The Triumph Of The Novel

Author : Thor Hanson
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780465048724

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The Triumph of Seeds by Thor Hanson Pdf

"The genius of Hanson's fascinating, inspiring, and entertaining book stems from the fact that it is not about how all kinds of things grow from seeds; it is about the seeds themselves." --Mark Kurlansky, New York Times Book Review We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life: supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe. Just as the search for nutmeg and pepper drove the Age of Discovery, coffee beans fueled the Enlightenment and cottonseed sparked the Industrial Revolution. Seeds are fundamental objects of beauty, evolutionary wonders, and simple fascinations. Yet, despite their importance, seeds are often seen as commonplace, their extraordinary natural and human histories overlooked. Thanks to this stunning new book, they can be overlooked no more. This is a book of knowledge, adventure, and wonder, spun by an award-winning writer with both the charm of a fireside story-teller and the hard-won expertise of a field biologist. A fascinating scientific adventure, it is essential reading for anyone who loves to see a plant grow.

Author : Steven Saylor
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429937825

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The Triumph of Caesar by Steven Saylor Pdf

The Roman civil war has come to its conclusion – Pompey is dead, Egypt is firmly under the control of Cleopatra (with the help of Rome's legions), and for the first time in many years Julius Caesar has returned to Rome itself. Appointed by the Senate as Dictator, the city abounds with rumors asserting that Caesar wishes to be made King – the first such that Rome has had in centuries. And that not all of his opposition has been crushed. Gordianus, recently returned from Egypt with his wife Bethesda, is essentially retired from his previous profession of ‘Finder' but even he cannot refuse the call of Calpurnia, Caesar's wife. Troubled by dreams foretelling disaster and fearing a conspiracy against the life of Caesar, she had hired someone to investigate the rumors. But that person, a close friend of Gordianus, has just turned up dead – murdered -- on her doorstep. With four successive Triumphs for Caesar's military victories scheduled for the coming days, and Caesar more exposed to danger than ever before, Calpurnia wants Gordianus to uncover the truth behind the rumored conspiracies -- to protect Caesar's life, before it is too late. No fan of Caesar's, Gordianus agrees to help – but only to find the murderer who killed his friend. But once an investigation is begun, there's no controlling what it will turn up, who it will put in danger, and where it will end.

Author : Rosalind Williams
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226899589

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The Triumph of Human Empire by Rosalind Williams Pdf

In the early 1600s, in a haunting tale titled New Atlantis, Sir Francis Bacon imagined the discovery of an uncharted island. This island was home to the descendants of the lost realm of Atlantis, who had organized themselves to seek “the knowledge of Causes, and secret motions of things; and the enlarging of the bounds of Human Empire, to the effecting of all things possible.” Bacon’s make-believe island was not an empire in the usual sense, marked by territorial control; instead, it was the center of a vast general expansion of human knowledge and power. Rosalind Williams uses Bacon’s island as a jumping-off point to explore the overarching historical event of our time: the rise and triumph of human empire, the apotheosis of the modern ambition to increase knowledge and power in order to achieve world domination. Confronting an intensely humanized world was a singular event of consciousness, which Williams explores through the lives and works of three writers of the late nineteenth century: Jules Verne, William Morris, and Robert Louis Stevenson. As the century drew to a close, these writers were unhappy with the direction in which their world seemed to be headed and worried that organized humanity would use knowledge and power for unworthy ends. In response, Williams shows, each engaged in a lifelong quest to make a home in the midst of human empire, to transcend it, and most of all to understand it. They accomplished this first by taking to the water: in life and in art, the transition from land to water offered them release from the condition of human domination. At the same time, each writer transformed his world by exploring the literary boundary between realism and romance. Williams shows how Verne, Morris, and Stevenson experimented with romance and fantasy and how these traditions allowed them to express their growing awareness of the need for a new relationship between humans and Earth. The Triumph of Human Empire shows that for these writers and their readers romance was an exceptionally powerful way of grappling with the political, technical, and environmental situations of modernity. As environmental consciousness rises in our time, along with evidence that our seeming control over nature is pathological and unpredictable, Williams’s history is one that speaks very much to the present.

