Fifty Years In Iowa: Being The Personal Reminiscences Of J. M. D. Burrows (1888) is a memoir written by John McDowell D. Burrows. The book provides a detailed account of his experiences and observations during his fifty years of living in Iowa. Burrows shares his personal reminiscences of the people, places, and events that shaped his life in Iowa. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the early settlement of Iowa, the Civil War, politics, agriculture, and social life. Burrows also provides insights into the challenges and opportunities that faced ...

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was one of the most spectacular discoveries of the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection comprises one of the most important collections of Romantic era writing in existence anywhere -- including fiction, short prose, dramatic works, poetry, and more -- with a focus on especially difficult-to-find ...

A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer-to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day.

Team Games are special mathematical puzzles and problems which produce real co-operation between the members of a team. The secondary school version of this book Mathematical Team Games has sold tens of thousands of copies and been used successfully all over the world. This new version for ages 7-11 provides creative ideas in a format that is easy for teachers to implement. Children of every ability level will enjoy an enriching experience. The mathematical content is that of the normal curriculum and whether you call them games, puzzles or problems they ...

Demonic forces amass against Liz Graham to remove her as head of the psychic society, P.S.I. Her husband Alec's plot to destroy her predecessor, Jonathan Keast, leaves Liz defenceless against Keast's schemes to depose her. Can Liz destroy the evil powers at work before they destroy her? This story of vengeance and retribution explores prescience, faith, betrayal, forgiveness and redemption, and takes place against a backdrop of occultism and the paranormal in 1970s London.

Even before the British Olympic Committee won the right to stage the 2012 games, they confidently displayed a 'Countdown to London' banner on their website. Little did they know that it was also a simultaneous countdown to events that could make London 2012: 'The Last Olympiad.' Taken from a terrorist's point of view this thriller examines the potential to bring destruction to the London 2012 Olympic venue and the sensibilities of a disaffected young Asian athlete who falls into the hands of those who would manipulate him into acts that are beyond his personal ...

"I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually."  -- James Baldwin   Since its inception, America has struggled to find a solution as to how Black, brown, and white people can peacefully coexist, leading one to ask: Does America truly wish to solve its racial inequality problem?  Will I Always Be A ___ In America?  is a question that most people of color-especially Black men-ask themselves as they attempt to navigate through daily ...

Improvements to the diesel injection system parameters help to meet future, more stringent exhaust gas limits and appear to be a decisive factor to achieve further engine emission targets. The search for alternatives to petroleum-based fuels is probably a solution which, together with an improved diesel injection system, may help to reduce harmful emissions and to diversify energy sources, thus improving the security of energy supply. The first part of this book treats the design and implementation of an injector test bench for investigating the hydraulic ...

In this truly inspirational story and after fighting Hodgkin's Lymphoma for over two years, Joseph Anaman relates how his body was overwhelmed by malignant cells and gradually began to shut down. He recounts his battle, first throughout a cycle of illness and recovery with radiotherapy. Then, fighting all the while against the disease and chemotherapy, he describes the desperate struggle when he is plunged once again into a devastating relapse. In this book, Joseph describes in detail how he drew upon his strong faith in God and his own strength of character ...