The Tyrant

Author : Stephen Greenblatt
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780393635768

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Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics by Stephen Greenblatt Pdf

"Brilliant, beautifully organized, exceedingly readable."—Philip Roth World-renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores the playwright’s insight into bad (and often mad) rulers. Examining the psyche—and psychoses—of the likes of Richard III, Macbeth, Lear, and Coriolanus, Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which William Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and the disasters visited upon the societies over which these characters rule. Tyrant shows that Shakespeare’s work remains vitally relevant today, not least in its probing of the unquenchable, narcissistic appetites of demagogues and the self-destructive willingness of collaborators who indulge them.

Author : Penelope Sky
Publisher : Banker
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1793146845

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The Tyrant by Penelope Sky Pdf

I've fallen in love with Cato, and I'm not afraid to say it.He doesn't need to say it back. I know how he feels.Even if he doesn't have the balls to admit it.Our daughter will be here soon, and our lives will change forever.Will Cato let go of the past? Let go of the promise he made to execute me?Or should I have never come back?

Author : Seth Dickinson
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466875142

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The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson Pdf

Seth Dickinson's epic fantasy series which began with the “literally breathtaking” (NPR) The Traitor Baru Cormorant, returns with the third book, The Tyrant Baru Cormorant. The hunt is over. After fifteen years of lies and sacrifice, Baru Cormorant has the power to destroy the Imperial Republic of Falcrest that she pretends to serve. The secret society called the Cancrioth is real, and Baru is among them. But the Cancrioth's weapon cannot distinguish the guilty from the innocent. If it escapes quarantine, the ancient hemorrhagic plague called the Kettling will kill hundreds of millions...not just in Falcrest, but all across the world. History will end in a black bloodstain. Is that justice? Is this really what Tain Hu hoped for when she sacrificed herself? Baru's enemies close in from all sides. Baru's own mind teeters on the edge of madness or shattering revelation. Now she must choose between genocidal revenge and a far more difficult path—a conspiracy of judges, kings, spies and immortals, puppeteering the world's riches and two great wars in a gambit for the ultimate prize. If Baru had absolute power over the Imperial Republic, she could force Falcrest to abandon its colonies and make right its crimes. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Jacques Chessex
Publisher : Bitter Lemon Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781904738947

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The Tyrant by Jacques Chessex Pdf

Semi-autobiographical, and Chessex's bestselling novel to date, The Tyrant describes a tyrannical father's destruction of a young teacher's life.

Author : Daniel Abraham
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316235547

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The Tyrant's Law by Daniel Abraham Pdf

The great war cannot be stopped. The tyrant Geder Palliako had led his nation to war, but every victory has called forth another conflict. Now the greater war spreads out before him, and he is bent on bringing peace. No matter how many people he has to kill to do it. Cithrin bel Sarcour, rogue banker of the Medean Bank, has returned to the fold. Her apprenticeship has placed her in the path of war, but the greater dangers are the ones in her past and in her soul. Widowed and disgraced at the heart of the Empire, Clara Kalliam has become a loyal traitor, defending her nation against itself. And in the shadows of the world, Captain Marcus Wester tracks an ancient secret that will change the war in ways not even he can forsee. Return to the critically acclaimed epic by master storyteller Daniel Abraham, The Dagger and the Coin. The Dagger and the CoinThe Dragon's PathThe King's Blood The Tyrant's LawThe Widow's HouseThe Spider's War Writing as James S. A. Corey (with Ty Franck) The Expanse (soon to be a major SyFy Channel television series)Leviathan WakesCaliban's WarAbaddon's GateCibola BurnNemesis Games

Author : Thomas Keneally
Publisher : Nan A. Talese
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385513449

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The Tyrant's Novel by Thomas Keneally Pdf

Thomas Keneally’s literary achievements have been inspired by some of history’s most intriguing events and characters, but in a rare reversal of time his brilliantly imagined new novel takes us into a near future that uncannily is all too familiar. In a detention camp where he is neither granted asylum nor readied to be sent back to his native land, a detainee bides his time. He insists on being called Alan Sheriff, a westernization of his given name; he was born in a country that had once been a friend to the United States but is now its enemy. Little else is known about Sheriff until a writer comes to interview him. Sheriff decides that the time is right to tell his visitor his story and embarks on the unraveling of events that have led to his current state with extraordinary detail—the basis of which forms this novel within a novel. Sheriff is a celebrated novelist in a country in which its brutal leader orders Sheriff to ghostwrite a work of fiction: an uneasy combination of invention, autobiography, and polemic—the very publication of which would overturn Western sanctions and shame the United States. The deadline is impossible, but the government enforcers guard his house and stalk his every move. It is not long before Sheriff becomes the tyrant’s caged canary, as he races against the deadline that threatens to cost him everything and everyone he holds dear. In a work reminiscent of the classic Fahrenheit 451, Thomas Keneally has written a dazzling story of a man caught between the demands of his government and his impulse to run for his life. Provocative and possibly prophetic, The Tyrant’s Novel is a literary achievement inspired by recent history’s most intriguing events and characters. Here, Keneally once more combines, as he did in Schindler's List, his fictional talent with his engagement in world politics.

