Download or read book The Wooden Sword written by and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best Children's Books of the Year 2013, Bank Street College 2013 Storytelling World Award A 2013 CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2013 Honor Book, South Asia Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature 2013 Sydney Taylor Honor Book for Older Readers NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2012 Though the shah in Afghanistan tries to test his faith, a poor Jewish shoemaker maintains his belief that all happens for the best. Disguised in servant's clothes, an Afghani shah slips out of his palace to learn more about his people. When he encounters a poor Jewish shoemaker full of faith that everything will turn out just as it should, the shah grows curious. Vowing that no harm will befall the poor man, he decides to test that faith, only to find that the shoemaker's cheerful optimism cannot be shaken. But the biggest challenge of the poor man's life is yet to come! Ann Stampler's retelling of this classic Afghani Jewish folktale is enriched by Carol Liddiment’s charming and vivid paintings.

Download or read book Bokken written by Dave Lowry and published by Black Belt Communications. This book was released on 1986 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing his expertise on the techniques and history of the bokken—the wooden training sword used by both ancient samurai and today’s swordsmen—the author maintains that training with the bokken is important on two levels for the modern practitioner: to build the physical stamina, rhythms, and adroit body movements of traditional swordsmanship and to achieve something of the animating spirit of the traditional swordsman. This history of the bokken combines the author's concise, eloquent writing style with more than 100 photographs to provide the reader with the traditional and modern perspectives of this vital, historically rich practice tool.

Download or read book Why Did Hitler Hate the Jews written by Peter den Hertog and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This investigation into the Nazi leader’s mindset is “an inherently fascinating study . . . a work of meticulously presented and seminal scholarship”(Midwest Book Review). Adolf Hitler’s virulent anti-Semitism is often attributed to external cultural and environmental factors. But as historian Peter den Hertog notes in this book, most of Hitler’s contemporaries experienced the same culture and environment and didn’t turn into rabid Jew-haters, let alone perpetrators of genocide. In this study, the author investigates what we do know about the roots of the German leader’s anti-Semitism. He also takes the significant step of mapping out what we do not know in detail, opening pathways to further research. Focusing not only on history but on psychology, forensic psychiatry, and related fields, he reveals how Hitler was a man with highly paranoid traits, and clarifies the causes behind this paranoia while explaining its connection to his anti-Semitism. The author also explores, and answers, whether the Führer gave one specific instruction ordering the elimination of Europe’s Jews, and, if so, when this took place. Peter den Hertog is able to provide an all-encompassing explanation for Hitler’s anti-Semitism by combining insights from many different disciplines—and makes clearer how Hitler’s own particular brand of anti-Semitism could lead the way to the Holocaust.

Download or read book The Sleeping House New Edition written by Natascha Bialy and published by epubli. This book was released on 2024-10-11 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twin sisters Crystal and Diamond are born in NEW OR-LEANS, in the middle of the times of slavery, in 1888 under tragic circumstances. Shortly after their birth, their parents die, again under mysterious circumstances. In addition, a sinister fellow soon appears on the scene who embodies nothing less than the devil himself: BELPHEGOR. He tries to win over the twins' foster parents and later the twins themselves to his dark intentions, with the aim of establishing terror and world domination. Will he succeed?

