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A gathering of more than 1,000 interesting, clever, and hilarious questions and answers about the world of mystery fiction for the ever-inquisitive mystery, crime, and suspense fan by the owner of New York bookstore, Murder Ink.

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A type of folklore, myth is central to all cultures. It defines and classifies types of myth and provides numerous examples, many of which illustrate the significance of myth to contemporary society.

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Nearly everyone is familiar with the mythological figures of Hercules, Icarus and Medusa, although not everyone knows what relevance these tales may hold to them. This book explains the links between ancient mythology and contemporary culture, links that are not as distant as they might once appear.

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Placing heroes from a wide range of medieval traditions shoulder to shoulder, this title provides the opportunity to examine what is common across medieval mythic, legendary, and folkloric traditions, as well as what seems unique.

Myths of gods, legends of battles, and folktales of magic abound in the heroic narratives of the Middle Ages.

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There is even less of these types of materials published about men at midlife involved in activities structured in a mythopoetic perspective or about men actively involved in mythopoetic men's work.

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By carefully examining the biological, genetic, evolutionary, and psychological evidence, a noted biologist finds a shocking lack of substance behind ideas about biologically based sex differences. Features a new chapter and afterward on recent biological breakthroughs.

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Johnston, the Director of Creative Writing at Harvard University, presents an interactive writing book with 65 contributions from such acclaimed authors and teachers as Dorothy Allison, Joyce Carol Oates, and Tom Robbins. Includes 300 quick springboards for warm-ups and practice.

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Nanotechnology manipulates matter at the atomic level. It leads to innovative processes and products that are revolutionizing many areas of modern life. This book explores how nanotechnology impacts the lives of ordinary people and why ethical reflection on nanotechnology is needed.

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Nanotechnology manipulates matter at the atomic level. It leads to innovative processes and products that are revolutionizing many areas of modern life. This book explores how nanotechnology impacts the lives of ordinary people and why ethical reflection on nanotechnology is needed.

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NAPOLEON ON THE ART OF WAR brings together the first ever synthesis, arrangement, and translation of the thinking of one of history's greatest military strategists.

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Napoleon's soldiers marched across Europe from Lisbon to Moscow, and from Germany to Dalmatia. Many of the men, mostly conscripted by ballot, had never before been beyond their native village. This work provides an insight into the experiences and emotions of soldiers who risked their lives at Austerlitz, Wagram and Borodino.

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This biographical companion provides easy access to information about the Emporer Napoleon through some 330 entries which cover significant events, people, and other topics such as the principal Napoleonic campaigns, and all the major battles including Waterloo and Austerlitz.

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A biography of Napoleon, concentrating on his private life.

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Melanie Klein gives a detailed account of the analysis of a ten year old boy, Richard. Klein describes the day to day course of the analysis interpreting Richard`s drawing, play, verbal associations and reports of dreams.

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This is the first work to go beyond the popular myths of stock car racing to fully examine the sport's true history.

NASCAR Nation: A History of Stock Car Racing in the United States details the ongoing saga of this quintessentially American pastime.

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In nursing homes across the country, members of the Greatest Generation are living out their last days. "Nasty, Brutish, and Long" is a candid, humane, and improbably humorous look at the world of eldercare.

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Provides a contribution to the contemporary debate on the cultural dimension of European integration. The contributors develop conceptual, as well as empirical themes showing the importance of cultural diversity in Europe.

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From Martin Luther King Day to Waitangi Day, this collection surveys the gamut of national holidays. The analysis of each national day revolves around the role that communications play in uniting a country's citizenry.

Entries cover individual countries but intertwine to provide a holistic view of the topic of national days.

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A collection of essays by a multinational group of authors - from Germany, Poland, UK, Canada, Turkey, the US and Belgium - who examine the link between nationalism and European integration using comparisons and in-depth analysis, by using the institutional approach, the actor-centered approach, as well as the discourse analysis.

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Finding out how Indians lived 100 years ago is easy. Getting an accurate picture of their life in the late 20th century is another matter. This work focuses on contemporary reservation-based political, social, economic, and cultural concerns, from education, and tribal identity to sacred sites.

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Folktales are at the heart of Native American culture. This book collects and comments on 31 of the most important of these folktales. They are drawn from the major Native American cultural and geographical areas and reflect the environment, cultural adaptations, and prevailing concerns of the regions from which they are taken.