Attila The Scourge Of God

Patrizio Corda

Sinossi

411 AD. - Attila only knows his own people, the Huns ruled by his uncle Rua.
Along with his brother Bleda, he is raised in a violent world in which his people migrate from one area
to another leading an existence of nomadism and hardship. But he does not yet know that Rua has relations
with the Western Roman Empire, the one really responsible for their predicament.
At a time when barbarian peoples are revolting in mass against an authority now weakened
and unable to defend itself, Attila will meet the only Roman worthy of respect for him: a young man named
Flavius Aetius.
But this will not prevent him, in the future, from aspiring to new conquests once he obtains the Hun crown.
And among his targets will end up the two empires of Rome, increasingly struggling to protect their
respective borders from multiple barbarian invasions.
It will be that ambition that will turn Attila into the man known as the Scourge of God, one of the most bloodthirsty rulers
that history has known and whose fame has survived to the present day.

Disponibile da: 02/11/2024.

Scienze sociali

Altri libri che potrebbero interessarti

Wait for Me - True Stories of...

Bill Gentile

Bill Gentile did more than just "cover" Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution and the Contra War. He lived them. First as correspondent for United Press International (UPI) and later as photojournalist for Newsweek magazine, Gentile experienced those historic events from the inside, as the partner of a Nicaraguan woman whose prominent family "adopted" him as one of their own. His memoir takes readers not only to the 1979 revolution, the Contra War in the merciless mountains of Nicaragua and to the deadly streets of El Salvador, but also to the steel mills and backyards of southwestern Pennsylvania where the Italian immigrant community prepared him for those conflicts, and then waited for his return. This book introduces the American public to the victims of U.S. intervention abroad. It is a firsthand, frontline account of the human cost of war. 
Wait for Me: True Stories of War, Love and Rock & Roll, explores family, self, love, loss and love again - told against a backdrop of adversity and warfare.

Mostra libro

Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories

Mark Twain

Embark on a journey through the imaginative and humorous world of "Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories" by Mark Twain. This audiobook presents a collection of delightful and witty short stories that showcase Twain's masterful storytelling and unique wit. Each story introduces you to a memorable cast of characters and takes you on unexpected adventures filled with clever twists and turns. With Twain's trademark humor and social commentary, these tales offer a humorous and insightful glimpse into the human condition. Whether you're a long-time Twain enthusiast or new to his work, these stories are sure to entertain and leave you with a smile.

Mostra libro

Book 1 Bricks that Build Us -...

Rob Howat

Ideas build and destroy civilizations. Things are not going well. The need for action is now. After thousands of years of human development, our humanity seems to be intent upon disassembling itself with WOKE, Politically Correct thought police, rejected lessons from history and art, ‘book burning’, minorities DICTATING how we live and what we MUST think, riots, homelessness or helplessness and political polarizations with open conflicts and theft in our streets. How to revitalize harmonious existence, individual respect, laws equally for us all, and spirituality either via religion or constructive logic. So to create the conditions for cooperative, harmonious, self-disciplined inter-personal life: a return to greater stability of both mind and action working together for the good of communities and an increasingly interdependent World Social Family. 
This building and rebuilding process will take generations, the current alternative will be humanity’s exit which would be both painful and permanent. This need not be. We each can learn so confidently form a renewal of our children’s real future but only by rebuilding our thought processes, awareness, and understanding with and through calm debate, discussion, and sharing of mind.  
Industry, agriculture, and the use of both people’s time and natural abilities matter greatly: smaller could well be far more beneficial. Creating public demand to raise output and income too often leads to waste and even harm while generating wealth for a minority, too many of whom are amoral or undeserving.  
What is reality other than what we decide it to be? All stems from family upbringing, mental inputs and experiences; educational practices, understood beliefs, the free flow of ideas; respecting other's thoughts, and community actions, which all coalesce into formed concepts and so beliefs. These and more build our minds, humour, fears and needs. These are the very Bricks that Build Us

Mostra libro

Vedic Cosmos

HENRY ROMANO

In his dancing position, Shiva is known as Nataraja, the King of dancers, and is one of the most beautiful forms of Lord Shiva. The upper right hand of Shiva, as Nataraja, holds the damaru drum. It shows nothing, but it represents universal development. Meanwhile, the lower right-hand holds a flame of destruction. There are many stories about Shiva's appearance. There is a third eye between Lord Shiva's eyebrows on his forehead as an example. It represents wisdom or inner vision. The other two eyes represent love and justice. Shiva views everything with the proportions of love, justice, and inner knowledge; thus, he is neither too harsh nor lenient. Shiva's three eyes also symbolize the sun, moon, and fire, how the universe is illuminated. Shiva's wife, Parvati, covered Shiva's eyes with her hands one day, and the entire world was enveloped in darkness. That is how Shiva got his third eye. Shiva ordered the third eye to manifest, producing light, heat, and fire.

Mostra libro

Is It Racist? Is It Sexist? -...

Betsy Leondar-Wright, Jessi Streib

Is It Racist? Is It Sexist? Two questions that seem simple on their face, but which invite a host of tangled responses. Jessi Streib and Betsy Leondar-Wright offer a new way of understanding how inequalities persist by focusing on the individual judgment calls that lead us to decide what's racist, what's sexist, and what's not. 
 
 
 
Racism and sexism often seem like optical illusions, but the lines that most consistently divide our decisions might surprise you. Indeed, white people's views of what's racist and sexist are increasingly up for grabs. As the largest racial group in the country and the group that occupies the most and the highest positions of power, what they decide is racist and sexist helps determine the contours of inequality. 
 
 
 
By asking white people—Southerners and Northerners, Republicans and Democrats, working-class and professional-middle-class, men and women—to decide whether specific interactions and institutions are racist, sexist, or not, Streib and Leondar-Wright take us on a journey through the decision-making processes of white people in America. The authors are able to distinguish the responses as being characteristic of different patterns of reasoning. They produce a framework for understanding these patterns that invites us all to engage with each other in a new way, even on topics that might divide us.

Mostra libro

Women Intersectionality & Europe...

Tamara Makoni

How does identity shape the lives of women in Europe today? And what steps can we take to empower all women and thus achieve true gender equality? 
Women, Intersectionality & Europe offers a clear and insightful look at what it means to be a woman in 21st century Europe. It brings together academic research, personal stories and case studies from across the continent to explore how women live, the unique challenges that they face, and how we can use this understanding to create a more inclusive future. It will engage your curiosity, deepen your awareness and inspire you to imagine a fairer, more equal future. 
About the author 
Tamara Makoni is an inclusion and culture specialist who in 2024 was named one of Europe's leading voices on diversity, equity and inclusion. She works extensively on inclusive community building, intersectionality and gender equality, and her thought leadership has been featured by several leading publications.

Mostra libro