Author: Chris Frazer
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803220316
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
A look at the bandit in history and current legend, showing how those memories remain alive and well in Mexican society.
Bandit Nation
Author: Chris Frazer
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803220316
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
A look at the bandit in history and current legend, showing how those memories remain alive and well in Mexican society.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803220316
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
A look at the bandit in history and current legend, showing how those memories remain alive and well in Mexican society.
Bandit's Honor
Author: Max Brand
Publisher: Bolinda Pub Incorporated
ISBN: 9781740308311
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
When an act of self-defense landed him a twenty-five year jail sentence, Leon took his first opportunity for escape. He was young and hot-headed -- and the boy who had lived with Father McGuire until he was fourteen had no idea what it meant to be a fugitive. He learned soon enough that he'd had to learn to live by his wits, and to live a solitary life alone in the mountains, always on the alert. He trusted only three people -- Sheriff Dick Lawton, Father McGuire and Margaret O'Rourke -- and he had let them all down. What kind of a life awaits a young fugitive? Lee was about to find out.
Publisher: Bolinda Pub Incorporated
ISBN: 9781740308311
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
When an act of self-defense landed him a twenty-five year jail sentence, Leon took his first opportunity for escape. He was young and hot-headed -- and the boy who had lived with Father McGuire until he was fourteen had no idea what it meant to be a fugitive. He learned soon enough that he'd had to learn to live by his wits, and to live a solitary life alone in the mountains, always on the alert. He trusted only three people -- Sheriff Dick Lawton, Father McGuire and Margaret O'Rourke -- and he had let them all down. What kind of a life awaits a young fugitive? Lee was about to find out.
Honor and Shame in Early China
Author: Mark Edward Lewis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108843697
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Lewis sheds new light on the early Chinese empires through an ambitious examination of evolving ideas about honor and shame.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108843697
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Lewis sheds new light on the early Chinese empires through an ambitious examination of evolving ideas about honor and shame.
The Bandit
Author: Scott Michael Decker
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Tired of lying in wait, the exiled Noble Bandit seizes his chance at revenge. Meanwhile, as the birth of the Royal Twins nears, Peasant General Guarding Bear is repatriated by the Emperor. Fearing for the safety of his heirs, the emperor orders the general to lay siege to his enemy’s fortress. In preparation, the general recruits the aid of a powerful wizard and a skilled young healer – but none of them suspects a traitor in their midst. As loyalties are tested and new alliances made, who will rise above and claim victory as their own?
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Tired of lying in wait, the exiled Noble Bandit seizes his chance at revenge. Meanwhile, as the birth of the Royal Twins nears, Peasant General Guarding Bear is repatriated by the Emperor. Fearing for the safety of his heirs, the emperor orders the general to lay siege to his enemy’s fortress. In preparation, the general recruits the aid of a powerful wizard and a skilled young healer – but none of them suspects a traitor in their midst. As loyalties are tested and new alliances made, who will rise above and claim victory as their own?
Bandits
Author: Elmore Leonard
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061828181
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
“Almost unbearable suspense. Leonard has produced another winner.” —People A wild ride with “the coolest, hottest writer in America” (Chicago Tribune), Bandits has everything Elmore Leonard fans love: non-stop thrills, unexpected twists and turns, unforgettable characters, and the most razor-sharp dialogue being rapidly exchanged anywhere in the crime fiction genre. Leonard stands tall among the all-time greats (John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain) and towers far above most of the writers currently plying the noir fiction trade. The master who created U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, currently of the hit TV series Justified, is at the top of his game, ensnaring readers in an ingenious plot hatched by a former jewel thief and a radical ex-nun to scam millions from a sadistic Nicaraguan colonel. In fact, the Philadelphia Inquirer says Bandits “may well be his best.” Read it and decide for yourself.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061828181
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
“Almost unbearable suspense. Leonard has produced another winner.” —People A wild ride with “the coolest, hottest writer in America” (Chicago Tribune), Bandits has everything Elmore Leonard fans love: non-stop thrills, unexpected twists and turns, unforgettable characters, and the most razor-sharp dialogue being rapidly exchanged anywhere in the crime fiction genre. Leonard stands tall among the all-time greats (John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain) and towers far above most of the writers currently plying the noir fiction trade. The master who created U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, currently of the hit TV series Justified, is at the top of his game, ensnaring readers in an ingenious plot hatched by a former jewel thief and a radical ex-nun to scam millions from a sadistic Nicaraguan colonel. In fact, the Philadelphia Inquirer says Bandits “may well be his best.” Read it and decide for yourself.
