Acclaimed entertainer Hans Schneir collapses when his beloved Marie leaves him because he won’t marry her within the Catholic Church. The desertion triggers a searing re-examination of his life—the loss of his sister during the war, the demands of his millionaire father and the hypocrisies of his mother, who first fought to “save” Germany from the Jews, then wo...(展开全部)

R to L (Japanese Style). High jinx on the high seas! As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming the King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Now Luffy, with the help of a motley collection of pirate wannabes, is setting off in search of the "One Piece," said to b...(展开全部)

R to L (Japanese Style). High jinx on the high seas! As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming the King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Now Luffy, with the help of a motley collection of pirate wannabes, is setting off in search of the "One Piece," said to b...(展开全部)

The Paris Commune lasted for only 64 days in 1871, but during that short time it gave rise to some of the grandest political dreams of the nineteenth century—before culminating in horrific violence. Following the disastrous French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, hungry and politically disenchanted Parisians took up arms against their government in the name of a more just soc...(展开全部)

The majestic palace atop the tallest peak of the Hornacis Mountains and an unseen gaze―are they a mysterious guidance or the lure of a malevolent deity? A magic mirror corrupts a young girl. The inverted giant eye flashes crimson. Even a true seer cannot trust their eyes. Death descends, calamity enroaches, and a hidden scheme unfolds in silence. Above the grey fog, The Fool lo...(展开全部)

Through the storm of steam and machinery, who can achieve the extraordinary? In the mist of history and darkness, who whispers to me? When I woke up from the haze of mystery, I found myself in a world of guns, cannons, giant ships, airships, difference engines; potions, divination, curses, hanged men, and sealed artifacts. But the light still shines between it all, and the myst...(展开全部)

The majestic palace atop the tallest peak of the Hornacis Mountains and an unseen gaze―are they a mysterious guidance or the lure of a malevolent deity? A magic mirror corrupts a young girl. The inverted giant eye flashes crimson. Even a true seer cannot trust their eyes. Death descends, calamity enroaches, and a hidden scheme unfolds in silence. Above the grey fog, The Fool lo...(展开全部)

‘A superb account of the 1860 Damascus massacres―much neglected nowadays but central to the creation of the modern Middle East’ - Simon Sebag Montefiore ‘A stunning portrait of the Ottoman Empire and of Damascus during a time of crisis. Absolutely riveting’ - Peter Frankopan This remarkable book recreates one of the watershed moments in the history of the Middle East: the feroc...(展开全部)

This remarkable book recreates one of the watershed moments in the history of the Middle East: the ferocious outbreaks of disorder across the Levant in 1860 which resulted in the massacre of thousands of Christians in Damascus. Eugene Rogan brilliantly recreates the lost world of the Middle East under Ottoman rule. The once mighty Empire was under pressure from global economic ...(展开全部)

An award-winning scholar's account of an ancient city's descent into unprecedented communal violence--an event that would mark the end of the old Ottoman order and the beginning of the modern Middle East On July 9, 1860, a violent mob swept through the Christian quarters of Damascus. For eight days, violence raged, leaving five thousand Christians dead, thousands of shops loote...(展开全部)