The Harry Potter books have become ubiquitous early texts for children,
and are also a popular choice for many adults. Potter-mania has
expanded to become a significant cultural phenomenon complete with a
feature film and a wide range of paraphernalia. However, there has been
little critical attention devoted to these books and the cultural
phenomenon surrounding them. Containing powerful, thought-provoking
literary themes as well as portrayals of social and cultural normalcy,
the Potter books cumulatively serve as a powerful form of social text
and deserve serious critical attention.
The German rulers were forceful and powerful men, and, surrounded by potential enemies, circumstances dictated the necessity of rule by strength based on military capacity. In the later 15th century, three houses rose above the others; the families of Wittelsbach, Luxemburg and the powerful Austrian Hapsburgs. The struggles of these and other houses, and of the knights and towns, were to be a feature of German history throughout the Middle Ages. This title details the dress, weapons, heraldry and insignia of these prolific forces.
Added by: otherwordly | Karma: 222.41 | Fiction literature | 11 August 2008
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Book Description THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB
One moment Conrad Schwartz was a hungover hiker in the mountains of modern Poland, the next he was running for his life from an angry Teutonic knight.
At first Conrad just thought he'd stumbled across a mad hermit. But several days of ever stranger events convinced him that he had somehow been stranded in A.D 1231.
And that meant Conrad had to turn Medieval Poland into the most powerful country in the world. Otherwise the Mongols were destined to destroy it-in just ten years!
