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Book Dawn and Devilry

Download or read book Dawn and Devilry written by S. Usher Evans and published by Sun's Golden Ray Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From bestselling author S. Usher Evans comes the first book in a young adult clean contemporary fantasy series filled with magical hijinks and mystery. Fans of Tamora Pierce and Sabrina the Teenaged Witch will get caught up in this brilliant series about a supposedly normal teenager who discovers she's magical—and that's just the start of her problems. Dawn and Devilry is the third book in the Lexie Carrigan Chronicles, and follows Gavon's story in two parts. In Part I, eighteen-year-old Gavon McKinnon has lived his entire life in the shadow of his fellow Warrior, Cyrus. Even his own mother, the formidable Guildmaster Alexandra, treats him like the spare he is. Until one day, Gavon makes a tear between the only world he's ever known and a brand new one--and finds himself in 1989 Salem where he comes across a very pretty, and very reckless girl named Mora Carrigan. And in Part II, twelve years have passed since Gavon arrived in Salem and Gavon and Mora are parents to a couple of precocious toddlers. But not everyone is happy that two magical children exist outside the strict Danvers Accords. And when Mora becomes pregnant with a third--this time a Warrior--Gavon begins to feel the pressure of balancing life in two worlds. The story concludes with a present-day epilogue that sets the stage for Book 4, Illusion and Indemnity, the final book in the Lexie Carrigan Chronicles. Series Order: Spells and Sorcery Magic and Mayhem Dawn and Devilry Illusion and Indemnity Praise for Spells and Sorcery "I've read a few of S. Usher's books, and, honestly, I think YA is where she shines." ★★★★★ "This story with it’s mixing of teenage angst and magic discovery does it all perfectly." ★★★★★ "It keeps you guessing until things finally fall into place." ★★★★★ "A page turner for sure." ★★★★★ "[Lexie's] a very real girl with very real problems, when whomp! she has to figure out how not to screw up with magic as well." ★★★★★ Search Terms: YA Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy, Witches, Wizards, High School Magic, Teenage witch, Witch books, Adventure books, Fantasy, Paranormal, Clean Books for Teens, Supernatural Mystery, Paranormal, Clean Fantasy, Clean YA books, Paranormal Academy, witches & wizards, young adult & teen, supernatural suspense, thriller, mystery, spells, witches, fantasy, paranormal fantasy, academy, urban fantasy, school, magic.

Book The Complete Lexie Carrigan Chronicles

Download or read book The Complete Lexie Carrigan Chronicles written by S. Usher Evans and published by Sun's Golden Ray Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 1276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From bestselling author S. Usher Evans comes the first book in a young adult clean contemporary fantasy series filled with magical hijinks and mystery. Fans of Tamora Pierce and Sabrina the Teenaged Witch will get caught up in this brilliant series about a supposedly normal teenager who discovers she's magical—and that's just the start of her problems. This box set includes all four books in the spellbinding Lexie Carrigan Chronicles, and is over 1,500 pages of magic, mayhem, and mystery! My name is Lexie Carrigan. I live with my aunt and two sisters in a small town in Florida. Up until my fifteenth birthday, I thought I was fairly normal, perhaps a little on the nerdy side. But then my sister Marie materializes a sandwich in front of me and the truth comes out. I'm magical. My family doesn't seem to think it's a big deal. How can they? My sister Nicole's magic is limited to potions, and my aunt's never been good at showing me anything. And forget asking Marie for help. So when I met this brilliant older guy who also had magic, I thought he might be my saving grace. He has old books and knowledge and seems to know the answer to every one of my questions. Except for one - who is he and why is he so interested in helping me? Here's what readers are saying about The Lexie Carrigan Chronicles: ★★★★★ "I've read a few of S. Usher's books, and, honestly, I think YA is where she shines." Liz Meldon, Paranormal Romance Author ★★★★★ "A wonderfully craftedstory. " Stephanie, Reading is Better with Cupcakes ★★★★★ "It keeps you guessing until things finally fall into place." Sara, Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★ "As someone who grew up on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, I fell head over heelsfor the Lexie series. " Katrina M., Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★ "[Lexie's] a very real girlwith very real problems, when whomp! she has to figure out how not to screw up with magic as well." Elizabeth F., Amazon Reviewer Search Terms: YA Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy, Witches, Wizards, High School Magic, Teenage witch, Witch books, Adventure books, Fantasy, Paranormal, Clean Books for Teens, Supernatural Mystery, Paranormal, Clean Fantasy, Clean YA books, Paranormal Academy, witches & wizards, young adult & teen, supernatural suspense, thriller, mystery, spells, witches, fantasy, paranormal fantasy, academy, urban fantasy, school, magic.

