Download or read book The Night Battles written by Carlo Ginzburg and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkable tale of witchcraft, folk culture, and persuasion in early modern Europe. Based on research in the Inquisitorial archives of Northern Italy, The Night Battles recounts the story of a peasant fertility cult centered on the benandanti, literally, "good walkers." These men and women described fighting extraordinary ritual battles against witches and wizards in order to protect their harvests. While their bodies slept, the souls of the benandanti were able to fly into the night sky to engage in epic spiritual combat for the good of the village. Carlo Ginzburg looks at how the Inquisition's officers interpreted these tales to support their world view that the peasants were in fact practicing sorcery. The result of this cultural clash, which lasted for more than a century, was the slow metamorphosis of the benandanti into the Inquisition's mortal enemies—witches. Relying upon this exceptionally well-documented case study, Ginzburg argues that a similar transformation of attitudes—perceiving folk beliefs as diabolical witchcraft—took place all over Europe and spread to the New World. In his new preface, Ginzburg reflects on the interplay of chance and discovery, as well as on the relationship between anomalous cases and historical generalizations.

Download or read book Zombie Fight Night written by A. P. Fuchs and published by . This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2027 A.D., the Zombie Apocalypse took the world by storm and no one was prepared. Countless lives were lost as humanity battled to regain control of their planet. Eventually, they did, and out of the ashes of fallen civilization rose a new world, one bent on revenge against the hordes of the undead that took everything from them. Enter Tony Sterpanko, entrepreneur extraordinaire who found a way to capitalize on humanity's thirst for vengeance against the zombie. He created Zombie Fight Night, a worldwide craze where the undead men and women who remained from the apocalypse faced off against people and beings that once existed on Earth or were existing for the first time. It is ten years later and at Blood Bay Arena, fortunes are won and lost. Men are made millionaires over night. Others are not so lucky and find themselves broken and destitute. Mick Chelsey is one such man: gambling addict, lousy husband and Zombie Fight Night fanatic. Except now, in order to still watch the fights and try to win back all he's lost, he needs to bet fast and big otherwise death will come for him. Let the battles begin. Zombies fight Bigfoot, werewolves, vampires, Axiom-man, Bruce Lee, samurai, kickboxers, robots and more in this ode to blood-and-guts action from Blood of the Dead author, A.P. Fuchs. You ready to get it on?

Download or read book Tell Them of Battles Kings and Elephants written by Mathias Énard and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michelangelo’s adventure in Constantinople, from the “mesmerizing” (New Yorker) and “masterful” (Washington Post) author of Compass In 1506, Michelangelo—a young but already renowned sculptor—is invited by the sultan of Constantinople to design a bridge over the Golden Horn. The sultan has offered, along with an enormous payment, the promise of immortality, since Leonardo da Vinci’s design was rejected: “You will surpass him in glory if you accept, for you will succeed where he has failed, and you will give the world a monument without equal.” Michelangelo, after some hesitation, flees Rome and an irritated Pope Julius II—whose commission he leaves unfinished—and arrives in Constantinople for this truly epic project. Once there, he explores the beauty and wonder of the Ottoman Empire, sketching and describing his impressions along the way, as he struggles to create what could be his greatest architectural masterwork. Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants—constructed from real historical fragments—is a thrilling page-turner about why stories are told, why bridges are built, and how seemingly unmatched fragments, seen from the opposite sides of civilization, can mirror one another.

Download or read book Charlotte Jane Battles Bedtime written by Myra Wolfe and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2011 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the day Charlotte Jane was born on a pirate ship she has had "formidable oomph," but when she succeeds in conquering sleep by staying up all night, her oomph seems to weigh anchor. Full color.

Download or read book Ecstasies written by Carlo Ginzburg and published by Penguin Mass Market. This book was released on 1991 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weaving early accounts of witchcraft-trial records, ecclesiastical tracts, folklore, and popular iconography-into new and startling patterns, Carlo Ginzburg presents in Ecstasies compelling evidence of a hidden shamanistic culture that flourished across Europe and in England for thousands of years.

