The Man Eater Of GÃ Vaudan

Author : Giovanni Todaro
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781291503401

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The man-eater of Gévaudan by Giovanni Todaro Pdf

This is a true story, happened in France in the XVIII century. It talks about the hunt, lasted for a good four years, against a mysterious anthropophagous beast, which plunged into terror the poor people of the Gevaudan and of the Auvergne, today Lozere. This is the story of the men in charge of killing what was simply nicknamed the Beast, of the strategies which were carried out, of the beatings that were made even with dozens of thousands of men and many packs of dogs, of the long posts in the wild mountains of that area with such a terrible climate, so described: "Nine months of winter, three months of hell." In spite of the soldiers and the famous hunters sent by the King of France, the monstrous beast continued committing slaughters most of all of women and children, attacking hundreds of times and making at least 131 victims, many of which were devoured. Only after years of terror the Beast was finally killed and they were able to ascertain which species it belonged to.

Author : Colin Wilson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780753547304

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The Devil's Party by Colin Wilson Pdf

Taking the most famous 'prophet' of recent times, David Koresh, as a starting point, this is an analytical look at the troubled history of charlatan messiahs around the world. But Koresh was neither the first, nor the most excessive, nor even the most misguided, and Colin Wilson looks at cult leaders from the early days of Christianity through, among others, the 'Rev' Jim Jones and Jeffrey Lundgren. He goes on to consider what it is that makes these messiahs believe they are who they claim to be, and what makes people give up everything to follow them - a messiah is nothing without someone to believe in him. This comprehensive study untangles the history of the charlatan messiahs and explores their world view. Colin Wilson's remarkable career has led him to write on subjects as diverse as archaeology, astronomy, cosmology, Egyptology, crime and the paranormal. His other books have been translated into many languages and he travels the world, lecturing and holding workshops.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1476 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Floriculture
ISBN : UCAL:C2551098

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The American Florist by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bernadette Brady
Publisher : Weiser Books
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1999-09-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 157863105X

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Brady's Book of Fixed Stars by Bernadette Brady Pdf

For the first time, this book offers astrologers: Paran Maps and Star Phases for over 60 stars; new insights into the natal use of fixed stars, as well as their use in mundane astrology; extensive appendices of Heliacal Rising and Acronychal Settinggraphs and tables so that, for any given location, the dates of these risings and settings can be found; a list of 176 stars with their 21st century Ptolemaic precessed positions versus their commonly-considered positions based on Ulugh Beg's methods.

Author : Richard H. Thompson
Publisher : Edwin Mellen Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000027200694

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Wolf-hunting in France in the Reign of Louis XV by Richard H. Thompson Pdf

This is the true story, so far as it can be reconstructed, of the beast of the Gevaudan, and how it terrorized an entire countryside for years during the 18th century, killing scores of men, women, and children but ignoring the domestic animals.

Author : George Noonan
Publisher : American Federation of Astr
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Astrology
ISBN : 9780866903769

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Fixed Stars and Judicial Astrology by George Noonan Pdf

Perhaps the least understood and most misused elements in astrology today are the fixed stars. Current practice is to consider the stars as no more than mini-manifestations of the planets whose nature they are presumed to hold. The locations of the stars projected onto the ecliptic are then considered valid points for aspectual relationships. No special significance is attributed to the non-zodiacal constellations; nor is a star's location within a constellation given any weight whatsoever. Finally, modern astrology places no distinction on the use of the stars and constellations in genethliacal astrology and the other branches of the ancient art. In this book the natures of the fixed stars and constellations as known by the classicists are discussed in detail. Methods of delineating the fixed stars are indicated, with special emphasis on the applications to judicial astrology. Included are chapters on the nature of the fixed stars; the northern, southern and zodiacal constellations; genethliacal applications of the fixed stars; judicial astrology; and three appendices with information on mathematics and rulership and a complete listing of the fixed stars.

