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The War Film (Rutgers Depth of Field Series)

2004 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Book DescriptionWar has had a powerful impact on the film industry. But it is not only wars that affect films, films influence war-time behavior and incisively shape the way we think about the battles that have been waged. In The War Film, Robert Eberwein brings together essays by scholars using a variety of critical approaches to explore this enduringly popular film genre. Contributors examine the narrative and aesthetic elements of war films from four perspectives: consideration of generic conventions in works such as All Quiet on the Western Front, Bataan, and The Thin Red Line, treatment of race in various war films, including Glory, Home of the Brave, Platoon, and Hamburger Hill, aspects of gender, masculinity, and feminism in The Red Badge of Courage, Rambo, Dogfight, and Courage Under Fire, and analysis of the impact of contemporary history on the production and reception of films such as The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter, Saving Private Ryan, and We Were Soldiers. … [detailed...]

ISBN: 0813534976
Book size: —; Page extent: 236.

 

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H. g. Wells
The War Of The Worlds (Great Illustrated Classics)

2005 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 1596792531
Book size: —; Page extent: 238.

 

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Bob Woodward
The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008

2008 y.
Publisher: —
Description: As violence in Iraq reaches unnerving levels in 2006, a second front in the war rages at the highest levels of the Bush administration. In his fourth book on President George W. Bush, Bob Woodward takes readers deep inside the tensions, secret debates, unofficial backchannels, distrust and determination within the White House, the Pentagon, the State Department, the intelligence agencies and the U.S. military headquarters in Iraq. With unparalleled intimacy and detail, this gripping account of a president at war describes a period of distress and uncertainty within the U.S. government from 2006 through mid-2008. The White House launches a secret strategy review that excludes the military. General George Casey, the commander in Iraq, believes that President Bush does not understand the war and eventually concludes he has lost the president`s confidence. The Joint Chiefs of Staff also conduct a secret strategy review that goes nowhere. On the verge of revolt, they worry that the… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1416558977
Book size: —; Page extent: 512.

 

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Dunya Mikhail
The War Works Hard

2005 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Book Description Revolutionary poetry by an exiled Iraqi woman. Winner of a 2004 PEN Translation Fund Award. `Yesterday I lost a country,` Dunya Mikhail writes in The War Works Hard , a revolutionary work by an exiled Iraqi poet?her first to appear in English. Amidst the ongoing atrocities in Iraq, here is an important new voice that rescues the human spirit from the ruins, unmasking the official glorification of war with telegraphic lexical austerity. Embracing literary traditions from ancient Mesopotamian mythology to Biblical and Qur`anic parables to Western modernism, Mikhail`s poetic vision transcends cultural and linguistic boundaries with liberating compassion. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0811216217
Book size: —; Page extent: 79.

 

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Alexander Stuart
The War Zone: 20th Anniversary Edition

2009 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Compared by Time Out magazine to a contemporary Catcher in the Rye, Alexander Stuart`s The War Zone was chosen as Best Novel of the Year for Britain`s prestigious Whitbread Prize when it was first published, but was instantly stripped of the award amid controversy among the judges, due to the novel`s stark and uncompromising portrayal of incest and adolescent fury, when its teenage narrator, Tom, stumbles upon a complex and intensely abusive relationship between his older sister, Jessie, and their father. The novel has been published in eight languages and was turned into a searingly emotional film directed by Oscar-nominated actor/director, Tim Roth, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to win international critical acclaim and many awards. This newly revised 20th Anniversary Edition includes an Afterword by Tim Roth, explaining what drew him to this controversial and painful subject matter for his directorial debut, together with both the original British… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1438991177
Book size: —; Page extent: 272.

 

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Linda Spencer
The War at Home: Japan During World War II (Lucent Library of Historical Eras)

2007 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 1420500279
Book size: —; Page extent: 96.

 

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Edited by Eugene L. Rogan and Avi Shlaim
The War for Palestine: Rewriting the History of 1948

2001 y.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Description: The war for Palestine was one of the most momentous events in the history of the contemporary Middle East. Israelis call the war of 1948 `The War of Independence`, while the Arabs call it al-Nakba or ``the disaster`. This volume, conceived as a contribution to the ongoing debate about 1948, brings together leading historians from Israel and prominent Arab and western scholars who revisit 1948 from the perspective of the countries involved in the war. Their reflections illuminate and enhance our understanding of this defining moment in Arab-Israeli history. Формат издания: 15 см х 23 см. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0-521-79476-5
Book size: —; Page extent: 252.

