Marat/Sade
Marat/Sade
Jean Paul Marat
Jean-Paul Marat's role in the French Revolution has long been a matter of controversy among historians. Often he is portrayed as a violent, sociopathic demagogue. This biography challenges that interpretation and argues that without Marat's contri...
Jean-Paul Marat
A landmark biography of one of the most notorious and controversial protagonists of the French Revolution-Jean-Paul Marat. ¿ Who better to pen an authoritative biography of Jean-Paul Marat (1743-93) than preeminent historian of France Keith Michae...
Jean Paul Marat
Jean-Paul Marat's role in the French Revolution has long been a matter of controversy among historians. Often he is portrayed as a violent, sociopathic demagogue. This biography challenges that interpretation and argues that without Marat's contri...
Your Essential Guide to Quantitative Hedge Fund Investing
Your Essential Guide to Quantitative Hedge Fund Investing provides a conceptual framework for understanding effective hedge fund investment strategies. The book offers a mathematically rigorous exploration of different topics, framed in an easy to digest set of examples and analogies, including stories from some legendary hedge fund investors. Readers will be guided from the historical to the cutting edge, while building a framework of understanding that encompasses it all. Features * Filled with novel examples and analogies from within and beyond the world of finance * Suitable for practitioners and graduate-level students with a passion for understanding the complexities that lie behind the raw mechanics of quantitative hedge fund investment * A unique insight from an author with experience of both the practical and academic spheres
Military and the State in Central Asia
The military played a pivotal role in the political development, state functions, foreign policy and the daily lives of the people in the Central Asian states from the early twentieth century until the present. This book is the first major, in-dep...
Aleksandr Askoldov
Filmed in 1966 and '67, but kept from release for twenty years, The Commissar is unquestionably one of the most important and compelling films of the Soviet era. Based on a short story by Vasily Grossman, it tells of a female Red Army commissar wh...
Applied Mining Geology
This book provides a detailed overview of the operational principles of modern mining geology, which are presented as a good mix of theory and practice, allowing use by a broad range of specialists, from students to lecturers and experienced geolo...
The Politics of Police Reform
There is a Russian saying that "police mirror society." The gist of this is that every society is policed to the extent that it allows itself to be policed. Centralized in control but decentralized in their reach, the police are remarkab...
Murder in the Rue Marat
How an enigmatic masterpiece of the French Revolution became a talisman of the revolutionary spirit in our own time Jacques-Louis David’s The Death of Marat depicts the painter’s friend and fellow revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat collapsed in his bath after being fatally stabbed by a female assassin who stands just outside the frame. In this fascinating book, Thomas Crow traces the radical legacy of a painting that has been called the Pietà of the French Revolution, showing how David’s masterpiece captures the saga of that violent era in the single figure of Marat, and how it reveals itself anew today. Crow begins by describing how the painting’s enduring power came to the fore during the countercultural tumult of the 1960s, discussing how his vocation as a scholar arose out of his own encounter with the work. He then takes readers back to 1793, telling the story of the painting’s creation through the eyes of David, his subject, and Marat’s charismatic assassin, Charlotte Corday.
Integration For Calculus, Analysis, And Differential Equations: Techniques, Examples, And Exercises
The book assists Calculus students to gain a better understanding and command of integration and its applications. It reaches to students in more advanced courses such as Multivariable Calculus, Differential Equations, and Analysis, where the abil...
Dying for Faith
From India to Iraq, from London to Lahore, the relationship between religion and violence is a bitterly contested and casually misrepresented issue. This volume brings together several perspectives from a variety of fields to probe it. It seeks to...
Religion and the Rise of Populism
Populism is on the rise around the world. Since 2016, with the US presidential election and the Brexit debate in the UK, populism has taken a central place in global discussions on democracy. This book aims to correct the oversight that, although ...
