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Inside the Heart of every Warrior breathes the Soul of a Hero--even within The Heart of War. Meet Ares God of War, the greatest Warrior the world has ever known. He's moody, grumpy, dominant, ravenously sexual, and above all, built like a Greek God. Suspected of killing his Daughter in-Law, Psyche, and long in exile from Olympus, the solitude of Ares' island is interrupted when Magdalena MacLeod a brash and sometimes manipulative Fey washes up on Ares' island after ... Read more
In an age of continued Middle East volatility, religious extremists, and terrorist threats, the mere mention of Islam and Muslims too often provokes misunderstanding and even rancor. Often overlooked are the important links between the Qur'an and the Bible. Also ignored are the significant historical overlap between Islamic interpretation of history with those of Christianity and Judaism, including the monotheistic belief in a single God. Islam is too often confusing and even opaque to ... Read more
The interest in bottom-of-the-pyramid (BOP) strategies to reach the world's poor is now beginning to stall. The work of C. K. Prahalad and Stuart Hart caused much controversy in academic circles, but the premise of tapping into under-served markets initially received enthusiastic backing from business. But how to proceed? What is the business case? There are many examples of BOP initiatives in the academic literature, but the lack of practical guidance on how initiatives should be ... Read more
Over the course of many generations, the concept of family has served a vital function in every community. It has always had the power to transform a household, from a mere collection of persons, into a healthy, solid base from which individuality can naturally spring forth. Family stands as a vanguard in civilized society, and in fact, it is the only place where consideration, respect, and mutual reliance can effectively interact to create a nurturing environment. The loss of support within ... Read more
The modern works on African philosophy have not been integrated and fully connected to Africa's antiquity in order to provide a foundational unity for further intellectual refinement. The philosophical dimensions of humanism, Nkrumah's concept of categorial conversion, African concepts of duality, polarity, unity, continual creation and democratic ideals must be shown their African-centered origins. In considering African philosophy, there arise conceptual and logical gaps that ... Read more
The History of the Peloponnesian War, by Thucydides, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble ... Read more
MAIN STRRET - 1901 - PREFACE - IT WAS OIIC of the early literary projects of Nathnnicl Hawthornc to put life into the dead body of New England historical annals, How lifeless those annals were we may discover by hunting them up on the dust-covered shelves of antiquarian libraries and the cnterprise of endowing them with bloom and fragrance would seein as hopeless an one as could be proposed to a literary man. But Hawthornc possessed creative genius, and that made all the difference. He himself ... Read more
Pro SQL Azure, 2nd Edition shows how to create enterprise-level database deployments without the usual investment in datacenter and other infrastructure. Take advantage instead of Microsoft's worldwide backbone for cloud computing that delivers all the power of SQL Server in the form of the cloud-based SQL Azure. You can create and deploy a database in mere minutes that is accessible worldwide and takes advantage of SQL Azure's high-availability features to protect your data ... Read more
En octobre 1999 sortit chez Albin Michel, et depuis en format poche, un ouvrage remarquable, 999, le livre du millénaire des maîtres du fantastique, anthologie de vingt-neuf nouvelles écrites par les grands maîtres actuels du fantastique contemporain. De ce recueil où l'on ne trouvait pourtant que du bon, sinon du très bon, l'on se souvient surtout d'un texte. Une nouvelle au thème archi-classique – une histoire de tableau hanté –, mais d'une efficacité proprement redoutable ... Read more
The Nart sagas are to the Caucasus what Greek mythology is to Western civilization. This book presents, for the first time in the West, a wide selection of these fascinating myths preserved among four related peoples whose ancient cultures today survive by a thread. In ninety-two straightforward tales populated by extraordinary characters and exploits, by giants who humble haughty Narts, by horses and sorceresses, Nart Sagas from the Caucasus brings these cultures to life in a powerful epos. ... Read more
