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Scottish Traditional Tales

Edited by A.J. Bruford, D.A. MacDonald ...

Stories of heroes, clans, and more in a collection that "savours the Scottish rendering of old folk tales . . . A treasure house of the oral tradition" ( The Wee Review).All over the world, traditional tales were told at the fireside until books, newspapers, radio, and television took their place. This is an entertaining collection from Scotland, recorded and collected by researchers from the ... Read more

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Stories of heroes, clans, and more in a collection that "savours the Scottish rendering of old folk tales . . . A treasure house of the oral tradition" ( The Wee Review).All over the world, traditional tales were told at the fireside until books, newspapers, radio, and television took their place. This is an entertaining collection from Scotland, recorded and collected by researchers from the
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The Evolution of Calendars: 7 Classic Books on Cultural Timekeeping

Seven Classic Perspectives on Calendar Systems, Ritual, Society, and the Meaning of Time

by Cyrus Thomas, George Nichols Packer, Martin P. Nilsson, P. G. Patmore, G. K. Chesterton, Thomas Carlyle, Henrik Ibsen, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Martin Luther, George MacDonald, William Wordsworth, Henry David Thoreau, George Eliot, Theodore Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Benjamin Franklin, Edward Everett Hale, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Robert Browning, Marcus Aurelius, Leonardo da Vinci, John Dowden ...

The Evolution of Calendars: 7 Classic Books on Cultural Timekeeping surveys the human effort to order celestial cycles, ritual observances, civic life, and historical memory. Moving among antiquarian inquiry, philosophical reflection, religious prose, scientific observation, essays, and imaginative literature, the volume situates calendars as cultural instruments rather than mere tables of dates. ... Read more

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The Evolution of Calendars: 7 Classic Books on Cultural Timekeeping surveys the human effort to order celestial cycles, ritual observances, civic life, and historical memory. Moving among antiquarian inquiry, philosophical reflection, religious prose, scientific observation, essays, and imaginative literature, the volume situates calendars as cultural instruments rather than mere tables of dates.
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The Optimist's Good Morning

Enriched edition. A Tapestry of Optimism in Literature

by Thomas Carlyle, Henrik Ibsen, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Martin Luther, George MacDonald, William Wordsworth, Henry David Thoreau, George Eliot, Theodore Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Benjamin Franklin0, Edward Everett Hale1, Paul Laurence Dunbar2, Robert Browning3, Marcus Aurelius4, Leonardo da Vinci5, Soren Fenworth9 ...

In the uplifting anthology, 'The Optimist's Good Morning,' readers are invited to explore a vibrant tapestry of perspectives and ideas that celebrate the spirit of optimism. This collection spans an impressive array of literary styles, from the romantic poetry of William Wordsworth to the introspective musings of Marcus Aurelius, each work contributing its unique voice to a journey of positivity ... Read more

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In the uplifting anthology, 'The Optimist's Good Morning,' readers are invited to explore a vibrant tapestry of perspectives and ideas that celebrate the spirit of optimism. This collection spans an impressive array of literary styles, from the romantic poetry of William Wordsworth to the introspective musings of Marcus Aurelius, each work contributing its unique voice to a journey of positivity
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Experimental IR Meets Multilinguality, Multimodality, and Interaction

13th International Conference of the CLEF Association, CLEF 2022, Bologna, Italy, September 5–8, 2022, Proceedings

Edited by Alberto Barrón-Cedeño, Giovanni Da San Martino, Mirko Degli Esposti, Fabrizio Sebastiani, Craig Macdonald, Gabriella Pasi, Allan Hanbury, Martin Potthast, Guglielmo Faggioli, Nicola Ferro ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference of the CLEF Association, CLEF 2022, held in Bologna, Italy in September 2022.The conference has a clear focus on experimental information retrieval with special attention to the challenges of multimodality, multilinguality, and interactive search ranging from unstructured to semi structures and structured data.The ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference of the CLEF Association, CLEF 2022, held in Bologna, Italy in September 2022.The conference has a clear focus on experimental information retrieval with special attention to the challenges of multimodality, multilinguality, and interactive search ranging from unstructured to semi structures and structured data.The
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of grain legumes Volume 2

