War of words war of stones

War of Words, War of Stones

Race and racial thinking on the Swahili coast

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Churchill's War in Words

* Uncovers the first-hand story of Churchill's Second World War as it unfolded at the time * Features quotations from Churchill's speeches, articles,

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Words of War

The Imperial War Museum open its world-famous archives to celebrate the letters, diaries and spoken words of those who witnessed the key events of the

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War of Words

A timely call for recovering the true meanings of the nineteenth-century terms that are hobbling current political debates

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War of Words

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Writing a War of Words

Writing a War of Words is the first investigation of a valuable archive of war-time notebooks documenting changes to the English language on the Home

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Words for War

The armed conflict in Ukraine brought about an emergence of a distinctive trend in contemporary Ukrainian poetry: the poetry of war. The poems collect

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Acrobats of Agra

Agra 1857, the Indian rebellion. Three children are trying to make their way through a country at war with a circus tiger in search of safety. Will th

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Ghosts of War

The First World War produced a unique outpouring of prose and poetry depicting the stark realism of a brutal and futile war; Using the words of over o

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Art of War

In this translation, the author presents the core text in two formats: first, the unadorned ancient words of wisdom ascribed to Sun-tzu, the author of

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The Language of War

When everyday life becomes a state of emergency, how can yesterday’s words suffice?‘We were so happy and didn’t know it…’A thirty-three-year-old writer lives in a quiet European suburb with his wife and his dog. His parents have bought an apartment nearby. On weekends they go out for brunch, cook and see friends.Life is good; it is normal. Then the invaders come. The Lang...

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The Art of War

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. `Opportunities multiply as they are seized.' Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that is still revered today as the ultimate commentary on war and military strategy. Focussing on the principle that one can outsmart your foe mentally by thin...

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Marlborough's War

Tells the story of Marlborough's wars in the words of participants from both sides. First-hand accounts of the battles of the Schellenberg, Blenheim,

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Schoolmaster's War

The wartime adventures of the legendary SOE agent Harry RĂ©e, told in his own words

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Korean War

Telling the story of the more than 100,000 British troops who fought in Korea between 1950 and 1953, in their own words

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German Prisoners of the Great War

Vivid insight into the experience of the soldiers revealed through their own words.

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War The Infantry Knew

A classic account of war - in the soldiers' own words.

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Little Regiment, and Other Episodes of the American Civil War a Last Words

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The Art of War & Other Classics of Eastern Philosophy (1626868026)

Kniha - autor Tzu Sun, 592 stran, anglicky, pevná, kůže The words of the ancient Chinese sages are as timeless as they are wise. IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner 2017! The words of ancient Chinese philosophers have influenced other thinkers across the world for more than 2,000 years, and continue to shape our ideas today. The Art of War & Other Classics of East...

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In the Words of Wellington's Fighting Cocks

Portuguese eyewitness accounts of the Peninsular War published for the first time in English.

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Mezi řádky 6 - Tommy Taylor a válka slov - Carey Mike (The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the War of Words)

Začíná válka. Válka mezi Tomem Taylorem a tajnou skupinou, která se snaží pomocí literatury ovládnout svět. Aby měl Tom šanci, potřebuje každé kouzlo, které kdy prošlo stránkami knih... ale i literární magie má svá nebezpečí. A navíc, pokud má své soupeře porazit, musí proniknout až do jejich temné historie. Po téhle knize už nezůstane nic skryto „mezi řádky“....

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Monster and Other Stories, The Little Regiment, and Other Episodes of the American Civil War a Last Words

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The Art of War, 1. vydání - Sun Tzu

<p>Still a source of inspiration for soldiers on the battlefield and managers in the boardroom 2000 years after it was written, Sun-Tzu's The Art of War is the most influential book of strategy in the world, translated from the Chinese by John Minford in Penguin Classics. 'Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever...

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The Art of War, 1. vydání - Sun Tzu

<p>HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.</p> <p>‘Opportunities multiply as they are seized.’</p> <p>Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that is still revered today as the ultimate commentary on war and military strategy. Focussing on the principle ...

