Download or read book The Dragon and the Double Edged Sword written by Allison Ivy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the human race gone, mythical creatures roam ... Lysandra, mermaid princess of the sea, loves all things human. It's why she can't resist helping a dragon who claims to be one. Sixteenth-century duke, Virginio Ormani II, is cursed to walk as a dragon in daylight, and he's stumbled into the twenty-sixth century. Dragging her elven warrior boyfriend, Cyali, along for the ride, Lysandra and her friends will face conjurers, harpies, and overgrown rats on their journey across the western lands. And that's the least of their worries. When a cabal of witches plans to bring back the human race no matter what the cost, Lysandra is torn between doing right by the humans and doing right by everyone she's ever met. A tale of magic, betrayal, and time travel, The Dragon and the Double-Edged Sword is for all fans of YA fantasy.
Download or read book The Two Edged Sword written by John L. McKenzie and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving from Genesis through the Hebrew prophets, McKenzie has produced a moving picture of Hebrew religion produced by divine revelation. Throughout the work he confronts biblical ideas with modern thought and modern thought with biblical ideas. Themes include the Hebrew view of history, the backdrop of ancient Near Eastern religions and literary forms, and the unique role of Israel as a society governed immediately by the will of God. In short, McKenzie offers an engaging interpretation of the Old Testament which will challenge scholars and delightfully instruct the general reader.
Download or read book Kurikara written by John Maki Evans and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mikkyo—Japanese esoteric Buddhism—the dragon Kurikara symbolizes the internal energy developed through sword practice. Kurikara is a manifestation of the fierce bodhisattva Fudo Myo O, the patron of ascetics and warriors in Japan, who uses his sword to destroy delusions and sever attachments. Fudo’s sword represents the gaining of discriminative power and decisiveness—the ability to cut through illusion and attachment. This leads to the development of an inner energy that allows one to “burn up” all obstacles to spiritual freedom. Kurikara: The Sword and the Serpent sets out the eight basic principles of swordsmanship common to all Japanese sword schools, emphasizing the cultivation of power and mental focus. Accomplished martial artist John Evans provides practical examples from his experience with the sword arts as well as Mikkyo and shugendo (mountain asceticism). The first foreign student to train with Nakamura Taisaburo sensei—widely acknowledged as the master of the sword art battodo—Evans clearly explains how skill such as Nakamurua sensei’s can be systematically developed through tanren, exercises that meld “inner” and “outer” power. Filled with fascinating anecdotes from Evans’s training in Japan, Kurikara is a useful, inspiring guide to Japanese sword practice and its spiritual underpinnings.
Download or read book Evil s Edge written by Tim LaHaye and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of books 7-9 in the Left Behind series: The Indwelling--It's the midpoint of the seven-year Tribulation. A renowned man is dead, and the world mourns. In heaven, the battle for the ages continues to rage until it spills to earth and hell breaks loose. The Mark--Nicolae Carpathia is back, resurrected and indwelt by the devil himself. Terror comes to the believers in Greece as they are among the first to face a GC loyalty mark application site and its hideous death contraption. Desecration--Believers in Jerusalem must flee or take the mark of the beast. Carpathia has ordered every Morale Monitor armed as he travels along the Via Dolorosa and on to the temple. God inflicts the first Bowl Judgment.
Download or read book The Dragon Book written by Gardner Dozois and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteen fiery dragon stories from the world’s best fantasy writers Whether portrayed as fire-breathing reptilian beasts at war with humanity or as noble creatures capable of speech and mystically bonded to the warriors who ride them, dragons have been found in nearly every culture's mythology. In modern times, they can be found far from their medieval settings in locales as mundane as suburbia or as barren as post-apocalyptic landscapes - and in THE DRAGON BOOK, today's greatest fantasists reignite the fire with legendary tales that will consume readers' imaginations.With stories by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling authors Jonathan Stroud, Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Diana Gabaldon, Tamora Pierce, Harry Turtledove, Sean Williams and Tad Williams as well as tales by Naomi Novik, Peter Beagle, Jane Yolen, Adam Stemple, Cecelia Holland, Kage Baker, Samuel Sykes, Diana Wynne Jones, Mary Rosenblum, Tanith Lee, Andy Duncan and Bruce Coville.
