The Pope of Rome is the best known and most influential moral and religious leader in the world. Pick up the paper, turn on the T.V., and there he is. Every government in the world has to deal with him somehow. Love him or hate him, there is no denying his importance. It's this way today, and it's been this way since Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity in the 4th century.In all that time, there have been wonder-working saints, lecherous...
Phil Smith - playwright, walk-performance artist and author (Mis-Guides, Mythogeography, Counter-Tourism) uses his retracing of WG Sebald's walk round East Anglia to introduce a unique kind of hyper-sensitised walking. His exemplary walk goes beyond 'wandering around looking at stuff' and shows how every walk can be art, revolution and pilgrimage.
El poder místico atribuido a las Reliquias es algo tan tangible como innegable. Desde las épocas antiguas, un gran número de curiosos de los poderes ocultos, estudiosos del misticismo, practicantes de la magia y exitosos acaudalados coleccionistas de Reliquias místicas, han buscado incansablemente el misterio que emana de aquellos objetos paradigmáticos. En este libro, la búsqueda de una de las tantas reliquias del poder. La Casa de las Guacam...
Lisa Leitz is assistant professor of sociology and director of Project Pericles at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. She is married to a U.S. naval aviator who flew missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and she was a speaker on the Iraq War and military issues for the 2004 Kerry–Edwards presidential campaign.
Wismar, 2002 in die Welterbeliste der UNESCO aufgenommen, repräsentiert geradezu ideal eine entwickelte Hansestadt des 14. Jahrhunderts. Der alte Stadtkern ist beinahe unverändert erhalten geblieben und in seiner Geschlossenheit einzigartig im deutschen Ostseeraum. Beeindruckend ist die Konzentration architektonischer Kostbarkeiten - die drei großen Kirchen als Zeugen der Backsteingotik, die Handelshäuser mit ihren prächigen Giebeln, die schma...
Das beschauliche Städtchen Wetzlar verdankt seine Bedeutung dem Sitz des seit dem 17. Jahrhundert in der Stadt ansässigen Reichskammergerichts. Hier absolvierte 1772 auch Johann Wolfgang Goethe ein Praktikum. Die Erlebnisse dieser Zeit verarbeitete er im ersten Bestseller der deutschen Literatur, dem Roman »Die Leiden des jungen Werthers«, der heute zur Weltliteratur zählt. Er machte Wetzlar zum Wallfahrtsort literaturbegeisterter Reisender, d...
Hameln, idyllisch inmitten des Weserberglandes gelegen, ist in aller Welt als Stadt des »Rattenfängers« bekannt. Auf Schritt und Tritt begegnet man dem mysteriösen Pfeifer, der der Legende nach im Jahre 1284 mehr als einhundert Kinder für immer unauffindbar aus Hameln geführt haben soll. Mehrmals täglich erklingt am prächtigen Hochzeitshaus das berühmte Glocken- und Figurenspiel zur Sage, auf deren facettenreichen Spuren man auch im Stadtmuseu...
India and China had a glorious history of cultural and material exchanges, which developed into friendship and subsequently into camaraderie during first half of the twentieth century when both India and China fought western imperialism. Owing to serious misconceptions and misjudgements the relations remained under the shadow of animosities and mutual distrust for over three decades until Rajiv Gandhi's China visit in 1988. After 62 years of d...
River Lines is the first anthology from the Halton Poetry Writing Group, celebrating the continuing creative work of poetry writers in Runcorn and Widnes, collectively known as Halton. Within the pages of this anthology are poems from eight writers, with varying styles and themes. We hope you enjoy these examples of our writing as we look forward to many more years of creativity.
In order to take the dominion that Shicreta talks about in her book Hear the Sound, we must first arm ourselves with God's word. We must confess our freedom, change our thought process, and honestly deal with our brokenness. Over the years Shicreta has seen so many believers in Christ faithfully attend Sunday morning services, but somehow continue to remain bound by anger, addictions, depression, etc. Confessions of Hear the Sound was written ...
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In 1217 England was facing her darkest hour, with foreign troops pillaging the country and defeat close at hand. But, at the battle of Lincoln, the 70-year-old William Marshal led his men to a victory that would secure the future of his nation. An astonishing true story of a man who negotiated the brutal realities of medieval warfare.
The Hanseatic League was a commercial and defensive federation of merchant guilds based in harbour towns along the North Sea and Baltic coasts of what are now Germany and her neighbours, which eventually dominated maritime trade in Northern Europe and spread its influence much further afield. This title deals with this topic.
The inability of the Italians and Germans to invade Malta proved decisive for Allied victory in the Mediterranean during World War II, as the islands provided the Allies with a base from which to project air power. This title deals with this topic.
Sul manto di Kyra, viaggiamo con l'intenzione di mettere fine a ogni forma di potere che abbia l'assurda presunzione di ostacolare il sentimento umano per eccellenza. L'amore, per fortuna, Ronnie e io lo abbiamo trovato, è bello... e ha un nome." Megan è una principessa del ventunesimo secolo, stanca del suo mondo surreale e degli abusi che questo comporta. Ronnie è un ragazzo costretto a vivere in povertà, mille anni più tardi, odiato a morte...
Tax Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations provides a detailed analysis of the federal tax laws affecting tax-exempt organizations and the tax treatment of donors to such organizations. It offers expert guidance to tax-exempt organizations and their tax advisors on the tax compliance issues they confront on a daily basis and the preparation of the various tax forms they must file with the IRS. It offers unique insight into four key areas: tax...