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The Dictionary of Lost Words - Pip Williams

<p>Sometimes you have to start with what's lost to truly find yourself... Motherless and irrepressibly curious, Esme spends her childhood at her father's feet as he and his team gather words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. One day, she sees a slip of paper containing a forgotten word flutter to the floor unclaimed. And so Esme begins to collect word...

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Avengers Infinity War IncrediBuilds 3D Wood Model Kit Infinity G

Build your own Infinity Gauntlet model with this IncrediBuilds™ deluxe book and model set!The Infinity Stones grant their individual wielders immense power that can influence the very fabric of the universe. Now Marvel fans can gather all six Infinity Stones and build their own Infinity Gauntlet with this IncrediBuilds kit! The included 32-page book is packed with informa...

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Avengers Infinity War Cooperative Dice and karetní hra Thanos Ri

Thanos Rising - Avengers: Infinity War is a cooperative dice and card game for 2-4 players. In the game, players will recruit heroes and assemble a team to face off against Thanos and his villainous forces in an effort to thwart him from accomplishing his master plan - collecting all six Infinity Stones to power the Infinity Gauntlet and wreak havoc on the very fabric of ...

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Ideas Have Consequences

Originally published in 1948, at the height of post-World War II optimism and confidence in collective security, this title uses "words hard as cannon

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Avengers Infinity War Master Craft Socha 1/1.5 Infinity Gauntle

After the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales-Master Craft Black Pearl in the Master Craft series, Beast Kingdom is now proud to present its all-new Avengers: Infinity War Infinity Gauntlet in its 1:1.5 scale statue.Thanos mounted six Infinity Stones onto his left glove and turned it into the titular Infinity Gauntlet with devastating powers that could wipe o...

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Seven Stones to Stand or Fall

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A magnificent collection of Outlander short fiction-including two never-before-published novellas-featuring Jamie Fraser, Lord John Grey, Master Raymond, and many more, from Diana Gabaldon"The Custom of the Army" begins with Lord John Grey being shocked by an electric eel and ends at the Battle of Quebec. Then comes "The Space Between," where i...

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Avengers Infinity War Life-Size Masterpiece Replica 1/1 Infinity

Since the debut announcement of Marvel Studio's blockbuster, Avengers: Infinity War, fans were instantly thrilled and captivated by the mysterious Infinity Gauntlet, as one who possesses the Infinity Gauntlet shall gain omnipotent power.Thanos, the newly introduced supervillain, is now in search for the crucial Infinity Stones which include the Mind Stone, Time Stone, Pow...

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Battle of Okinawa 1945

The Invasion and capture of Okinawa was one of the fiercest battles of the Pacific War. The Story of this historic campaign is told in words and well

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Forgotten Voices of Dunkirk

Drawing on the wealth of material from the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, this title presents in the words of both rescued and rescuers an intimat

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Avengers Infinity War Egg Attack Akční figurka Iron Man Mark 50

With the fate of the universe at hand and the Avengers reaching breaking point with Thanos' pursuit for the Infinity Stones, Tony Stark needs to up his game yet again, and arguably delivers the pinnacle of his Iron Man suite development!\n\nBeast Kingdom proudly introduces the EAA-070 Mark 50 action figure, the most advanced Iron Man battle suite ever developed.\n\nUsing ...

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Gangs of Sherwood

Gangs of Sherwood is an explosive action game for 1 to 4 players set in the reimagined world of Robin Hood. Through the powers of the Philosopher's Stones, the armies of the Sheriff of Nottingham are now stronger than ever, and the people of England have never been so oppressed… LEAD THE REBELLION Play as Robin, Marian, Friar Tuck or Little John, four heroes ...

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Gangs of Sherwood (PC)

Gangs of Sherwood&nbsp;is an explosive action game for 1 to 4 players set in the reimagined world of Robin Hood.Through the powers of the Philosopher's Stones, the armies of the Sheriff of Nottingham are now stronger than ever, and the people of England have never been so oppressed&hellip;LEAD THE REBELLIONPlay as Robin, Marian, Friar Tuck or Little John, fou...

