Download or read book Vic Mongol written by Jerry Gill and published by Ann Darrow Co. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s the Fall of 1920. Vic takes her friend from high school, Lin Li, on a “vacation” to Outer Mongolia. They will be OK if they survive the nameless subterranean man things, the fabled creature that dissolves its prey, the Chinese Redbeards, the White Russians and the legendary cold weather - and hopefully save their guide’s adorable twin girls. Of course, they need to solve the murder before any of that! Fast-paced and unpredictable, action adventure in the tradition of the adventure pulps of the early 20th Century. If you like Doc Savage, The Avenger (Dick Benson), Nancy Drew, or Tarzan or any other novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs you will love Vic Challenger. What reviewers think of the series: Vic Challenger personifies every sword or ax-wielding heroine ever drawn by any heroic fantasy artist. the female answer to Indiana Jones Great Campy Multi-Genre Book I have recommended the Vic Challenger books to my wife and to all of my children Any of these novels would make a really good movie. if you like Clive Cussler or James Rollins, these are definitely the books for you. -- “The Incredible Adventures of Vic Challenger” series is inspired by writers like Edgar Rice Burroughs, H. Rider Haggard, Jules Verne, Arthur Conan Doyle and H. G. Wells; and by characters like Nancy Drew, Lara Croft, Alan Quatermain, Doc Savage and his cousin Patricia Savage, and Dick Benson and his assistant Nellie Gray. The writing style has been compared to Burroughs and is also reminiscent of early action-driven horror novels by Graham Masterton. The on-going series is set in the 1920’s and considerable research adds to the “realism” You will find yourself effortlessly learning bits of history, some of which may amaze you. Vic’s travels are woven into the history of the time, so you may find yourself asking “Is this real?”
Download or read book The Way of the Warrior written by James F. Dunnigan and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1998-10-15 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of "The Mafia Manager" comes a remarkably accessible management guide incorporating leadership techniques from history's great military commanders, from Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan to Napoleon and Norman Schwarzkopf.
Download or read book Defending Your Castle written by William Gurstelle and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man’s home is his castle, or so the saying goes, but could it withstand an attack by Attila and the Huns, Ragnar and the Vikings, Alexander and the Greeks, Genghis Khan and the Mongols, or Tamerlane and the Tartars? Backyard Ballistics author William Gurstelle poses this fascinating question to modern-day garage warriors and shows them how to build an arsenal of ancient artillery and fortifications aimed at withstanding these invading hordes. Each chapter introduces a new bad actor in the history of warfare, details his conquests, and features weapons and fortifications to defend against him and his minions. Clear step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and photographs show how to build a dozen projects, including “Da Vinci’s Catapult,” “Carpini’s Crossbow,” a “Crusader-Proof Moat,” “Alexander’s Tortoise,” and the “Cheval-de-frise.” With a strong emphasis on safety, the book also gives tips on troubleshooting, explains the physics behind many of the projects, and shows where to buy the materials. By the time they’ve reached the last page, at-home defenders everywhere will have succeeded in creating a fully fortified home.
Download or read book Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute Or Philosophical Society of Great Britain written by and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cultural Sociology of the Middle East Asia and Africa written by Andrea L. Stanton and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 1977 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our age of globalization and multiculturalism, it has never been more important for Americans to understand and appreciate foreign cultures and how people live, love, and learn in areas of the world unfamiliar to most U.S. students and the general public. The four volumes in our cultural sociology reference encyclopedia take a step forward in this endeavor by presenting concise information on those regions likely to be most "foreign" to U.S. students: the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. The intent is to convey what daily life is like for people in these selected regions. It is hoped entries within these volumes will aid readers in efforts to understand the importance of cultural sociology, to appreciate the effects of cultural forces around the world, and to learn the history of countries and cultures within these important regions.
Download or read book The Mongol Empire written by Carolyn DeCarlo and published by Encyclopaedia Britannica. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the leadership of Genghis Khan, a confederation of nomadic farmers transformed into a powerful military force. This text demonstrations how an aggressive empire could have been established from such agrarian roots, inviting the reader to follow the rise of the Mongol Empire from its founding through its expansion into the Golden Horde in the West under the leadership of Batu and his successors and the Yuan Dynasty in the East under Kublai Khan. It also features the Mongol Empire's important role in the development of trade between the East and the West during the Middle Ages, particularly as recorded by Venetian merchant Marco Polo.
Download or read book Han Mongol Encounters and Missionary Endeavors written by Patrick Taveirne and published by Leuven University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study describes the origins of the Southwest Mongolia vicariate beyond the Great Wall and along the Yellow River Bend during the transition period from Lazarist missionary activities in the 1840s to the Scheutists in the early 1870
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Mongolia written by Alan J.K. Sanders and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-08-25 with total page 1117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Mongolia covers the people and organizations that brought Mongolia from revolution and oppression to independence and democracy, and its current unprecedented level of national wealth and international growth. This is done through a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,200 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Mongolia.
