The Last Priest of Jupiter : Book 1 of THE WISDOM OF THE WOLF

The Last Priest of Jupiter : Book 1 of THE WISDOM OF THE WOLF
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Publisher : Australian Self Publishing Group
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 9780987422583
ISBN-13 : 0987422588
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis The Last Priest of Jupiter : Book 1 of THE WISDOM OF THE WOLF by : Aidan M G Moore

In truth, I found it hard going. It is not clear whether it is intended to be a book of instruction about the Roman conquest of Britain or an adventure story of a young boy who learns the tricks of the fighting trade from the Romans with the intention of using them against the same Romans back in Ireland. It turns out that this will not be necessary, but that he will have to fight his uncle Niall, who up to this point has been painted as a heroic figure. At the end, the future contact with Christianity is foreseen. As an exposition of military and colonial problems in Britain and Ireland in the 5th century, it is a wonderful piece of erudition. The explanation of the different origins of names and customs shows a mastery of the history and politics of the day. Similarly the story of the foreign cavalry in the Roman army/ The problem is that the reader is expecting an adventure yarn, with frequent setbacks and heroic reversals, culminating in some kind of temporary triumph. The longer the book goes on, the less this aspect is important. Clearly the book needs a map of Britain and Ireland and it would make easier reading if the names of the towns and regions were given in English. There needs to be a decision about which characters are important (what happened Sal Bui?) The notes at the heads of the chapters are a distraction – these should form a 20-page appendix at the end of the book. A true adventure story would not have such openings, because the story would be more important than the explanations. I suggest that you break up long paragraphs and have a consisted way of dealing with things like quotation marks, breaks between paragraphs etc. The difference between the followers of Christ and of Jesus is good; so is the account of the raiding pirates from across the North Sea. There are many other excellent things, but ultimately, I feel the book falls between two stools: Roman history and adventure yarn. An example is Ch 2, the initiation of Dathi which appears to have no further relevance to the story.

Antiquities of the Jews ; Book - XIX

Antiquities of the Jews ; Book - XIX
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Publisher : Alpha Edition
Total Pages : 64
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ISBN-10 : 9355399987
ISBN-13 : 9789355399984
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Antiquities of the Jews ; Book - XIX by : Flavius Josephus

The book, "" Antiquities of the Jews; Book - XIX "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.

The Holy Bible, Containing the Authorized Edition of the New Testament, A.D. 1611 and the Revised Edition of A.D. 1881, Arranged in Parallel Columns; with Complete Concordance

The Holy Bible, Containing the Authorized Edition of the New Testament, A.D. 1611 and the Revised Edition of A.D. 1881, Arranged in Parallel Columns; with Complete Concordance
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1720
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ISBN-10 : EHC:148100042008S
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (8S Downloads)

Synopsis The Holy Bible, Containing the Authorized Edition of the New Testament, A.D. 1611 and the Revised Edition of A.D. 1881, Arranged in Parallel Columns; with Complete Concordance by :

Twentieth Century Encyclopædia

Twentieth Century Encyclopædia
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 662
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105119076516
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Twentieth Century Encyclopædia by : Charles Morris

Zell's Popular Encyclopedia

Zell's Popular Encyclopedia
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1216
Release :
ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433000063333
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Zell's Popular Encyclopedia by : Leo de Colange

The American Educator

The American Educator
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 616
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433003239849
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Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis The American Educator by : Charles Smith Morris

Sophie's World

Sophie's World
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages : 599
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ISBN-10 : 9781466804272
ISBN-13 : 1466804270
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Sophie's World by : Jostein Gaarder

A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.

Imperial Reference Library

Imperial Reference Library
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 610
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433075923809
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Imperial Reference Library by :