Author : Saffi Crawford,Geraldine Sullivan
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-25
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780307489722

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The Power of Birthdays, Stars & Numbers by Saffi Crawford,Geraldine Sullivan Pdf

The most complete, comprehensive birthday forecast available--synthesizing the secrets of astrology, numerology, and fixed stars! In this delightfully addictive, wholly accessible book, two skilled astrologers guide you toward greater psychological insight, self-awareness, and a keen understanding of your unique position in the universe. Packed with an extraordinary wealth of knowledge and clear, easy-to-interpret graphs and charts, The Power of Birthdays, Stars and Numbers provides: ¸ BIRTHDAY FORECASTS--366 profiles--one for each day of the year--reveal your positive and negative personality traits, career strengths, tips on love and relationships, your secret self, your best days for romance and friendship, potential fatal attractions, famous people who share your birthday, and much more! INCLUDING! ¸ FIXED STARS--Though astrologers have used fixed stars for centuries, now the general public can reap the rewards of this classic method for enlightenment. The stars that line the heavens radiate great power, depending on your date of birth. You'll learn your primary fixed star plus those that influence your astrological chart. ¸ NUMEROLOGICAL PROFILES--Discover the importance of the nine basic numbers, and learn how to calculate your holistic number (which reveals your life purpose) and your personal year number (which sheds light on what specific lessons a particular year has in store for you). Travel beyond the twelve signs of the zodiac and tap into The Power of Birthdays, Stars and Numbers. You hold centuries of wisdom in your hands.

Author : Josephine F. Pacheco
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780807888926

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The Pearl by Josephine F. Pacheco Pdf

In the spring of 1848 seventy-six slaves from the nation's capital hid aboard a schooner called the Pearl in an attempt to sail down the Potomac River and up the Chesapeake Bay to freedom in Pennsylvania. When inclement weather forced them to anchor for the night, the fugitive slaves and the ship's crew were captured and returned to Washington. Many of the slaves were sold to the Lower South, and two men sailing the Pearl were tried and sentenced to prison. Recounting this harrowing tale from the preparations for escape through the participants' trial, Josephine Pacheco provides fresh insight into the lives of enslaved blacks in the District of Columbia, putting a human face on the victims of the interstate slave trade, whose lives have been overshadowed by larger historical events. Pacheco also details the Congressional debates about slavery that resulted from this large-scale escape attempt. She contends that although the incident itself and the trials and Congressional disputes that followed were not directly responsible for bringing an end to the slave trade in the nation's capital, they played a pivotal role in publicizing many of the issues surrounding slavery. Eventually, President Millard Fillmore pardoned the operators of the Pearl.

Author : Peter C. Mancall
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807838839

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The Atlantic World and Virginia, 1550-1624 by Peter C. Mancall Pdf

In response to the global turn in scholarship on colonial and early modern history, the eighteen essays in this volume provide a fresh and much-needed perspective on the wider context of the encounter between the inhabitants of precolonial Virginia and the English. This collection offers an interdisciplinary consideration of developments in Native America, Europe, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Chesapeake, highlighting the mosaic of regions and influences that formed the context and impetus for the English settlement at Jamestown in 1607. The volume reflects an understanding of Jamestown not as the birthplace of democracy in America but as the creation of a European outpost in a neighborhood that included Africans, Native Americans, and other Europeans. With contributions from both prominent and rising scholars, this volume offers far-ranging and compelling studies of peoples, texts, places, and conditions that influenced the making of New World societies. As Jamestown marks its four-hundredth anniversary, this collection provides provocative material for teaching and launching new research. Contributors: Philip P. Boucher, University of Alabama, Huntsville Peter Cook, Nipissing University J. H. Elliott, University of Oxford Andrew Fitzmaurice, University of Sydney Joseph Hall, Bates College Linda Heywood, Boston University James Horn, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation E. Ann McDougall, University of Alberta Peter C. Mancall, University of Southern California Philip D. Morgan, Johns Hopkins University David Northrup, Boston College Marcy Norton, The George Washington University James D. Rice, State University of New York, Plattsburgh Daniel K. Richter, University of Pennsylvania David Harris Sacks, Reed College Benjamin Schmidt, University of Washington Stuart B. Schwartz, Yale University David S. Shields, University of South Carolina Daviken Studnicki-Gizbert, McGill University James H. Sweet, University of Wisconsin, Madison John Thornton, Boston University

