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Author : Martin Waddell,O'Kif
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : 0749685662
Sinbad and Ali are shipwrecked on an island. They spy a sparkling valley below them and decide to investigate. But they are not the only guests.
Author : Kate Callender
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 1105015548
Refusing to settle into a life of leisure and riches, Sinbad the Sailor sets off on another adventure. He should have known! Again he's marooned, then carried off by a great roc, attacked by snakes and nearly dies! but then - wily wily wily - he tricks his way out of every trap and sails home with a load of diamonds! What next for this Odysseus-like ingenious character?
Author : Antoine Galland
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1477405267
'Arabian Nights' is also known as 'One Thousand and One Nights' stories. These stories are collected from different parts of the world during Islamic golden Age. Many different versions and translation of these stories are available around the world. These stories are specially crafted with folklore, magic and legends theme to capture the imagination of children and make them engage the whole day.
Author : Richard Kurin
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781588344199
An entertaining and well-researched history of the Hope diamond Since its discovery in seventeenth-century India, the Hope diamond, a glimmering deep blue gem weighing over 45 carats, has been shrouded in mystery and steeped in intrigue. In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Richard Kurin goes beyond the speculation to reveal the truth behind a legendary stone. Kurin, a cultural anthropologist, spent more than a decade on the trail of the legendary gem. But the 'curse' that surrounds it, which Kurin puts to rest once and for all, is only one small piece of a long and lustrous story that moves between ancient religion and modern magic, royal power and class rivalry, revenge and greed. Richly illustrated, Hope Diamond works in a grand historical tradition: depicting the specific to reveal the universal.
Author : Charles MILLWARD
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022030919
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600045133
Author : Dina Siegel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780387959603
The academic study of diamonds is as multi-faceted as the precious stones themselves. Mineralogists and geographers have written about them, as have historians and economists and students of art and fashion. They each shine their light on a different aspect of this source of luminous radiance. But who would venture to describe the entire complicated worldwide system starting in the diamond mines and ending with the consumers of Western metropolises? In The Mazzel Ritual: Culture, Customs and Crime in the Diamond Trade, Russian-Israeli cultural anthropologist and criminologist Dina Siegel follows the route of a diamond from the mines of Africa to the shops of Europe and the United States, as it passes through countless hands and places and is smuggled, stolen, cut, polished, sold, exchanged and, finally, worn as jewelry. In the course of this long and exciting journey, a wide range of people face all sorts of risks and criminality, as well as various moral and ethical judgments. Siegel describes the range of ethnic groups that are active in the diamond trade and the culture and customs that are specific to this business. She analyses the dangers and threats to the industry and aims to uncover the strategies and tactics to deal with them. Finally, this story of risk, trust and crime examines the vulnerability of diamond production and distribution to illicit and criminal activities. This book is about the diamond business itself as well as about those involved in it. It tells the story of people who simply cannot stay away from this expensive and alluring commodity.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : SRLF:C0000095430
Author : Valerie Irene Jane Flint
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400887170
Rather than focusing on the well-rehearsed facts of Columbus's achievements in the New World, Valerie Flint looks instead at his imaginative mental images, the powerful "fantasies" that gave energy to his endeavors in the Renaissance. With him on his voyages into the unknown, he carried medieval notions gleaned from a Mediterranean tradition of tall tales about the sea, from books he had read, and from the mappae-mundi, splendid schematic maps with fantastic inhabitants. After investigating these sources of Columbus's views, Flint explains how the content of his thinking influenced his reports on his discoveries. Finally, she argues that problems besetting his relationship with the confessional teaching of the late medieval church provided the crucial impelling force behind his entire enterprise. As Flint follows Columbus to the New World and back, she constantly relates his reports both to modern reconstructions of what he really saw and to the visual and literary sources he knew. She argues that he declined passively to accept authoritative pronouncements, but took an active part in debate, seeking to prove and disprove theses that he knew to be controversial among his contemporaries. Flint's efforts to take Columbus seriously are so convincing that his belief that he had approached the site of the earthly Paradise seems not quaint but eminently sensible on his own terms. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author : Peter D'Epiro,Mary Desmond Pinkowish
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-22
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780307491077
Can you name...Newton's 3 laws of motion?The 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse?The 5 pillars of Islam? The 6 wives of Henry VIII?The 7 kinds of plane triangles? The 8 Beatitudes?If you're not sure about the answers to the above, this is the book for you. A compendium of 101 culturally significant particulars from the fields of mythology, religion, literature, history, science, mathematics, art, and music, What Are the 7 Wonders of the World? is a stimulating fusion of facts and fun that makes for an invaluable reference and an entertaining diversion. Questions are grouped in sections according to the number of items in their answer (all the 3s, all the 4s, all the 5s, etc.), so that the answers are in the form of easily memorized lists. You won't find Luther's 95 theses, or the 264 Popes, for example, but you will find everything from the 3 sons of Adam and Eve all the way up to the 24 letters of the ancient Greek alphabet. This clever format lends itself well to quizzing and guessing, which gives it a deliciously sophisticated parlor-game quality. But for those who wish to delve a little deeper, there are thoughtful essays to go with each answer that include fascinating details and place the list in its larger cultural or historical context. Much more than a book of trivia, What Are the 7 Wonders of the World? offers a grand overview of the knowledge needed to appreciate many of the finest things in our cultural and intellectual life.
