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The politics of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) by Kearney, Robert N.

Table of Contents: “…1. Ceylonese Society History 2. Structure and Process of Government 3. …”

Geology of the country around Rangala / by Cooray, P. G.

Table of Contents: “…Stratigraphy, Metamorphism and Plutonic history...…”

Geology of the country around Rangala by Cooray, P. G.

Table of Contents: “…Stratigraphy, Metamorphism and Plutonic history...…”

Politics in Sri Lanka 1947-1973 by Wilson, A. Jeyaratnam

Table of Contents: “…1. The land and its history 2. Problems in a plural society 3. Economics and social progress 4. …”

The kingdom of Jaffna : Part 1 (CIRCA A. D. 1250-1450) / by Pathmanathan, S.

Table of Contents: “…Arya Cakravartti I in Traditional History - II : The Vanniyar conquest of Atankapparru 10. …”

Anxiety / by Ghinassi, Cheryl Winning

Table of Contents: “…Pictures of anxiety -- Anxiety through the ages: pre-history to the 1800s -- The development of modern approaches to anxiety disorders -- The what, who, and how of anxiety disorders -- The biology of anxiety disorders -- Assessment and diagnosis -- Treatment of anxiety disorders -- Future directions.…”

Tamils and Ceylon by Navaratnam, C.S

Table of Contents: “…The Influence of the Tamils on the History of Ceylon…”

Geology of the country around Alutgama / by Cooray, P. G.

Table of Contents: “…Structure 7. Geological History 8. Mineral Deposits 9. Graphite 10. Monazite 11. …”

Police dogs / by Ruffin, Frances E.

Table of Contents: “…-- Crime fighters -- The k-9 team -- Police dog history -- The best breeds -- Puppy tests -- The training begins -- Searching for drugs -- A nose for trouble -- Patrolling the streets -- Danger on the job -- A partner and a pet -- Fast facts.…”
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The race for what's left : the global scramble for the world's last resources /

Table of Contents: “…Driven by depletion -- Deep-offshore oil and gas -- Invading the Arctic -- Tar sands, shale gas, and other unconventional hydrocarbons -- Mining's new frontiers -- Rare earths and other critical minerals -- Global "land grabs" and the struggle for food -- Shaping the course of history.…”
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Reflections on the Constitution and the Constituent Assembly : an analysis of the law, the underlying problems, and concepts of the Constitution, 1796-1971, with special reference... by Cooray, L.J.M

Table of Contents: “…What constitutional law is about 2.The constitutional history of Ceylon 3. The rule of law 4. Convention 5.The supremacy of parliament 6. …”

George Lindsay and the art of technical analysis : trading systems of a market master /

Table of Contents: “…Biography -- The other history -- The phenomenon -- Three peaks -- A domed house -- The tri-day method -- Overview -- Key dates -- The low-low-high count -- Combining the counts -- Long-term cycles and intervals -- Basic movements -- Counts from the middle section -- Case study: the 1960s.…”

Winning the peace : the Marshall Plan and America's coming of age as a superpower / by Mills, Nicolaus

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : shared expectations -- Lifeline -- Roosevelt's general -- The organizer of victory -- Annus horrendus -- The road to June 5 -- America in Paris -- "As though I was running for the Senate or the presidency" -- On the campaign trail -- Launching the heroic adventure -- Exorcising history -- Epilogue : the Nobel Peace Prize -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.…”
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Transport and communication

Table of Contents: “…Radio brodcasting 37. Televion 38. A history of television 39. The internet 40. A history of the internet 41.Film 42. …”

Heat and energy / by Hawkes, Nigel

Build your own electric vehicle / by Leitman, Seth

Table of Contents: “…-- Electric vehicles save the environment and energy -- Electric vehicle history -- The best electric vehicle for you -- Chassis and design -- Electric motors -- The controller -- Batteries -- The charger and electrical system -- Electric vehicle builds and conversions -- How we can maximize our electric vehicle enjoyment.…”

The myth of the Titanic / by Howells, Richard

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: -- List of Illustrations -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- A Brief History of the Titanic -- Myth and the Titanic -- 'Women and Children First!' …”
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Sinhala verse ( kavi) : Ethnology-Vol.2 part 02 / by Nevill, Hugh

Table of Contents: “…Offering to Dala Kadavara and Yaksa Giri 4. The tooth-relic history 5. Origin of sorcery 6. Exorcism of the "hin" evils 7. …”

Local government elections in Ceylon : (including local government institutions) / by Fernando, Edgar

Table of Contents: “…1. History of Local Government 2. Local Government Institutions 3. …”

The Fall of Japan by Craig, William