Download or read book Sword Imperatives written by Ju-Rong Wang and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2006-03-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sword Imperatives is a beautifully written book with captivating stories, clearly described movements, photos, and illustrations." The Chinese double edged sword is known in martial arts traditions as the king of blades. It is regarded by both scholars and martial artists as the most distinguished of all weapons. Sword ownership in ancient China represented power, prestige and rank. Sword Imperatives is the authoritative reference book dedicated to the proper and effective use of the double edged sword. Whether you practice sword for health or for martial arts, you will find this book the foremost guide to mastery in sword skills. With practice, you will be able to move the sword in perfect balance and harmony like an agile phoenix twisting and turning effortlessly with grace and power. This book includes: * Brief philosophy and history of sword development * 29 essential sword movements and drills * Green Dragon Kung Fu Sword routine * 32 Posture Tai Chi Sword routine
Download or read book The Psychoanalytic Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dragon s Hidden Wings written by Sheng Ding and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dragon's Hidden Wings is the first comprehensive study on China's use of soft power. Sheng Ding provides the reader with an insightful empirical study that details China's economic and political rise on the global scene over the course of the last three decades. This book not only endeavors to examine the connections between the ongoing rise of China and what Joseph Nye defines as soft power, but also attempts to give readers a more complete understanding of China's national power and modernization process. The main questions addressed are: What are the theoretical and empirical connections between the soft power concept and the rise of China? What are China's own soft power resources? How has Beijing used soft power to become a major player in the world? What opportunities and challenges does the use of soft power present to China? This study is essential reading for scholars of Chinese politics and foreign policy, and for scholars of international relation interested in the concept and application of soft power.
Download or read book Secret of the Dragon s Wings written by Derek Hart and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-02-16 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secret of the Dragon's Wing is the final installment in the adventures of Gavin Kane, Emily Scott, and Bunty Digby, seventeen-year-olds who struggle with their daily lives in England during the pivotal year of 1945. The war in Europe is drawing to a close, as the German military begins to collapse. The Allies are closing in on Berlin and the Japanese have lost almost all of the land they conquered four years earlier. The Cornish teenagers have repeatedly defeated the forces of evil, but are faced with the last desperate gasp of sick and deranged minds within the collapsing fortress inside Nazi Germany.
Download or read book Dancing with Dragons written by D. J. Conway and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 1994 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this complete ritual text, readers find practical information for working with dragons: spells and rituals ranging from simple to advanced workings; calling and befriending dragons and utilizing their knowledge; designing ritual tools to aid them in using dragon energy; channeling power using the lines of dragon's breath; and using the true language of dragons in ritual and spell-casting with herbs, oils, stones, and candles.
Download or read book Walking Between Worlds The Complete Trilogy written by J.K. Norry and published by Sudden Insight Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 851 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the unsung heroes of the supernatural. Demon hunters, evil angels, and one very angry Queen of Hell. Can Paul learn the ways of the Walker in time to save humanity, or will all the worlds burn in hellfire? 700+ pages of supernatural battle, prophecies come true, and a match made in Hell. BOOK I: DEMONS & ANGELS Dark thoughts feed our demons... A week ago Paul didn't even believe in demons. Now he sees them everywhere. They ride around on heavy human shoulders, whispering hateful silence to their hosts. In the wake of a tragic accident, Paul finds it hard to take the demons seriously. He is too caught up in mourning the loss of his best friend Kris. Whatever responsibility that comes with seeing demons is of no interest to him. Paul just wants his life back. Except Kris is haunting Paul. The demons are starting to notice him watching them. Also, he seems to have developed some pretty incredible abilities beyond seeing demons. A new life needs to take shape if Paul wishes to survive, but the cost may be his old life falling apart. BOOK II: RISE OF THE WALKER KING The Walking Between Worlds story continues... The way of the demon hunter is finally beginning to make sense to Paul, as is the art of walking between worlds. He is forced to shoulder the heavy burden of