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From "Vlad the Impaler" and "Barnabas Collins" to "Dracula" and "Lestat", this guide furnishes more than 500 essays, a vampire chronology, and 60 pages of vampire resources.
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What is the theory of continental drift? What are polarity reversals? This title answers these questions and provides an understanding of the complexities that shaped our... Læs mere
Exploring the scientific, historic, and popular basis behind the ancient art of astrology, this title provides an understanding of basic... Læs mere