Improving cultivation of particular grain legumes

by Ashutosh Sarker, Dr Shiv Kumar Agrawal, Prof. Fred J. Muehlbauer, Y.-C. Lee, R. Lemes Hamawaki, V. Colantonio, M. J. Iqbal, Prof. D. A. Lightfoot, Frederick P. Baijukya0, Harun M. Murithi1, Dr Fred Kanampiu3, Prof. C. Michael Deom4, David Kalule Okello5, S. N. Nigam6, Dr P. Janila7, Dr David Jordan8, Rick Brandenburg9, Gary Payne0, David Hoisington1, Nick Magnan2, Dr James Rhoads4, Mumuni Abudulai5, Koushik Adhikari6, Jinru Chen7, Richard Akromah8, William Appaw9, William Ellis0, Maria Balota1, Kumar Mallikarjunan2, Greg MacDonald3, Kira Bowen4, Boris Bravo-Ureta5, Jeremy Jelliffe6, Agnes Budu7, Hendrix Chalwe8, Alice Mweetwa9, Munsanda Ngulube0, Awere Dankyi1, Brandford Mochia2, Vivian Hoffmann4, Amade Muitia5, Sam Njoroge6, Nelson Opoku7, Prof. B. B. Singh8, Dr Alpha Y. Kamara9, Lucky O. Omoigui0, Nkeki Kamai1, Sylvester U. Ewansiha2, Hakeem A. Ajeigbe3, Dr Fouad Maalouf5, Seid Ahmed6, Somanagouda Patil7, Dr R. Redden8, X. Zong9, R. M. Norton0, Dr Fred Stoddard1, M El-Bouhssini2, Y. Tao3, L. Rong4, Prof. James D. Kelly5, Li Ling6, Dr K.B Saxena7, Y. S. Chauhan8, C. V. S. Kumar9, A. J. Hingane0, R. V. Kumar1, R. K. Saxena2, G. V. R. Rao3, Prof. K.R Latha4, L. Vimalendran5, Dr John O. Ojiem6, Agnes Mwangwela7, Prof. William Erskine8, Emeritus Professor Ken Boote9 ...

Series Book 36 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Grain legumes are characterised by their nutritional value, an ability to grow rapidly and improve soil health. This makes them a key rotation crop in promoting food security. However, yields are constrained by factors such as pests and diseases as well as vulnerability to poor soils, drought and other effects of climate change.This collection reviews the wealth of research addressing these ... Read more

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Grain legumes are characterised by their nutritional value, an ability to grow rapidly and improve soil health. This makes them a key rotation crop in promoting food security. However, yields are constrained by factors such as pests and diseases as well as vulnerability to poor soils, drought and other effects of climate change.This collection reviews the wealth of research addressing these
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Wizards' Worlds

A Witch World Collection

by Andre Norton ...

Series series Witch World
Imaginative stories of dark powers, courageous heroes, and breathtaking adventure from "one of the pioneer women in science fiction" (Anne McCaffrey).In a career spanning from the Golden Age of science fiction and fantasy to the modern age, Andre Norton's brilliant mind and inimitable talents forged an unforgettable legacy in literature. From all-encompassing world-building sagas to charming short ... Read more

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Imaginative stories of dark powers, courageous heroes, and breathtaking adventure from "one of the pioneer women in science fiction" (Anne McCaffrey).In a career spanning from the Golden Age of science fiction and fantasy to the modern age, Andre Norton's brilliant mind and inimitable talents forged an unforgettable legacy in literature. From all-encompassing world-building sagas to charming short
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King Rat

by China Miéville ...

A young man discovers his identity among a tribe of rats in the renowned fantasy author's "riveting, brilliant novel"—with an introduction by Tim Maughan (Charles de Lint).Something is stirring in London's dark, stamping out its territory in brickdust and blood. Something has murdered Saul Garamond's father, and left Saul to pay for the crime. But a shadow from the urban waste breaks into Saul's ... Read more

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A young man discovers his identity among a tribe of rats in the renowned fantasy author's "riveting, brilliant novel"—with an introduction by Tim Maughan (Charles de Lint).Something is stirring in London's dark, stamping out its territory in brickdust and blood. Something has murdered Saul Garamond's father, and left Saul to pay for the crime. But a shadow from the urban waste breaks into Saul's
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Gold

The Final Science Fiction Collection

by Isaac Asimov ...