Book The Chasm

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  • Author : Evans S. Usher (author)
  • Publisher : Sun's Golden Ray Publishing
  • Release : 2016-07-12
  • ISBN : 1311787704
  • Pages : 195 pages

Download or read book The Chasm written by Evans S. Usher (author) and published by Sun's Golden Ray Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning author S. Usher Evans comes a luscious tale of forbidden love, survival, and overcoming the odds. Fans of Mary Pearson's Kiss of Deception and Marie Rutkowski's The Winner's Curse will fall in love with this magicless fantasy romance, featuring a prince and pilot from warring nations who become stranded on an island. Four months after Prince Galian was discovered alive on a remote island, he's adjusting slowly to life at the hospital under the Kylaen media's glare. His promises to Theo remain unfulfilled as fear of his father keeps him from taking concrete action. And the more he learns about the machinations in Kylae, the less sure he is that it's possible to make a difference. Across the great Madion Sea, Major Theo Kallistrate struggles to navigate the tricky political waters of Rave's presidential staff. To make positive change for her people, she must remain relevant and interesting to the Raven media and to the president. When he asks her to deliver a speech on her supposed two-month imprisonment at Mael, she's not sure she can stomach the lies. The Chasm is S. Usher Evans' breathtaking, fast-paced follow-up to The Island, which readers say is "not to be missed." Keywords: fantasy romance, dystopian fantasy romance, enemies to lovers, human heroine, hero redemption, anti-hero, hate to love, magicless fantasy, pilot, prince, royal fantasy romance, action adventure, survival romance, action adventure romance, new adult fantasy romance, new adult fantasy, fantasy new adult, new adult & college romance, Girls and Women’s Issues, Survival Stories

Book Double Life

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  • Author : S. Usher Evans
  • Publisher : Sun's Golden Ray Publishing
  • Release : 2014-06-12
  • ISBN : 131140032X
  • Pages : 335 pages

Download or read book Double Life written by S. Usher Evans and published by Sun's Golden Ray Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-12 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piracy is a game. How much are you worth? Since she was a little girl, everyone - from her father to the Great Creator himself - told Lyssa Peate the same thing: she's worthless. But when she becomes the pirate bounty hunter Razia, she can see the price tag on her own head. Employed by one of the four pirate syndicates, she uses bank transactions and her considerable wits to capture rival members. At least, she would be if Razia's boss ever gave her a chance. It's a man’s world, and all she’s allowed to hunt are purse snatchers while she languishes on probation. To pay the bills, she's stuck in her old life as Lyssa, discovering and analyzing distant planets and selling them for cash. She's doing just enough to stay out of trouble, pretending to be continuing her father's mysterious research while away for long periods of time. Her slimy boss is always asking questions and even assigns one of her younger brothers, Vel, to intern with her. Already struggling to keep the balance between her double lives, she tries everything to rid herself of the kid... ...until the universal police mistake Lyssa’s intern for Razia's hostage Double Life is the first in a four-book, new adult space opera series that readers call "well-written, entertaining, and engaging" with "a healthy dose of snark." Those that love The Razia Series also love: Space Pirates, Bounty Hunters, Firefly, Cowboy Bebop, Space Westerns, Strong Female Characters, Additional Keywords: Colonization, Exploration, Science Fiction Series, Tales, Novel, Family Siblings, New Adult

Book The Dawn of Day

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  • Author : Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1911
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 446 pages

Download or read book The Dawn of Day written by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Union