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From the Preface by Tetsuya Iseki: A Survey of London was originally published by John Stow (c. 1525–1605) in 1598. Stow was a chronicler and antiquary who edited literary works and archaeological texts (his first publication was Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, newly edited in 1561). In 1603 Stow published a new edition with corrections and additions, and it achieved immediate popular success. Even after his death, the work was reprinted in 1618 (Anthony Munday’s new edition), and again in 1633, ... Read more
The Most Insightful and Profound Reflections on Totalitarian Tyranny Totalitarianism was the dominant phenomenon of the twentieth century. Deeply troubling questions endure regarding the nature of such tyrannical regimes: What enabled human beings to carry out such horrific crimes against their fellow man? What does the endurance of Communism reveal about human liberty? Why did human beings suffer rule by ideological lies for so long, and what kept them open to the truth? What are we to make ... Read more
Got Vampires? Ghosts? Monsters? We Can help! Those Who Fight Monsters: Tales of Occult Detectives, is your one-stop-shop for Urban Fantasy’s finest anthology of the supernatural. 14 sleuths are gathered together for the first time in all-original tales of unusual cases which require services that go far beyond mere deduction! Those Who Fight Monsters: Tales of Occult Detectives brings together popular characters from many Urban Fantasy paranormal investigative series, for your enjoyment. Meet ... Read more
Impairment and disability are widely used terms, yet considerable disagreement exists as to their relationship—especially when impairment means different things to different professionals in the fields of mental health, medicine, and education. Although diagnostic criteria for various disorders are clearly detailed in the DSM-IV and elsewhere, criteria for impairment remain elusive. And patients with severe limitations but minimal symptoms, or the reverse, further complicate the discussion. ... Read more
Bestselling historian John Ferling draws on his unsurpassed knowledge of the Founding Fathers to provide a fresh and provocative new portrait of the greatest of them all, George Washington. Even compared to his fellow founders, George Washington stands tall. Our first president has long been considered a stoic hero, holding himself above the rough-and-tumble politics of his day. Now John Ferling peers behind that image, carefully burnished by Washington himself, to show us a leader who was not ... Read more
Taking on decades of received wisdom, David Waldstreicher has written the first book to recognize slavery’s place at the heart of the U.S. Constitution. Famously, the Constitution never mentions slavery. And yet, of its eighty-four clauses, six were directly concerned with slaves and the interests of their owners. Five other clauses had implications for slavery that were considered and debated by the delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention and the citizens of the states during ... Read more
From the author of Where the Girls Are, a sharp and irreverent critique of how women are portrayed in today’s popular cultureWomen today are inundated with conflicting messages from the mass media: they must either be strong leaders in complete command or sex kittens obsessed with finding and pleasing a man. In Enlightened Sexism, Susan J. Douglas, one of America’s most entertaining and insightful cultural critics, takes readers on a spirited journey through the television programs, popular ... Read more
A stunning biography of history’s most infamous warlord, Attila the Hun For a crucial twenty years in the early fifth century, Attila held the fate of the Roman Empire and the future of all Europe in his hands. He created the greatest of barbarian forces, and his empire briefly rivaled Rome’s. In numerous raids and three major campaigns against the Roman Empire, he earned himself an instant and undying reputation for savagery. But there was more to him than mere barbarism. Attila was capricious ... Read more
AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE WORLD H. A. DAVIES, M. A. H. M. QUAKFRS YARD SECONDARY SCHOOL, MERTHYR TYDFIL NEW EDITION Revised to 1937 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON GEOFFREY CUMBERLEGE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS AMLN HOUSE, E. C. 4 London Ldiuburgh Glasgow New York Toronto Melbourne Cape Town Bombay Calcutta Madras GEOFFRKY CUMBHRLEGE PUBLISHER 10 THE UNIVERSITY FIRST PUBLISHED 1 928 REPRINTED 1931, 1936 NEW EDITION 1937 REPRINTED 1942, I94 1947 PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN PREFACE TO NEW EDITION THE ... Read more
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