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Carthage

Autor: Ross Leckie

Número de Páginas: 318

The final, devastating instalment in Ross Leckie’s extraordinary trilogy. After 300 years of acrimony and two bitter wars, the great Mediterranean powers of Rome and Carthage are readying their blades once more. Like their fathers before them, Hanno Barca and Scipio Minor, the sons of the legendary generals Hannibal and Scipio Africanus, must face off to decide the future of an empire. When the ashes settle, once this final, fateful clash has ended... a nation will be no more. An epic, masterful tale of power, love, pain and loss, perfect for fans of Robert Fabbri, Simon Scarrow and I, Claudius. Praise for Ross Leckie ‘By turns lucid, enlightening and thrilling, this is the historical novel at its best’ Historical Novel Society ‘A fine achievement, a thoughtful and stylish piece of historical fiction’ Daily Telegraph ‘Breathtaking. Leckie brings the battle-tactics and manoeuvres almost cinematically alive and the sense of blood and sweat, chaos and horror, linger powerfully on ... utterly gripping’ The Scotsman

Hannibal

Autor: Ross Leckie

Número de Páginas: 309

The third century BCE: One man will bring an empire to its knees. The wars between Rome and Carthage will see some of the most bloody and savage battles of all time. Hundreds of thousands will die, and Rome will win mastery of the known world. Amid this, a figure will emerge who has become the stuff of myth and legend: Hannibal Barca. In this breathtaking chronicle of love and hate, heroism and cruelty, one of history’s greatest generals returns to life. Hannibal learns, through suffering, that man is but a shadow of a dream. A scintillating, blood-soaked tale of loss and victory, this is a masterful piece of historical fiction, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden and Ian Ross. Praise for Hannibal ‘Wonderful ... what was once cold history becomes full-bodied adventure’ The Times ‘Leckie writes unflinchingly of this world of blood, battle and atrocity’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Its triumph is to bring the world of Carthage to life again’ Spectator

The Uncaged Voice

Autor: Aaron Berhane , Gezahegn Mekonnen Demissie , Alexander Duarte , Ava Homa , Abdulrahman Matar , Ilamaran Nagarasa , Luis Horacio Nájera , Kiran Nazish , Pedro A. Restrepo , Maria Saba , Kaziwa Salih , Mahdi Saremifar , Bilal Sarwary , Savithri , Arzu Yildiz

Número de Páginas: 221

Freedom, truth, and justice are taken for granted in some countries. In others, they are aspirational. And yet in others, they are deemed justification for persecution, punishment, and silence. Through first-person essays and short stories, the contributors to The Uncaged Voice share their brutal yet heart-rending tales of fleeing the oppressive regimes of their homelands, where freedom of expression and the press is an ideal, not a reality, and where totalitarian forces attempt to subjugate, if not annihilate, all forms of dissention. From war correspondents reporting across dangerous “no-go zones,” to female journalists escaping conservative and patriarchal tyranny, to independent newspaper editors risking imprisonment or worse to criticize authoritarian states — these fifteen writers-in-exile continue to write, sharing both the suppressed truths of their past and the hopes they have for the future in Canada, their chosen place of asylum. With introductions by editor Keith Ross Leckie and Mary Jo Leddy, The Uncaged Voice tells often-silenced stories, not only of censorship and persecution, but also of the strength and resilience of those unwavering in their fight for the...

Black Gold

Autor: Charles More

Número de Páginas: 256

Oil and its central role in British and global history and politics.

Scipio

Autor: Ross Leckie

Número de Páginas: 493

The thrilling story of the greatest general in Roman history. In the name of Rome, Scipio Africanus conquered the hard-won empires of Carthage and of Alexander the Great. Now beset in his old age by the menacing political movements of Cato, Scipio details the epic story of his life, from the earliest days of his education, to the great battles he won in service to his home. Yet all the strands of his remarkable tale are anchored, flowing from and towards the confrontation between him and his great rival, his one and only equal... Hannibal. This novel of love and betrayal recreates the life and times of a military genius who discovers he is only a man, and is perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Ben Kane and I, Claudius. Praise for Ross Leckie ‘Leckie writes unflinchingly of this world of blood, battle and atrocity’ Sunday Telegraph ‘By turns lucid, enlightening and thrilling, this is the historical novel at its best’ Historical Novel Society ‘Masterful ... even better than Hannibal’ Allan Massie