Author : Tijl Vanneste
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789144369
A sweeping history of our enduring passion for diamonds—and the exploitative industry that fuels it. Blood, Sweat and Earth is a hard-hitting historical exposé of the diamond industry, focusing on the exploitation of workers and the environment, the monopolization of uncut diamonds, and how little this has changed over time. It describes the use of forced labor and political oppression by Indian sultans, Portuguese colonizers in Brazil, and Western industrialists in many parts of Africa—as well as the hoarding of diamonds to maintain high prices, from the English East India Company to De Beers. While recent discoveries of diamond deposits in Siberia, Canada, and Australia have brought an end to monopolization, the book shows that advances in the production of synthetic diamonds have not yet been able to eradicate the exploitation caused by the world’s unquenchable thirst for sparkle.
Author : Marcia R. Pointon
Publisher : Paul Mellon Centre
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215353983
Pointon examines how small-scale and valuable artefacts have figured in systems of belief and in political and social practice in Europe since the Renaissance.
Author : Louisa May Alcott
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 3357 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547690481
This carefully edited collection of Louisa May Alcott has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: Biography Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters, and Journals Novels Little Women Good Wives Little Men Jo's Boys Moods The Mysterious Key and What It Opened An Old Fashioned Girl Work: A Story of Experience Eight Cousins; or, The Aunt-Hill Rose in Bloom: A Sequel to Eight Cousins Under the Lilacs Jack and Jill: A Village Story Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power The Abbot's Ghost, Or Maurice Treherne's Temptation A Modern Mephistopheles Pauline's Passion and Punishment Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the classic Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. Alcott was an abolitionist and a feminist.
Author : Louisa May Alcott
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 5299 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-17
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : EAN:8596547755746
The Collected Works of Louisa May Alcott (Illustrated Edition) offers a comprehensive collection of the literary works of Louisa May Alcott, one of the most acclaimed American authors of the 19th century. This anthology showcases Alcott's diverse writing style, from her classic novel 'Little Women' to her lesser-known works, encompassing themes of family, love, and social issues. The inclusion of illustrations enhances the reader's experience and brings Alcott's world to life. Alcott's poignant prose and relatable characters make this collection a timeless masterpiece of American literature. Louisa May Alcott's writing is characterized by its authenticity and insight into the human experience. Her deep understanding of interpersonal relationships and societal norms is evident in each of her works, making her a prominent voice in American literature. Alcott's own experiences growing up in Concord, Massachusetts, and her close relationship with her family undoubtedly influenced her writing, providing readers with a glimpse into her personal experiences. I highly recommend The Collected Works of Louisa May Alcott to anyone seeking to explore the depth and beauty of American literature. Alcott's timeless stories will captivate readers of all ages and leave a lasting impression.
Author : Louisa May Alcott
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9782322434763
When Rose Campbell, a shy orphan, arrives at "The Aunt Hill" to live with her six aunts and seven boisterous male cousins, she is quite overwhelmed. How could such a delicate young lady, used to the quiet hallways of a girls' boarding school, exist in such a spirited home? It is the arrival of Uncle Alec that changes everything. Much to the horror of her aunts, Rose's forward-thinking uncle insists that the child get out of the parlor and into the sunshine. And with a little courage and lots of adventures with her mischievous but loving cousins, Rose begins to bloom. Written by the beloved author of Little Women, Eight Cousins is a masterpiece of children's literature. This endearing novel offers readers of all ages an inspiring story about growing up, making friends, and facing life with strength and kindness.
