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This chapter from Julian Porter's essential companion to all the major European museums and galleries discusses some of the greatest paintings to be found in the museums and galleries of France. His passion for art began with the seven years he spent as a student tour guide in Europe. In this segment...

From grape lover to grape aficionado. The possibilities of learning about and buying wine have expanded and so has The Complete Idiots Guide® to Wine Basics with a new edition. Here, readers can get their hands on new information such as ordering hard-to-find wine online, discussing the newest...

"Who can resist an art critic with attitude?" --Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice, Ian Binnie "It was wonderful! Julian shared his enormous knowledge of the world's best art with a panache that is irresistible." --Justice Stephen Goudge, Ontario Court of Appeal This...

An Introduction to Native North America provides a basic introduction to the native peoples of North America, including both the United States and Canada. It covers the history of research, basic prehistory, the European invasion and the impact of Europeans on Native cultures.  Additionally, much...

Love is our driving force in life. Unconditional love is the purest form of love. This level of love connects us to Unity, the oneness of creation. Imagine what a wonderful world this would be with unconditional love of Unity between us.

Against the backdrop of the Progressive Era, World War I, and the 1920s, sex education burgeoned in the United States through institutions like the YMCA, the popular press, girls' schools, and the US military. As access to sexual knowledge increased, reformers debated what the messages of a sex-education...

I would like to share some of my experience while serving in New Orleans, Louisiana. This deployment was my first major deployment in which just about every Army National Guard and Air Guard in the union was involved. This joint task force also includes the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, and Reserve...

First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Since this will be my first attempt at an endeavor such as this my set goal will be to aim for the stars, in my mind I can imagine a world where it is possible that a single person, let us take yourself for an example, now you have just downloaded these poems and then decide tonight to surprise your...

Slaughter in battle was once seen as a legitimate way to settle disputes. When pitched battles ceased to exist, the law of victory gave way to the rule of unbridled force. Whitman explains why ritualized violence was more effective in ending carnage, and why humanitarian laws that view war as evil have led to longer, more barbaric conflicts.

Plantation Life Before Emancipation, written by a Georgian minister, recounts what life was like before the Civil War.

Originally written as a part of the Faith-Promoting Series, this book contains one small biography and two small autobiographies of converts to the Mormon Church in its early days, namely John Tanner, Daniel Tyler, and Newel Knight.

Losing your focus? Feeling frazzled? Unable to work on a task for more than a few minutes at a time? This guide from famed mentalist Theron Dumont will help you to extend and enhance your powers of concentration through a series of simple, easy-to-understand exercises and techniques.

Mina Parker, tireless mom and author of 365 Excuse Me...(inspired by the late Lynn Grabhorn), introduces the new Hampton Roads Collection of motivational classics. These affordable digital shorts will help the harried and the hurried to breathe deep, reassess, and re-purpose their day in the time...