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Dictionary of Legal Terms by Gifis Steven H.;
epub |eng | 2015-09-14 | Author:Gifis, Steven H.;

M MACHINATION that which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot. MACRS see depreciation [MODIFIED ACCELERATED COST RECOVERY SYSTEM]. MAFIA see organized crime. ...
( Category: Dictionaries & Thesauruses September 10,2020 )
The Language Myth: Why Language Is Not an Instinct by Vyvyan Evans
azw3, pdf |eng | 2014-09-21 | Author:Vyvyan Evans [Evans, Vyvyan]

Alas, poor Darwin The modular view of mind has a long history, arising from a materialist tradition in which mental functions are localised in specific regions of the brain. In ...
( Category: Dictionaries & Thesauruses September 9,2020 )
We Eat What? a Cultural Encyclopedia of Unusual Foods in the United States by Jonathan Deutsch
epub |eng | 2018-08-14 | Author:Jonathan Deutsch

While the sandwich itself stays largely the same with minor variations, the title switches from region to region. The name “submarine” supposedly originated with an Italian immigrant named Dominic Conti, ...
( Category: Dictionaries & Thesauruses August 25,2020 )
The Dictionary of Science for Gardeners: 6000 Scientific Terms Explored and Explained by Michael Allaby
azw3, pdf |eng | 2015-09-04 | Author:Michael Allaby [Allaby, Michael]

L Labiatae See Lamiaceae. Laboulbeniomycetes A group of ascomycete fungi all of which are obligate parasites of insects (Insecta) and other arthropods (Arthropoda) and live on the outside of their ...
( Category: Dictionaries & Thesauruses August 17,2020 )
A Dictionary of Japanese Food: Ingredients and Culture by Richard Hosking
epub, mobi |eng | 2015-02-24 | Author:Richard Hosking [Hosking, Richard]

sansai 山菜 mountain vegetable. There used to be a clear distinction between sansai and yasai (cultivated vegetables) but nowadays this is not so clear, since some sansai, such as warabi, ...
( Category: Dictionaries & Thesauruses August 17,2020 )
A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Middle East by Dilip Hiro
epub |eng | | Author:Dilip Hiro [Hiro, Dilip]

The method of being killed in “God’s way” has varied. During the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988) [q.v.], Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini [q.v.] ruled that any Iranian who died in the ...
( Category: Encyclopedias & Subject Guides August 16,2020 )
100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses by Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries
epub |eng | | Author:Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries

noun Plural: i·ro·nies 1a. The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning. b. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast ...
( Category: Encyclopedias & Subject Guides August 15,2020 )
Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing by Martin Gardner
epub, pdf |eng | 2013-08-14 | Author:Martin Gardner

[1] Typewriter Codes An ordinary typewriter can furnish the basis for many simple substitution ciphers, For instance, instead of hitting the proper key for each letter, hit the key immediately ...
( Category: Dictionaries & Thesauruses August 14,2020 )
Gilbert Pocket Size Law Dictionary by Publishers Editorial Staff
epub |eng | 2014-08-15 | Author:Publishers Editorial Staff

265 M machination A crafty scheme contrived for the accomplishment of an evil purpose. magistrate A public officer with specific, delegated executive or judicial powers; usually a local judicial officer ...
( Category: Dictionaries & Thesauruses August 10,2020 )
Film Studies: An Introduction (Film and Culture Series) by Ed Sikov
mobi |eng | 2010-05-31 | Author:Ed Sikov [Sikov, Ed]

SEGMENTATION: FORM In film studies, a formal analysis of a film’s story and plot is called a SEGMENTATION. Segmentation provides a way to see and understand narrative patterns without being ...
( Category: Direction & Production August 6,2020 )
The Quran by Goodword
epub |eng | 2013-11-22 | Author:Goodword

41. REVELATIONS WELL EXPOUNDED (FUSSILAT) In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1 Ha Mim 2 A revelation from [God], the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful—3 ...
( Category: Hadith August 6,2020 )
Magic by Owen Davies
epub, mobi |eng | 2012-01-25 | Author:Owen Davies [Davies, Owen]

Chapter 4 Writing magic The power of the word is one of the contested boundaries between magic and religion. Most of the world’s sacred religious texts mention magic. The Koran ...
( Category: Wicca August 6,2020 )
PHIL BENNETT: The Autobiography by Phil Bennett
epub |eng | 2015-07-20 | Author:Phil Bennett [Bennett, Phil]

CHAPTER 11 Scarlet Fever My father was a steel man. Others worked in the tin-plate industry and some down the mines. There were teachers, preachers, farmers and a few first-timers ...
( Category: Rugby August 5,2020 )
The Voice of God in the Text of Scripture by Unknown
epub |eng | 2016-09-02 | Author:Unknown

CHAPTER 6 PATHS BEYOND TRACING OUT: THE HERMENEUTICS OF METAPHOR AND THEOLOGICAL METHOD ERIN M. HEIM INTRODUCTION As a biblical scholar writing for an audience of theologians, I am keenly ...
( Category: Bibles August 5,2020 )
The Iliad by Robert Homer & Fagles
azw3 |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Robert Homer & Fagles

BOOK THIRTEEN: Battling for the Ships But once Zeus had driven Hector and Hector's Trojans hard against the ships, he left both armies there, milling among the hulls to bear ...
( Category: Ancient & Classical August 5,2020 )

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