Doctor Thome

Doctor Thome Author: Anthony Trollope
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Summary: Frank has but one duty before him. He must marry money.' The squire of Greshamsbury has fallen on hard times, and it is incumbent on his son Frank to make a good marriage. But Frank loves the doctor's niece, Mary Thorne, a girl with no money and mysterious parentage. He faces a terrible dilemma: sho...

Representative Men

Representative Men Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Publisher: 1st World Publishing
Summary: Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - IT IS NATURAL to believe in great men. If the companions of our childhood should turn out to be heroes, and their condition regal it wou...

Mathematics and Politics

Mathematics and Politics Author: Alan D. Taylor,Allison M. Pacelli
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Summary: As a text for an undergraduate mathematics course for nonmajors, Mathematics and Politics requires no prerequisites in either area while the underlying philosophy involves minimizing algebraic computations and focusing instead on some conceptual aspects of mathematics in the context of important rea...

Romantic Actors Romantic Dramas

Romantic Actors  Romantic Dramas Author: James Armstrong
Publisher: Springer Nature
Summary: This book reinterprets British dramas of the early-nineteenth century through the lens of the star actors for whom they were written. Unlike most playwrights of previous generations, the writers of British Romantic dramas generally did not work in the theatre themselves. However, they closely follow...

The Rise of Engineering Science

The Rise of Engineering Science Author: David F. Channell
Publisher: Springer
Summary: The 18th and 19th centuries saw the emergence of new intermediary types of knowledge in areas such as applied mechanics, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, which came to be labeled as engineering science, transforming technology into the scientific discipline that we know today. This book analyzes ...

Art Themes

Art Themes Author: Marjorie Cohee Manifold
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Summary: Flexible in approach and full of colorful examples, this textbook provides a basic introduction to what art is and can be in the lives of people who do not necessarily think of themselves as "artists." You will be taught about a variety of art themes, genres, materials, and processes that appeal to ...

Co Creation and Well Being in Tourism

Co Creation and Well Being in Tourism Author: Antónia Correia,Metin Kozak,Juergen Gnoth,Alan Fyall
Publisher: Springer
Summary: This book offers a wealth of new views and interpretations of well-being in tourism, emphasizing the role that co-creation – the creation or enhancement of value through tourist engagement with tourism providers and other tourists – is increasingly playing in enriching tourist experiences. A com...

Heart of the Hill

Heart of the Hill Author: Andrea Spalding
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Summary: Adam begins to have weird dreams of an evil woman, Vivienne, who tries to control his actions, and he, his sister, and his cousins must work together to retrieve Myrddin's staff before it is lost to the Dark Being....

How Financial Slack Affects Corporate Performance

How Financial Slack Affects Corporate Performance Author: Bernadette Gral
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Summary: Bernadette Gral examines the relationship between financial slack and corporate performance in the European pharmaceutical industry during the financial crisis of 2007 to 2010. Her investigation includes correlational and regression analyses as well as the qualitative content analysis of newspaper a...

Mathematics and Politics

Mathematics and Politics Author: Alan D. Taylor,Allison M. Pacelli
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Summary: As a text for an undergraduate mathematics course for nonmajors, Mathematics and Politics requires no prerequisites in either area while the underlying philosophy involves minimizing algebraic computations and focusing instead on some conceptual aspects of mathematics in the context of important rea...