Bitter Nemesis
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Bitter Nemesis
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Author : John Buckingham
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2007-07-16
Bitter Nemesis written by John Buckingham and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-16 with Law categories.
Encouraged by the medicinal success of quinine, early 19th century scientists hoped strychnine, another plant alkaloid with remarkable properties, might also become a new weapon against disease. Physicians tried for over a century, despite growing evidence to the contrary, to treat everything from paralysis to constipation with it. But strychnine p
Nemesis
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Author : Lindsey Davis
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-01-18
Nemesis written by Lindsey Davis and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-18 with Fiction categories.
One of the Roman novels from the bestselling historical fiction Falco series. In the high summer of AD 77, laid-back detective Marcus Didius Falco is called upon to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a middle-aged couple who supplied statues to Falco's father, Geminus. The Claudii, nptorious freedmen who live rough in the pestilential Pontine Marshes, are the prime suspects. Falco, beset by personal problems, finds it a relief to consider someone else's misfortunes. When a mutilated corpse turns up near Rome, Falco and his vigiles friend Petronius investigate, only for the Chief Spy, Anacrites, to snatch their case away from them just as they are making progress.As his rivalry with Falco escalates, it emerges that the violent Claudii have acquired corrupt protection at the highest level. Making further enquiries after they have been warned off can only be dangerous - but will this stop Falco and Petronius? Egged on by the slippery bureaucrats who hate Anacrites, the dogged friends dig deeper while a psychotic killer keeps taking more victims, and the shocking truth creeps closer and closer to home...
Worshipping Virtues
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Author : Emma Stafford
language : en
Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
Release Date : 2000-12-31
Worshipping Virtues written by Emma Stafford and has been published by Classical Press of Wales this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-12-31 with History categories.
The Greeks, in Dr. Johnson's phrase, 'shock the mind by ascribing effects to non-entity'. The culture of ancient Greece was thronged with personifications. In poetry and the visual arts, personified figures of what might seem abstractions claim our attention. This study examines the logic, the psychology and the practice of Greeks who worshipped these personifications with temples and sacrifices, and addressed them with hymns and prayers. Emma Stafford conducts case-studies of deified 'abstractions', such as Peitho (Persuasion), Eirene (Peace) and Hygieia (Health). She also considers general questions of Greek psychology, such as why so many of these figures were female. Modern scholars have asked, Did the Greeks believe their own myths? This study contributes importantly to the debate, by exploring widespread and creative popular theology in the historical period.
Athenian Religion A History
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Author : Robert Parker
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1996-03-28
Athenian Religion A History written by Robert Parker and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-03-28 with History categories.
This book is an attempt to take seriously the cliche that Greek religion is an eminently social phenomenon. It differs from `Histories of Greek Religion' by focusing on a particular Greek city with particular social structures. It treats a much broader range of phenomena than do books on `Athenian festivals'. It seeks to bridge the gap that usually divides studies of Greek religion from studies of Greek history and society. Among the topics discussed are the actual dates and circumstances of foundation of many temples, festivals, and cults at Athens, the historical development of the social structures within which religious activities took place, and the effects in the religious sphere of the radical shift in Athens' political life from tyranny to democracy and the acquisition of an empire. Robert Parker investigates the relation between religion and political prestige, considers the introduction of new cults, and looks in detail at such key personalities and events in the religious history of Athens as Lycurgus the Eteoboutad and his religious policies, and the trial of Socrates. The period covered is roughly that from 750 to 250 BC.
Koreans In Central California 1903 1957
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Author : Marn Jai Cha
language : en
Publisher: University Press of America
Release Date : 2010
Koreans In Central California 1903 1957 written by Marn Jai Cha and has been published by University Press of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
This book tells the Korean immigrants' life stories in California's eight San Joaquin Valley farm communities: Fresno, Hanford, Visalia, Dinuba, Reedley, Delano, Willows, and Maxwell. It describes how they survived through discrimination and injustices in the early 20th century America, and also details the Korean immigrants' efforts to regain their lost motherland from Japanese colonialism (1910-1945).
The Denison Quarterly
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
The Denison Quarterly written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with categories.
The Secret Poisoner
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Author : Linda Stratmann
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2016-03-22
The Secret Poisoner written by Linda Stratmann and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-22 with True Crime categories.
“This fine social history charts the changing patterns of using poison” and the forensic methods developed to detect it in the Victorian Era (The Guardian, UK). Murder by poison alarmed, enthralled, and in some ways even defined the Victorian age. Linda Stratmann’s dark and splendid social history reveals the nineteenth century as a gruesome battleground where poisoners went head-to-head with scientific and legal authorities who strove to detect poisons, control their availability, and bring the guilty to justice. Separating fact from Hollywood fiction, Stratmann corrects many misconceptions about particular poisons and their deadly effects. She also documents how the motives for poisoning—which often involved domestic unhappiness—evolved as marriage and child protection laws began to change. Combining archival research with vivid storytelling, Stratmann charts the era’s inexorable rise of poison cases.
Life Of David Livingstone
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Author : Annie Maria Barnes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
Life Of David Livingstone written by Annie Maria Barnes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with South Africa categories.
Presidents Versus Senators
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Author : F. Martin Harmon
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2021-10-11
Presidents Versus Senators written by F. Martin Harmon and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-11 with History categories.
Landmark political confrontations between sitting presidents and powerful senators have occurred throughout American history--some have shaped the nation. This book takes an in-depth look at seven of those major "Washington wars," including the personal rivalries that spawned each one, the strategies and events that transpired as a result, and the aftermaths and impacts on the country. Neither compromise nor surrender were considered in these intense debates, which left scars on the national psyche. Each episode could be worthy of a historical narrative all its own but considered together they illustrate the long and bitter history of democratic warfare between the leaders and branches of government at either end of Pennsylvania Avenue.
Hansard S Parliamentary Debates
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Author : Great Britain. Parliament
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1885
Hansard S Parliamentary Debates written by Great Britain. Parliament and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1885 with Great Britain categories.