When orphan Matt closed the Raven's Gate, he foolishly thought that his troubles were over. But they had just begun. As calamities unfold, he realizes that his survival and the fate of the world hang on an improbable alliance of five street-smart youngsters. A noir fantasy even darker than its predecessor.
Be an eyewitness to one of the world's greatest ever playwrights – from his Elizabethan world and the stories that inspired him to boy actors playing women and dramatic special effects. See what the interior of the Globe Theatre looked like. Find out how the music used in plays was like today's film themes. Discover what Shakespeare did when the theatres were closed due to the plague. Shakespeare is one of the titles in this classic series that combines visual brilliance with informative text to provide everything a child needs for projects, reference or just plain old discovery.
Warfare, State and Society in the Byzantine World 565 - 1204
Warfare, State and Society in the Byzantine World is the first comprehensive study of warfare and the Byzantine world from the sixth to the twelfth century. The book examines Byzantine attitudes to warfare, the effects of war on society and culture, and the relations between the soldiers, their leaders and society. The communications, logistics, resources and manpower capabilities of the Byzantine Empire are explored to set warfare in its geographical as well as historical context. In addition to the strategic and tactical evolution of the army, this book analyses the army in campaign and in battle, and its attitudes to violence in the context of the Byzantine Orthodox Church.
A look at the near future presents the story of Offred, a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, once the United States, an oppressive world where women are no longer allowed to read and are valued only as long as they are viable for reproduction.
Here is an exciting look at the perilous world of exploration. Real-life photographs of famous explorers' equipment, and the objects they found offer a unique eyewitness view of the exploration of the world. See arrows shot into Livingstone's boat, the flag that flew over the North Pole, what a sailor's life was like and specimens brought back by explorers. Learn how the first sailors navigated, what kind of food starving explorers ate, how Arab traders transported their slaves and what the Egyptians found in the legendary "Land of the Gods". Discover what happened to Matthew Flinders' cat, what the earliest underwater explorers wore, who first crossed Australia, and much, much more.
