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The Deprat Affair

Author : Roger Osborne
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448163080
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book The Deprat Affair written by Roger Osborne and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-03-31 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detective story, social history, human drama, The Deprat Affair recreates the hothouse atmosphere of colonial Indochina in the early twentieth century. Among its cliques, its bitter rivalries, its nepotism and favours, how are we to disentangle the scientific, the moral and the legal 'truths' of the affair? Most of all, the story centres on one compelling individual - Jacques Deprat. En route to a golden future as one of France's greatest geologists, he is suddenly accused of fraud and plunged into a desperate fight to save his reputation. Convicted of placing European fossils among samples collected in Indochina, he is dismissed from his job, and expelled from the Société Géologique de France. Thrown out of the science to which he has given everything, he re-invents himself, changes his name, and begins not one, but two fascinating new lives - each as extraordinary and colourful as the one he left behind. And even in the manner of his premature death, Deprat proved his ability to shake the world. Eighty years on from his conviction, the truth of the Deprat affair is still in doubt - and is still passionately debated among French scientists. But innocent or guilty, Jacques Deprat is an astonishing figure, whose capacity to overcome the world's disgrace and the dissolution of his dreams makes an amazing and captivating story.

The Deprat Affair

Author : Roger Osborne
Publisher : Random House (UK)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Deprat Affair written by Roger Osborne and published by Random House (UK). This book was released on 1999 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En route to a golden future as one of France's greatest geologists, Jacques Deprat is suddenly accused of fraud and plunged into a desperate fight to save his reputation. Convicted of placing European fossils among samples collected in Indo-China, he is dismissed from his job and expelled from the Societe Geologique de France. Thrown out of the science to which he has given everything, he re-invents himself, changes his name, and begins not one but two fascinating new lives - each as extraordinary and colourful as the one he left behind. Eighty years later the truth of the Deprat affair is still in doubt. But innocent or guilty, Jacques Deprat is an astonishing figure, whose capacity to overcome the world's disgrace and the dissolution of his dreams makes an amazing and captivating story. "From the Trade Paperback edition.

Laws Administered by the Department of Labor and Industry

Author : Pennsylvania
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1122 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Laws Administered by the Department of Labor and Industry written by Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 1122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture for the Fiscal Year Ended ...

Author : United States. Department of Agriculture
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 740 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Reports of the Department of Agriculture for the Fiscal Year Ended ... written by United States. Department of Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Stones Standing

Author : Anna Källén
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315419602
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book Stones Standing written by Anna Källén and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an inquiry into the relationships between archaeology, colonialism, and ecotourism at the famous standing stones of Hintang, Laos and what it shows about the power dynamics of heritage and ecotourism.

Brown V. Disciplinary Committee of the Edgerton Volunteer Fire Department

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.W/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brown V. Disciplinary Committee of the Edgerton Volunteer Fire Department written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City

Author : Justin Corfield
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 1783083336
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City written by Justin Corfield and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a concise overview of Ho Chi Minh City’s history and development, the ‘Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City’ presents a comprehensive historical survey of the city in the form of an alphabetical list of keywords and names, with accompanying definitions. Both well-researched and authoritative, the volume draws upon a wide range of modern sources, and contains an introductory essay about the city, a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, photographs and appendixes of supplemental information.

Iron, Steam & Money

Author : Roger Osborne
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446483282
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Iron, Steam & Money written by Roger Osborne and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late eighteenth-century Britain a handful of men brought about the greatest transformation in human history. Inventors, industrialists and entrepreneurs ushered in the age of powered machinery and the factory, and thereby changed the whole of human society, bringing into being new methods of social and economic organisation, new social classes, and new political forces. The Industrial Revolution also dramatically altered humanity's relation to the natural world and embedded the belief that change, not stasis, is the necessary backdrop for human existence. Iron, Steam and Money tells the thrilling story of those few decades, the moments of inspiration, the rivalries, skulduggery and death threats, and the tireless perseverance of the visionaries who made it all happen. Richard Arkwright, James Watt, Richard Trevithick and Josiah Wedgwood are among the giants whose achievements and tragedies fill these pages. In this authoritative study Roger Osborne also shows how and why the revolution happened, revealing pre-industrial Britain as a surprisingly affluent society, with wealth spread widely through the population, and with craft industries in every town, village and front parlour. The combination of disposable income, widespread demand for industrial goods, and a generation of time-served artisans created the unique conditions that propelled humanity into the modern world. The industrial revolution was arguably the most important episode in modern human history; Iron, Steam and Money reminds us of its central role, while showing the extraordinary excitement of those tumultuous decades.

