durante el periodo 2003-2010 disfrutando de un crecimiento mayor al 6% debido a los precios y demanda de comodities, lo que permitió tener un excedente económico cuya distribución permitió una política donde el mensaje fue que todas las clases ganaban y se fortalecian las politicas sociales, lo que se llamó neodesarrollismo. En ese periodo, el PT cambio de composición ...

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage hand knitting patterns for the making of jumpers for boys. Full of designs in different styles and for a range of ages, there is something to suit every taste and occasion. Including a 'Tough Jersey', a 'Fair Isle Jumper' and a 'Zipped Sweater', this book provides some wonderful additions to a boy's wardrobe, and ensures that he can stay well dressed throughout the whole year. The patterns are of varying difficulties, and therefore this book should be suitable for most levels of knitting skill. The content ...

The author has published two texts on classical physics,  Introduction to Classical Mechanics  and  Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism , both meant for initial one-quarter physics courses. The latter is based on a course taught at Stanford several years ago with over 400 students enrolled. These lectures, aimed at the very best students, assume a good concurrent course in calculus; they are otherwise self-contained. Both texts contain an extensive set of accessible problems that enhances and extends the coverage. As an aid to teaching ...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States ...