David Ball

Nicole Ball

Abdourahman A. Waberi

Djibouti-born Waberi's brief and concentrated tale-part satire, part fable, part fever-dream-imagines the world turned upside down: a war rages between Quebec and the American Midwest, and all of "Euramerica" is a dark, barbaric hellhole.

In the United States of Africa

Professor Emeritus David Ball, PH D

Explains how plays are structured, looks at theatrical exposition, theme, and images, and shows how to analyze a play and understand its production

A Technical Manual for Reading Plays

Backwards and Forwards

"From the cruelty of the slave markets of Algiers to the majesty of Topkapi, the sultan's seraglio in Istanbul, to the convent of the noble Knights of St. John in Malta, this is a novel of the timeless struggle between the religions and cultures of the east and west. ico and Maria, Maltese brother and sister, are separated when young Nico is abducted by Moorish slavers. Taken to Algiers to be the personal slave of a wealthy merchant, he becomes a pawn in household politics and sets out to escape. Extraordinary events lead him to the court of Suleiman the magnificent, Sultan of the Ottomans. Maria, stranded in Malta with unsympathetic parents, makes her own plans to escape the island and find her brother. She joins a group of Jews - forced by their Christian rulers to renounce their faith - who continue their rituals clandestinely. French aristocrat Christien de Vries yearns to prove himself as a surgeon in the Order of St John, to which he was pledged as an infant but joined only as a result of a life-altering oath. These unforgettable characters find themselves caught up in the sweep of history as the Ottomans confront the Knights in the historic Siege of Malta, and the fate of

The Sword and the Scimitar

George Orwell

A guide to reading "Animal Farm" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.

Animal Farm

An epic novel of adventure in the grandest tradition of historical fiction, Empires of Sand takes us on a thrilling, unforgettable journey. As civilizations collide around two men, a battle begins: for survival, for love, and for a destiny written in a desert's shifting sands. The year is 1870. Paris is under siege, and two boys, best friends and cousins, are swept from their life of privilege. A brutal killing forces Michel deVries — called Moussa — to flee to his mother's homeland in North Africa. A family disgrace forces Paul deVries to seek redemption in the French military. Ten years will pass before they come face-to-face again. Now Moussa has become a desert warrior and a beautiful woman's forbidden lover, while Paul leads an ill-fated French force into the Sahara. Against a breathtaking landscape of blazing sands and ancient mysteries, these two men face a struggle that will shatter lives across two continents — and force them to choose between separate dreams and shared blood....

A Novel

Empires of Sand

LEILA COURY

Este guia para leitura de peças e roteiros teatrais, vem complementar e retificar com novos subsídios os métodos tradicionais da análise literária de scripts. Além de repassar as técnicas de escritura dramática de todos os períodos e estilos, o livro proporciona valioso instrumental para a investigação dos componentes da obra dramatúrgica, como sejam, drama, personagem, tema, interpretação, imagens, motivação/obstáculos/conflito, teatralidade e outros integrantes estruturais e composicionais do texto teatral. O Hamlet de Shakespeare é utilizado como fonte da maioria dos exemplos, pois se trata de obra paradigmática para o estudo do teatro, quer pela riqueza que oferece para análise, quer por sua importância na escritura teatral.

um guia para leitura de peças teatrais

Para trás e para frente

When you are sitting alone in your home or apartment, what do you think about? Your daily routines? God is with us in the routines, but as Christians we know there is more to life, so let's dig a little deeper. What are your passions? What are you dreams? Why do you get out of bed every morning? What do you hope to accomplish before you die? What do you hope people will say about you after you die? Now let's go deeper still: How have your heartfelt desires been affected by the fall? How can you re-orient your desires to be God-honouring and Christ-centered? "Portrait of the Heart" will help you answer these questions by drawing on the wisdom of more than one thousand scripture verses in 101 short daily studies. Using easy to understand language, it examines the significance of the heart, the snares of the heart, what a wise, disciplined, loving and faithful heart looks like, and more. In addition to the practical scriptural guidance, you will find that each study contains a question to think and pray about during the day as you contemplate what you have read.

Portrait of the Heart

From the acclaimed author of Empires of Sand comes a mesmerizing new adventure that Jean Auel cites as “crowded with events that both forecast and mirror the conflicts of today.” Sweeping from the drawing rooms of Paris to the palace of Suleiman the Magnificent to the dark hold of a slave ship racing across the sea, here is a dazzling story of love and valor, innocence and identity, an epic novel of the clash of civilizations on a barren island where the future was forged. The Mediterranean, the sixteenth century: Lying squarely in the midst of the vital sea lanes between the Christian West and the Ottoman Empire in the East, and ruled by the ancient Order of the Knights of St. John, Malta will become the stage upon which the fate of the world turns. For one of its sons, the hand of violence strikes swiftly, when young Nicolo Borg is seized by Barbary slavers and launched on a remarkable journey to the court of the supreme ruler of the Muslim world. Renamed Asha, plotting his escape even as he swears allegiance to the god of his masters and is schooled in the arts of culture and war, the innocent boy will be transformed into one of the Sultan’s deadliest commanders. For Nico’s beloved sister, Maria, his loss fires her hatred for the knights who did nothing to save him and her dreams of escape from her stifling home. As the headstrong girl grows into a fierce beauty, she will capture the attention of one man in particular, Christien de Vries, a surgeon-knight torn between duty and desire, caught up in Malta’s frantic preparations against the coming Ottoman storm. Around Nico and Maria are men and women who will share their destinies: Dragut Raïs, a brilliant corsair, arch-rival of the knights…Giulio Salvago, a priest in full flight from his carnal nature…Alisa, a young beauty hidden away in a harem…Jean de La Valette, the master knight who is Malta’s only hope for survival. As the mighty Ottoman fleet bears down on the tiny island, as Nico Borg makes his way back to his homeland at the helm of a warship, Ironfire moves inexorably to a shattering climax where all will face ultimate justice in the murderous cauldron of siege warfare. Brilliantly capturing the crosscurrents of a storied age, Ironfire is historical fiction in the grand tradition, a stirring realization of a pivotal moment in time that irrevocably shaped the world we inhabit today.

