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Timbuktu

Author : Marq De Villiers
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
ISBN 13 : 1551992779
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Timbuktu written by Marq De Villiers and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book for general readers about the storied past of one of the world’s most fabled cities. Timbuktu — the name still evokes an exotic, faraway place, even though the city’s glory days are long gone. Unspooling its history and legends, resolving myth with reality, Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle have captured the splendour and decay of one of humankind’s treasures. Founded in the early 1100s by Tuareg nomads who called their camp “Tin Buktu,” it became, within two centuries, a wealthy metropolis and a nexus of the trans-Saharan trade. Salt from the deep Sahara, gold from Ghana, and money from slave markets made it rich. In part because of its wealth, Timbuktu also became a centre of Islamic learning and religion, boasting impressive schools and libraries that attracted scholars from Alexandria, Baghdad, Mecca, and Marrakech. The arts flourished, and Timbuktu gained near-mythic stature around the world, capturing the imagination of outsiders and ultimately attracting the attention of hostile sovereigns who sacked the city three times and plundered it half a dozen more. The ancient city was invaded by a Moroccan army in 1600, beginning its long decline; since then, it has been seized by Tuareg nomads and a variety of jihadists, in addition to enduring a terrible earthquake, several epidemics, and numerous famines. Perhaps no other city in the world has been as golden — and as deeply tarnished — as Timbuktu. Using sources dating deep into Timbuktu’s fabled past, alongside interviews with Tuareg nomads and city residents and officials today, de Villiers and Hirtle have produced a spectacular portrait that brings the city back to life.

Seeking the Fabled City

Author : Allan Levine
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
ISBN 13 : 0771048068
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Seeking the Fabled City written by Allan Levine and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this definitive and meticulously researched account of the Jewish experience in Canada, award-winning and critically acclaimed author Allan Levine documents a story that is rich, accessible, often surprising, and epic in its scope. Relying on an abundance of primary sources and first-hand documentation and interviews, Seeking the Fabled City chronicles the successes and failures, the obstacles overcome and those not conquered, of a historic journey and the people who travelled it. Seeking the Fabled City is a story that unfolds over 250 years--from the decade after the conquest of New France in 1759, when small numbers of Sephardic Jews of Spanish and Portuguese descent arrived in British North America, through the great wave of Russian and Eastern European Jewish immigration at the turn of the twentieth century, to the present, in which Canada's large Jewish community, no longer hindered by the anti-Semitism of the past, is free to flourish. This is a chronicle of a people that takes place at hundreds of locales across the country--mainly in the large urban centres of Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg, but also in west coast and maritime villages and tiny prairie towns--in a riveting drama with a cast of thousands. Relying on an abundance of primary sources and first-hand documentation and interviews, Seeking the Fabled City chronicles the successes and failures, the obstacles overcome and those not conquered, of a historic journey and the people who travelled it.

India's Fabled City

Author : Stephen Markel
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book India's Fabled City written by Stephen Markel and published by Prestel Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents imperial Lucknow's sophisticated synthesis of styles, histories and beliefs melded into its distinct artistry. It includes essays by scholars on several aspects of Lucknow's cultural heritage.

Fable City

Author : S. L. Gavyn
Publisher : S. L. Gavyn
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fable City written by S. L. Gavyn and published by S. L. Gavyn. This book was released on with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You will fall in love soon.” I lifted a brow at him. “Let me guess, I’ll come into a large sum of money too.” His smile didn’t falter. “I don’t know about your finances, but I do know he is powerful, the most powerful in this city—a god among men, if you will.” Raised by strangers in rural Oklahoma, Zade Wilson would do anything to escape her mundane life, or so she thought. When her wish causes an accident on the highway, she is brought face to face with opportunity and doesn’t let it get away from her. Now, in a new city with millions of strange, new people, she is still trying to find out where she belongs. It doesn’t take long for her to figure out there is something different about the residents in Fable City and that she is more like them than she ever could have imagined. But something sinister is happening to the inhabitants of her new home, and she finds herself in desperate need to learn what kind of Fabled she is and how to use her abilities. Lucky for her, there happens to be a God who wouldn’t mind helping her out. Together they must find who is taking the Fabled and stop them, but things are not always what they seem in Fable City. Available books by S. L. Gavyn: THE FABLED SERIES The Fabled Fable City Fabled Lost THE FORGED BY MAGIC TRILOGY Brimstone Iron Made Dragon's Flame Ange Noir: A Forged by Magic Prequel Novella THE AVERY TYWELLA SERIES Darkened Deadened Deceived Damned Devoted Craven: An Avery Tywella Companion novel THE FALLEN–FEY CHRONICLES The Darkness The Cursed The Light The Driven The Broken The Lost

Fabled City

Author : Joe King
Publisher : Price-Patterson Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fabled City written by Joe King and published by Price-Patterson Limited. This book was released on 2009 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fabled Cities, Princes & Jinn from Arab Myths and Legends

Author : Khairat Al-Saleh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780872269248
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (692 download)

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Download or read book Fabled Cities, Princes & Jinn from Arab Myths and Legends written by Khairat Al-Saleh and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grade level: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, e, i, s.

