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A Clash of Lions

Author : A.J. MacKenzie
Publisher : Canelo
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781800322844

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A Clash of Lions by A.J. MacKenzie Pdf

A war on two fronts. A deadly threat from within. The new gripping medieval historical thriller from expert historians and authors A.J. Mackenzie 1346: Sent back to England in the wake of the tremendous victory at Crécy, Simon Merrivale is at once caught up in a new emergency as a powerful Scottish army sweeps into northern England. Joining up with the Archbishop of York, Lord Percy and their army mustering in the north, Merrivale discovers a new hotbed of treason, as merchants, landowners and soldiers on both sides of the border play off one side against the other. Uncovering foreign agents in the English camp, he realises the gravity of what is about to unfold. As the Scottish army continues its relentless march, Simon will have to use all his wit and guile to uncover a spy operation so powerful that no throne in Europe is safe... Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, S.J. Parris and Matthew Harffy, this is an exceptional historical espionage thriller, as rich in detail and research as it is in intrigue, suspense and action.

Androcles and the Lion

Author : Dan Laurence,George Bernard Shaw
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06-29
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780141963662

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Androcles and the Lion by Dan Laurence,George Bernard Shaw Pdf

Androcles and the Lion is a 1912 play written by George Bernard Shaw. Androcles and the Lion is Shaw's retelling of the tale of Androcles, a slave who is saved by the requited mercy of a lion. In the play, Shaw makes Androcles out to be one of many Christians being led to the Colosseum for torture. Characters in the play exemplify several themes and takes on both modern and supposed early Christianity, including cultural clash between Jesus' teachings and traditional Roman values.

In the Skin of a Lion

Author : Michael Ondaatje
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307776631

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In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje Pdf

Bristling with intelligence and shimmering with romance, this novel tests the boundary between history and myth. Patrick Lewis arrives in Toronto in the 1920s and earns his living searching for a vanished millionaire and tunneling beneath Lake Ontario. In the course of his adventures, Patrick's life intersects with those of characters who reappear in Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning The English Patient. 256 pp.

Jackals

Author : John-Matthew DeFoggi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-04
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781472837431

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Jackals by John-Matthew DeFoggi Pdf

The Zaharets, the land between the Vori Wastes and the Plains of Aeco, is well-known as the Land of Risings. Dominated by the rising city-states of Ameena Noani and Sentem, facing each other along the great War Road, the Zaharets has always been home to powerful civilizations. Beastmen ruins dot the landscape, a constant reminder of the Kingdom of Sin and the fragility of the Law of Men. Even older are the great ruins of the Hulathi, the legendary sea peoples, and the Hannic mansions sealed beneath the mountains, awaiting those who would seek out the Lost Folk. Scars abound from the wars between ruined Keta in the north and Gerwa in the south. And, far to the east, the legends of Muadah still beckon occultists and Jackals who seek to plunder its corrupted ruins. Inspired by the myths, cultures, and history of the Ancient Near East, and by such ancient texts as the Iliad, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Old Testament, Jackals is a Sword & Sorcery roleplaying game set in a Fantasy Bronze Age. With mechanics based on the popular OpenQuest system, the game places players in the role of Jackals – adventurers, explorers, sellswords, and scavengers – and sends them out into the peril-filled land of the Zaharets to make their fortune... or perhaps fulfill a greater destiny...

Behind The Lions

Author : Stephen Jones,Tom English,Nick Cain
Publisher : Birlinn
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780857905291

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Behind The Lions by Stephen Jones,Tom English,Nick Cain Pdf

For over 130 years the British & Irish Lions have stood out as a symbol of the ethics, values and romance at the heart of rugby union. To represent the Lions is the pinnacle for every international player in Britain and Ireland, and the dream of tens of thousands of avid fans who fol-low them. A Lions tour, undertaken every four years to the southern hemisphere, is more than a series of rugby matches played out on foreign fields; it is an epic crusade where the chosen few face a succession of mental and physical chal-lenges on their way to the Test arena, where they do battle with the superpowers of the world game. Behind the Lions sees seven esteemed rugby writers delve to the very heart of what it means to be a Lion, using diaries and letters from those who pioneered the concept, to interviews with a vast array of players who have followed in their footsteps. In so doing they have uncovered the passion, pride and honour experienced when taking up the unique challenge of a Lions tour. This is a tale of heart-break and ecstasy, humour and poignancy that is at once inspirational, moving and utterly compelling. And it is the only story worth hearing: the players' own.

