Norstrilia

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This is the first American hardcover edition of Cordwainer Smith's only SF novel. Originally published as two paperbacks. Includes an introduction by Alen C. Elms.

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I thought that it was a Dune parody..........2007-06-16

When I read this novel I thought that it was a parody of Frank Herbert's DUNE. Then I checked the dates of publication- this was released a year before DUNE was first published. Did Herbert consciously, or unconsciously, draw on the ideas in this book for DUNE?

First of all you have an immortality drug being harvested from a disease that only grows on giant sheep (as opposed to an immortality drug being derived from giant worms.)

Secondly, you have a race of supermen that evolved from a harsh life on a desert planet (in this case they were originally Australians and not Arabs.)

Thirdly, there is a coming of age ritual where failure means death (except in this book you "giggle" yourself to death.)

Fourthly, telepathic powers figure prominently in the plot.

Fifthly, shawdowy galactic brotherhoods mold the evolution of the human race for its own good (as defined by them.)

Sixthly, mechanical computers are outlawed on Norstrilia.

Seventhly, the Norstrilians keep nuclear grenades in their homesteads (which sound much like the "family atomics" in Dune.)

Eigthly, the main character is regarded as a "messiah" type.

Either someone is copying someone here, or we have one of the greatest examples of synchronicity in the history of literature...

May the Great Sheep sit on you . . ........2006-02-10

Dr. Paul Linebarger was the son of American diplomats in China (his godfather was President Sun Yat-sen), advisor to Chiang Kai-shek, intelligence analysis in World War II and Korea (he sat out Vietnam), and a linguist and published poet. On top of all that, he wrote science fiction of very high quality under the name "Cordwainer Smith." All his stories are set some 15,000 years hence, in a perfectly managed world of perfect, long-lived people and their "underpeople" servants. And it's all become stale, bland, boring, and decadent. So the Lords of the Instrumentality establish the Rediscovery of Man, allowing disease, accident, anger, and multiple languages and cultures back into the world, just to make things interesting. In this, his only novel, the author brings together all those themes and characters -- Lord Jestocost, C'mell, D'joan, Alpha Ralpha Boulevard, and all the others -- and orbits them around Rod McBan CLI, an enormously wealthy hayseed from the planet of Old North Australia, home of stroon (the drug responsible for near-infinite life), and his leveraged purchase of nearly the whole of Old Earth. Will he find his heart's desire? Originally published as two separate, hacked-up short novels, the whole story is brought back together here. What made Linebarger's work so much above average is that he wasn't so much a story-teller as a myth-maker, creating amazing yarns about larger-than-life characters, telling the history of our maybe-future.

Puzzling.......2006-01-06

I just finished "Norstrilia" a couple days ago. Offhand, I can't recall ever being so baffled by how any book became a widely acknowledged masterpiece of science fiction. The claims advanced for Norstrilia appear to be:

1. Smith has great imagination.
2. His universe is extremely thorough and believable.
3. His writing is lyrical and touching.

To which I respond: yes, no, and sort of.

For starters, "Norstrilia" leans towards being comic science fiction. Actual moments of humor exist, but they are rare. Perhaps light-hearted science fiction would be a better term. On the imagination side, there are a lot of original ideas in this book, though not really more than what you expect from most good SF novels. The problem is in organization and unity: there is none. Smith doesn't really build up to anything here. Each original idea, after being introduced, is either forgotten or used as a punchline. For instance, we get a one page introduction to a planet ruled by a council of thieves. They then appear only one more time in the book, revealing that the thieves don't manage to steal anything but make tons of money anyway. Ha ha, and that's the last we see of them.

The story, characters and writing are all basically average, and nothing stands out for high distinction. We might consider the fact that protagonist Rod McBan buys all of planet Earth in the space of one night. You might be hoping for some particularly clever explanation of how he pulled off such a feat, but no such luck. His computer simply issues a lot of buy and sell commands, and that's that. Then we're off to a fight with a giant murderous sparrow. (Don't ask.) Many books from the 50's and early 60's were lofted to the status of "science fiction classic" merely because their basic competence was an improvement over the genre's pulp origins. "Nostrilia", sad to say, was one of them.

