Author: Edd McNair
Publisher: Urban Books
ISBN: 1622860063
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
A small-time thug with big dreams, Black sees crack cocaine as his way out of the Virginia housing projects where he grew up. Along with his cousin Lo, Black works side by side with hustlers and killers. It's not long before they're thrown into situations way beyond their control, and their family bonds are thoroughly tested. Angela grew up in a conservative upper-class neighborhood, so her experience with the streets is almost nonexistent. When she goes away to Hampton University, her beauty and sex appeal bring her plenty of attention, and she gets an education in things she never expected to experience. When Angela and Black cross paths, their lives are turned around once again. This is a love affair that should never happen, but sometimes things are just too good to resist. Author Edd McNair takes readers on a roller-coaster ride. The plot twists and turns, giving readers a look at the hood from the inside like they've never seen it before.
Black Reign Saga
Author: Edd McNair
Publisher: Urban Books
ISBN: 1622860063
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
A small-time thug with big dreams, Black sees crack cocaine as his way out of the Virginia housing projects where he grew up. Along with his cousin Lo, Black works side by side with hustlers and killers. It's not long before they're thrown into situations way beyond their control, and their family bonds are thoroughly tested. Angela grew up in a conservative upper-class neighborhood, so her experience with the streets is almost nonexistent. When she goes away to Hampton University, her beauty and sex appeal bring her plenty of attention, and she gets an education in things she never expected to experience. When Angela and Black cross paths, their lives are turned around once again. This is a love affair that should never happen, but sometimes things are just too good to resist. Author Edd McNair takes readers on a roller-coaster ride. The plot twists and turns, giving readers a look at the hood from the inside like they've never seen it before.
Publisher: Urban Books
ISBN: 1622860063
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
A small-time thug with big dreams, Black sees crack cocaine as his way out of the Virginia housing projects where he grew up. Along with his cousin Lo, Black works side by side with hustlers and killers. It's not long before they're thrown into situations way beyond their control, and their family bonds are thoroughly tested. Angela grew up in a conservative upper-class neighborhood, so her experience with the streets is almost nonexistent. When she goes away to Hampton University, her beauty and sex appeal bring her plenty of attention, and she gets an education in things she never expected to experience. When Angela and Black cross paths, their lives are turned around once again. This is a love affair that should never happen, but sometimes things are just too good to resist. Author Edd McNair takes readers on a roller-coaster ride. The plot twists and turns, giving readers a look at the hood from the inside like they've never seen it before.
Urban Reign
Author: H. Leigh Davis
Publisher: BradyGames
ISBN: 9780744004809
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
BradyGames' Urban Reign Official Strategy Guide includes the following: Detailed character coverage for the 60+ fighters and hidden guest characters. Bring pain to your adversaries with an exhaustive weapon list, including the new moves specific to each weapon. Devastating combo strings and move lists! Expert multiplayer tactics to take down your friends! Best and worst matchups for each character, customization items, and more! Platform: PS2, Xbox, GC and NintendoDS Genre: Fighting Game This product is available for sale in North America only.
Publisher: BradyGames
ISBN: 9780744004809
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
BradyGames' Urban Reign Official Strategy Guide includes the following: Detailed character coverage for the 60+ fighters and hidden guest characters. Bring pain to your adversaries with an exhaustive weapon list, including the new moves specific to each weapon. Devastating combo strings and move lists! Expert multiplayer tactics to take down your friends! Best and worst matchups for each character, customization items, and more! Platform: PS2, Xbox, GC and NintendoDS Genre: Fighting Game This product is available for sale in North America only.
The Papacy Since 1500
Author: James Corkery
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521509874
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Structured by detailed studies of significant Popes, these essays explore the evolution of the papacy in the last 500 years.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521509874
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Structured by detailed studies of significant Popes, these essays explore the evolution of the papacy in the last 500 years.
Galileo
Author: J. L. Heilbron
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199655987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 539
Book Description
Heilbron takes in the landscape of culture, learning, religion, science, theology, and politics of late Renaissance Italy to produce a richer and more rounded view of Galileo, his scientific thinking, and the company he kept.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199655987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 539
Book Description
Heilbron takes in the landscape of culture, learning, religion, science, theology, and politics of late Renaissance Italy to produce a richer and more rounded view of Galileo, his scientific thinking, and the company he kept.
Bernini
Author: Franco Mormando
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022605523X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Profiles the whirlwind life of the famed Italian sculptor who is known for his artistic and architectural contributions to the city of Rome.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022605523X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Profiles the whirlwind life of the famed Italian sculptor who is known for his artistic and architectural contributions to the city of Rome.
Music and Science in the Age of Galileo
Author: V. Coelho
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401580049
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Music and Science in the Age of Galileo features twelve new essays by leading specialists in the fields of musicology, history of science, astronomy, philosophy, and instrument building that explore the relations between music and the scientific culture of Galileo's time. The essays take a broad historical approach towards understanding such topics as the role of music in Galileo's experiments and in the scientific revolution, the musical formation of scientists, Galileo's impact on the art and music of his time, the scientific knowledge of instrument builders, and the scientific experiments and cultural context of Galileo's father, Vincenzo Galilei. This volume opens up new areas in both musicology and the history of science, and twists together various strands of parallel work by musicians and scientists on Galileo and his time. This book will be of interest to musicologists, historians of science and those interested in interdisciplinary perspectives of the late Renaissance -- early Baroque. For its variety of approaches, it will be a valuable collection of readings for graduate students, and those seeking a more integrated approach to historical problems. The book will be of interest to historians of science, philosophers, musicologists, astronomers, and mathematicians.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401580049
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Music and Science in the Age of Galileo features twelve new essays by leading specialists in the fields of musicology, history of science, astronomy, philosophy, and instrument building that explore the relations between music and the scientific culture of Galileo's time. The essays take a broad historical approach towards understanding such topics as the role of music in Galileo's experiments and in the scientific revolution, the musical formation of scientists, Galileo's impact on the art and music of his time, the scientific knowledge of instrument builders, and the scientific experiments and cultural context of Galileo's father, Vincenzo Galilei. This volume opens up new areas in both musicology and the history of science, and twists together various strands of parallel work by musicians and scientists on Galileo and his time. This book will be of interest to musicologists, historians of science and those interested in interdisciplinary perspectives of the late Renaissance -- early Baroque. For its variety of approaches, it will be a valuable collection of readings for graduate students, and those seeking a more integrated approach to historical problems. The book will be of interest to historians of science, philosophers, musicologists, astronomers, and mathematicians.
People of the First Crusade
Author: Michael Foss
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628724641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Near the end of the eleventh century, Western Europe was in turmoil, beset by invasions from both north and south, by the breakdown of law and order, and by the laxity and ignorance of the clergy. Searching for a way out of the increasing anarchy, Pope Urban II launched an army of knights and peasants in 1095 to fight the Turks, who had seized the Holy Land. Michael Foss tells the stories of these men and women of the First Crusade, often in their own words, bringing the time and events brilliantly to life. Through these eyewitness accounts the clichés of history vanish; the distinctions between hero and villain blur; the Saracen is as base or noble, as brave or cruel, as the crusader. In that sense, the fateful clash between Christianity and Islam teaches us a lesson for our own time. Foss reveals that the attitudes and prejudices expressed by both Christians and Muslims in the First Crusade became the basic currency for all later exchanges—down to our present day conflicts and misunderstandings—between the two great monotheistic faiths of Mohammed and Jesus Christ.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1628724641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Near the end of the eleventh century, Western Europe was in turmoil, beset by invasions from both north and south, by the breakdown of law and order, and by the laxity and ignorance of the clergy. Searching for a way out of the increasing anarchy, Pope Urban II launched an army of knights and peasants in 1095 to fight the Turks, who had seized the Holy Land. Michael Foss tells the stories of these men and women of the First Crusade, often in their own words, bringing the time and events brilliantly to life. Through these eyewitness accounts the clichés of history vanish; the distinctions between hero and villain blur; the Saracen is as base or noble, as brave or cruel, as the crusader. In that sense, the fateful clash between Christianity and Islam teaches us a lesson for our own time. Foss reveals that the attitudes and prejudices expressed by both Christians and Muslims in the First Crusade became the basic currency for all later exchanges—down to our present day conflicts and misunderstandings—between the two great monotheistic faiths of Mohammed and Jesus Christ.
Saints
Author: Dawn Marie Beutner
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1621643417
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Jesus told us to be perfect, and the Second Vatican Council highlighted this command by speaking of the universal call to holiness for all Christians. How do we answer this call? One great way is to learn from and pray with the saints, the ordinary men and women who fought the good fight to be holy until the end of their lives – and won. The saints have inspired Christians for more than two thousand years because they show us what it looks like to follow Jesus Christ despite countless challenges and obstacles. This unique book contains short biographies of several saints, along with prayers to each one, for every day of the year. It also provides definitions of Church terms and other helpful back - ground information. The saints in this collection come from every period of Church history and all walks of life. They represent numerous countries, cultures, age groups, and vocations. They show us that holiness truly is a path open to anyone, and by their example and prayers they help us to follow it.
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1621643417
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
Jesus told us to be perfect, and the Second Vatican Council highlighted this command by speaking of the universal call to holiness for all Christians. How do we answer this call? One great way is to learn from and pray with the saints, the ordinary men and women who fought the good fight to be holy until the end of their lives – and won. The saints have inspired Christians for more than two thousand years because they show us what it looks like to follow Jesus Christ despite countless challenges and obstacles. This unique book contains short biographies of several saints, along with prayers to each one, for every day of the year. It also provides definitions of Church terms and other helpful back - ground information. The saints in this collection come from every period of Church history and all walks of life. They represent numerous countries, cultures, age groups, and vocations. They show us that holiness truly is a path open to anyone, and by their example and prayers they help us to follow it.
Patrons and Painters
Author: Francis Haskell
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300025408
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Fusing the social and economic history with the cultural and artistic achievements of seventeenth and eighteenth century Italy, this book presents a unique and invaluable perspective on the period.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300025408
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Fusing the social and economic history with the cultural and artistic achievements of seventeenth and eighteenth century Italy, this book presents a unique and invaluable perspective on the period.
The Vacant See in Early Modern Rome
Author: John M. Hunt
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004313788
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
In The Vacant See in Early Modern Rome John M. Hunt offers a social history of the papal interregnum from 1559 to 1655. The study concentrates on the Roman people’s relationship with their sacred ruler. Using criminal sources from the Archivio di Stato di Roma and Vatican sources, Hunt emphasizes the violent and tumultuous nature of the lapse in papal authority that followed the pope’s death. The vacant see was a time in which Romans of modest social backgrounds claimed unprecedented power. From personal acts of revenge to collective protests staged at the Capitol Hill and citywide discussions of the papal election the vacant see provided Romans with a unique opportunity for political involvement in an age of omnipresent hierarchy.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004313788
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
In The Vacant See in Early Modern Rome John M. Hunt offers a social history of the papal interregnum from 1559 to 1655. The study concentrates on the Roman people’s relationship with their sacred ruler. Using criminal sources from the Archivio di Stato di Roma and Vatican sources, Hunt emphasizes the violent and tumultuous nature of the lapse in papal authority that followed the pope’s death. The vacant see was a time in which Romans of modest social backgrounds claimed unprecedented power. From personal acts of revenge to collective protests staged at the Capitol Hill and citywide discussions of the papal election the vacant see provided Romans with a unique opportunity for political involvement in an age of omnipresent hierarchy.