Saving the White Lions

Author : Linda Tucker
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781583946206

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In this captivating, suspenseful memoir, white lion conservationist Linda Tucker describes her perilous struggle to protect the sacred white lion from the merciless and mafia-like trophy-hunting industry, armed only with her indomitable spirit and total devotion Her story begins in 1991 with a heart-stopping misadventure in the Timbavati Reserve of South Africa. Tucker—then a successful advertising executive—and a group of fellow travelers found themselves surrounded by a pride of angry lions. There was no way out, night had fallen, and the battery in their only flashlight was beginning to flicker. Miraculously, a local medicine woman, with two youngsters in tow, passed, trancelike and fearless, through the lions and escorted them all to safety. For Tucker, that life-threatening experience became a life-changing one. She abandoned her career, left Europe, and returned to Timbavati to track down the medicine woman who had saved her: Maria Khosa. Upon seeing Tucker again, Khosa only smiled and said, “What took you so long?” She had been expecting her, and there was so much to do. Under Khosa’s shamanic tutelage, Tucker learned of her sacred destiny: to be the “keeper of the white lions,” believed to be angelic beings sent to Earth to save humanity at a time of crisis. Khosa also prophesized that the queen of the white lions—the embodiment of the mother of Ra, the sun god—would soon be born, on a day and in a place considered holy by Westerners. On December 25, 2000, in the little South Africa town of Bethlehem, a snowy white lion cub, Marah, was born. From the moment of her first meeting with Marah, Tucker’s story immediately takes off into battle, as she dedicates her every waking moment to prying Marah and her siblings from the grips of the trophy-hunting industry. Compellingly written in the intimate style of a journal, Tucker describes with unflinching honesty her fears, doubts, hopes, and dreams, all the while unfolding for us an unforgettable tale of adventure, romance, spirituality, and most of all, justice.

The Essential G. B. Shaw: Celebrated Plays, Novels, Personal Letters, Essays & Articles

Author : George Bernard Shaw
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 4461 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : EAN:8596547679899

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The Essential G. B. Shaw: Celebrated Plays, Novels, Personal Letters, Essays & Articles by George Bernard Shaw Pdf

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an Irish playwright, essayist, novelist and short story writer and wrote more than 60 plays. He is the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize in Literature (1925) and an Academy Award (1938), for his contributions to literature and for his work on the film Pygmalion (an adaptation of his own play) Content: Novels: Cashel Byron's Profession An Unsocial Socialist Love Among The Artists The Irrational Knot Plays: Widowers' Houses The Philanderer Mrs. Warren's Profession The Man Of Destiny Arms And The Man Candida You Never Can Tell The Devil's Disciple Captain Brassbound's Conversion Caesar And Cleopatra The Gadfly or The Son of the Cardinal The Admirable Bashville Man And Superman John Bull's Other Island How He Lied To Her Husband Major Barbara Passion, Poison, And Petrifaction The Doctor's Dilemma The Interlude At The Playhouse Getting Married The Shewing-Up Of Blanco Posnet Press Cuttings Misalliance The Dark Lady Of The Sonnets Fanny's First Play Androcles And The Lion Overruled Pygmalion Great Catherine The Music Cure O'Flaherty, V. C. Macbeth Skit Glastonbury Skit The Inca Of Perusalem Augustus Does His Bit Skit For The Tiptaft Revue Annajanska, The Bolshevik Empress Heartbreak House Back To Methuselah War Indemnities What do Men of Letters Say? On Socialism The Miraculous Revenge Quintessence Of Ibsenism Basis of Socialism The Transition to Social Democracy The Impossibilities Of Anarchism The Perfect Wagnerite Letter to Beatrice Webb The New Theology Memories of Oscar Wilde The Revolutionist's Handbook And Pocket Companion Maxims For Revolutionists The New Theology How to Write A Popular Play Memories of Oscar Wilde George Bernard Shaw The Quintessence of Shaw Old and New Masters...

