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Author : Phillip E. Jones
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0956554911
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (565 download)
Download or read book To Hold by the Sword written by Phillip E. Jones and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barbara Wertheim Tuchman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Bible and Sword written by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Bible and Sword Barbara Tuchman provides a stirring account of the religious, cultural and political motives which led to the British conquest of the Holy Land in 1917 and to the Balfour Declaration.
Author : Ellen Kushner
Publisher : Spectra
ISBN 13 : 0553902830
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (539 download)
Download or read book The Privilege of the Sword written by Ellen Kushner and published by Spectra. This book was released on 2006-07-25 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning author of Swordspoint comes a witty, wicked coming-of-age story that is both edgy and timeless. . . . Welcome to Riverside, where the aristocratic and the ambitious battle for power and prestige in the city’s labyrinth of streets and ballrooms, theatres and brothels, boudoirs and salons. Into this alluring and alarming world walks a bright young woman ready to take it on and make her fortune. A well-bred country girl, Katherine knows all the rules of conventional society. Her biggest mistake is thinking they apply. Katherine’s host and uncle, Alec Campion, the capricious and decadent Mad Duke Tremontaine, is in charge here—and to him, rules are made to be broken. When he decides it would be far more amusing for his niece to learn swordplay than to follow the usual path to ballroom and husband, her world changes forever. And there’s no going back. Blade in hand, it’s up to Katherine to find her own way through a maze of secrets and betrayals, nobles and scoundrels—and to gain the power, respect, and self-discovery that come to those who master. . . . “Unholy fun, and wholly fun . . . an elegant riposte, dazzlingly executed.”—Gregory Maguire, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked
Author : Sue Brunning
Publisher : Anglo-Saxon Studies
ISBN 13 : 9781783274062
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (74 download)
Download or read book The Sword in Early Medieval Northern Europe written by Sue Brunning and published by Anglo-Saxon Studies. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wide-ranging study of the significance of swords throughout the whole Anglo-Saxon period, offering valuable insights into the meaning of and attitude towards swords. Swords were special in Anglo-Saxon England. Their names, deeds and pedigrees were enshrined in writing. Many were curated for generations, revealed by their worn and mended condition. Few ended their lives as casual discards, placed instead in graves, hoards and watercourses as part of ritualised acts. Contemporary sources leave no doubt that complex social meanings surrounded these weapons, transcending their use on the battlefield; but they have yet to transcend the traditional view that their primary social function was as status symbols. Even now, half a century after the first major study of Anglo-Saxon swords, their wider significance within their world has yet to be fully articulated. This book sets out to meet the challenge. Eschewing modern value judgements, it focuses instead on contemporary perceptions - exploring how those who made, used and experienced swords really felt about them. It takes a multidisciplinary and holistic approach, bringing together insights from art, archaeology and literature. Comparison with Scandinavia adds further nuance, revealing what was (and was not) distinctive of Anglo-Saxon views of these weapons. Far from elite baubles, swords are revealed to have been dynamic "living" artefacts with their own identities, histories and places in social networks - ideas fuelled by their adaptability, durability and unique rolein bloodshed. Sue Brunning is Curator of European Early Medieval Collections at The British Museum.
