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A short anthology of philosophers of the sixteenth and seventeenth century, covering philosophical writings from Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.Featuring writings by: Martin Luther,
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Jacob, an American secret agent, and Carla, a Filipina, fall in love in Manila before the Japanese attack the Philippines. After Corregidor, they travel to Mindanao to join other Filipino-American gue
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Throughout the centuries there have been many wonderful stories told. Stories of gods, heroes, monsters and the individuals who have changed their own fates, and the story that is about to be told is
Throughout the centuries there have been many wonderful stories told. Stories of gods, heroes, monsters and the individuals who have changed their own fates, and the story that is about to be told is
