Current Uses
Yarrow is an herb that deserves more attention and research. Read about its uses, growing, and propagating. Yarrow, a native of Europe, was known in ancient times as a wound healer. Poultices of yarrow were applied to prevent excessive bleeding ... [... more]
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Gillian Meredith
The humble buckle is an oft-taken for granted fastening, yet its usefulness and sturdiness has ensured that it has survived from ancient times through to the present day. The author provides a comprehensive typology of buckles, from the earliest ... [... more]
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Arlene Chan
In ancient times, the Chinese saw the dragon as both a protector and a threat, able to bring on rain or cause droughts. To honor this powerful creature, people created long narrow boats that they raced in an annual rainmaking festival. From the ... [... more]
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Alan Meredith
The humble buckle is an oft-taken for granted fastening, yet its usefulness and sturdiness has ensured that it has survived from ancient times through to the present day. The author provides a comprehensive typology of buckles, from the earliest ... [... more]
Random House |
The History of Human Rights: From Ancient Times to the ...
 Author: Micheline Ishay Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 323 EAN: 9780520256415 Edition: 2 ISBN: 0520256417 Number Of Pages: 480 Publication Date: 2008-06-02 [... more]
CDN$28.65
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The Soul of Battle: From Ancient Times to the Present ...
From Amazon.com: On first glance, The Soul of Battle appears to be three different books: biographies of two well-known generals--Sherman and Patton--and one who is virtually unknown today, the ancient Greek leader Epaminondas. Yet Victor Davis Hanson, a [... more]
CDN$21.00
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Uppity Women Of Ancient Times
Wonderfully Witty: Even though I adore ancient history, the format of most history books is, well, boring. Uppity Women of Ancient Times defies all sterotypes, though. With over two hundred women in this book, she dosn't get much room to talk about the [... more]
CDN$21.95
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Ancient Times
This is a winner for our family: Despite reading a few bad reviews for this activity book, I decided to purchase it because I feel I'm lacking in creativity when it comes to making history fun with hands-on projects. I wasn't impressed with the price [... more]
CDN$30.05
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Horehound
The herb horehound has been used medicinally since ancient times. Today it is used as a remedy for coughs as well as beverages and candies. The Greek physician Discorides (lived AD 40-90) prescribed horehound for respiratory ailments and coughs, ... [... more]
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Cultivation
Hyssop's blue spires of bloom late in the summer are a great bee attractant. Hyssop's history can be traced to ancient times for everything from purifying temples to cleansing lepers. The Persians used distilled hyssop water as a body lotion to ... [... more]
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Should You Plant By the Moon and the Zodiac?
The moon influences the tides and so why not also our plants? Since ancient times gardeners have planted based on the phases of the moon and some according to the signs of the zodiac, too . Maybe there really is something to it. When fervent ... [... more]
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Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last ...
Next time hire a proofreader...: This book is full of spelling errors which makes me really wonder about the authors. I mean, they're telling us what to use and what to do to educate our children and they can't spell! The projects are nothing more than [... more]
CDN$44.00
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