Author : Richard Cohen
Publisher : Modern Library
ISBN 13 : 0812969669
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)
Download or read book By the Sword written by Richard Cohen and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2003-08-05 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Like swordplay itself, By the Sword is elegant, accurate, romantic, and full of brio—the definitive study, hugely readable, of man’s most deadly art.”—Simon Winchester With a new Preface by the author Napoleon fenced. So did Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, and President Truman, who as a schoolboy would practice fencing with Bess—his future wife— when the two of them returned home from school. Lincoln was a canny dueler. Ignatius Loyola challenged a man to a duel for denying Christ’s divinity (and won). Less successful, but no less enthusiastic, was Mussolini, who would tell his wife he was “off to get spaghetti,” their code to avoid alarming the children. By the Sword is an epic history of sword fighting—a science, an art, and, for many, a religion that began at the dawn of civilization in ancient Egypt and has been an obsession for mankind ever since. With wit and insight, Richard Cohen gives us an engrossing history of the world via the sword. Praise for By the Sword “Touché! While scrupulous and informed about its subject, Richard Cohen’s book is about more than swordplay. It reads at times like an alternative social history of the West.”—Sebastian Faulks “In writing By the Sword, [Cohen] has shown that he is as skilled with the pen as he is with the sword.”—The New York Times “Irresistible . . . extraordinary . . . vivid and hugely enjoyable.”—The Economist “A virtual encyclopedia on the subject of sword fighting.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Literate, learned, and, beg pardon, razor-sharp . . . a pleasure for practitioners, and a rewarding entertainment for the armchair swashbuckler.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Author : Sir Richard Francis Burton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The Book of the Sword written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Yong Jin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780190974282
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (742 download)
Download or read book The Book and the Sword written by Yong Jin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2018 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Book and the Sword was Louis Cha's first novel, published in 1955. The story has a panoramic sweep which has at its heart a few unbeatable themes: secret societies, kung fu masters, and the sensational rumour so dear to Chinese hearts that the great Manchu Emperor Qian Long was not in fact a Manchu but a Han Chinese, a line of descent that came about as a result of a 'baby swap' on the part of the Chens of Haining in Southern China. It mixes in the exotic flavours of central Asia, a lost city in the desert guarded by wolf packs, and the Fragrant Princess. This lady is an embellishment of an actual historical figure - although whether she actually smelled of flowers, we will never know."--Jacket
Author : Mark Lord
Publisher : Mark Lord
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book By The Sword's Edge written by Mark Lord and published by Mark Lord. This book was released on 2013-03-16 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the cut from the blade runs deep - You need a heart of Stone In 1370 two families are thrust together by the harsh realities of war. Lady d’Aubray holds Sarbrook castle, but has sold nearly everything to pay the ransom of her husband, who was captured in France over a decade ago. Eolande d’Aubray, the missing lord’s daughter, is desperate for her father to return. She remembers little of him, but she does know that he is the only man who can rescue her from an unwanted marriage. William Stone has bought much of the d’Aubray estate having made a fortune as a cloth merchant, and is looking forward to seeing his two sons move up in the world. For his eldest, Richard, he hopes to make squire to Sir Robert Knolles, commander of the English army set to invade France this summer, as long as he can pay the consideration demanded by Knolles. But when Knolles and his ambitious captain, Minsterworth, visit the Stone’s to agree their terms, a tragic series of events destroys the Stone’s world forever. For Richard Stone there is only one place to find peace. In war. By The Sword’s Edge is the first volume of Stonehearted, a serialized novel.
Author : Carla Laureano
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612916325
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (129 download)
Download or read book The Sword and the Song written by Carla Laureano and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2015 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Conor has believed he was being led to seize the high kingship. But now he learns that he has been shaped to be a tool in the hand of the true high king. Is he willing to sacrifice his life and his future to fulfill a prophecy that isn't his?"--
Author : Preston M. Sprinkle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781434704924
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Fight written by Preston M. Sprinkle and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world of violence, how can Christians live out Jesus' command to "love our enemies"? New York Times bestselling author Preston Sprinkle challenges us to consider a biblical response to violence.
Author : Chris Bradford
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1423140877
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (231 download)
Download or read book Way of the Sword, The (Young Samurai, Book 2) written by Chris Bradford and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2010-03-28 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After being shipwrecked in Japan, adopted, and taught the Way of the Warrior at samurai school, Jack is ready to embark on the next chapter of his training: the Way of the Sword. His lessons involve fighting blindfolded, using a b-o staff, and finding messages in origami—all while withstanding the constant pressure of being a foreigner. The stakes are raised even higher when the school holds a contest. The winners will learn the great samurai Masamoto-sama's secret martial arts technique.
