This Rough Magic

Author : Mary Stewart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:630831959

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This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart Pdf

Author : Lara Prior-Palmer
Publisher : Ebury Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Endurance riding (Horsemanship)
ISBN : 1785038850

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Rough Magic by Lara Prior-Palmer Pdf

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL PRIZE 2019 'Such an addictive and likeable book...One of this year's best memoirs' The Telegraph 'It's the resistance to the obvious narratives that makes Rough Magic so appealing: the book undermines lazy women-in-the-wilderness tropes at every turn.' Sarah Moss, Guardian 'A heroic tale beautifully told' TLS 'Rough Magic is transporting, beguiling and terrifically entertaining' Daily Mail The Mongol Derby is the world's toughest horse race. A feat of endurance across the vast Mongolian plains once traversed by the people of Genghis Khan, competitors ride 25 horses across a distance of 1000km. Many riders don't make it to the finish line. In 2013 Lara Prior-Palmer - nineteen, underprepared but seeking the great unknown - decided to enter the race. Driven by her own restlessness, stubbornness, and a lifelong love of horses, she raced for seven days through extreme heat and terrifying storms, catching a few hours of sleep where she could at the homes of nomadic families. Battling bouts of illness and dehydration, exhaustion and bruising falls, she found she had nothing to lose, and tore through the field with her motley crew of horses. In one of the Derby's most unexpected results, she became the youngest-ever champion and the first woman to win the race. A tale of adventure, fortitude and poetry, Rough Magic is the extraordinary story of one young woman's encounter with oblivion, and herself.

Author : Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Caliban (Fictitious character)
ISBN : 0822223325

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Rough Magic by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Pdf

THE STORY: Transplanting characters from The Tempest to present-day New York, ROUGH MAGIC is a Shakespearean action-adventure-fantasy in the tradition of Harry Potter and The X-Men that conjures a mythical, magical meta-universe in which the

Author : Paul Alexander
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780786730254

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Rough Magic by Paul Alexander Pdf

Since her suicide at age thirty, Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) has been celebrated for her impeccable and ruthless poetry. Rough Magic probes the events of Plath's life, including her turbulent marriage to the poet Ted Hughes.

Author : Mercedes Lackey,Eric Flint,Dave Freer
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618244123

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This Rough Magic by Mercedes Lackey,Eric Flint,Dave Freer Pdf

The Demon Chernobog¾ Foiled but Not Conquered in The Shadow of the Lion¾ is Back to Conquer Sixteenth-Century Venice! Chernobog had come within a hair of seizing absolute power in Venice, but was thwarted by the guardian Lion-spirit, who awoke to protect his city from the power-mad demon. But the power of the Lion is limited to Venice, and Chernobog has a new ally in the King of Hungary, who has beseiged the island of Corfu to seize control of the Adriatic from Venice. Trapped on the island is the small band of heroes who awoke the Lion and thwarted Chernobog before. Far from the Lion's help, Manfred and Erik lead guerrillas against the foe, and Maria discovers ancient magical powers on the island. If she can make alliance with them, she may be able to repel the invaders¾but not without paying a bitter personal price. . . . At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). Praise for the Prequel, The Shadow of the Lion: "The prolific Lackey and cohorts Flint and Freer whip up a luscious bouillabaisse of politics, intrigue, love and black magic set in an "Other-worldly, New-Age Venice. . . ." The authors' use of contemporary American vernacular . . . instead of pompous period speech keeps the pages turning fast. . . ." ¾Publishers Weekly "[A] massive concoction of alternate history, high fantasy, and historical romance set in the sixteenth-century Venice of an alternate world . . . rich plotting, vivid characterization, and splendid evocation of Renaissance ethics and culture should make readers turn all the pages." ¾Booklist ". . . a sweeping alternate history. .. .The authors deftly wield the juxtaposition of fantasy and history into a finely crafted story." ¾Romantic Times "[A] top pick . . . fast-paced action and complex, believable settings." ¾The Bookwatch

Author : Cesar Lombardi Barber
Publisher : Newark : University of Delaware Press ; London : Associated University Presses
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Drama
ISBN : UOM:39015009382683

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Shakespeare's "rough Magic" by Cesar Lombardi Barber Pdf

Author : Mary Stewart,Diane Mowat
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-10
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0194792323

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Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 5: This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart,Diane Mowat Pdf

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Author : John William Houghton
Publisher : Unlimited Publishing LLC
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 158832124X

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Rough Magicke by John William Houghton Pdf

An occult thriller, scary, learned, and charitable in the true tradition of Charles Williams and his fellow Inklings, says T.A. Shippey, editor of The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories. A remarkable witch's brew of supernatural, Christian, classical and scientific arcana.

Author : Lowell Cohn
Publisher : Harpercollins
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0060170433

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Rough Magic by Lowell Cohn Pdf

The story of legendary the Bill Walsh--the thoughtful, articulate coach who led the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl wins and was voted coach of the decade in the 80s--portrays the growth of his team and their incredible 1992 season.

