[PDF] The Five Kings eBook

Author : Bernard-Henri Lévy
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 29,46 MB
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1250203023

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One of the West’s leading intellectuals offers a provocative look at America’s withdrawal from world leadership and the rising powers who seek to fill the vacuum left behind. The United States was once the hope of the world, a beacon of freedom and the defender of liberal democracy. Nations and peoples on all continents looked to America to stand up for the values that created the Western worldand to oppose autocracy and repression. Even when America did not live up to its ideals, it still recognized their importance, at home and abroad. But as Bernard-Henri Lévy lays bare in this powerful and disturbing analysis of the world today, America is retreating from its traditional leadership role, and in its place have come five ambitious powers, former empires eager to assert their primacy and influence. Lévy shows how these five—Russia, China, Turkey, Iran, and Sunni radical Islamism—are taking steps to undermine the liberal values that have been a hallmark of Western civilization. The Empire and the Five Kings is a cri de coeur that draws upon lessons from history and the eternal touchstones of human culture to reveal the stakes facing the West as America retreats from its leadership role, a process that did not begin with Donald Trump's presidency and is not likely to end with him. The crisis is one whose roots can be found as far back as antiquity and whose resolution will require the West to find a new way forward if its principles and values are to survive. As seen on Real Time with Bill Maher (2/22/2019) and Fareed Zakaria GPS (2/17/2019).

Author : Michael Livingston
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 25,30 MB
Release : 2022-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1472847040

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'Like Crécy itself, this book is a triumph and the tale it tells gives an old story new life.' BERNARD CORNWELL, bestselling author of The Last Kingdom series The battle of Crécy in 1346 is one of the most famous and widely studied military engagements in history. The repercussions of this battle were felt for hundreds of years, and the exploits of those fighting reached the status of legend. Yet cutting-edge research has shown that nearly everything that has been written about this dramatic event may be wrong. In this new study, Michael Livingston reveals how modern scholars have used archived manuscripts, satellite technologies and traditional fieldwork to help unlock what was arguably the battle's greatest secret: the location of the now quiet fields where so many thousands died. Crécy: Battle of Five Kings is a story of past and present. It is a new history of one of the most important battles of the Middle Ages: a compelling narrative account that nonetheless adheres to the highest scholarly standards in its detail. It is also an account that incorporates the most cutting-edge revelations and the personal story of how those discoveries were made.

Author : Stella Andrews
Publisher :
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 24,99 MB
Release : 2021-02-16
Category :
ISBN :

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To save a King, you need to slay a dragon. Millie I have one job. Go undercover at the Dragon's Ruin, MC Club and find out why one of them is asking questions about the president of The Twisted Reapers MC, Ryder King.I will not let them down.They are my family, my protectors, my lovers.To be a Reaper, you have to think and act like one, and the bikers at the Dragon's Ruin are going to discover that the hard way.Until him.Sawyer. A leather-clad, hot mess of darkness.Violent obsidian eyes, full of lust and promising to wrap me in shadows.So dangerous he will be the ruin of me and threaten to smash my principles into jagged edges of betrayal.When he turns his attention to me, I'm suddenly not so brave.Will I betray my own family for one second with him, or will he ultimately use me to bring the Twisted Reapers down?There are five kings. At the end of this, will there be four? Five kings is the explosive new series by Stella Andrews.Catch a King is the first and kick starts a trail through the darkness to find the Ruler of them all. Five powerful men who belong to an exclusive club where membership requires you to leave your soul at the door. Someone is out to bring them down, and each book tells their story and the women that break them.If you like your books on the darker side, this series may be for you. Hot, dark, and twisted with romance running like a river of pleasure through its pages.Each book can be read standalone and there are NO cliffhangers.

