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Les années vingt voient la pègre juive s'imposer à Montréal.
La métropole est profondément corrompue, de l'htel de ville jusqu'aux quartiers généraux de la police. Les bordels foisonnent, les maisons de jeux, les trafiquants de drogues et les débits de boissons clandestins opèrent sans craindre les représailles des autorités.
Le climat est de plus en plus violent et l'on assiste à une augmentation terrible des meurtres commis en plein...
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Comprehensive guide to the characters of Earth's mightiest Super Hero team, including more than 200 heroes and villains. It is packed with detailed information on each character's history, stats, abilities, and power ranks, and has been updated to cover new events in the Avengers' world. -- adapted from back cover.
A guide to the Avengers universe details the attributes of each of the Marvel characters known as the Avengers, including Wolverine,...
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Alongside both historic and recent photographs, readers will learn about each MLB team's history, greatest seasons, greatest players, and team records. In addition, the book offers an in-depth introduction about the sport's history, a section on star players, and information on the statistical leaders in various categories. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
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2024.
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The ultimate guide to cats and kittens features beautifully photographed profiles of different breeds as well as offers information on the science and history of house cats; the prominence of cats in art, literature and superstition; feline biology and cat care.
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Offering a multidimensional approach to one of the most important episodes of the twentieth century, The Columbia Guide to the Holocaust offers readers and researchers a general history of the Holocaust while delving into the core issues and debates in the study of the Holocaust today. Each of the book's five distinct parts stands on its own as valuable research aids; together, they constitute an integrated whole. Part I provides a narrative overview...
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A delightful and witty treasure trove of utterly useless information by the author of “The Things That Nobody Knows”.
Most encyclopaedias are boring. They are so packed with worthy but dull facts that a great deal of weird and wonderful material is squeezed out. “The Encyclopaedia of Everything Else” takes the opposite approach and leaves out all the dreary stuff you can find elsewhere.
The result is the most fascinating, astonishing, varied...
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What is 'culture'? Where does it come from? What impact does it have on us today? And, why is it so important?
Why Culture Matters is an excellent introduction to culture for all Christians. It is an essential first text for every theological or Bible college, Christian school or church library. It is a simple but not simplistic introduction to a biblical approach to the relationship of Christians to things cultural.
John Norsworthy writes with clarity...
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Folk art is one of the American South's most significant areas of creative achievement, and this comprehensive yet accessible reference details that achievement from the sixteenth century through the present. This volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture explores the many forms of aesthetic expression that have characterized southern folk art, including the work of self-taught artists, as well as the South's complex relationship to national...
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The ultimate crash course in science, covering key thinkers, theories, discoveries, and inventions each explained on a single page!
From the theory of gravity to artificial intelligence, “Instant Science” covers all the pivotal scientific ideas, discoveries, experiments, and individuals into one concise volume. Each page acts as a "cheat sheet," with accessible text and lively graphics, presenting the most important facts in bite-size chunks....
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Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) is widely acknowledged as one of the most brilliant religious thinkers and multifaceted figures in American history. A fountainhead of modern evangelicalism, Edwards wore many hats during his lifetime-theologian, philosopher, pastor and town leader, preacher, missionary, college president, family man, among others.
With nearly four hundred entries, this encyclopedia provides a wide-ranging perspective on Edwards,...
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This book is a guide to help you clear away the mystery of enlightenment that is very difficult to come by. Have you ever wondered what 'prana' is? Well Dr. Rampa will explain it in Supplement A, which consists of valuable breathing exercises that will help clear your mind. He elucidates on what the Kundalini is, the subconscious mind, the devil, Zen, love and so much more; all in easy to understand plain English. Reading Dr. Rampa's books is the...
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Let your child learn about The Earth he lives on The Air he breathes in, The Light he reads in, The Light he reads in, The Body he has The Transport he travels by, The energy he works with, The Animals he is fascinated with, The Plants that he needs for food and innumerable reasons, The use of Mineral and Metals which form an essential part of his daily routine, The magic of Chemistry, The great Scientists and their Inventions.
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