Author : Justin Krebs
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781626369931

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538 Ways to Live, Work, and Play Like a Liberal by Justin Krebs Pdf

There are hundreds of ways to lead a more environmentally friendly, socially conscious, and liberally minded life—ways that can even be enjoyable. What readers will find in this friendly inclusive book are simple steps, lifestyle adjustments, and ideas that entertain: Watching MSNBC instead of Fox News Powering a laptop with a solar–power–generating backpack Wearing the flag with pride Progressive financial investmen Where and how to find a like-minded mate Supporting liberal businesses Embracing a political conversation with a relative rather than avoiding it Bringing independent films to the local movie theater Start a Drinking Liberally chapter and try some of the group’s signature drinks Discover how television-watching habits shape the media landscape Justin Krebs explains that being liberal, or progressive, isn’t only a political act—it’s a lifestyle that’s suited to our changing America.

Author : Drew R. McCoy
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807838327

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The Elusive Republic by Drew R. McCoy Pdf

By investigating eighteenth-century social and economic thought--an intellectual world with its own vocabulary, concepts, and assumptions--Drew McCoy smoothly integrates the history of ideas and the history of public policy in the Jeffersonian era. The book was originally published by UNC Press in 1980.

Author : John Gregory Bourke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Generals
ISBN : STANFORD:36105048986421

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On the Border with Crook by John Gregory Bourke Pdf

A firsthand account of General George Crook's campaigns against the Indians, by a member of his staff.

Author : Alice Fahs
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807899298

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The Imagined Civil War by Alice Fahs Pdf

In this groundbreaking work of cultural history, Alice Fahs explores a little-known and fascinating side of the Civil War--the outpouring of popular literature inspired by the conflict. From 1861 to 1865, authors and publishers in both the North and the South produced a remarkable variety of war-related compositions, including poems, songs, children's stories, romances, novels, histories, and even humorous pieces. Fahs mines these rich but long-neglected resources to recover the diversity of the war's political and social meanings. Instead of narrowly portraying the Civil War as a clash between two great, white armies, popular literature offered a wide range of representations of the conflict and helped shape new modes of imagining the relationships of diverse individuals to the nation. Works that explored the war's devastating impact on white women's lives, for example, proclaimed the importance of their experiences on the home front, while popular writings that celebrated black manhood and heroism in the wake of emancipation helped readers begin to envision new roles for blacks in American life. Recovering a lost world of popular literature, The Imagined Civil War adds immeasurably to our understanding of American life and letters at a pivotal point in our history.

Author : Salomón Grimberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : UCSD:31822035548288

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Frida Kahlo by Salomón Grimberg Pdf

"Grimberg, a psychiatrist and art historian, has authored and edited several books and exhibition catalogs on the poignant life and works of Frida Kahlo. In these two recent books, Grimberg focuses both on Kahlo's creative process and on how her works, self-portraits and still lifes, complement each other and serve as windows to consider the artist and her other paintings. Song of Herself centers on a series of interviews between Kahlo and Olga Campos, a psychologist and Kahlo's friend; Kahlo's words have been grouped together to present her revealing musings on a variety of subjects, such as children, sexuality, politics, and her own body.

Author : J. K. Stanford,V. H. Drummond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 184689378X

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The Twelfth and After by J. K. Stanford,V. H. Drummond Pdf

Including chapters written subsequently by J. K. Stanford, it forms the complete memoir of Colonel the Hon. George Hysteron-Proteron.