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Author Stephen Martino delivers an action-packed medical thriller in a heart-stopping race to save humanity. In the year 2080, a deadly retrovirus is inadvertently released upon the planet. Facing financial ruin and catastrophic loss of life, the world’s nations turn to acclaimed neuroscientist Alex Pella and NIH expert Marissa Ambrosia. Assembling a team of experts, the scientists begin an international search for the cure while fighting off a foreign elite military unit sent to stop them at all costs. Guided by a code concealed within the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, the scientists must traverse ancient lands and solve a biblical riddle in their quest to save humanity from its eminent destruction. Drawing from both our nation’s politically charged environment and the worldwide economic crisis, The New Reality follows Alex Pella on a journey that projects a frightening path for human existence in the twenty-first century.
This monograph considers the painted frieze on the facade of Tomb II at Vergina (ca. 330-280 B.C.) as a visual document that offers vital evidence for the public self-stylings of Macedonian royalty in the era surrounding the reign of Alexander the Great. The hunting scene on the frieze reflects the construction of Macedonian royal identity through the appeal to specific and long-standing cultural traditions, which emerged, long before Alexanders reign, out of a complex negotiation of claims to heroic and local dynastic pasts, regional ideals of kingship, and models of royal behavior provided by the East.
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An seinem 33. Geburtstag wird die vertraute Welt von Alex Bergmann auf den Kopf gestellt. Nach einem feuchtfröhlichen Gelage in seiner Stammkneipe wacht er völlig derangiert in einer fremden Wohnung auf und weiß weder, wo genau er ist, geschweige denn wie er dorthin gekommen und wer die Frau ist, die neben ihm liegt. Geburtstagsüberraschung Nummer zwei ist das Geschenk seiner Tante, der alleinstehenden Schwester seines Vaters: eine Südseereise auf einem Luxus-Kreuzfahrtschiff. Dass er in der für ihn ungewohnten Umgebung von einem Fettnäpfchen ins nächste tappt, könnte man als Lehrgeld verbuchen. Dass er aber durch die ständig brodelnde Gerüchteküche an Bord des Luxusschiffes von kleinen Anzeigenleiter zum Enthüllungsjournalisten eines Hamburger Nachrichtenmagazins katapultiert und plötzlich sogar in einen internationalen Waffenschmuggel verwickelt wird, ist schon schwerwiegender. Vor allem, weil er null Ahnung hat, wie er aus dieser Sache wieder herauskommen soll.
Watertown, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1893. A reference for area history and genealogy research.
In the high-octane conclusion of the Alex Pella novels, the brilliant doctor and inventor finds himself racing against the unstoppable ambition of Jules Windsor who now leads The New Reality. When Jules begins to uncover the powerful, long-forgotten technology behind the world’s massive megalithic structures, he sets into motion the same cascade of events that once destroyed the ancient civilization that built them. As the planet heads toward an apocalyptical upheaval not seen since biblical times, Alex and his team know they must stop Jules—and The New Reality—once and for all.
For oenophiles, casual wine-drinkers, and aesthetes alike, an informative and entertaining history sure to delight even the most sensitive palates. From celebrations of Bacchus in ancient Rome to the Last Supper and casual dinner parties, wine has long been a key component of festivities, ceremonies, and celebrations. Made by almost every civilization throughout history, in every part of the world, wine has been used in religious ceremonies, inspired artists and writers, been employed as a healing medicine, and, most often, sipped as a way to relax with a gathering of friends. Yet, like all other forms of alcohol, wine has also had its critics, who condemn it for the drunkenness and bad beha...