Author : Julian Saheed
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781326530662

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The Tyrant's Onslaught by Julian Saheed Pdf

Imprisoned. Christill now faces the wrath of his King and Council. They will demand his blood, but his destiny is yet to be fulfilled. He must uncover the terrible source of the Tyrant King's power if the world is to be saved. The guardian gods have given him strength, however, he will be forced to travel to the most dangerous part of Kovi, hunted by those he is fighting to save. Thibalt always believed in his Scorpions, but it is a dark path the Maloreichar have set them on. He will question his actions at every turn. The war will paint his hands red. As their enemies close in around them, he will be forced to make the hardest choice of his life. Throughout their journey they will face familiar enemies, treachery and above all the malevolence of Zephra. The truth will be revealed and sacrifices made, for the Tyrant King's onslaught is unwavering. Hope is all that remains. Hope and two brothers.

Author : J.C. Carleson
Publisher : Ember
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780449809990

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The Tyrant's Daughter by J.C. Carleson Pdf

“Filled with political intrigue and emotional tension, Carleson’s riveting novel features a teenage refugee caught in a web of deceit and conspiracy.” —PW, starred review When her father is killed in a coup, Laila and her mother and brother leave their war-torn homeland for a fresh start in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. At her new high school, Laila makes mistakes, makes friends, and even meets a boy who catches her eye. But this new life brings unsettling facts to light. The American newspapers call her father a brutal dictator and suggest that her family’s privilege came at the expense of innocent lives. Meanwhile, her mother would like nothing more than to avenge his death, and she’ll go to great lengths to regain their position of power. As an international crisis takes shape around her, Laila is pulled in one direction, then another, but there’s no time to sort out her feelings. She has to pick a side now, and her decision will affect not just her own life, but countless others. . . . Inspired by the author's experience as a CIA officer in Iraq and Syria, this book is as timely as it is relevant. Praise for The Tyrant’s Daughter: “Carleson, a former undercover CIA officer, infuses her story with compelling details and gripping authenticity.” —The Boston Globe “Every American should read this book. It’s an eye-opener.” —Suzanne Fisher Staples, Newbery Honor–winning author of Shabanu

Author : Terry Jones
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781783524631

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The Tyrant and the Squire by Terry Jones Pdf

Deep in the Crusades, Tom has run away from home to discover what the noble life of a knight is really like. But now that his dreams have come true and he has been knighted, all is not as rosy as he'd hoped. Terry Jones is known for his work with Monty Python, his stories for children (which won him the Children's Book Award) and his medieval books. In The Tyrant and the Squire he uses his inimitable comic imagination and originality to combine all three of these elements and create a perfect story for children and grown-ups alike. The Tyrant and the Squire is a glorious adventure from one of the UK's beloved comic performers.

Author : Erin M. Evans
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780786965830

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Ashes of the Tyrant by Erin M. Evans Pdf

Farideh finds herself in the midst of a fast-paced murder mystery rife with political intrigue In the wake of the war brought on by the Sundering, Farideh’s adopted father Mehen has been called back by the clan that cast him out—and twins Farideh and Havilar mean to go with him. Just as Mehen confronts the head of his former clan, a clutch of young dragonborn is found in the catacombs. Not only have they been brutally murdered, their bodies lay near an infernal summoning circle—one that looks all-too-familiar to Farideh. Charged by Mehen's aunt to solve the mystery, Farideh, Havilar, and Mehen set out to find whoever—or whatever—is behind the murders. Meanwhile, on the other side of Toril, tensions escalate between Dahl and his newly-rescued family when the agents of a criminal organization show up at their home. Ashes of the Tyrant is the fifth book in the Brimstone Angels series.

Author : Peter L. Larson,Kenneth Carpenter
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780253350879

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Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Tyrant King by Peter L. Larson,Kenneth Carpenter Pdf

Accompanying CD-ROM has supplementary materials related to chapters 7 (color images of the black and white figures in the book), 11 (Flash-animated movie about tyrannosaurid postures), and 13 (skull bone atlas).

Author : Michael Cisco
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781894815864

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The Tyrant by Michael Cisco Pdf

A new novel from Michael Cisco, the International Horror Writer's Guild Award for Best First Novel of 1999. "Michael Cisco's works immerse the reader in worlds that are not simply dreamlike in the quality of their imagination but somehow manage to capture and convey the power of the dream itself. The Tyrant is his masterpiece." -- Thomas Ligotti

Author : Seth Dickinson
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466875135

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The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson Pdf

A breathtaking geopolitical epic fantasy, The Monster Baru Cormorant is the sequel to Seth Dickinson's "fascinating tale" (The Washington Post), The Traitor Baru Cormorant. Her world was shattered by the Empire of Masks. For the power to shatter the Masquerade, She betrayed everyone she loved. The traitor Baru Cormorant is now the cryptarch Agonist—a secret lord of the empire she's vowed to destroy. Hunted by a mutinous admiral, haunted by the wound which has split her mind in two, Baru leads her dearest foes on an expedition for the secret of immortality. It's her chance to trigger a war that will consume the Masquerade. But Baru's heart is broken, and she fears she can no longer tell justice from revenge...or her own desires from the will of the man who remade her. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : John Charles Tarver
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387301298

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Tiberius the Tyrant by John Charles Tarver Pdf

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : Wilse B. Webb
Publisher : Anker Publishing Company, Incorporated
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : UOM:39015032973235

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Sleep, the Gentle Tyrant by Wilse B. Webb Pdf