Cultural Literature
Los Rosacruces: La historia de una de las sociedades secretas más notorias del mundo
Para muchos, la búsqueda de los secretos y las verdades del universo es una tarea casi imposible de llevar a cabo. Más importante aún, este tema tan amplio propone una variedad interminable de respuestas. Para algunos, el secreto de la...
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Lourdes: The History and Legacy of France's Most Famous Christian Pilgrimage Site
They say that judgment does not exist in Lourdes. Once one sets foot on this hallowed soil, all barriers of race, social status, background, and religious differences cease to exist. One is no more than a humble soul in search...
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Lucky Lindy and Lady Lindy: The Lives and Legacies of Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart
*Includes pictures of Lindbergh, Earhart, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Discusses their historic flights, including their most famous quotes and their own words.*Analyzes the controversies surrounding Lindbergh's life and politics and the enduring mystery over Earhart's disappearance.*Includes...
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Machine Gun Kelly: La Vida Y Crímenes del Notorio Gánster de la Era de la Depresión
Contrabandista de licores veterano. Prolífico asaltante de bancos. Secuestrador sin igual. Una despiadada mente maestra criminal. Con un apodo tan recio como el de George “Machine Gun (Metralleta)” Kelly, no debería sorprender que se le asocie con frecuencia a tales...
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Machine Learning: An Overview of Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning, in its broadest sense, is a series of methods to recognize and exploit patterns in data. The name comes from the goal of trying to automate (via machines) the process that humans have used to observe the world...
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Machu Picchu: La historia y misterio de la ciudad inca
En 1911, el historiador estadounidense Hiram Bingham publicó el hallazgo de lo que en aquel momento era considerado una "ciudad perdida" inca. Aunque los habitantes locales ya la conocían desde hacía un siglo, Bingham documentó y fotografió las ruinas de...
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Machu Picchu: The History and Mystery of the Incan City
In 1911, American historian Hiram Bingham publicized the finding of what at the time was considered a "lost city" of the Inca. Though local inhabitants had known about it for century, Bingham documented and photographed the ruins of a 15th...
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Madison Square Garden: The History of New York City's Most Famous Arena
*Includes pictures *Includes descriptions of all the different Madison Square Gardens over the past 130 years *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “To think that a once scrawny boy from Austria could...
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Magic in Ancient Greece: The History and Legacy of the Religious Rituals Practiced by the Greeks
Magic today is the stuff of fairy tales and illusionists, something to titillate and perplex perhaps. But the prospect of taking magic seriously - despite the best efforts of occult movements in recent years, from the O.T.O. to the Chaos...
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Mahatma Gandhi: The Life and Legacy of the Father of India
*Includes pictures*Includes Gandhi's own quotes about his life and career*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“In judging myself I shall try to be as harsh as truth, as I want others also to be.” –...
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Maimonides and St. Thomas Aquinas: The Lives and Works of the Middle Ages' Most Influential Religious Philosophers
“One should accept the truth from whatever source it proceeds.” (Maimonides) Moses Ben Maimon, frequently called Maimonides, was a medieval philosopher who revolutionized thinking about ethics, reason, and the Jewish Torah through his emphasis on reason and evidence. His works...
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Maimonides: The Life and Legacy of the Medieval Jewish Philosopher
“One should accept the truth from whatever source it proceeds.” (Maimonides) Moses Ben Maimon, frequently called Maimonides, was a medieval philosopher who revolutionized thinking about ethics, reason, and the Jewish Torah through his emphasis on reason and evidence. His works...
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Major John André: The Life and Death of the Famous British Spymaster during the Revolutionary War
Spying and treachery are as much a part of warfare as weapons and death. This has always been the case since the earliest battles and is not likely to change in the future. And yet, even within this irregular system,...
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Mansa Musa and Timbuktu: The History of the West African Emperor and Medieval Africa's Most Fabled City
“From the far reaches of the Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River, the faithful approached the city of Mecca. All had the same objective: to worship together at the most sacred shrine of Islam, the Kaaba in Mecca. One such...
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Marcus Garvey: The Life and Legacy of the Jamaican Political Leader Who Championed Pan-Africanism
After the Civil War, the fight for civil rights spawned a multitude of heroic African American activists, but it is remembered in large part for the work of a few iconic African American men of stature. Much like their later...
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Marie Curie: The Life and Legacy of the Legendary Scientist Who Became the First Woman to Win a Nobel Prize
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” – Marie CurieThe...
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Marquis de Lafayette and Baron de Kalb: The Lives of the Legendary Foreign Soldiers Who Sailed to America Together to Fight in the Revolutionary War
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingBy the time the Revolutionary War started, military confrontations between the world powers had become so common that combat was raised to the status of a fine art, consuming...
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Marshal Josip Broz Tito: The Life and Legacy of Yugoslavia's First President
*Includes pictures *Includes Tito's own quotes about his life and career *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “No country of people's democracy has so many nationalities as this country has. Only in...
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Marshal Tito and Nicolae Ceauș,escu: The Lives and Legacies of the Eastern Bloc's Most Notorious Non-Soviet Leaders
*Includes pictures*Includes quotes*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThe World War II era produced many leaders of titanic determination, men whose strengths and weaknesses left an extraordinary imprint on historical affairs. The struggle between massively divergent ideologies, exacerbated...
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Mary Magdalene: The Life and Legacy of the Woman Who Witnessed the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus
“After that, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Mary Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come...
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