Author: Tonya Todd
Publisher: 4 Horsemen Publications, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Comic books are high art. They–and their graphic novel counterparts–harken back to classic literature and artworks. Through a series of essays, the authors will illustrate that modern pop culture characters are direct descendants of classic works of literature and their visual depiction is inspired by the works of master artists. Join us as we peel back layers to discover gothic influences, representations of badass females, uses of the mask, and the new look of Rappaccini’s Daughter as well as discuss teaching comics in college, Black identity and power, mythological and religious tie-ins, and many more correlations hidden within the pages of action-packed heroes and villains. The essayists in this collection are, first and foremost, comic book fans with extensive backgrounds in art, film, education, literature, and writing. Comics Lit Vol. 1 contains essays by Alyson Shelton, Eric Lee, Kelly Gaines, Seth Singleton, AA McCartney, Heath Fodor, A.R. Farina, Tonya Todd, and Anthony D. Holt Jr. Foreword by Bryan Edward Hill.
Author: W. George Lovell
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806151188
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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Guatemala emerged from the clash between Spanish invaders and Maya cultures that began five centuries ago. The conquest of these “rich and strange lands,” as Hernán Cortés called them, and their “many different peoples” was brutal and prolonged. “Strange Lands and Different Peoples” examines the myriad ramifications of Spanish intrusion, especially Maya resistance to it and the changes that took place in native life because of it. The studies assembled here, focusing on the first century of colonial rule (1524–1624), discuss issues of conquest and resistance, settlement and colonization, labor and tribute, and Maya survival in the wake of Spanish invasion. The authors reappraise the complex relationship between Spaniards and Indians, which was marked from the outset by mutual feelings of resentment and mistrust. While acknowledging the pivotal role of native agency, the authors also document the excesses of Spanish exploitation and the devastating impact of epidemic disease. Drawing on research findings in Spanish and Guatemalan archives, they offer fresh insight into the Kaqchikel Maya uprising of 1524, showing that despite strategic resistance, colonization imposed a burden on the indigenous population more onerous than previously thought. Guatemala remains a deeply divided and unjust society, a country whose current condition can be understood only in light of the colonial experiences that forged it. Affording readers a critical perspective on how Guatemala came to be, “Strange Lands and Different Peoples” shows the events of the past to have enduring contemporary relevance.
Author: Magdalene Visaggio
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
ISBN: 164337950X
Category : Apache Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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Two strangers find themselves inextricably tied together by inexplicable superpowers. Fighting their connection could mean destroying the world. PUBLICATION IN 8 VOLUMES - COMPLETED WORKOpposites attract? Elakshi and Adam Land aren't married. In fact, a month ago, they were perfect strangers, dwelling in lands foreign to one another. But now, they're forced to remain by one another's side, for their separation could mean the planet's demise. Their greatest challenge is to stay together -- even if they have to tear the world apart to do so.
Author: John Addington Symonds
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1666
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"Renaissance in Italy" is one of the best-known works by John Addington Symonds. This carefully crafted DigiCat ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Volume 1: The Spirit of the Renaissance Italian History The Age of the Despots The Republics The Florentine Historians 'The Prince' of Machiavelli The Popes of the Renaissance The Church and Morality Savonarola Charles VIII... Volume 2: The Men of the Renaissance First Period of Humanism Second Period of Humanism Third Period of Humanism Fourth Period of Humanism Latin Poetry... Volume 3: The Problem for the Fine Arts Architecture Painting Venetian Painting Life of Michael Angelo Life of Benvenuto Cellini The Epigoni... Volume 4: The Origins The Triumvirate The Transition Popular Secular Poetry Popular Religious Poetry Lorenzo De' Medici and Poliziano Pulci and Boiardo Ariosto... Volume 5: The Orlando Furioso The Novellieri The Drama Pastoral and Didactic Poetry The Purists Burlesque Poetry and Satire Pietro Aretino History and Philosophy... Volume 6-7: The Spanish Hegemony The Papacy and the Tridentine Council The Inquisition and the Index The Company of Jesus Social and Domestic Morals Torquato Tasso The "Gerusalemme Liberata" Giordano Bruno Fra Paolo Sarpi Guarini, Marino, Chiabrera, Tassoni Palestrina and the Origins of Modern Music The Bolognese School of Painters...
