The Empire of Gold

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...

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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...

*Includes pictures *Explains Inca mythology and religious practices, including human sacrifices *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further ...

The eleventh novel in Anthony Riches' bestselling Empire series takes Marcus Aquila and his most trusted allies to Egypt.

Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award winner Children of Time, brings you an epic fantasy series of war and empire. In this firs...

Reducere. An eBook in .pdf format is available at: newworldeconomics.com. In this sequel to Gold: the Once and Future Money, Lewis describes in greater depth...

Tankie and her trigger-happy family are going for gold in this brand new series from Tank Girl originator, Alan Martin. Take a trip with us down th...

Niall Ferguson's acclaimed bestseller on the highs and lows of Britain's empireOnce vast swathes of the globe were coloured imperial red and Britan...

Reducere. The long car carried the men down into the depths of the Empire Gold Mine outside of Grass Valley, California. The year is 1850. These men are work...

DescriptionThe long car carried the men down into the depths of the Empire Gold Mine outside of Grass Valley, California. The year is 1850. These m...

The final chapter in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy, in which a con-woman and an idealistic djinn prince join forces to sav...

Reducere. Prophecy foretells: the gods will select a man of reformation and a woman of healing to save our golden empire from a being of devastation. Tainted...

Reducere. Is the Golden Daughter a monster created by vile magic? A fabled assassin whose many victims are turned to gilded statues? Perhaps Liddy Vanya is b...

In this fascinating history, Jeffrey Rothfeder tells how, from a simple idea--the outgrowth of a handful of peppers planted on an isolated island o...

DescriptionIn 1859, "Pikes Peak or bust " spread across America and brought men and their families from all over to the Kansas goldfields seeking a...

Publisher: SkyhorseAuthor(s): Kym GoldNumber of pages: 216Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 139 x 215 x 19Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul...

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Henry II conquered the largest empire of any English medieval king. Yet it is the people around him we remember: his wife Eleanor, whom he seduced ...

For 20 years, Robert Stone made his living as a modern-day pirate: deep-sea diving, fishing, treasure-hunting and smuggling. He spent 10 years smug...

Reducere. In 1521 the world of the Aztecs came to a sudden end when Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador, destroyed their capital. The ruins of that city ...

Reducere. Who was Mansa Musa? And why was he important?In the grand scheme of things, very little is known of Mansa Musa's life. We know that he was one of t...

Reducere. Who was Mansa Musa? And why was he important?In the grand scheme of things, very little is known of Mansa Musa's life. We know that he was one of t...

Description"How dare you stand up in a world ran by men?"Nana Yaa Asantewaa is no ordinary woman.The British Empire has invaded the Ashanti Kingdom...

The Aztec Empire was known as an alliance between the three city-states of Mexico: Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan from 1428 to 1521. Also know...

Reducere. The astonishing sequel to Children of Time, the award-winning novel of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet.Thousands of years ag...

Reducere. The eighth in the Shadows of the Apt series All is in turmoil as the world moves toward war. In Solarno, the spies watch each other and ready their...

Reducere. This is the story of a legendary expedition across four thousand miles of the future United States, led by an explorer searching for an illusionary...

Reducere. Pearls have enthralled global consumers since antiquity, and the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella explicitly charged Columbus with finding p...

Reducere. ``An absorbing adventure.``--Publishers Weekly (starred review) Former Aerial Corps captain Will Laurence and his faithful dragon, Temeraire, have ...

Reducere. A classic of the ancient world of warfare De Re Militari (Concerning Military Affairs), written in the 5th century by Vegetius and translated from ...

Reducere. A classic of the ancient world of warfare De Re Militari (Concerning Military Affairs), written in the 5th century by Vegetius and translated from ...

Reducere. Called by the Los Angeles Reader, the finest example of graphic story telling they've seen, Cortez and the Fall of the Aztecs is a fascinating look...

DescriptionSolemn Duty is the eleventh book in the Survivalist series. Fleeing an army of the infected, Deputy Marshal Mason Raines is forced to en...

Reducere. 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION, REVISED, CORRECTED AND EXPANDED John Davison Rockefeller, the black gold magnate, was the first billionaire of his time a...

Reducere. Did you know that the Aztecs sacrificed 500 to 700 people every year in order to satisfy Gods?For many years, the Aztecs have captured our imaginat...

Reducere. Girls of Paper and Fire meets A Song of Wraiths and Ruin in June CL Tan's stunning debut, where ferocious action, shadowy intrigue, rich magic, and...

