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Arrival And Departure

Arrival And Departure

Arthur Koestler

This was the third novel of Arthur Koestler's trilogy on ends and means - the other two are THE GLADIATORS and DARKNESS AT NOON - and the first he wrote in English.
The Poverty of Historicism

The Poverty of Historicism

Karl Popper

On its publication in 1957, The Poverty of Historicism was hailed by Arthur Koestler as 'probably the only book published this year which will outlive the century.
Pilgrims

Pilgrims

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack. AmericanMoments. TO. AMERICA! The Pilgrims now had to decide where to settle and how they would raise money for the trip. The first task was easy. They would choose a place in the area owned by the Virginia  ...
The Thirteenth Tribe: The Khazar Empire and Its Heritage

The Thirteenth Tribe: The Khazar Empire and Its Heritage

Arthur Koestler

This book traces the history of the ancient Khazar Empire, a major but almost forgotten power in Eastern Europe, which in the Dark Ages became converted to Judaism.
Stonewall Jackson

Stonewall Jackson

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack. While Jackson was away on the front line of battle, his wife, Anna, gave birth to their daughter, Julia. Like many other soldiers, Jackson had not seen his wife for a long time and would often write letters in an effort to ...
Brett Favre

Brett Favre

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack. The 1992 season brought many ups and downs for Brett Favre. Although he was sacked 34 times, including this one by Detroit Lions defensive lineman George Jamison, Favre posted an 8–5 record as a starter and  ...
Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack. Bruce Lee poses for a 1973 handout photo. Upon his return to Kowloon, Lee fell back into his old ways. Source: AP Images. Once again roaming the old neighborhood, it didn't take Lee long to fall back into his ...
The Outline of Parapsychology

The Outline of Parapsychology

Jesse Hong Xiong

British writer Arthur Koestler (1905–1983) donated heritage to create a position of parapsychology professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh. An American media tycoon, John Earl Fetzer (1901–1991), set up Fetzer ...
Peasants, Political Police, and the Early Soviet State: ...

Peasants, Political Police, and the Early Soviet State: ...

Hugh D. Hudson Jr.

Kivelson, Valerie.“The Devil Stole HisMind: TheTsar and the1648Moscow Uprising,” American Historical Review, 98,no.3(1993):743–744. Knight, AmyW. KGB, Police andPoliticsinthe Soviet Union. Boston: UnwinHyman, 1988. Koestler, Arthur.
"Just Mary" Reader: Mary Grannan Selected Stories

"Just Mary" Reader: Mary Grannan Selected Stories

Mary Grannan

NAN: Arthur ... 211. IVAN: Arthur ... 212. ARTHUR: I'll do it quick as ... 213. MUSIC : OUT 214. ARTHUR: Oh hello ... you two ... (LAUGH) How are you? 215. NAN: Arthur ... he loves me and I love him. I'm so happy Arthur, so very happy. 216.
Moon Landing

Moon Landing

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

Discusses defining moments in American history.
Arthur Wesley Dow (1857-1922)

Arthur Wesley Dow (1857-1922)

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The most complete biographical account of Arthur Wesley Dow (hereafter cited as A WD) is given in Arthur Warren Johnson, Arthur Wesley Dow, Historian, Artist, Teacher ( Ipswich, Mass.: Ipswich Historical Society, 1934). Although not in all ...
Kent State Tragedy

Kent State Tragedy

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

Discusses defining moments in American history.
The Discovery of King Arthur

The Discovery of King Arthur

Geoffrey Ashe

Examines the evidence concerning the actual life of King Arthur and traces the development of the myth of King Arthur from the twelfth to the twen tieth century
Academic Genealogy of Mathematicians

Academic Genealogy of Mathematicians

Sooyoung Chang

He wrote Introduction to Diophantine Approximation in 1957 and An Introduction to the Geometry ofNumbers in 1959.3 John Arthur Todd John Arthur Todd John Arthur Todd John Arthur Todd John Todd was born on 23 August 1908 in ...
William Arthur: The Tongue of Fire Or the True Power of ...

William Arthur: The Tongue of Fire Or the True Power of ...

William Arthur

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Arthur Ransome's Long-lost Study of Robert Louis Stevenson

Arthur Ransome's Long-lost Study of Robert Louis Stevenson

Arthur Ransome

This is the first publication of a book by Arthur Ransome, originally commissioned in 1910. The manuscript, nearly complete, was sequestered by Ransome's wife in 1914, and he never saw it again.
Katie Couric: Groundbreaking TV Journalist

Katie Couric: Groundbreaking TV Journalist

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

Presents the life and career of the successful anchorwoman who also raises money for cancer research and other causes.
The Three-Body Problem

The Three-Body Problem

Catherine Shaw

DID YOU TAKE THE FLASK OF DIGITALIN FROMMR AKERS ? Arthur: NNNo. NNo. No. I did not. Mr Bexheath: Are you certain? Arthur: Yes! Mr Bexheath: DIDYOU KILL MR.AKERS? Arthur: No! Mr Bexheath: Hmph. Very well. Now, sir, I would ...
The Story of Clara Barton

The Story of Clara Barton

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

Describes the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.
The Cambridge Companion to Arthur Miller

The Cambridge Companion to Arthur Miller

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Arthur Miller: A Checklist 1936–1967,” Bulletin of the New York Public Library ( 1970): 107–34. Tetsumaro Hayashi also edited Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams: Research Opportunities and Dissertation Abstracts (Jefferson: McFarland, ...
Tom Brady

Tom Brady

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

Introduces the life and achievements of the quarterback for the New England Patriots who helped his team set the record for winning the most consecutive games.
A Collector of Ambroses and Other Rare Items

A Collector of Ambroses and Other Rare Items

Arthur Jean Cox

Those hewould gladlymention include “Say That He Still Lives!” and “The Spectacles of Jorge Luis Borges” (both as by Arthur Jean Cox),“Writers of thePurple Page” (as by John Thames Rokesmith), “A Prince ofSnobs” (asby Arthur Pendennis) ...
The New Revelation

The New Revelation

Arthur Conan Doyle

This early work by Arthur Conan Doyle was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859.
A Visit to Three Fronts

A Visit to Three Fronts

Arthur Conan Doyle

This early work by Arthur Conan Doyle was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859.
Arthur Wesley Dow, 1857-1922: His Art and His Influence

Arthur Wesley Dow, 1857-1922: His Art and His Influence

Arthur Wesley Dow

His first biographer, Arthur Warren Johnson, recalled an incident early in Dow's career when, on learning of the demise of a cow about four miles out of town, he took his wheelbarrow and collected the remains, the better to study the animal's ...
POEMS AND LETTERS OF WILLIAM ARTHUR GOSS

POEMS AND LETTERS OF WILLIAM ARTHUR GOSS

William Arthur Goss

William Arthur Goss. POEMS AND LETTE RS OF WILLIAM ARTHUR (3055 William Arthur Goss Poems and Letters of William Arthur Goss William Arthur Goss. Front Cover.
Revealing King Arthur: Swords, Stones and Digging for Camelot

Revealing King Arthur: Swords, Stones and Digging for Camelot

Christopher Gidlow

Was it a clue at last? This book argues that it is time to reassess the possibility of a real King Arthur and acknowledge the importance his legends still hold for us today. Christopher Gidlow is the author of 'The Reign of Arthur'.
Tecumseh, 1768-1813

Tecumseh, 1768-1813

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

A biography of the Shawnee leader who united a confederacy of Indians in an effort to save Indian land from the advance of white soldiers and settlers.

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