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When the Florida Agricultural College in Lake City became the University of Florida and moved south to Gainesville in 1906, it had a very fledgling football team, although worthy opponents were difficult to find. Little by little, as the school increased in size and reputation, its football team attracted...

Finally, the answer to the question people have asked since 9/11: How DID the terrorists enter the United States?"" Before 19 hijackers could commit the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, they passed through U.S. border security 68 times. In all, they had 25 contacts with consular...

Paris, the capital of France, is one of the most popular destinations in the world. The City of Lights"" is renowned for many things. Its history, beauty, high quality of life, cosmopolitanism, art, fashion, cuisine, cultural diversity, romance, architecture, museums, theaters, and intellectual...

This is a personal narrative, a record of my passage among victims of chronic pain and the discoveries that have come from those encounters. I write for physicians, nurses, therapists, and caregivers, but mostly, I write for you who suffer the disease. I know you very well, perhaps as well as anybody...

The author hopes, for those considering this procedure, this account might put them at ease.

The C-5 Galaxy is truly an effective military aircraft. It remains an essential, successful component of the U.S. military airlife capability. This book reveals the events that led to the C-5 requirement; and the controversies of its early operational existence. Details of testing, flight characteristics,...

**A riveting debut thriller from one of New York’s most eminent surgeons, Night Harvest follows the bizarre disappearance of patients from a Manhattan hospital into the murky underground of the city. Fourth-year medical student Demetri Makropolis has been assigned to cover orthopedics at...

Every couple for whom marriage is forever unearths nuggets of wisdom along the way. In Love for a Lifetime: Daily Wisdom and Wit for a Long and Happy Marriage, columnist Mary Hance shares a wealth of golden tips, collected far and wide from young couples just setting out to those whose wedding vows...

MacArthur's supremacy as a true conversationalist is readily documented. This work on the wisdom and sayings of MacArthur is presented as a new-classicist document in that almost every item listed came from the mouth of General MacArthur and from his writings. He wrote almost all of his own speeches...

Global warming is said to be one of the factors impacting on the long term survival of frog species around the world and this book is an overview of 211 species and 2 sub-species of Australian Frogs with each of these 213 species illustrated by a Watercolour painting. Each painting is accompanied by...

A father and his 10 year-old son love to celebrate Halloween. This particular year, his son wants to turn his front yard into a graveyard to appease all the neighborhood kids and gain acceptance among his classmates. Through an online ad, they are able to find a place to purchase gravestones to set...

A man, struggling with his wife to raise his daughter after giving up their hopes and dreams is suddenly met with with a tragedy. Upon learning of this tragedy, he must cope with the new life he is given, learn how to get past his pain, and find a way to overcome the odds to achieve his hopes and dreams that he so longed for.

At the grand old age of 92, my mother Dot suddenly starts telling me that she loves me. I am quite dumbstruck at these outbursts of emotion, as she has never mentioned the fact before in all of my 58 years. Over the entire course of my lifetime we have often argued bitterly, and have never really...

* Topic: This complex but heartwarming drama explores the rich themes of secrets, love, and forgiveness. Each of the town’s ladies tells her secret through her own account, creating vignettes of the past that touch on both heartbreaking subjects, such as deaths of loved ones and unfulfilled marriages,...