The rise and fall of the Yoruba race

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übers. und erläutert, Thomas S. Barthel

"After the murders of the king and queen, the island empire of Crosspointe is on the verge of chaos. The ruthless lord chancellor has taken the throne and made slaves of most of the royal family. Majick has inexplicably ceased to work, and majicars have begun attacking one another in the streets of Sylmont. Now in order to save the country they love from utter destruction. The king's heirs are determined to rally whatever allies they have left and overthrow the lord chancellor before the Jutras invade..."--P.[4] of cover.

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Jeffrey Grey

A Military History of Australia provides a detailed chronological narrative of Australia's wars across more than two hundred years, set in the contexts of defence and strategic policy, the development of society and the impact of war and military service on Australia and Australians. It discusses the development of the armed forces as institutions and examines the relationship between governments and military policy. This book is a revised and updated edition of one of the most acclaimed overviews of Australian military history available. It is the only comprehensive, single-volume treatment of the role and development of Australia's military and their involvement in war and peace across the span of Australia's modern history. It concludes with consideration of Australian involvement in its region and more widely since the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the waging of the global war on terror.

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Caroline Lawrence

Suspecting their friend Jonathan is alive, Flavia, Nubia, and Lupus go to Rome for the Colosseum Games, facing wild beasts, criminals, conspirators, and gladiators, and where Nubia is called upon to make a terrible choice.

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Essam Safty

Le triomphe bruyant de la mort à l'âge baroque porta préjudice à sa propre intelligence : le dynamisme dont fut investi le vocable baroque détourna les regards vers le sensible et noya l'intelligible dans le spectaculaire. Ainsi, cet ouvrage se propose-t-il de porter un regard, à la fois nouveau et dégagé de tout raccourci, sur les implications idéologiques, morales, religieuses et dramaturgiques du phénomène de la mort dans un poème tragique.