The heart of the book is an analysis of metaphor in the Paradiso, but the volume also reaches back to Dante's earliest lyrics and concludes with a look forward to Petrarch's use of this important device.

Quais foram os eventos que desencadearam a Segunda Guerra Mundial; Forças Armadas do Eixo e dos Aliados; tanques, aviões, navios e armas de guerra de cada exército; panoramas estratégicos de ataques; rotas de invasões a cada país ocupado; Pearl Harbor; Stalingrado; Auschwitz; Holocausto; bombardeios; Rotas de campanhas, invasões e ataques com mapas e textos explicativos; •Estratégias e táticas, incluindo operações aéreas e anfíbias.campanhas, com mapas e textos explicativos; •Estratégias e...

Guerras e armas; armaduras e cavalarias; fortificações; artilharias; armas portáteis; veículos blindados de combate; guerras no mar; aviação militar; Antiga Mesopotâmia e Antigo Egito; Guerras Napoleônicas; Alexandre, o Grande; Gengis Khan; Guerra Civil Americana; Primeira e Segunda Guerras Mundiais; Guerra ao Terror. Este livro apresenta uma visão geral da história militar mundial em seus muitos aspectos, iniciando com um resumo das guerras delineado com base na evolução do desenvolviment...

Les Etats-Unis sont devenus le théatre d'une guerre de territoires fratricide entre les forces de la PAX ( l'armée régulière), la Nation Apache et le Renouveau aryen. Dans ce monde en décomposition, Martha Washington va s'élever à la seule force de son courage et de sa détermination pour devenir le symbole qui empêchera peut-être le monde de sombrer dans le chaos.

Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, DECLINE & FALL is one of the greatest narratives in European Literature. David Womersley's masterly selection and bridging commentary enables the readerto acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the whole work and displays the full variety of Gibbon's achievement.

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has always maintained its initial appeal to both the general public and scholars alike. Its sheer scale is daunting, encompassing over a millennium of history, covering not merely the Western Empire from the days of the early emperors to its extinction in AD 476, but also the Eastern Empire, which lasted for another thousand years until the Turks vanquished it in 1453. But Gibbon’s style, part historical fact and part literature, is enticing, and th...

Expanded for the occasion of ZZ Top’s 50th anniversary, Billy F Gibbons: Rock + Roll Gearhead throws wide Gibbons’ garage and studio doors for an exclusive look at his exquisite collection of cars and guitars.Love cars, guitars, and ZZ Top? This visually stunning tour through this Grade-A Texas gearhead's weird, wild life, vintage and way-out custom guitars, and influential hot rods and custom cars is mand...

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has always maintained its initial appeal to both the general public and scholars alike. Its sheer scale is daunting, encompassing over a millennium of history, covering not merely the Western Empire from the days of the early emperors to its extinction in AD 476, but also the Eastern Empire, which lasted for another thousand years until the Turks vanquished it in 1453. But Gibbon’s style, part historical fact and part literature, is enticing, and th...

This collection, edited by Jim A. Kuypers, analyzes genres of public communication to examine how the pandemic has impacted specific areas of scholarship within the communication discipline. Contributors begin each chapter by acknowledging the parameters of their sub-discipline and then discussing key elements being affected by the pandemic and pandemic responses. Viewing the pandemic through the eyes of their sub-disciplines, contributors offer unique insights on the effects of the pandem...

More than 300 species of Australian native animals — mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians — use tree hollows, but there has never been a complete inventory of them. Many of these species are threatened, or are in decline, because of land-use practices such as grazing, timber production and firewood collection. All forest management agencies in Australia attempt to reduce the impact of logging on hollow-dependent fauna, but the nature of our eucalypt forests presents a considerable challeng...

Ecological Solidarity and the Kurdish Freedom Movement: Thought, Practice, Challenges, and Opportunities is a pioneering text that examines the ideas about social ecology and communalism behind the evolving political structures in the Kurdish region. The collection evaluates practical green projects, including the Mesopotamian Ecology Movement, Jinwar women’s eco-village, food sovereignty in a solidarity economy, environmental defenders in Iranian Kurdistan, and Make Rojava Green Again. Co...

In this paperback edition of the original 2005 release, Billy F Gibbons throws wide his garage and studio doors for an exclusive look at his exquisite vintage and way-out custom guitars and his influential hot rods and custom cars. From the mythical ’59 Les Paul sunburst known as Pearly Gates and the “Furry One” of MTV renown to cars like the Eliminator, CadZZilla, and Kopperhed, they’re all here—more than four dozen guitars and ten astounding vehicles, all expounded upon by BFG himself an...