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  • Author : S. Usher Evans
  • Publisher : Sun's Golden Ray Publishing
  • Release : 1901
  • ISBN : 131019324X
  • Pages : 336 pages

Download or read book The Union written by S. Usher Evans and published by Sun's Golden Ray Publishing. This book was released on 1901 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning author S. Usher Evans comes a luscious tale of forbidden love, survival, and overcoming the odds. Fans of Mary Pearson's Kiss of Deception and Marie Rutkowski's The Winner's Curse will fall in love with this magicless fantasy romance, featuring a prince and pilot from warring nations who become stranded on an island. Fifty years of war have led to this. Prince Galian spends his days ministering to the sick in Kylae, but his nights strategizing how to change hearts and minds of his people. With the death camp closed, the country is becoming more volatile, and even King Grieg may not be able to maintain control over the warring factions. Across the Great Madion Sea, Theo Kallistrate seeks an audience with the Raven rebels, rumored to be brewing insurrection against President Bayard. But they don't trust her, and progress has been achingly slow. When the war takes a major turn, Theo and Galian find themselves front and center in a political firestorm that could end with their union…or their funeral. The Union is the final book in the Madion War Trilogy, which readers have called, "fast-paced," "compelling," and "not to be missed." Keywords: fantasy romance, dystopian fantasy romance, enemies to lovers, human heroine, hero redemption, anti-hero, hate to love, magicless fantasy, pilot, prince, royal fantasy romance, action adventure, survival romance, action adventure romance, new adult fantasy romance, new adult fantasy, fantasy new adult, new adult & college romance, Girls and Women’s Issues, Survival Stories

Book The Dawn of Day

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  • Author : Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Publisher : The Floating Press
  • Release : 2013-08-01
  • ISBN : 1776527208
  • Pages : 337 pages

Download or read book The Dawn of Day written by Friedrich Nietzsche and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was a bold thinker whose ideas had a major impact on the development of the field. In the book The Dawn of Day, Nietzsche expounds on some of his most radical theories, including what he sees as the harmful nature of Christianity and the ways in which the motivation to achieve a position of power tends to influence human behavior.

Book The Dawn of Day

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  • Author : Фридрих Ницше
  • Publisher : Litres
  • Release : 2021-12-02
  • ISBN : 5040868480
  • Pages : 724 pages

Download or read book The Dawn of Day written by Фридрих Ницше and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Scarlet Dawn

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  • Author : Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Publisher : Livraria Press
  • Release :
  • ISBN : 3689382386
  • Pages : 313 pages

Download or read book The Scarlet Dawn written by Friedrich Nietzsche and published by Livraria Press. This book was released on with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Usually translated simply as "The Dawn," "The Dawn of Day," or "Daybreak: Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality," is a lesser-known work in which Nietzsche continues his exploration of the human condition, focusing on the themes of dawn and rebirth. He uses the metaphor of the red light of the morning (referring to the Greek goddess Aurora and the Roman Catholic Red Mass, which invokes the Theotokos) to symbolize the awakening of consciousness and the potential for renewal and transformation. This work reflects Nietzsche's ongoing interest in the cyclical nature of life and the possibility of overcoming nihilism and despair. This translation uses a more accurate translation of the original German "Morgenröthe", rendering it as "The Scarlet Dawn". Morgenröthe is a unique German word that refers to the reddening of the sky in the twilight hours before daybreak. This has historically been translated as "dawn" or simply "daybreak," but this misses the connotation of the word. Mere "dawn" is "twilight" in German, but Morgenröthe is a specific phenomenon of the eastern sky before dawn. In Roman mythology, there is a goddess associated with the dawn - Aurora. In Greek mythology, Homer called this the "rose-fingered Eos". This has continuity in Christianity as the Red Mass, the beginning of two different antiphons in the Advent liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church, celebrating Mary, symbolized by the dawn, traditionally celebrated during the pre-dawn reddening of the sky. While there is no direct equivalent word for the pre-dawn reddening, the closest literal translation would be "The Reddening Dawn," but to capture the dramatic tone I've rendered this as "The Scarlet Daybreak. Nietzsche is speaking here of a hope for his own dawn out of the nihilism into which he was born - "his own dawn". 1881 Letter to his sister Nietzsche writes: "read the book [The Scarlet Dawn], if I may, from a point of view that I would advise all other readers not to read, from a very personal point of view (sisters also have privileges). Search out everything that tells you what basically your brother needs the most, has the most need of, what he wants and what he does not want. Read especially the fifth book, where many things are written between the lines. Where everything still strives with me cannot be said in one word - and if I had the word, I would not say it. It depends on favorable but quite unpredictable circumstances. My good friends (and everyone else) don't really know anything about me and probably haven't thought about it yet; I myself have always been very silent about all my main things, without appearing to be so. This new 2024 translation from the original German, Latin and Greek manuscript contains a new Afterword by the translator, a timeline of Nietzsche's life and works, an index with descriptions of his core concepts and summaries of his complete body of works. This translation is designed to allow the armchair philosopher to engage deeply with Nietzsche's works without having to be a full-time Academic. The language is modern and clean, with simplified sentence structures and diction to make Nietzsche's complex language and arguments as accessible as possible. This edition contains: • • An Afterword by the Translator on the history, impact and intellectual legacy of Nietzsche • Translation notes on the original German, Latin and Greek manuscript • An index of Philosophical concepts used by Nietzsche with a focus on Existentialism and Phenomenology • A chronological list of Nietzsche's entire body of works • A detailed timeline of Nietzsche's life and works

