Author: M. M. Mansir
Publisher: Partridge Africa
ISBN: 1482807335
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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The onset of the era of the wave of despair, the sage Anurich has arrivedthe most compassionate of the sages, only that his presence spells great trouble for the world. He was always summoned to battle the greatest disturbances in the world. An evil is stirring. The most troublesome being has been given more liberation to exert its will upon the earth. Nature puts everyone in a difficult situation. Chaos is everywherea sage was taken, mages fight, villages disagree, and even the normal people act impulsively. The demons also contribute to the disarray plaguing the world. The destiny of the worlds would be decided in the home of the sages. Sages, mages, and demons rush to reach the rock altar of sages, where the future of the worlds would be concluded. The legacy of order is threatened. Who would prevail? Would the rule of chaos be fulfilled? If fulfilled, could it be managed? Would the influence of the era consume everyone? And would the stolen sage be recovered?
Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545837340
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5
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A sneak peek at an electrifying tale of greed and power, magic and destiny, and one boy's courage at the heart of it all, from Jennifer A. Nielsen, the New York Times bestselling author of the Ascendance Trilogy. When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones: He discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that belonged to the great Caesar and is filled with a magic once reserved for the Gods -- magic some Romans would kill for. Now, with the deadly power of the bulla pulsing through his veins, Nic is determined to become free. But instead, he finds himself at the center of a ruthless conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and spark the Praetor War, a battle to destroy Rome from within. Traitors and spies lurk at every turn, each more desperate than the next to use Nic's newfound powers for their own dark purposes. In a quest to stop the rebellion, save Rome, and secure his own freedom, Nic must harness the magic within himself and defeat the empire's most powerful and savage leaders.
Author: Megan Whalen Turner
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780688146276
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Nothing is overdone and not a word is out of place in this auspicious debut," wrote Kirkus in a starred review of Instead of Three Wishes, the first book by Megan Whalen Turner. Her second book more than fulfills that promise. The king's scholar, the magus, believes he knows the site of an ancient treasure. To attain it for his king, he needs a skillful thief, and he selects Gen from the king's prison. The magus is interested only in the theif's abilities. What Gen is interested in is anyone's guess. Their journey toward the treasure is both dangerous and difficult, lightened only imperceptibly by the tales they tell of the old gods and goddesses. Megan Whalen Turner weaves Gen's stories and Gen's story together with style and verve in a novel that is filled with intrigue, adventure, and surprise.
Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545562066
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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NYT and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen brings a new dose of adventure and thrills to ancient Rome in the second book of her magical Mark of the Thief trilogy! Nic may have escaped enslavement in the mines outside of Rome, but his troubles are far from over. The Praetor War -- the battle to destroy Rome from within -- is in full force, and Nic is caught in the crossfire. The secretive Praetors are determined to unlock a powerful amulet -- one sure to bring the empire to its knees. Worse, the Praetors believe Nic holds the key to finding this amulet, and they will stop at nothing to steal it, even if that means harming the people Nic holds most dear. When the Praetors capture Nic's mother, Nic knows he must do anything to save her. He challenges the Praetors to a chariot race. If he wins, they will release his mother. But if he loses, he must hand over a magic that will certainly bring about the end of Rome as well as his own life. Can Nic once again harness his magic and gather the strength to defeat his enemies? Or will he lose his mother and bear witness to Rome's destruction?
Author: Osho
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.
ISBN: 9788171824250
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Author: Wejen Chang
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748669574
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Wejen Chang brings a fresh perspective to the most prominent Chinese classical philosophers - Confucius, Laozi, Mozi, Zhuangzi, Mencius, Xunzi, Lord Shang and Han Fei. These thinkers founded or influenced the Confucian, Daoist, Mohist and Legalist schools of thought, and their ideas continue to guide China's thinking and behaviour today. He shows how these thinkers addressed the key question of how philosophical thinking can serve humanity and society. Chang systematically presents their different solutions and evaluates them according to reason and experience, helping you to understand the philosophical roots of law and Chinese law in particular.
Author: Zhuangzi
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
ISBN: 1603841202
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Ideal for students and scholars alike, this edition of Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) includes the complete Inner Chapters, extensive selections from the Outer and Miscellaneous Chapters, and judicious selections from two thousand years of traditional Chinese commentaries, which provide the reader access to the text as well as to its reception and interpretation. A glossary, brief biographies of the commentators, a bibliography, and an index are also included.
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 023153650X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 369
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Only by inhabiting Dao (the Way of Nature) and dwelling in its unity can humankind achieve true happiness and freedom, in both life and death. This is Daoist philosophy's central tenet, espoused by the person—or group of people—known as Zhuangzi (369?-286? B.C.E.) in a text by the same name. To be free, individuals must discard rigid distinctions between good and bad, right and wrong, and follow a course of action not motivated by gain or striving. When one ceases to judge events as good or bad, man-made suffering disappears and natural suffering is embraced as part of life. Zhuangzi elucidates this mystical philosophy through humor, parable, and anecdote, deploying non sequitur and even nonsense to illuminate a truth beyond the boundaries of ordinary logic. Boldly imaginative and inventively worded, the Zhuangzi floats free of its historical period and society, addressing the spiritual nourishment of all people across time. One of the most justly celebrated texts of the Chinese tradition, the Zhuangzi is read by thousands of English-language scholars each year, yet only in the Wade-Giles romanization. Burton Watson's pinyin romanization brings the text in line with how Chinese scholars, and an increasing number of other scholars, read it.
Author: Hu HuWeiWei
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1648840701
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 681
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Once transmigrated into a child that had been skinned by her sister, abandoned by her parents and carried by someone who didn't know who her father was, Rong Jiu recuperated and brought back with his son five years later.Father and mother, are they worthy? Elder sister, did you use this face well? Trash man, ha, would you like to try the taste of being abused? He opened an ancient beauty salon during the day and did cosmetic work. He put on his night clothes and roamed the houses of corrupt officials. From then on, he abused people in the business and only wanted to give his son a good life.Who knew that her restless son would take the initiative to recognize her father, leaving her at a loss. The man also pushed her against the corner of the wall and asked, "When are you going to pretend? "Look, our son can't even hold himself back."
Author: Charles Baxter
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 140003440X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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In this extraordinary novel of mischief and menace, we see a young man's very self vanishing before his eyes—from the winner of the PEN/Malamud Award and “one of our most gifted writers” (Chicago Tribune) "Entirely original.... So craftily construcyed that to appreciate how liberally Baxter plants creepy hints of what's to come a reader should really savor this book twice." —The Washington Post As a graduate student in upstate New York, Nathaniel Mason is drawn into a tangle of relationships with people who seem to hover just beyond his grasp. There's Theresa, alluring but elusive, and Jamie, who is fickle if not wholly unavailable. But Jerome Coolberg is the most mysterious and compelling. Not only cryptic about himself, he seems also to have appropriated parts of Nathaniel's past that Nathaniel cannot remember having told him about.
