Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 56. Chapters: James Cook, Alexander Mackenzie, Alessandro Malaspina, Jose Maria Narvaez, James Colnett, Dionisio Alcala Galiano, Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, Manuel Quimper, John Henry Cox, Juan Carrasco, George Dixon, Claude Charles Du Tisne, Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira, Salvador Fidalgo, Bruno de Heceta, Cayetano Valdes y Flores, Charles William Barkley, Ignacio de Arteaga y Bazan, Esteban Jose Martinez Fernandez y Martinez de la Sierra, Juan Jose Perez Hernandez, Jacinto Caamano, Evstratii Delarov, Jakob Roggeveen, Daniel Gottlieb Messerschmidt, Juan Crespi, Juan de Ayala, Jose Cardero, Francisco Antonio Mourelle, Domingo de Bonechea, Gonzalo Lopez de Haro, Christopher Dufrost de La Jemeraye, Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein, Jose Joaquin Moraga, Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec, Ange Auguste Joseph de Laborde de Boutervilliers, John Bean, Francisco de Lacerda. Excerpt: Captain James Cook FRS RN (7 November 1728 - 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer, ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean during which he achieved the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands as well as the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy in 1755. He saw action in the Seven Years' War, and subsequently surveyed and mapped much of the entrance to the Saint Lawrence River during the siege of Quebec. This helped bring Cook to the attention of the Admiralty and Royal Society. This notice came at a crucial moment both in his personal career and in the direction of British overseas exploration, and led to his commission in 1766 as commander of HM Bark Endeavour for the first of th...

Same war, different enemy... Captain Michael Hollands, United States Army Air Corps, is a combat-hardened pilot, battling Nazi fighter planes for control of the skies over North Africa. His life is difficult and sometimes it's brutal, but he understands his place in the world, and he understands the rules. Then an unexpected change of orders yanks him out of familiar surroundings, and sends him half-way around the world to fight the Japanese in the South Pacific. Shuffled to an obscure air base in the Solomon Islands, he discovers that his assigned unit has transferred to a new operating area, taking their aircraft with them. Without planes or official sanction, Hollands must beg, borrow, and steal to build a fighter squadron that will take the war to the enemy's doorstep. But nothing can prepare him for what happens when he crash-lands on an unnamed island behind Japanese lines. Marooned among a handful of heroic survivors, he is about to discover the true meaning of loyalty, patriotism, courage, and love. The Japanese Imperial Navy has no idea what's in store for it. And neither does Mike Hollands...

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Halva, Rice pudding, Rasgulla, Indian sweets, List of Indian sweets and desserts, Pitha, Kheer, Jalebi, Kulfi, Obbattu, Gulab jamun, Bal Mithai, Chikki, Chhena Poda, Pootharekulu, Balushahi, Indian dairy products, Vark, Jaangiri, Shrikhand, Ghevar, Khaja, Sandesh, Laddu, Imarti, Barfi, Ras malai, Sheer korma, Kalakand, Rasabali, Petha, Kozhakkattai, Chhena Gaja, Bebinca, Kakinada Khaja, Zarda, Qubani ka meetha, Anarsa, Mysore pak, Mishti doi, Ariselu, Double ka meetha, Chakka pradhaman, Munthiri Kothu, Tilkut, Kaju barfi, Pantua, Kheersagar, Jhajariya, Basundi, Chhena jalebi, Chhena Kheeri, Cham cham, Besan barfi, Malida, Modak, Kaju Katli, Langcha, Tilgul, Dharwad pedha, Thennai Kozhakkattai, Kalathappam, Sohan Halwa, Unni appam, Fenia, Khurma, Sohan papdi, Kamarcut, Gil e firdaus, Neyyappam, Palathalikalu, Angoori, Singori, Malai Laddu, Kakara pitha, Ladoo flour, Dhondas, Karadantu, Chhena jhili, Kobbari Lavuju, Boorelu. Excerpt: Halva (or halawa, xalwo, haleweh, elwa, halvah, halava, helava, helva, halwa, halua, aluva, chalva, cha wa) refers to many types of dense, sweet confections, served across the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Malta and the Jewish world. The term halva (Arabic: halw ), meaning "sweet," is used to describe two types of desserts: Halva may also be based on numerous other ingredients, including sunflower seeds, various nuts, beans, lentils, and vegetables such as carrots, pumpkins, yams, and squashes. The word halva entered the English language between 1840 and 1850 from the Yiddish halva. The latter term came from Bulgarian, which in turn came from the Turkish helva, a word which itself ultimately derived from the Arabic al alw, meaning sweet confection. The Arabic root alw means...

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: Community currencies, Private currencies, Local currency, Local Exchange Trading Systems, Ithaca Hours, Silvio Gesell, Freiwirtschaft, UIC franc, Freigeld, Liberty Dollar, Findhorn Ecovillage, Stelo, History of Chatham Islands numismatics, Emissions Reduction Currency System, Private currency, List of community currencies in the United States, Cornish currency, Community Exchange System, Complementary currency, BerkShares, RAAM, Digital currency exchanger, Time-based currency, Antarctican dollar, Potomac, Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination, Credito, Chiemgauer, Disney dollar, Lewes Pound, WIR Bank, Neutral Unit of Construction, Terra, Kelantanese dinar, Totnes pound, Ecosimia, Eco-Pesa, PLENTY, Detroit Community Scrip, Hero Card, Toronto dollar, Stroud pound, Calgary Dollar, Fourth Corner Exchange, Fureai kippu, Occitan, Eco-Money, Multi registry system, Abeille, SOL Project, Acmetal, Saber, Urstromtaler, Nagorno-Karabakh dram, Instrodi, Flex dollar, Seborga luigino, Ora, Ural franc, Sectoral currency, Uned, Aspen dollar. Excerpt: The Liberty Dollar (ALD) was a private currency produced in the United States. The currency was embodied in minted metal rounds similar to coins, gold and silver certificates and electronic currency (eLD). ALD certificates are "warehouse receipts" for real gold and silver owned by the bearer, ALD certificate holders according to court documents are about 250,000 people. The metal was warehoused at Sunshine Minting in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, prior to a November 2007 raid by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Secret Service. Until July 2009, the Liberty Dollar was distributed by Liberty Services (formerly known as NORFED), based in Evansville, Indiana. It was created by Bernard von NotHaus, the co-founder of the Royal Hawaiian Mint Company. In May 2009, von NotHaus and...