Social Sciences. In short, a two-mode is a hybrid vehicle that can operate in two distinct ways (modes). The first mode works much like a regular full hybrid. It is the second mode that makes the difference--where the hybrid system can adjust varying amounts of engine and motor function to meet very specific vehicle/task/traffic requirements.
Twain's first book, The Innocents Abroad, was published in 1869, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1885. He wrote 28 books and numerous short stories, letters and sketches. Mark Twain passed away on April 21, 1910, but has a following still today.
Mark Twain: not an American but the American. 'All American literature comes from one book . . . called Huckleberry Finn,' Hemingway declared. The novel remains both one of the most beloved and most banned books in the US. As the first volume of Mark Twain's unexpurgated autobiography is finally published 100 years after his death, Sarah Churchwell reflects on a national icon. Mark Twain, c1900. Photograph: Topical Press Agency/Getty Images.