Book Dusk  Dawn and Liberation

Download or read book Dusk Dawn and Liberation written by Masud Ahmed and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-11-27 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Review- Dusk, Dawn and Liberation By Peter J. Armstrong “I had spent some time in Bangladesh, but knew little about the country’s tortured, difficult birth, until I read this book. It is an extraordinary story, told in a balanced, impartial way, in spite of the terrible things done to those who wished only to speak their own language, in their own country, and who wished to be masters of their own destiny. In the matter-of-fact way the story unfolds, there is a tone of understatement which actually brings home the horror of that time in a vivid way. The direct and literal translation of some conversations from Bengali reminds one of Hemingway’s literal translations of Spanish conversations, which serves to bring one more closely into a different world - a world of pain, suffering and ultimately, deliverance. I look forward to more of this writer’s work.” By Blue Ink review It is a novel of hope as well, finding beauty in the wake of incredible horror; Ahmed’s ambitious novel is a story of healing and humanity triumphing over retribution and despair. It will leave readers feeling empathy for the Bangladeshi people’s suffering on their path toward independence. By KIRKUS Review This work of historical fiction chronicles the events that led to East Pakistan declaring its independence of what is now Bangladesh. This history informs the escalation of the conflict into a prolonged campaign of violence by the state military against East Pakistan’s Bengali and Hindu populations. Ahmed shifts the narrative between various characters on both sides of the divide . Ahmed is well-versed in the politics and history of his subject matter.

Book The Collected Works

    Book Details:
  • Author : D. H. Lawrence
  • Publisher : DigiCat
  • Release : 2022-11-13
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 4435 pages

Download or read book The Collected Works written by D. H. Lawrence and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 4435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition includes: Novels: The White Peacock The Trespasser Sons and Lovers The Rainbow Women in Love The Lost Girl Aaron's Rod Kangaroo The Ladybird The Fox The Captain's Doll Short Stories: The Prussian Officer and Other Stories The Prussian Officer The Thorn in the Flesh Daughters of the Vicar A Fragment of Stained Glass The Shades of Spring Second Best The Shadow in the Rose Garden Goose Fair The White Stocking A Sick Collier The Christening Odour of Chrysanthemums England, My England and Other Stories: England, My England Tickets, Please The Blind Man Monkey Nuts Wintry Peacock You Touched Me Samson and Delilah The Primrose Path The Horse Dealer's Daughter Fanny And Annie Poetry: Love Poems and others: Wedding Morn Kisses in the Train Cruelty and Love Cherry Robbers Lilies in the Fire Coldness in Love End of another Home-Holiday Reminder Bei Hennef Lightning Song-Day in Autumn Aware A Pang of Reminiscence A White Blossom Red Moon-Rise Return The Appeal Repulsed Dream-Confused Corot Morning Work Transformations Renascence Dog-Tired Michael-Angelo Violets Whether or Not A Collier's Wife The Drained Cup A Snowy Day in School The Best of School Afternoon in School Amores: Tease The Wild Common Study Discord in Childhood Virgin Youth Monologue of a Mother In a Boat Week-night Service Irony Dreams Old Dreams Nascent A Winter's Tale Epilogue A Baby Running Barefoot Discipline Scent of Irises The Prophet Last Words to Miriam Mystery Patience Ballad of Another Ophelia Restlessness A Baby Asleep After Pain Anxiety The Punisher The End The Bride The Virgin Mother At the Window Drunk Sorrow Dolor of Autumn... Look! We have come through! New Poems Bay: A Book of Poems Tortoises Birds, Beasts and Flowers Plays: The Daughter-in-Law The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd Touch and Go Travel Books: Twilight in Italy and Other Essays Sea and Sardinia Literary Essays: Study of Thomas Hardy and other essays Studies in Classic American Literature