The Complete Works of George Bernard Shaw

Author : George Bernard Shaw
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 6376 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547779490

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The Complete Works of George Bernard Shaw by George Bernard Shaw Pdf

Good Press presents to you this meticulously edited George Bernard Shaw collection: Introduction: Mr. Bernard Shaw (by G. K. Chesterton) Novels: Cashel Byron's Profession An Unsocial Socialist Love Among The Artists The Irrational Knot Plays: Plays Unpleasant: Widowers' Houses (1892) The Philanderer (1898) Mrs. Warren's Profession (1898) Plays Pleasant: Arms And The Man: An Anti-Romantic Comedy in Three Acts (1894) Candida (1898) You Never Can Tell (1897) Three Plays for Puritans: The Devil's Disciple Caesar And Cleopatra Captain Brassbound's Conversion Other Plays: The Man Of Destiny The Gadfly Or The Son of the Cardinal The Admirable Bashville Or Constancy Unrewarded Man And Superman: A Comedy and A Philosophy John Bull's Other Island How He Lied To Her Husband Major Barbara Passion, Poison, And Petrifaction The Doctor's Dilemma: A Tragedy The Interlude At The Playhouse Getting Married The Shewing-Up Of Blanco Posnet Press Cuttings Misalliance The Dark Lady Of The Sonnets Fanny's First Play Androcles And The Lion Overruled: A Demonstration Pygmalion Great Catherine (Whom Glory Still Adores) The Music Cure Beauty's Duty (Unfinished) O'Flaherty, V. C. The Inca Of Perusalem: An Almost Historical Comedietta Augustus Does His Bit Skit For The Tiptaft Revue Annajanska, The Bolshevik Empress Heartbreak House Back To Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch In the Beginning The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas The Thing Happens Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman As Far as Thought Can Reach The War Indemnities (Unfinished) Saint Joan The Glimpse Of Reality: A Tragedietta Fascinating Foundling: Disgrace To The Author The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza Too True to Be Good Village Wooing: A Comedietta for Two Voices On the Rocks: A Political Comedy The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles The Six of Calais Arthur and the Acetone The Millionairess Cymbeline Refinished: A Variation on Shakespeare's Ending Geneva "In Good King Charles' Golden Days" Playlet on the British Party System Buoyant Billions: A Comedy of No Manners Shakes versus Shav Farfetched Fables Why She Would Not Miscellaneous Works: What do Men of Letters Say? - The New York Times Articles on War (1915): "Common Sense About the War" by G. B. Shaw "Shaw's Nonsense About Belgium" By Arnold Bennett "Bennett States the German Case" by G. B. Shaw Flaws in Shaw's Logic By Cunninghame Graham Editorial Comment on Shaw By The New York World Comment by Readers of Shaw To the Editor of The New York Times Open Letter to President Wilson by G. B. Shaw A German Letter to G. Bernard Shaw By Herbert Eulenberg "Mr. G. Bernard Shaw on Socialism" (Speech) The Miraculous Revenge Quintessence Of Ibsenism The Basis of Socialism Economic The Transition to Social Democracy The Impossibilities Of Anarchism The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Niblung's Ring Letter to Beatrice Webb The Revolutionist's Handbook And Pocket Companion Maxims For Revolutionists The New Theology How to Write A Popular Play: An Essay A Treatise on Parents and Children: An Essay Memories of Oscar Wilde The Intelligent Women's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism: Excerpts Women in the Labour Market Socialism and Marriage Socialism and Children Letter to Frank Harris How These Doctors Love One Another! The Black Girl in Search of God The Political Madhouse in America and Nearer Home On Capital Punishment Essays on Bernard Shaw: George Bernard Shaw by G. K. Chesterton The Quintessence of Shaw by James Huneker Old and New Masters: Bernard Shaw by Robert Lynd George Bernard Shaw: A Poem by Oliver Herford

