"It has been said, with truth, that an inherent love of things mechanical finds a more or less definitive place in the character of every Englishman..." So begins The MotorCyclist's Handbook, a wonderful text from 1911 that describes in detail the operation of early motorcycles. Created by Charles S. Lake columnist for The Model Engineer magazine, the book was an instant classic. Today it is just as readable and in some fashion in even more enjoyable. Lavishly illustrated, the book includes chapters on engines, including two-stroke and four cylinder, compression ...

Veterinary Library's copy part of the John A. Seaverns Equine Collection

Rudolf Kesselbach, a South African billionaire, is murdered in a Parisian palace. Arsene Lupin is framed for the crime, and must escape from the clutches of the wily M. Lenormand, the head of the French Sûreté, while looking for the real murderer, an enigmatic figure dressed in black who signs his crimes "L. M." Both Lupin and L. M. also seek to acquire Kesselbach's secret which may completely overthrow the political map of Europe, the key of which is encapsulated into a mysterious cryptogram: 813. 813, written in 1910, is Arsene Lupin's greatest ...

The Fief of Central Park, an enchanting tale of three medieval knights thrust forward in time to fight a dragon, battle urban gangs and bring down a corrupt city government. The heroine they save from the gangs finds her true love, becomes a millionaire and is elected the first African-American woman mayor of New York.  It begins during a battle in 1417 when Brian, Merlin’s inept apprentice, blunders and sends Sir William Fitzwalter, Geoffrey Fitzwalter and Sir Percy de Clare to the Bronx where they arrive in time to save Elaine Livingston ...

III Coloquio Internacional de Arqueología en Gijón, Gijón, 28, 29 y 30 septiembre 2002 20 papers from the Symposium: The Atlantic Arc in the Roman Age: Cultural Unity and Diversity, held in Gijón in September 2002.

Surely, the superhero movie contains certain intrinsic narrative structures and regularly offers an embodied cinematic experience with which it intends to determine its success, but this thesis proposes another influential factor. The traumatic event of 9/11 has undoubtedly shifted the world into another zeitgeist, which consequentially alters our thoughts, our emotions and our state of minds. America has a long history of dealing with these kind of national traumas through their popular culture. It is through film, comic books, music and television ...

Join us on a journey into the depths of self-care as we uncover the mysteries of how to build our own personal self-care plans. In this workbook, we will discover the various types of self-care, our self-love language, how to begin building confidence, and some tips and tricks on setting healthy boundaries.

In 1874, the brilliant civil engineer Sarat Chandra Das was recruited by the British as a spy in Darjeeling. The Empire wanted to train local agents to gather in-depth intelligence about Tibet—a mysterious kingdom closed off to all outsiders for years—in order to consolidate their position in South Asia and outplay Russia in the Great Game. Equipped with hidden compasses, hundred-bead rosaries (to discreetly measure distances), and an excellent knowledge of Buddhism and the local language, Das set out into the harsh early winter of 1881, through ...

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was one of the most spectacular discoveries of the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection comprises one of the most important collections of Romantic era writing in existence anywhere -- including fiction, short prose, dramatic works, poetry, and more -- with a focus on especially difficult-to-find ...