The Dreamer Of Calle San Salvador

Author : Roger Osborne
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448189950
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book The Dreamer Of Calle San Salvador written by Roger Osborne and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-08-31 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spell-binding, horrific, poetic, apocalyptic, heart-rending, disturbing, prophetic, seditious, compelling and utterly fascinating - the dreams of Lucrecia de Leon have lain virtually undisturbed in the archives of the Spanish Inquisition for more than four hundred years. Lucrecia was a nineteen-year-old Madrilena when, in 1587, her dreams began to be recorded and published by a disaffected group of clerics. Over the next three years they transcribed four hundred of Lucrecia's dreams which they considered to be messages from God. The dreams warned of the defeat of the Armada, of the death of King Philip II, of the fall of Spain and of a new beginning under a new king - all told in bold and highly original visions. As some of her prophecies came true and as the Spanish court grew more discontented, she fell foul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order. The Dreamer of the Calle de San Salvador produces thirty-five of Lucrecia's most captivating dreams. The imagery and inventiveness of her visions are astonishing, while the stories that they tell are compelling and of immense historical significance. Roger Osborne weaves a commentary around each dream, which allows us to see the world through the eyes of Lucrecia and helps us to understand the nature of her visions and the time and place she inhabited. This pioneering work shows us what history is like seen from the inside out.

Of The People, By The People

Author : Roger Osborne
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446442810
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Of The People, By The People written by Roger Osborne and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.' Churchill had more reason than most to rue the power of democracy, having been thrown out of office after leading Britain to victory in 1945. Democracy, when viewed from above, has always been a fickle master; from below it is a powerful but fragile friend. Most books on democracy focus on political theory and analysis, in a futile attempt to define democracy. Of The People, By The People takes the opposite approach, telling the stories of the different democracies that have come into existence during the past two and half millennia. From Athens to Rhaetia, Jamestown to Delhi, and Putney to Pretoria, the book shows how democratic systems are always a reflection of the culture and history of their birthplaces, and come about through seizing fleeting opportunities. Democracy can only be understood through the fascinating and inspiring stories of the peoples who fought to bring it about.

Geographers

Author : Hayden Lorimer
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472511646
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book Geographers written by Hayden Lorimer and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Geographers Biobibliographical Studies brings together essays on four Frenchmen, a Czech, and three Englishmen. The lives of our subjects extend from the late Enlightenment and the era of 'polite science' in Regency Britain to the first decade of the 21st century. These geographers and their studies are linked not only in their regional expertise - from Brazil, French Indo-China to Scandinavia and South Africa - but also by their commitment to the development of geography as a science and as a discipline. Here, in different settings and at different times, we can see how the lived experience of geographers' lives shaped the contours of the subject.

A Guide to Forensic Geology

Author : L.J. Donnelly
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 1786204886
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Forensic Geology written by L.J. Donnelly and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forensic geology is the application of geology to aid the investigation of crime. A Guide to Forensic Geology was written by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), Initiative on Forensic Geology (IFG), which was established to promote and develop forensic geology around the world. This book presents the first practical guide for forensic geologists in search and geological trace evidence analysis. Guidance is provided on using geological methods during search operations. This developed following international case work experiences and research over the last 25 years for homicide graves, burials associated with serious and organised crime and counter terrorism. With expertise gained in over 300 serious crime investigations, the guidance also considers geological trace evidence, including the examination of crime scenes, geological evidence recovery and analysis from exhibits and the reporting of results. The book also considers the judicial system, reporting and requirements for presenting evidence in court. Included are emerging applications of geology to police and law enforcement: illegal and illicit mining, conflict minerals, substitution, adulteration, fraud and fakery.

An Affair of State

Author : Pat Frank
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book An Affair of State written by Pat Frank and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Affair of State' presents an absorbing political thriller written at the dawn of the Cold War. It is an insightful and thought-provoking story of young, frank Jeff Baker, who comes out of World War II determined to work for the State Department. After he lands his assignment in 1949, he becomes the third secretary of the US embassy in Budapest. This work is a romance and a biting satire. Pat Frank's writing and sense of detail take readers back to a time of conspiracy and suspense.

An Affair of State

Author : Harry Hart Frank
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book An Affair of State written by Harry Hart Frank and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "An Affair of State" by Harry Hart Frank. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Supreme Court Appellate Division-Second Department

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 932 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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New Scientist

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book New Scientist written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Interior Department Appropriation Bill in 1942

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1528 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Interior Department Appropriation Bill in 1942 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 1528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: