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Sathya Sai Baba. The Embodiment of Love |
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Категория: Гуманитарные науки » Религия и другие духовные практики |
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Автор: Peggy Mason, Ron Laing
Издательство: Sawbridge Enterprises
Год издания: 1984
isbn: 0907555098
Количество страниц: 292
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Very informative and detailed book about Sai Baba, the late Indian holy man, his miracles, his teachings, his actions and his story. The authors knew him closely for many years and are offering their own personal account. |
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The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes |
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Категория: Физкультура и спорт, активный отдых » Шахматы, шашки |
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Автор: Raymond M. Smullyan
Издательство: Hutchinson
Год издания: 1980
isbn: 0091405319
Количество страниц: 189
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Join the master sleuth as he and Dr. Watson examine interrupted chess matches at clubs and country homes, examining the pieces' current positions to identify previous moves. Rather than predicting the outcome of these games, the Baker Street duo focus on past events, using the same variety of logical reasoning that unlocks the secrets to their ever-popular mysteries. Holmes instructs Watson (and us) in the intricacies of retrograde analysis in order to deduce on which square the white queen was captured, whether a pawn has been promoted, and which piece has been replaced by a coin. The mysteries grow increasingly complex, culminating in a double murder perpetrated by the devious Professor Moriarty. Philosopher and logician Raymond Smullyan brilliantly recaptures the mood of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tales. Readers need only a knowledge of how the pieces move; the first puzzles explain all of the concepts that arise later on. These witty and challenging problems will captivate chess aficionados, puzzle enthusiasts, Sherlock Holmes fans, and everyone who relishes mysteries, crime stories, and tales of detection. |
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Magic Cubes: New Recreations (Dover Recreational Math) |
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Категория: Естественные науки » Физико-математические науки » Математика, геометрия, статистика |
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Автор: William H. Benson, Oswald Jacoby
Издательство: Dover Publications
Год издания: 1981
isbn: 0486241408
Количество страниц: 152
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The magic square experts apply their wits to magic cubes. You need no advanced mathematical knowledge to construct these three-dimensional mind bogglers; including pandiagonal and perfect cubes — many entirely new constructions, too. Hours of enjoyment for beginning and advanced magic-cube buffs. 111 figures. |
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Chieftain Main Battle Tank 1965-2003 (New Vanguard 80) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «New Vanguard» |
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Автор: Simon Dunstan, Peter Sarson
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2003
isbn: 1841767190
Количество страниц: 51
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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The concept of the Main Battle Tank emerged from the Centurion Universal tank that was developed at the end of World War II. Development of its successor began as early as 1951. The Chieftain incorporated significant innovations including a reclining driver position and two-piece ammunition for greater survivability. The tank entered service in 1967 and was the heaviest armed and armoured MBT within the NATO alliance. The Chieftain saw combat during the Iran-Iraq War, with the Kuwaitis during the 1990 Iraqi invasion and with the British Army during the Gulf War of 1990–91 as special-purpose variants. This book explores the design, development and operation of one of the most influential vehicles used in modern warfare. |
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Renaissance War Galley 1470-1590 (New Vanguard 62) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «New Vanguard» |
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Автор: Angus Konstam, Tony Bryan
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 1841764434
Количество страниц: 49
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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For most of the Renaissance period, naval warfare in the Mediterranean was dominated by the war galley, a unique naval vessel for a momentous age. During the struggle for supremacy between Christian and Muslim powers, war galleys formed the backbone of the rival battlefleets. Different regions of the Mediterranean produced their own versions of the war galley, thereby producing a number of variants on the basic design tailored to the needs and resources of particular nations. This book examines the development of the war galley from its classically inspired resurrection in the 15th century until its demise in the early 17th century, providing the first ever in-depth study of this remarkable war machine. |
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British Napoleonic Artillery 1793-1815 (1): Field Artillery (New Vanguard 60) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «New Vanguard» |
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Автор: Chris Henry, Brian Delf
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 1841764760
Количество страниц: 51
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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This title is the first of two volumes examining the artillery equipment of the British forces during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, along with Wellington's campaigns in India. Throughout this period the British Army used both Foot and Horse artillery, principally using either the 9-pounder gun or the 5.5 inch field howitzer in the field. Also covered are the smaller field guns in the 3- and 6-pounder categories and the largest, the 12-pounder field gun. This title covers the design and development of the guns, the organisation of the troops and their operational histories. |
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German E-boats 1939-45 (New Vanguard 59) |
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Категория: Военное дело » Военные журналы » Издательство «Osprey» » «New Vanguard» |
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Автор: Gordon Williamson, Ian Palmer
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 2002
isbn: 1841764450
Количество страниц: 48
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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By the outbreak of World War II, Germany had done much to replace the Kaiser's High Seas Fleet, which was scuttled following their surrender at the end of World War I. Forced to build anew, the Kriegsmarine possessed some of the most technically advanced warships in existence. Although the heavy units of the fleet were too small in number to pose much of a threat, Germany was particularly well served by her Navy's smaller vessels, in particular the U-Boats and the S-Boats. Known to the allies as the E-Boats ('Enemy'), they performed sterling duties in the Black Sea and English Channel, where they became a particular scourge. |
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Fire Engines in Colour (Blandford Colour Series) |
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Категория: Технические науки » Транспорт » Автотранспорт |
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Автор: Arthur Ingram, Denis Bishop
Издательство: Blandford Press
Год издания: 1973
isbn: 0713706279
Количество страниц: 235
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Text includes Descriptions, Fire Appliance Design, and Appliance Types. Color pictures of fire engines from 1829-1973; a few color pictures of uniforms, fire insurance marks, equipment. 2 drawings illustrate mechanical parts; 2 drawings illustrate layout of equipment. Double page color picture of The Fire of London, 1666. |
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The Potemkin Mutiny |
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Категория: Гуманитарные науки » Исторические науки |
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Автор: Richard Alexander Hough
Издательство: Severn House Publishers
Год издания: 1975
isbn: 0727800450
Количество страниц: 163
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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There are only a few books available about the famous "Potemkin Mutiny" of 1905 and this one is excellent for anyone looking for the core of those events. Despite its small number of pages, it contains many details about the Potemkin, the Odessa visit and revolt and the final pursuit to Romania and Feodosia. Especially interesting are the descriptions of the personalities involed and how the changes of fortune (and a treasonous act from a medical officer) condemned the mutiny to failure. |
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Kolyma: The Arctic Death Camps |
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Категория: Гуманитарные науки » Исторические науки |
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Автор: Robert Conquest
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Год издания: 1979
Количество страниц: 255
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
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Basically, the frightfulness of Kolyma was due not to geographical or climatic reasons, but to conscious decisions taken in Moscow. For a few years before 1937, in fact, it was well administered and the death rate was low. The climate, though exceedingly cold, is a remarkably healthy one for men who are properly fed, clothed and sheltered. In this earlier phase, the main aim of the administration was to produce gold efficiently. In the later period ( as one commandant put it quite openly), though the gold remained important, the central aim was to kill off the prisoners. In the earliest period of the labour camp system, the Solovki camps on the islands of the White Sea were the symbol of the whole system, the worst killers. These were followed, in the mid-thirties, by the camps of the Baltic-White Sea Canal. Kolyma took their place just when the system was reaching its maximum expansion, and remained central to it for the next fifteen years, as (in Solzhenitsyn's words) 'the pole of cold and cruelty' of the labour camp system." |
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