Download or read book The Secrets of Topa written by Morning Sun and published by Abbott Press. This book was released on 2014-03-14 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Topa is a village where the game is good, the river flows clean and plentiful, and life is pleasant for all its people. As the sun rises one day, Topas medicine man, Seebona, makes his prayers. Suddenly, the bliss is shattered by the frightened screams of children playing at the river. Moments later, the smallest child, Kanobee, is carried by a black bear into the woods. The horrified villagers fear she is lost forever. Only Seebona thinks it is meant to be. Many years later during the Warm Seasons Celebration, two large shadows appear in front of the ceremonial fire. As the growls of black bears permeate throughout the moonlit setting, only Seebona smiles as the rest of the villagers tremble in fear. But soon a young girl is revealed just as Seebona and the two bears disappear. Kanobee, now called Nollkata, takes the elderly medicine mans place, determined to not only save her nation but also protect its way of life. Now only time will tell if she will be able to achieve all she desires. The Secrets of Topa traces the present and past lives of a villages people as a powerful medicine woman attempts to honor the Mother Earth, impart the wisdom of the Great Spirit, and carry on a legacy.
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Download or read book The Secrets of Ancient Ritual Sites written by Ricard Regas and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, Stonehenge and Machu Picchu are two of the most iconic tourist attractions in the world. Each year, millions visit to learn more about the religious beliefs of people who lived long ago. This book details the significance of Stonehenge and Machu Picchu, the current theories about their usage in ancient times, and the aspects of these sites that are still steeped in mystery.
Download or read book The Secret Book of Sacred Things written by Torsten Krol and published by Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fantastic journey into a postapocalyptic world, seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old girl, told by a master storyteller. For fans of China Mieville and the sci-fi of Margaret Atwood and Doris Lessing. The coming of the Great Stone destroyed almost everything that used to be. But high in one remote valley, the Church of Selene has found its way back from ruin. Sister Luka and her female converts offer sacrifices to the scarred (and very close) moon that hangs over their convent. It has been this way since the Stone hit. Among the Little Sisters of Selene is 12-year-old Aurora, respected Scribe of the church. She endlessly writes down the name of the moon to keep her in the sky where she belongs. But Aurora has a secret book she keeps hidden in her Scribe's chamber and into this diary she pours out her hopes and desires. Upsetting this fragile equilibrium is Willa, a young tomboy whose flamboyant arrival threatens the hard-won status quo of the sisters' community. As Aurora and Willa inch toward friendship, insurrection grows. But when an unexpected marvel occurs in the sky, it is clear that Aurora's work as the Scribe has failed. The moon is threatening to remake the world all over again. This is the Secret Book of Sacred Things, this is Aurora's story.
Download or read book Late Lunch with Llamas written by Mary Pope Osborne and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series is ready to whisk you away through time with Jack and Annie--this time to South America! When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to a mountainside, they are surprised to find farmers nearby. Then they learn that the farmer's baby llama has been stolen, and Jack and Annie vow to bring the little animal back to its owners. But the journey is treacherous--they must climb to the peak of Machu Picchu and climb back down in order to complete this mission. Jack and Annie have been on many dangerous travels, but can they survive this one? Track the facts with Jack and Annie in the nonfiction companion to this book: Llamas and the Andes. Did you know that there's a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures If you're looking for Merlin Mission #34: Season of the Sandstorms, it was renumbered as part of the rebrand in 2017 as Merlin Mission #6.
Download or read book The Guide to The Orville written by Andre Bormanis and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2024-10-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full-color hardcover guide to the universe of Seth MacFarlane’s beloved sci-fi series—featuring page after page of technical detail, interstellar history, and character biographies! Explore exotic alien planets, adventure between innumerable stars, and get to know a diverse starship crew as they navigate their thrilling and mysterious universe. Captain Ed Mercer and his brave shipmates guide readers through the decks of the Orville, recounting their voyages through ship logs, and providing insightful commentary on the state of a changing galaxy. Dark Horse presents The Guide to The Orville, a jam-packed lore book collecting everything a new crewmember needs to know about the Planetary Union’s most remarkable ship!
Download or read book The Twins mate book 4 written by Emmarentia Snyman and published by Infinite Joy. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sebrina looks at Josh as he stands in front of her. She knows what he is going to say. She knows he will reject her for her more beautiful blond twin sister. She and Leona can not be more different, and everyone can not believe they are twins. Her parents always loved Leona more than her as she had red hair and green eyes and freckles, while Leona was the pretty one with blond hair, blue eyes and perfect skin. Sebrina has learned not to ask her parents for love and attention from a young age as all their love and attention went to the cute child. They ignored her like she did not exist. It made Sebrina push people away from her, and that is why she is standing here in front of Josh, her mate waiting for him to reject her. It is not uncommon for twins to have the same mate. It happened before. Sebrina being the rebel she is, smiles as she waits for Josh's words. "I, Josh Norton, future alpha of the Red Wood Pack, reject you, Sebrina Dawson, as my mate," Josh says. Everything inside Sebrina feels like it is dying a slow death, her wolf is whimpering, but she quiets her down. "I, Sebrina Dawson, accept your rejection, future alpha of the Red Wood Pack. I hope you and Leona will be happy," Sebrina says with a sarcastic smile on her face. She knows her sister, and she knows she is spoiled rotten. "You are just going to accept it like that?" Leona asks from the side. Sebrina knows her sister wants a fight, but she will not give her the satisfaction. Sebrina looks at Leona as smiles. "Best of luck to the two of you," Sebrina says. My father is the beta to Josh's father, and Sebrina knows her life is not worth a dime after today. Leona will want her dead to make sure Josh stays hers forever and that he does not change his mind in the future. Sebrina knows she is risking her life to leave her pack, but going away or staying in the same for her. If she stays, she will die, but she might have a chance out there in the big evil world. So she runs away, not knowing what adventure waited for her and that she will meet her biggest nightmare—the Alpha of all Alphas, Blaze Walker and she have to run not only from her sister but also from Blaze.