Author : Albert Joseph Guérard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UCAL:B4931269

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The Triumph of the Novel by Albert Joseph Guérard Pdf

Author : Philip Wylie
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 080326013X

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Triumph by Philip Wylie Pdf

In the world?s upper hemisphere, only one small group has survived World War III: fourteen people, sheltered deep within a limestone mountain in Connecticut and with enough supplies and equipment to maintain their subsistence for upwards of two years. The group includes a forward-thinking millionaire and his family, a levelheaded Jewish scientist, a playboy, an aging African American servant and his daughter, a gigolo and the glamorous woman who has been his mistress, a beautiful Chinese girl, a young meter reader, two children, and a Japanese engineer. Fully aware of the outcome of the war that had raged briefly above them, the survivors seethe with hatred, fall into depression over their losses, rise to moments of superhuman bravery, and lapse into behavior that reflects their human weaknesses. Philip Wylie mercilessly predicts the inevitable end of a world that continues to function as selfishly and as barbarously as our own.

Author : Stella Osammor
Publisher : Delta Maria Books
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781904213031

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The Triumph of the Water Lily by Stella Osammor Pdf

An original story; fresh and realistic. It is a book about topical issues in Nigerian marriages, culture clashes, childlessness, pride and humility, grief and pain, love and joy, politics, the diverse forms of religion inherent in Nigeria. It is a book about qualities and values which transcend culture, ethnicity. A book about profound nature of an African thriving in the midst of adversity. The Triumph of the Water Lily is a celebration of womanhood. It is a moving exploration of life and death, in which Effua, the narrator, tells of a passionate story of trial and tribulation, of the triumph of love and life, even in the throes of death. The novel attests to the nobility, elegance and profound goodness of Nkem, the central character. It is also a courageous story of romance filled with excitement, novelty and moments of shock, particularly for Effua, whose life has been inexorably influenced by Nkem's.

Author : Barbara Taylor Bradford
Publisher : Doubleday
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385503693

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The Triumph of Katie Byrne by Barbara Taylor Bradford Pdf

Ten years later, Katie, a struggling actress in New York, is still haunted by the tragedy. Her friend Carly remains in a coma, and Katie desperately wants to achieve success and stardom not only for herself but also for her two old friends. Her big chance comes when she is discovered and wins a major role in a Broadway play. A promising love affair adds to the excitement of working in the theater; but Katie must face the demons of the past before she can embrace the possibilities of the future. In sixteen previous bestselling novels, Barbara Taylor Bradford has enthralled millions of readers with pade-turning plots and characters that linger in the heart and mind long after the book is closed. The Triumph of Katie Byrne will captivate her devoted fans and win her a whole new audience.

Author : John Elray
Publisher : Aardwolfe Books
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780970777676

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Khalifah by John Elray Pdf

A forced Muslim convert defies all odds to become the supreme ruler of an empire that stretches from Egypt to Persia in this drama that pits Arab against Arab during the Muslims' rise to power in the seventh century A.D. Mu'awiya is the son of the most vehement foe of the Prophet Muhammed, and amid the treachery, war, and political intrigue that follow the Prophet's death, Mu'awiya embarks on a 30-year odyssey to redeem his family's name and realize his ambition to be a leader in the new order. This gripping novel exposes the inner workings of a movement whose conquests rivaled those of the Romans and whose influence on modern-day life spans the globe.

