Eavesdropping on the emperor

Eavesdropping on the Emperor

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Emperor's Pearl

On the night of the Poo-yang dragonboat races in AD 699 a drummer in the leading boat collapses, and the body of a woman turns up in a country mansion

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When The Emperor Was Divine

Explored from varying points of view - the mother receiving the order to evacuate; the daughter on the long train journey; the son in the desert encam

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Augustus, First Roman Emperor

Rome's first emperor, Augustus, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, has probably had the most lasting effect on history of all rulers of the classical w

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Emperor of Japan

This is the extraordinary story of how Japan was dramatically transformed during the long reign of Emperor Meiji, from an isolated island nation to on

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God Emperor Of Dune

The fourth novel novel in the multi-award-winning Dune series -- the most famous, widely acclaimed and popular of all science fiction novels, named on

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Emperor's New Road

A prominent authority on ChinaÂ’s Belt and Road Initiative reveals the global risks lurking within BeijingÂ’s project of the century

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Emperor's New Mind

In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathe

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God Emperor of Dune

Book Four in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles - the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Millennia have passed on Arrakis, and the once-desert planet is green with life. Leto Atreides, the son of the world's savior, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, is still alive but far from human. To preserve humanity's future, he sacrificed his own by merging with a sandworm, gra...

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Emperor of all Things

Tempus Rerum Imperator: Time, Emperor of All Things. 1758. England is embroiled in a globe-spanning conflict that stretches from her North American colonies to Europe and beyond. Across the Channel, the French prepare for an invasion - an invasion rumored to be led by none other than Bonnie Prince Charlie. It seems the map of Europe is about to be redrawn. Yet behind thes...

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Emperor Caligula in the Ancient Sources

Few historical figures have had an impact on the popular imagination like the Roman emperor Caligula. But what can we believe about the incredible sto

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Emperor Mollusk Versus The Sinister Brain

A supervillain is on the run from an entire universe of enemies in this new comedy from the author of Chasing the Moon.

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Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Famed adventurers Evelyn and Rick O’Connell find themselves back in action when their son, Alex, discovers the tomb of an ancient Emperor in China. The discovery unleashes a chain of events, taking the O’Connell family on another epic adventure of love, tyranny, revenge and magic.

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Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

<p>Famed adventurers Evelyn and Rick O’Connell find themselves back in action when their son, Alex, discovers the tomb of an ancient Emperor in China. The discovery unleashes a chain of events, taking the O’Connell family on another epic adventure of love, tyranny, revenge and magic. </p>

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Císař Krispos - Turtledove Harry (Krispos The Emperor)

Krispos se dostal na trůn Videssosu ještě jako mladík. Důvtipem, štěstím a magií se na něm udržel přes všechny zmatky déle než dvacet let. Teď ho však čeká nejtěžší zkouška, když se musí pokusit zabránit rozpadu svého císařství. V zemi totiž zakořenilo zvláštní kacířství, nenápadně se rozšířilo mezi rolníky a fanatiky, mezi chudými a mezi zrádci. A netrvalo dlouho a skryt...

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God Emperor of Dune (0593098250)

Kniha - autor Frank Herbert, 608 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Book Four in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles, the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time. Millennia have passed on Arrakis, and the once-desert planet is green with life. Leto Atreides, the son of the world's savior, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, is still alive but far from human. To p...

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Emperor of Thorns - Mark Lawrence

<p>Lawrence brings the Broken Empire series to its devastating conclusion The path to the throne is broken - only the broken can walk it The world is cracked and time has run through, leaving us clutching at the end days. These are the days that have waited for us all our lives. These are my days. I will stand before the Hundred and they will listen. I will take t...

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Emperor of Thorns - Lawrence Mark

Anotace: Lawrence brings the Broken Empire series to its devastating conclusionThe path to the throne is broken - only the broken can walk itThe world is cracked and time has run through, leaving us clutching at the end days. These are the days that have waited for us all our lives. These are my days. I will stand before the Hundred and they will listen. I will take the ...

