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61News from Tartary — News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir (1936) is a travel book by Peter Fleming describing his journey through time and the political situation of Turkestan. The book recounts a successful 3500 mile journey from Peking, China to… …
62Charles Augustus Wheaton — Charles August Wheaton Minnesota House of Representatives In office 1867 – 1868 (?) Personal details Born July 1, 1809 Amenia, New York [1] Died …
63Thomas Harman — was an Elizabethan author who lived in Kent, England. He is famous for one work, A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursitors, vulgarly called vagabonds . It was first published in 1566, and although no copies of that edition survive, it must have… …
64Methods of divination — This article is about the numerous varieties of divination. For divination as a whole, see Divination. Innumerable methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the… …
65Battle of the Diamond — The Battle of the Diamond was a violent confrontation between the Catholic Defenders and the Protestant Peep O Day Boys that took place on September 21, 1795 near Loughgall, County Armagh, Ireland. The Peep O Day Boys were the victors, killing… …
66John Gadbury — (1627 1704) was an English astrologer, and a prolific writer of almanacs and on other related topics. Initially a follower or disciple, and a defender in the 1650s, of William Lilly, he eventually turned against Lilly and denounced him in 1675 as …
67Alexander's Conflict with the Kambojas — Greek historians refer to three warlike peoples viz. the Astakenoi, the Aspasioi [Other classical names are Assaceni, Aseni, Aspii and Hippasii etc.] and the Assakenoi [ Other classical names are Assacani, Asoi, Asii/Osii etc.] [ Asoi is also a… …
68The Ballad of Persse O'Reilly — is a poem in book one of James Joyce s novel Finnegans Wake (pages 44.24 to 47.32), where the protagonist H.C.E. has been brought low by a rumor which begins to spread across Dublin, apparently concerning a sexual trespass involving two girls in… …
69chicanery — /shi kay neuh ree, chi /, n., pl. chicaneries. 1. trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry: He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job. 2. a quibble or subterfuge used to trick, deceive, or evade. [1605 15; < F… …
70diplomacy — /di ploh meuh see/, n. 1. the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations. 2. the art or science of conducting such negotiations. 3. skill in managing negotiations, handling people, etc., so that there is… …
