""The Philippines and Round About: With Some Account of British Interests in These Waters"" is a historical book written by George John Younghusband in 1899. The book provides an in-depth account of the Philippines and its surrounding areas during the late 19th century, including the political, social, and economic conditions of the region. The author also discusses the British interests in the area and their involvement in the trade and commerce of the region. The book is a valuable resource for historians and researchers interested in the history of the ...

Conures as Pets answers everything you need to know about conures in general, and specifically contains a more detailed overview of raising green-cheeked conures and sun conures. Guaranteed to answer all your questions regarding conure care, training, breeding, diet, lifespan, sounds, behavior, health, mutations, where to buy, and green cheeked parakeet and sun parakeet comparison. There is also an abundant amount of detail regarding common health problems conure owners could experience, as well as illness signs to look for. The book also discusses which ...

Dear possible reader of this book, After I wrote my first book, It Came from Beneath the Bed!, my editor asked me to write another one. (Another one! This is hard work! I'd like to see him write another one!) So anyway...in this book the lovable and smart (not to mention talented) wirehaired dachshund puppy named Howie and his friend, the beautiful and brilliant Delilah, face their biggest challenge yet: the Mind Swappers from Asteroid 6!™ Along the way Delilah gets turned into a squirrel and has to beg for acorns. (Hey, don't ask me! Read the book!) Your ...

TJ Bennett knows one thing for certain-being in love isn't for him. Been there, done that, has the scars to prove it. But that's before the colorful and sweet, free-spirited Hope Daniels lands on his doorstep looking for another man. Hope is only in town for one reason-to find the man who stole her mother's heart twenty six summers ago. She isn't looking to make up for lost time or a date to a Father-Daughter dance, she simply wants to have a cup of coffee with the father she's never known. But when her directions lead her to TJ's house instead, everything ...

Margaret Swett Henson examines the actions of John Davis Bradburn, an American-born man whose early involvement in filibustering brought him to the Mexican state of Coahuila-Texas and won him Mexican citizenship in the Mexican army. Although he was branded as an arrogant, unprincipled tyrant by Anglo Texans of his time and later historians for his 1832 arrest of William Barret Travis, Henson concludes that Bradburn was simply doing his duty as a Mexican career officer. Winner of the Summerfield G. Roberts Award, when it was first published in 1982, this provocative ...

Life hits us all, and we usually have little time to consider the chances we take or don’t take. This author has always considered choices in view of “if he was to live for only one more year, what would he do?” When waking up to my day, I got in the habit of trying to catch the thoughts that go around and whizzing in my brain. When I do catch the spirit of that thought, I try writing a poem that captures the feelings.

Since World War II, American vice presidents have played an ever-increasing role in the nation's foreign policy. This study of the foreign-policy activities of five key vice presidents-Richard Nixon, Walter Mondale, George Bush, Dan Quayle, and Al Gore-provides the first comprehensive analysis of the role of the vice president in foreign-policy affairs. In order to bring readers to a better understanding of this role, Paul Kengor asks incisive questions: Did the vice presidents' involvement in foreign policy actually benefit the administration? If so, what ...

Using intimate stories from their marriage, research-backed concepts, combined with in-depth exercises and discussions questions, Kenyon and Taccara Martin help couples become a 'Covering' for their spouse with four basic pillars: Safety, Security, Trust, and Empathy. In the Bible, there are over 40 different words translated as covering or to cover. Among these meanings you’ll find the general theme is to hide, protect and to present. A covering within a marriage hides the most private and intimate parts of your spouse, protects them from outside ...

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 ...

During the summer of 1940, the skies over Great Britain are alive with snarling, twisting, darting fighters and bombers. The Battle of Britain is at its peak, and the Royal Air Force is struggling for its very existence. In the long-awaited sequel to Dragon Flight, Andy Duncan, a twenty-one-year-old Canadian airman and son of World War I ace Jimmy Duncan, is focused on piloting a Supermarine Spifire against the best that Nazi Germany can throw at the beleaguered English homeland. But when Duncan needs to hitch a van ride to the white cliffs where his squadron ...