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Author : Onin Age-Iron
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781450060301

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SWEET KYRA and the American Dream by Onin Age-Iron Pdf

Prepare to sweep thru an epic American tale with Sweet Kyra Fjord, a woman for all seasons, as she transforms from an obese girl into alluring, brilliant womanhood: A poet, philosopher, journalist and mother, with a penetrati ng view of the human conditi on. High-adventure-and acti on? You bet! - Flashing you through her family story from the Civil War to modern Chicago. From the moment they meet as children, Sweet Kyra soars in adventures with cousin Helga Steinhoff , whose family story takes us back to the Nazi Lebensborn program to create a master race; and best friend Susan Mifume whose ninja, samurai and kamikaze forebears excelled in World War II. Writi ng from an intriguing female point of view, Onin weaves a big story in a unique short literary form including poetry, that misses no riveti ng detail. Bizet’s opera Carmen overarches as a connecti ng force for many enchanti ng characters. And of course, an evil Dragon threatens Sweet Kyra’s life...enjoy.

Author : Stanley Brandes
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781405178709

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Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead by Stanley Brandes Pdf

Each October, as the Day of the Dead draws near, Mexican marketsoverflow with decorated breads, fanciful paper cutouts, andwhimsical toy skulls and skeletons. To honor deceased relatives,Mexicans decorate graves and erect home altars. Drawing on a richarray of historical and ethnographic evidence, this volume revealsthe origin and changing character of this celebrated holiday. Itexplores the emergence of the Day of the Dead as a symbol ofMexican and Mexican-American national identity. Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead poses a serious challengeto the widespread stereotype of the morbid Mexican, unafraid ofdeath, and obsessed with dying. In fact, the Day of the Dead, asshown here, is a powerful affirmation of life and creativity.Beautifully illustrated, this book is essential for anyoneinterested in Mexican culture, art, and folklore, as well ascontemporary globalization and identity formation.

Author : Brian Garfield
Publisher : Overamstel Uitgevers
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789049985738

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Death Sentence by Brian Garfield Pdf

In the sequel to Death Wish, Paul Benjamin continues his vigilante killing spree Paul Benjamin was an ordinary New Yorker until a gang of drug addicts killed his wife and raped his daughter. When the police proved helpless, Benjamin bought a gun and found his own vengeance, methodically tracking the addicts and killing them one by one. Now he is in Chicago, and the cycle of violence is about to begin anew. On his first night in the city, he stumbles out of a bar in a bad part of town, pretending to be drunk. When two thugs set upon him, they find their quarry sober and armed. He kills them both, escaping before the police arrive. They will not be the last of Chicago’s criminal class to suffer his wrath. Written by Garfield as “penance” for the success of the grisly film adaptation of Death Wish, this sequel shows that when a decent man relies on violence to settle scores, murder becomes addictive.

Author : Pieters Jurgen Pieters
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Literature and history
ISBN : 9781474471619

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Speaking With the Dead by Pieters Jurgen Pieters Pdf

This book deals with the special power of literary texts to put us in contact with the past. A large number of authors, coming from different ages, have described this power in terms of 'the conversation with the dead': when we read these texts, we somehow find ourselves conducting a special kind of dialogue with dead authors. The book covers a number of texts and authors that make use of this metaphor - Petrarch, Machiavelli, Sidney, Flaubert, Michelet, Barthes. In connecting these texts and authors in novel ways, Jurgen Pieters tackles the all-important question of why we remain fascinated with literature in general and with the specific texts that to us are still its backbone. Siituated in the aftermath of New Historicism, the book challenges the idea that literary history as a reading practice stems from a desire to 'speak with the dead'.Key Features* Offers a broad survey (a combination of classical literature, Renaissance literature and modern theory and history)* Issues a plea for the importance of reading literary texts and the power of literature* Discusses key figues from the Western canon - Homer, Virgil, Dante, Machiavelli - in light of the idea that we can learn from the past by talking to 'the dead'* Combines theoretical discussions of the relationsip between literature and history with close reading of works by major literary authors and historians.

Author : Alice Bertha Gomme
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 1077 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465572899

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The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc. (Complete) by Alice Bertha Gomme Pdf

Author : Gary C. Lovett
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2001-07-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595190775

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Season of Death by Gary C. Lovett Pdf

Season Of Death is right for the police procedural aficionado.

Author : Frederic Thiphaine
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781669819264

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From the Other Side of Silence by Frederic Thiphaine Pdf

This book is a journey, a timeless exploration; sometimes, you have to have the courage to face your demons to face yourself. This book tells us the story of discovering the self, the world, the universe, life, and more through many poems and prose. Sometimes it pays to dare.

