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Originally designed as a supplement to the Latin course by F. M. Wheelock, this book is well suited for use in any introductory or review course. All the stories in the book are based on actual Latin literature, with the stories simplified at first and made gradually more complex as the work progresses. Students will learn how classical Latin was really written as they become familiar with the works of the great Latin authors.

"When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, James A. Michener was an obscure textbook editor working in New York. Within three years, he was a naval officer stationed in the South Pacific. By the end of the decade, he was an accomplished author, well on the way to worldwide fame. Michener''s first novel, Tales of the South Pacific, won the Pulitzer Prize. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein used it as the basis for the Broadway musical South Pacific, which also won the Pulitzer. How this all came to be is the subject of Stephen May''s Michener''s South Pacific. An award-winning biographer of Michener, May was a featured interviewee on the fiftieth-anniversary DVD release of the film version of the musical. During taping, he realized there was much he didn''t know about how Michener''s experiences in the South Pacific shaped the man and led to his early work. May delves deeply into this formative and turbulent period in Michener''s life and career, using letters, journal entries, and naval records to examine how a reserved, middle-aged lieutenant known as "Prof" to his fellow officers became one of the most successful writers of the twentieth century." --Book jacket.

Presenting recent European history in terms helpful for understanding the present, this work deals with the history of Europe from the aftermath of World War I into the 1960s. It is divided into four parts: the background and course of World War II, the nations since 1945, postwar developments in international affairs, and the social and intellectual record of the entire period.

Report on a survey of households in eleven urban areas of Papua New Guinea, 1974 - discusses population characteristics partic. Employment, housing, income, population growth, unemployment, educational level, level of qualification, internal migration, human settlements, economic growth and contact with the rural areas. Graphs, map, references, statistical tables.

A biography of twenty-century novelist Zane Grey, drawing from his letters and memoirs to explore some of the more adventurous aspects of his life.

Most of the sixteen articles by Australian, Indonesian and Hong Kong scholars in this collection in honour of Professor Jamie Mackie concern aspects of Indonesian history and development. Other essays include biographical notes from Professors H Feith and J Legge, patterns of Chinese migration, and coups, democracy and human rights in the Asia-Pacific region. With bibliography and index.

This book comprises six informed contemporary narratives and historical commentary by a group of distinguished regionals scholars writing in the context of growing concern about an emerging "arc of instability" in the Southwest Pacific region.

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On the eve of Papua New Guinea''s independence in 1975, there were many who predicted political anarchy, with the possibility of an army coup or authoritarian single-party dominance, and economic collapse. Such fears appeared to have been justified when in 1975 the North Solomons (Bougainville) and Papua unilaterally declared their independence. Fortunately, PNG underwent a smooth transition, and in its first decade as a new state enjoyed a high degree of political and economic progress. It remains one of the few postcolonial states that has maintained an unbroken record of democratic governance.

Re-enters the world of Scalextric, Britain''s leading slot-car racing brand. This book examines the development and expansion of Scalextric from its true British roots to its international appeal today. It investigates the history of the brand, documenting the greatest sets and cars ever produced - including Formula 1, rally, and touring cars.