1999, ISBN: bececa4f3b17b466849ef880850f050a

USA: Bantam Books. Fair. Paperback. 1989. 460 pages. creased & cocked spine, wear, tanned pages, uneven f ading to cover<br><br><p><strong>THE WILL OF THE WA… Mehr…

USA: Bantam Books. Fair. Paperback. 1989. 460 pages. creased & cocked spine, wear, tanned pages, uneven f ading to cover<br><br><p><strong>THE WILL OF THE WANDERER</strong ><br /><br /><em>Rose of the Prophet: Volume I</em><br /><br />by Margaret Weis &amp; Tracy Hickman <br /><br />Bantam Books, USA, 1989<br />ISBN 0553276387<br />sml pb, 460pp<br /><br />ACCEPTAB LE: creased &amp; cocked spine, wear, tanned pages, uneven fading to cover<br /><br />Since time began, twenty Gods have ruled the universe. Though each god possessed different abilities, each wa s all-powerful within his realm. Now one of the Gods has upset th e balance of power, leaving the others scrambling for control in the new order...<br />Here is the epic tale of the Great War of t he Gods--and the proud people upon whom the fate of the world dep ends. When the God of the desert, Akhran the Wanderer, declares t hat two clans must band together despite their centuries-old riva lry, their first response is outrage. But they are a devout peopl e and so reluctantly bow to his bidding.<br /><br />Enemies from birth, the headstrong Prince Khardan and impetuous Princess Zohra must unite in marriage to stop Quar, the God of Reality, Greed, and Law, from enslaving their people.<br /><br />But can Khardan and Zohra keep from betraying each other? Can their two peoples m aintain their fragile alliance until the long-awaited flowering o f the legendary Rose of the Prophet?<br /><br />Against the power ful legions of the evil Amir, Khardan and Zohra fight to save the desert people--a fight unexpectedly joined by an exiled wizard n amed Matthew and the mysterious powers of his alien land.</p> ., Bantam Books, 1989, 2, Spectra. Good. 4.25 x 1.25 x 7 inches. Mass Market Paperback. 1989. 444 pages. Text tanned<br>Since time began, twenty Gods have rule d the universe. Though each god possessed different abilities, ea ch was all-powerful within his realm. Now one of the Gods has ups et the balance of power, leaving the others scrambling for contro l in the new order... Here is the epic tale of the Great War of the Gods--and the proud people upon whom the fate of the world de pends. When the God of the desert, Akhran the Wanderer, declares that two clans must band together despite their centuries-old riv alry, their first response is outrage. But they are a devout peop le and so reluctantly bow to his bidding. Enemies from birth, th e headstrong Prince Khardan and impetuous Princess Zohra must uni te in marriage to stop Quar, the God of Reality, Greed, and Law, from enslaving their people. But can Khardan and Zohra keep from betraying each other? Can their two peoples maintain their fragi le alliance until the long-awaited flowering of the legendary Ros e of the Prophet? Against the powerful legions of the evil Amir, Khardan and Zohra fight to save the desert people--a fight unexp ectedly joined by an exiled wizard named Matthew and the mysterio us powers of his alien land. Editorial Reviews From the Publish er Since time began, twenty Gods have ruled the universe. Though each god possessed different abilities, each was all-powerful wit hin his realm. Now one of the Gods has upset the balance of power , leaving the others scrambling for control in the new order... Here is the epic tale of the Great War of the Gods--and the proud people upon whom the fate of the world depends. When the God of the desert, Akhran the Wanderer, declares that two clans must ban d together despite their centuries-old rivalry, their first respo nse is outrage. But they are a devout people and so reluctantly b ow to his bidding. Enemies from birth, the headstrong Prince Kha rdan and impetuous Princess Zohra must unite in marriage to stop Quar, the God of Reality, Greed, and Law, from enslaving their pe ople. But can Khardan and Zohra keep from betraying each other? Can their two peoples maintain their fragile alliance until the l ong-awaited flowering of the legendary Rose of the Prophet? Agai nst the powerful legions of the evil Amir, Khardan and Zohra figh t to save the desert people--a fight unexpectedly joined by an ex iled wizard named Matthew and the mysterious powers of his alien land. From the Inside Flap Since time began, twenty Gods have r uled the universe. Though each god possessed different abilities, each was all-powerful within his realm. Now one of the Gods has upset the balance of power, leaving the others scrambling for con trol in the new order... Here is the epic tale of the Great War of the Gods--and the proud people upon whom the fate of the world depends. When the God of the desert, Akhran the Wanderer, declar es that two clans must band together despite their centuries-old rivalry, their first response is outrage. But they are a devout p eople and so reluctantly bow to his bidding. Enemies from birth, the headstrong Prince Khardan and impetuous Princess Zohra must unite in marriage to stop Quar, the God of Reality, Greed, and La w, from enslaving their people. But can Khardan and Zohra keep f rom betraying each other? Can their two peoples maintain their fr agile alliance until the long-awaited flowering of the legendary Rose of the Prophet? Against the powerful legions of the evil Am ir, Khardan and Zohra fight to save the desert people--a fight un expectedly joined by an exiled wizard named Matthew and the myste rious powers of his alien land. From the Inside Flap Since time began, twenty Gods have ruled the universe. Though