Mieres Reborn reveals how patient observation and an analysis of one small community have much to tell us about human progress more generally. Not long ago Mieres, a village in the eastern foothills
The notion of a group appears widely in mathematics and even further afield in physics and chemistry, and the fundamental idea should be known to all mathematicians. In this textbook a purely algebrai
The Coptic Christian tradition is one that goes back almost two thousand years to the very beginnings of Christianity: Mark the Evangelist himself is said to have brought the faith to Alexandria. In h
A first guide to the essentials of Tibetan Buddhism by the creator of the Sounds True cassette series outlines an accessible, eleven-step system for pursuing happiness and enlightenment using a metaph
Every struggle brings great men into prominence, because the slumber- ing powers inert in them are aroused to action. The truth of this statement is proved in the Arian struggle and among the many gre
The Life of Saint Monica: This book is above all things the story of a mother. But it is also the story of a noble woman—a woman who was truly great, for the reason that she never sought to be so. Bec
Christianity arrived early in Egypt, brought-according to tradition-by Saint Mark the Evangelist, who became the first patriarch of Alexandria. The Coptic Orthodox Church has flourished ever since, wi
“It was time that a sober historian should undertake the task of writing Henry’s life. Mr. A. F. Polard, who has already done so much good work as one of the assistant-editors of the admirable ‘Dictio
British West Florida encompassed the panhandle of the modern state of Florida, about half of present-day Alabama, large portion of Mississippi, and some of Louisiana. The British were of diverse opini
In presenting this history of our Regiment to my fellow-soldiers of the 33d Iowa Infantry, I hope their memories while reading, may be as warm and pleasant as have been mine while writing it. For what
Climate change is not visible in the sunlight, but the basis for it is. Climate change is forced by the Sun. The sunlight reveals that changes is solar activity reflect cosmic factors, external to the