A Flight of Arrows

Author : A.J. MacKenzie
Publisher : Canelo
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781800322783

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'Unputdownable ... I was blown away' Angus Donald, bestselling author of the Outlaw ChroniclesTwo kings. Two nations. One crown. The start of an epic historical espionage series by master authors A.J. Mackenzie. 1328. After years of civil unrest between England and France, Charles IV dies, leaving no apparent heir. His closest heir to the throne is Edward III of England, but it passes instead to Charles' cousin, Phillip, spurring both countries on to war. 1346. Landing at Normandy, Edward's immense army makes inroads into French territory, burning everything in their path. But the mysterious assassination of an English knight reveals a terrible truth: there is a traitor in their midst. The king charges Simon Merrivale, the Prince of Wales’ herald, with solving the case. As the army marches on towards its destiny, at the awesome scenes of the Battle of Crécy, Simon will uncover a conspiracy that goes to the heart of the warring nations. Among the ashes and the rubble, their fate will be decided: on the battlefield... and in the shadows. A scintillating medieval adventure of warfare and espionage, steeped in years of research, perfect for fans of David Gilman and Conn Iggulden. Praise for A Flight of Arrows Like one of those exquisite tapestries with interlacing strands in an array of vivid colour [...] a truly enthralling account of the events leading up to Crécy. Compulsory reading for all who enjoy that most fascinating period of English history' Paul Doherty, author of The Nightingale Gallery 'Fast-paced, action-packed and full of adventure [...] one of the best reads this year' Parmenion Books 'A rip-roaring story and devilish plot with outstanding historical detail [...] Mackenzie has created a character who will surely take his place in the canon of historical literary detectives' C. B. Hanley, author of the Mediaeval Mysteries series 'Espionage, treachery and long-buried sins come to the fore in the blood-stained fields of fourteenth-century Normandy. A compelling story of courage and betrayal - I loved it' Katherine Stansfield, author of the Cornish Mystery series

Agritourism Tales: From Wildebeests to the Lion’s Mane

Author : Reuben Chumba Bulungu
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781398478947

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Agritourism Tales: From Wildebeests to the Lion’s Mane by Reuben Chumba Bulungu Pdf

For generations, nature lovers like Joy Adamson or gallant sailors like Zhang He, have risked their lives in unforgiving conditions through uncharted territory. Others have bypassed the limits of human endurance to share their adventurers’ experiences. For as long as people have travelled in the countryside, interacted with locals, partaken of their cuisine, gotten accommodations, and learned something new, there have been Agritourists. With increasing global awareness on natural ecosystems for sustainable livelihoods, combining adventure with biodiversity conservation has never been this fascinating. Understanding some basic dynamics of the culture, political landscape, and biodiversity of some destinations can assist with a visitor’s or investor’s timely decision-making. This is a candid sojourner’s tale laced with satire, where wild animal characteristics are closely matched with human behaviour across issues. Safe travels!

Black Lions

Author : Melvin F. Compton
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 825 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-09
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781462813698

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Black Lions by Melvin F. Compton Pdf

BLACK LIONS, LOVE AND WAR A HISTORICAL DRAMA ON THE BRITISH--ASHANTI WARS. This work of well over a decade, is dedicated to Esi Ayensu of Cape Coast, and to the late Clive Compton, Barrister-At-Law and the late MaryAnn Compton, my loving parents who saw to it that I went to school, learned good manners and be polite, and also strong, for you may suffer long for what you may want. Everyone comes under my microscopic pen and my impeccable candor in this scholarly historical drama of love and war. And as an American I look out for the interest of the entire vast region, from as far down to Brazil Amazon, to U.S.A, Canada, Carribean Island, hoping Americans will read and enjoy my work. But this is too narrow. From my studies in Literature at U.C.L.A. where I earned a B.A. in Literature, on to my M.A. in Education at Georgia State University and my subsequent admission in the Doctoral program, I was taught NOT to see the tree but the entire forest. So now I hope that the entire World will read and enjoy my book and gain from it. It is sheer fun for me to read, create, write, and bring out my artistry, remembering always that this is what distinguishes me from the goat, the cow, the donkey and makes me human. Originate and be Scholarly and remember too that there is nothing as fiction, for the writer draws from life itself, the sine qua non of the pen. I LIVE FOR ART. MELVIN F. COMPTON [email protected]

