Author: Kathy Tyers
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0553505963
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The sequel to Return of the Jedi. No sooner has the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Empire than they face a new challenge - Ssi-ruuk, a race of cold-blooded reptilian invaders who plan to enslave human minds to pilot their invincible machines of war and destruction.
The Truce at Bakura
Author: Kathy Tyers
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0553505963
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The sequel to Return of the Jedi. No sooner has the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Empire than they face a new challenge - Ssi-ruuk, a race of cold-blooded reptilian invaders who plan to enslave human minds to pilot their invincible machines of war and destruction.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0553505963
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The sequel to Return of the Jedi. No sooner has the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Empire than they face a new challenge - Ssi-ruuk, a race of cold-blooded reptilian invaders who plan to enslave human minds to pilot their invincible machines of war and destruction.
War Game
Author: Michael Foreman
Publisher: Pavilion Children's
ISBN: 9781843650898
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A special lavishly illustrated new edition of Michael Foreman's classic story. It's 1914 when everything changes for a group of bys growing up and playing football in the Suffolk countryside. Far away, in a place called Sarajevo, an Archduke has been killed and a web of global events results in a call for all British men to do their duty 'for King and Country' and join the army to fight the germans overseas. The boys sign up for what sounds like an adventure and a chance to see the world. After basic training the boys sail to France where they find themselves fighting on the front line. Living in the trenches in constant fear for their lives is nothing like they expected and only a bombed-out wasteland, no-man's-land, separates their trences from those of their German enemies. Then, on Christmas Day, something remarkable happens as the German and British armies stop fighting and meet in the middle of no-man's-land. The enemies talk, play football and become friends. But the war isn't over, the two sides resume fighting and the group of Suffolk lads are ordered to charge across no-man's-land...
Publisher: Pavilion Children's
ISBN: 9781843650898
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A special lavishly illustrated new edition of Michael Foreman's classic story. It's 1914 when everything changes for a group of bys growing up and playing football in the Suffolk countryside. Far away, in a place called Sarajevo, an Archduke has been killed and a web of global events results in a call for all British men to do their duty 'for King and Country' and join the army to fight the germans overseas. The boys sign up for what sounds like an adventure and a chance to see the world. After basic training the boys sail to France where they find themselves fighting on the front line. Living in the trenches in constant fear for their lives is nothing like they expected and only a bombed-out wasteland, no-man's-land, separates their trences from those of their German enemies. Then, on Christmas Day, something remarkable happens as the German and British armies stop fighting and meet in the middle of no-man's-land. The enemies talk, play football and become friends. But the war isn't over, the two sides resume fighting and the group of Suffolk lads are ordered to charge across no-man's-land...
The Truce of the Games
Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
ISBN: 9780241020210
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
SUMMARY: A story about the early Olympic Games which were held every fourth summer in the sacred valley of Olympia.
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
ISBN: 9780241020210
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
SUMMARY: A story about the early Olympic Games which were held every fourth summer in the sacred valley of Olympia.
The Truce
Author: Chris Baker
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445635119
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A fascinating new study of the events leading up to and during one of the most poignant events of the First World War, the Christmas Truce 1914.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445635119
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A fascinating new study of the events leading up to and during one of the most poignant events of the First World War, the Christmas Truce 1914.
Truce
Author: Jim Murphy
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545365279
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Two-time Newbery Honor Book author Jim Murphy writes a stunning nonfiction masterpiece about a Christmas miracle on the Western Front during World War I. On July 29th 1914, the world's peace was shattered as the artillery of the Austria-Hungary Empire began shelling the troops of the country to its south. What followed was like a row of falling dominoes as one European country after another rushed into war. Soon most of Europe was fighting in this calamitous war that could have been avoided. This was, of course, the First World War. But who could have guessed that on December 25 the troops would openly defy their commanding officers by stopping the fighting and having a spontaneous celebration of Christmas with their "enemies"? In what can only be described as a Christmas Miracle, this beautiful and heartrending narrative will remind everyone how brotherhood and love for one another reaches far beyond war and politics.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545365279
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Two-time Newbery Honor Book author Jim Murphy writes a stunning nonfiction masterpiece about a Christmas miracle on the Western Front during World War I. On July 29th 1914, the world's peace was shattered as the artillery of the Austria-Hungary Empire began shelling the troops of the country to its south. What followed was like a row of falling dominoes as one European country after another rushed into war. Soon most of Europe was fighting in this calamitous war that could have been avoided. This was, of course, the First World War. But who could have guessed that on December 25 the troops would openly defy their commanding officers by stopping the fighting and having a spontaneous celebration of Christmas with their "enemies"? In what can only be described as a Christmas Miracle, this beautiful and heartrending narrative will remind everyone how brotherhood and love for one another reaches far beyond war and politics.
Olympic Ethics and Philosophy
Author: Mike McNamee
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317980506
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This book contains an international collection of essays by leading philosophers of sport on the ethics and philosophy of the Olympic Games. The essays consider a range of topics including critical reflections on nationalism and internationalism within the Olympic movement, sexism in Olympic marketing and sponsorship, the preservation and corruption of Olympism, the underlying ideology of the Olympic Games, the inequalities of perception in ability and disability as it informs our understanding of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and comparisons between ancient and modern interpretations of the meaning and significance of the Olympic Games. This book will be of interest to historians, philosophers, and sociologists of sports, as well as to the sporting public who simply want to know more about the grounding ideas behind the greatest show on earth. This book was originally published as a special issue of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317980506
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This book contains an international collection of essays by leading philosophers of sport on the ethics and philosophy of the Olympic Games. The essays consider a range of topics including critical reflections on nationalism and internationalism within the Olympic movement, sexism in Olympic marketing and sponsorship, the preservation and corruption of Olympism, the underlying ideology of the Olympic Games, the inequalities of perception in ability and disability as it informs our understanding of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and comparisons between ancient and modern interpretations of the meaning and significance of the Olympic Games. This book will be of interest to historians, philosophers, and sociologists of sports, as well as to the sporting public who simply want to know more about the grounding ideas behind the greatest show on earth. This book was originally published as a special issue of Sport, Ethics and Philosophy.
