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This book contains a comprehensive guide to hand-making wooden furniture for your kitchen. Written in an easy-to-digest manner and coupled with a plethora of detailed diagrams, this guide is ideal for the beginner and will greatly appeal to anyone with an interest in creating their own kitchen furnishings from scratch. The chapters of this text include: 'Sectional Kitchen Fitment', 'The Modern Kitchen Cabinet', 'Kitchen Table-Cupboard', 'Cabinet Refrigerator',...
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Le cofondateur des AA, Bill W., nous raconte l'histoire de la croissance des Alcooliques anonymes, de ses débuts difficiles à New York et à Akron au début des années 30 à son expansion dans tout le pays et à l'étranger dans les années qui suivent. Une série de témoignage et d'anecdotes montrent le pouvoir incroyable du programme de rétablissement des AA en Douze Étapes – non seulement unique par son approche du traitement de l'alcoolisme,...
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{Illustrated with 6 photos and 3 maps} Originally published shortly after key air campaigns, the Wings at War series captures the spirit and tone of America's World War II experience. Eyewitness accounts of Army Air Forces' aviators and details from the official histories enliven the story behind each of six important AAF operations. Pacific Counterblow tells the story of the Battle for Guadalcanal (1942), focusing on the operations of the 11th Bombardment...
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The Chaldean Oracles are a set of spiritual and philosophical texts widely used by Neoplatonist philosophers from the 3rd to the 6th century CE. While the original texts have been lost, they have survived in the form of fragments consisting mainly of quotes and commentary by Neoplatonist writers. An analysis of the Chaldean Oracles demonstrates an inspiration for contemporary gnostic teachings.
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Alcoholics Anonymous, by its very nature, could not have been founded by one person: its essence is sharing. Bill W. and Dr. Bob are always referred to within A.A. as "co-founders." Having died in 1950, when A.A. was only 15 years old, the Ohio surgeon may be less well-known than the New York stockbroker, his influence on the whole A.A. program is permanent and profound.
Filled with interviews with friends and family, this deeply researched biography...
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Kaushitaki Brahmana Upanishad is an ancient Sanskrit text contained inside the Rigveda. It is associated with the Kaushitaki shakha. The chronology of Kaushitaki Upanishad, like other Upanishads, is unclear. It is based on an analysis of archaism, style and repetitions across texts, driven by assumptions about likely evolution of ideas, and on presumptions about which philosophy might have influenced, which other Indian philosophies.
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The Autobiography of a Flea is a Victorian erotic novel narrated by a flea. A beautiful young innocent indulges her sexual curiosity. The act is witnessed by Father Ambrose who, instead of absolving her, steadily leads her into further sexual acts until she is in service to the Holy Community. Her aunt, uncle and cousin become embroiled in the sexual depravity of the church as well.
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The Whispering Gallery: Being Leaves from the Diary of an Ex-Diplomat, which first appeared anonymously in 1926, takes the form of a portrait gallery, consisting of brief biographical sketches of public figures. Three chapters treat single individuals: Lord Northcliffe ('The Napoleon of Fleet Street'), Lord Leverhulme ('The Soap King'), and Edward VII ('The Peacemaker'). The other chapters mostly group several subjects by profession: the 'Warriors'...
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Excerpt: "On the following evening, when the family were, as usual, assembled together in the parlour, Mr. Fitzallan began his promised tale as follows: - "About twelve years ago, there was known at Boston, in North America, a boy, who, from the vagrant life he led, was distinguished by the degrading appellation of Dirty Barnaby. He had been maintained by the parish, but was so deformed, and of such a disgusting appearance, that no one would take...