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Past and Present is a book by Thomas Carlyle. It combines medieval history with criticism of 19th-century British society, comparing the reverence for work and heroism of monasterial monks with the egocentric attitude of politicians, thus shaming the latter.
These stories reflect the Creole way of life during the transitory post-Civil War period.Voir livre
"It encapsulates five titillating reluctant feminization stories of men submitting to sissification brought upon by domineering t-girls and femdom." Top T-Girls And Sub Sissies Volume One is Lilly Lustwood’s first collection of her Short Reluctant Feminization Fiction Selections series. Story 1 – The Wrong Room Number On a rainy October night in Bangkok, Hunter was warped into the world of three dominant Thai ladyboys—etching into a memoir of his first time forced feminization sissy story. Story 2 – Sissy Got Blacked Morgan got a positive reply and anticipated a rowdy rendezvous. Little did he know, the message he got was from Jamal, his dream girl’s boyfriend. On that snowy Saturday afternoon, he learned a valuable lesson in life… from three vengeful high schoolers. Story 3 – Karen Meets The Manager Karl Norman had a knack for gaining store credits and free products from his expertise in compelling complaining. On a balmy afternoon in San Francisco, California, he learned that he simply couldn’t get away with anything by complaining and that his mouth served more purposefully for Bruna, the manager’s pleasure. Story 4 – Bitcoin Begging Manny wanted to recover from the crypto bear market. He started perusing the Sissification and Feminization section of an obscure website called Bitcoin Begging. Luckily, his photo intrigued someone with the username mrs.morningwood. Story 5 – Sissy Stuffing Gwyn Powell, a Pearly Planes native plans to help his mother take over Martha’s homeowner’s association presidential position by using his sinfully saccharine Butter Pecan Pie. Will the young man’s insolence tilt Martha’s crown or is he destined to be stuffed, basted, and glazed like a turkey for Thanksgiving?Voir livre
The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time. (From Wikipedia.)Voir livre
This book contains several titles, which are the following: Genghis Khan - Genghis Khan was the Mongol emperor who has expanded his region to the biggest empire on the face of the earth ever. His empire stretched from East Asia all the way to various European countries, the Middle East, and beyond. What made Genghis Khan so successful? Was he a brute, rapist, and pillaging dictator, or did he have a tolerant side as well? You will learn more about his early life, his relationships, marriage, families and children, his attacks, his unification of the Mongolian Federations, his death, succession, and the continuing of the Mongolian Empire after his death. Mongolian Empire - The Mongolian Empire was not to be trifled with! Genghis Khan and his followers conquered a vast part of Asia, Europe, and beyond. There aren’t many people who haven’t heard of these conquerors and their achievement. Honor them or despise them, but at least acknowledge their existence. How did the Mongol Empire grow so big? What was it like before the expansion? These questions and many others will be answered in this historical guide. Their dominance, their attitude, and their culture will be explained, as well as their practices of war and various other parts of their society. Attila the Hun - You may have heard about him: Attila the Hun. Let's discover who this individual actually was and why he has such a bad track record of being a callous, aggressive conqueror in the first millennium after Christ. Attila the Hun was the ruler of the Huns from the year 434 till his death in the month of March in the year 453. Also, he was the leader of a tribal realm which consisted mainly of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans and Bulgars, to name a few, in Central Europe and in Eastern Europe.Voir livre
Many medieval figures are somewhat shrouded in mystery, due to the scarcity of available sources and to the difficulties posed by the interpretation of historical narratives dating from this period. And even when there is enough documented evidence to put together a sufficiently coherent biographical account, other sources and accounts may emerge that flagrantly contradict the already established and generally accepted historical narrative. Nowhere is this more evident than in the legacy of Vlad III Dracula, whom history has recorded as one of the most notorious and bloodthirsty tyrants of the 15th century. In addition to lending the name Dracula to Bram Stoker’s famous vampire, Vlad is known around the world by the cognomen Vlad the Impaler, due to his reputation for impaling thousands of his enemies. Vlad was reputed to be such a tyrant that his reputation and stories of his deeds spread across Germany and the rest of Europe during his lifetime. Naturally, trying to determine who Vlad was and what he was really like has been made more complex by the subsequent fame he achieved in Europe and beyond, beginning with the dissemination of the German and Slavic 15th century narratives that aided in the construction of a diabolical, mythical-like figure that has been passed down throughout history to today. While certain factual aspects regarding Ivan IV’s reign can certainly be deduced from the primary sources that have withstood the test of time, the majority of accounts dating from the 16th century and after must be evaluated critically and read in light of certain traditions and ideas that circulated in the region regarding the model ruler and the tyrant. Naturally, this makes it hard for contemporary audiences to determine whether Ivan IV was worthy of the epithet “Groznyi” (“the Terrible”), but that heavily influenced the way in which Ivan IV was perceived and subsequently depicted in historiography.Voir livre
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘A terrific book … It really is one of the most enjoyable histories I’ve read in many a year’ JAMES HOLLAND ‘Riveting … A brilliant account’ DAILY MAIL THE FIRST AUTHORISED HISTORY OF THE SBS. Britain’s SBS – or Special Boat Service – was the world’s first maritime special operations unit. Founded in the dark days of 1940, it started as a small and inexperienced outfit that leaned heavily on volunteers’ raw courage and boyish enthusiasm. It went on to change the course of the Second World War – and has served as a model for special forces ever since. The fledgling unit’s first mission was a daring beach reconnaissance of Rhodes in the spring of 1941. Over the next four years, the SBS and its affiliates would carry out many more spectacular operations in the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, the Channel and the Far East. These missions – including Operation Frankton, the daredevil attempt by the ‘Cockleshell Heroes’ to paddle up the Garonne river and sink Axis ships in Bordeaux harbour – were some of the most audacious and legendary of the war. Paddling flimsy canoes, and armed only with knives, pistols and a few sub-machine guns, this handful of brave and determined men operated deep behind enemy lines in the full knowledge that if caught they might be executed. Many were. Yet their many improbable achievements – destroying enemy ships and infrastructure, landing secret agents, tying up enemy forces, spreading fear and uncertainty, and, most importantly, preparing the ground for D-Day – helped to make an Allied victory possible. Written with the full cooperation of the modern SBS – the first time this ultra-secretive unit has given its seal of approval to any book – and exclusive access to its archives, SBS: Silent Warriors allows Britain’s original special forces to emerge from the shadows and take their proper and deserved place in our island story. This bestselling book by Saul David, the Sunday Times bestselling author, is a compelling autobiography of the SBS. Set against the backdrop of 20th century Europe, it recounts the naval and military operations that tested the survival skills of these silent warriors. For fans of Geoffrey Wawro (A Mad Catastrophe), Joseph Wheelan (Bitter Peleliu), Antony Beevor (Arnhem), Al Murray (Watching War Films With My Dad), and Bob Drury (Throne of Grace).Voir livre
