The Industrial Revolution, with origins in England 300 ywars ago, set the world on a course that led to the comfortable style of living now being enjoyed by many of…

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The stunning story of how Julia Child transformed herself into the cult figure who touched off a food revolution that has gripped the country for more than 50 years. Spanning…

Excerpt from Lehrbuch der Allgemeinen Arithmetik, zum Gebrauche an Hoeheren Lehranstalten und Beim Selbststudium, Vol. 2: Combinationslehre, den Binomischen Satz, die Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung, die Sich auf die Menschliche Sterblichkeit Grundenden Rechnungsarten…

Learn Balinese the easy way with this phrasebook and dictionary that contains the most commonly used Balinese words and provides extensive notes on grammar, body language and small-talk.

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Throughout history, many people have treated soldiers on battlefields. One of the most difficult times in modern history was the Civil War. Doctors back then faced immense challenges and had…

Combining an outrageous travelogue with gastronomic lore, hands-on cooking instruction, hot-tempered chefs, and a batch of memorable recipes, Spitz’s odyssey recounts the transformation of a professional writer–and lifelong kitchen amateur–into…