The Quest

Author : Wilbur Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781499861112

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Quest by Wilbur Smith Pdf

The fourth book in the epic Egyptian series The fourth book in the epic Egyptian series 'She is omnivorous. No matter age or appearance, physical frailty or imperfection. It is not their flesh that feeds her appetites, but their souls. she devours the young and old, men and women. She leaves only a desiccated husk.' An unspeakable evil. An impossible gift. Renowned magus Taita is now over a hundred years old, and has ascended to a new level of wisdom and understanding about his world. But he must prepare himself for the greatest threat Egypt has ever faced: the great plagues and the fair of the Nile, brought about by the fire witch Eos, an ancient force of sheer evil. Taita must risk his soul to battle against Eos, or his homeland and everything he has ever loved will be lost forever. But there are other reasons for Taita to fight -- since success could also mean rewards he could never have thought possible...

Author : Daniel Yergin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781101563700

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The Quest by Daniel Yergin Pdf

“A sprawling story richly textured with original material, quirky details and amusing anecdotes . . .” —Wall Street Journal “It is a cause for celebration that Yergin has returned with his perspective on a very different landscape . . . [I]t is impossible to think of a better introduction to the essentials of energy in the 21st century. The Quest is . . . the definitive guide to how we got here.” —The Financial Times This long-awaited successor to Daniel Yergin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Prize provides an essential, overarching narrative of global energy, the principal engine of geopolitical and economic change A master storyteller as well as a leading energy expert, Daniel Yergin continues the riveting story begun in his Pulitzer Prize–winning book, The Prize. In The Quest, Yergin shows us how energy is an engine of global political and economic change and conflict, in a story that spans the energies on which our civilization has been built and the new energies that are competing to replace them. The Quest tells the inside stories, tackles the tough questions, and reveals surprising insights about coal, electricity, and natural gas. He explains how climate change became a great issue and leads readers through the rebirth of renewable energies, energy independence, and the return of the electric car. Epic in scope and never more timely, The Quest vividly reveals the decisions, technologies, and individuals that are shaping our future.

Author : Max Brand
Publisher : Singapore Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Quest by Max Brand Pdf

Three thrilling tales from one of the masters of frontier fiction! In “Paradise Al," Brand tells the first of two stories about Paradise Al, a drifter and rambler who has been riding the rails when he jumps off a passenger train just outside of town. He's caught and thrown in jail, but his resemblance to the Pendletons, a local family, gets him out. Suddenly Al is caught in the middle of the Pendletons' long-standing feud with the Draytons, another local clan that has a wild, untamed stallion and has boasted it will give the horse to anyone who can ride him. Paradise Al, clearly a novice when it comes to horses, takes up the challenge, with two conditions: he gets to keep the horse on the Pendleton Ranch for a week and he gets to marry young Molly Drayton. “Paradise Al's Confession" is another chapter in the saga of Paradise Al, masquerading as Al Pendleton. He's now planning on marrying Molly Drayton and is busy at work starting up a ranch when an...

Author : Todd Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0999040944

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The Quest by Todd Wood Pdf

Author : Wilbur Smith
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001-05-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429985369

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Warlock by Wilbur Smith Pdf

Wilbur Smith, one of the world's most acclaimed adventure writers, returns to the world of ancient Egypt withWarlock, the stunning sequel to the New York Times bestselling River God. In the wake of a sixty-year war over the reign of the kingdoms of Egypt, two young pharaohs have risen to claim power, but only one can succeed, deciding the fate of his empire forever... The mission of Prince Nefer, rightful heir to the throne, is to rebuild a magnificent kingdom in the stark and tumbled ruins of the embattled city of Gallala. The desire of Lord Naja is to destroy his rival and rule the land with unholy supremacy. But Nefer has on his side the warlock Taita, a matchless ally and legendary priest of notorious powers... To see their dream come true, Nefer and Taita must stay one step ahead of the depraved assassin, survive the tortuous shadow of her ever-pursuing armies, and outwit the shocking betrayals of is own flesh and blood. As Nefer's courage increases, and as Taita's magic grows more beguiling, so grows stronger the power of their tireless enemies.... Now, with the threat of tyranny and blood thundering closer and closer toward the vulnerable gates of Gallala, the ultimate battle for Egypt will begin...

