A superb visual introduction to what are undoubtedly some of the greatest works of art from the ancient world, showcasing a series of specially taken photographs of the British Museum's unrivalled collection of Assyrian sculptures.
The loss, discovery and reinvention of the world's earliest civilization, the Sumerians. číst celé
Explores the world of Grrym, the outer realm, home of the goblins. It is a world of natural beauty, where the most terrifying breeds of dragons, ogres, trolls and other beasts are free to roam, causing turmoil and trouble wherever they go.
Rad, the talented rift guide from The Swords of Quentaris, attempts to turn his hand to politics by negotiating a trade deal with the Fentonian Trade Minister. Rad's skill as a rift guide does not translate well into the political arena the Fentonian has used the meeting with Rad as a ruse to enslave Quentaris.
Lost in a Town of Books
A bibliophile shares his and his family's experiences as citizens of Hay-on-Wye, a Welsh village known as the "Town of Books" that boasts 1,500 inhabitants and forty antiquarian bookstores
On Long Island, a farmer finds a duck pond turned red with blood. On the Lower East Side, two boys playing at a pier discover a floating human torso wrapped tightly in oilcloth. Blueberry pickers near Harlem stumble upon neatly severed limbs in an overgrown ditch. Clues to a horrifying crime are turning up all over New York, but the police are baffled: There are no witnesses, no motives, no suspects.The grisly finds that began on the afternoon of June 26, 1897, plunged detectives headlong into the era’s most baffling murder mystery. Seized upon by battling media moguls Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, the case became a publicity circus. Reenactments of the murder were staged in Times Square, armed reporters lurked in the streets of Hell’s Kitchen in pursuit of suspects, and an unlikely trio—a hard-luck cop, a cub reporter, and an eccentric professor—all raced to solve the crime.What emerged was a sensational love triangle and an even more sensational trial: an unprecedented capital case hinging on circumstantial evidence around a victim whom the police couldn’t identify with certainty, and who the defense claimed wasn’t even dead. The Murder of the Century is a rollicking tale—a rich evocation of America during the Gilded Age and a colorful re-creation of the tabloid wars that have dominated media to this day.
Yukin, his sister Yulen, and other members of their tribe are caught and transported to another world by 'false' Dmenians. On their journey, Yulen becomes a 'special'. When they reach Quentaris, the slave traders sell their prisoners and Yukin sets out to find and free his sister. Ages 10-14.
The current world population is 7.9 billion people. Our demands are already making a massive impact on the earth. Global warming, biodiversity loss, resource depletion, these are all symptoms of a bigger problem, human numbers and excessive consumption. Given our impact on earth now we have to reduce our numbers rapidly. We don't have time to wait until 2100 for numbers to decrease gradually. After looking at all of the issues surrounding the population debate, The Depopulation Imperative argues that to achieve any reduction we need a profound moral change from an emphasis on the priority of the human to a new basic moral principle that puts the earth first. While the implications of this principle are radical, in the end the book argues that we can do it and there are grounds for hope.
This collection features a diverse array of quotes from influential thinkers spanning from the 5th century B.C.E. to contemporary times. It brings together insights from speakers, philosophers, authors, entrepreneurs, and scientists, offering profound wisdom in a straightforward format. Readers can access a wealth of knowledge and inspiration, effectively encapsulating the brilliance of great minds throughout history within a single volume.
The story of one of the first and most important civilisations in history, and the first to invent writing.