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The Forerunner is a powerful and inspiring collection of writings that speaks to the deepest aspirations and longings of the human heart. Through his simple yet profound stories and his lyrical and reflective poetry, Khalil Gibran invites us to look within ourselves, to connect with the beauty and mystery of life, and to discover the wisdom and compassion that lie at the heart of our being. The book features parables that explore themes such as love,...
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Before The Letdown is eleven chapters of information for mothers looking for support and understanding, for care providers who want to know how to best support their patients and for partners and family members who want to know how to best support a mother with D-MER.The book is written by Alia Macrina Heise, IBCLC who has been the forerunner in discovering and identifying D-MER since 2007. It includes a preface by internationally renowned lactation...
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Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762-1814) was the forerunner of the post-Kantian idealists and remains one of the most important figures in German philosophy. Throughout his career, Fichte published, in addition to his systematic or "scientific" treatises, the best known of which is the "Foundation of the Entire Wissenchaftslehre (1794-5), a series of works directed at the general public. The purpose of these "popular" writings was to indicate, in a non-technical...
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The year is 1944. The allies have landed in France. In an underground factory placed securely in the middle of Germany, the Nazis are manufacturing weapons of retaliation. The forerunners of the modern IBM, the V2 rockets, are being fired at London, and against them there is no defence. Reports reach the British intelligence service that the rockets are to be fitted with nuclear warheads and the only way of averting the threat is direct sabotage against...
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Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond and his brother Jack joined the Royal Flying Corps during the Great War and both were to have a major influence on the development of the Royal Air Force in the 1920s and 1930s. After a most distinguished war service, Geoffrey, the older of the two, became one of the original pioneers of long range flight and rose steadily through the ranks. He was one of the first to recognize the importance of 'high speed flight'...
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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Rogue Heroes tells you what you need to know-before or after you read Ben Macintyre's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Rogue Heroes includes: Historical context; Chapter-by-chapter overviews; Profiles of the main characters; Detailed timeline of events;...
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There is perhaps no other commercial airliner as iconic as the Boeing 747. A presence in our skies for over forty years, it has transported hundreds of thousands of passengers across the world. From its introduction with Pan American Airlines in 1970, it has persevered as one of the forerunners of commercial flight. Often labelled the 'Queen of the Skies', this is an aircraft revered by passengers and aircrew alike. The first wide-body airliner ever...
8) Order Ethic
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There is a clearly new thing that pops up in the book of Hebrews that proves to have been there way before it is clearly mentioned. There is a deliberate word Order popping up in the scheme of things. And it is so often mentioned in the said book one cannot just pretend to not be disturbed by it. A thing that should spark the question:What is an Order?Hebrews 5:4-6, 9-11 KJV And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God,...
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[2024]
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"The novel Mazaltob (1930) by Blanche Bendahan is the forerunner of a modern Sephardi feminist literature in French, which in recent decades has earned growing recognition. Yet this model for a vital current of post-colonial literature has disappeared from our cultural memory. Rendering the novel Mazaltob into English aims to repair that loss"--
"The first English translation of a compelling work by a forerunner of modern Sephardi feminist literature....
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