Honor's Kingdom
Author: Ralph Peters
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811748766
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Grotesque murders multiply as Major Abel Jones pursues a monstrous killer who may be a well-connected Confederate agent or a ghost from Jones's bloody past in India--or both.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811748766
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Grotesque murders multiply as Major Abel Jones pursues a monstrous killer who may be a well-connected Confederate agent or a ghost from Jones's bloody past in India--or both.
Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party
Author:
Publisher: Seven Goddesses
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party was published amidst one of Chinese Communist Party's most brutal persecution—against the 100 million practitioners of Falun Gong in China. When loved ones and witnesses see innocent meditators behind bars, tortured, and harvested for their organs, it is hard to stand on the sideline. That is why so many Chinese people and those sympathetic to the cause are doing one thing they know they can do: Spread the word, quit the Party.
Publisher: Seven Goddesses
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party was published amidst one of Chinese Communist Party's most brutal persecution—against the 100 million practitioners of Falun Gong in China. When loved ones and witnesses see innocent meditators behind bars, tortured, and harvested for their organs, it is hard to stand on the sideline. That is why so many Chinese people and those sympathetic to the cause are doing one thing they know they can do: Spread the word, quit the Party.
The Five Stages of Collapse
Author: Dmitry Orlov
Publisher: New Society Publishers
ISBN: 155092527X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
A user’s guide to economic, political, social and cultural collapse. In the face of political impotence, resource depletion, and catastrophic climate change, many of us have become reconciled to an uncertain future. However, popular perception of how this future might actually unfold varies wildly from "a severe and prolonged recession," to James Howard Kunstler's "long emergency," to the complete breakdown of civilization. In The Five Stages of Collapse , Dmitry Orlov posits a taxonomy of collapse, offering a surprisingly optimistic perspective on surviving the sweeping changes of the day with health and sanity intact. Arguing that it is during periods of disruption and extreme uncertainty that broad cultural change becomes possible, Orlov steers the reader through the challenges of financial, commercial, and political collapse. He suggests that if the first three stages are met with the appropriate responses, further breakdown may be arrested before the extremes of social and cultural collapse are reached. Drawing on a detailed examination of post-collapse societies, including the Somali people of Africa, the Pashtuns of Afghanistan, the Roma of Central and Eastern Europe, and even the Russian mafia, The Five Stages of Collapse describes successful adaptations in areas such as finance, self-governance, and social and cultural organization. These fascinating case studies provide a unique perspective on the characteristics that determine highly resilient communities. Shot through with Orlov's trademark dark humor, this is an invaluable toolkit for creating workable post-collapse solutions. Dmitry Orlov was born in Leningrad, Russia, and immigrated to the United States. He is the author of Reinventing Collapse and maintains the phenomenally popular blog Club Orlov.
Publisher: New Society Publishers
ISBN: 155092527X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
A user’s guide to economic, political, social and cultural collapse. In the face of political impotence, resource depletion, and catastrophic climate change, many of us have become reconciled to an uncertain future. However, popular perception of how this future might actually unfold varies wildly from "a severe and prolonged recession," to James Howard Kunstler's "long emergency," to the complete breakdown of civilization. In The Five Stages of Collapse , Dmitry Orlov posits a taxonomy of collapse, offering a surprisingly optimistic perspective on surviving the sweeping changes of the day with health and sanity intact. Arguing that it is during periods of disruption and extreme uncertainty that broad cultural change becomes possible, Orlov steers the reader through the challenges of financial, commercial, and political collapse. He suggests that if the first three stages are met with the appropriate responses, further breakdown may be arrested before the extremes of social and cultural collapse are reached. Drawing on a detailed examination of post-collapse societies, including the Somali people of Africa, the Pashtuns of Afghanistan, the Roma of Central and Eastern Europe, and even the Russian mafia, The Five Stages of Collapse describes successful adaptations in areas such as finance, self-governance, and social and cultural organization. These fascinating case studies provide a unique perspective on the characteristics that determine highly resilient communities. Shot through with Orlov's trademark dark humor, this is an invaluable toolkit for creating workable post-collapse solutions. Dmitry Orlov was born in Leningrad, Russia, and immigrated to the United States. He is the author of Reinventing Collapse and maintains the phenomenally popular blog Club Orlov.