The Writing Life

Autor: George Fetherling

Número de Páginas: 427

Selected from thousands of pages of the daily journals of George Fetherling - the inexhaustible novelist, poet, and cultural commentator - The Writing Life reveals an astute and candid observer of his contemporaries as well as himself. Hundreds of figures in the arts and public life crisscross the pages of Fetherling's journals, from Margaret Atwood and Marshall McLuhan, to Gwendolyn MacEwen and Conrad Black. The book begins in mid-1970s Toronto, a time of cultural ferment, and carries on to Vancouver and a new century. A captivating and intimate narrative, The Writing Life provides a compelling portrait of the last three decades of Canadian cultural life. From the book: Tuesday 4 February 1992 / Toronto Early this morning the latest in a series of strange phone calls from Edmund Carpenter in New York to discuss successive versions of his Canadian Notes & Queries piece on Marshall McLuhan. He falls to reminiscing and at one point says: "Marshall always reminded me of that passage in Boswell in which Boswell says that if you chanced to take shelter from a rain storm for a few minutes in Dr Johnson's company, you would come away convinced that you had just met the smartest man in...

Jarrell, Bishop, Lowell, & Co

Autor: Suzanne Ferguson

Número de Páginas: 376

Jarrell, Bishop, Lowell, & Co.: Middle-Generation Poets in Context Takes on the oft-noted but little explored friendship of three of the most respected poets of the twentieth century. Editor Suzanne Ferguson collects eighteen essays that explore the literary, personal, and political affiliations of Randall Jarrell, Elizabeth Bishop, and Robert Lowell, influential literary figures who flourished in the periods between modernism and postmodernism. Essay in the first section of the book directly compare the subjects, while sections on each of the poets follow. The contributors unpack received wisdom on the poets, revising and updating our conceptions. The multiple viewpoints reflect on one another, shedding provocative light on the group as a whole, and revealing the ways the study of poets in their historical context helps make them not only accessible but also relevant to today's reader. The Contributors: Edward Hirsch, Steven Gould Axelrod, Jeredith Merrin, Thomas Travisano, Diederik Oostdijk, Richard Flynn, Nelson Hathcock, Florian Hild, Stephen Burt, James McCorkle, Ross Leckie, Meg Schoerke, Lurel Kornhiser, Francesco Rognoni, Christian Sisack, Ernest J. Smith, and Elise...

Perfect Youth

Autor: Sam Sutherland

Número de Páginas: 361

Detailed historical context offers an idea of how the advent of punk reshaped the culture of cities across Canada. Unearths a forgotten musical and cultural history of drunk and miscreants, future country stars and political strategists.

Don McKay

Autor: Brian Bartlett

Número de Páginas: 204

Analyzing 30 years of Don McKay's achievements, this critique explores one of the most original bodies of work in contemporary English-language poetry. Emphasizing details of ornithology, botany, weather, industry, and the arts, as well as focusing on varied geographic settings, his poetry opens countless doors for analysis. Fourteen contributors examine the complex contradictions of McKay's work, including nuanced description and intricate metaphor, philosophical phrasing and folksy idiom, madcap humor and elegy.

Scipio

Autor: Ross Leckie

Número de Páginas: 401

Yes, we have achieved much. Have we destroyed even more? In the name of Rome, Scipio Africanus systematically destroyed the hard-won empires of Hannibal and Alexander the Great. With breathtaking battle scenes and a tale of violent passions, Scipio is a stunning sequel to Hannibal, Ross Leckie's acclaimed bestselling historical novel. This inspired narrative reveals the aristocrat, general, politician, and aesthete behind the Roman triumph to bring us a novel of love and betrayal, about a genius who discovers he is only a man.

Developing Successful Agriculture

Autor: Zhang-yue Zhou

Número de Páginas: 233

Agriculture remains an important industry to both developed and developing economies. Unfortunately, many developing countries are still suffering from a lack of agricultural growth, especially those in Africa and South Asia. Australia's agricultural system has developed from almost non-existence 220 years ago to one of the most advanced and efficient in today's world. It is also one of the least distorted, receiving little government assistance. This book provides an updated and comprehensive account of a successful agricultural story, which can stimulate policy makers, researchers, agribusiness consultants and students to relate the Australian experience to their own agricultural development.

