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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Two accounts of men of the Legion during the First World War
The French Foreign Legion has earned its reputation in acts of
heroism and aggression, in tenacious actions of resistance and in
the spilling of much blood. It has always been recognised as a home
for the dispossessed, criminals and soldiers of fortune, so among
its ranks could be found hard men from a multitude of backgrounds
and numerous nations. The Legion has been typified by the fierce
loyalty of its men, its esprit de corps and its undying allegiance
to the nation which had taken them under its protection. France
has, however, always exacted a high price for its patronage. The
Legion has habitually been asked to demonstrate that it is equal to
its laurels and it has constantly been placed in the 'post of
honour'-that bloody ground where the fighting is hardest and death
more certain. In the warfare of the Western Front during the Great
War that likelihood of annihilation was multiplied by the lethal
nature of the battleground and losses were horrendous for Legion
regiments-sometimes as high as one man killed out of three or four
engaged. Yet still men flocked to the Legion's ranks. This book
offers accounts of the experiences of two such men as they fought
for the cause of France in the trenches. Each piece is
comparatively short so they have been joined together in this
special Leonaur good value edition.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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This book has a series of fictional short stories as it follows one
particular issue of Amazing Fantasy #15, that has the very first
story to star the Amazing Spider-Man, from the time it is purchased
in 1962 to the present. It shows how the story influenced the
people that come in contact with it and the adventures they have
because of its influence. A group of celebrated writers and up and
coming authors have joined together to share those stories in this
book. Now follow this classic comic book on its journey from one
person to another as it makes its trip through time.
New, insightful essays from musicologists, historians, art
historians, and literary scholars reconsider the relationship of
Debussy, Gauguin, Zola, and other great French creative artists to
cultural and political trends during the Third Republic. This
collection of new essays examines the relationships between
discourses of French national and regional identity, political
alignment, and creative practice during one of France's most
fascinating eras: the Third Republic. The authors, from a variety
of disciplinary backgrounds, explore the ways in which the
architects of the Third Republic [re]constructed France culturally
and artistically, in part through artful use of the press and [at
the 1889Paris World's Fair] new technologies. The chapters also
investigate changing attitudes toward Debussy's opera Pelleas et
Melisande, attempts by composers and critics to define a musical
canon, and the impact of religious education, spirituality, and
exoticism for Gauguin and Jolivet. Tensions between the center and
region are seen in celebrations for the national musical
figurehead, Rameau, and in the cultural regionalism that flourished
in the annexed territories of Alsace and Lorraine. Contributors:
Edward Berenson, Katharine Ellis, Annegret Fauser, Didier
Francfort, Brian Hart, Steven Huebner, Barbara L. Kelly, Detmar
Klein, Deborah Mawer, James Ross, Marion Schmid, and Debora
Silverman. Barbara L. Kelly is Professor of Musicology at Keele
University.
Genetic epidemiology plays a key role in discovering genetic
factors influencing health and disease, and in understanding how
genes and environmental risk factors interact. There is growing
interest in this field within public health, with the goal of
translating the results into promoting health and preventing
disease in both families and populations. This textbook provides
graduate students with a working knowledge of genetic epidemiology
research methods. Following an overview of the field, the book
reviews key genetic concepts, provides an update on relevant
genomic technology, including genome-wide chips and DNA sequencing,
and describes methods for assessing the magnitude of genetic
influences on diseases and risk factors. The book focuses on
research study designs for discovering disease susceptibility
genes, including family-based linkage analysis, candidate gene and
genome-side association studies, assessing gene-environment
interactions and epistasis, studies of Non-Mendelian inheritance,
and statistical analyses of data from these studies. Specific
applications of each research method are illustrated using a
variety of diseases and risk factors relevant to public health, and
useful web-based genetic analysis software, human reference panels,
and repositories, that can greatly facilitate this work, are
described. Concluding with a review of ethical issues and a
framework for translating human genomics research to clinical
practice and public health benefit, this textbook is an essential
new resource for graduate students in epidemiology and public
health genetics.
This new third edition of William Kelly's outstanding 1898 work
includes all of E.E.Whitfield's 1908 second edition notes plus
revised indexes and additional appendices. What are the exact words
of the original Greek text of the Gospel of John? What do they
mean? What is its purpose? What is its significance for us today?
William Kelly (1821-1906) examines these questions in a commentary
combining scholarly exegesis and analysis with devotional
intensity. Edward Elihu Whitfield's additional notes address, in an
equally robust manner, theologians' criticisms of the Gospel of
John itself during the ten years after Mr Kelly's book was first
written. "Mr Kelly's careful expositions are outstandingly weighty
in the true spiritual sense. Let any reader give careful attention
to his Exposition of the Gospel of John and this point must be
agreed. Here is profound and profitable exploration of Scripture,
yet still leaving the awareness that there are exhaustless depths
yet untapped. Such ministry gains rather than loses from its system
and orderliness, which is no more nor less than that of Scripture
itself. Here is real living contact with the Word of God" (Colin
Curry, Scripture Truth).
Two accounts of men of the Legion during the First World War
The French Foreign Legion has earned its reputation in acts of
heroism and aggression, in tenacious actions of resistance and in
the spilling of much blood. It has always been recognised as a home
for the dispossessed, criminals and soldiers of fortune, so among
its ranks could be found hard men from a multitude of backgrounds
and numerous nations. The Legion has been typified by the fierce
loyalty of its men, its esprit de corps and its undying allegiance
to the nation which had taken them under its protection. France
has, however, always exacted a high price for its patronage. The
Legion has habitually been asked to demonstrate that it is equal to
its laurels and it has constantly been placed in the 'post of
honour'-that bloody ground where the fighting is hardest and death
more certain. In the warfare of the Western Front during the Great
War that likelihood of annihilation was multiplied by the lethal
nature of the battleground and losses were horrendous for Legion
regiments-sometimes as high as one man killed out of three or four
engaged. Yet still men flocked to the Legion's ranks. This book
offers accounts of the experiences of two such men as they fought
for the cause of France in the trenches. Each piece is
comparatively short so they have been joined together in this
special Leonaur good value edition.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
The Star Team is brought out of retirement to deal with old
threats, old scores, new threats, and a new evil that spans two
galaxies.
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