El Dorado

Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781979561068
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book El Dorado written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures. *Includes historic accounts about the myth of El Dorado. *Includes a bibliography and footnotes for further reading. Alongside the famous Lost City of Atlantis, perhaps no mythological city has captured the imaginations of people or been the source for exploration quite like El Dorado, the fabled city of gold that the Spanish believed was located somewhere in South America. The origins of the Spaniards' belief in the existence of the mythical city was based on their rumors surrounding the tribal chief of the Muisca in present-day Colombia; the Spanish heard that his initiation included covering himself with gold dust and diving into Lake Guatavita. Of course, if the chief could cover himself in gold, he must have access to a lot of it, and around this figure, the myth of El Dorado sprang up as the location of it. Naturally, the belief in the existence of El Dorado propelled it from being merely a city to an entire empire itself, and this spurred several journeys in the 16th century, including one by Francisco Pizarro's half-brother, Gonzalo, and another by Sir Walter Raleigh. Although none of these journeys actually discovered such a place, they resulted in plenty of lives lost and a lot of exploration of the heart of South America. Moreover, despite the fact none of the explorers actually found El Dorado, the rumors and journeys only cemented the belief that such a place existed, and El Dorado was actually located on maps made by several European nations for centuries. As folklorist Jim Griffith once put it, "El Dorado shifted geographical locations until finally it simply meant a source of untold riches somewhere in the Americas."In fact, it would not be until about the early 19th century that explorer Alexander von Humboldt disproved El Dorado's existence, at least in the spot it was assumed to be located for over 200 years. Although no El Dorado was ever found, the myth still fascinates people today, and it remains a pop culture fixture around the globe. El Dorado is also still used as a metaphor not only for places where people seek to get rich quick but even as a mentality and mindset, much like the notion of the American Dream. El Dorado: The Search for the Fabled City of Gold chronicles the origins behind the myth and the history of the actual journeys that sought to discover the city. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about El Dorado like never before, in no time at all.

Political Rock

Author : Kristine Weglarz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317078705
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Political Rock written by Kristine Weglarz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political Rock features luminary figures in rock music that have stood out not only for their performances, but also for their politics. The book opens with a comparative, cultural history of artists who have played important roles in social movements. Individual chapters are devoted to The Clash and Fugazi, Billy Bragg, Bob Dylan, Rage Against the Machine, Pearl Jam, Sinead O'Connor, Peter Gabriel, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Cockburn, Steve Earle and Kim Gordon. These artists have been chosen for their status as rock musicians and connections to political moments, movements, and art. The artists and authors show that rock retains a critical strain, continuing a tradition of rock politics that matters to fans, activists, and movements alike.

Ancient Cities

Author : Louise Park
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1477701559
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (777 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Cities written by Louise Park and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient cities came to life over 5,000 years ago. Readers will journey to the civilizations that set the base of history, exploring why they formed and how they functioned. Fascinating facts and vivid illustrations make this a page-turner for any young reader.

If the Bible Is as Much Fable as Fact, Did God Create Man or Did Man Create God?

Author : Peter Seiler
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1504921461
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book If the Bible Is as Much Fable as Fact, Did God Create Man or Did Man Create God? written by Peter Seiler and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If the Bible is as Much Fable as Fact, Did God Create Man or Did Man Create God? searches for a reasonable and reasoned foundation upon which to speak of the relationship between God and humanity. The author, Peter Seiler, marshals his education in both science and history in his exploration of the Bibles claims of faith, shedding the light of scientific findings and historical analysis on the biblical texts. Spanning ten parts, the text begins with an extended introduction to the author and his method before conducting a four-part examination of the history of faith from the ancient past through the Enlightenment. Then the author examines, in three parts, the case for the involvement of alien life in human history. Finally, he turns to the future before summarizing his conclusions. If the Bible is as Much Fable as Fact, Did God Create Man or Did Man Create God? will satisfy the hunger of readers who desire to shed the light of reason, bolstered by verifiable facts, upon the claims of faith. It also will intrigue people with deeply held beliefs who desire to know the yearnings of their friends and family members who find those same claims of faith on the far side of a chasm they cannot traverse by a leap of faith. In either case, If the Bible is as Much Fable as Fact, Did God Create Man or Did Man Create God? makes a powerful case for its perspective on the titles question.