Download or read book Garth Ennis Battlefields Vol 1 written by Garth Ennis and published by Dynamite. This book was released on 2009-03-10 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Late summer, 1942. As the German army smashes deep into Soviet Russia and the defenders of the Motherland retreat in disarray, a new bomber squadron arrives at a Russian forward airbase. Its crews will fly flimsy wooden biplanes on lethal night missions over German lines, risking fiery death as they fling themselves against the invader- but for these pilots, the consequences of capture will be even worse. For the pilots of the 599th Night Bomber Regiment are women. In the deadly skies of the Eastern front, they will become a legend- known, to friend and foe alike, as the Night Witches. Featuring issues 1-3 of the Night Witches series!

Download or read book The Shadow and Night written by Chris Walley and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-01-21 with total page 899 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first book in the epic Lamb among the Stars series, author Chris Walley weaves the worlds of science and the spirit, technology and supernatural into something unique in science fiction. Twelve thousand years into the future, the human race has spread across the galaxy to hundreds of terraformed worlds. The effects of the Fall have been diminished by the Great Intervention, and peace and contentment reign under the gentle rule of the Assembly. But suddenly, almost imperceptibly, things begin to change. On the remotest planet of Farholme, Forester Merral D’Avanos hears one simple . . . lie. Slowly a handful of men and women begin to realize that evil has returned and must be fought. What will this mean for a people to whom war and evil are ancient history? Thus begins the epic that has been described as “If C. S. Lewis and Tolkien had written Star Wars.” The Shadow and Night was previously published in two volumes: The Shadow at Evening and The Power of the Night.

Download or read book The Naval Night Battles in the Solomons written by C. W. Kilpatrick and published by Exposition-Phoenix Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Nachtjagd written by Theo Boiten and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 1997 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NachtjagdBoitenSubtitled: The Night Fighter Versus Bomber War Over the Third Reich 1939-45. Of the 7,953 Bomber Command aircraft lost on night operations during WWII, an estimated 5,833 fell victim to Luftwaffe night fighters. This volume traces the parallel developments in RAF night bombing and the Luftwaffes night fighting capability using archive material and interviews with surviving aircrew from both sides.Hdbd., 7 3/4x 1, 24 pgs., 17 bandw ill.

Download or read book Bedtime Battles written by J. Jean Robertson and published by Little Birdie Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aidan gives his father difficulty when it is time to go to sleep.

Download or read book The Painter of Battles written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Great Battles for Boys written by Joe Giorello and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-10 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with historic photographs, maps, and short, powerful chapters, "Great Battles for Boys" captures the attention of even reluctant readers. History leaps off the page through the blood, sweat, and sacrifice of soldiers fighting America's earliest battles, from Bunker Hill and San Juan Hill to The Alamo and The Lost Battalion of WWI.

Download or read book The Three Battles of Wanat written by Mark Bowden and published by Atlantic Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranging from war journalism to crime stories to profiles on influential leaders to pieces on sports, gambling and the impending impact of supercomputers on the practice of medicine, this collection is Bowden at his best. Pieces that will appear in the collection include, "The Three Battles of Wanat", which tells the story of a bloody engagement in Afghanistan and the extraordinary years-long fallout within the US military, "The Drone Warrior," in which Bowden examines the strategic, legal and moral issues surrounding armed drones, and "The Case of the Vanishing Blonde," which first appeared in Vanity Fair and recounts the chilling story of a woman who went missing from a Florida hotel only to turn up near the Everglades, brutally beaten, raped and still alive. Also included are profiles on a diverse range of notable and influential people such as Joe Biden, Kim Jong-un, Judy Clarke who is well known for defending America's worst serial killers and David Simon, the creator of the successful HBO series The Wire.

Download or read book Boys Book Of Battles The Story Of Eleven Famous Land Combats written by Chelsea Curtis Fraser and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book The Witches Advocate written by Gustav Henningsen and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The witches' advocate" referencia al inquisidor Alonso de Salazar.

