More than 240 entries representing folk medical practices used in North
America, Britain, Ireland, and Scotland were gleaned from extensive
research. Articles are followed by no less than a dozen scholarly
references related to the study of superstition and folklore. Ranging
from a concise paragraph to several pages in length, entries include
the treating of ailments and conditions such as Insect bites and stings (applying spit, urine, soda, vinegar, or well-chewed tobacco); Palsy (ingesting cowslip, applying leeches, or holding a dying chicken); and wrinkles (drinking elderflower water, goat's milk, or an infusion of butterwort) and the supporting of contraception
(using birch bark diaphragms, impotence-inducing Rhus trilobata, or
eating heart ventricles). Other entries discuss the various uses of
remedies such as dandelion and Holly. See also references follow each article, and an index completes the volume.
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.
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50 Battles That Changed the World: The Conflicts That Most Influenced the Course of History
Book Description
Rather than celebrating warfare, 50 Battles That Changed the World takes a brief look at the fifty battles the author believes have had the most profound impact on world history. Listed in order of importance for our world today, they range from the ancient world to the present and span the globe to present the conflicts that truly changed the course of history. This is not a book so much about military strategy as about the implications of the battles that did the most to shape the world as we know it.
Book Info
A text taking a profound look at the 50 battles the author feels had the deepest impacts on human history. Rather than taking a celebratory tone, this text lists battles in the order the author feels they are relevant to the modern world, de-emphasizing military strategy. Focuses on how these battles shaped modern civilization. DLC: Battles.
It is one of the most amazing countries in the world. The Japanese call it Nippon or Nihon, meaning the source of the Sun. Others call it the Land of the Rising Sun.We call it Japan. This small nation of scattered islands off the eastern coast of mainland Asia is often called the “Miracle of the Orient.” It has risen from obscurity and self-imposed isolation to a position as a global economic giant in little more than a century. Yet considering the country’s physical geography, its history, and its huge population,Japan should have been a huge failure. Japan had to overcome many seemingly insurmountable obstacles to achieve its present-day place among major world nations. The Japanese peoples’ spirit, determination, work ethic, and knowledge have been their primary tools in achieving this “miracle.”
