Download or read book Diamond Warriors in Colonial Namibia written by Shipululo Amupanda and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2022-07-22 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diamond Warriors in Colonial Namibia enters into unchartered scholarly territory of illegal diamond smuggling at the largest diamond mining company in colonial Namibia-De Beers' Consolidated Diamond Mines of South West Africa (CDM). It details the underground activities of the natives (migrant workers) employed by the CDM and how these illicit activities accounted for rapid development in Owamboland. Beyond this account, the book takes on the deterministic 'natural resource curse' theory that equates natural resource endowments to a curse resulting in underdevelopment and sometimes conflict. It is argued and proven herein, from a decolonial standpoint, that such an approach is an oversimplification of the political economy of natural resources in Africa in general and Namibia in particular. The text also provides a contextual account of the contract labour system and details the symbiotic relationship between CDM and the colonial state before highlighting the remaining unanswered questions and areas of further research.

Download or read book The Diamond Warriors written by David Zindell and published by . This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can loving the enemy you hate be the only way to defeat him? Valashu Elahad, son of an ancient line of kings, must claim the throne of Mesh if he is to have any hope of defeating Morjin, the fallen Elijin, the great Red Dragon. It seems impossible that he will ever do this. He has endured injustice and disgrace, and has lived as an outcast, practically as an outlaw. He has fled his land in shame to seek the Maitreya: the one person for whom the stolen Lightstone was meant. If he can regain the Lightstone for this great-souled being, then the golden cup might be used to quicken the peoples of the universe of Eluru in a great cosmic event called the Valkariad: the Ardun, the people of the earth, will be raised up as Valari who in turn will become immortal Elijin - even as the Elijin become the great Galadin who can never be killed. And the Galadin will go on to become Ieldra in creating new universes out the substance of their bodies and souls. If Val does not place the Lightstone in the Maitreya's hands, then Morjin will free his master, Angra Mainyu, the Baaloch, once the greatest of the Galadin who has been imprisoned on the world of Damoom for a million years. Through a hole in the earth known as the Skadarak, Angra Mainyu sends a swirling blackness to slay Val. The more Val fights it, the more he hates it, the more power it gains and the more it harms him. So it will be if he faces Morjin in the great battle that has been building for years and ages. Val fears fighting this battle because a great scryer has foretold that: "His fate is yours. If you kill him, you kill yourself." More than death, though, he fears himself. If hate triumphs and Val fails, then Ea will fall and all of Eluru will fall into corruption and irreversible decay, becoming a dark universe that the Ieldra will need to destroy. The Diamond Warriors brings to a magnificent conclusion the internationally acclaimed Ea Cycle that began with The Lightstone, Lord Of Lies, and Black Jade. If you enjoy fast-paced adventure, a startling new cosmology, and an intricately-made world as rich as Tolkien's and with all the magic of an Arthurian romance, you'll love this book. Buy The Diamond Warriors today to take part in an epic journey as old as time.

Download or read book Gold Warriors written by Peggy Seagrave and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1945, US intelligence officers in Manila discovered that the Japanese had hidden large quantities of gold bullion and other looted treasure in the Philippines. President Truman decided to recover the gold but to keep its riches secret. These, combined with Japanese treasure recovered during the US occupation, and with recovered Nazi loot, would create a worldwide American political action fund to fight communism. This 'Black Gold' gave Washington virtually limitless, unaccountable funds, providing an asset base to reinforce the treasuries of America's allies, to bribe political and military leaders, and to manipulate elections in foreign countries for more than fifty years.

Download or read book The Message in the Bottle written by Stephanie B. McAuliffe and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Message in the Bottle helps those who feel alone in their struggle with the drinker in their life find peace and hope. Is the drinker in your life making you crazy? Do you find that your thoughts and free time are consumed by ideas and plans to fix things so they won’t want to drink? Do you feel like you can’t talk with anyone about what’s really going on, because they won’t get it or because you can’t believe the situation you’re in? Stephanie McAuliffe shares her journey of growing up in a family where cocktails started by 5:00 p.m. She reveals her marriages to two alcoholics, and shows how she navigated life being surrounded by alcohol and alcoholics—and broke an unhealthy family cycle that went back at least four generations. Full of stories of survival, The Message in the Bottle is packed with support to help children and spouses of alcoholics find peace amidst the chaos.

Download or read book Diary of an 8 Bit Warrior Book 1 8 Bit Warrior series written by Cube Kid and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THESE ARE THE REAL BOOKS BY CUBE KID! DIARY OF AN 8-BIT WARRIOR WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS WIMPY VILLAGER KINDLES 1-4. The first volume of this best-selling unofficial Minecraft adventure series begins with Runt, our 12-year-old hero, about to choose his future vocation at the Minecraftia school. His options are less than thrilling: farmer, crafter, miner. But what this noob really wants is to be a warrior like his hero, Steve. So when he learns that the five best students in school that year will get the chance to start warrior training, it’s ON.

Download or read book The Warriors written by Sol Yurick and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basis for the cult-classic film and the inspiration for a concept album written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis, executive produced by Nas, releasing from Atlantic Records on October 18 Every gang in the city meets on a sweltering July 4 night in a Bronx park for a peace rally. The crowd of miscreants turns violent after a prominent gang leader is killed, and chaos prevails over attempts at order. The Warriors follows the Dominators as they make their nocturnal journey to their home territory without being killed. The police are prowling the city in search of anyone involved in the mayhem. An exhilarating novel that examines New York City teenagers left behind by society, who form identity and personal strength through their affiliation with their "family," The Warriors weaves together social commentary with ancient legends for a classic coming-of-age tale. This edition includes a new introduction by the author.

