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Matthew Battles
The library has been a battleground of competing notions of what books mean to us, from the clay-tablet collections of ancient Mesopotamia to the legendary libraries of Alexandria, from the…
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Since 1915, the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library has led a spirited life as Harvard’s physical and, in a sense, its spiritual heart. With copious illustrations and wide-ranging narrative, this…
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Versions of many of these stories first appeared at Hermenaut.com and HiLoBrow.com –T.p. verso.
Matthew Battles (Harvard University, USA)
Explores via art and literature our complicated material and economic entanglements with trees and their products –
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Matthew Battles (Berkman Center for Internet and Society)
Engrossingly saturated with fascinating lore, colorful anecdotes, and deft portraits. -Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times
A profound, eloquent meditation on the history of writing, from Mesopotamia to multimedia.
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Jack London
The year is 2073 and its sixty years after the ‘Red Death’ decimated the population of the earth. A survivor called James Smith lives in the San Francisco area, travelling…
J. J. Connington,Matthew Battles
Bacteria inimical to plant growth spread around the world, causing a blight, Jack Flint is invited to become director of operations at Nordernholt’s survivalist colony in England’s Clyde Valley –
Jeffrey T. Schnapp,Matthew Battles
Jeffrey Schnapp and Matthew Battles reflect on what libraries have been in order to speculate about what they will become: hybrid places that intermingle books and ebooks, analog and digital…
Franklin Matthews
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
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Matthew Newson
Joe Barnes was a minister who moved in signs, wonders, and miracles until the day his wife died of cancer. He's spent the last two years feeling betrayed by God…
Matthew Stafford
Matthew Moss
In a post-apocalyptic world, where the Hordes of Hell reign supreme, the only thing anyone could ask for is peace and quiet. Having lived his entire life in a secluded…
Beryl Matthews
An accomplished novelist, writing in the genre that Catherine Cookson made her own, but with novels set in London.
Matthew R Brackley
A thought provoking , emotional read of some of the most powerful war and battle poems spanning generations from the sword to the Spitfire ,bush war in Africa to current…
Matthew Robinson (Appalachian State University)
Matthew C Ward
A concise and readable history of the British war against the French for control of Canada
Rupert Matthews
Throws fresh light on the reasons for the many conflicts between England and Scotland, the men who fought - and often died - in them and the conduct of the…
Matthew Parker
Explores the fierce geo-political struggle behind the heroic vision of the canal, and the immense engineering and medical battles that were fought. Using diaries, memoirs, newspapers and private letters, this…
Matthew Bruce
Your heart knows the way to heal, how to master your mind to love, and to accept and forgive the parts of you forgotten.
R L Stine
Karla and Benny accompany their uncle Bill on a scientific expedition of the island of Mala Suerte and soon discover something deadly living in the river swamp. When an abandoned…
Matthew David Brough
Darkness has fallen across all of Azdia. Soon, all of life will stop glowing with light. The tress have lost their life. Even the mighty feldroes have ceased to roam…
Alfred Matthews III,Royce Matthews
Battle Buddies is our story of love, hardship, reconciliation, restoration, and unity as a Christian couple who served in the U.S. Army. Our goal is to help other married couples…
Jim Matthews
After years as a revolutionary, anti-war protestor, former British soldier Jim Matthews gives up a lucrative teaching career to return to fight ISIS alongside Kurdish forces in Syria. But what…
Matthew Vernon
An Epic Adventure into the Heart of the War in Afghanistan Strap your safety belt on tight for this gripping aviation journey into the heart of the Global War on…
1919, London's East End. Robert Hunter is eagerly awaiting the return of his father from the war. Next door, Ruth Cooper's family are also preparing to welcome her dad, whose…
Monte Cassino is the true story of one of the bitterest and bloodiest of the Allied struggles against the Nazi army. Long neglected by historians, the horrific conflict saw over…
Brian Matthew Jordan
Jordan, presents a full-length study based upon extensive archival research, newspaper accounts, regimental histories, official records, postwar reunion materials, public addresses, letters, and diaries. Readers will come away with a…
Matthew K. Manning
Billionaire LEX LUTHOR is back. He’s breaking rules and threatening Clark Kent and his fellow Daily Planet workers. But after Clark thinks back to how he stood up to bullies…
Lex Luthor is back, breaking rules and threatening Clark Kent and his fellow Daily Planet workers. But after Clark thinks back to how he stood up to bullies when he…
S J Matthews
Are you thinking about investing in cryptocurrencies? If so, it's important to understand the risks and challenges that come with it. One of the most significant threats to the security…
Matthew J. Morgan
In October 2004, more than 8 million citizens of Afghanistan turned out to vote in the first democratic election in the turbulent 5,000-year history of the country. This incredible voter…
Matthew J. Clavin
The dramatic story of the United States’ destruction of a free and independent community of fugitive slaves in Spanish Florida
In the aftermath of the War of 1812, Major General…
David Stahel
In 1941 the Wehrmacht wrought unprecedented destruction on the Red Army during one of the largest battles of World War II, conquering central Ukraine and killing or capturing three quarters…
Terrain has a profound effect upon the strategy and tactics of any military engagement and has consequently played an important role in determining history.
Matt Doeden,Matthew Doeden
In You Choose format, explores the technology and tactics of World War II –
William Matthew Marine
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Matthew J Davenport
The riveting true story of America’s first modern military battle, its first military victory during World War One, and its first steps onto the world stage.
Matthew Rees,Craig Muncey
The autobiography of Cardiff Blues, Scarlets, Wales, Lions and Barbarians player Matthew Rees, the most-capped hooker ever for Wales. Lots of insight behind the scenes on his rugby career, but…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
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