 

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Ed Michaels, Helen Handfield-Jones, Beth Axelrod
The War for Talent

2001 y.
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Description: In 1997, a groundbreaking McKinsey study exposed the `war for talent` as a strategic business challenge and a critical driver of corporate performance. Then, when the dot-com bubble burst and the economy cooled, many assumed the war for talent was over. It`s not. Now the authors of the original study reveal that, because of enduring economic and social forces, the war for talent will persist for the next two decades. McKinsey &, Company consultants Ed Michaels, Helen Handfield-Jones, and Beth Axelrod argue that winning the war for leadership talent is about much more than frenzied recruiting tactics. It`s about the timeless principles of attracting, developing, and retaining highly talented managers-applied in bold new ways. And it`s aboutrecognizing the strategic importance of human capital because of the enormous value that better talent creates. Fortified by five years of in-depth research on how companies manage leadership talent-including surveys of 13,000 executives… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1578514592, 978-1578514595
Book size: —; Page extent: 200.

 

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W. D. Tucker
The War of Sudden Light

2005 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Book DescriptionKing Ryence of Ordal has fought diligently against the Faeries, yet his people are ashamed of his efforts, especially when he surrenders to the Faerie Realm. But at the treaty signing, the King of the Faeries discovers disturbing information and flees Emory longs to be a knight, but the other boys tease him and call him weak. That changes when Emory receives a wonderful opportunity. A knight offers him an apprenticeship, and Emory is soon swept into an adventure that leads him to the castle, to the king, and out of the city on a path that forks and leads into enemy territory. But the King and Emory face several disturbing questions: What is the mysterious prophesy that caused the Faerie King to not sign the surrendertreaty? Why has the heir to the throne been taken? On what mission has Emory been sent? And who is the mysterious sorceress who pledges her life to defend the realm of Men? [detailed...]

ISBN: 059535727X
Book size: —; Page extent: 260.

 

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Tad Williams
The War of the Flowers

2007 y.
Publisher: Orbit
Description: In the great city, in the dimly lit office of a mighty tower, two deadly creatures meet. A dark bargain is struck, and the master of the House of Hellebore gives an order: `War is coming. The child must die`. In our own world, a young man discovers a manuscript written by his great uncle. It seems to be a novel - a strange fairy tale of fantastic creatures and a journey to a magical realm. But it is written as a diary… as if the events were real… as if his uncle had sought and found another world. Or as if another world had found him… Формат издания: 11 см х 17,5 см. [detailed...]

ISBN: 978-1-84149-189-9
Book size: —; Page extent: 768.

 

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John C. Caiazza
The War of the Jesus and Darwin Fishes: Religion and Science in the Postmodern World

2007 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 0765803801
Book size: —; Page extent: 188.

 

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J. R. R. Tolkien
The War of the Ring

2002 y.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Description: The War of the Ring takes up the story of The Lord of the Rings with the Battle of Helm`s Deep and the drowning of Isengard by the Ents, continues with the journey of Frodo, Sam and Gollum to the Pass of Cirith Ungol, describes the war in Gondor, and ends with the parley between Gandalf and the ambassador of the Dark Lord before the Black Gate of Mordor. Unforeseen developments that would become central to the narrative are seen at the moment of their emergence: the palantir bursting into fragments on the stairs of Orthanc, its nature as unknown to the author as to those who saw it fall, or the entry of Faramir into the story (`I am sure I did not invent him, I did not even want him, though I like him, but there he came walking through the woods of Ithilien`). The book is illustrated with the plans and drawings of the changing conceptions of Orthanc, Dunharrow, Minas Tirith and the tunnels of Shelob`s Lair. Формат: 13 см x 19,5 см. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0 261 10223 0, 0-261-10223-0
Book size: —; Page extent: 496.

 

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Niall Ferguson
The War of the World

2007 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 0141013826
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H. G. Wells
The War of the Worlds

2005 y.
Publisher: —
Description: — [detailed...]

ISBN: 1420922688
Book size: —; Page extent: 104.

 

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H. G. Wells
The War of the Worlds

2005 y.
Publisher: —
Description: — [detailed...]

ISBN: 0973728213
Book size: —; Page extent: 220.

 

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Will Allen
The War on Bugs

2007 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 1933392460
Book size: —; Page extent: 336.

 

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Nick Solly Megoran
The War on Terror: How Should Christians Respond?

2007 y.
Publisher: IVP Books
Description: How do we love our enemies in an age of war and terror? Christians today cannot avoid wrestling with serious issues: Why does God allow wars and terrorist attacks to happen? Should Western Christians support or oppose their governments` wars? How should Iraqi and Palestinian Christians respond to the occupation of their lands? Do the Old and New Testaments contradict each other about how we should treat our enemies? When children are killed, how can Christians offer forgiveness? What can ordinary Christians do about war, and how should we pray for the world? This book does not offer easy answers to these difficult questions, but gives resources for approaching them from a Christian perspective. By bringing solid biblical exposition to bear on the geopolitical events of our day, political geographer Nick Solly Megoran provides a balanced, Christian approach to the church`s witness in an age of war and terror. He first addresses why war happens and what our response… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0830834877
Book size: —; Page extent: 190.

 

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Ron Chernow
The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: Bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, the Warburgs stood at the pinnacle of German (and, later, of German-American) Jewry. They forged economic dynasties, built mansions and estates, assembled libraries, endowed charities, and advised a German kaiser and two American presidents. But their very success made the Warburgs lightning rods for anti-Semitism, and their sense of patriotism became increasingly dangerous in a Germany that had declared Jews the enemy. Ron Chernow`s hugely fascinating history is a group portrait of a clan whose members were renowned for their brilliance, culture, and personal energy yet tragically vulnerable to the dark and irrational currents of the twentieth century. `Splendid…. Chernow does a wonderful job fleshing out the lives of the major characters in this family drama.` -- Wall Street Journal `[Ron Chernow] has surpassed himself in this absorbing chronicle.` -- The New Yorker `This is grand-scale… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0679743596
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Peter V. Brett
The Warded Man

2009 y.
Publisher: —
Description: The time has come to stand against the night.As darkness falls each night, the corelings rise–demons who well up from the ground like hellish steam, taking on fearsome form and substance. Sand demons. Wood demons. Wind demons. Flame demons. And gigantic rock demons, the deadliest of all. They possess supernatural strength and powers and burn with a consuming hatred of humanity. For hundreds of years the demons have terrorized the night, slowly culling the human herd that shelters behind magical wards–symbols of power whose origins are lost in myth and mystery, and whose protection is terrifyingly fragile.It was not always this way. Once, men and women battled the corelings on equal terms. Once, under the leadership of the legendary Deliverer, and armed with powerful wards that were not merely shields but weapons, they took the battle to the demons . . . and stopped their advance.But those days are gone. The fighting wards are lost. Night by night the demons grow stronger, while human… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0345503805
Book size: —; Page extent: 432.

 

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Elizabeth Currid
The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Art, and Music Drive New York City

2007 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Which is more important to New York City`s economy, the gleaming corporate office--or the grungy rock club that launches the best new bands? If you said `office,` think again. In The Warhol Economy , Elizabeth Currid argues that creative industries like fashion, art, and music drive the economy of New York as much as--if not more than--finance, real estate, and law. And these creative industries are fueled by the social life that whirls around the clubs, galleries, music venues, and fashion shows where creative people meet, network, exchange ideas, pass judgments, and set the trends that shape popular culture. The implications of Currid`s argument are far-reaching, and not just for New York. Urban policymakers, she suggests, have not only seriously underestimated the importance of the cultural economy, but they have failed to recognize that it depends on a vibrant creative social scene. They haven`t understood, in other words, the social, cultural, and economic mix… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0691128375
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Christopher Stasheff
The Warlock`s Last Ride (Warlock Series)

2004 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Book DescriptionTHE FINAL ADVENTURE IN THE PHENOMENAL SERIES After an incredible 35-year run, the story of Ron Gallowglass--The Warlock in Spite of Himself--comes to its fantastic finale in the weird and wonderful world of GramaryeWhen Gwendolyn--the witch-wife of Rod Gallowglass, the Lord High Warlock of Gramarye--suddenly dies, she leaves behind a husband dangerously unhinged by grief and a land without a Protector. When Gwendolyn--the witch-wife of Rod Gallowglass, the Lord High Warlock of Gramarye--suddenly dies, she leaves behind a husband dangerously unhinged by grief and a land without a Protector. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0441011764
Book size: —; Page extent: 320.

 

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Virginia Walton Pilegard
The Warlord`s Messengers

2005 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Book DescriptionThis is the sixth book in the acclaimed `Warlord?s` Series, acclaimed for its unique and artful approach to introducing math concepts to young readers. Each mathematical adventure is set in ancient China, and encourages children to use their imaginations and math skills to find solutions to the characters? dilemmas. In `The Warlord?s Messengers,` the warlord?s presence is requested at the emperor?s banquet in just two weeks, but he is sixteen days away by horseback. Faced with a situation that threatens the warlord?s honor, Chuan and his friend Jing Jing must reach him in time to deliver the invitation and assure his punctuality. Using their math knowledge, ingenuity, and the wind, the children devise a sailing cart and reach the warlord?s camp two days ahead of the emperor?s messenger, just in time to deliver the invitation and save the warlord from dishonor. Like each book in the series, `The Warlord?s Messengers`… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1589802713
Book size: —; Page extent: 32.

 

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Steven Gdula
The Warmest Room in the House: How the Kitchen Became the Heart of the Twentieth-Century American Home

2007 y.
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Description: The first book that puts the hearth of the American home-its many unique challenges and innovations-in its proper place in contemporary history. Thomas Jefferson once wrote that if you really want to understand the workings of a society, you have to `look into their pots` and `eat their bread.` Steven Gdula gives us a view of American culture from the most popular room in the house: the kitchen. Examining the relationship between trends and innovations in the kitchen and the cultural attitudes beyond its four walls, Gdula creates a lively portrait of the last hundred years of American domestic life. The Warmest Room in the House explores food trends and technology, kitchen design, appliances and furniture, china and flatware, cookery bookery, food lit, and much more. Gdula traces the evolution of the kitchen from the back room where the work of the home happened to its place at the center of family life and entertainment today. Filled with fun facts about food trends, from… [detailed...]

ISBN: 1582343551
Book size: —; Page extent: 256.

 

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The Warmth of Living with Wood

2008 y.
Publisher: Page One
Description: Wood has very many positive attributes as a natural construction material, but was for a long time neglected in the architecture of western Europe. However, this situation has changed a great deal over the course of recent decades. Construction with wood has gained a solid reputation and is seen as a valid alternative to traditional building with bricks. Wood also offers many advantages: processing it is both energy-efficient and environmentally friendly, the construction time is short, and it is a very durable material. Many wooden constructions have withstood the test of time over hundreds of years. The most important reason for selecting wood, though, is the pleasant atmosphere enjoyed by owners of wooden houses. This also applies when wood is used as an essential element of an interior: floors, panelling and fitted cabinetwork create a welcoming feeling of warmth and cosiness in a home. This book features many inspiring examples of both houses and… [detailed...]

ISBN: 978-981-245-634-2
Book size: —; Page extent: 204.

 

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Rednik
The Warp

2009 y.
Publisher: —
Description: `Apart from frequent mention of aeroplanes and airlines, this collection of short stories is eclectic and diverse. It deals with emotions, humour, bad taste, stupidity, grief, flashes of brilliance, and horror, just some of life?s interesting things. Rednik sees it all like the threads in a tapestry while the people comprise The Warp. The writer?s chance has been to meet a lot of wild people, mostly involved in development assistance. We read of Remulas, a PNG Renaissance man, Chingai the disturbed and accommodating woman of Mindoro, Pete the dispossessed engineer from Zimbabwe, Gopal the good Brahman of Imphal, and Aziz and Francoise as they travel in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Our writer?s chance also has been to correspond with an unusual Dane, they have not met, but co-wrote three of the stories. The Warp will make you laugh and question why you are doing so.` [detailed...]

ISBN: 1877059382
Book size: —; Page extent: 280.

