Inquiries Into Human Faculty and Its Development

Inquiries Into Human Faculty and Its Development

Author: Francis Galton

Publisher:

Published: 1883

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13:

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The word Eugenics first appears in this book. Also, in this book, Galton shows mathematically "the results of his experiments on the relations between the powers of visual imagery and of abstract thought."


American Red Cross Lifeguarding Manual

American Red Cross Lifeguarding Manual

Author: American Red Cross

Publisher: Krames-Staywell

Published: 2012-01-05

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9781584804871

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As the number of community pools and waterparks grows nationwide, participation in aquatic activities is also growing. Lifeguards must receive proper and effective training, and maintain their skills to ensure their ability to work effective with others as a part of a lifeguard team. This manual will supplement your in-service training to keep your knowledge and skills sharp.


Cue for Treason

Cue for Treason

Author: Geoffrey Trease

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2009-04-02

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 014132726X

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Fleeing from the evil Sir Philip Morton, Peter Brownrigg finds himself on the wrong side of the law. On the run to London he meets Kit and the two decide to stick together. But a chance discovery endangers their lives and soon Peter is deep in murderous plots, secrets and even treason. Set in the turbulent days of Elizabeth I, this classic story of danger and intrigue conjures up a world of mystery, twists and turns and thrilling action.


The Bughouse

The Bughouse

Author: Daniel Swift

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2017-02-16

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 1448191882

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‘An extraordinary book of real passionate research’ Edmund de Waal In 1945, Ezra Pound was due to stand trial for treason for his broadcasts in Fascist Italy during the Second World War. But before the trial could take place Pound was pronounced insane. Escaping a potential death sentence he was shipped off to St Elizabeths Hospital near Washington, DC, where he was held for over a decade. At the hospital, Pound was at his most contradictory and most controversial: a genius writer – ‘The most important living poet in the English language’ according to T. S. Eliot – but also a traitor and now, seemingly, a madman. But he remained a magnetic figure. Eliot, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell and John Berryman all went to visit him at what was perhaps the world’s most unorthodox literary salon: convened by a fascist and held in a lunatic asylum. Told through the eyes of his illustrious visitors, The Bughouse captures the essence of Pound – the artistic flair, the profound human flaws – whilst telling the grand story of politics and art in the twentieth century.