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Shattered Icon

Author : Bill Napier
Publisher : Canelo
ISBN 13 : 1788630416
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (886 download)

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Download or read book Shattered Icon written by Bill Napier and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An antiquarian bookseller finds himself caught in a deadly, centuries-old conspiracy in this gripping thriller. Antiquarian bookseller Harry Blake appreciates the quiet life. But when a local landowner is brutally murdered after asking Harry to value a four-hundred-year-old journal, Harry’s peace of mind is destroyed. Why is the dusty journal a matter of life or death? The trail leads him into a world of deadly Elizabethan conspiracies, religious intrigue and back to the blood-soaked Crusades . . . Can Harry and marine historian Zola Khan find the missing piece of a celestial puzzle? At stake are millions of dollars, and a terrorist plot to trigger total war. Perfect for fans of Dan Brown and Scott Mariani, Shattered Icon is a blistering thriller that won’t let go. Praise for Shattered Icon “Suspenseful. . . . Deftly mixing history, science and fiction, Napier keeps the action escalating toward a satisfying climax.” —Publishers Weekly Published as Splintered Icon in the United States

Splintered Icon

Author : Bill Napier
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1429907339
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Splintered Icon written by Bill Napier and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an antique map dealer in a small English town, Harry Blake appreciates the quiet life. But when a local landowner asks him to value a 400-year-old journal and is then brutally murdered twelve hours later, Harry begins to suspect he's being pulled into something sinister. What does the dusty journal contain that is a matter of life and death? Why is someone prepared to pay Harry a fortune for it? He turns to marine historian Zola Kahn to uncover the mysteries. And when they meet at the old Greenwich Observatory, Harry is convinced there is more to Zola than meets the eye. The trail of the journal leads him into a world of deadly Elizabethan conspiracies, with a thread of history that takes him through a thousand years of religious intrigue back to the blood-soaked Crusades and a long lost icon whose rediscovery has the potential to ignite a worldwide religious war. Combining the thrill of a contemporary chase novel with a historical puzzle this is one novel that will leave readers gasping for breath.

Shattered Gods

Author : Chris Fox
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 710 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (449 download)

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Download or read book Shattered Gods written by Chris Fox and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fated to destroy the world. Determined to save it. My name is Xal and I live in the dims, a walled prison where my people are kept by our cruel masters until we are needed to fight once more. One member of every family must answer the Call, for our blood bears the magic of a demonic god and all the terrible power that brings. We march to war against the Fomori, an unstoppable army of giants, and their behemoths. If we do not, then our families are put to death. The Hasrans use us as cannon fodder and worse. They used up my father, and he never came home. Die resisting. Die fighting. My choice isn't if it happens, but rather how I sell my life. If by some miracle I survive, I will be granted entrance to the Imperial Academy where every noble house will vie to architect my end. They cannot allow the void-blooded to live. They cannot allow us to thrive or to gain more magic from the bodies of other dead gods. They cannot allow us to win. They fear the rise of another dreadlord. And they are right to fear. I will pull down an empire, and that is just the beginning. Shattered Gods is based on the Magitech Chronicles pen & paper RPG, and takes place in the same universe. If you're a gamer, litRPG fan, or just want to see the stats for the characters in the book, come join us! Link is in the book or check us out at magitechchronicles.com.

Path of Thorns

Author : Jacob A. Neufeld
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 144261420X
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Path of Thorns written by Jacob A. Neufeld and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paths of Thorns is the story of Jacob Abramovich Neufeld (1895–1960), a prominent Soviet Mennonite leader and writer, as well as one of these Mennonites sent to the Gulag.

The Tampines Tiger and Other Stories

Author : Norman Williams & Rex Kearns
Publisher : Booktango
ISBN 13 : 1468968149
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book The Tampines Tiger and Other Stories written by Norman Williams & Rex Kearns and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here lie the memoirs of Ponsenby who has a great propensity for being in the wrong place at the wrong time - thereby seeing, hearing and experiencing so much and all with a difference. He travels through history and time, across vastly differing landscapes and delves into the most mysterious places of all... human endeavour, beliefs, culture and society. Ponsenby is a British-Indian medic – or sawbones as he describes himself – a livelihood that perceives both the serious and sombre perspectives on life, and always with a wry twist of humour. Oh, and another place to go: contemplation and reflection – “And a beautiful sadness filled our hearts. And because we could not leave it, the sadness slowly and inexorably turned into compassion. We felt the sorrow of the whole world, of little frightened children, of the blind, the halt and the lame, and of those separated from their loved ones...”