Author : Victoria D Schmidt
Publisher : Chaucer Press Books
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015058086128

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Triumph in Exile by Victoria D Schmidt Pdf

Victoria Schmidt vividly tells the story of Madame De Staël who, motivated by uncompromising principles and fortified with the unlimited resources of her wealthy father, Jacques Necker, the minister of finance to Louis XVI, helped to bring down an unbridled tyrant and altered the course of history in France and the rest of the modern world. Although Germaine de Staël was among the first to recognize Napoleon as a "champion of democracy" and helped him rise to power, she was also one of the first to acknowledge his uncontrolled desire for military and political dominance. The emperor soon exiled her from her beloved France and banned her best-selling books and treatises. He forbade her to write and limited her movements to a small area around her country estate in Coppet, Switzerland. It was after a daring escape from Coppet, across the continent to Russia and Sweden, that she took part in formulating the military alliance between the Swedish Crown Prince and Czar Alexander that brought about Napoleon's downfall.

Author : Alan Dean Foster
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575131804

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A Triumph of Souls by Alan Dean Foster Pdf

Etjole Ehomba and his companions brave the Kraken haunted waters of the impassable Semordria. Then they must cross yet another continent in their search for the kidnapped Visioness - past berserk giants, skeleton armies, a desert prospected by Hell's demon and at the end of the world waits Hymneth the Possessed: the sadistic necromancer of unspeakable horror. But Ehomba already knows the prophecy: His quest is doomed to failure, and Hymneth will kill him. Unless somehow, the simple herdsman can ask the questions that even Death must answer...

Author : Tip "T.I." Harris,David Ritz
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062067708

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Trouble & Triumph by Tip "T.I." Harris,David Ritz Pdf

Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist, producer, and actor T.I. proved himself a powerful storyteller as well with the publication of his debut novel Power & Beauty. Now he follows up with his second riveting street-lit epic, Trouble & Triumph. T.I.’s explosive sequel picks up the story of Paul “Power” Clay and Tanya “Beauty” Long, as Power takes over his mentor-turned-arch-enemy’s street empire, looking to turn it legit, while Beauty rises ever-higher in a glamorous world of fashion and celebrity. An authentic voice of the street, in the vein of Sistah Souljah and other successful authors of contemporary African-American commercial fiction, T.I. is a rap music legend who has lived at every strata of society, and whose hard life experience adds truth and fire to Trouble & Triumph.

Author : Albert Joseph Guérard
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003760225

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The Triumph of the Novel by Albert Joseph Guérard Pdf

Author : Robin LaFevers
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780547630571

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Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers Pdf

New York Times Bestseller Spring 2013 Kids' Indie Next List Sybella's duty as Death's assassin in 15th-century France forces her return home to the personal hell that she had finally escaped. Love and romance, history and magic, vengeance and salvation converge in this thrilling sequel to Grave Mercy. Sybella arrives at the convent’s doorstep half mad with grief and despair. Those that serve Death are only too happy to offer her refuge—but at a price. The convent views Sybella, naturally skilled in the arts of both death and seduction, as one of their most dangerous weapons. But those assassin's skills are little comfort when the convent returns her to a life that nearly drove her mad. And while Sybella is a weapon of justice wrought by the god of Death himself, He must give her a reason to live. When she discovers an unexpected ally imprisoned in the dungeons, will a daughter of Death find something other than vengeance to live for?

Author : Neal Gabler
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307265968

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Walt Disney by Neal Gabler Pdf

ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME • The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history: Walt Disney. Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature films–most notably Snow White, Fantasia, and Bambi. In his superb biography, Neal Gabler shows us how, over the course of two decades, Disney revolutionized the entertainment industry. In a way that was unprecedented and later widely imitated, he built a synergistic empire that combined film, television, theme parks, music, book publishing, and merchandise. Walt Disney is a revelation of both the work and the man–of both the remarkable accomplishment and the hidden life. Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography and USA Today Biography of the Year

Author : Oksana Masters
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982185510

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The Hard Parts by Oksana Masters Pdf

"The United States' most decorated winter Paralympic or Olympic athlete tells how she overcame Chernobyl disaster-caused physical challenges through sheer determination and a drive to succeed to win the world's best in elite rowing, biathlon, cross-countryskiing, and road cycling competitions."--