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Polynesian Researches: Hawaii is the famous record of the author's visit to the Hawaiian Islands in the early nineteenth century. It includes an account of Hawaiian history, government, religion , warfare, and traditions- a general survey of Hawaiian life. More than this, it is the author's personal observations of Hawaiian manners and customs and is invaluable to anyone interested in old Hawaii. The author, Rev. William Ellis, lived in Polynesia...
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The Journal of William Ellis is a classic of Pacific literature, ranking with the journals of Captain Cook and his men as a record of life and customs of the traditional Hawaiians. No other book rivals it as an account of the life of the Hawaiians in the early 19th century. For readers not yet acquainted with it, there is the pleasure awaiting them of a new and eciting venture into Hawaiian history. William Ellis (1794-1872) a young English missionary...
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What would you do if the world around you changed in an instant? A massive solar flare knocks out the power grid across the North American continent. Without all the modern conveniences humanity has become dependent on, people will have to relearn how to live.
In the suburbs of Philadelphia, Ryan Owens, a high school senior, and high school junior sister, Mindy, are home alone. This new, desperate world becomes their reality as they await news of...
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Born and raised in Paducah, Kentucky, humorist Irvin S. Cobb (1876—1944) rose from humble beginnings to become one of the early twentieth century's most celebrated writers. As a staff reporter for the New York World and Saturday Evening Post, he became one of the highest-paid journalists in the United States. He also wrote short stories for noted magazines, published books, and penned scripts for the stage and screen.
In “Irvin S. Cobb: The Rise...
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Robert Worth Bingham (1871-1937) rose to great heights as a newspaper publisher, political leader, and ambassador, but his life is surrounded by controversy to this day. Charges that he contributed to the death of his second wife, an heiress whose bequest of five million dollars helped purchase the Louisville Courier-Journal and Times, followed him to the grave. For three quarters of a century the history of the Bingham family of Louisville, Kentucky,...
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It started as a story… …but a mysterious little girl changed everything. Now, a dragon has come to East Texas and they need a hero. An Old man rises to a glory he never thought he'd know again, and all because he was coerced into telling little kids a story. A young boy, a princess, a talking sword and an evil dragon captivate snaggled-tooth munchkins... Then the old man starts to feel it. Something has risen from his past and its coming for him...
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In October 2012, lovers William Ellis and Jordan Tannahill moved into a former barbershop in Toronto's Kensington Market neighbourhood and turned it into an art space called Videofag. Over the next four years Videofag became a hub for counterculture in the city, playing host to a litany of performances, screenings, parties, exhibitions, and all manner of queer fuckery. But hosting a city in their house took its toll and eventually William and Jordan...
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Are you facing turbulent times in your life? In your relationships? In the workplace? At home?
Are you anxious about the chaotic state of the world? Are you fearful about the kind of society we're creating for our children? Do you feel powerless in the face of overwhelming issues? Despite all efforts, does something always seems to be 'missing'? Only when we look deeply into who we really are do we begin to understand why the world is in the state...