A Fun Read, even though Lacking in "Significance".......2004-10-23

There was a time when science fiction was a very insignificant genre, enjoyed almost exclusively by boys and young men, a situation that changed somewhat when the Space Age began, demonstrating that even the most far-fetched nonsense could become tomorrow's headline. Light adventure and juvenile novels gave way to "serious" science fiction works that actually "meant something". Much of this transition took place during the turbulent 1960's, and it is in this context that we should consider Norstrilia.

Part One was published in '64, and paints a delightfully barbed portrait of the kind of people who live in Northern Australia - the antecedents of the planet of Norstrilia. In a cosmic irony worthy of Vonnegut, Norstrilia is the only planet that can grow "stroon" - the prized longevity drug - making it the richest planet in the galaxy, but it is inhabited by a people who are almost painfully rooted in the past; insular, anti-technology, with strong ties to the land, reverent towards their ancestors as well as the unseen Queen of the Commonwealth, and practicing strict eugenics to preserve the purity of their lineage. This latter almost proves the undoing of the protagonist, Rod McBan the 151st, since he was born with a distinct genetic defect, being unable to communicate via telepathy the way everyone else does.

Part Two was published in '68, and is consequently faster-paced, somewhat racier, and distinctly more class-conscious. Rod travels to Earth, having just purchased it with the aid of Norstilia's only electronic computer, which has learned how to manipulate the interstellar stock market. On Earth, Linebarger (Smith) shows how all real work is done by "under-people" - half-human half-animal creatures who are struggling towards the day they can demand equal rights. Is Rod the savior the under-people have been waiting for? Will he find love with the beautiful cat-woman C'mell? And can Rod find sanctuary from the Honorable Secretary, who is trying to kill him?

There are plenty of fascinating ideas in this book, but none of them are really developed, so they don't have a lot of impact. Rather than focusing on a central theme, the work has a sprawling quality that in some ways diminishes it. Not only are the two parts somewhat disjointed, but the individual parts themselves aren't unified so much as linear: one thing happens and then another without any feeling of cohesiveness. Characters are introduced and then dropped a few pages later with scarcely another reference, even though they didn't actually do anything.

The four-star recommendation is in recognition of the fact that Linebarger's short story collection The Rediscovery of Man adds levels of richness that the immediate text is lacking, and also because despite the book's obvious flaws, it still manages to be a pretty entertaining piece of sci-fi/fantasy. It's a fun read, but it would be better if one has read The Rediscovery of Man first.

The story is even better after reading the short stories.......2004-09-17

This is more of a recommendation about how to read the novel and get more out of it.

By the time I first read Norstralia 20 years ago, I had already read his "Ballad of Lost C'Mell" and met a few of the Lords. So Norstralia was much more meaningful knowing these stories beforehand. It also filled in some of the background to the revolution and gave voice to a few of the hidden players in other stories.

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Norstrilia

Manufacturer: SFBC Science Fiction Printing
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Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03

A little bit of Australian satire in Norstrilia. e.g. Northern
Australia. This is the only place in the galaxy that the sheep who
produce an immortality product can be raised. This causes Norstrilia to
be the richest place in the galaxy.

That sort of money will always cause problems.

The people of Norstrilia are happy as they are, and don't want people coming there, or to go out and take over the universe.

The main character here thinks differently, and hence gets into a ton of trouble, taking his money out into space.

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Norstrilia

Manufacturer: NESFA Press
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Norstrilia
Cordwainer Smith
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Norstrilia (Ballantine Books, 24366)

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Los Señores De La Instrumentalidad III: Norstrilia

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Los Señores De La Instrumentalidad III: Norstrilia
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Scariest Batman Story Ever.......2006-08-03

Batman: Gothic collects Grant Morrison and Klaus Janson's excellent 5-issue run on Legends of the Dark Knight. Morrison and Janson are of course no strangers to this character. Morrison gave us the acclaimed Arkham Asylum graphic novel, and Janson provided inks for Frank Miller's epic the Dark Knight Returns.