Leaders of the Jacobins: The Lives and Legacies of Maximilien Robespierre and Jean-Paul Marat
*Includes pictures of Robespierre, Marat, and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes quotes from Marat's fiery journals and Robespierre's most famous and controversial quotes about the French Revolution, Louis XVI, and more. *Includes detailed descriptions of the deaths of Marat, Robespierre, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette *Includes Bibliographies on both leaders for further reading. 'Citizens, did you want a revolution without a revolution?' - Maximilien Robespierre 'People, give thanks to the gods Your most redoubtable enemy has fallen beneath the scythe of Fate.' - Jean-Paul Marat In many ways it is fitting that Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) is one of the best known figures of the French Revolution, if not its most famous. The early years of the Revolution were fueled by Enlightenment ideals, seeking the social overthrow of the caste system that gave the royalty and aristocracy decisive advantages over the lower classes. Few were as vocal in their
Why "Good Kids" Turn into Deadly Terrorists
Using psychological theory and the author's direct experience working with at-risk youth, this book answers the questions on the minds of anyone shocked and appalled by the events of the Boston Marathon bombings. The shock of the 2013 Boston Marat...
Academ's Fury
For centuries, the people of Alera have relied on the power of the furies to protect them from outside invaders. But the gravest threat might be closer than they think.Tavi has escaped the Calderon Valley and the mysterious attack of the Marat on ...
Academ's Fury
For centuries, the people of Alera have relied on the power of the furies to protect them from outside invaders. But the gravest threat might be closer than they think. Tavi has escaped the Calderon Valley and the mysterious attack of the Marat on...
Running Your First Marathon
"Andrew Kastor has taken the tried-and-true principles that all us pros follow and made them available and applicable for everyone. Just as Andrew has helped me on my journey, he is sure to help you on yours."-Ryan Hall, US Olympic Marat...
Ultrarunning for Normal People
When Sid Garza-Hillman stood at the starting line of his first 50-mile-long trail ultramarathon, one thought was at the front of his mind: this was the last place he wanted to be. After all, trail ultrarunning is a very different animal than marat...
Stuka Pilot
Autobiography of World War Two Luftwaffe pilot Hans Ulrich Rudel, the most highly decorated German serviceman of WW2. Shot down over 24 times, he destroyed over 500 tanks, 2,000 ground targets, the Russian battleship Marat, two cruisers and a destroyer. His flying record of over 2,500 combat missions remains unmatched by any pilot since.
El ejército iluminado
Qu pasar a si un grupo de ni os decide invadir los Estados Unidos? Qu sucede cuando una persona corre un marat n y gana una medalla pero est a miles de kil metros de distancia y sus nicos testigos son un par de amigos alcoh licos? David Toscana es sin duda un escritor nico, alguien que no se parece a nadie m s que usted haya le do en ning n lugar del mundo. Toscana parte de situaciones aparentemente absurdas - un ej rcito iluminado - para hacernos reflexionar sobre este disparate que llamamos 'mundo', 'modernidad' o 'civilizaci n' mientras no dejamos de re rnos por las m s de cien p ginas que componen esta novela -Luis Felipe Lomel , escritor
A People's History of the French Revolution
The assault on the Bastille, the Reign of Terror, Danton mocking his executioner, Robespierre dispensing a fearful justice, and the archetypal gadfly Marat - the events and figures of the French Revolution have exercised a hold on the historical imagination for more than 200 years. It has been a template for heroic insurrection and, to more conservative minds, a cautionary tale. Looking at history from the bottom up, Hazan presents the revolution as a rational and pure struggle for emancipation. In this new history, the first significant account of the French Revolution in over twenty years, Hazan maintains that it fundamentally changed the Western world - for the better.
Furies of Calderon
In this extraordinary fantasy epic, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files leads readers into a world where the fate of the realm rests on the shoulders of a boy with no power to call his own... For a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening races that inhabit the world, using their unique bond with the furies--elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal. But in the remote Calderon Valley, the boy Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. At fifteen, he has no wind fury to help him fly, no fire fury to light his lamps. Yet as the Alerans' most savage enemy--the Marat horde--return to the Valley, Tavi's courage and resourcefulness will be a power greater than any fury, one that could turn the tides of war...