DescriptionDid you know that the Aztecs sacrificed 500 to 700 people every year in order to satisfy Gods? For many years, the Aztecs have captured ...

Reducere. She's the most famous woman in history, yet almost nothing is known about her. Although she's portrayed as the gentlest and most tragic of all wome...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: MR Robin WalkerBlacks and Science Volume Two Did YOU know any of the following facts? o The Bamoun Kingdom, now in today's ...

Reducere. Praise for KINGS OF TEXAS ````Kings of Texas is a fresh and very welcome history of the great King Ranch. It's concise but thorough, crisply writte...

Reducere. Praise for KINGS OF TEXAS ""Kings of Texas is a fresh and very welcome history of the great King Ranch. It's concise but thorough, crisply written,...

Reducere. The history of Alaska is filled with stories of new land and new riches -- and ever present are new people with competing views over how the valuab...

Reducere. DescriptionThe seventh in the Shadows of the Apt series Tynisa is running, but she cannot escape the demons of her own mind. Amid the fragmenting p...

Reducere. Every new generation of children should be enthralled by stories of famous people from their history. The Legends of Africa Series are fictionalize...

Reducere. Written for middle-grade readers, 10 Routes That Crossed the World explores famous roads, trails, and pathways across the globe that have played a ...

In this rich and surprising book, Frances F. Berdan shines fresh light on the enigmatic ancient Aztecs. She casts her net wide, covering topics as ...

Reducere. The Consultant's Guild has served the Aurelian Empire for over a thousand years, working in the darkness to hunt dissension and eliminate traitors....

Reducere. For hundreds of years, skilled craftspeople in the Syrian centers of Aleppo, Damascus, and Homs produced intricately woven textiles for the royal c...

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Reducere. Rising from a Missouri boyhood and meager prospecting success to owning the most productive copper, silver, and gold mines in the world and being e...

Corinth, a diverse, cosmopolitan city sitting at a strategic center of commerce for both Greece and the wider Roman Empire, was known for its decad...

Contributor(s): Author: Marco PoloIntroduction by: Milton RugoffAfterword by: Howard MittelmarkHis journey through the East began in 1271--when, st...

Late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, once viewed as periods of decline after the grandeur of Greece and Rome, are now understood as times of e...

With ongoing debates on Scottish independence, immigration, Britain's place in the EU, multiculturalism, national identity and the specter of a pas...

Reducere. We're The Flowover. We Come From Flyoverland. introduces a roving, Baudelarian speaker seeking to "translate pigeon into English" (the bird's music...

Reducere. No one's ever fallen out of love with Glorette Picard, with her black waterfall of hair and skin gold as a mothwing. Fine as wine and just my kind,...

Reducere. In 1832, the captain of the brigantine Catalina ordered Scotsman James Black, dying of typhus, abandoned at Monterey, California. Nursed by J. B. R...

DescriptionBorn in Central Europe during the twilight of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, three vonderful vimmen Zsa Zsa, Eva, and Magda Gabor transfer...

Reducere. For two seasons, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(R) chronicled the intense struggle of the Federation, fighting alongside the Klingons and the Romulans ...

The surprising story of the wine industry's role in the rise of French Algeria and the fall of empire. "We owe to wine a blessing far more precious...

The fifth awesome tale in Erikson's epic Malazan Book of the Fallen fantasy sequenceAfter decades of warfare, the tribes of the Tiste Edur have at ...

Reducere. This is the third installment of the historical series Cry for Jerusalem that follows the Great Jewish Revolt of 66-70 CE against the Roman Empire....

Reducere. FASCINATING. ... Dramatic and timely. --New York Times Book Review, Editors' ChoiceIn this dramatic tale of discovery (San Francisco Chronicle), th...

Reducere. FASCINATING. ... Dramatic and timely. -New York Times Book Review, Editors' ChoiceIn this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer o...

TKO Studios presents "Scales & Scoundrels: Where Dragons Wander" (Book 1 of 2) by Sebastian Girner This is the story of a girl who liked to wander....

Reducere. Something bad happened to Matinicus "Matt" Hawkins in Afghanistan. The ex-SEAL was grievously wounded in an ambush that killed men under his comman...

Reducere. How long would you wait for love?Max Kaufman was kicked out of his home as a teen and his life has been an uphill battle ever since. From addiction...

The "best all-around book yet on fracking" (San Francisco Chronicle) from a Pulitzer Prize finalist: "Gold's work is a tour de force of contemporar...

Reducere. Independence. Flexibility. Freedom. For many, these elements are as vital to you in your career as the money you make. After all, if time is money,...