The King's Jackal by Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916

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The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India by Crooke, William, 1848-1923

“…The talking thrush -- The rabbit and the monkey -- The sparrow's revenge -- The judgment of the jackal -- How the mouse got into his hole -- King Solomon and the owl -- The camel's neck -- The quail and the fowler -- The king of the kites -- The jackal and the camel -- The old shepherd -- Beware of bad company -- The foolish wolf -- Reflected glory -- The cat and the sparrows -- The foolish fish -- The clever goat -- A crow is a crow for ever -- The grateful goat -- The cunning jackal; or, the biter bit -- The farmer's ass -- The parrot judge -- The frog and the snake -- Little Miss Mouse and her friends -- The jackal that lost his tail -- The wily tortoise -- The king of the mice -- The valiant blackbird -- The goat and the hog -- The parrot and the parson -- The lion and the hare -- The monkey's bargains -- The monkey's rebuke -- The bull and the bullfinch -- The swan and the crow -- Pride shall have a fall -- The kid and the tiger -- The stag, the crow and the jackal -- The monkey and the crows -- The swan and the paddy-bird -- What is a man? …”
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Rataplan, a Rogue Elephant; and Other Stories by Velvin, Ellen

“…Rataplan, rogue -- Géan, the giraffe -- Keesa, the kangaroo -- Cara, the camel -- Siccatee, the squirrel -- Leo, the lion -- Chaffer, the chamois -- Jinks, the jackal -- Pero, the porcupine -- Tera, the tigress -- Hippo, hippopotamus -- Osra,…”
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The Olive Fairy Book

“…Madschen -- The blue parrot -- Geirlaug the king's daughter -- The story of little King Loc -- 'A long-bow story' -- Jackal or tiger? -- The comb and the collar -- The thanksgiving of the Wazir -- Samba the coward -- Kupti and Imani -- The stran…”
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The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur, 1863-1944

“…The laird's luck -- Three men of Badajos -- The two scouts -- Midsummer fires -- Captain Dick and Captain Jacka -- The poisoned ice -- D'Arfet's vengeance -- Margery of Lawhibbet -- Phoebus on Halzaphron.…”
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Bluebeard by Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

“…Bluebeard -- The blood-stained key -- A goblin in a bottle -- A scholar's fortune -- Yallery Brown -- A troublesome helper -- The little jackal -- The blind ogre -- Seven doves -- Time and his mother -- Blockhead Hans -- The rival suitors -- Cun…”
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Indian Fairy Tales

“…The lion and the crane -- How the Raja's son won the Princess Labam -- The lambikin -- Punchkin -- The broken pot -- The magic fiddle -- The cruel crane outwitted -- Loving Laili -- The tiger, the Brahman, and the jackal -- The soothsayer's son -- Harisarman -- The charmed ring -- The talkative tortoise -- A lac of rupees for a piece of advice -- The gold-giving serpent -- The son of seven queens -- A lesson for kings -- Pride goeth before a fall -- Raja Rasalu -- The ass in the lion's skin -- The farmer and the money-lender -- The boy who had a moon on his forehead and a star on his chin -- The prince and the fakir -- Why the fish laughed -- The demon with the matted hair -- The ivory city and its fairy princess -- Sun, moon, and wind go out to dinner -- How the wicked sons were duped -- The pigeon and the crow.…”
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Flying Machines: Construction and Operation A Practical Book Which Shows, in Illustrations, Working Plans and Text, How to Build and Navigate the Modern Airship by Russell, Thomas Herbert, 1862-1947

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Fundamentals of regression modeling

Table of Contents: “…Lorenz -- 16.Regression Diagnostics: An Expository Treatment of Outliers and Influential Cases / Robert W. Jackman -- 17.A Survey of Outlier Detection Methodologies / Jim Austin -- 18.Practitioners' Corner: Beware of `Good' Outliers and Overoptimistic Conclusions / Vincenzo Verardi -- 19.Some Observations on Measurement and Statistics / Sanford Labovitz -- 4.Multicolinearity and Variance Inflation -- Contents note continued: 20.Issues in Multiple Regression / Robert A. …”

Terrorism in perspective by Mahan, Sue

Table of Contents: “…Kets de Vries -- 3.International Terrorism -- Terrorism Around the World -- State-Sponsored Terrorism -- Cuba -- Iran -- Sudan -- Syria -- Sanctions -- Religious Fanaticism: An Old Trend and a New Threat -- A Few Infamous Terrorists -- Che Guevara -- Carlos the Jackal -- Osama bin Laden -- Velupillai Prabhakaran -- Subcomandante Marcos -- An Infamous Terrorist Attack: Pan Am Flight 103 -- Western Views on Libya -- Highlights of Reprinted Articles -- Exploring Global Terrorism Further -- Contents note continued: The Four Waves of Modern Terrorism / David C. …”

Organizational reality reports from the firing line

Table of Contents: “…Bucks Belt-Tightening Trend with Hefty Pay Hikes Associated Press -- Mother-to-be and Daiquiri Lead To Firings -- Moral Mazes: Bureaucracy and Managerial Work / Robert Jackall -- Seminars Teach Managers Finer Points of Firing / Andrea Gerlin -- One Day You're Family; The Next Day You're Fired / Wilfred Popoff -- In Downsizing, Do Unto Others... / Bob Evans -- Being Different -- Two Women, Three Men on a Raft - Part I / Robert Schrank -- Executive Women Confront Midlife Crisis / Betsy Morris -- Glass Ceiling Closes in at Business Schools -- When The Boss is Black / Richard Lacayo -- The Outsiders: Jews and Corporate America / Abraham K. …”