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  • A Winter Tour in South Africa

    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • The Medici

    Annotated and Illustrated in Two Complete Volumes

    The Medici: Annotated and Illustrated in Two Complete Volumes by George Frederick Young. The Secrecy, the conspirators, the Rise and Fall of the House of the Medici. In this exquisitely written book, you get the history of thirteen generations of a family who brought Western Europe out of the cultural darkness of their time, the city of Florence to the pinnacle of its glory, and the art of masters ... Read more

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  • A Winter Tour in South Africa

    The book begins with Young's arrival in Cape Town, where he is immediately captivated by the natural beauty of the surroundings, including the iconic Table Mountain. He offers vivid descriptions of the city and its bustling life, detailing the customs and daily routines of the local inhabitants, both European settlers and indigenous peoples. Young's keen observations highlight the contrasts in ... Read more

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  • Being Human

    Between Animals and Technology

    Edited by Ron Broglio, Frederick Young ...
    Series series Angelaki: New Work in the Theoretical Humanities
    Technology and animals often serve as the boundaries by which we define the human. In this issue contributors explore these categories as necessary supplements or as porous membranes which disturb the scaffolding of how the human is constructed. A lingering question throughout is whether we have ever been human or if such a category is a non-localizable ideal or perhaps a misnomer. In this ... Read more

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  • An Account of Some Recent Discoveries in Hieroglyphical Literature and Egyptian Antiquities

    The Greeks and Romans, either from national pride, or from a want of philological talent, were extremely deficient in their knowledge of all such languages as they called barbarous, and they frequently made up for their ignorance by the positiveness of their assertions, with regard to facts which were created by their own imagination. It was very currently believed, on their authority, not only ... Read more

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    A Snow Storm (Unabridged)

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    33 min

    In the desolate wilderness of the Canadian Rockies, a fierce snowstorm rages, threatening to consume all in its path. Amidst the blinding snow and howling winds, a group of travelers find themselves stranded and fighting for survival. As the storm intensifies, tensions rise and secrets are revealed. A young woman haunted by a tragic past, a hardened trapper seeking redemption, and a mysterious ... Read more

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    The Girl in the Green Dress

    A Mystery Featuring Zelda Fitzgerald

    Narrated by Marnye Young ...

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    10 hours 24 min

    From the author of The Lindbergh Nanny comes an evocative mystery about the 1920 murder of the gambler Joseph Elwell, featuring New Yorker writer Morris Markey and Zelda Fitzgerald.At the dawn of the Jazz Age, Morris Markey arrives in New York to become a writer. Having served in France, he needs to be in a place so distracting he cannot hear himself think. New in town, Markey hov... ... Read more

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    History of West Australia is a history of the area and its famous inhabitants, written in the late 19th century. The original illustrations are included. ... Read more

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    Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation.Victoria: with a Description of Its Principal Cities, Melbourne and Geelong is a history of South East Australia, written in the mid-19th century. ... Read more

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    "The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847" by Canon John O'Rourke provides a detailed account of one of the most devastating periods in Irish history. The book explores the causes and consequences of the famine, which led to the death of approximately one million people and the emigration of many more. O'Rourke's narrative is enriched with personal stories, statistics, and historical context, ... Read more

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