Polio: The Odyssey of Eradication, Hardcover - Thomas Abraham

DescriptionIn 1988, the World Health Organization launched a twelve-year campaign to wipe out polio. Thirty years and several billion dollars over ...

Reducere. Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War has inspired writers from Virgil to James Joyce. Odysseus survi...

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Reducere. Tolle Lege, take up and read! These words from St. Augustine perfectly describe the human condition. Reading is the universal pilgrimage of the sou...

James Callahan entered Texas armed, a quixotic young man enlisted in the Georgia Battalion for the cause of independence. He barely survived the 18...

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The most eloquent translation of Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus and his arduous journey home after the Trojan War

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Where Men Win Glory is a profoundly eloquent and affecting account of heroism - a millionaire sports star who gave it all up after the terrorist at...

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Publisher: Shambhala Publications IncAuthor(s): Marie AubeleTranslator: Jonathan C. BellNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 152 x...

Reducere. A young boy suddenly collapses after contracting polio. After months in a polio ward, he goes home in a wheelchair. Despite being told he may never...

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The dawn of a new Ice Age Damian Wayne, the one true son of Batman, has returned to Neo-Gotham to share an urgent warning with Batman Beyond and hi...