Spirited Commitment

Author : Roderick MacLeod
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773537104
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Spirited Commitment written by Roderick MacLeod and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2010 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An institutional history of one of Canada's premier philanthropic organizations.

The American antiquarian and oriental journal

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The American antiquarian and oriental journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal

Author : Stephen Denison Peet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal written by Stephen Denison Peet and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Visual Turn

Author : Sandria Freitag
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317541138
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book The Visual Turn written by Sandria Freitag and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Visual Turn: South Asia Across the Disciplines explores new perspectives made possible by the evidence drawn from visual culture. This evidence is utilized by historians, literary analysts, anthropologists and, in a new way, art historians. Focusing on built environments within their urban contexts; the interactions of buildings, roads, and bodies; the meaning-making achieved through consumption of images (on their own or in concert with literary texts) all contribute to a much broader and deeper understanding of change in South Asia. Juxtaposed, these case studies not only approach their topics in a multi-disciplinary manner, but also make clear just what scholars from various disciplines can learn from each other to add nuance and depth to their own analyses. In the process, the authors demonstrate how the application of different methods and theorizing, when coupled with a fascinating range of types of evidence, contribute to a significant broadening of our abilities to interpret the past and the present. In particular, these essays bring new ways of thinking about cities as well as the multiple ways that visual culture contributes to individual and collective forms of identity-narratives that are negotiated at key moments of change in South Asia. Readers will see their own materials and historicized contexts with new eyes. This book was published as a special issue of South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies.

City by the Bay

Author : Tricia Brown
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 0811820122
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (118 download)

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Download or read book City by the Bay written by Tricia Brown and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 1998-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tour guide to the landmarks and interesting sights of San Francisco.

Shambhala & the Caregiving Heart of the World

Author : Verity Jenkins
Publisher : Mark Jenkins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shambhala & the Caregiving Heart of the World written by Verity Jenkins and published by Mark Jenkins. This book was released on 2021-05-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grandsy’s eyes light up for just a few moments and then the sparkle dies out. “I’m too tired to go out for food,” she said. “No big deal,” Ray replies. But it is a big deal! Grandsy is in some kind of funk! Something IS really wrong, although no one is being direct about it. Later, Ray discovers that Grandsy has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Dementia. How can Ray battle this insidious disease and bring her beloved Grandsy back to life? Ray has learned the power of the sacred Quest, and if there ever was a need for one, it is now. Fa had told Ray stories of the Elixir of Immortality residing in Shambhala, a hidden kingdom accessible only through the sacred Quest. Using clues Fa left in a storage locker, Ray plays on her Mum’s own desire to find Fa. In the darkest and most exciting Ray Adventure yet, Ray reaches new heights of deception and misdirection that launch them on a journey into an ancient dystopian world hidden beneath Nepal. Little do they know it, but Ray and her Mother have arrived at the most turbulent moment in the political history of Nepal. Ray’s Mum is invited on a double date with a member of Nepal’s royal family. Flattered and fed up with Ray’s double-dealing, her Mum goes on her own adventure. That very night the royal family is massacred and Ray’s Mum is taken hostage. Ray enlists the help of Devi - a trained protector of Shambhala, and a Gurkha pilot who has a surprising knack of blacking out to avoid going against a direct order. Ray lands the float plane in a narrow canyon on the Kali Gandaki river. Together they succeed in rescuing her Mother from the well guarded Ranighat palace. Returning to her Quest for Shambhala, Ray parachutes into the Yalbang Monastery, literally running into the Buddha in the courtyard. There she meets the caregiver for Alexandra David-Neel, the greatest adventurer of the inner and outer realms, who shares with Ray the long-kept secret location to the entrance of Shambhala. The action ratchets up a notch at a Bon-Po ceremony attended by scores of wrathful deities. Ray and Devi enter a tum-mo competition that reveals to them the hidden powers of the breath and mind. Ray learns she can melt ice on a frozen lake through her body heat alone!.. Following the ceremony, an enigmatic Bon-Po shaman leads Ray to the entrance of Shambhala. Once inside, she discovers it’s a false Shambhala that traps people for many lifetimes, addicting them to hallucinatory local honey. Are the Elixir of Immortality & Shambhala false hopes? Could it be that she had the answer to her Quest all along?

Task Force on Assisted Housing

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. Task Force on Assisted Housing
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 992 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Task Force on Assisted Housing written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. Task Force on Assisted Housing and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: