In the process, the book generates an astonishing wealth of original and fascinating insights on all major aspects of humankind's remarkable journey through the ages, engaging a wide range of disciplines, from anthropology and evolutionary psychology to sociology and political science. In this sweeping study of war and civilization, Azar Gat sets out to find definitive answers to these questions in an attempt to unravel the riddle of war throughout human history, from the early hunter-gatherers right through to the unconventional terrorism of the twenty-first century. Why do people go to war? Is it rooted in human nature or is it a late cultural invention? How does war relate to the other fundamental developments in the history of human civilization? And what of war today-is it a declining phenomenon or simply changing its shape?
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At the same time cynical and noble, Geralt has been compared to Raymond Chandler's signature character Philip Marlowe. Geralt exists in an ambiguous moral universe, yet manages to maintain his own coherent code of ethics. The main character of The Witcher (alternative translation: The Hexer) is Geralt, a mutant assassin who has been trained since childhood to hunt down and destroy monsters. This cycle and his many other works have made him one of the best-known fantasy authors in Poland in the 1990s. Sapkowski has created a cycle of tales based on the world of The Witcher, comprising three collections of short stories and five novels. His first short story, The Witcher ( Wiedźmin), was published in Fantastyka, Poland's leading fantasy literary magazine, in 1986 and was enormously successful both with readers and critics. Sapkowski studied economics, and before turning to writing, he had worked as a senior sales representative for a foreign trade company. 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Being struck by lightning might have something to do with it, but then again, her chicken did look a little undercooked at dinner. Molly hasn’t slept well since the night of her twenty-fourth birthday. Data-packed pages give the essential details about each featured city, including where to go, what to do and things to eat on a visit, as well as information about the city's history. This series offers readers of 9 and up an engaging and visually exciting look at some of the world's major cities.Ĭityscapes draw in the reader with facts about the iconic buildings that help to shape each city's unique identity. An engaging and visually exciting look at some of Australasia's major cities. On the heels of her triumphant How to Be a Victorian, Ruth Goodman travels even further back in English. She relies on primary sources and archaeological evidence and when she has to fill in the blanks, she fills in the blanks based on what she knows, but ultimately she makes it clear that it is up to the reader to decide what he or she believes is the likeliest possibility of the subject she just addressed. How to Be a Tudor audiobook, by Ruth Goodman. Richly descriptive, beautifully written and highly entertaining, Ruth Goodman does what you’d expect a good historian and someone who’s clearly passionate about her work would do. This is a must have for every history enthusiast and aspiring historian. And we can hardly blame fans who do because there isn’t a lot of focus on important factors that dominated people’s lives such as identity, religion, social status, and region. One thing that Ruth Goodman also excels at is tearing down through the myths that people still buy into when they think of the Tudor era. Ruth Goodman weaves a wonderful tale of kings, queens, peasants, artisans, and other groups from the late fifteenth, sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, illustrating how people’s views on sex, religion, childbirth, education and other customs varied, depending on the region they lived and -for th ose in the middle and at the bottom- how different regimes affected their lifestyle.Īs such, issues such as work, immigration, cleanliness, food and clothing are also addressed. The rise of Nazism led to a German protestant group known as the “German Christians.” These Christians sought to blend Nazism with Christianity. Two days after Hitler became chancellor of Germany, Bonhoeffer opposed the Nazi leadership principle on live radio, which was cut off before the end of his remarks. Bonhoeffer was becoming a very well-known voice within the theological world, and surely he would have had many writings for the church to learn from, but in 1933 everything changed. 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A novel about second – and third – chances and falling in love with whom you least expect it, this gem of a book is funny, sweet and charming.īarrister Laurie and her significant other Dan have been together since they were eighteen. Part women’s fiction and part romance If I Never Met You is wholly delightful. Dynamic characters who form part of his stories include his sidekick rhino-tracking dog, Wilma, and a black rhino named Elmore who becomes an integral part of his life. Nick shares raw moments of heartbreak and hope from the frontline, while taking the reader on an honest and humorous trip of his years spent in Africa. Under constant threat of being poached for their horns, the rhinos become the pivot around which Nick and the Anti-Poaching Unit's lives revolve. Tasked to monitor and protect critically endangered black rhinos, Nick soon cultivates an understanding of the different individual personalities and their temperamental behaviour by studying the animals in their natural environment. Catapulted into the grim world of rhino poaching, Nick Newman trades life in London for a humble, yet adventurous existence in South Africa. |