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Emperor Nero's Pottery and Tilery at Little London, Pamber, by Silchester, Hampshire

Previously suspected on the basis of a tile stamped with the name and titles of the Emperor Nero found alongside other brick and tile in the ploughsoi

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Emperor and Senators in the Reign of Constantius II

Sheds new light on the relationship between the emperor and his senators in the later Roman Empire, focusing on Constantius II, son of Constantine the

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Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine

Written in the form of a dialogue in which the emperor seeks information from his minister Ch'I-Po on questions of health and the art of healing, this

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God Emperor of Dune - Frank Herbert

Book Four in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Millennia have passed on Arrakis, and the once-desert planet is green with life.

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God Emperor of Dune - Frank Herbert

Book Four in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Millennia have passed on Arrakis, and the once-desert planet is green with life.

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God Emperor of Dune - Frank Herbert

Anotace: Book Four in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles-the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Millennia have passed on Arrakis, and the once-desert planet is green with life. Leto Atreides, the son of the world's savior, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, is still alive but far from human. To preserve humanity's future, he sacrificed his own by merg...

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God Emperor of Dune - Frank Herbert

Anotace: Book Four in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles-the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Millennia have passed on Arrakis, and the once-desert planet is green with life. Leto Atreides, the son of the world's savior, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, is still alive but far from human. To preserve humanity's future, he sacrificed his own by merg...

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God Emperor of Dune, 1. vydání - Frank Herbert

Book Four in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All TimeMillennia have passed on Arrakis, and the once-desert planet is green with life. Leto Atreides, the son of the world’s savior, the Emperor Paul Muad’Dib, is still alive but far from human. To preserve humanity’s future, he sacrificed his own by merging with a sandworm, granti...

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How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius - Donald Robertson

<p>"This is a wonderful and important book that anyone interested in Stoicism or in being a better leader should read." ?Ryan Holiday Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the final famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. The Meditations, his personal journal, survives to this day as one of the most loved self-help and spiritual classics of all time. I...

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Young ELI Readers 3/A1.1: Uncle Jack and The Emperor Penguins + Downloadable Multimedia - Jane Cadwallader

<p>Here are the Emperor Penguins as happy as can be. They’re off to lay their eggs in a place far from the sea. They stay here all the winter as cold as cold can be. Until their babies hatch in a place far from the sea.’ Tags Adventure Social Issues Animal Story In this Reader you will find: - Games and language activities - An audio recording of the story and the s...

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Word Bearers: The Omnibus

Delve into the daemon-worshipping mania of the Word Bearers as they battle the forces of the False Emperor, and see their perspective on the Imperium

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Star Wars Episode VI Bust 1/6 Darth Vader Emperor's Wrath 17 cm

One of the most pivotal moments in the Star Wars Saga is captured in Gentle Giant Ltd.'s Darth Vader Emperor's Wrath mini bust. As this point in the story we know Darth Vader is more machine than man, as he coldly brings his son before his master to be turned to the Dark Side of the Force... or die. After Luke denies the Emperor his prize, the Sith lord formerly known ...

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Physical and personality traits of Charles IV Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia

On the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the death of Charles IV in 1978, Professor Emanuel Vlček, MD, DSc conducted research of the skeletal remains of the Pater patriae, which brought a number of surprising findings, important to a whole range of scientific disciplines at Charles University, and cast light on significant events in Charles’ life as well as on the caus...

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Meditations - Aurelius Marcus

Anotace: Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius`s Meditations has become a key text in the understanding of Roman Stoic philosophy. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Martin Hammond and an introduction by Diskin Clay.Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditation...

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Tales from the Colony Room

'Entertaining, shocking, uproarious, hilarious . . . like eavesdropping on a wake, as the mourners get gradually more drunk and tell ever more outrage

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The Daily Stoic : 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living: Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius - Holiday Ryan

Anotace: Where can you find joy? What`s the true measure of success? How should we manage anger? Find meaning? Conquer grief? The answers to these questions and more lie at the heart of Stoic philosophy. The Daily Stoic is a compelling, accessible guide to living a good life, offering daily doses of this classic wisdom. Long the secret weapon of history`s great figures, ...

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The Wall of Storms

The second book in The Dandelion Dynasty, the epic fantasy trilogy by Ken Liu.Dara is united under the Emperor Ragin, once known as Kuni Garu, the bandit king. There has been peace for six years, but the Dandelion Throne rests on bloody foundations - Kuni's betrayal of his friend, Mata Zyndu, the Hegemon.The Hegemon's rule was brutal and unbending - but he died well, crea...

