The Valkyrie In The West

Author : Alaric Araya
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Valkyrie in the West written by Alaric Araya and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book In the Nordic lands of the legendary Valkyries, Kindra, a young woman determined to prove herself, has spent her entire life training to join their elite ranks. As she finally seems to achieve her dream, something goes wrong – and Kindra finds herself a thousand years in the future, far from her homeland and time. Now stuck in the modern world, she must survive the culture clashes and unfamiliar territory while also surviving the terrifying force from her own place and time. As she seeks to uncover the true reason for her presence in this strange world, she must also prepare for a battle she fears is fast approaching. About the Author Alaric Araya spends his time writing and watching movies to gather ideas for new projects. He is also an avid collector of comic books, which has helped him broaden his imagination and creativity. He also exercises avidly and encourages others to maintain fitness through regular exercise as well.

Author : Geological Survey of Western Australia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bulletin - Geological Survey of Western Australia written by Geological Survey of Western Australia and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Craig Alanson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781672360081
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Valkyrie written by Craig Alanson and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After saving the world many times, the Merry Band of Pirates have accepted the inevitable: Earth is doomed. All they can do is try to bring a few thousand people to safety, before vicious aliens arrive to destroy humanity's homeworld. No. There is one other thing they can do: hit the enemy so hard that the aliens will regret they ever heard of humans.

Author : Kate O'Hearn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481447394
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Valkyrie written by Kate O'Hearn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of the Pegasus books, Kate O’Hearn, comes an exciting new series that puts a fresh twist on Norse mythology. Valkyrie: Norse Goddess. Reaper of Souls. Defender of the Weak. Not someone you want to mess with… Freya is dreading her upcoming birthday when she’ll officially have to take up her duties as a Valkyrie. She doesn’t want to follow in the footsteps of the legends before her—legends including her mother and sisters. And she certainly doesn’t want anything to do with humans! Freya thinks humans are cruel, hate-filled creatures, but as she observes their world, she begins to wonder what it would be like to make friends with the girls or laugh with the boys she sees. And what would it be like to live without the fear that she could cause someone’s death with a single touch? Then when she’s sent on her first mission, she reaps the soul of a fallen soldier with unfinished business…business that sends her on an epic quest to the mortal world. Will Freya find the true meaning of being a human, or will she finally accept her destiny?

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Field written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nancy Marie Brown
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250200830
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Real Valkyrie written by Nancy Marie Brown and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Stacy Schiff’s Cleopatra, Brown lays to rest the hoary myth that Viking society was ruled by men and celebrates the dramatic lives of female Viking warriors “Once again, Brown brings Viking history to vivid, unexpected life—and in the process, turns what we thought we knew about Norse culture on its head. Superb.” —Scott Weidensaul, author of New York Times bestselling A World on the Wing "Magnificent. It captured me from the very first page." —Pat Shipman, author of The Invaders In 2017, DNA tests revealed to the collective shock of many scholars that a Viking warrior in a high-status grave in Birka, Sweden was actually a woman. The Real Valkyrie weaves together archaeology, history, and literature to imagine her life and times, showing that Viking women had more power and agency than historians have imagined. Nancy Marie Brown uses science to link the Birka warrior, whom she names Hervor, to Viking trading towns and to their great trade route east to Byzantium and beyond. She imagines her life intersecting with larger-than-life but real women, including Queen Gunnhild Mother-of-Kings, the Viking leader known as The Red Girl, and Queen Olga of Kyiv. Hervor’s short, dramatic life shows that much of what we have taken as truth about women in the Viking Age is based not on data, but on nineteenth-century Victorian biases. Rather than holding the household keys, Viking women in history, law, saga, poetry, and myth carry weapons. These women brag, “As heroes we were widely known—with keen spears we cut blood from bone.” In this compelling narrative Brown brings the world of those valkyries and shield-maids to vivid life.

Author : Jeff Fecke
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 143575641X
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Valkyrie's Tale written by Jeff Fecke and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-09-08 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young Valkyrie apprentice has visions of a world of technology and science -- while in that world, her twin has visions of swordsmanship and sorcery. Both will have to overcome tragedy and their own doubts to learn how to balance the worlds, and save their homes.

Author : C. J. Alexander
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1469735660
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dawn of the Valkyrie written by C. J. Alexander and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-11-11 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At three widely-separated locations, mob figures are assassinated. At a small private university on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Dr. Peter Kohler and Barbara Cahill, his graduate teaching assistant, stare at a computer screen upon which a very strange sequence of characters appears. Recognizing it as encrypted, the professor instructs his teaching assistant to decode the message. She does, and within hours, attempts are made to kill both of them. Now people are dead, and they must run for their lives. The question is: Who is trying to kill them? And why? The trail leads through federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies, government think tanks, and intrigues of international conglomerates. It is time for professionals, but the hand is being played by amateurs. The stakes: Their lives. And maybe everyone else's as well.

Author : Kristen Ghodsee
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 183976662X
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Red Valkyries written by Kristen Ghodsee and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a series of lively and accessible biographical essays, Red Valkyries explores the history of socialist feminism century Eastern Europe. By examining the revolutionary careers of five prominent socialist women active in the 19th and 20th centuries-the aristocratic Bolshevik, Alexandra Kollontai; the radical pedagogue, Nadezhda Krupskaya; the polyamorous firebrand, Inessa Armand; the deadly sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko; and the partisan turned scientist turned global women's activist, Elena Lagadinova-Kristen Ghodsee tells the story of the personal challenges faced by earlier generations of socialist and communist women. None of these women were "perfect" leftists. Their lives were filled with inner conflicts, contradictions, and sometimes outrageous privilege, but they still managed to move forward their own political projects through perseverance and dedication to their cause. Always walking a fine line between the need for class solidarity and the desire to force their sometimes callous male colleagues to take women's issues seriously, these five women pursued novel solutions with lessons for activists of today. In brief conversational chapters-with plenty of concrete examples from the history of the state socialist countries in Eastern Europe and contemporary reflections on the status of women in the world today-Ghodsee renders the big ideas of socialist feminism accessible to those newly inspired by the emancipatory politics of insurgent left feminist movements around the globe.

Author : Stephen Batchelor
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Awakening of the West written by Stephen Batchelor and published by Echo Point Books & Media, LLC. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Awakening of the West is an insightful and elegantly written history chronicling the developing relationship between Buddhism and Western culture. As anyone familiar with the work of Stephen Batchelor (best-selling author of Buddhism Without Beliefs) would expect, The Awakening of the West is presented in a fresh and lively way and backed by thorough research. Using the innovative approach of starting with the present and working back in time, Batchelor makes it easy to connect familiar contemporary Buddhist teachers to their historical roots. He breathes life into history by capturing the personalities and times of famous and lesser-known but important Buddhist figures. After absorbing these stories and their context, readers will not only have a greater appreciation of Buddhism as a religion but can gain insights that can help them develop their own discerning wisdom. The Awakening of the West is a unique, engaging and important book for anyone seeking a greater understanding of Buddhism.