Author: Duarte Barbosa
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa, East
Languages : en
Pages : 374
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Author: Michael Kingswood
Publisher: SSN Storytelling
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
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A collection of five short stories set in the world of the Glimmer Vale Chronicles. Legacy Selam’s most prized possession, a master-crafted sword passed down from father to son for generations, represents the totality of his family’s history and greatness. But Selam’s brother has a different view. And with the family business teetering on the edge of ruin, they must decide where their family’s true legacy lies. Legacy is set before Glimmer Vale (Glimmer Vale Chronicles #1). Hidden Magic On the run from the Magestirium, the keepers of the Kingdom’s magical secrets, Melanie Klemins searches for a placege, and perhaps even a home. But peril lingers in even the most remote of cities, and the Magestirium has eyes everywhere. Hidden Magic is set before Glimmer Vale (Glimmer Vale Chronicles #1). Captive Hearts Hamel lingers in Mangin City, performing in taverns for board as he searches for a way to rescue his imprisoned brother. But the city is full of intrigues, some dangerous enough to overcome even the wit and skill of a trained Bard such as he. Captive Hearts is set between Out-Dweller (Glimmer Vale Chronicles #2) and Tollard's Peak (Glimmer Vale Chronicles #3). Wedding Gifts It’s three hours until the wedding of Raedrick Baletier to Lani Millens, and Melanie Klemins doesn’t have a present for them. Or rather, she did. But she lost it. Now it’s up to Julian Hinderbrook to find the gift and retrieve it, or the wedding will be ruined and the couple’s magical day tarnished forever. Wedding Gifts is set between Robbed Blind (Glimmer Vale Chronicles #4) and The Falconer's Stairs (Glimmer Vale Chronicles #5). Lost Credit When one of Lydelton’s citizens goes missing after running out on his bar tab, Constable Raedrick Baletier has to track him down. Lost Credit is set concurrently with The Falconer's Stairs (Glimmer Vale Chronicles #5).
Author: C.D. Gorri
Publisher: C.D. Gorri
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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The Macconwood Pack Tales Volume 1 is a 3 book set by C.D. Gorri, Steamy Paranormal Romance Author, featuring sexy Werewolf Shifters and their mates. Wolf Bride: The Tale of Ailis and Eoghan: The Macconwood Pack Tales 1 One bride, two Wolves, and a love neither of them knew was possible. Summer Bite: Mason and Abigail: The Macconwood Pack Tales 2 Sometimes love comes back to bite you. Charley's Baby Surprise: Rafe and Charley: The Macconwood Pack Tales 4 Can Alpha wolf, Rafe Maccon, survive his mate's pregnancy? In the Macconwood Pack, each book tells the story of how one (or more) Pack members find true love. Each book is a complete story and can be read alone, though I admit they are better read in order so you can get a real feel for the characters as they will show up in each other's stories. After all, Pack is family! An Urban Fantasy Paranormal Romance anthology featuring Wolf Shifters and their Curvy Mates. *These books are available for individual purchase. Look for Shifters Furever: The Macconwood Pack Tales Volume 2 Keywords: alpha, werewolf, shifter, wolf shifter, urban fantasy, complete series, PNR anthology, boxed set, fantasy romance, paranormal holiday romance, shifter christmas romance, wolf pack series, werewolf romance ebook, paranormal fiction series, strong heroine, curvy girl romance novel, shifter mates, fated mates, instalove romance short, sexy shifter book, sexy paranormal romance book, steamy paranormal romance novel, steamy wolf shifter mates, friends to lovers, instant attraction, heat level, claiming bites, fated mates novella, shifter fated mates series
Author: Charles Lever
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 504082792X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 575
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Author: Ann Kordas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1598