Honour and Violence
Author: Anton Blok
Publisher: Polity
ISBN: 9780745604497
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Anton Blok combines anthropology and history in a comparative exploration of the links between honour and violence in widely different settings. He draws on material from two interrelated projects: micro-studies of the rural mafia in Sicily, and banditry in the Dutch republic, each set in its historical context. Blok discusses the social role of marginal people, such as those in 'infamous occupations' from chimney-sweeping to prostitution, arguing that the most despised members of society are often the most indispensable. He examines how nicknames reflect and reflect on cultural codes, and how the authority of female rulers throughout the centuries has relied on their singleness. The book also includes studies of the social meanings of violence, including public executions, rural banditry, and the minor differences which underlie violent conflicts. Drawing on the work of thinkers from Georg Simmel to Norbert Elias, Anton Blok explores the complex interrelations between honour and violence in European societies. This highly original work will be of great interest to scholars and students of history, anthropology and sociology.
Publisher: Polity
ISBN: 9780745604497
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Anton Blok combines anthropology and history in a comparative exploration of the links between honour and violence in widely different settings. He draws on material from two interrelated projects: micro-studies of the rural mafia in Sicily, and banditry in the Dutch republic, each set in its historical context. Blok discusses the social role of marginal people, such as those in 'infamous occupations' from chimney-sweeping to prostitution, arguing that the most despised members of society are often the most indispensable. He examines how nicknames reflect and reflect on cultural codes, and how the authority of female rulers throughout the centuries has relied on their singleness. The book also includes studies of the social meanings of violence, including public executions, rural banditry, and the minor differences which underlie violent conflicts. Drawing on the work of thinkers from Georg Simmel to Norbert Elias, Anton Blok explores the complex interrelations between honour and violence in European societies. This highly original work will be of great interest to scholars and students of history, anthropology and sociology.
Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party
Author: The Epoch Group
Publisher: Broad Book USA
ISBN: 9781932674163
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
This groundbreaking book is systematically dismantling the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It is a final verdict on the CCP that has been rapidly spreading in China. During the CCP's 80-year history, its lies, dictatorship, various political movements and crackdowns have wreaked unprecedented havoc on the land of China and caused irreversible damage to China's traditional moral values. In today's China, under the CCP's violent and despotic rule, social tensions are dangerously high and crises are appearing in succession. The Chinese communist regime is seated on an active volcano that may erupt at any moment. The Nine Commentaries have posed the greatest challenge to the CCP's ideology since the party was established. The book has struck a chord deep in the hearts of many Chinese people - in China and around the world. It is poised to be a major part in the rebirth of the nation's soul.
Publisher: Broad Book USA
ISBN: 9781932674163
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
This groundbreaking book is systematically dismantling the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It is a final verdict on the CCP that has been rapidly spreading in China. During the CCP's 80-year history, its lies, dictatorship, various political movements and crackdowns have wreaked unprecedented havoc on the land of China and caused irreversible damage to China's traditional moral values. In today's China, under the CCP's violent and despotic rule, social tensions are dangerously high and crises are appearing in succession. The Chinese communist regime is seated on an active volcano that may erupt at any moment. The Nine Commentaries have posed the greatest challenge to the CCP's ideology since the party was established. The book has struck a chord deep in the hearts of many Chinese people - in China and around the world. It is poised to be a major part in the rebirth of the nation's soul.