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THREE YOUNG WOMEN. THREE DARK DESTINIES.ONE CHANCE TO CHANGE EVERYTHING.
BRIDE OF DREAMS In order to escape her mother's war-torn legacy, Diya must marry. Nevertheless, she is pulled between her own desire to explore the lands beyond her home and her duty to end decades of hostility through an arranged marriage. But when her wedding day brings a curse upon her betrothed, Diya must rescue his soul from the gods-or risk the destruction of their villages.
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"Bassett at last provides a path to understand better the specifically Aztec characteristics of the teteoh and their ritual 'embodiments.'" -Ethnohistory
Following their first contact in 1519, accounts of Aztecs identifying Spaniards as gods proliferated. But what exactly did the Aztecs mean by a "god" (teotl), and how could human beings become gods or take on godlike properties? This sophisticated, interdisciplinary study analyzes three concepts...
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In 1519, Pedro, a Franciscan priest, sets sail from Cuba with Hernan Cortes' brutal expedition to South America. Though filled with passion for adventure and converting native peoples to Catholicism, Pedro is unprepared for the shocking barbarity he is about to encounter.
Accompanying Pedro is his friend Aguilar, who spent eight nightmarish years enslaved by natives after being shipwrecked. As the journey to Mexico City grows increasingly treacherous...
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To save the child she loves, she must sacrifice her soul … Ilia Silvia suspects the Fates hate her – they'd cursed her, after all, with a life of suffering and sacrifice. When Dawn Stevens, the baby she would give her life for, starts suffering nightmares – nightmares only Ilia can take from her – she knows it's true. For the nightmare-thing is now inside her and getting more powerful, and with her new magics still mostly on the fritz, she...
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Stagnate as a 'creepy caterpillar' or transform into a 'beauteous butterfly'-this path-breaking book of a rare genre suggests-is the seminal choice before mankind, and every one of us. In this setting, the book raises some fundamental questions: What is man's rightful place in the cosmos and his manifest destiny on earth? Why are we so self-righteously self-destructive? Are we a doomed species? Or 'divine' beings struggling to overcome the hubris...
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The decline of ancient gods marked significant shifts in human beliefs, cultures, and societies, signaling the end of an era and the dawn of new religious paradigms. Throughout history, various indicators emerged that foreshadowed the waning influence and eventual decline of once-revered deities. These indicators were often intertwined with broader historical, cultural, and social transformations that reshaped the religious landscape of ancient civilizations....
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Over 6,000 years ago, the world's first civilization, the Sumerians, were recording stories of strange celestial gods who they believed came from the heavens to create mankind. These gods, known as the Anunnaki, are often neglected by mainstream historians. The Sumerians themselves are so puzzling; scholars have described their origin as "The Sumerian Problem."
With so little taught about the ancient Sumerians in our history books, alternative theories...
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Suppose the universe expands and becomes a void, as most scientists think. Would that mean God failed? If that is the fate of the universe, then some of our beliefs concerning God and our place in nature, as well as our beliefs concerning how we should live in the world, will not be borne out. From the biblical perspective, it looks as though the formless void and deep darkness opposing God from the beginning prevailed in the end. Today, when we consider...
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They are coming! Run!
The governors now rule the territories, finalizing and strategizing as they have been preparing for eons against an immortal enemy. Panacia seeks to strengthen its power and makes deals. Janacia seeks peace and prepares in fear of what is to come. Yet, as hostility steadily grows between the powerful continents, the secret to saving it all might lie in the hands of one desert tribe-woman kidnapped from her home by the king in...
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Connects a diverse range of new and existing theories about the Anunnaki, offering a definitive guide to the Anunnaki while exploring their possible connection to humanity's past, present, and future.
Over 6,000 years ago, the world's first civilization, the Sumerians, were recording stories of strange celestial gods who they believed came from the heavens to create mankind. These gods, known as the Anunnaki, are often neglected by mainstream historians....
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Once upon a time, philosophy was a dangerous business-and for no one more so than for Baruch Spinoza, the seventeenth-century philosopher vilified by theologians and political authorities everywhere as "the atheist Jew." As his inflammatory manuscripts circulated underground, Spinoza lived a humble existence in The Hague, grinding optical lenses to make ends meet. Meanwhile, in the glittering salons of Paris, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was climbing...
12) The Tempus Stone
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An ordinary woman, a mystic stone, and a truth that will change their lives . . . Caitlin Reed is a simple woman living a simple life until Ewen MacLean crashes into her world, and an old family enemy resurfaces to accuse her of harboring a magic stone. Now, plunged into a world of time-travel and magic, she and Ewen have ten days to locate the Tempus Stone. Or people die. Ten days to discover the real danger may not be the villain holding them hostage,...
13) Blood Oath
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Surviving the worst day of her life was only the beginning...Caitlin was an ordinary woman living an ordinary life until Simon MacInnes took it all away. Now with the Order in pursuit, her only shot at freedom lies in locating an underground organization with ties to MacInnes. But when she and Ewen expose new truths, eluding the Order's assassins is the least of her worries.As they race to outwit a new mastermind, can Caitlin unravel the lies in time...
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