Anglo-American Millennialism, from Milton to the Millerites

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047405242
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Anglo-American Millennialism, from Milton to the Millerites written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2004-05-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neither the meliorist political culture of the nascent American republic nor its later drift toward apocalyptically tinged 'fundamentalist' Protestantism and dispensationalism can be explained outside the context of the shared Anglo-American traditions and practices of millennial expectation and apocalyptic angst--whether expressed by early colonists, Milton, Blake, Miller or the Continental Congress. In this chronologically direct and thematically varied volume, five scholars working in three distinct disciplines (Religion, English literature, and History) approach millennialism and apocalypticism in the British and Anglo-American contexts, making remarkable contributions both to the study of religious, literary and political culture in the English-speaking ecumene, and, at least implicitly, to the critique of disciplinary exclusivity. Only in such mixed company does the study of the millennial nexus in English and American religion, culture, literature and politics, from the time of Milton to the time of the Millerites, come into focus. Contributors include: Richard Connors, Andrew Escobedo, Andrew C. Gow, J.I. Little, Stephen A. Marini, Beth Quitslund, and John Howard Smith.

Pioneers of Cable Television

Author : Brian Lockman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786482729
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Pioneers of Cable Television written by Brian Lockman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although there are different opinions about where cable television actually began, a great deal of the ingenuity that developed cable into today's multibillion dollar industry came from Pennsylvania. In this state, with its mountainous geography, the need for an unusual means of obtaining a television signal gave birth to the community antenna television system that was the forerunner of the cable we know today. This volume traces the history of cable television through biographical sketches of those who were instrumental in bringing this technology to rural Pennsylvania. Enumerating technical as well as financial obstacles, each chapter focuses on the life of a cable pioneer. The contributions of such men as John Walson, Bob Tarleton, George Gardner and Ralph Roberts are discussed and their relationships to each other examined. Information drawn from interviews with these men or people who knew them brings history to life. Topics include the roots of cable television, problems of early cable systems and the advent of HBO and its consequences. An appendix offers a commemorative history of the Pennsylvania Cable Network, a joint project of several men discussed herein.

Death on Demand

Author : Jim Kelly
Publisher : Severn House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1780106947
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Death on Demand written by Jim Kelly and published by Severn House Publishers. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stunning new Shaw & Valentine mystery When the newspapers turn up to cover Ruby Bright’s 100th birthday, they find her seaside care home is a murder scene. Someone spirited Ruby away by wheelchair down to the water’s edge on the idyllic north Norfolk coast, and strangled her. But why kill a harmless centurion? As Detective Inspector Shaw and Detective Sergeant Valentine investigate, it’s clear Ruby wasn’t the first victim, and nor is she the last. All trails seem to lead back to the old Parkwood Springs estate, close to the docklands. There’s only one way in and one way out of the estate – through the derelict Lister Tunnel. But what is the secret within ...?

Winterkill

Author : Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338831445
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (388 download)

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Download or read book Winterkill written by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From acclaimed author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, this incredibly gripping and timely story set during the Holodomor in 1930s Ukraine introduces young readers to a pivotal moment in history-- and how it relates to the events of today. Nyl is just trying to stay alive. Ever since the Soviet dictator, Stalin, started to take control of farms like the one Nyl's family lives on, there is less and less food to go around. On top of bad harvests and a harsh winter, conditions worsen until it's clear the lack of food is not just chance... but a murderous plan leading all the way to Stalin. Alice has recently arrived from Canada with her father, who is here to work for the Soviets... until Alice realizes that the people suffering the most are all ethnically Ukrainian, like Nyl. Something is very wrong, and Alice is determined to help. Desperate, Nyl and Alice come up with an audacious plan that could save both of them -- and their community. But can they survive long enough to succeed? Known as the Holodomor, or death by starvation, Ukraine's Famine-Genocide in the 1930s was deliberately caused by the Soviets to erase the Ukrainian people and culture. Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch brings this deeply resonant, and remarkably timely, historical world to life in a story about unity, perseverance, and a people's determination to overcome.

The Shock of the Ancient

Author : Larry F. Norman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226591506
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book The Shock of the Ancient written by Larry F. Norman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cultural battle known as the Quarrel of the Ancients and Moderns served as a sly cover for more deeply opposed views about the value of literature and the arts. One of the most public controversies of early modern Europe, the Quarrel has most often been depicted as pitting antiquarian conservatives against the insurgent critics of established authority. The Shock of the Ancient turns the canonical vision of those events on its head by demonstrating how the defenders of Greek literature—rather than clinging to an outmoded tradition—celebrated the radically different practices of the ancient world. At a time when the constraints of decorum and the politics of French absolutism quashed the expression of cultural differences, the ancient world presented a disturbing face of otherness. Larry F. Norman explores how the authoritative status of ancient Greek texts allowed them to justify literary depictions of the scandalous. The Shock of the Ancient surveys the diverse array of aesthetic models presented in these ancient works and considers how they both helped to undermine the rigid codes of neoclassicism and paved the way for the innovative philosophies of the Enlightenment. Broadly appealing to students of European literature, art history, and philosophy, this book is an important contribution to early modern literary and cultural debates.