The final collection of fiction and essays by the most celebrated science fiction author of all time—including the Hugo Award–winning story "Gold."Isaac Asimov is widely considered both the inventor of science fiction as well as the genre's greatest practitioner. This wide-ranging collection is the final and crowning achievement of his fifty-year career as a writer. It includes an introduction by ... Read more

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The final collection of fiction and essays by the most celebrated science fiction author of all time—including the Hugo Award–winning story "Gold."Isaac Asimov is widely considered both the inventor of science fiction as well as the genre's greatest practitioner. This wide-ranging collection is the final and crowning achievement of his fifty-year career as a writer. It includes an introduction by
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The Meratis Trilogy Complete Series

by Krista Walsh ...

Series Book 4 - The Meratis Trilogy
Even authors fight their own imaginations.Fantasy author Jeff Powell spends most days struggling with his next book from the safety and comfort of his computer chair.So when he wakes up in the setting of his best-selling series, he is unprepared for the threats awaiting him. His characters aren't familiar, there are problems he never wrote, and the dragons...are much larger than he pictured.Faced ... Read more

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Even authors fight their own imaginations.Fantasy author Jeff Powell spends most days struggling with his next book from the safety and comfort of his computer chair.So when he wakes up in the setting of his best-selling series, he is unprepared for the threats awaiting him. His characters aren't familiar, there are problems he never wrote, and the dragons...are much larger than he pictured.Faced
... Read more
Embertide

by Liz Williams ...

Series Book 3 - The Fallow Sisters
The Fallow sisters encounter a mystery in the distant past in "another time-slipping and spirit-battling adventure. . . . Entertaining" ( SciFi Mind).As the air begins to hint of spring and the Fallow sisters recover from the events of Christmas, things start to feel normal again—but that's not going to last long. They've made dangerous enemies—not all of them human—and soon darkness intrudes once ... Read more

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The Fallow sisters encounter a mystery in the distant past in "another time-slipping and spirit-battling adventure. . . . Entertaining" ( SciFi Mind).As the air begins to hint of spring and the Fallow sisters recover from the events of Christmas, things start to feel normal again—but that's not going to last long. They've made dangerous enemies—not all of them human—and soon darkness intrudes once
... Read more
The Weary Dragon Inn Books 1-3

A Cozy Mystery Fantasy Series

by S. Usher Evans ...

Series Book 3.5 - The Weary Dragon Inn
Warm beds, quaint mysteries, and the best rosemary bread this side of Pigsend Creek. Welcome to the Weary Dragon Inn.Bev may not know who she was before she showed up in the quaint village of Pigsend five years ago, but that doesn’t bother her much. She’s made a tidy little life for herself as the proprietor of the Weary Dragon Inn, where the most notable event is when she makes her famous ... Read more

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Warm beds, quaint mysteries, and the best rosemary bread this side of Pigsend Creek. Welcome to the Weary Dragon Inn.Bev may not know who she was before she showed up in the quaint village of Pigsend five years ago, but that doesn’t bother her much. She’s made a tidy little life for herself as the proprietor of the Weary Dragon Inn, where the most notable event is when she makes her famous
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The Bretland Trilogy

The Complete Series

by John Broughton ...

Series series The Bretland Trilogy
All three books in John Broughton's 'The Bretland Trilogy', a series of historical fiction set in medieval Wales, now available in one volume!Rhodri's Furies: Alun, a fisherman's son, seeks to fulfill his grandfather's wish for him to become a great warrior and save their homeland of Gwynedd. After meeting Cadfael, whose name means Battle Prince, the two become inseparable friends and blood ... Read more

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All three books in John Broughton's 'The Bretland Trilogy', a series of historical fiction set in medieval Wales, now available in one volume!Rhodri's Furies: Alun, a fisherman's son, seeks to fulfill his grandfather's wish for him to become a great warrior and save their homeland of Gwynedd. After meeting Cadfael, whose name means Battle Prince, the two become inseparable friends and blood
... Read more

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