Mesopotamien
»Det enda som återstår är att tro och hoppas. Det enda som återstår är att älska och ta livet för vad det är. Det vill säga outhärdligt otroligt. Det vill säga otroligt outhärdligt.« Nio mäns vägar korsas i Charkiv. Alla är uppvuxna efter järnridåns fall och saknar illusioner om sitt kaotiska, postkommunistiska hemland. Ändå lever hoppet om ett bättre liv. Marat boxas, Romeo träffar en jurist som lär honom allt om staden, medan Fima blir ihop med en servitris. De är alla människor som råkar befinna sig på fel plats vid fel tidpunkt. Romanen avslutas med 30 dikter. Mesopotamien -- »Tvåflodslandet«, så kallar Zjadan området mellan floderna Dnipro och Donets. Boken är en hyllning till hemstaden Charkiv med dess hyreshus, trånga lägenheter, mörka bakgårdar och hemliga källare. De nio berättelserna vävs samman till en poetisk skildring av det vackra och förfallna, det melankoliska och humoristiska Charkiv. Romanen utkom på ukrainska 2014.
Himlastormare, E-bok
I Himlastormare får vi möta tolv säregna schweizare som sökte sin lycka i den stora världen där de utförde ovanliga saker. Hjältarna var utomäktenskapliga barn till pigor, led av onda styvmödrar, hade fixa idéer och fysiska sjukdomar, de var tvungna att överleva svält, krig och revolutioner. Mot alla odds erövrade de världen.Hembiträdet Marie Grosholtz uppnådde världsberömmelse som Madame Tussaud. Jean-Paul Marat initierade den franska revolutionen med Danton och Robespierre. Urmakarsonen Ferdinand Hassler utvidgade USA på Kanadas bekostnad. Pauli byggde världens första styrbara luftskepp. En bedragare vid namn Meyer, som utgav sig för att vara läkare, befriade Grekland från turkarnas ok, och Zwicky lyckades skjuta ut det första konstgjorda föremålet i rymden.
Anti/minnen - Samtal Med Lars Norén
»Jag skapar en sorts osynlig akademi av läsare. Osynlighetens akademi, kan man säga, men konflikten i mitt liv, den riktigt stora konflikten har varit att förena liv och dikt.« Lars NorénMikael van Reis och Lars Norén träffades under tjugo års tid för att tala om liv, litteratur och skapande. Det blev femton vindlande samtal som bildar en levnadsmosaik av söner och döttrar, mödrar och fäder, schack och nihilism, Weil och Marat, poesi och filosofi, svensk teaterhistoria och uppväxten på hotellet i Genarp.Mikael van Reis är född 1954 i Göteborg. Han har länge verkat som litteraturkritiker i Göteborgs-Posten och arbetade i tjugofem år på dess kulturredaktion som kritiker, redaktör och kulturchef. Hans doktorsavhandling Det slutna rummet. Sex kapitel om Lars Noréns författarskap 1963 1983 kom 1997 och följdes av Den siste poeten. En essä om Paul Celans aska 2015. År 2021 utgav han urvalsvolymen Avgrunden av ljus. Lars Noréns poesi 1962 2016 och året därpå publicerades Den röda fläcken. Essäer om konst, litteratur och andra gömställen.
