Download or read book Tales from the Voynich Manuscript and The Island of Jan Mayen written by Alexander Copperwhite and published by Babelcube Inc.. This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two independent stories of historical and religious intrigue are linked by the Voynich Manuscript, a centuries-old document and blueprint of advanced knowledge kept under wraps by religious authorities in the Vatican. The Vertebra of God details the fight of a Vatican priest who deciphered it, forced to flee Rome and go into hiding in Amsterdam, pursued for years by a shadowy, ruthless hitman with orders to kill him to prevent the knowledge in the manuscript becoming widespread. When word of the priest's whereabouts leaks out, the chase is on and the final battle is joined over a young student brought back to life by the priest. Set in Sicily, The Temple of One Thousand Crystals ranges from the Roman/Greek era to discoveries unearthed at a present-day archaeology site, a mysterious and macabre find that leads a pair of young students on a perilous journey. Romance blossoms along the way as they follow leads that bring them perilously close to revealing the existence of a clandestine order and secrets of the Voynich Manuscript en route to a surprising, wonder-inducing conclusion. The Island of Jon Mayen is set on an island in the frozen north off Norway, where icebergs drift by and slaughter at a weather tracking outspost leads to a small expedition of Norwegian soldiers and scientists heading there. A hidden agenda drives the leader of the scientific team, one with roots in World War II Nazi Germany and resistance of an unexpected kind that leads not only to a treasure trove but an unexpected showdown finale inside a dormant volcano sanctuary as the waves crash outside.
Download or read book Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers written by Derek Willan and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cachets / numbered handstamps of Greece / cancellation types / Nummernstempel.
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Download or read book America s National Game written by Albert G. Spalding and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2020-09-14 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is in great demand by baseball enthusiasts. Having been connected with every department of the game from player to magnate, Mr. Spalding has contributed a very important work to the game's history. As the invincible pitcher of the Boston Club, previous to the formation of the National League, his book of so many pages is an interesting record of events dating from the beginning of the great American pastime. It is not exactly a history of the game, but deals largely with incidents during the author's career, who was a player in the late 1860s and early 1870s, and helped organize the National League in 1876. One chapter, devoted to sundry topics, gives an account of the sale of the immortal "King Kelly," the original "$10,000 beauty," by Chicago to the Boston Club in the late 1880s. Other Chapters are devoted to the literature of the game, quoting several instances of the baseball paragrapher's art and also specimens of the distinct poetry of the pastime, of which "Casey at the Bat" is probably the most widely known. The Cincinnati Red Stockings Mr. Spalding gives credit as being the pioneer professional organization. It was not, however, until 1871 that professional baseball playing, as recognized today, was instituted. Mr. Spalding shows how cricket could not do for Americans. He says it is suitable for the British temperament, but not for the Yankee hustling spirit. He also tells how he worked into the game through a one-handed catch when a small boy. To lovers of baseball, whose name is legion, and whose number increases yearly, this book comprises in itself a whole library of useful information.
Download or read book Sign Languages of the World written by Julie Bakken Jepsen and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although a number of edited collections deal with either the languages of the world or the languages of particular regions or genetic families, only a few cover sign languages or even include a substantial amount of information on them. This handbook provides information on some 38 sign languages, including basic facts about each of the languages, structural aspects, history and culture of the Deaf communities, and history of research. This information will be of interest not just to general audiences, including those who are deaf, but also to linguists and students of linguistics. By providing information on sign languages in a manner accessible to a less specialist audience, this volume fills an important gap in the literature.
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Download or read book The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion written by Sergei Nilus and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" is almost certainly fiction, but its impact was not. Originating in Russia, it landed in the English-speaking world where it caused great consternation. Much is made of German anti-semitism, but there was fertile soil for "The Protocols" across Europe and even in America, thanks to Henry Ford and others.
Download or read book A Clash of Cymbals written by James Blish and published by Arrow. This book was released on 1974 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Radio Free Albemuth written by Philip K. Dick and published by Voyager. This book was released on 1999 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As America gasps in a stranglehold of a skull-crushing totalitarian regime, a supernatural intelligence speaks from the stars. Will the agents of ominiscent Valis succeed in their mission of liberation? Or will the tactics of President Freemont extend the grip?
Download or read book Tafilet written by Walter Harris and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1895, this book recounts the author's 1893 expedition to the Tafilet oasis in Morocco, one of the largest oases in the world. Previously largely inaccessible (before the invention of the motor car it was at least 10 days' journey south of Fez across the Atlas mountains and the Sahara), Harris took advantage of the Sultan of Morocco Mulai el Hassen's decision to pay a visit to the oasis during the autumn of that year. Throughout the book the author describes in great detail the places he visited and the people he met along the way. There are detailed descriptions of Marrakesh and the villages of the Atlas Mountains, as well as ruminations on the differences between the Arabs and the Berber tribes, and the situation of the Jews. Crossing the desert, Harris reached the Sultan's camp at the edge of the oasis, and there follows a detailed description of the activities of the Sultan and his retinue, their dealings with the troublesome tribes of the area, and accounts of the history, geography and people of Tafilet. The book concludes with the author's return journey to the north, and an account of the events following the Sultan's own return from the oasis and his subsequent death. Painting as it does a vivid picture of the state of Morocco at the very end of the 19th century, Walter B. Harris's Tafilet is sure to be of great interest to all those fascinated by the history of this unique and diverse North African country.
Download or read book The Unicode HOWTO written by Bruno Haible and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary This classic document describes how to change your Linux system so it uses UTF-8 as text encoding.It is was written in 2001, still a must-read reference on this area. It is a book you should have on your bookshelf. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Why Unicode? 1.2 Unicode encodings 1.3 Related resources 2. Display setup 2.1 Linux console 2.2 X11 Foreign fonts 2.3 X11 Unicode fonts 2.4 Unicode xterm 2.5 TrueType fonts 2.6 Miscellaneous 3. Locale setup 3.1 Files & the kernel 3.2 Upgrading the C library 3.3 General data conversion 3.4 Locale environment variables 3.5 Creating the locale support files 4. Specific applications 4.1 Shells 4.2 Networking 4.3 Browsers 4.4 Editors 4.5 Mailers 4.6 Text processing 4.7 Databases 4.8 Other text-mode applications 4.9 Other X11 applications 5. Printing 5.1 Printing using TrueType fonts 5.2 Printing using fixed-size fonts 5.3 The classical approach 5.4 No luck with... 6. Making your programs Unicode aware 6.1 C/C++ 6.2 Java 6.3 Lisp 6.4 Ada95 6.5 Python 6.6 JavaScript/ECMAscript 6.7 Tcl 6.8 Perl 6.9 Related reading 7. Other sources of information 7.1 Mailing lists
Download or read book How to Avoid Huge Ships written by John W. Trimmer and published by Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are the owner-captain of a luxury fifty-foot trawler motoring across the bay with your family and a few friends one balmy summer evening. Off in the distance, beyond the bridge spanning the waterway, you can make out the lights and shape of a containership moving down the channel. Have you ever wondered what action you must take to keep clear of that fast-approaching ship? This book will tell you how to do so quickly. Conscientious skippers are wise to read this book and discover if a ship's radar will pick up a small boat at night. It is fascinating to learn what is taking place on the bridge or down in the engine room of one of these leviathans as it heads your way. Can it be stopped before it hits you? Learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones by reading this book written for the private boat owner/captain.
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Download or read book A Journey in Mongolia and Tibet written by W. W. Rockhill and published by Hansebooks. This book was released on 2021-02-03 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Journey in Mongolia and Tibet is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1894. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
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