Dear Mom, Dad & Ethel

Author : Mark Stuart Ellison
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595319165
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Dear Mom, Dad & Ethel written by Mark Stuart Ellison and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I enjoyed Dear Mom, Dad & Ethel so much I could hardly put it down. It ought to be widely read as an excellent way of recalling World War II." -Hans L. Trefousse Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History Brooklyn College and Graduate Center of the City University of New York "Dear Mom, Dad & Ethel paints an absorbing picture of the daily life of America's greatest generation. Vets will find themselves reliving their own experiences-the boredom, the loneliness, the fear, and the role of fate in life and death. For the rest of us, Dear Mom, Dad & Ethel is social history at its best." -Dr. Stanley J. Michalak Senior Associate, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia Professor Emeritus of Government, Franklin and Marshall College "A vivid story brought to realistic life." -Midwest Book Review "Dear Mom, Dad & Ethel delicately mixes fiction and history to tell the story of an American air corpsman during World War II. His precious letters enhance a grand book deserving warm appreciation. People from my hometown will be as moved and fascinated as many Americans who will, no doubt, eagerly read it." -Jacques Wynants, Belgian Historian Author of Verviers 1940 and Verviers Libéré PLOT SUMMARY On October 7, l942, Don Quix enlists in the Air Corps. He's slated to be an aerial gunner, but his flying dreams are shattered when he's caught AWOL with buddy Ken Jackson. Don manages to become a radio truck supervisor in a fighter control squadron while Ken goes to a demolition unit. As an army engineer, Ken barely survives D-Day on Normandy's "Bloody Omaha." During a baseball game in a French forest, Don moves his head slightly, saving himself from a sniper's bullet. Arriving in Verviers, Belgium in September 1944, Don and his fellow radio men endure frequent buzz bomb attacks. Due to a miscalculation in army strategy, they find themselves on the front lines during the Battle of the Bulge. Don's reunion with Ken, now a tech sergeant with a bomb disposal outfit, is marred by tragedy, dampening Don's torrid love affair with beautiful seamstress Denise Vervier. Denise's husband, sent to a forced labor camp in 1940, is presumed dead. When he unexpectedly returns, Don and Denise face a heartbreaking choice.

The Icon and Axe

Author : James Billington
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307765288
Total Pages : 793 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The Icon and Axe written by James Billington and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-09-22 with total page 793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A sweeping, intricate description of Russian cultural history, spanning the pre-Romanov era through six centuries to the reign of Joseph Stalin. Flowing with ease through time and topic — from art to music, literature, philosophy, mythology and more — the book provides readers with an alluring portrayal of Russia’s proud heritage. Its impressive scope and lasting insights have made it a foundational text in Russian studies. In fact, it was this book, more than any other, that captured my imagination and propelled me toward the study of Russia and the Soviet Union." --Condoleezza Rice, The New York Times "A rich and readable introduction to the whole sweep of Russian cultural and intellectual history from Kievan times to the post-Khruschev era." - Library Journal Includes Illustrations, references, index.

Elfsong

Author : Elaine Cunningham
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
ISBN 13 : 0786959681
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (869 download)

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Download or read book Elfsong written by Elaine Cunningham and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mysterious spell threatens the history and legacy of the realms in this second installment in the Song & Swords series The bards of Waterdeep are known far and wide for their powerful ability to remember the past and to protect the sanctity and ancient history of the realms. But now, a dark spell is threatening the skills they so cherish, and even as the bards sing their ballads, their memories are dangerously altered. Danilo Thann, Harper and would-be bard, sets out to uncover the mystery and preserve the integrity of his kind. His quest leads him to people and places he never imagined—including the rouge elf Elaith Craulnober, his deadliest enemy and now his newfound companion. They must set aside their differences and come together for the sake of their homeland, for at stake is not merely the future of Faerûn but also its past.

How Long Has This Been Going On

Author : Ethan Mordden
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1466893303
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book How Long Has This Been Going On written by Ethan Mordden and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Long Has This Been Going On? brings together a rich and varied cast of characters to tell the tale of modern gay America in this remarkable epic novel. Beginning in 1949 and moving to the present day, Mordden puts a unique and innovating spin on modern history. An adventurous, adroit, and fascinating novel by one of the finest gay writers of our time.