Joseph and Rachel Rabb Newman, an Old Three Hundred Family of Texas, and Their Descendants

Autor: Patty Newman Turner , George Newman , Betty Newman Wauer

Número de Páginas: 538

Joseph Newman, parents not listed, was born about 1787. He married Rachel Rabb, daughter of William Rabb and Mary Smalley, on 12 June 1806 in Warren County, Ohio. They moved from Ohio, to Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and finally to Texas in 1823. Joseph and Rachel had 10 children. Joseph died 15 Feb 1831 near Egypt, Wharton County, Texas. Rachel died 4 Dec 1872 in Karnes County, Texas. Their descendants have lived in Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, California, and other areas in the United States.

Genealogical Sketches of James Yuill of Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, and Descendants

Autor: John Herbert James Yule

Número de Páginas: 154

Poet's Market 2018

Autor: Robert Lee Brewer

Número de Páginas: 800

The most trusted guide to publishing poetry! Want to get your poetry published? There's no better tool for making it happen than Poet's Market 2018, which features hundreds of publishing opportunities specifically for poets, including listings for book and chapbook publishers, print and online poetry publications, contests, and more. These listings include contact information, submission preferences, insider tips on what specific editors want, and--when offered--payment information. In addition to the completely updated listings, Poet's Market offers brand-new articles devoted to the craft and business of poetry, including how to handle a book launch, delivering poetry in unusual places, starting your own poetry workshop, and more. You will also gain access to: • A one-year subscription to the poetry-related information and listings on WritersMarket.com • Lists of conferences, workshops, organizations, and grants • A free digital download of Writer's Yearbook, featuring the 100 Best Markets: WritersDigest.com/WritersDigest-Yearbook-17 Includes exclusive access to the webinar "PR for Poets: The Secret to Getting Your Poems Read" from Jeannine Hall Gailey, author of Field...

Novel & Short Story Writer's Market 2018

Autor: Rachel Randall

Número de Páginas: 1013

The best resource for getting your fiction published! Novel & Short Story Writer's Market 2018 is the only resource you need to get your short stories, novellas, and novels published. This edition of NSSWM features hundreds of updated listings for book publishers, literary agents, fiction publications, contests, and more, and each listing includes contact information, submission guidelines, and other essential tips. Inside Novel & Short Story Writer's Market, you'll find valuable tips for: • How to take your readers on a roller-coaster ride by mastering the art of the unexpected • Weaving foreshadowing and echoing into your story • Discovering the DNA--dialogue, narrative, and action--dwelling inside all memorable characters • Gaining insight from best-selling and award-winning authors, including Steve Berry, Liane Moriarty, Junot Diaz, and more You will also receive a one-year subscription to WritersMarket.com's searchable online database of fiction publishers (comes with print version only). Includes exclusive access to the webinar "Say What? Create Dialogue to Hook Readers and Make Your Story Pop" by best-selling author Jennifer Probst.

Gravity's Plumb Line

Autor: Ross Leckie

Número de Páginas: 100

Gravity's Plumb Line is Ross Leckie's third collection of poetry. It begins on the Saint John River, then moves out into neighbouring fields, woods and landscapes beyond. These poems bring the lushness of natural abundance in contact with the process of comprehending its intricacies. The collection's opening series leaves from Little St. John Lake, travelling through Edmundston and Grand Falls, down through the heart of New Brunswick, into the Mactaquac Dam, through the city of Fredericton and out into the Atlantic at Saint John Harbour. With inventive language, interest and affection, Leckie marvels at the river's shifting attitude through towns and cities, bridges, surrounding vegetation, cultural flavours, and the memories that surround his experience. In Grand Falls the poet imagines the town's dreamlife, while in Hartland he recalls an afternoon spent on the covered bridge in the company of his father, and in Mactaquac he considers the process of writing in the presence of the dam that churns river into electricity. From the river Leckie moves outward, delighting in avian intellect, the shapes of trees, the density of ground. To each he brings sharp perceptions and an...