Pygmalion & Other Plays

Author : George Bernard Shaw
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781529048018

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Pygmalion & Other Plays by George Bernard Shaw Pdf

George Bernard Shaw is one of the most famous and celebrated Irish playwrights and this new collection brings together the very best of his witty and entertaining comedies in one volume; Pygmalion, Major Barbara and Androcles and the Lion. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has a preface by Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench. Pygmalion was first performed in 1914 and was an instant hit which then inspired the hit musical and award winning film, My Fair Lady. It tells the story of Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins, who tries to elevate a feisty flower girl out of her working-class roots and into high society. In Major Barbara, idealistic Barbara is a major in the Salvation Army, at odds with her millionaire father as they war over the best route to salvation. Androcles and the Lion is a clever retelling of the Bible story about a gentle Christian who pulls a thorn from a lion’s paw. All three plays are not only wonderfully amusing, they also showcase Shaw's intense concerns about poverty, class and inequality.

The Lion of the RAF

Author : Paul McElhinney
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445690629

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The Lion of the RAF by Paul McElhinney Pdf

The incredible true story of Air Marshal Sir George Robert Beamish, KCB, CBE - a man who played rugby for Ireland and the British & Irish Lions before becoming a leading light of the RAF during the Second World War, and a senior commander in the years following the war.

When Lions Roared

Author : Tom English,Peter Burns
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780857903433

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When Lions Roared by Tom English,Peter Burns Pdf

By 1971 no Lions team had ever defeated the All Blacks in a Test series. Since 1904, six Lions sides had travelled to New Zealand and all had returned home bruised, battered and beaten. But the 1971 tour party was different. It was full of young, ambitious and outrageously talented players who would all go on to carve their names into the annals of sporting history during a golden period in British and Irish rugby. And at their centre was Carwyn Jones – an intelligent, sensitive rugby mastermind who would lead his team into the game's hardest playing arena while facing a ferocious, tragic battle in his personal life, all in pursuit of a seemingly impossible dream. Up against them was an All Blacks team filled with legends in the game in the likes of Colin Meads, Brian Lochore, Ian Kirkpatrick, Sid Going and Bryan Williams. But as the Lions swept through the provinces, lighting up the rugby fields of New Zealand the pressure began to mount on the home players in a manner never seen before. As the Test series loomed, it became clear that a clash that would echo through the ages was about to unfold. And at its conclusion, it was obvious to all that rugby would never be the same again.

Sketches From Memory

Author : Stuart Barnes
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781788851718

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Sketches From Memory by Stuart Barnes Pdf

Stuart Barnes has spent over forty years of his life immersed in rugby union, remembered as one of the most controversial playing names during the dying days of the English amateur era and now regarded as a controversial observers in the media – on both television and in print – with over two decades of broadcasting and journalistic experience to draw upon. Sketches from Memory combines autobiography with an objective and off-beat study of the sport from the author's childhood in the 1970s, through the revolution of the transition to professionalism in the 1980s and 1990s, right up until the present day. Eschewing the more traditional form of the sports book, Barnes abandons chronology to allow past and present to mingle, presenting his memoirs as an alphabetical soup with the letters of the alphabet and not the numbers, dates and years of his life leading the narrative. It is a refreshing, beguiling and absorbing approach that allows the dedicated reader to complete the book in sequence, or the bed-side reader to flick from one letter to the next without losing the thread. Honest, insightful, funny and wise, Sketches from Memory is a fascinating study of the game of rugby union, exploring its myriad enchantments, controversies and world-famous characters like no other book has done before.