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World History, Volume 1: to 1500 is designed to meet the scope and sequence of a world history course to 1500 offered at both two-year and four-year institutions. Suitable for both majors and non majors World History, Volume 1: to 1500 introduces students to a global perspective of history couched in an engaging narrative. Concepts and assessments help students think critically about the issues they encounter so they can broaden their perspective of global history. A special effort has been made to introduce and juxtapose people’s experiences of history for a rich and nuanced discussion. Primary source material represents the cultures being discussed from a firsthand perspective whenever possible. World History, Volume 1: to 1500 also includes the work of diverse and underrepresented scholars to ensure a full range of perspectives. This is an adaptation of World History, Volume 1: to 1500 by OpenStax. You can access the textbook as pdf for free at openstax.org. Minor editorial changes were made to ensure a better ebook reading experience. This is an open educational resources (OER) textbook for university and college students. Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Author: Jeff Strand
Publisher: Red Room Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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"Not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach, the 19 stories in this new best-of annual anthology feature episodes of graphic gore and violence—including torture, dismemberment, self-mutilation, and home abortion—that are designed to push buttons as well as boundaries...strictly for hardcore horror fans."—Publishers Weekly Excerpt from the Introduction: Editors Randy Chandler and Cheryl Mullenax put the call out to horror writers and editors of extreme stories, the hardcore stuff that breaks boundaries and trashes taboos, the transgressive tales you can't "unread" (as Chuck Palahniuk says). We staked out our territory and nailed this to the wall to guide us: YEAR'S BEST HARDEST HORROR Not your mama's best-of horror annual. This stuff comes from the edge of the abyss, stories you read at your own risk because you feel the abyss looking right back into you through the tainted lens of each twisted tale. Some of the stories you'll find here are loaded with very graphic descriptions of violence, sex and depravities, while others may contain only one shocking moment of brutality. In others, the hardcore aspect may be less graphic and subtler than you might expect. Some of these quieter tales offer the reader some time to recover from the more disturbing ones preceding. Most of the stories collected here are from small and specialty press anthologies, with a few from periodicals, like the prestigious Splatterpunk Zine in the UK and Thuglit here in the US. Bizarro is also represented with a couple of tales from the unlikely anthology Blood For You: A Literary Tribute To GG Allin from Weirdpunk Books. (If you're not familiar with the late GG Allin, you can find snippets from some of his outrageous and obscene punk shows online, which will increase your appreciation of those two tales.) So for now, forget about that neighbor you suspect is a serial killer, don't worry about the drunk driver that could take you out on your next trip to the store, push those troubling news stories to the back of your mind and immerse yourself in the imaginary horrors at hand. But don't be surprised if you sense something dark staring back at you from between the lines. That is to be expected when you enter these forbidding realms. With any luck, you may find something useful to help you survive the approaching Apocalypse. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: The Year That Was "Worth the Having" by Michael Paul Gonzalez "Awakening" by Jeff Strand "Readings Off The Charts" by Adam Cesare "Reborn" by The Behrg "What's Worst" by David James Keaton "Dead End" by Kristopher Triana "What You Wish For" by Lilith Morgan "King Shits" by Charles Austin Muir "Cleanup On Aisle 3" by Adam Howe "Bath Salt Fetus" by Jorge Palacios "Bored With Brutality" by MP Johnson "Exposed" by Monica J. O'Rourke "Eleanor" by Jason Parent "The Scavengers" by Tony Knighton "The Most Important Miracle" by Scott Emerson "Hungry For Control" by Clare de Lune "Clarissa" by Robert Essig & Jack Bantry "Where The Sun Don't Shine" by Pete Kahle "Blackbird Lullaby" by George Cotronis