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A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians - Parry H. G.

Anotace: `A rich, sprawling epic full of history and magic.` Alix E. Harrow, Hugo award-winning authorA sweeping tale of revolution and wonder in a world not quite like our own, A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians is a genre-defying story of magic, war, and the struggle for freedom.It is the Age of Enlightenment -- of new and magical political movements, from the ne...

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Gangs of Sherwood - Lionheart Edition

Get the most from your adventure in Gangs of Sherwood with the prestigious Lionheart Edition. Includes: Lionheart Skin Set Alan-a-Dale Alternative Skin Digital Artbook Digital Soundtrack Gangs of Sherwood is an explosive action game for 1 to 4 players set in the reimagined world of Robin Hood. Through the powers of the Philosopher's Stones, the armies of the Sheriff ...

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Gangs of Sherwood - Lionheart Edition

Get the most from your adventure in Gangs of Sherwood with the prestigious Lionheart Edition. Includes: - Lionheart Skin Set - Alan-a-Dale Alternative Skin - Digital Artbook - Digital Soundtrack Gangs of Sherwood is an explosive action game for 1 to 4 players set in the reimagined world of Robin Hood. Through the powers of the Philosopher's Stones, the armies of the ...

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The House by the Lake: The Story of a Home and a Hundred Years of History - Harding Thomas

Anotace: A beautiful picture-book adaptation of Thomas Harding`s Costa-shortlisted biography for adults, exquisitely illustrated by Britta Teckentrup.On the outskirts of Berlin, a wooden cottage stands on the shore of a lake. Over the course of a century, this little house played host to a loving Jewish family, a renowned Nazi composer, wartime refugees and a Stasi infor...

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Gangs of Sherwood - Lionheart Edition (PC)

Get the most from your adventure in Gangs of Sherwood with the prestigious Lionheart Edition. Includes:Lionheart Skin SetAlan-a-Dale Alternative SkinDigital ArtbookDigital SoundtrackGangs of Sherwood&nbsp;is an explosive action game for 1 to 4 players set in the reimagined world of Robin Hood.Through the powers of the Philosopher's Stones, the armies of the Sheri...

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Gangs of Sherwood - Lionheart Edition (PC)

Get the most from your adventure in Gangs of Sherwood with the prestigious Lionheart Edition. Includes:- Lionheart Skin Set- Alan-a-Dale Alternative Skin- Digital Artbook- Digital SoundtrackGangs of Sherwood&nbsp;is an explosive action game for 1 to 4 players set in the reimagined world of Robin Hood.Through the powers of the Philosopher's Stones, the armies of t...

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The Architecture of Modern Empire - Arundhati Roy

From the bestselling author of Azadi and My Seditious Heart, a piercing exploration of modern empire, nationalism and rising fascism that gives us the tools to resist and fight backâ€~I try to create links, to join the dots, to tell politics like a story, to make it real…’Over a lifetime spent at the frontline of solidarity and resistance, Arundhati Roy’s words have...

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A Delayed Life : The true story of the Librarian of Auschwitz - Dita Krausová

<p>The powerful, heart-breaking memoir of Dita Kraus, the real-life Librarian of Auschwitz</p> <p>Born in Prague to a Jewish family in 1929, Dita Kraus has lived through the most turbulent decades of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Here, Dita writes with startling clarity on the horrors and joys of a life delayed by the Holocaust. From he...

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House by the Lake: The Story of a Home and a Hundred Years of History

A beautiful picture-book adaptation of Thomas Harding's Costa-shortlisted biography for adults, exquisitely illustrated by Britta Teckentrup. On the outskirts of Berlin, a wooden cottage stands on the shore of a lake. Over the course of a century, this little house played host to a loving Jewish family, a renowned Nazi composer, wartime refugees and a Stasi informant; in...

