Among the many severe measures taken by the First Emperor, Shih Huang-ti, in his efforts to insure the continuation of this hard-won national unity, was the burning of the books in 213 B.C., with the expressed intention of removing possible sources for divergent thinking ; ;

Among the sixty-nine items in these three books, twenty-four deal with physics, seventeen with psychology, eleven with logic and metaphysics, and six with questions of fate and providence.

Among the minority, in Trent, that showed opposition to these books ' inclusion were Cardinals Seripando and Cajetan, the latter an opponent of Luther at Augsburg.

Among Orthodox, the term is understood to mean that they were compiled separately from the primary canon, as explained in 2 Esdras, where Esdras is instructed to keep certain books separate and hidden.

Among them were editions of Chaucer, Plutarch, two books in Italian, and folio editions of Cicero and Plato.

Among books on the list considered to be the Great American Novel were: Moby-Dick, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath, The Catcher in the Rye, Invisible Man and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Among the books found in his library ( as evidenced in Lovecraft's Library by S. T. Joshi ) was " The Seven Who Were Hanged " by Leonid Andreyev and " A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder " by James De Mille.

Among other accomplishments of the Great Assembly, the last books of the Bible were written at this time and the canon sealed.

Among her awards are an ABBY Honor award for books in the Mitford series, set in the fictional community of Mitford, North Carolina.

Among Agricola's other theoretical works is Musica instrumentalis deudsch ( 1529 ), a study of musical instruments, and one of the most important works in early organology ; and one of the earliest books on the Rudiments of music.

Among the books he authored are Guilty Men ( an attack on Neville Chamberlain and others for the policy of appeasement ), a biography of Jonathan Swift ( The Pen and the Sword, 1957 ) and a biography of Aneurin Bevan.

" Among fans of the nearly forty year old books, this film was mostly disappointing.

Among the rejected Lake translation: " not genuine " writings must be reckoned also the Acts of Paul, and the so-called Shepherd, and the Apocalypse of Peter, and in addition to these the extant epistle of Barnabas, and the so-called Teachings of the Apostles ; and besides, as I said, the Apocalypse of John, if it seem proper, which some, as I said, reject, but which others class with the accepted books.

Among these groups are comic book fandom, media fandom, the Society for Creative Anachronism, gaming, and furry fandom, sometimes referred to collectively as " fringe fandoms " with the implication that the original fandom centered on science fiction texts ( magazines and later books and fanzines ) is the " true " or " core " fandom.

Among leading language-usage commentators, Garner's Modern American Usage acknowledges that " website " is the standard form, but Bill Walsh, of The Washington Post, argues for using " Web site " in his books and on his website ( however, The Washington Post itself uses " website ").

Among his early books was Contes à Ninon, published in 1864.

In the 1980s, Seymour began a career as a writer of self-help and inspirational books, including Jane Seymour's Guide to Romantic Living ( 1986 ), Two at a Time: Having Twins ( 2002 ), Remarkable Changes ( 2003 ), and Among Angels ( 2010 ).

* Among the treasures of the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica in Amsterdam are books on the Gnosis and the Corpus Hermeticum as published in Florence in 1471.

Among the books accompanying him as he traveled were, Adam Smith's " The Wealth of Nations ", Voltaire's " Letters ", and when he wrote the Bolivian Constitution, Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws.

Among his best-known books is The Carpetbaggers – loosely based on a composite of Howard Hughes, Bill Lear, Harry Cohn, and Louis B. Mayer –

Among the humor books, Beat, Beat, Beat was a 1959 Signet paperback of cartoons by Phi Beta Kappa Princeton graduate William F. Brown, who looked down on the movement from his position in the TV department of the Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn advertising agency.

Among the books written by Bossuet during this period are three classics.

Among the wisest of the Noldor were Rúmil, creator of the first writing system and author of many epic books of lore.

§ Among the rejected books by both the Judaic and Catholic canons was found the Book of Enoch, the Manual of Discipline or " Rule of the Community " ( 1QS ) and " The War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness ".

