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For 1,600 years Dioscorides (ca. AD 4080) was regarded as the foremost authority on drugs. He knew mild laxatives and strong purgatives, analgesics for headaches, antiseptics for wounds, emetics to rid one of ingested poisons, chemotherapy agents ...

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Everything a boy ever wanted to know about his body and how to take care of it. Advice from Focus on the Family's own Dr. Walt Larimore.

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Award-winning medical journalist, doctor, and ';America's Outstanding Family Physician Educator' (as named by the American Academy of Family Physicians) Dr. Walt Larimore provides a safe space for boys 8 to 12 navigate the big questions and confus...

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John Riddle uncovers the obscure history of contraception and abortifacients from ancient Egypt to the seventeenth century with forays into Victorian Englanda topic that until now has evaded the pens of able historians. Riddles thesis is, quite si...

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In Contraception and Abortion from the Ancient World to the Renaissance, John M. Riddle showed, through extraordinary scholarly sleuthing, that women from ancient Egyptian times to the fifteenth century had relied on an extensive pharmacopoeia of ...

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In Contraception and Abortion from the Ancient World to the Renaissance, John M. Riddle showed, through extraordinary scholarly sleuthing, that women from ancient Egyptian times to the fifteenth century had relied on an extensive pharmacopoeia of ...

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This clear and comprehensive text covers the Middle Ages from the classical era to the late medieval period. John M. Riddle provides a cogent analysis of the rulers, wars, and events-both natural and human-that defined the medieval era. Taking a b...

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All too often ancient herbal and other remedies have been dismissed as simply folklore, of no relevance to medical science. John Riddles approach, however, has been to explore the history of drugs with the hypothesis that ancient and medieval medi...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the Unit...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the Unit...

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Title: "Sterility is laid" Prof. Ville's new system of agriculture: an address delivered before the Bradford, N.H., Farmer's Club, February 28, 1868. Author: John A Riddle Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sab...

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Trader Marco Polo was one of the first Europeans to travel to China, staying away from his homeland in Italy for 24 years before returning. After he came back to Italy, Marco wrote of his travels and adventures in East Asia in his book Il Milione,...

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Robert F. Scott led two British Navy missions to explore Antarctica, each one lasting several years. On his second trip to the Antarctic, Scott and his team made it to the South Pole, but they found a group from Norway had beaten them to it. Thoug...

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Find out what it takes to be a firefighter with character... Applicants for paid fire-fighting jobs must usually meet several requirements: *;A written exam; *;Tests of strength, physical stamina, coordination, and agility; and *;A medical examina...

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Find out what it takes to be a veterinarian with character... Veterinarians need many skills, including: *;The ability to analyze problems; *;Knowledge of new developments and techniques in veterinarian medicine; *;The confidence to handle animals...

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This clear and comprehensive text covers the Middle Ages from the classical era to the late medieval period. Distinguished historian John Riddle provides a cogent analysis of the rulers, wars, and eventsboth natural and humanthat defined the medie...

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Ephesians is a book about the church and believers.It echoes the teaching of Galatians in stating, "For bygrace have you been saved through faith; and that notof yourselves it is a gift of God; not as a result of works,that no one should boas...

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For many Bible readers, Ezekiel is all about the valley of dry bones and the vision of God's awesome chariot throne . In truth, Ezekiel is much more than that and there are many lessons to be learned from this book. Ezekiel received a very hard ca...

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Written in an accessible and anecdotal style, John Riddle helps us to navigate the final bookof the Bible, regarded by many as the hardest to understand. The purpose of the book was to strengthen the faith of the believers of these churches.

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