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Knife Allergy and Treatment Plan: How I Didn't Cut My Throat, But I Did Cut My Forearm; My Journey Through Combat, Suicide, and Self-Harm
ISBN: 9781478206774 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 578 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) This is a true story. This is my story. Names have been changed to protect the confidentiality of others, but everything in this book happened. I share my story in the hope to inspire people to not kill themselves, or cut themselves, but instead to find productive ways to deal with pain. This book is dedicated to Randy, who killed himself in Iraq in December 2008; to Zachary, who was killed by a house bomb in Iraq in January 2008. Part One: Chicken gate: Why cutting is a bad idea Written in April 2012 Part Two: This Dark Earth Written in March 2009
This is a true story. This is my story. Names have been changed to protect the confidentiality of others, but everything in this book happened. I shar...
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Interesting History of "Bad" Poetry
ISBN: 9781537146836 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Interesting History of "Bad" Poetry Word Origin and History of Poetaster "An inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse. "1590s, from Middle French poetastre (1550s), from Latin poeta (see poet) + -aster, diminutive (pejorative) suffix. Old Norse had skaldfifl 'poetaster'." http: //www.dictionary.com/browse/poetaster Samuel Taylor Coleridge; The Poems of ST Coleridge; William Pickering; 1844 Samuel Taylor Coleridge writes: "Good verse most good, and bad verse then seems better / Received from absent friend by way of Letter. / For what so sweet can laboured lays impart / As one rude rhyme...
Interesting History of "Bad" Poetry Word Origin and History of Poetaster "An inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse. "1590s, from Middle French ...
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Interesting History of Tsunamis and Big Waves
ISBN: 9781517649562 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) "Wave: a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell. Any surging or progressing movement or part resembling a wave of the sea. A mass movement, as of troops, settlers, or migrating birds. An outward curve, or one of a series of such curves, in a surface or line; undulation. An act or instance or waving. Physics. A progressive disturbance propagated from point to point in a medium or space without progress or advance by the points themselves, as in the transmission of sound or light. Literary. Water, a body of water, the sea."...
"Wave: a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell. Any surging or progressing movemen...
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Interesting History of Giants
ISBN: 9781533024756 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 516 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) "Giant: noun (1) (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc; (2) a person or thing of unusually great size, power, importance, etc; major figure; legend; (3) (often initial capital letter) Classical Mythology, any of the Gigantes; adjective (1) unusually large, great, or strong; gigantic; huge; (2) greater or more eminent than others." http: //www.dictionary.com/browse/giant "Colossus: noun, plural (1) (initial capital letter) the legendary bronze statue of Helios at Rhodes; (2) any statue of gigantic size; (3) anything colossal, gigantic, or very powerful."...
"Giant: noun (1) (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc; (2) a person or thing of unusually great size, power, impor...
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Interesting History of the Mackenzie, Peace and Finlay Rivers
ISBN: 9781542545983 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 78 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Definitions of the Mackenzie River: "Mackenzie River: A river in northwest Canada, flowing northwest from the Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean. 1120 miles (1800 km) long; with tributaries 2525 miles (4065 km) long." "Sir Alexander Mackenzie: 1755-1820, Scottish explorer and fur trader in Canada. He explored the Mackenzie River (1789) and was the first European to cross America north of Mexico (1793)." http: //www.dictionary.com/browse/mackenzie Abraham Rees; The Cyclopaedia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature; Vol 22; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown etc]; 1819...
Definitions of the Mackenzie River: "Mackenzie River: A river in northwest Canada, flowing northwest from the Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean. 11...
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Interesting History of Lake Superior
ISBN: 9781523236947 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) "Lake Superior: a lake in the north central United States and southern Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq mi (82,415 sq km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level." http: //dictionary.reference.com/browse/lake--superior George Copway; Indian Life and Indian History; A Colby and Co; 1858 George Copway writes: "Lake Superior, or, as it is named in the Ojibway language, Ke-che-gumme, is situated in the centre of the nation, and is not only the largest of its lakes, but...
"Lake Superior: a lake in the north central United States and southern Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest of fresh water in the ...
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Interesting History of Lake Erie
ISBN: 9781545558645 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Word Origin and History of Lake Erie: "A lake between the northeast central United States and southeast central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 square miles (25,745 square km). "One of the Great Lakes, named for a native Iroquoian people who lived nearby, from French Erie, shortening of Rhiienhonons, said to mean 'raccoon nation', perhaps in reference to a totemic animal." http: //www.dictionary.com/browse/lake--erie Jedidiah Morse; The American Gazetteer: Exhibiting, in Alphabetical Order, a Much...
Word Origin and History of Lake Erie: "A lake between the northeast central United States and southeast central Canada: the southernmost lake of the G...
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Interesting History of Stonehenge
ISBN: 9781536809060 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Interesting History of Stonehenge Word Origin and History of Stonehenge: "A prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, consisting of a large circle of megaliths surrounding a smaller circle and four massive trilithons; dating to late Neolithic and early Bronze Age times (circa 1700-1200 BC) and believed to have been connected with a sun cult or used for astronomical observations. "Early 12th century, Stanenges, literally 'stone gallows', perhaps so called from fancied resemblance to old-style gallows with two posts, with the second element related to the verb hang. Some...
Interesting History of Stonehenge Word Origin and History of Stonehenge: "A prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, consisting of...
