Author: William Dalrymple
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143031079
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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In Xanadu is, without doubt, one of the best travel books produced in the last 20 years. It is witty and intelligent, brilliantly observed, deftly constructed and extremely entertaining& Dalrymple s gift for transforming ordinary humdrum experience into something extraordinary and timeless suggests that he will go from strength to strength Alexander Maitland, Scotland on Sunday
Author: Harold Robbins
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 145204564X
Category : Immortalism
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Judd Crane, a fabulously wealthy man, is willing to sacrifice everthing in his quest for immortality.
Author: John Man
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409045641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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**A SOURCE FOR MARCO POLO, A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES** Marco Polo's journey from Venice, through Europe and most of Asia, to the court of Kublai Khan in China is one of the most audacious in history. His account of his experiences, known simply as The Travels, uncovered an entirely new world of emperors and concubines, great buildings - 'stately pleasure domes' in Coleridge's dreaming - huge armies and imperial riches. His book shaped the West's understanding of China for hundreds of years. John Man travelled in Marco's footsteps to Xanadu, in search of the truth behind Marco's stories; to separate legend from fact. Drawing on his own journey, archaeology and archival study, John Man paints a vivid picture of the man behind the myth and the true story of the great court of Kublai Khan.
Author: Dori Jones Yang
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 0385739249
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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Athletic and strong willed, Princess Emmajin's determined to do what no woman has done before: become a warrior in the army of her grandfather, the Great Khan Khubilai. In the Mongol world the only way to achieve respect is to show bravery and win glory on the battlefield. The last thing she wants is the distraction of the foreigner Marco Polo, who challenges her beliefs in the gardens of Xanadu. Marco has no skills in the "manly arts" of the Mongols: horse racing, archery, and wrestling. Still, he charms the Khan with his wit and story-telling. Emmajin sees a different Marco as they travel across 13th-century China, hunting 'dragons' and fighting elephant-back warriors. Now she faces a different battle as she struggles with her attraction towards Marco and her incredible goal of winning fame as a soldier.
Author: Roy Mason
Publisher: Acropolis Books (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Author: Matt Wagner
Publisher: Vertigo
ISBN: 9781401222918
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Written by Matt Wagner Art by Amy Reeder Hadley & Richard Friend Cover by Amy Reeder Hadley "The fast pace [is] instantly immersive, as is Amy Reeder Hadley's finely detailed, complicated art, which is almost shockingly pretty. B+"- The Onion "This features lots of the fairies, magicians and medieval-style witchcraft in a style that evokes at least a little bit the classic Midsummer Night's Dream issue of THE SANDMAN. The book looks lovely and reads well." - Variety The first ten issues of the hit series from writer Matt Wagner and rising star artist Amy Reeder Hadley are collected in this new trade paperback! Madame Xanadu's powers of sight can change the course of human history, but her vision is clouded when she looks into herself. Thrown into worlds of war and men, she encounters a dark stranger who knows both her past and future. This debut volume reveals Madame Xanadu's centuries spanning origin from Camelot to the court of Kubla Khan to 1940s New York City and beyond... Featuring an introduction by James Robinson (STARMAN). Advance-solicited; on sale July 15 - 240 pg, FC, 12.99 US MATURE READERS
Author: Julie Anne Peters
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316041157
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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In this fresh, poignant novel, Mike is struggling to come to terms with her father's suicide and her mother's detachment from the family. Mike (real name: Mary Elizabeth) is gay and likes to pump iron, play softball, and fix plumbing. When a glamorous new girl, Xanadu, arrives in Mike's small Kansas town, Mike falls in love at first sight. Xanadu is everything Mike is not -- cool, confident, feminine, sexy.... straight. Julie Anne Peters has written a heartbreaking yet ultimately hopeful novel that will speak to anyone who has ever fallen in love with someone who can't love them back.
Author: David G. Schwartz
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415935562
Category : Casinos
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Institution. Remarkably detailed and entertaining, Suburban Xanadu tells us a great deal about popular leisure in America, and why the suburban ideal has become so dominant in our social life. Book jacket.
Author: Morris Rossabi
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520946138
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Toward the end of the thirteenth century, at about the time Marco Polo was being received by the great Khubilai Khan, a Nestorian Christian monk from China called Rabban Sauma was making the reverse journey from the Mongol capital (what is now Beijing) to Jerusalem. Upon reaching Baghdad—the first traveler to arrive from China—Sauma learned that his pilgrimage could not be fulfilled because of Islamic control of the Holy Land. In Voyager from Xanadu, Morris Rossabi traces Sauma’s trans-Eurasian travels against the turbulent era of the Mongol Empire and the last Crusades. His indispensable book provides a unique first-hand Asian perspective on Europe and illuminates a crucial period in the early history of global, diplomatic, and commercial networking.
Author: Sharon Green
Publisher: Sharon Green Books
ISBN: 0886770890
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 407
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