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Thirteen Months in Dixie, or, the Adventures of a Federal Prisoner in Texas

This is a frolicking true tale of adventure, hardship, and heroism during the last days of the Civil War - in the protagonist's own words. This book

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There are Rivers in the Sky: From the bestselling author of The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak

<p>The breathtaking new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, internationally bestselling author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World*****This is the story of one lost poem, two great rivers, and three remarkable lives - all connected by a single drop of water.In the ruins of Nineveh, that ancient city of Mesopotamia, there lie...

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The Way of Kings: The first book of the breathtaking epic Stormlight Archive from the worldwide fantasy sensation - Sanderson Brandon

Anotace: `I loved this book. What else is there to say?` Patrick RothfussAccording to mythology mankind used to live in The Tranquiline Halls. Heaven. But then the Voidbringers assaulted and captured heaven, casting out God and men. Men took root on Roshar, the world of storms. And the Voidbringers followed...They came against man ten thousand times. To help them cope, t...

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Marching, Fighting, Dying

The graphic experience of British soldiers fighting in the Peninsular War told in their own words.

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Call Sign Kluso

The life and experiences of Gulf War Ace Rick Tollini, in his own words.

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We Will All Go Down Fighting to the End

A collection of speeches from Churchill, one of the great modern orators. It includes Churchill's famous words on the declaration of war with Germany,

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High Flight

When Second World War Spitfire pilot John Gillespie Magee penned his poem `High Flight', little did he know that his words would inspire legions of as

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1984 - George Orwell

Arguably the greatest dystopian novel of all time and the most influential post-war work of fiction - which enriched the English language with words such as "newspeak", "doublethink" and "thoughtcrime".

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Marvel Legends Articulated Electronic Fist Infinity Gauntlet

A Mad Titan. Six Infinity Stones that control the multi-verse. One mission to destroy the galaxy, another to save it. A team of heroes ready for the fight. Whoever wields the Infinity Gauntlet wields the fate of the universe!Bring one of the most powerful weapons in the Marvel Universe to life! With this premium Infinity Gauntlet Articulated Electronic Fist from the Marve...

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Macmillan Readers Hawk-eye The Pathfinder Beginner

Macmillan Readers series is one of the most popular simplified readers for learners of English. The information is controlled, with pictures explaining some of the difficult vocabulary. This book has 600 basic words for Beginner-level students and explains how three men fell in love with a woman during a war in North America.

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Joshua L. Chamberlain

His life is a remarkable story of perseverance, tragedy and triumph. From an insecure young man with a considerable stutter who grew up in a small town in eastern Maine, Joshua Chamberlain rose to become a major general, recipient of the Medal of Honor, Governor of Maine and President of Bowdoin College. His writings are among the most oft-quoted of all Civil War memoirs,...

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Clive Cussler&apos;s The Sea Wolves - Jack Du Brul

Anotace: Can one detective stop a war being lost just as it starts? August, 1914, the eve of WWI, and in New York the Van Dorn Detective Agency is supervising the loading of a final shipment of rifles bound for Britain. When Chief Investigator Isaac Bell discovers a hidden radio transmitter, he realises it will broadcast the exact location of the merchant ship to waitin...

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Outlander (1784751375)

Kniha - autor Diana Gabaldon, 864 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná 1946, and Claire Randall goes to the Scottish Highlands with her husband Frank. It's a second honeymoon, a chance to learn how war has changed them and to re-establish their loving marriage. But one afternoon, Claire walks through a circle of standing stones and vanishes into 1743, where the ...

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France on Trial

Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize 2023A Telegraph Book of the YearA Times, Spectator and Prospect Book of the YearOne of the great contemporary historians of France on one of the most controversial periods of twentieth-century French historyFew images more shocked the French population during the Occupation than the photograph of Marshal Philippe Pétain - the great French h...

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Malice - Gwynne John

Anotace: Called a `Hell of a debut` by bestselling author Conn Iggulden, Malice by John Gwynne is the first in The Faithful and the Fallen series.Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors, learning the art of war. He yearns to wield his sword and spear to protect his king`s realm. But that day will come all too soon. Only when he loses those he loves will he...

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