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Harrow the Ninth (125031321X)

Kniha - autor Tamsyn Muir, 528 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná She answered the Emperor's call. She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend. In victory, her world has turned to ash. After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut, Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the penumbral Ninth House in Harrow the Ninth, a mind-twisting puzzle box of ...

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The Daily Stoic

Where can you find joy? What's the true measure of success? How should we manage anger? Find meaning? Conquer grief? The answers to these questions and more lie at the heart of Stoic philosophy.The Daily Stoic is a compelling, accessible guide to living a good life, offering daily doses of this classic wisdom. Long the secret weapon of history's great figures, from empero...

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The Traitor - Dickinson Seth

Anotace: Shortlisted for the 2016 David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Debut[Published as The Traitor Baru Cormorant in the US]Baru Cormorant believes any price is worth paying to liberate her people - even her soul.When the Empire of Masks conquers her island home, criminalizes her customs, and murders one of her Fathers, Baru vows to hide her hate, join the Empire`...

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Star Wars: Lords of the Sith

When the Emperor and his notorious apprentice, Darth Vader, find themselves stranded in the middle of insurgent action on an inhospitable planet, they

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Roman Mysteries: The Prophet from Ephesus

In the sixteenth Roman Mystery, Flavia and her friends are hotly pursued by Emperor Titus as they embark on a quest to find some kidnapped children.

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The Lion: Son of the Forest - Brooks Mike

Anotace: The Lion. Son of the Emperor, brother of demigods and Primarch of the Dark Angels. Awakened. Returned. And yet... lost.The Lion. Son of the Emperor, brother of demigods and primarch of the Dark Angels. Awakened. Returned. And yet lost. After ten thousand years, Lion El`Jonson finds himself trapped in the nightmare of Imperium Nihilus, where the dying embers of...

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The Lion: Son of the Forest - Mike Brooks

<p>The Lion. Son of the Emperor, brother of demigods and Primarch of the Dark Angels. Awakened. Returned. And yet... lost.The Lion. Son of the Emperor, brother of demigods and primarch of the Dark Angels. Awakened. Returned. And yet lost. After ten thousand years, Lion El'Jonson finds himself trapped in the nightmare of Imperium Nihilus, where the dying embers of ...

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Unravel the Dusk - Lim Elizabeth

Anotace: Three magical gowns. Two kingdoms on the brink of war. One chance to save them all.Maia Tamarin proved her skill as a tailor when she wove the dresses of the sun, the moon, and the stars, but it will take more than a beautiful gown to hide the darkness rising up within her, in the stunning sequel to Spin the Dawn.Maia Tamarin`s journey to sew the dresses of the ...

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Prague at the Turn of the Century - Pavel Scheufler

Anotace: Towards the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Prague still possessed its venerable majesty, but now it was fast becoming a modern European metropolis. The old Jewish Quarter had been replaced with broad boulevards, modern bridges spanned the river, and the first steam trains from Vienna were arriving at the station. While only recently the Emperor and his guard...

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Spin the Dawn - Elizabeth Lim

<p>A tailor in disguise. Three legendary dresses. The competition of a lifetime.Project Runway meets Mulan in this sweeping fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to compete for the role of imperial tailor and embarks on an impossible journey to sew three magic dresses, from the sun, the moon, and the stars.On the fringes of the Great Spice Road, Maia Tamarin...

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The Gilded Ones - Namina Forna

<p>The must-read new bold and immersive West African-inspired fantasy series, as featured on Cosmo, Bustle, Book Riot and Refinery 29. In this world, girls are outcasts by blood and warriors by choice, perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and Black Panther. Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in Otera, a deeply patriarchal ancient kingdom, where a woman's worth i...

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The History of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Pictures

Based on period documents and photography, the book maps in detail the development of Czech non-university sciences from the 18th century when the Society of Unknown Scholars in the Austrian Lands was founded in Olomouc. The main attention is focused on the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and its most important precursors, whether the Czechoslovak Academy of Sci...

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The Twelve Caesars - Graves Robert

Anotace: An essential primary source on Roman history, Suetonius` The Twelve Caesars is a fascinating achievement of scholarship covering a critical period in the Empire. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Latin by Robert Graves, author of I, Claudius, revised with an introduction and notes by James B. Rives.As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, ...

