![]() The blacksmith's son from Putney emerges from the spring's bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour.Ĭromwell, a man with only his wits to rely on, has no great family to back him, no private army. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. ![]() The story begins in May 1536: Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. She traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell, the boy from nowhere who climbs to the heights of power, offering a defining portrait of predator and prey, of a ferocious contest between present and past, between royal will and a common man's vision: of a modern nation making itself through conflict, passion and courage. ![]() With The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began with her peerless, Booker Prize-winning novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. Named a best book of 2020 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, The Guardian, and many more ![]() ![]() The brilliant #1 New York Times bestseller ![]()
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![]() John Man's towering achievement in this book, enriched by his experiences in China and Mongolia today, is to bring this little-known story vividly and viscerally to life. How he united the deeply divided Mongol peoples and went on to rule an empire that stretched from China in the east to Poland in the west (one substantially larger than Rome's at its zenith) is an epic tale of martial genius and breathtaking cruelty. Under his grandson, Kublai Khan, the vision evolved into a more complex religious. ![]() Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire that ran across much of Asia. But how much do we really know about this man? How is it that an unlettered, unsophisticated warrior-nomad came to have such a profound effect on world politics that his influence can still be felt some 800 years later? Genghis Khan is one of historys immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. ![]() In the USA, Time magazine, voted Genghis Khan 'the most important person of the last millennium'. In Mongolia he is the father of the nation. In China, he is honoured as the founder of a dynasty. In Central Asia, they still use his name to frighten children. Genghis Khan creator of the greatest empire the world has ever seen is one of historys immortals. ![]() ![]() Genghis Khan - creator of the greatest empire the world has ever seen - is one of history's immortals. Genghis Khan (English, Paperback, John Man). ![]() ![]() ![]() Explosions, betrayals, morally gray choices and twisty secrets all set in the world that comes after the end of ours. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of Quantum Night "A smart, gripping thriller you just can't put down. Kali Wallace is a force to be reckoned with."-Robert J. One of the major science-fiction debuts of 2019. I loved it."-Mur Lafferty, Hugo Award-winning author of Six Wakes "Breakneck pace with real thrills and chills-plus lots of meaty stuff to think about. It had me holding on for dear life all the way through. I'd follow the rebellious heroine Zahra anywhere-especially into another nail-biter of a story like this."-James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Demon Crown " Salvation Day is a masterful story set at a screaming pace. ![]() Salvation Day is a taut thriller, a near-future look at where we're headed next, a mirror reflecting the best and worst of humanity. ![]() Praise for Salvation Day "Kali Wallace, the world needs you-and this book. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Complex and richly symbolic, this deeply spiritual fable rewards thoughtful reading. There, he finds acceptance, purpose, and love, but also danger, brutality, and tragedy and he must choose whether to embrace his ultimate healing vocation and redeem the prophecy that Shinali and Navoran will eventually flourish as one. ![]() Failing to corrupt or murder Gabriel, Jaganath tricks him into apparent treason, forcing Gabriel to seek refuge with the Shinali. After he reluctantly reveals his gift of dream interpretation, he gains the favor of the empress and the enmity of her ambitious advisor, Jaganath. While learning to treat sicknesses of body and soul, Gabriel becomes embroiled in the political intrigues of the ailing Navoran Empire. He defies family pressure and trains as a healer, earning initiation into the mystical arts taught at the Citadel. Gabriel, eldest son of a wealthy merchant, is shamed by his father’s coldness and haunted by guilt from witnessing the murder of a Shinali woman, one of the peaceful natives his Navoran forebears had dispossessed of their tribal lands. Threads of history, legend, and dream interweave to craft an evocative myth of personal and national healing. ![]() ![]() ![]() People march in step with each other and are uniformed. The structure of the state is Panopticon-like, and life is scientifically managed F. D-503 ( Russian: Д-503), a spacecraft engineer, lives in the One State, an urban nation constructed almost entirely of glass, which assists mass surveillance. ![]() George Orwell said that Aldous Huxley's 1931 Brave New World must be partly derived from We, although Huxley denied this. It influenced the emergence of dystopia as a literary genre. The novel describes a world of harmony and conformity within a united totalitarian state. Dutton in New York, with the original Russian text first published in 1952. It was first published as an English translation by Gregory Zilboorg in 1924 by E. We (Russian: Мы, romanized: My) is a dystopian novel by Russian writer Yevgeny Zamyatin, written 1920–1921. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In a field not known for wide public renown, Mary Beard has made a name for herself through appearances on television or in documentaries where she serves as an expert on this ancient society. Her career as a Classicist has had a specific focus on ancient Rome, and today she is, among other things, a professor of classics at Cambridge University in England. Starting in her late teens, she spent time on some archaeological digs, which cemented her love for the ancient. As Mary Beard describes it herself in the book’s epilogue, this book was 50 years in the making. ![]() ![]() ![]() Smith does not so much use words to convey a story but caresses them into submission. But I was lulled into continuing the book because of the hypnotic writing, the subversive use of language and the continual word play. The first two chapters of The Accidental were hard work because I had no reference points to guide me. ![]() This means I usually know what the story is about. Often my book reading choices are determined by recommendations by friends, reviews I’ve read in print or online, or, when I’m browsing in a store, the book cover image, the blurb and the first page. Reading a book ‘blind’ like this, does not happen very often for me. ![]() Even the dust jacket blurb gives very little away. Despite this, I did not know anything about the storyline. Fiction – hardcover Hamish Hamilton 320 pages 2005.Īli Smith’s critically acclaimed The Accidental was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and recently won the Whitbread Novel Award. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lerner utilizes multiple perspectives and voices, including those of Adam's parents, to thoroughly investigate the history of this family and how it ties to our present moment, parsing themes of debate, masculinity, and the dissolution of language. In his newest work, The Topeka School, the main character is Adam Gordon, who is also the narrator of Lerner’s debut novel, Leaving the Atocha Station we see Adam here largely as an adolescent growing up in Topeka, Kansas, with his psychologist parents, who are part of the Foundation, an esteemed, groundbreaking psychological institute and progressive hub in a very conservative state. ![]() Ben Lerner is a critically acclaimed poet, novelist, and essayist with plenty of well-deserved accolades - he's currently a MacArthur Fellow, has been a Guggenheim Fellow and a finalist for the National Book Award, and has won the Believer Book Award and the Hayden Carruth Award, among others. ![]() ![]() ![]() Swindle starts off with the main character Griffin Bing and his best friend, Ben Slovak, camping out in an old abandoned mansion. ![]() So why is Swindle so popular? What makes this one of the best-selling kids books of recent times?Īlso check out the video trailer on Scholastic’s website. It has also been adapted into a movie by Nickelodeon (which I thought was rather subpar, especially compared to the book, by the way). Swindle has sold millions of copies and spawned follow-up books Zoobreak, Framed, Showoff, and Hideout. The common refrain of kids about Swindle is, “I finished it in three days!” Well, guess what I finished Swindle the very night I got it! By the time Gordon Korman came to my school, everyone was in love with him, and tons of kids I know have read it. I was in fifth grade in 2008 when it first came out, and Gordon Korman was coming to visit my school! In preparation, our librarian had us read some books by Gordon Korman, and I was instantly hooked! Swindle by Gordon Korman has become a modern classic. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. 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