Among the most famous anti-Tom books are The Sword and the Distaff by William Gilmore Simms, Aunt Phillis's Cabin by Mary Henderson Eastman, and The Planter's Northern Bride by Caroline Lee Hentz, with the last author having been a close personal friend of Stowe's when the two lived in Cincinnati.

Among others, John Heath has observed, " The unalterable kernel of the tale was a hunter's transformation into a deer and his death in the jaws of his hunting dogs.

Among many roles in his career, Arau has played " Captain Herrera ", a lieutenant of Federal general " Mapache ", in Sam Peckinpah's 1969 western, The Wild Bunch, chief bandit " El Guapo " in Three Amigos ( USA, 1986 ), a comedy with Martin Short, Steve Martin, and Chevy Chase, and the smuggler " Juan " in Romancing the Stone which starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.

Among later writers, ambrosia has been so often used with generic meanings of " delightful liquid " that such late writers as Athenaeus, Paulus and Dioscurides employ it as a technical terms in contexts of cookery, medicine, and botany.

Among Indo-European peoples, astrology has been dated to the third millennium BCE, with roots in calendrical systems used to predict seasonal shifts and to interpret celestial cycles as signs of divine communications.

Among these, mate has long been the most widely enjoyed ; in 2006, over 700, 000 metric tons were harvested in Argentina, mostly for domestic consumption.

Among Protestants, anointing is provided in a wide variety of formats but, for the most part, however, it has fallen into disuse.

Among the provinces, British Columbia has been distinguished by its strong liberal views ( in stark contrast to the other provinces west of Ontario ).

Among tropical nations, Brazil probably has the world's best monitoring of deforestation activity.

Among his various musical credits, Mumy has recorded and written songs with America, toured with Shaun Cassidy, and played in Rick Springfield's band in the film, Hard to Hold.

Among other compliments, Linnaeus has been called ( Prince of Botanists ), " The Pliny of the North ," and " The Second Adam ".

Among other accomplishments, it has given rise to models of human cognitive bias and risk perception, and has been influential in the development of behavioral finance, part of economics.

Among modern humans, cannibalism has been practiced by various groups.

Among some amateur astronomers, NGC 246 has garnered the nickname " Pac-Man Nebula " because of the arrangement of its central stars and the surrounding star field.

Among canids, only the gray wolf has been known to prey on humans.

Among metropolitan areas, Chicago has the fourth-largest gross domestic product ( GDP ) in the world, just behind Tokyo, New York City, and Los Angeles, and ranking ahead of London and Paris.

Among contemporary writers, the satirist Craig Brown has made considerable use of the clerihew in his columns for The Daily Telegraph.

Among the Igbo of Nigeria-especially Enugu, Anambra, Imo, Abia, Ebonyi, Edo and Delta states of the country-Obinna finds Osu caste system has been and continues to be a major social issue.

Among the goals of ethnology have been the reconstruction of human history, and the formulation of cultural invariants, such as the incest taboo and culture change, and the formulation of generalizations about " human nature ", a concept which has been criticized since the 19th century by various philosophers ( Hegel, Marx, structuralism, etc .).

Among the competing understandings of what unites the various currents designated by " Esotericism " in the scholarly sense, perhaps the most influential has been proposed by Antoine Faivre.

Among the airspace governance authorities active in France, one is Aéroports de Paris, which has authority over the Paris region, managing 14 airports including the two busiest in France, Charles de Gaulle Airport and Orly Airport.

Among contemporary artists, Fernando Leal Audirac has developed a technique of transportable frescos.

Among many similar such sites ( e. g. whynot. net, globalideasbank. org ), it has distinguished itself by minimalism, irreverence, and a cast of regulars whose takes on suggested inventions are often funnier than the original submission.

Among his earliest influences, Simon has cited Richard Ely ’ s economics textbook, Norman Angell ’ s The Great Illusion, and Henry George ’ s Progress and Poverty.

Among women, research has yielded estimates as high as 20 %.