Author : Ch. Fiske Bates
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9785874750060

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The Cambridge book of poetry and songs by Ch. Fiske Bates Pdf

The Cambridge book of poetry and songs. Selected from English and American authors

Author : Charlotte Fiske Bates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1022 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : American poetry
ISBN : UOM:39015070201168

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The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song by Charlotte Fiske Bates Pdf

Author : Mateusz La Santa Muerte Poland
Publisher : e-bookowo
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-01-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788396643568

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La Santa Muerte. Angel of Death by Mateusz La Santa Muerte Poland Pdf

La Santa Muerte, Most Holy Death, Angel of Death, Bony Lady, Archangel of Light, Holy Death, la Flaquita, la Niña Blanca, Our Holy Lady, The Most Beautiful Girl, Mother Death, White Rose. Many people can easily see the growing popularity of la Santa Muerte. The number of Her images is amazing - a skeleton dressed in feminine robes holding a scythe in one hand and the globe in the other, covered with white makeup, the face of a beautiful hooded women or veiled skull appear on T-shirts, tattoos, graffiti, movies, figurines, stickers, jewelry, drinks and even sweets. Along with the increase of Her popularity in pop culture, the figure of the Holy Death is better and better recognized all over the world. There are few materials about la Santa Muerte in Poland. The book contains basic informations about la Santa Muerte, which can be helpful to people who want to get to know Her. I present who la Santa Muerte is and the cult of the Angel of Death according to Catholic tradition, as I was taught and how I first met la Nuestra Señora worship through my Mexican friends and associates in Tarragona, Spain. Book is an introduction to la Santa Muerte’s path of devotion, the basis for working with Our Lady, and contains informations which everyone can develop to strengthen their bond with la Niña Hermosa, the Most Beautiful Girl.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1840
Category : Children
ISBN : OXFORD:600097216

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The Honeysuckle: Or, Poetical Sweets that Never Cloy by Anonim Pdf

Author : E. Massey
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781387471195

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The Modern WitchÕs Curriculum A guide to spiritual exploration, discovery, and magickal practices by E. Massey Pdf

There comes a time in every Witch's life when they feel there is nothing left to learn. When all the classes and all the books just cannot satisfy our want to learn more. What if there was a book for all magickal practitioners that went beyond Witchcraft/magick 101, and 102. What if there was a resource that allowed a Witch to grow and learn without the constraints of tradition and at their own pace? ?The Modern Witch's Curriculum? is that resource. Combining history, science, and hands-on activities in an easy to follow calendar format that can be started at any time of the year and on any day of the week. There is no beginning or ending to this book. It can be used over and over again. This curriculum is relevant to anyone of any magickal tradition or spiritual background. Created to guide the reader to areas of study and spiritual knowledge by using any resources that are accessible to them. There are no boundaries or requirements on how the reader can collect the information; it's all individual choice

Author : Kristin Davidse,Caroline Gentens,Lobke Ghesquière,Lieven Vandelanotte
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027269744

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Corpus Interrogation and Grammatical Patterns by Kristin Davidse,Caroline Gentens,Lobke Ghesquière,Lieven Vandelanotte Pdf

The studies in this volume approach English grammatical patterns in novel ways by interrogating corpora, focusing on patterns in the verb phrase (tense, aspect and modality), the noun phrase (intensification and focus marking), complementation structures and clause combining. Some studies interrogate historical corpora to reconstruct the diachronic development of patterns such as light verb constructions, verb-particle combinations, the be a-verbing progressive and absolute constructions. Other studies analyse synchronic datasets to typify the functions in discourse of, amongst others, tag questions and it-clefts, or to elucidate some long-standing problems in the syntactic analysis of verbal or adjectival complementation patterns, thanks to the empirical detail only corpora can provide. The volume documents the practices that have been developed to guarantee optimal representativeness of corpus data, to formulate definitions of patterns that can be operationalized in extractions, and to build dimensions of variation such as text type and register into rich grammatical descriptions.

Author : Fritz Hans Schweingruber,Annett Börner,Ernst-Detlef Schulze
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540325253

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Atlas of Woody Plant Stems by Fritz Hans Schweingruber,Annett Börner,Ernst-Detlef Schulze Pdf

This atlas gives a unique assemblage of microscopic slides of wood anatomy and of the respective species in nature and demonstrates the reaction of stem anatomy to environments in which plants form woody stems. It provides insight into the evolution of wood, to the variation of wood anatomy in response to climate and disturbances, and it gives an introduction to the methodology used to study wood. Special attention has been given to the unique feature of secondary growth. In color throughout and with more than 700 both beautiful and instructive illustrations, the wide-ranging scientific content of this book makes it both attractive and unique.

Author : Richard A. Fox
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780806148779

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Archaeology, History, and Custer's Last Battle by Richard A. Fox Pdf

On the afternoon of June 25, 1867, an overwhelming force of Sioux and Cheyenne Indians quickly mounted a savage onslaught against General George Armstrong Custer’s battalion, driving the doomed troopers of the U.S. Seventh Cavalry to a small hill overlooking the Little Bighorn River, where Custer and his men bravely erected their heroic last stand. So goes the myth of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, a myth perpetuated and reinforced for over 100 years. In truth, however, "Custer’s Last Stand" was neither the last of the fighting nor a stand. Using innovative and standard archaeological techniques, combined with historical documents and Indian eyewitness accounts, Richard Allan Fox, Jr. vividly replays this battle in astonishing detail. Through bullets, spent cartridges, and other material data, Fox identifies combat positions and tracks soldiers and Indians across the Battlefield. Guided by the history beneath our feet, and listening to the previously ignored Indian testimonies, Fox reveals scenes of panic and collapse and, ultimately, a story of the Custer battle quite different from the fatalistic versions of history. According to the author, the five companies of the Seventh Cavalry entered the fray in good order, following planned strategies and displaying tactical stability. It was the sudden disintegration of this cohesion that caused the troopers’ defeat. The end came quickly, unexpectedly, and largely amid terror and disarray. Archaeological evidences show that there was no determined fighting and little firearm resistance. The last soldiers to be killed had rushed from Custer Hill.