Carden juan (16 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

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Zustand: New. In English.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Black Diamond is the sixth book in the saga. This time Juan is born in Lesotho, South Africa. As his immortal spirit continues to live on, he is ableto vividly recall his eternal past and cannot understand why whites despise men of his race. His father Moshoeshoei, king of the Basotho, instructs him inthe art of government and in the subtleties of diplomacy. His mother, offspring of Chaka Zulu, wants to end her people's suffering and wishes that his sonwill dedicate his life to save their bodies and spirits. The protagonist's principle desire is the same as that of all his other lives - to find the womanthat was created with him at the beginning of time. Maluti and Tineke sense each other's existence and recognize that they are a couple of kindred spiritswho prowl about the world in search of love; but they never meet.The novel takes place during a difficult time in Africa. Gold and diamonds are discovered. The descendants of the Dutch struggled to rise from the tyrannyof England as the blacks fight to preserve their homeland. The British Empire, which is under the auspices of a brotherhood, appears to be unbeatable as itis filled wealth of the seven continents, usurping the natural resources in the seas by attacking ships of Spain, Holland, China and India. After centuriesof ideological conflicts and social, religious and political differences, the nations distance themselves. The weapons become more sophisticated and,although the science improves, diseases decimate men and animals. Gradually the planet is invaded by the human species that threatens to destroy everythingin its path, including a variety of almost extinct birds, fish, reptiles and mammals.The author take us back to that time in the black continent where misery was sown to reap riches, which despised the colored races and where slavery wasaccepted as natural by masters and servants. By hearing their stories we suffer with the author with the wars of suppression of the descendants of theDutch by the English forces. We appreciate the martyrdom of children and women who died in concentration camps. We feel in our own skin the suffering ofblacks, who were martyred in the mines of gold and diamonds. We mourn with him to read the stories of those who die of plague and famine after its membersare amputees and we suffer with him in the Congo for the genocide of humans and elephants. …

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThe Black Diamond is the sixth book in the saga. This time Juan is born in Lesotho, South Africa. As his immortal spirit continues to live on, he is able to vividly recall his eternal past and cannot understand why .

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Siege of Vienna begins in 1769 with the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte and 'our hero' who will eventually become Napoleon's nemesis. The two men are in love with the same woman and in their zeal to obtain the object of their love their armies clash, thus changing forever the physiognomy of Europe and the destiny of the world. The action takes place during a time period when the music of Mozart and Beethoven filled the air with emotion and when men and women dedicate The author entangles fiction with history during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century to narrate the adventures of two immortals that come into the world to fight for what is right for them and for the world. They dedicate their lives to living, loving, creating and fighting. While Napoleon wanted to secure power for France for centuries to come, little did he know he would be facing 'our hero ' With Napoleon conquest to subdue the European nobility, our hero must be concerned in the safety of his family and his nation. While Napoleon covets his wife, our hero negotiates with the emperor for the peace of Europe. This historical period when the novel takes place is full of romance, where a noble means all, and the master will be well served. It's a time when a minority has almost everything and the commoners suffer from misery and poverty. The more advance the civilization is the more conflicts are created and more ideological, military, social, religious and political differences are noticeable. With the industrial revolution, the distances become smaller and the prevailing strength of a single empire is more difficult, as it is the tasks of the protagonists of this novel. The author again brings up another time, with different customs, different characters, but with the same ambitions, resentments, desires and frustrations. This time love is driven by a sublime music that surrounds us in an infinite passion that transforms our senses.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThe Siege of Vienna begins in 1769 with the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte and our hero who will eventually become Napoleon s nemesis. The two men are inn love with the same woman and in their zeal to obtain the object of their .

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnZaragua is the first book of a ten-novel saga which takes place over the course of the one thousand years and involves protagonists that are born, live and die without ever ceasing to be immortal. In 1942 Juan and Manuel come to t.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Zaragua is the first book of a ten-novel saga which takes place over the course of the one thousand years and involves protagonists that are born, live and die without ever ceasing to be immortal. In 1942 Juan and Manuel come to the New World with Christopher Columbus but immediately leave the conquistadors to find love in the Caribbean and dedicate their lives to saving the civilizations on the extraordinary continent that offers them the passion Europe was never able to. The second part of this historical novel recounts the epic story of Juan and Hernán, two brothers who come to the Yucatan Peninsula in search of their destinies but who set off in very different directions. The elder, together with his native wife, tries to stop the catechization and annihilation of the Indians, while the younger only seeks power and fame. Through the narration their passion, ambition, filial love and psychological conflicts become evident, as do the differences in the protagonists' personalities and emotions. The main character is immortal who is born in every life in a different body retaining their cognitive ability. His destiny is to find his companion that was created with him at the beginning of time and also to help the dispossessed. Zaraguá developed in America during the first period of the colonization. The characters live and dream in a different world, where nothing is as it was in Europe, trying to create a society where their offspring will not face every day war, domination and abuse. But love, poetry and fantasy are those who succeed and give character to the characters. The protagonist is the older brother of Hernán Cortés, who is separated at an early age. While the youngest try to conquer an empire, the oldest tries to protect the natives and carry the 'New World' to a different course. In this novel we relive the history of a brutal century, bright and wild, where passions overflow when hitting two civilizations with different moral precepts, dissimilar technology, superficially antagonistic religions and customs. In each chapter there is a new adventure, a new dilemma, a new anguish and new hope. In covering the story we realize that genius is dormant in every culture, needing a little encouragement to be awakened. We learn that what is ethical for one is immoral to another. We realize that in our distant past we were all wild, idolaters, cannibals, idealistic, martyrs and executioners.…