Book The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche  The dawn of day  tr  by J M  Kennedy  1911

Download or read book The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche The dawn of day tr by J M Kennedy 1911 written by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Unpublished Fragments from the Period of Dawn  Winter 1879 80   Spring 1881

Download or read book Unpublished Fragments from the Period of Dawn Winter 1879 80 Spring 1881 written by Friedrich Nietzsche and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2023-12-19 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides the first English translation of Nietzsche's unpublished notes from late 1879 to early 1881, the period in which he authored Dawn, the second book in the trilogy that began with Human, All Too Human and concluded with The Joyful Science. In these fragments, we see Nietzsche developing the conceptual triad of morals, customs, and ethics, which undergirds his critique of morality as the reification into law or dogma of conceptions of good and evil. Here, Nietzsche assesses Christianity's role in the determination of moral values as the highest values and of redemption as the representation of humanity's highest aspirations. These notes show the resulting tension between Nietzsche's contrasting thoughts on modernity, which he critiques as an unrecognized aftereffect of the Christian worldview, but also views as the springboard to "the dawn" of a transformed humanity and culture. The fragments further allow readers insight into Nietzsche's continuous internal debate with exemplary figures in his own life and culture—Napoleon, Schopenhauer, and Wagner—who represented challenges to hitherto existing morals and culture—challenges that remained exemplary for Nietzsche precisely in their failure. Presented in Nietzsche's aphoristic style, Dawn is a book that must be read between the lines, and these fragments are an essential aid to students and scholars seeking to probe this work and its partners.

Book DAWN OF THE APOCALYPSE

Download or read book DAWN OF THE APOCALYPSE written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-19 with total page 13569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DAWN OF THE APOCALYPSE gathers the pinnacle of speculative fiction to explore end times across diverse landscapes, from the desolate to the dystopian. It stitches a rich tapestry of literary approaches, ranging from the classic gothic horror of Edgar Allan Poe to the socio-political dystopias envisioned by Ayn Rand and H.G. Wells, and the unique utopian perspective of Edward Bellamy. The anthology thrives on its variety, not just in the cataclysmic events it portrays but also in the myriad ways these events are perceived and interpreted by its characters. Key pieces within this collection stand as milestones in the science fiction genre, framing apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic narratives as lenses through which we critique and comprehend contemporary societal fears. The authors, both pioneers, and craftsmen of their time, come from a broad spectrum of backgrounds, each contributing to the anthology's overarching theme with their unique flavor of apocalypse. These writers are not just storytellers but visionaries who collectively paint a multifaceted picture of humanity at the brink. They belonged to and were influenced by a range of historical, cultural, and literary movements, from the romanticism and transcendentalism of the 19th century to the early 20th century's modernism and the budding science fiction genre. Their combined works offer a historical capsule of societal anxieties and hopes, reflecting on themes of human resilience, the abuse of technology, and the moral dilemmas of progress. DAWN OF THE APOCALYPSE is an essential collection for readers eager to dive into the depths of human imagination faced with its own end. It offers an unparalleled opportunity to traverse the vast landscapes of apocalyptic fiction through the eyes of some of the most influential authors in literary history. This anthology not only serves as an academic goldmine for those studying the evolution of speculative fiction and its impact on society but also provides a timeless reflection on humanity's perennial concerns with its own survival and legacy. Readers are invited to witness the end of worlds not just as an exercise in literary exploration but as a mirror to our collective psyche across generations.

