![]() ![]() ![]() Is a slanted line across both panels of the jacket. the photographicĭustjacket illustrates the hard life of italian farmers. Had met silone in zürich's left-wing political scene. Reflected in the book design by max bill (1908–1994) who The novel's simple, unpretentious language and countryside setting is it was publishedīy oprecht & helbling in zurich (where silone lived) in 1933 the bookīy the socialist book club "universum bücherei" in their baselĮxile as their 132th publication, in an almost identical Their fight for their rights in the oppressive italian class societyĮnds in a tragedy. Novel is about poor farmers in the ficticious village of "fontamara" This german translation is actually the first edition. the book could not be published in italy, so ![]() In 1930 secondino tranquilli fled to switzerland where he wrote his first recent studies have pointed out silone's ratherĬontroversial role in the movement: it is said that he collaborated In 1921 he co-founded the italian communist part, but was expulsedįrom the party by 1931. Tranquilli in an italian farming village. Printer: unionsdrukerei a-g, schaffhausen ![]()
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![]() ![]() Meticulously researched, it tells the story of the real historical characters and as they build up to the battle against the local tribes east of the Rhine. Added into the mix is the local chieftain, Armenius, who, although trusted by Rome, has been plotting to rid his land of the Romans and plans an ambush of the Romans before the start of the battle.Īll in all, this is a massive epic, filled with jealousies, suspicions, plots, spies in the camp and military manoeuvres. The Eagles at War: Eagles of Rome, Book 1īased on real historical events, Eagles at War tells the story of Lucius Tullus, Governor Varus and a legion of Roman soldiers, situated on the banks of the Rhine in Germania of the year 9 AD, as they prepare to do battle against the German tribes, waiting on the opposite side of the river, angry and resentful at the imposition of taxes. ![]() ![]() ![]() In spite of some clichéd, Dan Brown–influenced business with the top-secret Prodigium hunters L’Occhio di Dio, the snappy one-liners, loyal friendships and burgeoning romance will delight fans of Rosemary Clement-Moore’s Maggie Quinn series. When students turn up drained of their blood, Jenna comes under suspicion, and Sophie, determined to clear her friend’s name and armed with skills earned under the tutelage of her powerful ancestor Alice, turns detective. This gutsy move costs her socially, but Sophie bonds with her roommate, the pink-obsessed vampire Jenna, and crushes wildly on super-cute bad boy Archer Cross. Sophie lacks her classmates’ knowledge of Prodigium mores but successfully avoids being recruited into shallow Queen Bee Elodie’s coven. After one too many well-intentioned spells goes awry, 16-year-old half-witch Sophie Mercer is forcibly enrolled at Hecate Hall, a school off the Georgia coast that serves as a juvenile hall for the magical beings called Prodigium, including witches, warlocks, faeries, shape-shifters, werewolves and a vampire. ![]() ![]() Veronica Mars meets Percy Jackson and the Olympians in an appealing, if not groundbreaking, series opener. ![]() ![]() Restad shows that as times changed, Christmas changed-and grew in popularity. Puritan New Englanders denounced the whole affair. City dwellers flooded the streets in raucous demonstrations. In colonial times, it was celebrated either as an utterly solemn or a wildly social event-if it was celebrated at all. In Christmas in America, Restad brilliantly captures the rise and transformation of our most universal national holiday. ![]() As Penne Restad reveals in this marvelous new book, it has always been an ambiguous meld of sacred thoughts and worldly actions- as well as a fascinating reflection of our changing society. But the history of Christmas cannot be summed up so easily as the commercialization of a sacred day. ![]() The manger or Macy's? Americans might well wonder which is the real shrine of Christmas, as they take part each year in a mix of churchgoing, shopping, and family togetherness. ![]() ![]() ![]() I also wasn’t really sure where the book was headed. She usually didn’t mean anything bad by them, they were just wrong things to say or do that made her seem like a spoiled brat. But some of her words and actions just put a bad taste in my mouth. I know that deep down she was a good person-that much was clear. ![]() Unlike America, Eadlyn wasn’t particularly likeable. ![]() I can’t get enough of it!īut on the other hand, Eadlyn kind of ruined this book for me. Something about this bachelor-style plot just completely owns me. On the one hand, I have such an obsession with the entire selection series, including The Heir. The Heir, The Heir, The Heir… This is a tricky book for me to rate. and proving that finding her own happily ever after isn't as impossible as she's always thought. But as the competition begins, one entry may just capture Eadlyn's heart, showing her all the possibilities that lie in front of her. If it were up to her, she'd put off marriage for as long as possible.īut a princess's life is never entirely her own, and Eadlyn can't escape her very own Selection-no matter how fervently she protests.Įadlyn doesn't expect her story to end in romance. Eadlyn has always found their fairy-tale story romantic, but she has no interest in trying to repeat it. Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won the heart of Prince Maxon-and they lived happily ever after. ![]() Princess Eadlyn has grown up hearing endless stories about how her mother and father met. ![]() ![]() "Windy Hill was a lonely, forbidding place.The trees stood like gaunt, lifeless sentinels." It visualizes a scary, ominous environment.
