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Where did your surname come from? Do you know how many people in the United States share it? What does it tell you about your lineage?From the editor of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Surnames comes the most extensive compilation of surnames in America. The result of 10 years of research and 30 consulting editors, this massive undertaking documents 70,000 surnames of Americans across the country. A reference source like no other, it surveys each surname giving its meaning, nationality, alternate spellings, common forenames associated with it, and the frequency of each surname and forename.The Dictionary of American Family Names is a fascinating journey throughout the multicultural United States, offering a detailed look at the meaning and frequency of surnames throughout the country. For students studying family genealogy, others interested in finding out more about their own lineage, or lexicographers, the Dictionary is an ideal place to begin research.
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A vengeful renegade is targeting rogue mercenaries against the city of Florence. Can a young lawyer foil the sinister scheme? Renaissance Italy, 1465. The first hint of trouble comes from Nico Argenti's sister, who tells him that boys are going missing from the orphanage. She prevails upon Nico to look into the matter, but before the young lawyer can do so, he is dispatched to Bologna on an official mission to investigate rogue mercenaries in a neighboring province near the Florentine border. While in Bologna, Nico unearths a connection between the missing boys, the mercenaries, and a renegade with a vendetta against the rulers of Florence. His challenge is to stop the rogues before they wreak havoc on his beloved city. As a lawyer, Nico attempts to thwart the mercenaries and their sponsor through legal means. Will his approach work or must he draw on other skills? Conspiracy in Bologna is the fourth book in the best-selling Nico Argenti historical mystery series. It may be read standalone. Buy Conspiracy in Bologna today and take a stand against lawless rogues!
This book is one out of 8 IAEG XII Congress volumes, and deals with Landslide processes, including: field data and monitoring techniques, prediction and forecasting of landslide occurrence, regional landslide inventories and dating studies, modeling of slope instabilities and secondary hazards (e.g. impulse waves and landslide-induced tsunamis, landslide dam failures and breaching), hazard and risk assessment, earthquake and rainfall induced landslides, instabilities of volcanic edifices, remedial works and mitigation measures, development of innovative stabilization techniques and applicability to specific engineering geological conditions, use of geophysical techniques for landslide charac...
Il volume raccoglie 29 contributi relativi al tema trattato nel convegno nei quali sono riportati oltre alle ricerche attinenti a tutta l’area geografica italiana, numericamente più consistenti, interventi su casi di studio situati in altri paesi del bacino del Mediterraneo (Spagna, Francia, Tunisia). Completano il volume alcune relazioni a tema libero, quali la segnalazione di un piatto di manifattura di Albissola databile al XVII secolo di un bambino che gioca alla palla al bracciale, gioco a squadre in quel periodo molto diffuso e cantato anche da Leopardi.
The theme of the GRSS '98 emphasizes the role of remote sensing for managing limited natural resources. It covers topics such as: applications of remote sensing; electromagnetic problems; data processing techniques; geophysical models; and techniques and instrumentation.