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used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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Gilgamesh (Paperback)
Emily H. Wilson
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The second book in the enthralling and lyrical Sumerians trilogy,
retelling the Epic of Gigamesh, perfect for fans of Madeline Miller,
Lucy Holland and Jennifer Saint.
Now is the time for the gods of war
Gilgamesh, soon to be crowned King of Uruk, travels north to find his
homelands in flames and his family on the run. A blood-red moon brings
warnings of a new kind of war, and in the far north, the enemies of
Sumer are massing.
Inanna and Ninshubar sail south to take their revenge upon Enki, the
king of the water gods. Armed with the master mee and struggling to
understand its true nature, Inanna will face impossible demons in her
quest to fully comprehend the power she has
inherited. Meanwhile Ereshkigal, queen of the
underworld, has a mysterious visitor. This dark stranger brings with
him the threat of dangers far more terrible than Enki, or even Sumer’s
warlike neighbours. Because a long time ago, in a realm faraway, a
little girl was taken from her family. Now, a vengeance, long
prophesied, is about to unfold.
As the forces of chaos rise across the riverlands, Gilgamesh must
battle against overwhelming odds to save the city he loves, and the
Anunnaki will soon discover that no one can escape the sins of the
past. Not even the gods.
Close your eyes. Get set. Go ? to where Bay Trees smells like
aftershave, to where friends raise Billie's dad a barn in a day.
You?re there On her ?pizer, ? Grandma, waiting to serve dinner,
relaxes with a dip of her Sweet Society snuff. Billie's mom and
dad, sweaty from hoeing tobacco, rush in and wash up. They can't
wait to bite into Grandma's succulent chicken. They tell you, ?Pull
up a chair ? After dinner, take off your shoes, trek across sandy,
open fields, feel sand between your toes. Beyond the watermelon
patch, a rare sight: Venus flytraps and yellow trumpet flowers, set
to gobble up every bug in sight, and Bug Swamp has bugs. Also
gators, bears, cooters, possums, snakes ? gold. Later, on Grandma's
?pizer, ? you?ll hear how Billie and her mom almost become bear
bait, and Grandma will spellbind you, telling about Grandpa's
tussle with a gator. Discover for yourself how Grandma's pipeline
to God keeps everyone on track. Pity she doesn't have Hitler's ear
in Germany, or Tojo's in Japan. Why, Grandma could even advise
Harry Truman He uses a weapon so strong it keeps on killing and
killing. That Great Depression? Pray it won't destroy Billie's
family. Her dad puts a mortgage on the place that can tear their
family apart or hold them together. Luckily, World War II ends, and
good and bad teeter into place.
This is the first extensive analysis of large-scale violence and
the methods of its restraint in the early modern world. Using
examples from Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe, it questions
the established narrative that violence was only curbed through the
rise of western-style nation states and civil societies. Global
history allows us to reframe and challenge traditional models for
the history of violence and to rethink categories and units of
analysis through comparisons. By decentring Europe and exploring
alternative patterns of violence, the contributors to this volume
articulate the significance of violence in narratives of state- and
empire-building, as well as in their failure and decline, while
also providing new means of tracing the transition from the early
modern to modernity. -- .
Traditionally, city governments have played an active role in
the administration of public works that were necessary to the
economic survival of the community. However, a major element of the
new urban infrastructure, advanced telecommunications networks, are
developing in such a way that the municipal role in its development
is minimal. This book presents new information on the rapidly
changing configuration of urban telecommunications. The editors
examine important planning data illustrating how major metro areas
are dealing with new opportunities in telecommumication. They
describe the interplay among current stakeholders in this area:
public utility commissions, city planners and service providers,
state governments, telecommunications users (especially large
businesses), and consumer groups. The book provides case studies of
major U.S. cities, one Canadian city, a metropolitan area on the
U.S.-Mexican border, as well as smaller cities that have positioned
themselves for international economic trade whereby
telecommunications will play a major role.
The contributors find that cities need to be more involved in
understanding how telecommunications systems are changing and in
planning how they can best exploit new opportunities afforded by
these systems. They contend that while telecommunication may not
cause economic development, it seems to be a necessary condition
for it. The book offers clear illustrations of the extent to which
business users depend on communications. The ability of business
and government to bypass the local carrier has important
implications for the public network and for cities in their use of
telecommunication.
"The Bee and the Eagle" brings together a team of international
specialists to present original findings on six key themes of
Empire: political cultures, war and military institutions,
monarchy, nationalism and identity, and everyday experience. With a
comparative approach, it begins in 1806 at the dissolution of the
Holy Roman Empire, and its replacement by a French-sponsored new
political order.
This study assesses the potential that telecommunications
advances hold for rural America and is the outcome of the third in
a series of policy research projects into issues relating
telecommunications policy and economic development undertaken by
research teams of faculty and students at the Lyndon Baines Johnson
School of Public Affairs and College of Communication, University
of Texas at Austin. All three projects have been concerned with
telecommunications at two levels: the effects of telecommunications
advances on our economy and society and the policy framework that
has resulted from divestiture of AT&T. The first project
studied state telecommunication policy and resulted in the
publication of "Telecommunications Policy and Economic Development:
The New State Role" (Praeger, 1989); the second, which dealt with
cities and large telecommunications users, produced "The New Urban
Infrastructure: Cities and TelecommunicationS" (Praeger, 1990).
Telecommunications and rural development has been much more
frequently researched in Third World countries than in advanced
industrialized ones and this volume represents a significant
contribution to the literature on the subject.
The findings are divided into four general research areas.
Following an introduction, Chapter Two looks at some fascinating
telecommunications applications in American rural businesses from
Wal-Mart, to traditional rural businesses like the lumber industry,
to the opening of new businesses like telemarketing. Chapter Three
assesses the use of telecommunication for delivery of public
services from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to health care and
distance education. Chapter Four asserts that many of the benefits
of telecommunications for rural America will only be realized if
the small independent or cooperative telephone companies remain
healthy and progressive. The substantial contribution to community
development, from community revitalization and regional cooperation
to infrastructure upgrading, is the focus of Chapter Five. A final
chapter offers conclusions. This is required reading for students,
scholars, and practitioners in the fields of
communications/telecommunications and government.
Octavia E. Butler said, "There's nothing new under the sun, but
there are new suns." New Suns 2 brings you fresh visions of the
strange, the unexpected, the shocking-breakthrough stories, stories
shining with emerging truths, stories that pierce stale
preconceptions with their beauty and bravery. Like the first New
Suns anthology (winner of the World Fantasy, Locus, IGNYTE, and
British Fantasy awards), this book liberates writers of many races
to tell us tales no one has ever told. Many things come in twos:
dualities, binaries, halves, and alternates. Twos are found
throughout New Suns 2, in eighteen science fiction, fantasy, and
horror stories revealing daring futures, hidden pasts, and
present-day worlds filled with unmapped wonders. Including stories
by Daniel H. Wilson, K. Tempest Bradford, Darcie Little Badger,
Geetanjali Vandemark, John Chu, Nghi Vo, Tananarive Due, Alex
Jennings, Karin Lowachee, Saad Hossain, Hiromi Goto, Minsoo Kang,
Tlotlo Tsamaase, Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, Malka Older, Kathleen Alcala,
Christopher Caldwell and Jaymee Goh with a foreword by Walter
Mosley and an afterword by Dr. Grace Dillon.
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