leading this mighty army of immortals if they are to continue their vital secret work. Just when he needs her most, his love has been torn from his grasp. Rather than turn to his trusted Guide and best friend in his time of need, Paul turns away from him. Kris is left to wonder if the fire burning inside the new king will drive him to victory or madness War takes the army to Hell, and pits their forces against a sea of displaced demons. Lines are crossed, lives are lost, and the battles take heavy tolls on both sides. As light looms at the end of the treacherous tunnel leading to victory, the army emerges to a shaking realization: the light is dragon fire, and the war has only just begun. BOOK III: FALL OF THE WALKER KING The explosive end to the Walking Between Worlds trilogy. Heaven is in turmoil over the war being waged below. Hell is a ravaged wasteland, its beauty lost to all but ancient memory. Earth is trapped between, unaware of the army of supernaturals battling for their souls. A champion emerges to lead them, and to search for their lost king. His new student sees the timeless art of dealing with demons in an astonishingly unique way; it makes William question everything he is supposed to be teaching the warrior apprentice, while battling day and night to save the way of the Walker. Ruling from their lofty perches, the angels have long since lost their way. They want control of everything, and will stop at nothing to get it. Barely an army, the remaining demon hunters dodge plots from above and fire from below in their hopes to secretly save the worlds they walk between once more. The dragons that reign in Hell have grown more brutal over long centuries; when one queen fell, a more fearsome dragon took her place. It will take more than one miracle to stop her from setting all the worlds aflame forever.
Download or read book Floating Dragon written by Peter Straub and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the true nature of terror in this "deliciously imaginative" (San Francisco Chronicle) novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Peter Straub. The quiet suburban town of Hampstead is threatened by two horrors. One is natural. The hideous unstoppable creation of man’s power gone mad. The other is not natural at all. And it makes the first look like child’s play... “Unspeakable horror…has ‘Bestseller’ written all over it.”—Los Angeles Times “Straub’s effects are quite spectacular…I was fairly awed by some of the more nightmarish scenes in Floating Dragon.”—The New York Times
Download or read book Japan written by Christopher Dresser and published by London : Longmans, Green, and Company. This book was released on 1882 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eleanor the Dragon Runt written by Adnam Arekab and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-12-18 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleanor & the Dragon Runt is the exciting finale in the chronicles of the Long Limbed Green Eyed Dragon Slayer. Hatred for Eleanor has been brewing in the Runt since he encountered her as mere sidekick to a sidekick of Dread Mortensa. After the horrible death of Bezzo, the Runt struck out on his own raising as his pet a dragon more mindlessly evil than any before. Weakened by grief and loss Sven the Severe clings on to life as the whole of Moreth await the return of Eleanor through the timelines hoping against hope that, with the aid of the ever tricksy Enquates (mathmegicians) she can defeat the dragons one last time.
Download or read book Immortal Martial Sovereign written by An ShengFou and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-04-27 with total page 987 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yi Hao was originally a peerless expert of the Everlasting Continent, but he was schemed to death by disciple Gong Yangjun. A thousand years after his rebirth, Gong Yangjun dominated the mainland. In this life, I will change my fate and take back what belongs to me!
Download or read book The Dragons Den Guide to Assessing Your Business Concept written by John Vyge and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to assess your business concept's potential to win customers The Dragons' Den Guide to Assessing Your Business Concept is designed to help entrepreneurs assess whether they actually have a market for their business concept. Before anyone invests valuable time and resources to a slow-growth or no-growth business idea, this step-by-step approach will allow entrepreneurs to test an idea in an unflinching, reality-based way. Case studies sourced from Canada and the US and stories from entrepreneurs who appeared on the Dragons' Den TV show, where entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to millionaires willing to invest their cash, will illustrate the key ideas and themes. Helps entrepreneurs face reality before they let their dreams lead them into a losing battle for market share Encourages readers to focus heavily on assessing their market first, before they invest valuable time and resources in a slow-growth or no-growth business idea Prepare yourself to do battle in a difficult marketplace. Assess your potential customers and measure your concept against reality. The Dragon's Den Guide shows you the way.