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The Twelve Caesars - Robert Graves

<p>An essential primary source on Roman history, Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars is a fascinating achievement of scholarship covering a critical period in the Empire. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Latin by Robert Graves, author of I, Claudius, revised with an introduction and notes by James B. Rives. As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian,...

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She Who Became the Sun

The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller. An absorbing historical fantasy, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan reimagines the rise to power of the Ming Dynasty's founding emperor. In a famine-stricken village on a dusty plain, a seer shows two children their fates.For a family's eighth-born son, there's greatness. For the second daughter, nothing. In 1345, China l...

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The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo 2) - Rick Riordan

<p>The second title in Rick Riordan's Trials of Apollo series - set in the action-packed world of Percy Jackson. The god Apollo, cast down to earth and trapped in the form of a gawky teenage boy as punishment, must set off on the second of his harrowing (and hilarious) trials. He and his companions seek the ancient oracles - restoring them is the only way for Apol...

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1421: The Year China Discovered The World - Menzies Gavin

Anotace: On 8 March 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. The ships, some nearly five hundred feet long, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di`s loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was `to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas` and unite the world in Confucian harmony. Their j...

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1421: The Year China Discovered The World - Gavin Menzies

<p>On 8 March 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. The ships, some nearly five hundred feet long, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was 'to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas' and unite the world in Confucian harmony. Their jo...

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The Grace of Kings - Liu Ken

Anotace: A TIME MAGAZINE BEST FANTASY BOOK OF ALL TIME Emperor Mapidere was the first to unite the island kingdoms of Dara under a single banner. But now the emperor is on his deathbed, his people are exhausted by his vast, conscriptive engineering projects and his counsellors conspire only for their own gain. Even the gods themselves are restless. A wily, charismatic ba...

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Classical Music For The Harp

Tento titul nabízí kolekci téměř 50. známých melodií a motivů z období klasicismu v úpravě pro harfu. Všechny skladby jsou hratelné jak na pedálovou, tak i bez pedálovou (tzv. folkovou, keltskou nebo lever harp) harfu. Aranžér: Deborah Friou. Jazyk: angličtina Obsah: 1. Menuet on G (Bach C.P.E.) 2. Fur Elise (Beethoven) 3. Moonlight Sonata (Be...

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The Wall of Storms - Liu Ken

Anotace: The second book in The Dandelion Dynasty, the epic fantasy trilogy by Ken Liu. Dara is united under the Emperor Ragin, once known as Kuni Garu, the bandit king. There has been peace for six years, but the Dandelion Throne rests on bloody foundations - Kuni`s betrayal of his friend, Mata Zyndu, the Hegemon. The Hegemon`s rule was brutal and unbending - but he die...

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The Wall of Storms - Ken Liu

<p>The second book in The Dandelion Dynasty, the epic fantasy trilogy by Ken Liu. Dara is united under the Emperor Ragin, once known as Kuni Garu, the bandit king. There has been peace for six years, but the Dandelion Throne rests on bloody foundations - Kuni's betrayal of his friend, Mata Zyndu, the Hegemon. The Hegemon's rule was brutal and unbending - but he di...

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The Blood Gift (The Blood Gift Duology, Book 2) - Davenport N. E.

Anotace: The stunning conclusion to THE BLOOD GIFT duology WAR HAS ERRUPTED.ALLIANCES ARE FRACTURING. Ikenna is now a fugitive with a colossal bounty on her head. Yet, somehow that`s the least for her worries. Her grandfather`s long time allies refuse to help, and the Blood Emperor`s Warlord is tracking her. She`s also struggling t...

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The Blood Gift (The Blood Gift Duology, Book 2) - N. E. Davenport

<p>The stunning conclusion to THE BLOOD GIFT duology WAR HAS ERRUPTED.ALLIANCES ARE FRACTURING. Ikenna is now a fugitive with a colossal bounty on her head. Yet, somehow that's the least for her worries. Her grandfather's long time allies refuse to help, and the Blood Emperor's Warlord is tracking her. She's also strugglin...

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The Grace of Kings - Ken Liu

<p>A TIME MAGAZINE BEST FANTASY BOOK OF ALL TIME Emperor Mapidere was the first to unite the island kingdoms of Dara under a single banner. But now the emperor is on his deathbed, his people are exhausted by his vast, conscriptive engineering projects and his counsellors conspire only for their own gain. Even the gods themselves are restless. A wily, charismati...

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