An anthology of the most beautiful antique poems brought back. Please note: some of these poems might not be “political correct”. If you are easily offended, please do not purchase this book.
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Museum of Wonders: And what the young folks saw there explained in many pictures - F. Opper6/19/2017 A great compilation of 666 antique magic tricks including tricks performed by Robert Houdin, Captain Stodare, the Fakir of Oolu, Professor Davidson, and more. There are NO card tricks included. You will find the principles of sleigh-of-hand, well-kept ancient secrets like the Aerial suspension, Amphitrite, the Bewitched skull, the Black Art, but also balls tricks, dice tricks, rings and coins tricks, handkerchief tricks, etc. According to Karl May's story, first-person narrator Old Shatterhand encounters the Apache Winnetou, and after initial dramatic events, a true friendship arises between them; on many occasions, they give proof of great fighting skill, but also of compassion for other human beings. It portrays a belief in an innate “goodness” of mankind, albeit constantly threatened by ill-intentioned enemies. Karl May's Winnetou novels symbolize, to some extent, a romantic desire for a simpler life in close contact with nature. In fact, the popularity of the series is due in large part to the ability of the stories to tantalize fantasies many Europeans had and have for this more untamed environment. The French Cuisine at its best - no corners cut, easy-to-follow recipes: 80 sauces, 39 Garnitures, 70 soups, 179 fish recipes, 35 Hors-D’œuvres, 132 Removes, 82 Flancs, 300 Entrees, 47 Roasts, 72 Savory Dishes For Second Course, 76 Vegetables For Second Course, 132 Pastry & Deserts, 274 Economical recipes. The most celebrated chef in Victorian England shares his secrets in this book - a reproduction of the book published in 1852. To show that knitting and its younger sister “crochet” is worthy, therefore, of an active domestic revival is the immediate object of this booklet, which by easy explanation of Its various “Hows“ indicates how both may be made, not only amusing and recreative, but of practical economic value in every household. The articles selected for working description are those which it is thought to be the most generally useful, but the selection by no means exhausts the capacity of the knitting needle or crochet hook, or the adaptability of wools to everyday and universal requirements. The result of the tragedy must be that aroused public opinion will compel the formulation of new and drastic regulations, alike by the British Board of Trade and by the Federal authorities, providing not merely for the adequate equipment of every ship with salvatory apparatus but for rigorous periodical inspection of the appliances and a constant drill of the crew. Let there be an end of boasting about the supremacy of man to the immitigable laws and forces of nature. Let the grief of mankind be assuaged not in idle lamentation but in amelioration of the conditions that brought about the saddest episode in the history of ships at sea. |