Stuka Pilot
Autobiography of WW2 Nazi pilot Hans Rudel the most highly decorated German serviceman of WW2, and the only one to be awarded the Third Reich's most prestigious medal which was specially created for Rudel by Hitler himself, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Shot down over 24 times, Hans Rudel is credited with destroying over 500 tanks, 2,000 ground targets, the Russian battleship Marat, two cruisers and a destroyer, and was so successful against Russian forces that Joseph Stalin put up a 100,000 rouble ransom on his head. His flying record of over 2,500 missions remains unmatched by any pilot since. Until his death in 1982 Hans Rudel remained a loyal supporter of Adolf Hitler, and he refused to denounce Hitler, or the Nazis, and believed that the war against Germany was created by powerful Jews and international finance. Hans Rudel remains a complex character, and arguably one of WW2's most heroic figures. This is the uncensored edition
Politiska mord: Det yttersta argumentet, E-bok
Jean Paul Marat, Alexander II, Leo Trotskij, John F. Kennedy. De politiska morden löper som en röd tråd genom historien, men gärningsmännens motiv har varierat. I Politiska mord skildrar historikern Göran Rystad mord och mordförsök från antiken fram till våra dagar. Vilka var förövarna och vad drev dem till den desperata handlingen? Var det frågan om konspirationer eller dåd av enskilda gärningsmän? Var de i så fall galningar eller hade morden sin bakgrund i religiösa, nationella, etniska eller ideologiska konflikter? En sak är säker: det alltid funnits individer som tagit till mord som det yttersta argumentet. Författaren granskar även de politiska mordens effektivitet som verktyg för samhällelig förändring. Slutsatsen blir att metoden inte bara är ineffektiv utan ofta kontraproduktiv. Göran Rystad är professor emeritus vid Lunds universitet.
100 Quotes by Nicolas de Chamfort, Ljudbok
Featuring some of the most brilliant and notable sayings from a revolutionising world, ‘100 Quotes by Nicolas de Chamfort’ paints a vivid mosaic of life during and after the French Revolution. Having thrown himself into the Republican movement and fight to overthrow the last king of France, Chamfort was one of the first to have entered the Bastille as it was triumphantly stormed. Secretary to Louis XVI’s sister and of the notary Jacobin Club, he went on to witness the dawn of a new era with the reign of Marat and Robespierre, underseeing the campaign towards universal men’s suffrage.Influencing and shaping one of the most defining moments of history, ‘100 Quotes by Nicolas Chamfort’ is a must-read collection for those interested in the figures, who lay the foundations for the world as we know it today. Nicolas de Chamfort (1741-1894) was a French writer and secretary to Louis XVI's sister, along with that of the Jacobin club. A strong defender of the Republican movement, his work reflects a turbulent time in France's history when society turned against the Monarchy.
Spanish Novels
Looking for Spanish Novels? I know how tough it is to find good readings to learn a new language. You don't usually have a large vocabulary or are able to read long and complex sentences. You'd like to go right to the fun stuff, but maybe it's too hard for you now. A typical Spanish reader isn't interesting or just plain boring. But this book is not like that. Learning with Spanish Novels is easy and straightforward. Forget about difficult long texts with English-translations. This book for Spanish learners is not like that. It will take you to the next level in less time. That means less effort and struggling towards your way to fluency in Spanish. Improving your Spanish can be lots of fun. A Spanish Book for Upper-Intermediates (B2) Both Fun & Easy La marat n is the book number 17 of the Spanish Novels Series. This Upper-Intermediate Spanish Reader is packed with useful expressions you need in everyday situations: greetings, asking questions, talking to friends, etc. Anyone who has
Into the Deep Wood
A Forbidden Forest... When Valeria stumbles into the shadows of the Deep Wood, she crosses a line no mortal dares to tread. Captured by the Hag - a figure from nightmares who rules the forest with ancient magic - Valeria is forced into a life of dark servitude. Here, the very trees whisper secrets, creatures of shadow roam freely, and every breath feels like it might be her last. A Reluctant Servant... Bound to the Hag's will, Valeria's days blur into strange rituals and harrowing tasks that push her to the edge of endurance. The forest is both prison and puzzle, filled with spirits and chorts, beings that are neither entirely friend nor foe. In this bleak existence, she crosses paths with Marat, a hardened hunter whose own secrets run as deep as the forest's roots. Though his motives remain unclear, his presence stirs something within Valeria - a reminder that survival, and perhaps even escape, may lie in unexpected alliances. A Desperate Gamble... The deeper Valeria sinks into the
Marta
Marta is the best footballer in the history of the women's game. The Brazilian has jaw-dropping flair and skill. She has scored more World Cup goals than any other player, and has won FIFA World Player of the Year six times. But pure talent alone ...
Ma'at
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