Shadow in the Empire of Light, Paperback - Jane Routley

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Reducere. DescriptionDamian Nettoyer is the Empire's go-to gun. He kills whoever they want him to kill. In exchange, he and his rag-tag gang of crooks get to...

In the Syrian city of Akka, Nathanael, a young Jewish doctor, and a Muslim girl called Zohra are about to fall in love. But Saladin's army has just...

Surveys 'mobile readers' in the age of the British Empire to explore what books meant to shipboard readers, Scottish emigrants, convicts en route t...

Reducere. "NEW YORK TIMES "EDITOR'S CHOICE"SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "RECOMMENDED BOOKWINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZEOne morning in 1805, off a remote island in t...

Muriel Wiley lives in a broken world. After World War III, planet Earth is left destitute of life. Or so she thought. There is something more. Some...

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"Action, adventure, betrayal, and poison add up to a winner. --BooklistNew York Times-bestselling author Rae Carson makes a triumphant return to th...

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

What is it like in practice to come close to the presence of God? Are there words which can, in some way, explain the nature of that experience? In...

After the unexpected end of her decades-long marriage, Sonia Choquette relocated to a Paris still reeling from the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Together...

This is an elegant, readable narrative of Nauru's imperial history that makes a compelling argument for the island's significance in the history of...

Among the brilliant writers and thinkers who emerged from the multicultural and multilingual world of the Austro-Hungarian Empire were Joseph Roth,...

Reducere. The essays in this volume revisit issues of exile and occupation during the sixth century BCE through texts, iconography, and material culture. Unl...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Tyler StovallA history of black Americans who settled in Paris, France, from 1900 to the present.

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Valerian and Laureline are exploring Syrte, captial planet of a system of 1000 worlds. Their mission is to discover whether the Syrtians could pres...

Reducere. Description"Strong evidence that the Roman Empire is of Edomite origin ... left our minds in bewilderment ... is one to be studied." -Church of Eng...

Reducere. A thrillingly panoramic and incredibly timely account of the rise of Islam, from the acclaimed author of Rubicon and Persian Fire. The evolution of...

Reducere. The Bible reveals angels to be indispensable companions and warriors in support of our invisible war against evil in the spiritual world. But not m...

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Reducere. The New Testament Gospels came into existence in a world ruled by Roman imperial power. Their main character, Jesus, is crucified on a Roman cross ...

Reducere. The New Testament Gospels came into existence in a world ruled by Roman imperial power. Their main character, Jesus, is crucified on a Roman cross ...

Reducere. "No series since George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire has quite captured both palace intrigue and the way that tribal infighting and war hur...

A decade of mounting tension in a polarized America, from Wall Street to the rural heartlandA decade ago, Ken Light (born 1951) traveled across the...

"A spectacular piece of human experience, writing, and inspiration."--Carl Feldbaum, author of Looking the Tiger in the EyeThis is a true story. Fr...

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Publisher: University of Oklahoma PressAuthor(s): Richard Harter FogleIllustration(s): 1 line drawingNumber of pages: 198Publication date: 1969Dime...

Publisher: St Martin's PressAuthor(s): Susan CahillIllustration(s): Includes 25 color photographs throughoutNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: P. James OliverOliver's well-researched biography of Mansa Musa reads like an exotic tale of gold, glory, and adventure. Du...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Traveling in 1995 around war-torn Bosnia and Croatia, where he had gone to stage a peace concert, this author encountered The Emissaries: a small g...

An enchanting array of lovely, love poetry.

Reducere. Description"Strong evidence that the Roman Empire is of Edomite origin ... left our minds in bewilderment ... is one to be studied." -Church of Eng...

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Reducere. The Bible tells the stories of many empires, and many are still considered some of the largest of the ancient and classical world: the Assyrians, t...

The sea gives and the sea takes. The sea took Bonnie's mother away from her, to a new life on a distant shore. And now it has brought her three thi...

Two Earthlings find themselves at the mercy of a stringent religious sect on a far-off planet when they rescue a young woman with a bizzare secret ...

Reducere. In New Mexico, during Lent and Holy Week each year, the Penitent Brotherhood enacts a primitive Passion Play, which in its traditional ritual of se...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Niara Terela IsleyFacing the Shadow, Embracing the Light: A Journey of Spirit Retrieval and Awakening is the story of one w...