Resultaten voor 'ada palmer'
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Inventing the Renaissance
The Renaissance is one of the most studied and celebrated eras of history. Spanning the end of the Middle Ages to the beginning of modernity, it has come to symbolise the transformative rebirth of knowledge, art, culture and political thought in Europe. And for the last two hundred years, historians have struggled to describe what makes this famous golden age unique.In Inventing the Renaissance, acclaimed historian Ada Palmer provides a fresh perspective on what makes this epoch so captivating. Her witty and irreverent journey through the fantasies historians have constructed about the period show how its legend derives more from later centuries' mythmaking than from the often grim reality of the period itself. She examines its defining figures and movements: the enduring legacy of Niccolò Machiavelli, the rediscovery of the classics, the rise of the Medici and fall of the Borgias, the astonishing artistic achievements of Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Cellini, the impact of the Inquisition and the expansion of secular Humanism. Palmer also explores the ties between culture and money: books, for example, could cost as much as grand houses, so the period's innovative thinkers could only thrive with the help of the super-rich. She offers fifteen provocative and entertaining character portraits of Renaissance men and women, some famous, some obscure, whose intersecting lives show how the real Renaissance was more unexpected, more international and, above all, more desperate than its golden reputation suggests.Drawing on her popular blogs and writing with her characteristic energy and wit, Palmer presents the Renaissance as we have never seen it before. Colloquial, funny and brilliant, you would never expect a work of deep scholarship to make you alternately laugh and cry.
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The Will to Battle
In the third volume of Terra Ignota, the world has been upended and war is inevitable.
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Seven Surrenders
In a future of near-instantaneous global travel, of abundant provision, a future in which no one living can recall an actual war... a long era of stability threatens to come to an abrupt end.
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Perhaps the Stars
In the final instalment of the Terra Ignota series, the long years of near-utopia have come to an abrupt end...
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Too Like the Lightning
The year is 2454: Earth's hard-won utopian society is threatened by a young boy with apparently god-like powers.
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The Will to Battle
In the third volume of Terra Ignota, the world has been upended and war is inevitable.
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Sieben Kapitulationen
Wir schreiben das Jahr 2454. Den Anführern der großen, weltumspannenden Hives, die an die Stelle der alten Nationalstaaten getreten sind, ist es lange Zeit gelungen, durch geheime Abkommen die Weltordnung auf einem stabilen Niveau zu halten. Doch das fragile Konstrukt des globalen Gleichgewichts zeigt erste Risse. Mycroft Canners Amoklauf und der Mythos um die nahezu magischen Fähigkeiten des jungen Bridgers setzen Ereignisse in Gang, die von den Mächtigen der Welt kaum mehr zu kontrollieren sind, kommen doch immer mehr Details ihrer bizarren Machenschaften ans Licht. In dieser explosiven Mischung wirkt das Erscheinen eines längst vergessenen Kriegstreibers auf der politischen Bühne wie eine brennende Lunte.Band 2 der Reihe Terra IgnotaÜberblick über die Reihe Terra IgnotaBand 1: Dem Blitz zu nahBand 2: Sieben KapitulationenBand 3: Der Wille zum Kampf
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All In
US Army Veteran Adam Palmer's memoir offers a gut-wrenching expose' of his desert conversion and his mission to share the Gospel in 48 days, in 48 states to reach 1 million people. On his journey, Palmer encounters people like The Dude, whose conversion helps bring Palmer's mission to life and inspires him to do more. ALL IN details Palmer's discoveries around life in this world and the next, all while laying bare his human failures and insecurities offered up to the mercy and compassion of God. For combat veterans and everyday readers alike, ALL IN was written to help others find their identity and purpose in serving Christ and others.Adam Palmer is a husband, father, and U.S. Army veteran who served three deployments in Iraq and received the Purple Heart for wounds received in combat. His greatest passion is serving Jesus by impacting as many people as possible through God's love. Originally the product of a small town nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, he and his family now reside in northern Illinois, where he pursues his passion for seeing lives changed by training and mentoring young people. By volunteering his time, experience, and resources, Adam is humbled and honored to prepare youth for military careers and help them discover their path to a successful and abundant life in Christ. He believes that life is an adventure, and Jesus is the best tour guide. Above all, Adam longs to one day hear, Well done, good and faithful servant."Christian readers who thrill at the desert conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch will be inspired by this story of the desert conversion of Adam Palmer. He and his associates, Shizzle, Hud, K-Dawg, and Big Baby engage in a modern tale of discovery regarding the truth about mortality in this life and the one that follows. ALL IN is gritty. But, it is gritty in its heartfelt transparency of a wounded soul admitting his human failures and insecurities while affirming the grace and mercy which is offered by a compassionate God. This intense account is not a sterile treatise on post-traumatic stress or moral injury, both of which are described in heart-breaking tones. It is instead a gut-wrenching expose' of one man's soul, spirit, and sin. But, it is also a story of hope and triumph found in redemption. ALL IN is ultimately an incredible confession of healing found in the second chance of life offered by Jesus Christ. A must read for saints, seekers, and skeptics alike." - CAPTAIN James R. Fisher, CHC, USN (Ret.) "Much is said about heroes in our times. No one will doubt that Adam Palmer is among the greats. He served three terms in Iraq. He looked death in the face, then looked to God who could save him. His body bears the scars of heroism. After his release he did a tour of another kind for his country, traveling the nation to help and serve people in the inner cities. He has settled into our area with his family. His heroism continues as he works with broken young people coming out of the Juvenile Justice System. He is on mission to bring help and hope to the brokenness of those around him. Read this story. Arise to serve. Compelling!" - Dr. Bob Griffin, Renewal Ministries
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Dem Blitz zu nah
Wir schreiben das Jahr 2454. Die Menschheit befindet sich in einem hart erkämpften goldenen Zeitalter, in dem Religionen und auch Nationalstaaten keinen Platz mehr haben. Sieben Fraktionen - die sogenannten "Hives" - regieren nun gemeinsam die Welt, deren Herrschaft durch eine wohlwollende Zensur, statistische Analysen und technologischen Reichtum gestützt wird. Aber das Fundament dieser neuen Welt ist brüchig ... Verurteilt für seine Verbrechen und gefeiert für seine Talente gilt Mycroft Canner als das bevorzugte Instrument einiger der mächtigsten Menschen der Welt. Als er damit beauftragt wird, einen bizarren Diebstahl zu untersuchen, findet er sich auf der Spur einer Verschwörung wieder, die die Weltordnung der Hives in ihren Grundfesten erschüttern könnte.Band 1 der Reihe Terra IgnotaÜberblick über die Reihe Terra IgnotaBand 1: Dem Blitz zu nahBand 2: Sieben KapitulationenBand 3: Der Wille zum Kampf
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Good Gut, Great Health
Good Gut, Great Health introduces a whole new way of eating that focuses on digestive health as a path to true well-being.
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Die In The Sanctuary
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The Moses Legacy
When fragments of stone are found in Egypt, language expert Daniel Klein is called upon to decipher their mysterious ancient script – but others are determined to prevent the stone’s explosive origins from being revealed…
€ 17,95