Author : Stella Andrews
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,22 MB
Release : 2021-04-21
Category :
ISBN :

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I'm in danger and not just from my extremely handsome, cocky, billionaire captor. It's surprising how quickly a normal life can unravel. Kidnapped on my way home from the airport, I was taken to him. Lucas Emiliano--the Casino King. Tall, dark and handsome doesn't even begin to describe a man of extremes. A paradox, cruel and detached one minute and full of emotion the next. Strong.Possessive. Dominant. He wants answers and I'm going nowhere until he has them. It turns out something was stolen from him. Something that earned me not just money but so much heat they sent a devil to guide me through the flames. At times like this running is the only answer, but it appears he has other ideas. A King takes what he wants, and he wants me and I'm now his prisoner, locked in a gilded cage. I don't want to be attracted to him, but I am and I don't want my heart to race and my body to shiver with desire when it sees him, but it does. Then something happens that changes everything. Now it's not just about my survival, it's about much more than that. Will earning my freedom be a price I'm unwilling to pay? Note to readers: If you like your books with a dark & delicious, obsessive alpha male hiding a demanding, sweet, domineering protective side. Meeting his match with an innocent, sweet yet strong and independent female character who blows like a breath of fresh air through the pages, then this is the book for you. A deliciously dark and captivating romance with so much steam and chemistry it burns. The series is Five Kings, but each book can be read as a standalone and there are no cliffhangers. Books in the series: Catch a King Slade Steal a King Break a King Destroy a King

Author : Brandon Sanderson
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 1013 pages
File Size : 41,51 MB
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0765376679

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A new epic fantasy series from the New York Times bestselling author chosen to complete Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time® Series

Author : Steven Attewell
Publisher :
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 44,66 MB
Release : 2018-05-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781980635932

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A GAME OF THRONES How would you like to read A Game of Thrones with a PhD by your side?Steven Attewell, creator of Race for the Iron Throne (racefortheironthrone.wordpress.com), is one of the most insightful scholars in political theory and history, but instead of devoting his talents to academia, he's delving into George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire saga to give the most comprehensive deconstruction - and explanation - yet offered.Each one of Thrones's 73 chapters is broken down in meticulous detail in four key areas. The Political and Historical Analyses explore the political ramifications that each character's decisions entail while digging into the real-world historical incidents that inspired Martin's narrative twists and turns. What If? offers up a tantalizing look at how these political and historical elements could have played out in dozens of alternative scenarios, underscoring the majesty and complexity of Martin's storytelling. And Book vs. Show looks at the key differences - both good and bad - between the story as originally conceived on the printed page and as realized in HBO's Game of Thrones.At nearly 204,000 words, it's almost literally impossible to imagine a more exhaustive or authoritative reading companion for any novel ever before published.Note: there are spoilers for all five published novels in the Song of Ice and Fire series. About the author Steven Attewell is the author of Race for the Iron Throne, a blog that examines the history and politics of the Song of Ice and Fire series and HBO's Game of Thrones. He has a PhD in History from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he studied the history of public policy and was a political and union activist. In addition to Race for the Iron Throne, Steven is also a co-podcaster on Game of Thrones at the Lawyers, Guns, and Money podcast, writes about public policy at the Realignment Project, and is a co-author of the Tower of the Hand: A Hymn for Spring anthology book.

Author : Stella Andrews
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 38,46 MB
Release : 2021-10-16
Category :
ISBN :

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The graduation ball sealed her fate. The unmasking ceremony chained her to my side. The most beautiful woman in Andromeda. Cassiopeia Brookes-Stanley, a vision wrapped in sin. Aquamarine eyes that steal my breath and capture my soul. Soft curves that beg for my attention with an innocence she will surrender only to me. I long to hear her gentle moans as I rip her dreams to shreds and bend her to my will. The woman I have watched grow from a shy girl into a captivating beauty. Strong, well-educated, and ambitious. A woman whose beauty and strength betrayed her. She thought she could leave. She wanted a new life. She gets none of the above because like it or not, her new life begins now - as my Queen. My brother may have other ideas. He always wants what's mine and I will fight to the death to have it all. To take my place as King. To hold the greatest power on earth and there is nothing they can do about that. It ends now. Our destiny was by birth, but our future was born from revenge. Phenomenally dark, twisted, hot and delicious! Note to readers: If you like your books with a dark & delicious, obsessive alpha male hiding a demanding, sweet, domineering protective side. Meeting his match with an innocent, sweet yet strong and independent female character who blows like a breath of fresh air through the pages, then this is the book for you. A deliciously dark and captivating romance with so much steam and chemistry it burns. The series is Five Kings, but each book can be read as a standalone and there are no cliff-hangers. Books in the series: Catch a King Slade Steal a King Break a King Destroy a King Marry a King - If you like to binge a series, read this one last.

Author : Miyamoto Musashi
Publisher : Sanage Publishing House Llp
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,34 MB
Release : 2023-04-07
Category :
ISBN : 9789395741064

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