Author: Shirley Kumove
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814327401
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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These sayings, ditties, rhymes and word plays cover the full range of Yiddish folk sayings, from comic to serious. Kumove has even retained vulgarities as legitimate expressions that reflect the sensibilities of a particular time and place. The sayings are presented in bilingual format, with the original Yiddish transliterated into Roman letters and then translated into English. In some cases, both literal and interpretative translations are given.
Author: Robert Spina
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1503575497
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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The dragons have waited a thousand years for Vlianth to appear in the Maglical System. Now he is here and the races of man have become more powerful than the dragons ever thought possible. The human race was nearly wiped from the Maglical System as the dragons concentrated on them during the second Dragon Feast. After the second Dragon Feast, the races of man hunted the dragons until the dragons were forced into hiding. Now the third Dragon Feast has come and the dragons plan to concentrate their hunger on the magic using races of man. The Maglical System has changed and this non stop fight for dominance sheds new light on the past. The dragons have read the prophecies written by Hornspire and have planned to kill Vlianth before he ever knew what was happening. The dragons call upon the lesser dragons and plan a three world united attack on all the races of man. Learn how the Staff of Barrier Breath came to be and witness its unlikely creator. Come to know that Oriapow and Cloakenstrike were once allies. Join Vegenrage, Farrah, Glimtron and his band of Glaborian dwarves along with the Erkensharie elves and the Ugorian elves as the dragons have set them up for a thousand years to fall into their trap. Not even the dragons could of prepared for all the twists, turns and unforseen events that are about to happen. Be astonished as dragon turns on dragons. See Vemenomous and his awesome power as he feeds on dragons. The battles rage everywhere and Vegenrage does all he can to protect Farrah from the haunting images pulling her away from him. While all of this is going on no one could of been prepared for the demons who have been planning to walk the outer realms bringing chaos to all. Happenings take everyone by surprise and the brutal and bloody conflicts leave the races of man on a constant search for knowledge and the dragons uniting for their survival. You can not be prepared for what is about to happen as the adventurous journey that Vegenrage is on continues. Be amazed and surprised as the phenomonom Vegenrage continues.
Author: Topher Sanders
Publisher: Aysel's Arrow
ISBN: 098509110X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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Aysel Valencia works at a Chicago fertility clinic and is a straight shooter not only with her arrows at the archery range but also with her no-nonsense personality. The Latina just turned 29 and could have never predicted how she would spend her birthday. Of all places, amid the geeks and freaks attending an anime festival, she has an intense sexual encounter with Courtney Kelly, a man she'd just met. But Courtney won't let it end with just a one-night stand. A journalist, Courtney soon finds a place in Aysel's heart and also uncovers a news story from Aysel's past that could skyrocket his career. When Aysel opens herself up to Courtney, she has the chance to take aim at other life questions she's been avoiding. On the surface there's her static career, relationships and ambitions, and underneath there's the emotional turmoil of her past that's frozen her in place. When Aysel's long-gone brother, Cassio, returns shortly after she meets Courtney, her loyalty to her family threatens to ruin her humble existence and budding relationship. Will Aysel be able to figure out what she's doing wrong, or will she lose her first real chance at happiness? Read Aysel's Arrow - the journey will make you laugh, surprise and move you.
Author: Yehoshue Perle
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 1438435509
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 363
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A new translation of a modern Yiddish masterpiece.
Author: Christopher Bunn
Publisher: Christopher Bunn
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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The third and final volume of the epic fantasy saga that began with The Hawk and His Boy, and continued with The Shadow at the Gate, The Wicked Day tells the conclusion of the story of Jute. Tracking the kidnappers of Giverny Farrow, Jute and his friends discover the Dark is on the march. Tormay teeters on the brink of war, and the duchies look to Jute as their last and best hope. But there is an ancient evil waking that even all the power of the wind cannot hope to defeat.
Author: Sean Mcmullen
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312870546
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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The balance of power in the war between the Australians and the Americans is tipped by the ultimate weapon, The Miocene Arrow.
Author: Mike Bunk
Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
ISBN: 1489723064
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Maagnus grows up listening to his father tell stories—stories of adventure, stories of battles, stories of family. Always ready for a story, Maagnus does not tire of hearing these many times. He often puts himself beside his father in the story. He wants more than anything to be with his father on an adventure. Maagnus would have honor to be with his father, and his father would have honor to have him by his side. Norsemen have many adventures and are always ready to share a story about it. When Maagnus is of the age to be on these adventures, the country has experienced change. The desire to fight, to raid, to take what is not theirs is no longer part of the Norseman’s life. There are men with red lines on their shirts now moving freely in his country. Maagnus does not like this. He seeks adventure elsewhere and finds just that and more.
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Publisher: Bookboon
ISBN: 8776816559
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Author: Michael Houlihan
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1450289320
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 265
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The Church of the Red Arrow is a book about everything at once. It is perfect for people with ADD or people who just get bored easily. You can flip around in it all day like the yellow pages and always wind up home. In this respect it is like the old saying that all roads lead to Mecca. It is poetry, fiction, and nonfiction with a section listing hundreds of unanswerable questions that are thought provoking and good topics of conversation. There are also several short stories which start out linear and end up Joycian. The book covers politics, poetry, and all sorts of paradoxes. It is philosophical and sometimes just plain dumb. I think you will find it an honest read: sometimes whimsical, sometimes seriously difficult, sometimes fusing an antithesis or two often just by accident--hence the conclusion that Lady Luck has smiled on this book. Your author has written three other volumes which could or could not hook up quite nicely with this one if everything in the world were a train. Mr. Houlihan is also a member of the Lefty Jones Band (but it is not his fault). He refuses to play out or be seen in public.
Author: Cynthia L. Stone
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806181753
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
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In Place of Gods and Kings presents a new reading of an important manuscript that has long been considered the foremost colonial-era source for information related to the indigenous inhabitants of the Mexican state of Michoacán. Drawing on recent trends in literary studies that call into question the universal validity of notions such as the unitary author and the primacy of alphabetic writing over oral and pictorial traditions, Cynthia L. Stone shows how this early relación (c. 1538-41) weaves together narrative strands representing the distinctive voices of four primary contributors. According to the Franciscan compiler, Jerónimo de Alcalá, the manuscript is a testament to enlightened colonial officials who recognized that some familiarity with native customs and beliefs would further the goals of evangelization and Spanish rule. This symbolic bridge between prehispanic and colonial times was articulated differently by the friar’s indigenous collaborators, however, who refused to accept their alleged cultural inferiority or fully renounce their previous allegiances. Thus, the drawings of the indigenous painters, reproduced in this volume in both color and black and white, evoke the sacred Mesoamerican tradition of “writing in pictures.” The epic history narrated by the former high priest pays tribute to the great regional culture hero, Taríacuri. And the account of the Spanish conquest provided by the indigenous governor converts the military defeat of his people into a moral victory and a paradigm for cultural survival.
