"A monumentally researched biography of one of the 19th century's wealthiest self-made Americans...Well-written and worthwhile...John Mackay spent a lifetime defying odds." --The Wall Street Journal "No one does a better job than Crouch when he explores the subject of mining, and no one does a bette[...]

"Learning Ritual Magic" is a training manual for anyone serious about improving their magic based on the western mystery traditions, including tarot, ritual magic, Qabalah, and astrology. "What you get out of magic] can be measured precisely by what you are willing to put into it- and time is the e[...]

King John is familiar to everyone as the villain from the tales of Robin Hood greedy, cowardly, despicable, and cruel. But who was the man behind the legend? Was he truly a monster, or a capable ruler cursed by bad luck? In this new book bestselling historian Marc Morris draws on contemporary chroni[...]

Every year millions of museum visitors marvel at the skeletons of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures discovered by John Bell Hatcher. The life of the "King of Collectors" is every bit as fascinating as the mighty bones and fossils he unearthed.Hatcher helped discover and mount much of the Car[...]

John became king in 1199 and although all medieval kings had constantly to worry about financial issues, it is the inept way that John dealt with his that caused so much resentment. John lost his military campaigns; he was corrupt, indulged in blackmail, and manipulated the justice system more than [...]

Neurological disorders in children are common: families want to know what is wrong, why it happened, and whether it will happen again. Management and treatment depend on establishing the diagnosis, which usually requires investigations, but the number of possible neurological investigations is now v[...]

King John tells the story of John's struggle to retain the crown in the face of alternative claims to the throne from France and is one of the earlier history plays. The new Arden Third series edition offers students a comprehensive introduction exploring the play's relationship to its source and to[...]

In 1956 John Stephen took a lease on the newly available 5 Carnaby Streethe was to remark later, "If I hadn't had a very understanding landlord, that would have been the end of me. But he led me around the corner to Carnaby Street, showed me a shop and suggested I got to work right away." Before lon[...]

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I kronologisk ordning får du läsa om hur olika problem och frågeställningar uppkommit och hur de besvarats genom hist[...]