Download or read book The Sword and the Dragon Revised written by Michael R. Mathias and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deemed One of the Top 10 indie Fantasy releases of 2010 by Fantasy Book Critic, and listed in the first ever Publishers Weekly Indie Select issue, the original 235k word epic title was written in longhand in a Texas prison cell by M. R. Mathias. The Sword and the Dragon (Revised) is a Fully polished version that includes two Wardstone Short Stories. One is a piece of flash fiction called "The Blood of Coldfrost." The other is a Short Story called "Roar." These tales can only be found in print, in this volume. "The Sword and the Dragon" When the Royal Wizard of Westland poisons the king so that his puppet prince can take the throne and start a continental war, a young squire is forced to run for his life carrying the powerful sword that his dying monarch burdened him with from the death bed. Two brothers find a magic ring and start on paths to becoming the most powerful sort of enemies, while an evil young sorceress unwillingly falls in love with one of them when he agrees to help her steal a dragon's egg for her father. Her father just happens to be the Royal Wizard, and despite his daughter's feelings, he would love nothing more than to sacrifice the boy! All of these characters, along with the Wolf King of Wildermont, the Lion Lord of Westland, and a magical hawk named Talon, are on a collision course toward Willa the Witch Queen's palace in the distant kingdom of Highwander. There the very bedrock is formed of the powerful magical substance called Wardstone. Who are the heroes? And will they get there before the Royal Wizard and his evil hordes do? Whatever happens, the journey will be spectacular, and the confrontation will be cataclysmic. Kings, Queens, Heroes, & Fools - The Wardstone Trilogy Book II is now available The Wizard & the Warlord - The Wardstone Trilogy Book III releases in July 2012 Don't miss the International Bestselling 'Saga of the Dragoneers' The First Dragoneer - Free The Royal Dragoneers - Now Available Cold Hearted Son of a Witch - Now Available The Confliction - Now Available Confliction Compendium - (The Dragoneers Omnibus) - Now Available Also by M.R. Mathias Crimzon & Clover I - Orphaned Dragon, Lucky Girl Crimzon & Clover II - The Tricky Wizard Crimzon & Clover II - The Grog Crimzon & Clover IV - The Wrath of Crimzon Oathbreaker - A Faery Tale Short King of Fools The Adventurion - A YA sci-fi novel

Download or read book The Book of Swords written by George R. R. Martin and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New epic fantasy in the grand tradition—including a never-before-published Song of Ice and Fire story by George R. R. Martin! Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unforgettable heroes ever conjured onto the page: Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian, Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melniboné, Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Classic characters like these made sword and sorcery a storytelling sensation, a cornerstone of fantasy fiction—and an inspiration for a new generation of writers, spinning their own outsize tales of magic and swashbuckling adventure. Now, in The Book of Swords, acclaimed editor and bestselling author Gardner Dozois presents an all-new anthology of original epic tales by a stellar cast of award-winning modern masters—many of them set in their authors’ best-loved worlds. Join today’s finest tellers of fantastic tales, including George R. R. Martin, K. J. Parker, Robin Hobb, Scott Lynch, Ken Liu, C. J. Cherryh, Daniel Abraham, Lavie Tidhar, Ellen Kushner, and more on action-packed journeys into the outer realms of dark enchantment and intrepid derring-do, featuring a stunning assortment of fearless swordsmen and warrior women who face down danger and death at every turn with courage, cunning, and cold steel. FEATURING SIXTEEN ALL-NEW STORIES: “The Best Man Wins” by K. J. Parker “Her Father’s Sword” by Robin Hobb “The Hidden Girl” by Ken Liu “The Sword of Destiny” by Matthew Hughes “‘I Am a Handsome Man,’ Said Apollo Crow” by Kate Elliott “The Triumph of Virtue” by Walter Jon Williams “The Mocking Tower” by Daniel Abraham “Hrunting” by C. J. Cherryh “A Long, Cold Trail” by Garth Nix “When I Was a Highwayman” by Ellen Kushner “The Smoke of Gold Is Glory” by Scott Lynch “The Colgrid Conundrum” by Rich Larson “The King’s Evil” by Elizabeth Bear “Waterfalling” by Lavie Tidhar “The Sword Tyraste” by Cecelia Holland “The Sons of the Dragon” by George R. R. Martin And an introduction by Gardner Dozois “When fine writer and expert editor [Gardner] Dozois beckons, authors deliver—and this surely will be one of the year’s essential anthologies.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Download or read book Necromancy in Naat written by Clark Ashton Smith and published by eStar Books. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yadar, a princely nomad, searches for his love Dalili, only to discover her on the Island of Naat… and the horrors of the island…

