The object of this book is to attempt to tell the story of England's history for young children. Important events have been given in fuller detail than is usual, so as to awaken an interest in them, though no story has been told simply because it is interesting. The second part is intended for children a little older than those for whom the first part was written. Political changes, some of them of a complicated kind, occurred from time to time. (Rare Book Collection)
Darwin's Dangerous Idea Evolution and the Meanings of Life.
One of the best descriptions of the nature and implications of Darwinian evolution ever written, it is firmly based in biological information and appropriately extrapolated to possible applications to engineering and cultural evolution. Dennett's analyses of the objections to evolutionary theory are unsurpassed. Extremely lucid, wonderfully written, and scientifically and philosophically impeccable. Highest Recommendation!
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Robert Asprin - Myth Series - 12 Books One of funniest series I ever read!
About Robert Asprin
Robert
(Lynn) Asprin was born in 1946. While he has written some stand alone
novels such as Cold Cash War, Tambu, The Bug Wars and also the Duncan
and Mallory Illustrated stories, Bob is best known for his series: The
Myth Adventures of Aahz and Skeeve; the Phule novels; and, more
recently, the Time Scout novels written with Linda Evans. He also
edited the groundbreaking Thieves World anthologies with Lynn Abbey.
His most recent collaboration is License Invoked written with Jody Lynn
Nye. It is set in the French Quarter, New Orleans where he currently
lives.
English colloquial idioms
The English Language
has a wealth of colourful, poetic idioms. When you listen to people is
conversation, you notice how frequently they use such expressions as
"once in a blue moon", "that rings a bell". This dictionary is a
comprehensive reference work, written in simple English and presented
in a manner that explains the pecularities of everyday conversation.