Book Sea and Sardinia

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  • Author : D. H. Lawrence
  • Publisher : 谷月社
  • Release : 2016-01-14
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 194 pages

Download or read book Sea and Sardinia written by D. H. Lawrence and published by 谷月社. This book was released on 2016-01-14 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I. AS FAR AS PALERMO. Comes over one an absolute necessity to move. And what is more, to move in some particular direction. A double necessity then: to get on the move, and to know whither. Why can't one sit still? Here in Sicily it is so pleasant: the sunny Ionian sea, the changing jewel of Calabria, like a fire-opal moved in the light; Italy and the panorama of Christmas clouds, night with the dog-star laying a long, luminous gleam across the sea, as if baying at us, Orion marching above; how the dog-star Sirius looks at one, looks at one! he is the hound of heaven, green, glamorous and fierce!--and then oh regal evening star, hung westward flaring over the jagged dark precipices of tall Sicily: then Etna, that wicked witch, resting her thick white snow under heaven, and slowly, slowly rolling her orange-coloured smoke. They called her the Pillar of Heaven, the Greeks. It seems wrong at first, for she trails up in a long, magical, flexible line from the sea's edge to her blunt cone, and does not seem tall. She seems rather low, under heaven. But as one knows her better, oh awe and wizardy! Remote under heaven, aloof, so near, yet never with us. The painters try to paint her, and the photographers to photograph her, in vain. Because why? Because the near ridges, with their olives and white houses, these are with us. Because the river-bed, and Naxos under the lemon groves, Greek Naxos deep under dark-leaved, many-fruited lemon groves, Etna's skirts and skirt-bottoms, these still are our world, our own world. Even the high villages among the oaks, on Etna. But Etna herself, Etna of the snow and secret changing winds, she is beyond a crystal wall. When I look at her, low, white, witch-like under heaven, slowly rolling her orange smoke and giving sometimes a breath of rose-red flame, then I must look away from earth, into the ether, into the low empyrean. And there, in that remote region, Etna is alone. If you would see her, you must slowly take off your eyes from the world and go a naked seer to the strange chamber of the empyrean. Pedestal of heaven! The Greeks had a sense of the magic truth of things. Thank goodness one still knows enough about them to find one's kinship at last.

Book Vampire Forensics

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark Collins Jenkins
  • Publisher : National Geographic Books
  • Release : 2010-02-16
  • ISBN : 1426206666
  • Pages : 308 pages

Download or read book Vampire Forensics written by Mark Collins Jenkins and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010-02-16 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Jenkins’s engrossing history draws on the latest science, anthropological and archaeological research to explore the origins of vampire stories, providing gripping historic and folkloric context for the concept of immortal beings who defy death by feeding on the lifeblood of others. From the earliest whispers of eternal evil in ancient Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome, vampire tales flourished through the centuries and around the globe, fueled by superstition, sexual mystery, fear of disease and death, and the nagging anxiety that demons lurk everywhere. In Vampire Forensics, Mark Jenkins probes vampire legend to tease out the historical truths enshrined in the tales of terror: sherds of Persian pottery depicting blood-sucking demons; the amazing recent discovery by National Geographic archaeologist Matteo Borrini of a 16th-century Venetian grave of a plague victim and suspected vampire; and the Transylvanian castle of "Vlad the Impaler," whose bloodthirsty cruelty remains unsurpassed. Jenkins navigates centuries of lore and legend, adding new chapters to the chronicle and weaving an irresistibly seductive blend of superstition, psychology, and science sure to engross everyone from Anne Rice’s countless readers to serious students of archaeology and mythology.

Book The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche  The dawn of day  tr  by J  M  Kennedy

Download or read book The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche The dawn of day tr by J M Kennedy written by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: