When the happiest of times come to an end . . . When trouble starts to brew . . . Emperia, the world of fantasy and happiness, can’t escape its fate. Three prodigies, granted and gifted with legendary powerful magic, are the only ones that will be able to survive and overcome their fate. Can they find the clues and information that will lead them to the Five Elements? The sources of Supreme Power?
Spanning forty years, the second book in John Nichols's New Mexico trilogy, The Magic Journey, tells the tale of how relentless progress transformed a rural backwater into a boomtown. Boom times came to the forgotten little southwestern town of Chamisaville just as the rest of America was in the Great Depression. They came when a rattletrap bus loaded with stolen dynamite blew sky-high, leaving behind a giant gushing hot spring. Within minutes, the town's wheeler-dealers had organized, and within a year, Chamisaville was flooded with tourists and pilgrims, and the wheeler-dealers were rich. At first, it was a magic time for Chamisaville—almost as if every day were a holiday. But the euphoria gradually dissipated, and the land-hungry developers, speculators, and interlopers moved in. Finally, the day came when Chamisaville's people found themselves all but displaced, their children no longer heirs to their land or their tradition. With mounting intensity, The Magic Journey reaches a climax that is tragically foreordained. A sensitive, vital, and honest chronicle of life in America's Southwest, it is also an incisive commentary on what America has become on its road to progress. The Magic Journey is part of John Nichols's New Mexico trilogy, which includes The Milagro Beanfield War and The Nirvana Blues.
A COMPANION TO THE ACHAEMENID PERSIAN EMPIRE A comprehensive review of the political, cultural, social, economic and religious history of the Achaemenid Empirem Often called the first world empire, the Achaemenid Empire is rooted in older Near Eastern traditions. A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire offers a perspective in which the history of the empire is embedded in the preceding and subsequent epochs. In this way, the traditions that shaped the Achaemenid Empire become as visible as the powerful impact it had on further historical development. But the work does not only break new ground in this respect, but also in the fact that, in addition to written testimonies of all kinds, it also considers material tradition as an equal factor in historical reconstruction. This comprehensive two-volume set features contributions by internationally-recognized experts that offer balanced coverage of the whole of the empire from Anatolia and Egypt across western Asia to northern India and Central Asia. Comprehensive in scope, the Companion provides readers with a panoramic view of the diversity, richness, and complexity of the Achaemenid Empire, dealing with all the many aspects of history, event history, administration, economy, society, communication, art, science and religion, illustrating the multifaceted nature of the first true empire. A unique historical account presented in its multiregional dimensions, this important resource deals with many aspects of history, administration, economy, society, communication, art, science and religion it deals with topics that have only recently attracted interest such as court life, leisure activities, gender roles, and more examines a variety of available sources to consider those predecessors who influenced Achaemenid structure, ideology, and self-expression contains the study of Nachleben and the history of perception up to the present day offers a spectrum of opinions in disputed fields of research, such as the interpretation of the imagery of Achaemenid art, or questions of religion includes extensive bibliographies in each chapter for use as starting points for further research devotes special interest to the east of the empire, which is often neglected in comparison to the western territories Part of the acclaimed Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, A Companion to the Achaemenid Persian Empire is an indispensable work for students, instructors, and scholars of Persian and ancient world history, particularly the First Persian Empire.
Biographies of the first 24 officers who led the Australian Navy in war and peace, from the First World War to the First Gulf War. When Australia became a nation, its small navy was the most important line of defence for the whole continent. It was also a unit of the Royal Navy, and an arm of the British Empire. Through these studies of the first 24 officers to command the Royal Australian Navy, The Navy Chiefs explores how the culture of the Royal Navy shaped the Australian navy and its leaders in the early decades, and how a distinctive Australian naval culture developed as the RAN became thoroughly integrated into national defence, industry, trade and diplomacy. This is an account of leadership in war and peace. Each navy chief faced problems that were direct and immediate, as well as challenges that were ambiguous and distant. Decisions made by one leader would continue to impact on his successor and the navy for years to come. Assessing Australia's naval leadership in the First and Second World Wars, Korean War, Malayan Emergency, Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation and the Vietnam War, The Navy Chiefs takes into account the personal strengths and frailties of each leader. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand leadership in defence, and Australian naval history.
A theoretical account of the formation of Sikh diaspora and Sikh nationalism, arguing that the diaspora, rather than originating from the nation, has a major role in the nation's creation.
’Cookery’s answer to Mrs Hinch’ Hello! magazine The revolutionary Batch Method brings the gift of time to even the busiest lives, with over 80 simple, freezable store cupboard recipes.