No Truce with the Furies
Author: Ronald Stuart Thomas
Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Limited
ISBN: 9781852243616
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Every new book by R.S. Thomas is a revelation. There is no other voice like his, no other poet who releases the silence out of which language is wrought, and against which its truth echoes. In his eighties at the time of writing, the prophet is not wearied, but still asking difficult questions in his poems. For him, there is no truce with the furies. This collection was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection.
Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Limited
ISBN: 9781852243616
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Every new book by R.S. Thomas is a revelation. There is no other voice like his, no other poet who releases the silence out of which language is wrought, and against which its truth echoes. In his eighties at the time of writing, the prophet is not wearied, but still asking difficult questions in his poems. For him, there is no truce with the furies. This collection was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection.
Intimate Lives of the Ancient Greeks
Author: Stephanie L. Budin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
This informative and enjoyable book surveys many aspects of the personal and emotional lives and belief systems of the ancient Greeks, focusing on such issues as familial life, religious piety, and ethnic identity. This work explores various aspects of ancient Greek personal and emotional lives, beginning with their understandings of their own bodies, individual and personal relationships, and ending with their feelings about religion and the afterlife. It covers ancient Greek culture from the early Archaic period in the 8th century BCE through the Late Classical period in the 4th century BCE. Readers will be fascinated to learn what the Greeks thought about the gods, physical deformity, citizenship, nymphs, goats, hospitality, and sexual relations that would be considered incest by modern standards. The content of the book provides an intimate sense of what the ancient Greeks were actually like, connecting ancient experiences to present-day culture. The chapters span a wide range of topics, including the human body, family and societal relationships, city life, the world as they knew it, and religious belief. The author draws extensively on primary sources to allow the reader to "hear" the Greeks speak for themselves and presents evidence from literature, art, and architecture in order to depict the ancient Greeks as living, breathing, thinking, and feeling people.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
This informative and enjoyable book surveys many aspects of the personal and emotional lives and belief systems of the ancient Greeks, focusing on such issues as familial life, religious piety, and ethnic identity. This work explores various aspects of ancient Greek personal and emotional lives, beginning with their understandings of their own bodies, individual and personal relationships, and ending with their feelings about religion and the afterlife. It covers ancient Greek culture from the early Archaic period in the 8th century BCE through the Late Classical period in the 4th century BCE. Readers will be fascinated to learn what the Greeks thought about the gods, physical deformity, citizenship, nymphs, goats, hospitality, and sexual relations that would be considered incest by modern standards. The content of the book provides an intimate sense of what the ancient Greeks were actually like, connecting ancient experiences to present-day culture. The chapters span a wide range of topics, including the human body, family and societal relationships, city life, the world as they knew it, and religious belief. The author draws extensively on primary sources to allow the reader to "hear" the Greeks speak for themselves and presents evidence from literature, art, and architecture in order to depict the ancient Greeks as living, breathing, thinking, and feeling people.
The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
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ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
Managing Sustainable Tourism
Author: David L. Edgell Sr
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317420853
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Managing Sustainable Tourism tackles the tough issues of tourism such as negative environmental impact and cultural degradation, and provides answers that don’t sacrifice positive economic growth. It offers practical plans for fostering harmonious relationships among local communities, the private sector, not-for-profit organizations, academic institutions, and governments at all levels as well as develops management practices and philosophies that protect natural, built, and cultural environments while reinforcing positive and orderly economic growth. Since the first edition, there have been many important developments in the field, and this second edition has been revised and updated in the following ways: Updated content to reflect issues and trends, including: impact of the internet, slow tourism, responsible tourism, pro – poor tourism and motivations of the individual tourist New and updated international case studies of successes and failures to reflect current challenges and practices New lecturer and student online resources including PowerPoint slides and practical scenarios. This volume provides a wealth of information and guidance on managing sustainable tourism now and in the future and will be invaluable to educators, students, developers, entrepreneurs, investors, tourism strategists, planners and policymakers.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317420853
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Managing Sustainable Tourism tackles the tough issues of tourism such as negative environmental impact and cultural degradation, and provides answers that don’t sacrifice positive economic growth. It offers practical plans for fostering harmonious relationships among local communities, the private sector, not-for-profit organizations, academic institutions, and governments at all levels as well as develops management practices and philosophies that protect natural, built, and cultural environments while reinforcing positive and orderly economic growth. Since the first edition, there have been many important developments in the field, and this second edition has been revised and updated in the following ways: Updated content to reflect issues and trends, including: impact of the internet, slow tourism, responsible tourism, pro – poor tourism and motivations of the individual tourist New and updated international case studies of successes and failures to reflect current challenges and practices New lecturer and student online resources including PowerPoint slides and practical scenarios. This volume provides a wealth of information and guidance on managing sustainable tourism now and in the future and will be invaluable to educators, students, developers, entrepreneurs, investors, tourism strategists, planners and policymakers.