Download or read book The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire written by Edward Gibbon and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire written by Edward Gibbon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-14 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. B. Bury's authoritative seven-volume edition (1896-1900) of Edward Gibbon's magisterial account of the relationship between Roman imperialism and Christianity.
Download or read book The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire With Varioum Notes Including Those of Guizot Wenck Schreiter and Hugo written by Edward Gibbon and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-02-28 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Download or read book The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire written by Edward Gibbon and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire A New Edition Etc With Maps written by Edward Gibbon and published by . This book was released on 1828 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume II written by Edward Gibbon and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2000-11-01 with total page 1454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I devoured Gibbon," wrote Winston Churchill. "I rode triumphantly through it from end to end and enjoyed it all." Gibbon's magnum opus -- which encompasses thirteen hundred years of history, swinging across Europe, North Africa, and Asia -- remains one of the greatest works of history ever written. "Gibbon is a kind of bridge that connects the ancient with the modern ages," noted Thomas Carlyle. "And how gorgeously does it swing across the gloomy and tumultuous chasm of these barbarous centuries." Indeed, Gibbon, the supreme historian of the Enlightenment--the illustrious scholar who envisioned history as a branch of literature--seemed almost predestined to write his monumental account of the Roman Empire's terrible self-destruction. "I have described the triumph of barbarism and religion," wrote the author in the famous epigram that summed up his towering achievement in The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. "Gibbon is not merely a master of the pageant and the story; he is also the critic and the historian of the mind," said Virginia Woolf. "Without his satire, his irreverence, his mixture of sedateness and slyness, of majesty and mobility, and above all that belief in reason which pervades the whole book and gives it unity, an implicit if unspoken message, the Decline and Fall would be the work of another man....We seem as we read him raised above the tumult and the chaos into a clear and rational air." The second volume contains chapters twenty-seven through forty-eight of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Download or read book The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire written by Gibbon, Edward and published by Delmarva Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-03-09 with total page 3727 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All six volumes are contained in this eBook. There is a linked table of contents, and the footnotes are also linked. Gibbon’s masterpiece, which narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century A.D. to its collapse in the west in the fifth century and in the east in the fifteenth century, is widely considered the greatest work of history ever written. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (sometimes shortened to Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) is a book of history written by the English historian Edward Gibbon, which traces the trajectory of Western civilization (as well as the Islamic and Mongolian conquests) from the height of the Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium. Published in six volumes, volume I was published in 1776 and went through six printings. Volumes II and III were published in 1781; Volumes IV, V, and VI in 1788–89. The original volumes were published in quarto sections, a common publishing practice of the time. The work covers the history of the Roman Empire, Europe, and the Catholic Church from 98 to 1590 and discusses the decline of the Roman Empire in the East and West. Because of its relative objectivity and heavy use of primary sources, at the time its methodology became a model for later historians. This led to Gibbon being called the first "modern historian of ancient Rome". Gibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell, a task made difficult by a lack of comprehensive written sources, though he was not the only historian to tackle the subject. According to Gibbon, the Roman Empire succumbed to barbarian invasions in large part due to the gradual loss of civic virtue among its citizens. They had become weak, outsourcing their duties to defend their Empire to barbarian mercenaries, who then became so numerous and ingrained that they were able to take over the Empire. Romans, he believed, had become effeminate, unwilling to live a tougher, "manly" military lifestyle. In addition, Gibbon argued that Christianity created a belief that a better life existed after death, which fostered an indifference to the present among Roman citizens, thus sapping their desire to sacrifice for the Empire. He also believed its comparative pacifism tended to hamper the traditional Roman martial spirit. Finally, like other Enlightenment thinkers, Gibbon held in contempt the Middle Ages as a priest-ridden, superstitious dark age. It was not until his own age of reason and rational thought, it was believed, that human history could resume its progress. Gibbon saw the Praetorian Guard as the primary catalyst of the empire's initial decay and eventual collapse, a seed planted by Augustus at the establishment of the empire. He cites repeated examples of the Praetorian Guard abusing their power with calamitous results, including numerous instances of imperial assassination and incessant demands for increased pay. Gibbon's style is frequently distinguished by an ironically detached and somewhat dispassionate yet critical tone. He occasionally lapsed into moralization and aphorism. "As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will ever be the vice of the most exalted characters". "The influence of the clergy, in an age of superstition, might be usefully employed to assert the rights of mankind; but so intimate is the connection between the throne and the altar, that the banner of the church has very seldom been seen on the side of the people"(Chapter Three). "History...is, indeed, little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortune of mankind"(ibid). "If we contrast the rapid progress of this mischievous discovery [of gunpowder] with the slow and laborious advances of reason, science, and the arts of peace, a philosopher, according to his temper, will laugh or weep at the folly of mankind" (Chapter).
Download or read book The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire with notes by Milman and Guizot Ed by W Smith written by Edward Gibbon and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire written by Edward Gibbon and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