Poet's Market 2017

Autor: Robert Lee Brewer

Número de Páginas: 803

The most trusted guide to publishing poetry! Want to get your poetry published? There's no better tool for making it happen than Poet's Market 2017, which includes hundreds of publishing opportunities specifically for poets, including listings for book publishers, publications, contests, and more. These listings include contact information, submission preferences, and--when offered--payment information. In addition to the listings, Poet's Market offers all-new articles devoted to the craft and business of poetry, featuring advice on the art of finishing a poem, the anatomy of a poetry book, ways to get the most out of your writing residency, homegrown promotions, and more! You'll also gain access to: • A one-year subscription to the poetry-related information and listings on WritersMarket.com (print book only) • Lists of conferences, workshops, organizations, and grants. • A free digital download of Writer's Yearbook, featuring the 100 Best Markets Includes exclusive access to the webinar "Creative Ways to Promote Your Poetry" from Robert Lee Brewer, editor of Poet's Market!

Toronto

Autor: Greg Gatenby

Número de Páginas: 628

Toronto: A Literary Guide is a fascinating showcase of the many Canadian and international authors that have spent time in the city, living or staying in the 62 neighbourhoods covered in this insightful and though provoking guide.Drawing on twenty years of fastidious research, Greg Gatenby has brought rich detail to the lives of both literary legends and unknown authors of the past 150 years, including Oscar Wilde, Ernest Hemingway, Charles Dickens and Charles W. Bell.Designed as 58 walking tours, Toronto: A Literary Guide is a truly engaging literary, biographical, and geographic guide to one of Canada's oldest and most beautiful cities. It is an absolute treasure.

Meetings with Maritime Poets

Autor: Anne Compton

Número de Páginas: 456

Meetings With Maritime Poets is published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside.

Writer's Market 2017

Autor: Robert Lee Brewer

Número de Páginas: 1677

The most trusted guide to getting published! Want to get published and paid for your writing? Let Writer's Market 2017 guide you through the process with thousands of publishing opportunities for writers, including listings for book publishers, consumer and trade magazines, contests and awards, and literary agents. These listings feature contact and submission information to help writers get their work published. Beyond the listings, you'll find all-new material devoted to the business and promotion of writing. Discover the secrets to writing better queries and selling more articles, tips for a great conference experience, and insight into developing an effective author brand. Plus, you'll learn how to write and curate content to grow your audience, connect with book clubs, and make promotions and publicity work for you. This edition includes the ever-popular pay-rate chart and book publisher subject index, too! You also gain access to: • List of professional writing organizations. • Sample query letters. • A free digital download of Writer's Yearbook, featuring the 100 Best Markets: WritersDigest.com/WritersDigest-Yearbook-16. Includes exclusive access to the webinar "7...

Los sentidos de la distorsión

Autor: Pablo Baler

Número de Páginas: 180

"Los sentidos de la distorsión gravita en torno a una premisa: momentos cruciales de la producción visual y literaria del siglo XX latinoamericano se distinguen por una lógica de inestabilidad que puede ser iluminada y reevaluada desde el diálogo con la dinámica de distorsión que define la estética del siglo XVII. Luego de una introducción teórica sobre el concepto de distorsión, Pablo Baler examina instancias específicas de reapropiación de la estética barroca durante el siglo XX latinoamericano en tres autores: Vicente Huidobro, Jorge Luis Borges y Severo Sarduy. Este libro intenta ofrecer una formulación más específica en cuanto a la singularidad del arte y la literatura del siglo XX latinoamericano, a la vez que ensaya una evaluación más comprehensiva del alcance de su impacto histórico, tanto prospectivo como retrospectivo, en el contexto general de la modernidad"--P. [4] of cover.

El retrato literario

Autor: Sociedad Española De Literatura General Y Comparada. Simposio , Antonio Ramírez De Verger , Pablo Zambrano Carballo

Número de Páginas: 680

Estudio del tema del retrato con un enfoque comparativista: los trabajos presentados estudian la formación de los personajes literarios universales, la influencia de la retórica demostrativa, la relación con géneros como la biografía y la autobiografía, la influencia recíproca de la literatura y otras artes (pintura, escultura, cine?). Estudio del tema de la tempestad como crisis para los viajeros; el naufragio es el momento de máxima tensión, en el que la naturaleza vuelca todo el mundo real y simbólico del viaje. Los estudios comparativos presentados en el XII Simposio de la SELGYC han abierto nuevas perspectivas en el estudio de la tradición literaria y ha aclarado muchos de sus significados. Por último, estudio de las reelaboraciones literarias: desde el primer texto hasta la última versión, son muchos los Autores que reescriben sus obras.

Dogsong

Autor: Gary Paulsen

Número de Páginas: 224

Dogsong: A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels assailed by the modernity of his life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself.

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