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Greetings from Spitsbergen

Tourists at the Eternal Ice 1827-1914

By: John T. Reilly

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Greetings from Spitsbergen

Tourists at the Eternal Ice 1827-1914

By: John T. Reilly

Spitsbergen, the largest wilderness in Europe, is as close as you can get to the North Pole. Each year, tens of thousands of visitors experience the island's dramatic landscape with its fragile beauty, including fjords, glaciers, pack-ice, the midnight sun, polar bears, reindeer, and a fantastic abundance of bird life. But who were the first tourists and how did they reach this uninhabited 'no-man's land?' Greetings from Spitsbergen traces their untold story and, with the use of many unpublished photographs and postcards from the author's own collection, presents a unique insight into the 'golden era' of arctic tourism, which lasted until 1914.

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240

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Tapir Academic Press

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825192460X

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9788251924603

Hitler's Motorcars

The Führer's Vehicles From the Birth of the Nazi Party to the Fall of the Third Reich

By: John Starkey

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Hitler's Motorcars

The Führer's Vehicles From the Birth of the Nazi Party to the Fall of the Third Reich

By: John Starkey

As well as providing photographs of Hitler’s cars and the men who became his chauffeur, John Starkey lists the technical specifications of those cars, and describes many of the journeys undertaken by the German leader over the course of two dramatic decades. Many are the photographs of Hitler standing proudly in the passenger seat of a midnight blue Mercedes, arm outstretched in his famous salute to the adoring German crowds. Hitler loved cars and loved to be seen in and next to the special automobiles he purchased or was presented with through friends and Nazi Party funds. His first car was a 1920 green Selve 8/30, purchased in 1922, which was soon disposed of in favor of a Daimler-built Mercedes 15/70/100 – and from that moment on every car in which Hitler was chauffeured around the Third Reich and occupied countries would be a Mercedes. Indeed, even while in Landsberg prison following his failed putsch in 1923, he was writing to a Mercedes-Benz car salesman in Munich about his next car, concerning the merits of the Benz 11/40 versus the larger 16/50. It was a grey 11/40 in which Hitler was driven away from Landsberg on his release in 1924. It was in his next car – a super-charged Mercedes-Benz 15/70/100 – that Hitler was involved in an accident with a large truck in March 1930. The truck was completely wrecked while the large Mercedes suffered only minor damage. This prompted Hitler to remark: ‘It was then I decided to use only a Mercedes for the rest of my life.’ From 1930 onwards, Hitler was driven around in a Mercedes-Benz 770, also known as the Grosser Mercedes. Only 205 of these huge, luxury cars were manufactured with many of those being used by top-ranking Nazis. Such was Hitler’s interest in cars, he arranged state sponsorship for Mercedes and Porsche (Auto Union) to participate in Grand Prix racing (today’s F1). So strong was the resulting financial support that German teams swept all before them between 1935 and 1939. Security was always a great concern of Hitler and his entourage and his 770 was protected with bullet-proof windows and steel armor-plate built into all metal work. Wartime brought increased security fears, resulting in another Mercedes entering the German leader’s car collection. This was the heavily armored, six-wheel G4, the first off-road Mercedes, in which Hitler could safely parade through the streets of conquered lands. As well as providing photographs of Hitler’s cars and the men who became his chauffeur, John Starkey lists the technical specifications of those cars, and describes many of the journeys undertaken by the German leader over the course of two dramatic decades.

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Frontline Books

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1399071424

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9781399071420

Copernicus. An International Journal of Astronomy

Vol. II

By: Ralph Copeland,John Louis Emil Dreyer

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Copernicus. An International Journal of Astronomy

Vol. II

By: Ralph Copeland,John Louis Emil Dreyer

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

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3385475031

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9783385475038

Essays Critical and Imaginative

Vol. I

By: John Wilson

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Essays Critical and Imaginative

Vol. I

By: John Wilson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.

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3375178018

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9783375178017

Divided Dynamism

The Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China

By: John J. Metzler

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Divided Dynamism

The Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China

By: John J. Metzler

Divided Dynamism presents a cogent and comprehensive review of the political and unification policies of separated nations. This book relates a brief historical capsule about each divided nation, illustrates the socio/economic dynamic of the divide, and offers a searing and poignant political synthesis for future unification options. Exploring the unique roads to national unity, John J. Metzler studies each individual state and looks at diplomatic relations in their historical context and economic aid as a foreign policy program. He presents each country’s official view of reunification and offers different scenarios for both Korean and Chinese reunification. Divided Dynamism provides an invaluable record of the dynamics of modern politics in the post-Cold War era. The book also explores the lessons learned from Germany’s reunification and what this means for both Korea and China.

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University Press of America

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0761863478

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9780761863472

History of All Christian Sects

By: John Evans

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History of All Christian Sects

By: John Evans

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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3385225310

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9783385225312

Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)

Volume IV (1672-April 1675)

By: John Wallis,Christoph J. Scriba,Philip Beeley

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Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)

Volume IV (1672-April 1675)

By: John Wallis,Christoph J. Scriba,Philip Beeley

Vol. 2: This is the second in a six volume compendium on the correspondences of John Wallis (1616-1703). Wallis was Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford from 1649 until his death, and was a founding member of the Royal Society and a central figure in the scientific and intellectual history of England.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198569483

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9780198569480

Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

By: John Powers

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Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

By: John Powers

This is the most comprehensive and authoritative introduction to Tibetan Buddhism available to date, covering a wide range of topics, including history, doctrines, meditation, practices, schools, religious festivals, and major figures. The revised edition contains expanded discussions of recent Tibetan history and tantra and incorporates important new publications in the field. Beginning with a summary of the Indian origins of Tibetan Buddhism and how it eventually was brought to Tibet, it explores Tibetan Mahayana philosophy and tantric methods for personal transformation. The four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as Bön, are explored in depth from a nonsectarian point of view. This new and expanded edition is a systematic and wonderfully clear presentation of Tibetan Buddhist views and practices.

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Shambhala Publications

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1559392827

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9781559392822

A Master of Fortune

Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle

By: Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne

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A Master of Fortune

Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle

By: Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne

Nobody who has followed the gallant sailor--diminutive, but oh, my!--in his previous adventures around the earth, is going to miss this red-hot volume of marvelous exploits.

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Simon and Schuster

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1633558983

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9781633558984

Book's by John Grosser

Greetings from Spitsbergen

Greetings from Spitsbergen

Hitler's Motorcars

Hitler's Motorcars

Copernicus. An International Journal of Astronomy

Copernicus. An International Journal of Astronomy

Essays Critical and Imaginative

Essays Critical and Imaginative

Divided Dynamism

Divided Dynamism

History of All Christian Sects

History of All Christian Sects

Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)

Correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703)

Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

A Master of Fortune

A Master of Fortune

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