Author : Daniel Yergin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781471104756

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The Prize by Daniel Yergin Pdf

The Prize recounts the panoramic history of oil -- and the struggle for wealth power that has always surrounded oil. This struggle has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. The Prize is as much a history of the twentieth century as of the oil industry itself. The canvas of this history is enormous -- from the drilling of the first well in Pennsylvania through two great world wars to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and Operation Desert Storm. The cast extends from wildcatters and rogues to oil tycoons, and from Winston Churchill and Ibn Saud to George Bush and Saddam Hussein. The definitive work on the subject of oil and a major contribution to understanding our century, The Prize is a book of extraordinary breadth, riveting excitement -- and great importance.

Author : Brian McLachlan
Publisher : Imprint
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781250843623

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Complete the Quest: The Poisonous Library by Brian McLachlan Pdf

Save your kingdom in this interactive role-playing adventure, which reads like a graphic novel but also plays like a game! It’s perfect for fans of all ages who are interested in the exciting world of fantasy gaming. Queen Evergreen has been poisoned! To save her, you must pick a team of heroes to travel across a series of perilous fantasy landscapes, from a witch’s desert tomb to a giant’s palace in the sky. YOU get to choose how they win they day, using the greatest heroic power of all: your imagination. On your journey, you’ll meet new heroes, battle a dungeon that’s also a dragon, and discover that the poisoned book that attacked Queen Evergreen was just the first part of an evil plot that threatens the entire realm. Award-winning creator Brian McLachlan has created a new kind of role-playing adventure for all ages, which reads like a graphic novel but also plays like a game. With story panels and colorful visuals, this book provides an easy reference to help readers learn the mechanics of role-playing games, while giving them room to let their imaginations soar! An Imprint Book

Author : Katherine Woodbury
Publisher : Peaks Island Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781370145553

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Tales of the Quest by Katherine Woodbury Pdf

Ah, the Quest! The sight of chivalric knights setting forth on heroic tasks to win the hand of the fair princess stirs any heart. This fourth installment in the Roesia Chronicles explores the dark and violent beginnings of the Quest up to its pragmatic and often humorous present. Amidst all the game playing, will true love and genuine respect still triumph? Therein lies quite the tale.

Author : Henry Alley
Publisher : University of Delaware Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0874136210

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The Quest for Anonymity by Henry Alley Pdf

As Alley shows, no other subject in Eliot branches out so largely, so as to embrace all her artistic concerns, including her vision of her own biography and her need to adopt her pen name. Alley also demonstrates that for Eliot, the transcendent capacity to be unidentified creates a flexibility of mind that allows not only women but also men to shed confining personae and to be, in narrative form, both man and woman at the same time, an ability that imbues only the greatest of artists.

Author : Robert B. Stewart
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0761840966

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The Quest of the Hermeneutical Jesus by Robert B. Stewart Pdf

The Quest of the Hermeneutical Jesus is a study in how reading documents referring to Jesus influences conclusions as to who Jesus was as a figure in history. In this book, author Robert B. Stewart leads his readers through the projects of two of the most important and influential scholars in the field of historical Jesus research, in order to show his readers how the philosophical presuppositions and hermeneutical methods of Crossan and Wright impact their respective historical conclusions concerning Jesus. There is arguably no more important question in religious studies than what can we know about Jesus. Stewart takes on the task of filling the void in this area by addressing how hermeneutics influences history. In addition to highlighting the work of two great scholars, Stewart also provides a useful introduction and guide through much of the maze of contemporary literary criticism. Book jacket.

Author : George Pattison
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191611841

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Kierkegaard and the Quest for Unambiguous Life by George Pattison Pdf

This book looks at Kierkegaard with a fresh perspective shaped by the history of ideas, framed by the terms romanticism and modernism. 'Modernism' here refers to the kind of intellectual and literary modernism associated with Georg Brandes, and such later nineteenth and early twentieth century figures as J. P. Jacobsen, Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Ibsen (all often associated with Kierkegaard in early secondary literature), and the young Georg Lukacs. This movement, currently attracting increasing scholarly attention, fed into such varied currents of twentieth century thought as Bolshevism (as in Lukacs himself), fascism, and the early existentialism of, e.g., Shestov and the radical culture journal The Brenner (in which Kierkegaard featured regularly, and whose readers included Martin Heidegger). Each of these movements has, arguably, its own 'Romantic' aspect and Kierkegaard thus emerges as a figure who holds together or in whom are reflected both the aspirations and contradictions of early romanticism and its later nineteenth and twentieth century inheritors. Kierkegaard's specific 'staging' of his authorship in the contemporary life of Copenhagen, then undergoing a rapid transformation from being the backward capital of an absolutist monarchy to a modern, cosmopolitan city, provides a further focus for the volume. In this situation the early Romantic experience of nature as providing a source of healing and an experience of unambiguous life is transposed into a more complex and, ultimately, catastrophic register. In articulating these tensions, Kierkegaard's authorship provided a mirror to his age but also anticipated and influenced later generations who wrestled with their own versions of this situation.

