Download or read book And the Vultures Sang a Warrior s Ballad written by Ranganath and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anand is a middle-class boy who experiences a strange phenomenon. Whenever he sleeps at night, he goes back 1500 years in time and wakes up in the ‘past’ as Narasimha, the son of Vimshati Veera Deva—the last warrior of the Vimshati clan. Whenever he sleeps in the ‘past’ as Narasimha, he wakes up in the ‘present’ as Anand. In the ‘past’, as he struggles to become the finest warrior in history, he learns that he was dissolved in the ruins of history whereas his father’s legacy is still preserved in the ‘present’. Through the pointlessness of his training and a complicated romantic life, he learns about a war which would wipe out the entire kingdom in the ‘past’. His desperation to stay alive makes him take certain decisions which would affect his life in ways beyond imagination.

Download or read book Thorgil Bloodaxe The Vultures of Khurasan written by Ralph E. Laitres and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2020 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a savage world ruled by the sword, the mercenary leader Thorgil Bloodaxe stands apart, a man feared and respected across all the bloodstained lands from west to east. Well aware of his reputation, it is to Thorgil that the Caliph of Baghdad sends an emissary, his high commander, Rafi ibn Abdallah. The Caliph decides he must end the depredations of the rebel leader Ya’qub and his fanatic followers, the Vultures. It is said of Thorgil that he has fought in so many battles during his lifetime he cannot remember them all, so what is one more? He does not hesitate to accept the commission and, with his warriors, embarks on a hazardous, bloody journey to the Khurasan Mountains, guided by Rafi…who has a secret plan of his own. Along the way, they draw the ire of the Cilician pirates, who hound them from the port city of Latakiyah in Syria to the foothills in Khurasan. They face treachery, battle, and sorcery even before they face the Vultures themselves in their massive mountain fortress. The Vultures of Khurasan takes you on a glorious sword-and-sorcery adventure alongside Thorgil and his warriors, with page after page of neverending action, accompanied with illustrations by the renowned artist Pablo Marcos.

Download or read book Zulu Terror written by Robin Binckes and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historian and author of The Great Trek recounts the devastating period of violence among indigenous peoples in early 19th century southern Africa. From 1815 to 1840, southeastern Africa experienced a devastating period of warfare between the Zulus, the Matabele, and other indigenous peoples. Though the causes of the unrest—which the Zulu called the Mfecane—are still debated by historians, we know that hundreds of thousands of lives lost. Some estimate the total number of deaths to be near two million. At the center of the turmoil was the Zulu Kingdom and its King Shaka, whose wars of expansion sparked mass migrations among smaller tribes. One of Shaka’s lieutenants, Mzilikazi Khumalo, escaped execution and began a trail of destruction from Zululand north to the Highveld. Refugees from Mzilikazi’s warpath then formed their own alliance—including with the Dutch-speaking Voortrekkers, arriving on their own “Great Trek” to escape British control. Finally defeated in 1836 by the Voortrekkers in a nine-day battle, Mzilikazi and his followers crossed the Limpopo River and founded the kingdom of the Matabele in what is now Zimbabwe.

Download or read book Adaptations of Shakespeare written by Daniel Fischlin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespeare's plays have been adapted or rewritten in various, often surprising, ways since the seventeenth century. This groundbreaking anthology brings together twelve theatrical adaptations of Shakespeares work from around the world and across the centuries. The plays include The Woman's Prize or the Tamer Tamed John Fletcher The History of King Lear Nahum Tate King Stephen: A Fragment of a Tragedy John Keats The Public (El P(blico) Federico Garcia Lorca The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Bertolt Brecht uMabatha Welcome Msomi Measure for Measure Charles Marowitz Hamletmachine Heiner Müller Lears Daughters The Womens Theatre Group & Elaine Feinstein Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief Paula Vogel This Islands Mine Philip Osment Harlem Duet Djanet Sears Each play is introduced by a concise, informative introduction with suggestions for further reading. The collection is prefaced by a detailed General Introduction, which offers an invaluable examination of issues related to

Download or read book The Way of an Indian written by Frederic Remington and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Way of an Indian" is one of the few books that look at the colonial expansion of American wild west through the eyes of a Native Indian. The book faithfully captures their spiritual beliefs, agency and speech to show what it was like to be the original inhabitants of a land that was taken away from them. A must read western classic! Excerpt: "White Otter's heart was bad. He sat alone on the rim-rocks of the bluffs overlooking the sunlit valley. To an unaccustomed eye from below he might have been a part of nature's freaks among the sand rocks. The yellow grass sloped away from his feet mile after mile to the timber, and beyond that to the prismatic mountains...." Frederic Remington was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in depictions of the Old American West, specifically concentrating on the last quarter of the 19th-century American West and images of cowboys, American Indians, and the U. S. Cavalry. Remington's fame made him a favorite of the Western Army officers fighting the last Indian battles.

