Macavity

Macavity

Author: Thomas Stearns Eliot

Publisher: Faber & Faber Children's Books

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780571308132

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Macavity is the world's most mischievous cat and a master criminal.


Glimpses of the Harvard Past

Glimpses of the Harvard Past

Author: Bernard Bailyn

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9780674354432

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Essays on Harvard's history provide sample glimpses of a part still significant in the twentieth century.


Glimpses

Glimpses

Author: Lewis Shiner

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2001-03-12

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780312267438

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Living in the ruins of the idealistic 1960s, Ray Shackleford, a veteran of failed garage bands, works as a repairman and tends to his dying marriage. When he finds the music of his dreams has been mysteriously recorded, Ray is drawn to the past to revisit the histories of Hendrix, Morrison, the Beatles--along with his own history.


Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds

Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds

Author: Steven Vogel

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0691138060

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This book investigates facets of the physical world, including the drag on small projectiles; the importance of diffusion and convection; the size-dependence of acceleration; the storage, conduction, and dissipation of heat; the relationship among pressure, flow, and choice in biological pumps; and how elongate structures tune their relative twistiness and bendiness. It considers design-determining factors and builds a bridge between the world described by physics books and the reality experienced by all creatures.


Ancient Tamil Nadu

Ancient Tamil Nadu

Author: K Indrapala

Publisher:

Published: 2021-01-08

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13:

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This book is written for the benefit of young readers in Tamil Nadu. This state has a long history and a rich heritage. Its history is full of remarkable achievements in various fields. It has impressive archaeological remains dating back to the early centuries of the Common Era (CE). What is more interesting is that there are thousands of stone inscriptions, some of which go back to the second century Before the Common Era (BCE). In addition, a large number of magnificent temples have survived bearing testimony to the achievements of the ancients in art and architecture. The past is fascinating and an enduring source of inspiration.Today breathtaking developments are taking place in science and technology. These can be used to discover more of the past and understand it better. Much remains to be discovered. It is important for the youth to know the past. This helps to understand the present. This book is intended to give a peep into that past.


Inuit

Inuit

Author: David A. Morrison

Publisher: Hull, Quebec : Canadian Museum of Civilization

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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"In eight chapters and with over 225 photographs and original illustrations, this book provides a fascinating and colourful view of the history and traditional culture of the Inuit."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved


Remembrance of Days Past

Remembrance of Days Past

Author: Jahanara Habibullah

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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This volume offers a fascinating glimpse into a fabled world. It provides a record of the customs, rituals, and the medieval pageantry to which the author was eyewitness and which now seem to belong to a distant age. Her book examines the heritage of these traditions, which were an integral part of Indo-Muslim culture from Mughal times until Partition, and which are still practiced in modern India and Pakistan.