"Horse Training by Modern Methods" by Allan Melvill Pope is a comprehensive guide that delves into the principles and techniques of effective horse training. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding the horse's psychology and behavior, providing trainers with insights into building a strong bond with their equine partners. Through a blend of traditional practices and modern approaches, Pope offers practical advice on various training methods, ensuring that both novice and experi...

Princess Natty of Orchidhali is a member of the floral caste and lives in a luxurious, sunshine-filled palace covered. Had she not neglected her studies of sacred texts and tradition, she'd have learned that refusing all of candidates presented to her for marriage would result in her death! She is forced to flee her palace and ends up in the dark realm of the Untouchables, the very lowest caste of society, where a strange form of leprosy reigns. One of the Untouchables, Sami, doesn't seem ...

Years ago, Burt Rutan told a reporter for Popular Mechanics, “If we make a courageous decision like the goal and program we kicked off for Apollo in 1961, we will see our children or grandchildren in outposts on other planets.” Legendary science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clark would later recall Rutan’s quote in a piece he wrote about SpaceShipOne and comment, “Fortunately, we need not rely solely on governments for expanding humanity’s presence beyond the Earth.”Burt R...

In "Geronimo's Story of His Life," the renowned Apache leader presents a poignant memoir that intricately weaves personal narrative with a broader historical context. Written primarily in collaboration with the American journalist S.M. Barrett, the book offers a first-person perspective on the struggles, resilience, and cultural identity of the Apache people during a time of immense colonial disruption. The literary style combines oral tradition with written prose, creating a vivid portray...

A Classification And Subject Index For Cataloguing And Arranging The Books And Pamphlets Of A Library [Dewey Decimal Classification] by Melvil Dewey.

"The Arian Controversy" by Henry Melvill Gwatkin delves into one of the most significant theological disputes in early Christianity. Gwatkin meticulously examines the conflict between Arianism, which posited that Christ was a created being, and the orthodox view that affirmed the co-eternity and consubstantiality of the Son with the Father. Through a detailed analysis of historical texts and church councils, Gwatkin provides insights into how this controversy shaped the development of Chri...

This second and final volume of the Natty adventure picks up where it left off: Natty is alone in the underworld fighting for her survival while her family up above engages in a wild search for her. Sami manages to escape from prison, and thanks to their agility, strong will, and a dose of luck, he and Natty make their way back to the palace. After some initial difficulties, Natty is recognized by her parents as the Princess, and she and Sami live happily ever after. They even find a solut...

In "The Story of My Life," Geronimo offers a profound and personal chronicle that captures the tumultuous experiences of the Apache leader both as a warrior and as a man. Through a vivid narrative style that blends autobiographical reflection with a manifesto of resistance, Geronimo recounts his life from childhood in the Apache lands to his role in the fierce struggles against the encroachment of American settlers. The book serves as an essential historical document, reflecting the broade...

Geronimo's Story of His Life is a dictated autobiography tracing the Chiricahua Apache leader's youth, raids, visions, and long war with Mexican and U.S. forces across the nineteenth‑century borderlands. In a spare oral cadence, campaign memories mingle with cosmology and codes of honor. Composed under captivity and mediated by interpreters and editor S. M. Barrett, it sits between life-writing and ethnographic transcript. Born Goyaałé (One Who Yawns), a Bedonkohe Apache, Geronimo rose as ...

Perpetual peace refers to a state of affairs where peace is permanently established over a certain area (ideally, the whole world - see world peace).Many would-be world conquerors have promised that their rule would enforce perpetual peace. No empire has ever extended its authority over the entire world, and thus nothing can be said about the ability of a universal empire to ensure world peace, but several large empires have maintained relative peace in their spheres of influence over exte...

Since its first flight on 27 April 2005, the Airbus A380 has been the largest passenger airliner in the world. Instantly recognizable with its full-length upper deck, it represents the pinnacle of modern airliner design.

Born to be misunderstood, Spinoza was a man whose theology was banned for Godlessness. The very virtuosity of his reasoning left logicians unsettled, while even to professional thinkers in our own time, Spinoza has seemed too clever by half.And yet, as Roger Scruton shows in this strikingly readable introduction to the man and his though, Spinoza's concerns were both simple and sublime. Few philosophers, indeed, have shown such a straightforward, sustained and honest interest in un...