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Interesting History of Mumbai aka Bombay
ISBN: 9781973773054 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Word Origin of Mumbai: "A seaport in and the capital of Maharashtra, in west India, on the Arabian Sea." http: //www.dictionary.com/browse/mumbai Word Origin and History of Bombay: "City in western India, from Portuguese, and popularly explained as Portuguese bom bahia 'good bay', but that seems folk etymology (for one, the adjective is masculine and the noun is feminine), and the more likely candidate is the local Mumbadevi 'Goddess Mumba', a Hindu deity worshipped there. The city's name officially changed to Mumbai in 1995." http: //www.dictionary.com/browse/bombay R Johnson; The new...
Word Origin of Mumbai: "A seaport in and the capital of Maharashtra, in west India, on the Arabian Sea." http: //www.dictionary.com/browse/mumbai Word...
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Interesting History of Niagara Falls
ISBN: 9781544094380 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Word Origin of Niagara Falls: "The Falls of the Niagara River: in Canada, the Horseshoe Falls, 158 feet (48 meters) high; 2600 feet (792 meters) wide; in the US, American Falls, 167 (51 meters) high; 1000 feet (305 meters) wide." http: //www.dictionary.com/browse/niagara-falls Timothy Alden; An account of sundry missions performed among the Senecas and Munsees: in a series of letters, with an appendix; American autobiographies: 1676-1850; printed by J Seymour; 1827 Timothy Alden writes: "On thursday we rode to Lewistown, and returned on saturday. On our way, we had the satisfaction of viewing...
Word Origin of Niagara Falls: "The Falls of the Niagara River: in Canada, the Horseshoe Falls, 158 feet (48 meters) high; 2600 feet (792 meters) wide;...
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Interesting History of the Congo River
ISBN: 9781537617466 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Interesting History of the Congo River Definition of Congo River "Also called Zaire, a river in central Africa, flowing in a great loop from southeast Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Atlantic. About 3000 miles (4800 km) long. "Congo - African nation, named for the river that runs through it, which is from a Bantu word meaning 'mountains' (ie, the river that flows from the mountains). As an adjective, Congoese is native English (1797) but has been supplanted by Congolese (1900), from French Congolais. "Congo River - One of the world's longest rivers, it is Africa's largest potential...
Interesting History of the Congo River Definition of Congo River "Also called Zaire, a river in central Africa, flowing in a great loop from southeast...
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Interesting (but Incomplete) History of Indigenous Peoples of Argentina
ISBN: 9781974546091 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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Interesting Place Names and History of Northern Ireland
ISBN: 9781492966630 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Interesting Place Names and History of Northern Ireland Giant's Ring, County Antrim? Tartaraghan, County Armagh? Legananny, County Down? Boho, County Fermanagh? Ballynascreen, County Derry/Londonderry? Ballymagorry, County Tyrone? If you are wondering where these names came from, this is the book for you Other interesting place names included, plus interesting history of Northern Ireland
Interesting Place Names and History of Northern Ireland Giant's Ring, County Antrim? Tartaraghan, County Armagh? Legananny, County Down? Boho, County ...
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Interesting History of Bangkok
ISBN: 9781545114520 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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Interesting History of Diamonds
ISBN: 9781539958987 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 618 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Word Origin and History of Diamond: "A pure or nearly pure, extremely hard form of carbon, naturally crystallized in the isometric system. "A piece of this stone. "A transparent, flawless or almost flawless piece of this stone, especially when cut and polished, valued as a precious gem. "A ring or other piece of jewelry containing such a precious stone, especially an engagement ring. "A piece of this stone used in a drill or cutting tool. "A tool provided with such an uncut stone, used for cutting glass. "Crystallized carbon, or a piece of it, artificially produced. "Early 14th century, from...
Word Origin and History of Diamond: "A pure or nearly pure, extremely hard form of carbon, naturally crystallized in the isometric system. "A piece of...
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Interesting (but Incomplete) History of Indigenous Peoples of Albania
ISBN: 9781973990529 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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Interesting Place Names and History of Wales
ISBN: 9781502738486 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Interesting Place Names and History of Wales Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Anglesley? Mynyddislwyn, Caerphilly? Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion? Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd? Quakers Yard, Merthyr Tydfil? Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan? Rhosllannerchrugog, Wrexham? If you are wondering where these names came from, this is the book for you Other interesting place names included, plus interesting history of Wales
Interesting Place Names and History of Wales Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Anglesley? Mynyddislwyn, Caerphilly? Devil's ...
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Interesting History of Earthquakes
ISBN: 9781541286269 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Interesting History of Earthquakes Word Origin and History of Earthquakes "A series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. "Something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. "Late 13th century, eorthequakynge, from earth + quake. In this sense Old English had eorodyn, eorohrernes, eorobeofung, eorostyren." http: //www.dictionary.com/browse/earthquake Jabez Hughes; Miscellamies in verse and prose; John Watts; 1737 Jabez Hughes writes: "Nor is it strange the Fires above decay, / While inwardly...
Interesting History of Earthquakes Word Origin and History of Earthquakes "A series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture a...
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Interesting (but Incomplete) History of Indigenous Peoples of Botswana
ISBN: 9781983946653 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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Tragic (but Interesting) History of Anti-Semitism and Persecution of Jews
ISBN: 9781515344063 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana "Jew: one of a scattered group of people that traces its descent from the Biblical Hebrews or from postexilic adherents of Judaism; Israelite. A person whose religion is Judaism." http: //dictionary.reference.com/browse/jew "Persecution: a program or campaign to exterminate, drive away, or subjugate people based on their membership in a religious, ethnic, social, or racial group." http: //dictionary.reference.com/browse/persecution "Anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred...
"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana "Jew: one of a scattered group of people that traces its descent fro...
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