“claude c albritton”

Accessible, entertaining work addresses Earth's age as it explores the work of Hooke, Buffon, Lyell, Cuvier, Darwin, Agassiz, and others, detailing discoveries that led to knowledge of Earth's astonishing antiquity -- from Steno's contemplation of fossilized shark's teeth in 1666 through Holmes' tim... More

Although there have been many biographical accounts of Mahatma Gandhi, much of the literature on him is hagiographic. Keeping clear of the twin pitfalls of hagiography and hyper-criticism, this book seeks to throw new light on Gandhi by looking simultaneously at his legend and career. The Gandhian l... More

A version of the 1988 proceedings of the "Product Development and Production Engineering" seminar conducted by the Arab School of Science and Technology in Syria. A team of lecturers from Canada, Ireland, France and the USA presented recent developments in product and production engineering.... More

One may be well grounded in the literature of a language, reading the works of its authors with as great ease as he does his own vernacular, and still, on attempting to converse with a native, will find himself as helpless as a child. The fault is not in his knowledge, but his ear. He may even be ab... More

Most of us are concerned about growing older and wish to avoid the physical deterioration of aging. Fortunately, there are plenty of practical things we can do right now to keep our vitality for life. And, as "Don't Grow Old, Grow Healthy" demonstates, it's possible to start looking and feeling more... More

Contents : Chapter-1: The geographical position and general features of the states of Sikhim and Bhutan Chapter-2: The people: Their morals, religion and lanugage Chapter-3: A short history of Sikhim Chapter-4: Early reminiscences Chapter-5: More early reminiscences Chapter-6: More e... More