Author : Marina Carr
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780822235194

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Hecuba by Marina Carr Pdf

Troy has fallen. It’s the end of war and the beginning of something else. Something worse. As the cries die down after the final battle, there are reckonings to be made. Humiliated by her defeat and imprisoned by the charismatic victor Agamemnon, the great queen Hecuba must wash the blood of her buried sons from her hands and lead her daughters forward into a world they no longer recognize. Agamemnon has slaughtered his own daughter to win this war. But now another sacrifice is demanded…In a world where human instinct has been ravaged by violence, is everything as it seems in the hearts of the winners and those they have defeated?

Author : Eva Holland
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780735237346

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Nerve by Eva Holland Pdf

SHORTLISTED for the 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prizes' Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize A personal story about not only facing but conquering fears. In 2015, Eva Holland was forced to confront her greatest fear when her mother had a stroke and suddenly passed away. After the shock and grief subsided, Holland began to examine the extent to which her many fears had limited her, and wondered whether or not it was possible to move past them. This sent Holland on a deep dive into the science of fear, digging into an array of universal and personal questions: Why do we feel fear? Where do phobias come from and how are they related to anxiety disorders and trauma? Can you really smell fear? (Yes.) What would it be like to feel no fear? Is there a cure for fear? Or, put differently, is there a better way to feel afraid? On her journey, Holland meets with scientists who are working to eliminate phobias with a single pill, she explores the lives of the few individuals who suffer from a rare disease that prevents them from ever feeling fear, and she immerses herself in her own fears including hurling herself out of a plane for her first skydive (and in the process, learns that there are right and wrong ways to face your fears). Fear is a universal human experience, and Nerve answers these questions in a refreshingly accessible way, offering readers an often personal, sometimes funny, and always rigorously researched journey through the science of facing our fears.

Author : KENNY. SOWARD
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1945528974

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ROUGH MAGICK. by KENNY. SOWARD Pdf

Author : Mike McCormack
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786891280

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Solar Bones by Mike McCormack Pdf

WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE BGE IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016 Marcus Conway has come a long way to stand in the kitchen of his home and remember the rhythms and routines of his life. Considering with his engineer's mind how things are constructed - bridges, banking systems, marriages - and how they may come apart. Mike McCormack captures with tenderness and feeling, in continuous, flowing prose, a whole life, suspended in a single hour.

Author : Kathleen Duey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780689840944

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Skin Hunger by Kathleen Duey Pdf

Living in a world where magic is outlawed, Sadima's special gift to speak to the animals binds her to two young men who are determined to restore magic to their poor village in order to save the people they love. Reprint.

Author : Valena Beety
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780806541532

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Manifesting Justice by Valena Beety Pdf

“Just as the Black Lives Matter movement and recent protests have shown the leadership of women of color in organizing against the prison state, this book will show the leadership of women, which is too often ignored, in the innocence movement.” —Aya Gruber, Professor of Law, University of Colorado Law School, author of The Feminist War on Crime Through the lens of her work with the Innocence Movement and her client Leigh Stubbs—a woman denied a fair trial in 2000 largely due to her sexual orientation—innocence litigator, activist, and founder of the West Virginia Innocence Project Valena Beety examines the failures in America’s criminal legal system and the reforms necessary to eliminate wrongful convictions—particularly with regards to women, the queer community, and people of color… When Valena Beety first became a federal prosecutor, her goal was to protect victims, especially women, from cycles of violence. What she discovered was that not only did prosecutions often fail to help victims, they frequently relied on false information, forensic fraud, and police and prosecutor misconduct. Seeking change, Beety began working in the Innocence Movement, helping to free factually innocent people through DNA testing and criminal justice reform. Manifesting Justice focuses on the shocking story of Beety’s client Leigh Stubbs—a young, queer woman in Mississippi, convicted of a horrific crime she did not commit because of her sexual orientation. Beety weaves Stubbs’s harrowing narrative through the broader story of a broken criminal justice system where defendants—including disproportionate numbers of women of color and queer individuals—are convicted due to racism, prejudice, coerced confessions, and false identifications. Drawing on interviews with both innocence advocates and wrongfully convicted women, along with Beety’s own experiences as an expert litigator and a queer woman, Manifesting Justice provides a unique outsider/insider perspective. Beety expands our notion of justice to include not just people who are factually innocent, but those who are over-charged, pressured into bad plea deals, and over-sentenced. The result is a riveting and timely book that not only advocates for reforming the conviction process—it will transform our very ideas of crime and punishment, what innocence is, and who should be free. With a Foreword by Koa Beck, author of White Feminism “A shocking study of how the criminal justice system discriminates … an invigorating and eye-opening call to action.” —Publishers Weekly “A thought-provoking book about the American justice system . . . Beety, an innocence litigator and former federal prosecutor, concludes her important book by proclaiming ‘Let’s manifest justice now!’” —Booklist