Download or read book Warriors Of Shadows written by Steven Shadows and published by Author House. This book was released on 2007-04-13 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is about Kreptshaw the main character of the story, gets corrupted in Darkness of a shadow spirit known to him as Goron. This book also contains Elemental Spirits Demonic and Holy facing each other in gruesome battles and awesome fights between them. This story is about Life, Destruction of Evil, Good guys winning and losing and above all else its about a Twenty Three old man named Kreptshaw that realizes his true identity and self purpose in a world in a different dimension.

Download or read book The Lightstone written by David Zindell and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the island continent of Ea it is a dark time of chaos and war. Morjin, immortal fallen angel and Lord of Lies, seeks to enslave the entire world. His dreaded assassins are everywhere and land after land falls under his evil power. The one thing that has the potential to destroy him is an object that has been lost for ages: the fabulous Lightstone that legend tells was crafted by the ancient Star people. A call is sent out by one of the major rulers still free of Morjin's grip to all those who oppose the dreaded sorcerer. It is nothing less than a quest to find the Lightstone and give Men hope after ages of despair. It is a quest that none have seen the like of in ten generations. And most believe is doomed to fail. What hero is man enough, brave enough...or foolish enough to embark on such a mad quest? Valashu Elahad, the seventh and youngest Valeri prince of the royal house of Mesh is such a man. With his faithful companion Maram by his side Valashu will journey to the farthest reaches of Ea to try and reclaim this mystical object, to free the world of Morjin's evil and save his people from sure destruction. Along the way he will discover truths about friendship, courage...and love. And the terrible truth about the being who threatens to sunder his world.

Download or read book The Diamond Arrow written by Henri T. De Souza and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-01-16 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Diamond Arrow Golden Warriors is a ?ctional book that relates the story of Silas and Lydia, twin brother and sister, who embark on a captivating adventure that transforms them into Golden Warriors. Set in the 11th century, their enchanting expedition leads them to ?nd an ancient scroll which will be re-discovered centuries later among the Dead Sea Scrolls. The twins unexpectedly meet with a wise man living inside a mountain that has special abilities and get to use a hovering portal which transports them instantly to a secret gathering. While they journey through fascinating events, they converse with a powerful angel of the heavens armies who provides them with detailed insights on the full divine armor that links them to the spiritual world. Readers will enjoy a memorable adventure in this novel while being exposed to a practical way to apply the Word on a daily basis. The booklovers will equally delight in fast-paced action, fresh humor, and spectacular power demonstrations of the Word of the Lord of Hosts in The Diamond Arrow Golden Warriors.

Download or read book Fortune s Warriors written by James R. Davis and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the jungles of west Africa to the killing fields of the former Yugoslavia, wherever the next global hotspot flares into action, the private military waits, ready to step into the fray. Once they were known as "soldiers of fortune." Now, they call themselves "military advisors." The honourable history of soldiers-for-hire clashes with the modern distaste for "mercenaries." In this compelling and controversial new book, James Davis reveals the shadowy inside world of the multi-billion-dollar international security industry.

Download or read book Warriors of the Millennium written by Alfred Willowhawk and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-08-28 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating and maintaining balance in the 21st century can be difficult. We are inundated with noise to distract us. Warriors of the Millennium quiet this noise so that they can make choices that are in one's own interest. Take back control of your life from those who would take it from you.

Download or read book Elvangar written by Richard S. Tuttle and published by KBS Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of years ago, humans attacked Elvangar, the land of the elves. The elves responded with a devastating attack, which ended with the sealing of the human city of Angragar. Sealed by the hand of Kaltara and hidden in an impenetrable jungle, Angragar has remained dormant waiting for the prophesized Astor to arrive and reopen the gates. Now that the Time of Calling has arrived, Angragar has awakened, and the elves of Elvangar prepare for a human invasion. Caught in the middle are four elves who have escaped from the Island of Darkness. Eltor, Caldal, Mistake, and MistyTrail tread carefully in both lands as the world prepares for a war unlike any other in history.

Download or read book Phoenix Blade and the Elemental Warriors written by Michael Long and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phoenix Blade was a child bound by destiny. He was the son of the leader of the Elemental Warriors. As a baby, his mother died protecting him from a raid. His father disappeared when the barriers appeared. Raised by his grandfather, Phoenix learned how to use a sword and gained fighting skills. His destiny had been laid out by his father, with his grandfather as a guide. Would Phoenix be able to unite the Elemental Warriors after so long, or would Razir cover the world in darkness?

Download or read book Riverwind the Plainsman written by Paul B. Thompson and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desperate to win the hand of his chieftan's daughter, Riverwind embarks on a dangerous mission to find the fabled Blue Crystal Staff To prove himself worthy of his great love, Goldmoon, Riverwind is sent on an impossible quest by the elders of the Que-Shu tribe: Find evidence of the true gods. With an eccentric soothsayer named Catchflea, Riverwind falls down a magical shaft, and alights in a world of slavery, sorcery, and rebellion. As Riverwind, Catchflea, and a resourceful elf-girl find their way to Xak Tsaroth—and discover the Blue Crystal Staff of Miashakal—they are stalked by fate and prophecy. For it is said that one of them will go mad, one will die, and one will find glory.

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Download or read book To Catch a Tiger by the Tail written by Thomas Tipton and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aging soldiers of the Tears of Flame Division are celebrating an infusion of youth into their ranks as their sons and daughters come of age and join them on the line against the enemies of Niv. These young soldiers will not have long to settle in, though, for the warriors of the Dominion are determined to destroy the soldiers home. There is a price to pay for attacking the kingdom of Niv, however, and the Tears of Flame Division is more than prepared to collect what is owed. They are young soldiers getting their first taste of battle and blood. They are old soldiers ready to remind their enemies they are wolves, not dogs. They are hellfighters, and this is their story. Time will not dim the glory of their deeds.