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The setting of 1st and 2nd Maccabees is about a century and a half after the conquest of Judea by the Greeks under Alexander the Great. It tells how the Greek ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes attempted to suppress the Jewish religion, resulting in the Maccabean Revolt from 175 to 134 BCE.

"Njals Saga" dateres til sidste fjerdedel af 1200-tallet. Sagaen, som er den længste islændingesaga, er berømmet for sin kunstneriske komposition og sine uforglemmelige scener. Den handler blandt meget andet om det ubrydelige venskab mellem Gunnar og Njal og deres hævngerrige koner, og den viser hvordan en konflikt, der starter mellem enkelte individer til sidst ender med at udfordre hele retssystemet og bringe samfundet på randen af borgerkrig. I sidste ende bliver redningen den kristne tilgivelse. Men før det sker, har mange helte ladet livet.

El Evangelio de Lucas, o Evangelio según san Lucas es el tercero y más extenso de los cuatro evangelios canónicos del Nuevo Testamento bíblico. Relata la vida de Jesús de Nazaret, centrándose especialmente en su nacimiento, ministerio público, muerte, resurrección y termina con el relato de su ascensión. El propósito de Lucas, al escribir una historia de la vida, muerte, y resurrección de Jesucristo, era que las personas fuera de la fe y cultura judía pudieran entender el mensaje de salvación.

Este libro narra los días finales del Imperio Asirio y el principio del dominio de Babilonia a escala mundial bajo Nabopolasar y su hijo Nabucodonosor.

Tristan, siostrzeniec i wasal Marka, króla Kornwalii, staje do walki z potężnym rycerzem Morhołtem. Zwycięża, ale jest śmiertelnie ranny. Od rychłej śmierci ratuje go siostrzenica Morhołta, córka króla Irlandii, piękna Izolda Złotowłosa. Tristan wraca na dwór króla, który planuje ożenić się z właścicielką złotego włosa przyniesionego przez jaskółkę. Wasal wyrusza, by ją odnaleźć - przeżywa kolejne przygody, zabija smoka, terroryzującego Irlandię i w nagrodę otrzymuje rękę pięknej Izoldy, lecz przysięga, że zabierze ją do Kornwalii, aby została żoną króla Marka.

Najstarszy i najbardziej znany francuski epos rycerski, należący do tzw. chansons de geste (pieśni o bohaterskich czynach). Utwór datowany jest na XI wiek, a znany jest z anglo-normandzkiego rękopisu oksfordzkiego z 1170 r. Autor jest nieznany, jedyną wzmianką o nim jest adnotacja na końcu rękopisu wspominająca osobę o imieniu Turold. Polski przekład pochodzi z roku 1932, jego autorem jest Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński. Epos przedstawia dzieje wyprawy wojennej Karola Wielkiego do Hiszpanii przeciw Saracenom w roku 778, a szczególnie bitwę w wąwozie Roncevaux.

The epic poem Beowulf has enthralled readers for centuries with its tale of adventure, heroism, and glory in combat. The court of Hrothgar, good king of the Danes, has fallen under attack from the vile giant Grendel. Beowulf, a young hero of the Geats, comes with his band of dauntless warriors to aid the king and prove his might in combat and skill as a leader before ascending the throne of his own land. 

The book of Enoch was thought to be lost for over 2,000 years until, in 1773, a traveller brought three copies back from Ethiopia. Whether or not this ancient book was actually authored by Enoch, the father of Methuselah and great-grandfather of Noah, is an ongoing debate among historians and theologians. But all recognise the book of Enoch as one of the most important apocalyptic works outside of the Bible.

Steady weight loss and improved self-image are not impossible. Anyone can do it. If you're fed up with miracle herbs and fad diets that always fail, try these proven techniques from real people who swear by them.

The New York Times bestselling author of Diary of an Oxygen Thief and Chameleon in a Candy Store is back with the spellbinding conclusion to the series. Women use sex to get love, men use love to get sex. Eunuchs and Nymphomaniacs is so brutally honest and breathtakingly perverse you’ll want...

This brand-new audiobook provides a concise, easy-to-listen-to resource on the biblical teachings on stress. There are12 sections, each addressing a common question relating to the overall topic.

Personal stories, categorized scriptures, and practical advice make the What the Bible Says About.... series perfect for personal and ministry use. Other titles in the series address important contemporary topics-like marriage, divorce, and grieving.

In time for the 2020 presidential election, Anonymous returns to expand on their "must read" (Time), #1 bestselling behind-the-scenes "scathing portrait" (USA Today) of the Trump presidency with new words of warning for Americans everywhere. On September 5, 2018, the New York Times published a...

Sasha King dreams of being a serious novelist and living the good life with her surfer boyfriend, Brock. But her day job as assistant producer of Project Icon, a once-mighty ratings juggernaut that’s recently taken a hit in viewership, keeps her working nonstop. She’s got her hands full with Icon’s two new celebrity judges, entrepreneur-actress-singer Bibi Vasquez ("Crew to be forbidden to make eye contact with Artist AT ALL TIMES," reads her contract) and Joey Lovecraft, a horny but spiritual rock legend who doesn’t even own a TV (it goes against the teachings of his guru, Tibetan high lama Yutog Gonpo).

The truth only fiction can tell. This is a novel about aspiration and delusion, set during the presidential election of 2012 and written by an anonymous author who has spent years observing politics and the fraught relationship between public image and self-regard. The novel includes revealing...

Primary Colors offers a richly detailed look at life on the political stump. As former congressional aide Henry Burton is dazzled and lured into presidential hopeful Jack Stanton's fledgling campaign, he becomes a cog in Stanton's unstoppable political machine. Burton illuminates, through his actions and observations, the sometimes seamy, sometimes steamy and sometimes surprisingly noble ascent to the presidency.

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice For eight weeks in 1945, as Berlin fell to the Russian army, a young woman kept a daily record of life in her apartment building and among its residents. "With bald honesty and brutal lyricism" (Elle), the anonymous author depicts her fellow Berliners...

What is this tiny audiobook? Who is this Koons Crooks? With its privately-printed, anonymously-produced 140-copy first printing, Iterating Grace became the talk of summer 2015 in the tech world. From Buzzfeed to Tumblr to Fusion, people were puzzled and enthralled by the story of Koons Crooks, a...

Anonymous is back with the intoxicating, darkly dangerous, and wildly addictive sequel to his New York Times bestselling debut novel Diary of an Oxygen Thief. Picking up the story where it left off, the controversial protagonist of cult classic Diary of an Oxygen Thief retools his advertising...

Hurt people hurt people. Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographer's assistant and, somehow, they met in Bright Lights, Big City. He's blinded by love. She by ambition. Diary of an Oxygen Thief is an honest, hilarious, and heartrending novel...

This is my account of life as a hitman from someone who has been doing it for years. Hitmen commit heinous crimes virtually every day of the week and, in most instances, we don't even realise. I've been a killer for hire for more than twenty years now, but life as a fulltime professional...