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'Wonderfully readable and perceptive...Dunn's well-established gifts are a biographer are used here with remarkable sensitivity as she examines the upbringing of her twin subjects and shows how they were influenced by strikingly different experiences and mentors.' Miranda Seymour, The Sunday times.454 pages.Notes, select bibliography, and index

A Cato and Macro Novel

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Contents; Introduction; Correspondence of Richard Hicks from October, 1858 to June, 1859; Correspondence of Judge Begbie from Januar, 1850 to March, 1859; Miscellaneous documents relating to origin of 'Ned McGowan War'; Correspondence of Charles Brew from November, 1858 to April, 1859; Miscellaneous documnets; Index; 126 pages. Worn cover, cracking to mull, plates complete.

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In this groundbreaking book, the author brings a fresh approach to the yoga-based Eastern chakra system, placing it within the framework of Western thoughts. Exploring the chakras through Jungian psychology, somatic therapy, childhood developmental theory, and metaphysics, she creates an elegant and practical system for healing energy imbalance and taking control of your mental and physical health. Endnotes, Bibliography, Index, 490 pages.

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Using Cayce's own words, culled from 2500 of his extraordinary Readings, this illuminating book unveils the hidden reality we all live with; timeless rebirth. Here are mysterious accounts of people who have lived before - and remarkable evidence of a unifying force that pervades the universe, time without end. Provocative and revelatory this book can expand your spiritual and mental boundaries, even as it helps you better enjoy the infinite possibilities of this life.

This is about the battle of the Imjin River in April 1951, during the Korean War, where, virtually unsupported, the 1st Battalion of Gloucestershire Regiment beat off successie Chinese attach for three days and nights until, overwhelmed by numbers and with their ammunition exhausted, the Glosters were given the order to fight their way out. 276 pages.

New. In store and in stock in our inventory A clear, concise guide to more than 130 edible and medicinal plants and funghi that grow wild throughout the west coast of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest states.
The coastal Pacific Northwest of North America is home to a multitude of edible and medicinal plant species, marine plants, and edible mushrooms. This compact, full-colour forager's guide offers clear photography, descriptions, safety tips and warnings, and traditional culinary and medicinal uses for every type of wild-growing flora species in the region, including:
Practical, user-friendly, and safe, Edible and Medicinal Flora of the West Coast is an indispensable guide for beginner and experienced foragers alike.

the first stories of the patient Eliza and her exasperating husband appeared in 1900, and proved so popular that over the next 12 years their author produced 5 volumes of their daily adventures, all of which are collected in this book. They chronicle the everyday life of a suburban couple, narrated by Eliza's pompous, gullible and infuriating husband (who is never name rd). These storied give a compelling and entertaining glimpse of life at the beginning of the 20th century and are as fresh and funny as the day they were written. Introduction by Terry Jones.

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Sometimes it takes time to discover who you really are. And for Emma Woodhouse the journey is only just beginning. As she returns home to Norfolk from university, Emma starts to take charge. But as she begins to match-make varios friends and neighbours, some important lessons about life and relationshiips await her...

In February 1940, the Nazis established what would become the second-largest Jewish ghetto, in the Polish city of Lodz. Its chosen leader: Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski, a 63 year-old Jewish businessman and orphanage director who would become the elusive, authoritarian power sustaining the ghetto's very existence.

Without the extraordinary exploits of Allied code breakers, the outcome of WWII might have been very different. Moving across the world from Bletchley Park to Pearl Harbor and from Mombasa to Melbourne, this book reveals - for the first time - how Japan's military codes were broken in a whirlwind race between America and British code breakers, explaining step-by-step how they accomplished their daunting task. Drawing on recently declassified files, privileged access to secret official histories , and interviews with many of the men involved.

The empire of cotton was, from the beginning, a fulcrum of constant global struggle between slaves and planters, merchants and statement, workers and factory owners. The author makes clear how these forces ushered in the world of modern capitalism, including the vast wealth and disturbing inequalities that are with us today. Notes, Index, 616 pages.

This continues the story of Durtal, a modern anti-hero; solitary, agonised and alienated. Robbed of religion and plunged into decadence by the pressure of modern life, he discovers a new road to Rome. Art, architecture and music light his way back to God. For him, God's death is a temporary demise, and by the end of the novel, he is morally mended and spiritually healed.

A comprehensive, lavishly illustrated A-Z Guide featuring: mystical traditions, major figures in the field, psychic phenomena, ancient mystical places, phenomena such as fire-walking, levitation, poltergeists, apparitions and out-of-body experiences. 666 Pages.

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