What the pair achieves with Gothic is perhaps the scariest Batman story you'll ever read. An undying evil with roots in Bruce Wayne's past is stalking Gotham's underworld, and has dark designs on the entire city. The term "villain" seems painfully inadequate to describe the ghoulish Mr. Whisper, a character so steeped in evil that he makes the rest of Batman's rogues' gallery look like amateurs.

Morrison is brilliant as always, and his Batman has never seemed so dark and terrifying. Janson's artwork takes some getting used to. He obviously learned much about visual storytelling from his long association with Frank Miller, but I think he is a far stronger inker than he is a penciller. He does an admirable job, particularly with the Gothic architecture that plays such a key role in the story. Still, you can't help but wonder what such a dark and creepy story would look like with someone like Mike Mignola providing the artwork.

Overall, this is one of the better Batman tales, and certainly one of the most frightening. I highly recommend it to all Batman fans, though it's not appropriate for children. I wouldn't be surprised if some adults started sleeping with the lights on after reading this one!

Intriguing.......2005-11-18

This short tale was very well done, and I thoroughly enjoyed Klaus Janson's art style. One minor issue of note is that the paper the book is printed on is not exceptionally high quality, and I occasionally found it obnoxious.
As far as the story goes, I believe Morrison did an excellent job. He managed to tie the villain in to an extremely important incident in Bruce Wayne's pre-Batman, pre-death of parents life; an amazing feat considering how much of Batman's past has been accounted for. Morrison very much made this story monumental to Batman's life, instead of just another villain with another agenda.
My only quibble lies with the ending. I felt Batman got off too easily. I won't give anything away here, but I do not think the ending was worthy of the importance of the story itself.
Overall though, an excellent read. And the ending is not bad, per se, I just think Batman didn't have to try very hard. I would highly recommend this book.

An intriguing plotline.......2005-09-03

Some people are of the opinion that the Batman genre, one that exemplifies modernism in so many respects, should never mix with anything of the superstitious or supernatural. I am not one of those. Even if I was, "Gothic" would have probably changed my mind.

Batman is drawn to a place from his past when men are murdered in a chapel. From this trail of destruction Batman is led to confront a terrifying evil that has existed for nearly 300 years.

Batman is himself the stuff of many legends and superstitions. He preys on the fear of criminals that he might be some monster or demon. How will he fare when he faces a being that is worthy of such fear?

Batman "Gothic" is actually an intriguing piece that is inspired by literary greats like "Faust." Morrison's title is very appropriate and for once, I actually enjoyed the foreword that explained the reasoning behind the storyline. This is good stuff.

One of the great hidden treasures in comic books.......2005-06-06

Though Grant Morrison is best known for his wonderful multi year rampage on New X-Men, or the dark masterwork Arkham Asylum, Gothic is a match for either one of these. With gritty, haunting art by Klaus Janson, Morrison tells a remarkable tale of Batman, Mr. Whisper, and sinister evil that has burned across continents for more than 300 years.

Batman is still at the beginning of his crime fighting career, still coming into his own, when a mysterious madman named Mr. Whisper begins killing off mob bosses using poetry as a clue. Meanwhile, Batman is plagued by nightmares of his father with his lips sewn shut, trying to pass on some manner of clue to his son.

Soon Batman is horrified to learn that Mr. Whisper is actually his old headmaster from an all boys school that nearly killed him as a child, and the madman might be older than that.

Filled with occult lore, and mature topics, this Batman volume is more suited to older audiences, and parents might want to screen it before letting their children read it, but for those of us who have been Grant Morrison fans for a long time, please take the time to read and enjoy this lost treasure.

This volume collects Legends of the Dark Knight #6-10.