An Epic Novel of Love and War

Ironfire

Harvey Pass

Giorgio Scagliotti

Global experts, in conjunction with the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, bring you up to date with today’s best approaches to lung cancer diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. IASLC Thoracic Oncology, 2nd Edition, keeps you abreast of the entire scope of this fast-changing field, from epidemiology to diagnosis to treatment to advocacy. Written in a straightforward, practical style for the busy clinician, this comprehensive, multidisciplinary title is a must-have for anyone involved in the care of patients with lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies. Offers practical, relevant coverage of basic science, epidemiology, pulmonology, medical and radiation oncology, surgery, pathology, palliative care, nursing, and advocacy. Provides authoritative guidance from the IASLC – the only global organization dedicated to the study of lung cancer. Includes new content on molecular testing, immunotherapy, early detection, staging and the IASLC staging system, surgical resection for stage I and stage II lung cancer, and stem cells in lung cancer. Features a new full-color design throughout, as well as updated diagnostic algorithms.

IASLC Thoracic Oncology E-Book

The South had lost the Civil War and was losing its soul. Uniformed Rebels who had fought honorably in the light of day now wore tattered sheets in the dark and burned crosses. In armed packs they dragged the helpless Negro or Indian from his bed and stopped his hurried prayers with noose or buckshot. In North Carolina's Robeson county, the Ku Klux did not see the vengeance it was stirring up: Henry Berry Lowery's gang of Swamp Outlaws, who ruthlessly protected themselves and the county's Indians and Negroes. "We kill anyone who hunts us, from Sheriff on down," Lowery promised, and by forays out of the swamps to keep that promise he became the highest-bountied outlaw in the nation's history. This tale of bloody revenge and brilliant survival is drawn from the gang's real victims, benefactors, and descendants - all as told by the Yankee reporter from the New York Herald who joined the gang to get the story.

Henry Berry Lowery and His Civil War Gang

Swamp Outlaw

Ein Epos, das fesselnde Historie mit einer berührenden Geschichte verbindet: der Roman »Asha – Sohn von Malta« von David Ball als eBook bei dotbooks. Malta, 1565: Zwei Geschwister, durch ein grausames Schicksal getrennt, treffen sich nach zehn Jahren wieder – auf unterschiedlichen Seiten eines brutalen Konflikts, der ihre Heimat zu vernichten droht ... Nico und seine Schwester Maria waren unzertrennbar, bis zu jenem Tag, als der kleine Junge von osmanischen Korsaren entführt wurde. Während Maria auf Malta auf die Rückkehr des Bruders hofft, wird er zum Galeerendienst in der Flotte des Sultans gezwungen. Doch der mutige Junge steigt in den Rängen der türkischen Armada auf – und wird zum gefürchteten Kapitän Asha. Nach vielen Jahren treffen die Geschwister wieder aufeinander, denn der osmanische Sultan kennt nur ein Ziel: Die Eroberung Maltas ... und Nico und Maria müssen sich im Angesicht des Feindes die Frage stellen, wer sie wirklich sind! »Der Roman hat die Wucht von 20 Segelschiffen. Als hätte Hollywood ein 200-Millionen-Dollar-Projekt zwischen zwei Buchdeckel gepresst!« Bild am Sonntag »›Asha‹ ist ein Meisterwerk, das die Details der Historie mit brillanter Vorstellungskraft vereint!« Denver Post Jetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: Der epische historische Roman »Asha – Sohn von Malta« von David Ball. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.

Roman

Asha - Sohn von Malta

The South had lost the Civil War and was losing its soul. Uniformed Rebels who had fought honorably in the light of day now wore tattered sheets in the dark and burned crosses. In armed packs they dragged the helpless Negro or Indian from his bed and stopped his hurried prayers with noose or buckshot. In North Carolina’s Robeson county, the Ku Klux did not see the vengeance it was stirring up: Henry Berry Lowery's gang of Swamp Outlaws, who ruthlessly protected themselves and the county's Indians and Negroes. "We kill anyone who hunts us, from Sheriff on down,” Lowery promised, and by forays out of the swamps to keep that promise he became the highest-bountied outlaw in the nation’s history. This tale of bloody revenge and brilliant survival is drawn from the gang’s real victims, benefactors, and descendants – all as told by the Yankee reporter from the New York Herald who joined the gang to get the story.

David Ball

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