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In 1844 a German scholar traveled ten days by camel to a monastery guarded by the 1,100-year-old skeleton of a janitor, where the scholar discovered the world’s oldest complete copy of the New Testament. In 1947 the oldest complete manuscript of Hebrew Scripture disappeared in Syrian riots. Part of it was later recovered, and a full page and a fragment were also discovered in Brooklyn, New York. In 1536 William Tyndale was burned at the stake for the crime of publishing the New Testament in English. The Bible is a remarkable collection of books and letters, written by more than forty authors over a period of 1,500 years. Its words have been studied, disputed, and treasured. They have also ...
The story of the Premocar, an automobile built in Birmingham, AL 1919-1923. From the start as the Preston automobile, then the Premocar automobile, until the Preston Motors Corporation closed.
The oldest and most respected martial arts title in the industry, this popular monthly magazine addresses the needs of martial artists of all levels by providing them with information about every style of self-defense in the world - including techniques and strategies. In addition, Black Belt produces and markets over 75 martial arts-oriented books and videos including many about the works of Bruce Lee, the best-known marital arts figure in the world.
It's 1966; a nasty war is raging in Vietnam and in the City Room of Seattle's favorite newspaper, the Post-Intelligencer. The battle is with its old archrival, the Seattle Times. The P-I has the edge on talent with writers like Frank Herbert, the science fiction author who would go on to write the Dune novels, and Tom Robbins, who created a new genre with Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and is now on the P-I copy desk writing headlines. Into this ever-growing pool of talent, the reporter-photographer team of twenty-five-year-old Rick Sangaster and World War II Marine Corps veteran and pure-blood Sioux Indian Hawkeye O'Sullivan are on the front line. Each of these men has problems from their pasts, as well as their present, but when it comes to reporting the news, or at times creating the news themselves, they're far ahead of their contemporaries in both the P-I City Room as well as the Times.
...In 1924 a ship arrived in New York harbor from Europe with four hundred immigrants including Bruce Dawson and his wife, Vivien. Coming from Scotland, they became residents in Idaho Falls and looked for a farm. Bruce found a farmhouse was old like his father ugly build of the usual somber corniest stone. On the other way was a cottage, barn utility with two hundred farm land. The couple decided to buy the house with the land and leased the cottage for a hired hand. It had a mellow with reminded his own in Scotland around the porch arent a wild roses entwined with clusters of honeysuckle. There was a little garden in front of the house, and the wife tended it carefully and grew herb. Vivien said, I smelled thyme and lavender, and for a moment she stood by the front gate and savored the mingling scent of the herb garden. I wrinkled my nose with distaste as I made my way through the mud and the back door. It was certainly an impressive mansion from the outside...
This motivational/empowering book is recommended for young and old alike. If you want to discover your true potential, this book is for you. The positive quotes, thought-provoking stories, and insights from the author are just the beginning of what you will discover about the real you. This book is a mental nudge for anyone who wishes to improve his/her life , but always had problems with getting started. You are taught in schools how to succeed only in the business world, this book will teach you how to succeed in life. By implementing some of the lessons(new ways of thinking) you will learn, you could quite possibly change the world.
Seeks to provide answers to some of the most common questions about Noah's ark, from whether the flood was global or not to how the boat itself was constructed.
This classic of midwestern natural history is back in print with a new format and new photographs. Originally published in 1979, Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands introduced many naturalists to the beauty and diversity of the native plants of the wooded communities that once covered more than 6 million acres of the state. Now redesigned with updated names and all-new images, this reliable field companion will introduce woodland wildflowers to a new generation of outdoor enthusiasts in the Upper Midwest. The species accounts are accompanied by brilliant full-page color photographs by Larry Stone, Thomas Rosburg, and Carl Kurtz. In clear, straightforward, and accessible prose, authors Sylvan Runke...
Profiles the popular hitter who has averaged 40 home runs and 118 RBI over the last three seasons.