Author : Eldon Thompson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061840971
Total Pages : 724 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)
Download or read book The Crimson Sword written by Eldon Thompson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Age of Man has begun. The "undesirable" creatures of legend have been driven from their lands, magic has been forsaken, the old gods reduced to myth.Now humans will rule the kingdoms of the island continent of Pentania. But they are not alone. Alson's king has been assassinated, its capital besieged by a malevolent wizard. The chaos and terror now sweeping the land have come to the remote village of Diln -- sending young Jarom far from his home to seek aid against the nefarious usurper. But a mysterious council has decreed Jarom must find one of the mythical Swords of Asahiel -- the divine talismans the elven avatars used to forge the earth -- in order to save a quarrelsome, fledgling humanity. For a Demon Queen has awakened from the abyss -- and humankind is about to discover its powerlessness in the face of the ancient terrors of the world.
Author : John Holvey Conder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780806224350
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Hold High the Sword written by John Holvey Conder and published by . This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Drew Callander
Publisher : Penguin Workshop
ISBN 13 : 1524785105
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)
Download or read book Mightier Than the Sword: the Edge of the Word #2 written by Drew Callander and published by Penguin Workshop. This book was released on 2019 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Write, draw, and puzzle your way through [an] adventure story that is unique to every reader"--Publisher marketing.
Author : Scott Goto
Publisher : Charlesbridge
ISBN 13 : 1607341387
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)
Download or read book The Perfect Sword written by Scott Goto and published by Charlesbridge. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a Japanese master swordmaker and his apprentice craft the perfect sword, they search high and low for someone worthy of it.
Author : George Allen Butler II
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1496928903
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (969 download)
Download or read book Fox Elvensword and the Sword of Bhaal written by George Allen Butler II and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-08-18 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bhaal sat on his most prized possession, a golden and ivory throne bought with the money he had earned during the adventures of his youth. It rose up from the floor like the stump of a once magnificent tree. Two huge armrests flanked each side of the seat, fanning out at the top to end in a smooth flat surface. Gold, etched with runes, spiraled and swirled through the structure everywhere. The sides were as the bark of a tree, rippled and pitted as if worn by time and water damage. The back reached up high enough to support his slender shoulders and bent back into a curl like the edge of aged parchment. Bhaal, however, was in stark contrast to the throne. His once statuesque body had wasted away. He was nothing more than skin and bones. The stench of his breath was that of a carcass. The dark black orbs that were his eyes stared straight ahead from his skull into the hallway before him. He had the look of someone seeing into eternity. A tarnished bronze crown sat on filthy, dusty black hair. His tunic had rotted away to nothing more than tatters. A rusted shirt of chain mail rested upon it, torn away at the waist. His leather breeches had dry rotted away from the knees down. A rusted chain skirt covered his thighs. Its links were broken and jagged at the seams. High top plate boots, rusted from years of neglect, covered his feet. The heavy coating of dust upon him told those who looked at him that he had not moved in years. It was hard to tell that Bhaal was still alive, but alive he was. He had somehow managed to live far beyond his own time, existing without eating or moving. The physicians had given up long ago on trying to figure out what it was that kept him so. Theologians had inspected him. Philosophers debated his refusal to die in his present state. In truth, he had not spoken in twenty years, even though the wilderness and upstart usurpers carved away at his vast empire until all he still owned was the small town of Nineveh that rested at the base of his small keep. And then there was the sword. An elegant bronze and Damascus steel broadsword reaching up from the base of the throne to the palm of Bhaals hand. Its point made a gouge in the floor. Red rubies adorned the hilt and pommel, and even through years of non-use the whole sword was immaculately polished and clean. It was the sword that had carved out Bhaals once mighty empire, and thousands of legends were attributed to the revered artifact. Forged from pure dark iron found only on the plains of the Abyss, it was rumored to have dispatched more than one daemon from existence.
Author : Mary Cowden Clarke
Publisher : London : Bickers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 840 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Complete Concordance to Shakespeare written by Mary Cowden Clarke and published by London : Bickers. This book was released on 1886 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
