Warriors and Strangers
Author : Gerald Hanley
Publisher : Trafalgar Square Publishing
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 34,81 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Author : Gerald Hanley
Publisher : Trafalgar Square Publishing
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 34,81 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Author : Gerald Hanley
Publisher : Eland Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,27 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN :
"Somalia is one of the world's most desolate, sun-scorched lands, inhabited by fierce and independent-minded tribesmen. It was here that Gerald Hanley spent the Second World War, charged with preventing bloodshed between feuding tribes at a remote out-station. Rations were scarce, pay infrequent and his detachment of native soldiers near-mutinous." "In these extreme conditions seven British officers committed suicide, but Hanley describes the period as the 'most valuable time' of his life. With intense curiosity and open-mindedness, he explores the effects of loneliness. He comes to understand the Somalis' love of fighting and to admire their contempt for death. 'Of all the races of Africa,' he says, 'there cannot be one better to live among than the most difficult, the proudest, the bravest, the vainest, the most merciless, the friendliest: the Somalis.'"--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Gerald Hanley
Publisher : Hamish Hamilton
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 24,26 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Author : Alexis Morgan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 28,26 MB
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1101593210
They are cursed by the gods, and war is their salvation. Love is their deliverance. For centuries, five legendary warriors have braved battles shoulder to shoulder. But now they must divide and conquer as lone champions against evil. Duncan, a scholar at heart, is drawn to an isolated abbey rumored to hold the answers to countering the terror unleashed by Duke Keirthan. Inside the cloistered walls lies the hidden collection of forbidden lore on dark magic. But the real key to the salvation Duncan seeks—both for the people of Agathia and his soul—is the abbess herself, Lady Lavinia. Hunted by the duke, who seeks to harvest her powers, Lavinia knows Duncan wants to help her. But can she trust the tortured warrior with her secrets? In the end, it is only by joining forces that they can save not only those they are sworn to protect but each other.
Author : Kao Kalia Yang
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 26,7 MB
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1452969221
Award-winning author Kao Kalia Yang delivers an inspiring tale of resourceful children confronting adversaries in a refugee camp After lunch the Yang warriors prepare for battle. They practice drills, balance rocks on their heads, wield magical swords from fallen branches. Led by ten-year-old Master Me (whose name means “little”), the ten cousins are ready to defend the family at all costs. After a week without fresh vegetables , the warriors embark on a dangerous mission to look for food, leaving the camp’s boundaries, knowing their punishment would be severe if they were caught by the guards. In this inspiring picture book, fierce and determined children confront the hardships of Ban Vinai refugee camp, where the author lived as a child. Yang’s older sister, seven-year-old Dawb, was one of the story’s warriors, and her brave adventure unfolds here with all the suspense and excitement that held her five-year-old sister spellbound many years later. Accompanied by the evocative and rich cultural imagery of debut illustrator Billy Thao, the warriors’ secret mission shows what feats of compassion and courage children can perform, bringing more than foraged greens back to the younger children and to their elders. In this unforgiving place, with little to call their own, these children are the heroes, offering gifts of hope and belonging in a truly unforgettable way.
Author : Glennon Doyle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 25,82 MB
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1451698224
A New York Times essayist shares her journey from a self-destructive college student to a devoted family woman and teacher while illuminating the importance of trusting in a higher power and being truthful about life's challenges.
Author : Catherine M. Wilson
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 34,62 MB
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780981563619
The classic hero of myth and legend is defined in masculine terms, but to judge a woman by the strengths and virtues of the typical male hero does her an injustice. The hero of "When Women Were Warriors" becomes a hero by learning to master herself and to understand the human heart.
Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 27,93 MB
Release : 2020-12-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0525647678
Travel back in time in the magic tree house with Jack and Annie in this #1 bestselling series and meet the greatest warriors of all--the Romans! We are warriors! Jack and Annie have met knights, pirates, ninjas, and Vikings, but they have never met the most fearsome warriors of all: Roman soldiers. When the magic tree house whisks them back to the early 100s AD, Jack and Annie find themselves in a Roman camp. Their mission: Be like a warrior. That is easier said than done! The Roman soldiers are much scarier in person--and suspicious of strangers. Then a mysterious man riding a black horse gives Jack and Annie some advice to help them on their mission. But the man may not be who he seems. Will Jack and Annie be good warriors? Can they learn what makes the Roman soldiers so great? And who is the mysterious rider . . . ? Did you know that there's a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures If you're looking for Merlin Mission #31: Summer of the Sea Serpent, it was renumbered as part of the rebrand in 2017 as Merlin Mission #3.
Author : Graham Masterton
Publisher : Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,53 MB
Release : 2024-04-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1035903989
The terrifying start to a supernatural horror series from Graham Masterton that follows an ancient Order with the ability to search dream worlds to kill evil spirits.
Author : Jonathan N. Lipman
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,81 MB
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0295800550
The Chinese-speaking Muslims have for centuries been an inseperable but anomalous part of Chinese society--Sinophone yet incomprehensible, local yet outsiders, normal but different. Long regarded by the Chinese government as prone to violence, they have challenged fundamental Chinese conceptiosn of Self and Other and denied the totally transforming power of Chinese civilization by tenaciously maintaining connectios with Central and West Asia as well as some cultural differences from their non-Muslim neighbors. Familiar Strangers narrates a history of the Muslims of northwest China, at the intersection of the frontiers of the Mongolian-Manchu, Tibetan, Turkic, and Chinese cultural regions. Based on primary and secondary sources in a variety of languages, Familiar Strangers examines the nature of ethnicity and periphery, the role of religion and ethnicity in personal and collective decisions in violent times, and the complexity of belonging to two cultures at once. Concerning itself with a frontier very distant from the core areas of Chinese culture and very strange to most Chinese, it explores the influence of language, religion, and place on Sino-Muslim identity.