Good and solid.......2001-07-01

I personally consider the earlier stories in the "Legends of the Dark Knight" ongoing series the better ones, and this one (which collects #6-10) is no exception. Bruce Wayne is being plagued by a lot of nightmares about when he was a young boy lately. Each night he wakes up from a nightmare about his father to which he can relate no meaning. Meanwhile a man who calls himself 'Mr.Whisper', a man with no shadow, is rapidly killing off underworld members in brutal ways. The crime-leaders are heavily frightened and ask Batman for help, trying to make a deal. Batman refuses and tells them they're getting what they deserve. Back home he puts some things together for himself and realizes there may be a connection between Mr.Whisper and his nightmares. Because of that he decides to do some detective work after all to find out who this Mr.Whisper is. From there on a highly paranormal (which is quite extraordinary for a Batman book, but quite a trademark of Grant Morisson) story unfolds which leads Batman through memories of his days in private school and even to an eerie Austrian monastry, which he learns is the subject of an occult Austrian legend.

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Get all five comics of the incredible Gothic Batman Legends of the Dark Knight published over 15 years ago. A must have for any fan!

Batman Legends of the Dark Knight #7: Gothic Part 2 (DC Comic Book May 1990)

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Grant Morrison
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Batman Legends of the Dark Knight #9: Gothic Part 4 (DC Comic Book July 1990)

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Grant Morrison
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COOKING TO REDUCE THE BURN: Your guide to great-tasting, GERD-friendly recipes " I designed this recipe book to provide people suffering with GERD(Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) some guidance on how to eat well while also managing their symptoms. "

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Bush/Kerry and Their OTHER Cousins!: George and John, and the many surprising people, good and bad, these two cousins are also related to
Ralph Roberts
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Release Date: 2004-09-10

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George Bush and John Kerry, 10th cousins! Bush related to ALL the other presidents. Bush, Kerry and their running mates descend directly from the prophet Mohammed, as do about 70% of all Americans! John Edwards more closely related to Elvis than his cousins Bush, Kerry, and Cheney. Thousands of other fascinating relationships with kings, queens, horse thieves, and just plain folk.

Masai Myths, Tales and Riddles (Masai, Selections)

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Masai Myths, Tales and Riddles (Masai, Selections)
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These enchanting tales from the Masai of East Africa describe worlds of warriors and devils, monkeys and hyenas, earthquakes and comets — magical realms, in which everyday life takes on supernatural elements. For the past hundred years, this volume has served as an authoritative source for studies of Masai culture.

The Also People (Doctor Who: The New Adventures) (The New Doctor Who Series)

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The People are long overdue a return visit!
"The things are also people." -- Douglas Adams
A warm, funny, and a generally worthwhile Doctor Who tale
So Relaxed it punches you in the gut and you say thanks

The Also People (Doctor Who: The New Adventures) (The New Doctor Who Series)
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Not Recommended.......2004-04-18

I was very excited to read a book that had such high reviews. Unfortunately, I was very dissappointed. I read to about page 70 and just couldn't keep going. The plot was going nowhere, the story dragged and bored me. The Doctor is absent from most pages, and his new companions bored me to tears. This Dyson Sphere planet is a clever idea--almost too clever. The setting, the super-advanced world is dull and empty. In addition, the names of the natives are full of capital letters for some reason. What's more, there are exclamation points in the middle of their names. I found the names annoying, and the book tedious. I tried to finish it, but I couldn't waste my time.

Instead, I would highly recommend The Festival of Death--a terrific Fourth Doctor story by Jonathan Morris.

The People are long overdue a return visit!.......2003-10-21

Wow! This book is as vast and as stimulating as the environment it is set in. The idea of Dyson Spheres is an excellent one, and although an old idea (I've been fascinated with the concept since reading Larry Niven's 'Ringworld', and Colin Kapp's 'Cageworld' series years ago), it is a new concept for Doctor Who. I'm surprised it has never been explored in the series until now, or for that matter, since.

Saying this book is a murder mystery is an understatement, yet at it's simplest The Also People is an old-fashioned who-dunnit. Where this book surpasses the ordinary is the fact that the author also seizes the opportunity to create a convincing, fresh environment, a unique, interesting culture and then populates it with numerous appealing, 3-dimensional characters.