![]() Kincaid's futuristic thrill ride of a debut crackles with memorable characters, tremendous wit, and a vision of the future that asks startling, timely questions about the melding of humanity and technology. Kincaid (Author), Sammy Yuen (Cover Art) 313 ratings Book 1 of 3: Insignia Kindle Edition £0.00 This title and over 1 million more are available with Kindle Unlimited £4.79 to buy Hardcover £8.41 8 Used from £6.00 5 New from £19.02 Paperback £7.25 24 Used from £0.26 16 New from £6. Life at the Spire holds everything that Tom's always wanted-friends, the possibility of a girlfriend, and a life where his every action matters-but what will it cost him? Insignia (Insignia Trilogy) Paperback 2 Aug. Finally, he'll be someone important: a superhuman war machine with the tech skills that every virtual-reality warrior dreams of. There, Tom's instincts for combat will be put to the test and if he passes, he'll become a member of the Intrasolar Forces, helping to lead his country to victory in World War I. Someone's been watching his virtual-reality prowess, and he's offered the incredible-a place at the Pentagonal Spire, an elite military academy. Keeping a roof over their heads depends on a careful combination of skill, luck, con artistry, and staying invisible. ![]() ![]() ![]() For years, Tom's drifted from casino to casino with his unlucky gambler of a dad, gaming for their survival. More than anything, Tom Raines wants to be important, though his shadowy life is anything but that. ![]() ![]() ![]() To accomplish that he infiltrates to the human world and starts going to school. He also finds out what really happened to his family and wants revenge. Over the years however Nobody meets a human girl Scarlett (who can see him), friendly ghosts, dangerous ghouls and other strange creatures. Growing up in the graveyard is not easy, you cannot interract or talk to living creatures. ![]() The child receives a name – Nobody Owens and will have to live in the graveyard invisible to normal humans. The child is saved by the ghosts and by a peculiar man named Silas who will later become his guardian. ![]() The ghosts of his own family ask the Owens to save his child from the murderer. In the midst of the act the child was elsewhere and accidentally found his way to the nearby graveyard where he meets helpful ghosts (the Owens). The protagonist of the story is a litte child whose family has just been murdered by Jack. Well, let me tell you, often great illustrators give the finishing touch to an already great book, and it happens to compliment the plot and the characters. I know what some claim: people who pick books based on covers or pictures inside the books, do not fully appreciate fine literature. Now what made me choose this book out of all the books at the local library? Was it the acclaimed author? Was it the genre? Was it the need to quickly choose something on top of three other books and make it to the register before the library closed? The answer is – all of the aforementioned and Chris Riddell. ![]() ![]() 'A superb novel that transcends its setting. Funder captures perfectly the sense of her characters' deprived and dangerous lives' Daily Mail In what she has to say about love, loss and betrayal there is profound truth' The Times ![]() 'The strengths of Funder's writing are emotional and imaginative. ![]() Here they take breath-taking risks in order to continue their work in secret.īut England is not the safe-haven they think it to be, and a single, chilling act of betrayal will tear them apart. United in their resistance to the madness and tyranny of Nazism, they must flee the country.ĭora, passionate and fearless, her lover, the great playwright Ernst Toller, her younger cousin Ruth and Ruth's husband Hans find refuge in London. ![]() When Hitler comes to power in 1933, a tight-knit group of friends and lovers become hunted outlaws overnight. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo Anna Funder, winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize and author of Stasiland, offers a thrilling tale and powerful love story that tells the heroic and tragic true story of the German resistance in World War II in All That I Am. ![]() ![]() 250 BCE: the India-Greek kingdom of Bactria is foundedĢ32 BCE: Asoka dies shortly after, the decline of the Mauryan empire sets inĬ. The detail of the Alexander Mosaic showing Alexander the Great.Ģ90 BCE: Chandragupta’s successor, Bindusara, extends the Mauryan conquests into central IndiaĢ69 BCE: Ashoka becomes the Mauryan emperorĢ51 BCE: a mission led by Mahinda, Asoka’s son, introduces Buddhism to the island of Sri LankaĬ. 500 BCE: two new religions, Buddhism and Jainism, are foundedģ27 BCE: Alexander the Great conquers the Indus Valley this leads to king Chandragupta Maurya of Maghada conquering the Indus Valley from Alexander the Great’s successor (304 BCE) 800 BCE: The use of iron and alphabetic writing begin to spread to northern India from the Middle EastĬ. ![]() ![]() Timeline of the history of ancient India:Ĭ.2800 BCE: the Indus Valley civilization begins to emergeĬ.1700 BCE: the Indus Valley civilization vanishesĬ.1500 BCE: Aryan tribes begin to infiltrate into northern India from central AsiaĬ. ![]() History map of the Indus Valley civilization ![]() |