 

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Robert G. Hagstrom
The Warren Buffett Portfolio : Mastering the Power of the Focus Investment Strategy

— y.
Publisher: —
Description: Praise for THE WARREN BUFFETT PORTFOLIO THE EXTRAORDINARY FOLLOW-UP TO `THE MOST IMPORTANT STOCK BOOK OF THE 1990s.`??KENNETH L. FISHER, Forbes `This is an outstanding investment book and an important one. In The Warren Buffett Way, Robert Hagstrom explained how Warren Buffett invests. In The Warren Buffett Portfolio, he explains how you can become a better investor. Studied carefully and taken to heart, the principles and methods covered in this book will profit the novice and professional alike. A rare achievement.`??BILL MILLER, President, Legg Mason Fund Advisor, Inc.,and Morningstar?s 1998 Domestic Equity Fund Manager of the Year `Thank you, Robert Hagstrom, for the finely honed thinking, the clear writing and the simple strategies that help all of us be more successful at one of life?s most intriguing and intimidating tasks: investing our money.`??JANET LOWE, Author, Warren Buffett Speaks and The Rediscovered Benjamin… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0471392642
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Robert G. Hagstrom
The Warren Buffett Way, Second Edition

2005 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Buffett is back . . . and better than before! A decade has passed since the book that introduced the world to Warren Buffett -- The Warren Buffett Way by Robert Hagstrom -- first appeared. That groundbreaking book spent 21 weeks on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller list and sold over 1 million copies. Since then, Warren Buffett has solidified his reputation as the greatest investor of all time -- becoming even richer and more successful, despite the wild fluctuation of the markets. How does this value investing legend continue to do it? That`s where Robert Hagstrom and the Second Edition of The Warren Buffet Way come in. This edition is a completely revised and updated look at the Oracle of Omaha -- comprising Buffett`s numerous investments and accomplishments over the past ten years, as well as the timeless and highly successful investment strategies and techniques he has always used to come out a market winner. This edition is… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0471743674
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The Warren Witches

2005 y.
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Description: The most important thing in the Charmed Ones` lives isn`t magic, and it`s not their jobs or their clothes. It`s family. Piper, Phoebe, and Paige are Warren witches - the latest in a long line of women with incredible supernatural strength. For more than two centuries, the Warren witches have fearlessly practiced magic: From Melinda Warren in the 1600s to the Charmed Ones in 2005, the power of these witches is unsurpassed. The Warren Witches recounts never-before-told stories of their lives - as women, as witches, and, most important, as members of a family of considerable magical strength and power. Above all, they are family, beyond all, they are witches. Издание на английском языке. [detailed...]

ISBN: 0-689-87876-1
Book size: 140x210; Page extent: 320.

 

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Ori Hofmekler
The Warrior Diet: Switch on Your Biological Powerhouse For High Energy, Explosive Strength, and a Leaner, Harder Body

2007 y.
Publisher: —
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ISBN: 1583942009
Book size: —; Page extent: 312.

 

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Cinda Williams Chima
The Warrior Heir

2006 y.
Publisher: —
Description: Before he knew about the Roses, fourteen-year-old Jack lived an unremarkable life in the small Ohio town of Trinity.Only the medicine he has to take daily and the thick scar above his heart set him apart from the other high-schoolers.Then one day Jack skips his medicine.Suddenly, he is stronger, fiercer, and more confident than ever before.And it feels greatuntil he loses control of his own strength and nearly kills another player during soccer team tryouts.Soon, Jack learns the startling truth about himself:he is Weirlindpart of an underground society of magical people who live among us.At the head of this magical society sit the feuding houses of the Red Rose and the White Rose, whose power is determined by playing The Gamea magical tournament in which each house sponsors a warrior to fight to the death.The winning house rules the Weir.As if his bizarre magical heritage isnt enough, Jack finds out that hes not just another member of Weirlindhes one of the last of the warriorsat a… [detailed...]

ISBN: 0786839163
Book size: —; Page extent: 432.

 

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R. Scott Bakker
The Warrior Prophet (The Prince of Nothing, Book 2)

2005 y.
Publisher: Overlook Hardcover
Description: The Holy War fomented by the mysterious prophet Maithanet between `the two great faiths of Inrithism and Fanimry` in The Darkness That Comes Before (2004), the critically acclaimed first book in the epic fantasy trilogy by Canadian author Bakker, explodes in this compelling, if overly long, sequel set in the medieval world of Earwa. Like many a traditional historical chronicle, the book mentions a plethora of people and places only in passing, but the all-too-human tale of love, hatred and justice, centered on the sorcerer Drusas Achamian and the monk Anasurimbor Kellhus (aka `the prince of nothing`) and their respective harlot lady friends with hearts of gold, Esmenet and Serwe, keeps the pages turning. The final cinematic scene, of a vast landscape filled with enormous armies, nicely sets the stage for book three of this daringly unconventional series in the Tolkien mold. [detailed...]

ISBN: 1585675601
Book size: —; Page extent: 640.

 

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