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Author : Wisconsin. Legislature. Senate
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Page : 860 pages
File Size : 12,62 MB
Release : 1885
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Author : Wisconsin. Legislature. Senate
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Page : 860 pages
File Size : 12,62 MB
Release : 1885
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Author : James Fell
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 33,30 MB
Release : 2023-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0593724089
The hilarious, irreverent guide to world history you never knew you needed, featuring 366 profanity-filled tales of triumph and terror, science and stupidity, courage and cowardice Those who cannot remember the past . . . need a history teacher who says “f*ck” a lot. Nazis are bad. The worst kind of bad. There are no very fine people among them. If you disagree, you won’t like this book. Still here? Cool. You are about to receive an education unlike any you’ve previously experienced. In this uproarious and informative tour from ancient times to the modern day and everything in between, James Fell, the self-proclaimed “sweary historian,” reveals a past replete with deeds both noble and despicable. Throughout the book, he provides insightful analysis of all the sh!t that went down. Behold! • In 1927, actress Mae West was sent to jail for “corrupting the morals of youth” with her first Broadway play, titled Sex. She served the time and followed up with a play about homosexuality. • In 1419, church reformers in Prague, vexed over their leader having been burned at the stake, defenestrated city leaders from a high window. They died, because those kinds of Czechs don’t bounce. • If you were in the province of Shaanxi in China on January 23, 1556, then it sucked to be you. It wasn’t the biggest earthquake ever, but it was the deadliest day in history. • In 362 B.C.E., a battle between Greek city states debilitated both sides, making the region ripe for conquering by Phillip of Macedon—aka Alex the Great’s dad—and spelling the end of Greek democracy. • In 1343, the husband of noblewoman Jeanne de Clisson was unjustly executed by the king of France. Furious, Jeanne became a pirate, selling all her possessions to fund a fleet and exact revenge. • During World War II, three Dutch teens used their beauty to lure Nazis into the forest with the promise of a good time, then out came the guns and BLAM! They sent them off to Nazi hell. If reading history doesn’t make you want to swear like a mom with a red-wine hangover walking barefoot through a LEGO-filled living room, then you’re not reading the right history. Across the ages, over 100 billion humans have lived and died. Some were motivated by greed, others by generosity. Many dedicated themselves to the art of killing, while others were focused on curing. There have been grave mistakes, and moments of greatness. And that is why . . . sh!t happens. Every day.
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Page : 898 pages
File Size : 14,83 MB
Release : 1899
Category : Canada
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"Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as vol. 26, no. 7, supplement.
Author : Alisa Bowman
Publisher : Rodale
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 45,81 MB
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1609618467
Draws on the latest science to explain how Vitamin D can be an integral part of a plan to lose weight, bolster energy and improve overall health, providing jump-start and one-month diet plans for reducing weight quickly while minimizing cravings and overcoming seasonal challenges.
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Page : 808 pages
File Size : 15,10 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Lumber trade
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Author : David Russell
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 10,34 MB
Release : 2015-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1514440563
Among the countries we served in during our National Service time were the United Kingdom, Europe, West Africa and the Far East. Only Kevin OSullivan saw active service. He describes the shock and the violence of ambushing terrorists while on patrol in Malaya. Michael Crowe in the navy visited more places than anyone and Barry Brown spent eighteen months in multi-cultural and vibrant West Africa travelling in Nigeria and the Gold Coast (Ghana). We all describe varying frustrations with the Services, which we responded to with cynicism and humour. But we all agree that it was an interesting and enjoyable experience and David Russell speaks for all of us when he writes that his understanding of the human condition was broadened enormously.
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Page : 966 pages
File Size : 49,81 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Lumber trade
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Page : 260 pages
File Size : 15,77 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Internal combustion engines
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Author : Nikita Lalwani
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Page : 194 pages
File Size : 14,22 MB
Release : 2018-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789387390447
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Page : 646 pages
File Size : 22,16 MB
Release : 1920
Category : Roads
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