The TARDIS crew are extremely well handled here. The foursome of the Doctor, Benny, Roz and Chris are 'real people' in this book. Benny is just being Benny. She does things because, in that situation, that is how Benny would react. The same is true for the others; their actions are true to their character. They live their lives and the plot flows naturally from this.

Racial tolerance is one of the main themes explored by this book. A theme very current today, and I fear for a long time into the future. The People are a civilisation consisting of both organic and non-organic (sentient machines) people. All types are recognised as 'human'. It is impossible to denigrate someone in this culture by sex or colour (for example), when simple things like sex and colour are a preference and can be changed at whim. In this culture, things like sex, sexual preference, colour, body shape and even race have become irrelevant.

I have only one (extremely small) difficulty with this novel. The idea that The People are so advanced that they have a non-aggression pact with the Time Lords is a compelling one, but I find it hard to believe that any civilisation without time travel could hold it's own against an enemy with time travel.

A unique experience. Easily one of the best Doctor Who novels yet written. The People are long overdue a return visit.

"The things are also people." -- Douglas Adams.......2003-09-15

Pleasant. There is so much about THE ALSO PEOPLE that is just pleasant. This was a book billed as the Doctor and his companions simply going on holiday, and it actually delivers on that premise. It's relaxing, understated and utterly absorbing. Its simplicity is its greatest strength. By having a slow-moving plot, we really get to grips with the details, and the details are what make this such an enjoyable read.

Although this is one of the largest settings ever seen in a Doctor Who story, the stakes feel surprisingly small. There is just one unexplained murder to solve, and one ethical dilemma, both of which don't even appear until we're well into the flow. The rest of the time is spent in a combination of world-building and character exploration. It's hard to believe that the same book can feel both relaxing and riveting, but Aaronovitch manages it. The plot is extremely slight, yet the story never feels padded. The book seems to be exactly the right length for the storyline, and although there aren't huge plot twists and revelations every twenty pages, that's wonderful, because that isn't what this book is going for. The book focuses on the small things, and lets the big things take care of themselves. And, really, isn't that what Doctor Who itself has always been about in one form or another?

Every character is gorgeously portrayed, including, surprisingly, the Doctor. Yes, there are a greater-than-average number of scenes told from the Doctor's point of view, and they're fantastic (of course, the average itself is only slightly above zero). I have a sneaking suspicion that Ben Aaronovitch counts among his friends a certain centuries old, world-weary Time Lord and that he somehow sweet-talked that fellow into ghostwriting these sections of the book for him. Shame on Ben Aaronovitch. Of course, he also nails every other character perfectly, so I can deduce that he's also buddies with cops hailing from the far future, a grumpy drunken archeologist, and incredibly powerful aliens living inside a Dyson Sphere. Oh yeah, and God. Lucky Aaronovitch; I bet his dinner parties are a laugh.

Speaking of the Dyson Sphere (if you didn't already know: a Dyson Sphere as a scientific proposal based upon the idea of building a huge shell around a stable star, with people living on the inside walls), it is an incredible achievement that the author was able to make this as believable a concept as it turned out. We know from the back cover that the people of the Worldsphere are an extremely advanced civilization with incredible powers (we're told that they have a non-aggression pact with the Time Lords). All too often, this only results in the initial concept being abandoned when the author needs to have the superior creatures outsmarted by the mere mortal protagonists. But not here. Here, Aaronovitch doesn't let up on his premise in the slightest. The result is a civilization that sparkles and jumps right off the page. Is this because the core ideas were borrowed from another source? Possibly, though I haven't read any of Iain M. Banks' Culture novels, so I don't really have an opinion on that. The main point is that wherever the ideas come from, they work extremely well here, and they're treated intelligently.

But huge world-building aside, it's the little things that the book does that are the reason it's so popular. The prose is sharp and wonderful. The novel is deceptively simple; it's only when I go back and rethink certain portions that I realize quite how clever Aaronovitch was in the construction of the themes. The murder subplot, the treatment of Chris and Roz by the Worldsphere people, and the sections with Kadiatu all revolve around the same topics, and it's a blast working out how everything fits together. I think there are one or two points of the plot that are sacrificed to make the themes succeed properly, but, in context, it worked.