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Download or read book African Art and the Colonial Encounter written by Sidney Littlefield Kasfir and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-24 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the theme of warriorhood, Sidney Littlefield Kasfir weaves a complex history of how colonial influence forever changed artistic practice, objects, and their meaning. Looking at two widely diverse cultures, the Idoma in Nigeria and the Samburu in Kenya, Kasfir makes a bold statement about the links between colonialism, the Europeans' image of Africans, Africans' changing self representation, and the impact of global trade on cultural artifacts and the making of art. This intriguing history of the interaction between peoples, aesthetics, morals, artistic objects and practices, and the global trade in African art challenges current ideas about artistic production and representation.

Download or read book Report of the Proceedings of the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Proceedings of the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia written by Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Proceedings of the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia written by Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book In Search of Africa written by Manthia Diawara and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There I was, standing alone, unable to cry as I said goodbye to Sidimé Laye, my best friend, and to the revolution that had opened the door of modernity for me--the revolution that had invented me." This book gives us the story of a quest for a childhood friend, for the past and present, and above all for an Africa that is struggling to find its future. In 1996 Manthia Diawara, a distinguished professor of film and literature in New York City, returns to Guinea, thirty-two years after he and his family were expelled from the newly liberated country. He is beginning work on a documentary about Sékou Touré, the dictator who was Guinea's first post-independence leader. Despite the years that have gone by, Diawara expects to be welcomed as an insider, and is shocked to discover that he is not. The Africa that Diawara finds is not the one on the verge of barbarism, as described in the Western press. Yet neither is it the Africa of his childhood, when the excitement of independence made everything seem possible for young Africans. His search for Sidimé Laye leads Diawara to profound meditations on Africa's culture. He suggests solutions that might overcome the stultifying legacy of colonialism and age-old social practices, yet that will mobilize indigenous strengths and energies. In the face of Africa's dilemmas, Diawara accords an important role to the culture of the diaspora as well as to traditional music and literature--to James Brown, Miles Davis, and Salif Kéita, to Richard Wright, Spike Lee, and the ancient epics of the griots. And Diawara's journey enlightens us in the most disarming way with humor, conversations, and well-told tales.

Download or read book A Survey of Swahili Songs with English Translations written by Jan Knappert and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This massive book of Swahili songs, with English translations, contains 28 chapters of categorized songs. Contains a long introduction setting the songs in historical context.

Download or read book Every Man s Bible written by and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2004-05-17 with total page 1624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible for every battle every man faces! This is a man’s type of Bible—straight talk about the challenges of life. Every Man’s Bible has thousands of notes on topics from work, sex, and competition to integrity and more and trusted advice from the pros, just for men. Every Man's Bible is written by the best-selling author of the Every Man's series, Steve Arterburn. FEATURES New Living Translation text Book introductions and 44 charts Study Notes Help you gain a better perspective on a particular verse or passage Men, Women, and God—This feature focuses on two of the most important relationships in every man's life: his relationship with God and his relationships with women Someone You Should Know—Profiles of men in the Bible and what their lives can teach us about the importance of faith in our own lives What the Bible Says About—Gives insight into the Bible's vital message on all kinds of topics for daily living Perspectives—Glean bits of information from great men who have lived through many of the same issues and struggles that you face Personal Gold—Sound advice from the pros: Henry Blackaby, Stuart Briscoe, Tony Evans, David Jeremiah, Gordon MacDonald, Bill McCartney, J. I. Packer, Joseph Stowell, and Chuck Swindoll

Download or read book The Missionary written by William Lisle Bowles and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-02-28 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Missionary" is a poem written by William Lisle Bowles, an English poet and critic who was active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Bowles is known for his romantic and nature-themed poetry. "The Missionary" reflects his interest in exploring themes related to the human experience, often with a focus on emotion and the natural world. While I don't have the full text of "The Missionary," Bowles' poetry often incorporates picturesque and contemplative elements. It's likely that the poem may involve themes such as the individual's spiritual journey, the impact of nature on human emotions, or reflections on the missionary's quest. To fully appreciate the nuances of Bowles' work, it's recommended to explore the complete poem in the context of his body of work. Editions of Bowles' collected poems or anthologies of Romantic poetry may include "The Missionary." Libraries, online databases, or literary collections focusing on the Romantic period can be valuable resources for accessing the complete poem and gaining insights into Bowles' poetic style and thematic concerns.