Download or read book The Fields of Normandy written by Mike Lambo and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-01-07 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fields of Normandy is an accessible, portable, solitaire "hex and counter" style wargame in a book. Instructions and colour game maps are included; you just need to bring a pencil, 2 standard six-sided dice and an eraser. Nothing else is needed to play. Your task is to order your rifle squads, machine gun teams, mortar teams and PIAT teams across the map to achieve your objectives, countering any enemy threat which is found along the way. The game rules reveal, position and attack with enemy units whilst you focus on your objectives. Clear rules, 15 missions across varied maps with varied enemies provides plenty of replayability as you re-create the Allied push into Normandy in World War II. Good luck, your troops await your orders... Complexity: 2/5 Players: 1 Time: 10 to 40 minutes per mission

Download or read book Mercy written by Brett Battles and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-05-09 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 Amazon Hot New Release-Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Series Amazon Best Seller-Private Investigator Mysteries Amazon Best Seller-Vigilante Justice Thrillers Amazon Best Seller-Conspiracy Thrillers Amazon Best Seller-Amateur Sleuth Mysteries Amazon Best Seller-Action & Adventure Fiction Amazon Best Seller-MysteryThriller & Suspense Literary Fiction NIGHT MAN IS COMING...AND YOU DON'T WANT TO BE CAUGHT IN HIS SIGHTS. From award winning and USA TODAY bestselling author Brett Battles comes MERCY, the highly anticipated third thriller in The Night Man Chronicles featuring Nate, from Battles' bestselling Jonathan Quinn series. "Help me! Please!" With their jobs in the spy world on suspension, all Nate and Jar wanted was a little vacation time out of the city. But not even two days on the road, their plans are hijacked by a teen's cry. What starts out as helping the kid out of a tricky situation leads Nate and Jar into a dark world of fire and hate, of greed and corruption. As much as they might want to continue on their way, neither would ever do so. Because helping those who aren't in a position to help themselves is Nate and Jar's specialty. If you enjoy action-packed mystery crime thrillers with high-stakes suspense, surprising plot-twists, and a cast of unforgettable characters, then join millions of fans who love Battles' novels and start reading MERCY, your next great read, today. PRAISE FOR BATTLES' WRITING "Battles' writing is addictive." -NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author, James Rollins "Battles is a master storyteller." -NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author, Sheldon Siegel "Brilliant and heart pounding." -NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author, Jeffery Deaver THE FIRST GOODREADS REVIEWS ARE IN... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Mercy is the best book in the Night Man series to date. I think that's because the villain of the story is just so very dreadful and the victims being protected by Jar and Nate are so likeable. Mercy is a great story, entertaining and satisfying." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A sensational new book in the fantastic 'Night Man' series! It is wonderful to see the relationship between Nate and Jar grow, even when faced with things so many others run from. This author weaves a story that has you caring about what happens from page one, unable to close the book as the suspense and high-stakes holds you hostage! Grab it Soon!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I have always enjoyed Brett Battles books and I think Nate and Jar are my favorite characters. They are the good guys fighting the bad guys. The book is well written, fast paced, with lots of twists and turns. This is another great book in the series!" THE FIRST AMAZON REVIEWS ARE IN... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Another Wow! Mercy is a great read and a page turner! Brett Battles' creative way of introducing the main character and the plot is amazing! He is my favorite author and I highly recommend all of his books!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A truly amazing read. Mercy took me on a journey with Jar and Nate into the world of corruption and the lengths people will go to for the sake of greed and power, along with abusers and bullies. I was fascinated by how this story was laid out and how it kept my interest. A well written book that will keep you intrigued until the end." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Another Winner! One of my favorites. I just love the characters. I couldn't put it down. Brett Battles just keeps you going. Keep them coming!" WHO IS MERCY FOR? If you like books by Lee Child, David Baldacci, James Patterson, Dean Koontz, John Sanford, Michael Connelly, Gregg Hurwitz, Barry Eisler, Harlan Coben, Andrew Mayne, and Daniel Silva, then you will love Nate