Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 25 September 2011
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The Eye of the Leopard
Interweaving past and present, Sweden and Zambia, The Eye of the Leopard draws on bestselling author Henning Mankell’s deep understanding of the two worlds he has inhabited for more than twenty years.
From his penthouse lair high above Manhattan, Dageus looks out over a glittering city that calls to the darkness within him. A sixteenth-century Scot trapped between worlds, he is fighting a losing battle with the thirteen Druids who possess his soul, dooming him to an eternity of sexual pursuit.
Have you ever wondered what ancient civilizations looked like? Or where they were in comparison to where we live today? This unique atlas will take you on an incredible journey around the world and through time to explore the worlds of Egyptian pharaohs, Japanese dynasties, Peruvian peoples, and more. Experience a Mayan basketball game, climb the ziggurat steps at Chichén Itzá; and find out what happened behind formidable castle walls in the ancient Saxon countryside - all in the pages of the Atlas of Ancient Worlds.
Everything from Amos n' Andy to zeppelins is included in this expansive two volume encyclopedia of popular culture during the Great Depression era. Two hundred entries explore the entertainments, amusements, and people of the United States during the difficult years of the 1930s. In spite of, or perhaps because of, such dire financial conditions, the worlds of art, fashion, film, literature, radio, music, sports, and theater pushed forward.
![The Great Depression in America [Two Volumes]](http://englishtips.org/uploads/posts/2011-03/2011030621561241082.jpg "The Great Depression in America [Two Volumes]")