Download or read book The Book of the Sword written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dictionary of Geography Etc New Edition Revised to August 1864 written by Alexander Keith JOHNSTON (the Elder.) and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 1418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The New Camelot written by Robyn Schneider and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-08-27 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sayeth it ain't so! The finale to the epic Emry Merlin trilogy is here, with all the sorcery, snark, and high stakes that made The Other Merlin one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of the Year! Everything is finally going right for Emry Merlin. Now that Arthur is the king and her wayward magic is under control, she’s enjoying life as Camelot’s official court wizard—and as Arthur’s girlfriend. But when an unexpected visitor arrives at court, Emry finds her hard-won position threatened. And Arthur is torn between listening to his advisors and following his heart. Even more troubling, war is on the horizon, with King Yurien’s access to dark magic ensuring Camelot’s doom. That is, unless Emry, Arthur, and Lance can find a way to defeat the evil sorceress Bellicent with magic from her own world. But undertaking a quest to Anwen is perilous business, and our young heroes will face many obstacles on their journey—from dangerous beasts to suspicious nobles to cursed maidens determined to find someone to marry. Can Emry and Arthur save their kingdom and fix their relationship, or will they have to choose between their future and Camelot’s?

Download or read book Wood and Its Uses written by P. Eassie and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-12 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Download or read book The Craft of the Japanese Sword written by Leon Kapp and published by Kodansha International. This book was released on 1987 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From raw steel to tempered blade, this text presents a visual account of thencient craft of swordmaking as practiced in modern Japan.

Download or read book The Water Magician Arc 1 Volume 1 written by Tadashi Kubou and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2024-03-14 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ryo is delighted to be reincarnated into the fantastical world of Phi, where he thinks he’ll get to live a quiet life learning to use his newfound water magic. Going with the flow here, however, means something very different. Ryo is immediately pitted against the wild lands he winds up in and the slew of deadly monsters that call the remote subcontinent home. You’d think he’d forget about taking it easy when he’s stuck fighting for his life, but lucky for Ryo, he’s naturally optimistic, clever, and blessed with the hidden “Eternal Youth” trait. Twenty years pass in the blink of an eye, and each encounter along the way pushes him one step closer to the pinnacle of human magic. Little does he realize that’s only the opening chapter of his tale. A fateful meeting soon thrusts Ryo to the forefront of history, forever changing the course of his life... Thus begins the adventures of the strongest water magician the world has ever seen—who also likes to do things at his own pace!

Download or read book Angelbound Origins Box Set Volume Three written by Christina Bauer and published by Monster House Books. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great ready for Lady Reaper, Cissy’s wedding and supernatural pyramids! Books eight through eleven of the best-selling Angelbound Origins series are now in one ebook collection… QUASI REDUX (BOOK 8) It’s a Wonderful Life meets Kill Bill when our heroine, Myla Lewis, casually tosses off the fateful words, “Some days, I wish I weren’t a demigoddess.” Turns out, a demon-titan named Bedlam lurks nearby… and he grants her wish. CLOCKWORK IGNI (BOOK 9) After Purgatory is ripped apart by supernatural pyramids, Myla, Lincoln and Maxon decide to kick some pharaonic ass. LADY REAPER (BOOK 10) Young Myla and Lincoln uncover secrets--and battle some serious evil--when they encounter Lady Reaper and her ghoulish husband, Grim. REAPER GAMES (BOOK 11) At last, wedding bells are ringing for Myla’s best friend, Cissy! Too bad an old enemy seeks to use the big day for dark purposes. Time for Myla to swap out her dancing shoes for even-more-stylish battle boots. “I’m virtually speechless when it comes to these novels. I have not found an author that I adore the writing style of this much since Jennifer L. Armentrout. The world that Bauer creates is amazing.” - Brittany's Book Reviews Angelbound Origins In which Myla Lewis kicks ass and takes names 1. Angelbound 2. Scala 3. Acca 4. Thrax 5. The Dark Lands 6. The Brutal Time 7. Armageddon 8. Quasi Redux 9. Clockwork Igni 10. Lady Reaper 11. Reaper Games 12. Angry Gods Angelbound Offspring The next generation takes on Heaven, Hell, and everything in between 1. Maxon 2. Portia 3. Zinnia 4. Rhodes 5. Kaps 6. Mack 7. Huntress Angelbound Lincoln Stories from the point of view of Mister The Prince 1. Duty Bound 2. Lincoln 3. Trickster 4. Baculum 5. Angelfire Also From Christina Bauer - Fairy Tales of the Magicorum, a series of modern fairy tales with sass, action, and romance - Beholder, where a medieval farm girl discovers necromancy and true love - Dimension Drift, a dystopian adventure with science, snark, and hot aliens - Pixieland Diaries, which tells the story of sassy pixie Calla and 'her' elf prince, Dare