Download or read book Marco Polo for Kids written by Janis Herbert and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2001-08-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Far East comes alive in this activity book centered on Marco Polo’s journey to China from Venice along the 13th-century Silk Road. Kids will join Marco as he travels by caravan through vast deserts and over steep mountain ranges, stopping in exotic cities and humble villages, until at last he arrives at the palace of the Kublai Khan. Woven throughout the tale are 21 activities that highlight the diverse cultures Marco encountered along the way. Activities include making a mythical map, creating a mosaic, fun with Feng Shui, making paper, and putting on a wayang-kulit (shadow-puppet play). Just for fun, kids will learn a few words of Turkish, Persian, Mongol, Hindi, and Chinese. A complete resource section with magnificent museums and their Web sites invites kids to embark on their own expedition of discovery.
Download or read book Mongolia written by Jasper Becker and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2015-08-10 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the heart of Asia lies the enormous and once forgotten land of the Mongols. For seventy years, they were shut behind the borders of a secretive and murderous communist state. Then in 1990, communism collapsed and the door suddenly opened. Jasper Becker, one of the first to cross the border, found himself in a land of bloody conquerors, of wandering tribes, of prophets, shamans and mystic kings. Lamas, nuns, politicians, scientists, prisoners, herders and hunters were at last free to pour out their stories of stories of genocide and political and religious cultural destruction. But as the author roams the country, he finds a country awakening to new hopes and dreams. Beneath the boundless steppes is a treasure trove of minerals.
Download or read book Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Payments for environmental services (PES) are a potential mechanism to provide incentives for sustainable management of grasslands and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. PES is not widely practiced in Mongolia, but has been included in the Green Development Strategy of the government. This paper reviews 50 PES schemes operating in grasslands and other grazing lands globally, including Mongolia. It discusses key issues related to the design of PES schemes in Mongolian grasslands, including potential benefits, risks, constraints, and trade-offs.
Download or read book Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute Or Philosophical Society of Great Britain written by Victoria Institute (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each volume includes list of members, and "objects of the institute" (except v. 31, which has no list of members). Beginning with v. 12, a list of the papers contained in preceding volumes is issued regularly with each volume.
Download or read book The Mongol Conquests in World History written by Timothy May and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mongol Empire can be seen as marking the beginning of the modern age, and of globalization as well. While communications between the extremes of Eurasia existed prior to the Mongols, they were infrequent and often through intermediaries. As this new book by Timothy May shows, the rise of the Mongol Empire changed everything—through their conquests the Mongols swept away dozens of empires and kingdoms and replaced them with the largest contiguous empire in history. While the Mongols were an extremely destructive force in the premodern world, the Mongol Empire had stabilizing effects on the social, cultural and economic life of the inhabitants of the vast territory, allowing merchants and missionaries to transverse Eurasia. The Mongol Conquests in World History examines the many ways in which the conquests were a catalyst for change, including changes and advancements in warfare, food, culture, and scientific knowledge. Even as Mongol power declined, the memory of the Empire fired the collective imagination of the region into far-reaching endeavors, such as the desire for luxury goods and spices that launched Columbus’s voyage and the innovations in art that were manifested in the masterpieces of the Renaissance. This fascinating book offers comprehensive coverage of the entire empire, rather than a more regional approach, and provides an extensive survey of the legacy of the Mongol Empire.
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Mongolia written by Alan Sanders and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2003-04-09 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition offers detail on the history of the Mongol Empire. Against the background of relations with Tibet, it adopts a focus on the spread of Tibetan Buddhism to Mongolia. There is a broader approach to Mongolian cultural affairs, with expanded entri
Download or read book The Mongols in Russia written by Jeremiah Curtin and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mongol Art of War written by Timothy May and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2007-03-22 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renowned historian “combines exhaustive research and accessible prose for this . . . definitive study” of the Mongol empire’s military practices (Publishers Weekly). The armies of the Mongol empire are one of the most successful, yet least understood, military forces in history. Often viewed as screaming throngs of horsemen who conquered by sheer force of numbers, they were in fact highly organized regiments who blindsided their opponents with innovative tactics and combat skills. Through the leadership of brilliant military strategists, they achieved the largest land empire ever established, stretching across Asia and into eastern Europe. In this pioneering study, historian Timothy May demonstrates how the Mongol military developed from a tribal levy into a disciplined and complex military organization. He describes the make-up of the Mongol army from its inception to the demise of the empire. With profiles of Mongol military leaders such as Chinggis Khan—also known as Genghis Khan—May shows how their strength, quality and versatility made them the pre-eminent warriors of their time.
Download or read book Women and the Making of the Mongol Empire written by Anne F. Broadbridge and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-18 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wide-ranging study of the critical roles that women played in the history of the Mongol conquests and empire.
