Автор: Geyer, Flora Название: World Hist Bios Saladin ISBN: 0792255356 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780792255352 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1651.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Our children's understanding of the Muslim world has never been as important as it is today. As events in the Middle East affect world politics, and the Muslim community grows in the United States, knowledge of Islamic tradition and history are now crucial. Flora Geyer's informative, accessible book tells the story of the Crusades from a Muslim point of view. The narrative follows Saladin from his birth into a prominent Kurdish family in Tikrit, Mesopotamia, in 1138. His formative military career leads to Saladin's appointment as vizier of Egypt at 31. After revitalizing the Egyptian economy, Saladin initiates campaigns against smaller Muslim states, eventually uniting Islamic forces and dispelling rivalries that had long hampered the Muslim resistance to the Crusades. Inspired by intense devotion to jihad, or holy war, Saladin's army recaptures the holy city of Jerusalem after 88 years of Christian occupation. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.
Автор: Geyer Andrew Название: Lesser Mountains ISBN: 1942956649 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781942956648 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2476.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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The voices of these characters are raw and real, and they cry out to be heard. The interwoven stories in Lesser Mountains delve into the lives of the fictional people living in and around the small town of Jordan, Texas, in much the same way Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kittredge does for those living in Crosby, Maine. Texas settings, common themes, shared imagery, and intertwined plots combine to reveal the life arcs of everyday folks who find themselves displaced by the passing of the rural Southwest Texas way of life. The protagonists for the major plotlines are introduced in the opening story, and the subsequent narratives link the trajectories of their lives in unexpected and fascinating ways--a novelistic effect that makes the whole much more than just the sum of its parts.
Автор: Geyer Bernadette Название: The Scabbard of Her Throat ISBN: 0915380854 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780915380855 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2759.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Poetry. The poems in Bernadette Geyer's THE SCABBARD OF HER THROAT are saturated by touch: fingers on a throat, hand on a door, wasp, clasped to a cicada's back, fever to bodies, daughters to mothers, mythologies to linoleum. Her lines soothed, they bruised, they entered my ear and held.--Cornelius Eady
The remarkable story of the uncompromising and relentless detective who found three children murdered by the Devil in the White City H. H. Holmes, one of America's first serial killers. This extraordinary historical biography of Geyer's 27 year law enforcement career features 120 year old murder cases that made national headlines and history of one of America's largest police departments.
Featuring killer H. H. Holmes and the cross-country, international investigation that led to the discovery of his shocking crimes, the grisly Hannah Mary Tabbs dismembered torso case, Modern Borgia killer Sarah Jane Whiteling who was the first woman hung in Philadelphia, and several more disturbing cases investigated by Geyer.
Detective in the White City reveals the truth about a hideous and hurtful lie documented in popular nonfiction books stating that Geyer's wife and daughter died in a fire shortly before he investigated H. H. Holmes. NOT TRUE
Ninety-five rare historical illustrations with sources
The Detective in the White City, includes:
Devil in Disguise section covers Geyer's incredible investigation of H. H. Holmes, Benjamin Pitezel, the gruesome discovery of the missing Pitezel children, Holmes' trial, and a 'the Devil in Him' chapter
Mary Hannah Tabbs and George Wilson dismembered torso murder
Sarah Jane Whiteling, Modern Borgia family killer
'White Chapel Row' mutilated corpse
Mrs. Annie Gaskin murderous cat
Top secret search in Rio de Janeiro
Fake highwaymen murder for insurance, and plot to kill Detective Geyer
Law enforcement career and Philadelphia history
Reuben Geyer Civil War, President Franklin Pierce, and Franks' hometown
Truth about Geyer's wife and daughter
Sources, Illustration Credits, and Bibliography
List of Illustrations, Notes, and Index
95 rare historical photos and illustrations, restored
Автор: Geyer Sharon Alice Название: The Return of the Mahdi ISBN: 0692240918 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692240915 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2240.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Mack Tom, Geyer Andrew Название: A Shared Voice ISBN: 098525520X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780985255206 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2752.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Geyer Sally Название: Leprechauns in the Cellar ISBN: 1686154364 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781686154362 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1033.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Bridget "Bonnie" O'Grady was as Irish as it gets. She had the red hair, peaches 'n cram skin and a sprinkle of orange like freckles on her face. A ginger girl would have heads turn when she walked into a room full of blondes, brunettes and brownettes. One would think she was born with a golden spoon in her mouth. But she had a rough start in life and was raised by her Grandpa Patrick who taught the young girl how to survive in the world. Little did Bridget know what was living in the cellar at the farm and they would take her on a journey that only the rest of us could imagine and wonder if these creatures exist.