For anyone who thinks that the NAs were too gritty, too dark, too angsty, or just plain "not Doctor Who", THE ALSO PEOPLE should be required reading. It deals with deep and thoughtful issues, but it does so in an amazingly enjoyable story that contains as many great jokes as it does introspective passages. There's much to cherish in this one. From the Doctor sadly wondering if he couldn't just be a street entertainer, to the sentient, talking parachute, to the scene of Cwej accidentally dumping several gallons of water onto a sleeping Doctor's head, there are just too many great scenes in the book to dryly list off in a review such as this. Just snag yourself a copy and read it immediately. And if you've already read it, read it again.

A warm, funny, and a generally worthwhile Doctor Who tale.......1997-08-27

In "The Also People", the TARDIS gang takes a vacation in a Dyson Sphere surrounded by retired (and eccentric!) warships, and protected by a computer referred to as 'God'. The highly evolved people here can easily change their sexes and species, and live peacefully alongside superintelligent drones. This world has wonderful parties, charming local color, semi-intelligent faerytale houses that provide everything and general contentment and goodwill. So of course, Roz is bored -- until a drone is murdered. In the meantime, Benny befriends a local woman, sara!quava(something like that), Chris falls in love with her daughter, and the Doctor plays the spoons, fishes, debates with God and generally tries to keep everyone alive while advoiding Armegeddon. Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart is also here, but she seems to have lost her memory and is extremely dangerous; Benny is given the choice whether or not to kill her. (Part of her decision is influenced by a hysterical dream sequence -- read it for yourself!) 'The Also People', with its gentle humor, wistful sadness, and introspectiveness is a welcome break from the breakneck pace of so many of the New Adventures.

So Relaxed it punches you in the gut and you say thanks.......1997-01-31

There is such a happy, lighthearted tone to this book that you forget that you are reading about a planet of killcrazy artificial intelligences who wage war for the hell of it and murder each other for convenience sake. This was one of my first books read in the Doctor Who series and I was hooked with it. It's great to see that the novelisations have continued the great traditions of Doctor Who

Gran'pappy's pistol;: Or, To hell with gun collecting. A book for everybody, particularly armchair sportsmen; a satire on people and things in part, also ... philosophical approach to something or other

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Gran'pappy's pistol;: Or, To hell with gun collecting. A book for everybody, particularly armchair sportsmen; a satire on people and things in part, also ... philosophical approach to something or other
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The Arabian horse, his country and people,: With portraits of typical or famous Arabians and other illustrations. Also a map of the country of the Arabian ... glossary of Arabic words and proper names,

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The Arabian horse, his country and people,: With portraits of typical or famous Arabians and other illustrations. Also a map of the country of the Arabian ... glossary of Arabic words and proper names,
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$Captain Maury\'s letter on American affairs: also the address of the Hon. John C. Breckinridge to the people of Kentucky.$
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Captain Maury\'s letter on American affairs: also the address of the Hon. John C. Breckinridge to the people of Kentucky.
Matthew Fontaine Maury
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Originally published in 1861. 16 pages. This volume is produced from digital images from the Cornell University Library Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection

Cave Dwellers, Insane People, And History Makers - Also Includes Storm-Chasers And Name-Changers

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Cave Dwellers, Insane People, And History Makers - Also Includes Storm-Chasers And Name-Changers
Wayne Northup
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Cults Customs and Superstitions of India ; Comprising Studies and Sketches of Interesting Peculiarities in the Beliefs, Festivals and Domestic Life of the Indian People ; Also of Witchcraft and Demoni

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Cults Customs and Superstitions of India ; Comprising Studies and Sketches of Interesting Peculiarities in the Beliefs, Festivals and Domestic Life of the Indian People ; Also of Witchcraft and Demoni
John Campbell Oman
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CULTS, CUSTOMS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF INDIA Comprising Studies and Sketches of Interesting Peculiarities in the Beliefs, Festivals and Domestic Life of the Indian People; also of Witchcraft and Demoniacal Possession, as Known Amongst Them

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