Author : John DeFilippis
Publisher : Crossroad Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Quest of the Thirteen by John DeFilippis Pdf

Life in the Kingdom of Mavinor was lived according to "The Scrolls," until they were attacked by the army of a neighboring kingdom (Xamnon). Every copy of The Scrolls was destroyed in the war. Despite countless hours of labor, the task of reproducing them was far from complete, and their society was slowly unraveling. In order to try and save his people from falling into an age of darkness, King Onestus, whose health is failing, announces that he will assemble a group of thirteen men to undertake a prophesied quest. This quest, to return a sacred medallion to the kingdom, will decide his successor. "The Medallion of Mavinor" is the story of how thirteen very different men learn to work together; warriors, a scholar, a rich man, a fisherman, thrown together against nearly impossible odds. They face off against their world, magical creatures, and one another on an epic journey into the past, and the future of their world.

Author : Alfred I. Tauber
Publisher : Springer
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781349252497

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Science and the Quest for Reality by Alfred I. Tauber Pdf

Science and the Quest for Reality is an interdisciplinary anthology that situates contemporary science within its complex philosophical, historical, and sociological contexts. The anthology is divided between, firstly, characterizing science as an intellectual activity and, secondly, defining its social role. The philosophical and historical vicissitudes of science's truth claims has raised profound questions concerning the role of science in society beyond its technological innovations. The deeper philosophical issues thus complement the critical inquiry concerning the broader social and ethical influence of contemporary science. In the tradition of the 'Main Trends of the Modern World' series, this volume includes both classical and contemporary works on the subject.

Author : Wilbur Smith
Publisher : MacMillan Digital Audio
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0230713416

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The Egyptian Series [Sound Recording] by Wilbur Smith Pdf

The series is an epic adventure set in ancient Egypt from one of the world's most celebrated novelists. Both entertaining and enthralling with action-packed sequences that only Wilbur Smith can deliver. "River God" introduces the series. Taita, a wise and formidably gifted enunch slave, wishes to restore the majesty of the Pharaoh of Pharaohs on the glittering banks of the nile. "Seventh Scroll " continues the series in the present day. Duraid Ai Simmu and his beautiful wife Royan discover the tomb of Queen Lostris. Their search for her treasure moves from the Nile to the uplands of Ethiopia and a savage battle begins. For others will stop at nothing to claim the prize as their own. "Warlock "returns to Taita. He has become the Warlock, wise in the lore of the ancient Gods, an adept of magic and the supernatural. He leaves the deserts' vastness and returns to the world of men, to find himself plunged into a terrible conflict against the forces of evil which threaten to overwhelm the throne and the realm of Egypt. In "The Quest "Egypt is struck by a series of terrible plagues that cripple the Kingdom, and then the ultimate disaster follows. The Nile fails. The waters that nourish and sustain the land dry up. In desperation Pharoah sends for Taita, the only man who might be able to win through to the source of the Nile and discover the cause of all their woes.

Author : Peter O. Koch
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476684871

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Eldorado and the Quest for Fortune and Glory in South America by Peter O. Koch Pdf

This book traces the origin of the legend of El Dorado and the various expeditions that set out to locate that mysterious land of untold wealth in South America. Motivated by both fanciful rumors of a golden city ruled by a man who coated himself daily with gold dust, and the more practical allure of a region abundant in cinnamon trees (a spice that was worth its weight in gold to Europeans), many conquistadors convinced themselves that another native empire awaited their conquest. These quests for fortune and glory would lead to an encounter with fierce female warriors who were believed to be the Amazons of ancient Greek lore, and the discovery of the mighty river later named for the legendary Amazon tribe. The first half of this book details the lesser-known accounts of German interest in locating the wealth of a golden kingdom called Xerira and an elusive passage at Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo which supposedly led to the Pacific Ocean. The second section focuses on the various Spanish efforts to discover El Dorado, each of which was eventually doomed to despair, disappointment, and death.