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Throughout Camelot, he is whispered to be a magician, a sorcerer, a wizard. But Merlin is merely a scholar, a practitioner of medicine, and King Arthur’s trusted advisor. Though he possesses no otherworldly abilities, his keen intellect grants him certain powers of deduction. Though he labored...

A basilisk king turns prisoners to stone who gaze upon the monster. His servants use these gruesome building blocks to build a palace on the sea. Rebecca sails from Antioch in chains, to be turned to stone among other prisoners. Unlike the others, Rebecca is blind, and will never see the king to turn into stone.

PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS recounts the further adventures of the boy who wouldn't grow up - PETER PAN. Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish playwright and author, best remembered today as the creator of PETER PAN.

PETER PAN is a timeless classic children's story of a boy who never grows up.  Living in a mythical land, young Peter Pan and his friends battle pirates, monsters, and the dreaded Captain Hook. Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish playwright and author, best remembered today as the creator of PETER PAN.

Sentimental Tommy – A young Tommy is living in the slums of London, with his mother and soon he gets a baby sister Elspeth. After the death of their mother, Tommy and his sister move to Scotland with a man scorned by their mother many years ago. Tommy's imagination and ability to create fantasy...

Basketry Technology, first published in 1977, is the only comprehensive guide for archaeologists, anthropologists, art historians, and collectors for identifying and analyzing ancient baskets and basket fragments. Long out of print, this volume is again available with an extensive new introduction...

COLONEL SIR EDMUND SAUNDERSON PRIDEAUX, BART. DEAR SIR EDMUND, In memory of this bond of friendship, and in grateful acknowledgment of the many kindnesses you have shown me, this Dedication of my humble efforts to assist in the elucidation of the social condition of a distant and comparatively unknown race, affords me deep gratification. With much respect and esteem, I am, Dear Sir Edmund

Many of us have roles as employee, spouse, sibling, friend, or otherwise that never meet. Because of the way we established them, they remain separate. The Strongest Armor, the Sharpest Word tells us about the things we know butfor whatever reasonnever do. This book is a twenty-year project that comes...

Have fun reading about successful late bloomers who did their best work late in life. In fact, many successful late bloomers do their best work in their sixties, seventies, eighties and beyond.  The book Successful Late Bloomers takes a look at how late bloomers achieve...

This study, first published in 1983, explores the connections between Marx’s philosophy and his empirical analysis of society and state, by showing the different meanings of many of Marx’s concepts as their role in his theory changes and the theory itself develops. Beginning with an examination...

Tala is an imaginative and inquisitive young lady, who has grown restless with her studies. She longs for adventure and wants to explore the mystic Marketplace. One day, her dream comes true and she leaves her village to make the trek. Join her, as she discovers new wonders and encounters dangers she...

Numerical Methods for Roots of Polynomials - Part I (along with volume 2 covers most of the traditional methods for polynomial root-finding such as Newton’s, as well as numerous variations on them invented in the last few decades. Perhaps more importantly it covers recent developments such as Vincent’s...

Numerical Methods for Roots of Polynomials - Part II along with Part I (9780444527295) covers most of the traditional methods for polynomial root-finding such as interpolation and methods due to Graeffe, Laguerre, and Jenkins and Traub. It includes many other methods and topics as well and has a chapter...