Hypatia

Author : Silvia Ronchey
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3111245810
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Hypatia written by Silvia Ronchey and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2023-09-18 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study reconstructs Hypatia’s existential and intellectual life and her modern Nachleben through a reception-oriented and interdisciplinary approach. Unlike previous publications on the subject, Hypatia explores all available ancient and medieval sources as well as the history of the reception of the figure of Hypatia in later history, literature, and arts in order to illuminate the ideological transformations/deformations of her story throughout the centuries and recover “the true story”. The intentionally provocative title relates to the contemporary historiographical notion of “false” or “fake history”, as does the overall conceptual and methodological treatment. Through this reception-oriented approach, this study suggests a new reading of the ancient sources that demonstrates the intrinsically political nature of the murder of Hypatia, caused by the phtonos (violent envy) of the Christian bishop Cyril of Alexandria. This is the first comprehensive treatment of the figure of Hypatia addressed to both academic readers – in Classics, Religious Studies, and Reception Studies – and a learned, non-specialist readership. Revised edition in paperback.

Let the People In

Author : Jan Reid
Publisher : Univ of TX + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0292744528
Total Pages : 769 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Let the People In written by Jan Reid and published by Univ of TX + ORM. This book was released on 2012-10-03 with total page 769 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This intimate biography of the pioneering Texas governor is “required reading for political junkies—and for women considering a life in politics” (Booklist). When Ann Richards delivered the keynote of the 1988 Democratic National Convention and mocked President Bush—“Poor George, he can’t help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth”—she became an instant celebrity and triggered a rivalry that would alter the course of history. In 1990, she won the governorship of Texas, becoming the first ardent feminist elected to high office in America. Richards opened pathways for greater diversity in public service, and her achievements created a legacy that transcends her tenure in office. In Let the People In, Jan Reid offers an intimate portrait of Ann Richards’s remarkable rise to power as a liberal Democrat in a deeply conservative state. Reid draws on his long friendship with Richards, as well as interviews with family, personal correspondence, and extensive research to tell the story of Richards’s life, from her youth in Waco, through marriage and motherhood, her struggle with alcoholism, and her shocking encounters with Lyndon Johnson and Jimmy Carter. Reid shares the inside story of Richards’s rise from county office to the governorship, as well as her score-settling loss of the governorship to George W. Bush. Reid also describes Richards’s final years as a mentor to a new generation of public servants, including Hillary Clinton.

DIE EUROPA TRILOGIE / THE EUROPE TRILOGY

Author : Milo Rau
Publisher : Verbrecher Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3957322219
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book DIE EUROPA TRILOGIE / THE EUROPE TRILOGY written by Milo Rau and published by Verbrecher Verlag. This book was released on 2016-09-09 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Milo Raus "Europa Trilogie", die seit der Premiere des ersten Teils "The Civil Wars" im Jahr 2014 durch Europa tourt, nimmt in seinem vielgestaltigen, oft von Skandalen begleiteten Werk eine Ausnahmestellung ein: In radikaler Schlichtheit erzählen 13 Schauspielerinnen und Schauspieler – darunter Manfred Zapatka, Johan Leysen oder Maia Morgenstern – aus 11 Ländern Europas Geschichten aus ihrem Leben und ihrer Arbeit. Über drei Teile und sechs Stunden purem Erzählen entsteht so eine "politische Psychoanalyse" (La Libération) eines vielfach zerrissenen Kontinents, aber auch eine tiefsinnige Meditation über das Theater selbst. Während "The Civil Wars" die ideologische Unbehaustheit in Westeuropa vom Aufbruch nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg bis zum postmodernen Dschihadismus zum Thema macht und "The Dark Ages" auf die Kriege und Vertreibungen in Ex-Jugoslawien, Russland und Deutschland fokussiert, erzählen in "Empire" Schauspieler aus Griechenland, Syrien und Rumänien von künstlerischer und wahrer Tragik, von Folter, Flucht, Trauer, Tod und künstlerischer Wiedergeburt. Neben den Stücktexten der vielfach ausgezeichneten "Europa Trilogie" wird der Band komplettiert durch Gespräche und Essays, die die Hintergründe der Arbeit an diesem vielstimmigen Porträt Europas aufzeigen, in dem das "Allgemeinmenschliche ins Überzeitliche" ragt (Spiegel Online). Touring through Europe since the 2014 premiere of its first part "The Civil Wars", Milo Rau's "Europe Trilogy" takes up an exceptional position within its polymorphic and often scandal-embraced work: with radical simplicity, 13 actors and actresses from 11 different European countries narrate stories from their own lives and works – among which Manfred Zapatka, Johan Leysen and Maia Morgenstern. Throughout three parts and six hours of pure narrative thus emerges the "political psychoanalysis" (La Libération) of a frequently torn continent, but also a deep meditation about theatre itself.