Primary Sources, Historical Collections: A Comparative Dictionary of the Languages of India and High Asia, with a foreword by T. S. Wentworth - Tapa blanda

Reseña del editor

This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the subject. From analyses of the varied geography that encompasses the Asian continent to significant time periods spanning centuries, the book was made in an effort to preserve the work of previous generations.

Biografía del autor

Ed McBain, a recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's coveted Grand Master Award, was also the first American to receive the Diamond Dagger, the British Crime Writers Association's highest award. His books have sold more than one hundred million copies, ranging from the more than fifty titles in the 87th Precinct series (including the Edgar Award-nominated "Money, Money, Money)" to the bestselling novels written under his own name, Evan Hunter -- including "The Blackboard Jungle" (now in a 50th anniversary edition from Pocket Books) and Criminal Conversation. "Fiddlers, " his final 87th Precinct novel, was recently published in hardcover. Writing as both Ed McBain and Evan Hunter, he broke new ground with "Candyland, " a novel in two parts. He also wrote the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds." He died in 2005.

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