Download or read book Ice Moon written by Suze Harrison and published by Scarlett Bear Press. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gripping epic adventure fantasy continues… A hidden enemy. A realm under threat. A shocking revelation. A fragile peace has settled over the Otherworld but when Wastelands hordes are sighted east of the Ourean Mountains, Aurora, now high priestess of the Isle of Akash, joins forces with the palace to expose and defeat their hidden enemy. But when deadly dreams foreshadow a threat to her hometown and the people she loves the most, Aurora strikes out alone to confront the oncoming hordes. With his priestess-wife ailing, and the threat of war imminent, Prince William is torn between love and duty. Reluctant to return Esperance to her beloved Isle home, but determined to expose the realm’s hidden enemy himself, William abandons his family and sweeps into enemy territory unaware that his choices have plunged his home and those he loves the most into peril. When he returns to accept his fate, his world is shattered by a series of revelations, one so shocking he has no choice but to flee for his life. Ice Moon, the second book in The Otherworld Chronicles series, is a sweeping story of friendship and family, power and deception, myth and magic. If you like fated encounters, supernatural skills, and political treachery, you’ll love this gripping epic fantasy series inspired by the legend of Avalon. Pick up Ice Moon and continue this epic series today. Perfect for fans of Samantha Shannon and Leigh Bardugo

Download or read book The Book of Ile Rien written by Martha Wells and published by Tordotcom. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collecting Martha Wells' Element of Fire and Death of the Necromancer for the first time in one place, in a new and revised edition! From the author of Witch King and the Murderbot Diaries: Both novels included in this volume have been revised and updated. These are the author’s preferred texts. The Element of Fire The kingdom of Ile-Rien lies in peril, menaced by sorcerous threats and devious intrigue, when Kade, bastard sister of King Roland, appears unexpectedly at court. The illegitimate daughter of the old king and the Queen of Air and Darkness herself, Kade's true desires are cloaked in mystery. It falls to Thomas Boniface, Captain of the Queen's Guard, to keep the kingdom from harm. But is one man's steel enough to counter all the magic of fayre? The Death of the Necromancer Nicholas Valiarde is a passionate, embittered nobleman and the greatest thief in all of Ile-Rien. On the gaslit streets of the city, Nicholas assumes the guise of a master criminal, stealing jewels from wealthy nobles to finance his quest for a long-pursued vengeance. But Nicholas's murderous mission is being interrupted by a series of eerie, unexplainable, and fatal events. A dark magic opposes him, and traces of a necromantic power that hasn't been used for centuries abound. Nicholas and his compatriots find themselves battling an ancient evil. And if they lose? Death would be preferable to the fate that awaits them.... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book The Works of Thomas Robert Malthus Vol 2 written by E A Wrigley and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-10-28 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of eight volumes of books which contain all the known published writings and variant readings of Thomas Malthus. Malthus is most famous as the inventor of a simple equation between population and food supply and his work is seen as the foundation for population studies.