Reference
epub |eng | | Author:Thomas R. Flagel [Flagel, Thomas R.]

He ran for office as an ardent anticommunist, and his inaugural address affirmed his oath to fight Marxism anytime, anywhere. After the fiasco of the Bay of Pigs, however, Kennedy ...
( Category: History & Theory August 27,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2012-08-07 | Author:Fine, Jerramy [Fine, Jerramy]

Where to find your nearest hunt: Baily’s Hunting Directory, www.bailyshuntingdirectory.com. Faux pas: Mentioning the hunting ban (many are still very bitter about this); calling them “dogs” (they’re “hounds”). For more ...
( Category: Etiquette August 27,2014 )
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Sainath, P [Sainath, P]

Crime & No Punishment Targeting the poor Going to court in some parts of rural India can be quite an experience. Many dalits and adivasis have found it so. Often, ...
( Category: Travel August 27,2014 )
epub |eng | 2005-08-25 | Author:A.P.

XII Jeu d’Esprit How long, after this throwaway remark of mine regarding vampires, before the idea began to take shape in my mind? (Shape? Does a fog have shape? Does ...
( Category: Architecture August 26,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2013-09-24 | Author:Michael Ignatieff

In September 2008, after two and a half years in power, Mr. Harper decided that his attack ads against our leader had softened up the electoral terrain sufficiently to allow ...
( Category: General August 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 1994-08-25 | Author:Steve Brill [Brill, Steve]

Harvest the nuts in late summer or early fall. Collect them a little underripe, before the squirrels and birds get them, and let them ripen in storage. The nuts are ...
( Category: Reference August 26,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2014-05-14 | Author:McCutcheon, Pam [McCutcheon, Pam]

Harry’s words seem prophetic the next morning as Jack watches helplessly when a friend is killed in a fiery bus explosion. What’s even more difficult is using a transition to ...
( Category: Words, Language & Grammar August 26,2014 )
mobi |eng | 2009-09-07 | Author:Bell, Janis [Bell, Janis]

The first example doesn’t tell you much because it contains only subject and verb. The second example tells you something about David (he is a brother), about brother (this brother ...
( Category: Fiction August 26,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | | Author:Ehrlich, Eugene [Ehrlich, Eugene]

Related words: immurement and immuration (IM-ye-RAY-shen) both nouns. impalpable (im-PAL-pe-bel) adjective 1. unable to be touched, intangible. 2. not easily grasped by the mind. Related words: impalpability (im-PAL-pe-BIL-i-tee) noun, impalpably ...
( Category: Thesauruses August 26,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | | Author:Ehrlich, Eugene [Ehrlich, Eugene]

“The diner was suddenly crowded with jackbooted, tattooed, hirsute men.” Janus-faced (JAY-nes-FAYST) From the name of the ancient god Janus, a two-faced personage, who was in charge of guarding the ...
( Category: Dictionaries August 26,2014 )
mobi |eng | | Author:Conley, Craig [Conley, Craig]

36. n. Any spoken sound represented by K. Pemulis’s snort sounds like the letter K.—David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest The sound vibration of the consonant K means “planting, planting field, ...
( Category: Dictionaries & Thesauruses August 26,2014 )
epub |eng | | Author:Goldstein, Evan

PAIRING POINTERS Cabernet Sauvignon works well: • With red meats. There's a good reason this pairing is a classic. For a twist on the obvious, select an older wine to ...
( Category: Wine August 26,2014 )
epub |eng | 2011-03-03 | Author:Mccann, John

A look at the waterproof pouch and contents for the pocketsize first-aid kit made by the author. Packaging the Kit This can range from placing various items within a survival ...
( Category: Survival Skills August 25,2014 )
epub |eng | 2007-08-24 | Author:The Editors of Stackpole Books,CC

AXES An ax is a must when traveling into cold-weather environments. It can be used to fell a tree, cut poles, or split wood. Should a large fire be required, ...
( Category: Survival & Emergency Preparedness August 25,2014 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2010-11-25 | Author:Hervé This

Sauces CREAMY, SATINY, FLAVORFUL Neither a Juice nor a Purée Before they sang of Trojan heroes or the adventures of Ulysses, the Greek poets invoked the Muses, who were supposed ...
( Category: Science & Math August 25,2014 )