each god posse ssed different abilities, each was all-powerful within his realm. Now one of the Gods has upset the balance of power, leaving the others scrambling for control in the new order... Here is the ep ic tale of the Great War of the Gods--and the proud people upon w hom the fate of the world depends. When the God of the desert, Ak hran the Wanderer, declares that two clans must band together des pite their centuries-old rivalry, their first response is outrage . But they are a devout people and so reluctantly bow to his bidd ing. Enemies from birth, the headstrong Prince Khardan and impet uous Princess Zohra must unite in marriage to stop Quar, the God of Reality, Greed, and Law, from enslaving their people. But can Khardan and Zohra keep from betraying each other? Can their two peoples maintain their fragile alliance until the long-awaited fl owering of the legendary Rose of the Prophet? Against the powerf ul legions of the evil Amir, Khardan and Zohra fight to save the desert people--a fight unexpectedly joined by an exiled wizard na med Matthew and the mysterious powers of his alien land. ., Spectra, 1989, 2.5, London: HMSO, 1942. 7 pp., paper wrappers with later tape rebacking; good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country., London: HMSO, 1942, 0, US: Tufts, 1999. Very Good. Edward Gibbon said of the ancient Athenians, "when the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free." America is the longest-lived democracy in the history of the world, but the re are signs that our own extraordinary system faces a similar peril. A vib rant civil society, characterized by active citizen participation, is essen tial to a strong democracy, argues Brian O'Connell, and in his new book he offers a citizen's guide to this concept of civil society -- what it is, ho w it functions, its limitations and potential, and most importantly, what i ndividuals can do to nurture and support it. It is designed to provide prac tical understanding and foster action among community and national leaders, including mayors, civic leaders, school boards, public administrators, ind ependent sector leaders, scholars, and teachers. Civil Society explores the idea and the reality of citizen participation, i ncluding government's essential responsibility to preserve the freedoms tha t allow and encourage it. It also traces the contemporary weakening of this tradition as a result of indifference, selfishness, loss of confidence in government, governmental limits on citizen participation, the influence of special interests on elected officials, separation between the haves and ha ve nots, intolerance and incivility. Founding president of INDEPENDENT SECTOR and first chairman of CIVICUS: Wor ld Alliance for Citizen Participation, Brian O'Connell draws on his extensi ve practical experience of civil society to outline concrete actions that c an improve the prospects of an enduring democracy, including:., Tufts, 1999, 3, From one of America's preeminent national security journalists, an explosive, news-breaking account of Donald Trump's collision with the American national security establishment, and with the worldIt is a simple fact that no president in American history brought less foreign policy experience to the White House than Donald J. Trump. The real estate developer from Queens promised to bring his brash, zero-sum swagger to bear to cut through America's most complex national security issues, and he did. If the cost of his "America First" agenda was bulldozing the edifice of foreign alliances that had been carefully tended by every president from Truman to Obama, then so be it.It was clear from the first that Trump's inclinations were radically more blunt force than his predecessors'. When briefed by the Pentagon on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, he exclaimed, "The next time Iran sends its boats into the Strait: blow them out of the water! Let's get Mad Dog on this." When told that the capital of South Korea, Seoul, was so close to the North Korean border that millions of people would likely die in the first hours of any all-out war, Trump had a bold response, "They have to move." The officials in the Oval Office weren't sure if he was joking. He raised his voice. "They have to move!"Very quickly, it became clear to a number of people at the highest levels of government that their gravest mission was to protect America from Donald Trump. Trump and His Generals is Peter Bergen's riveting account of what happened when the unstoppable force of President Trump met the immovable object of America's national security establishment--the CIA, the State Department, and, above all, the Pentagon. If there is a real "deep state" in DC, it is not the FBI so much as the national security community, with its deep-rooted culture and hierarchy. The men Trump selected for his key national security positions, Jim Mattis, John Kelly, and H. R. McMaster, were products of that culture: Trump wanted generals, and he got them. Three years later, they would be gone, and the guardrails were off. From Iraq and Afghanistan to Syria and Iran, from Russia and China to North Korea and Islamist terrorism, Trump and His Generals is a brilliant reckoning with an American ship of state navigating a roiling sea of threats without a well-functioning rudder. Lucid and gripping, it brings urgently needed clarity to issues that affect the fate of us all. But clarity, unfortunately, is not the same thing as reassurance., Penguin Press, 6, Ne w York: Vintage Books, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 590 pp. Paperback. Brown spotting to page edges. Unread copy.. This book describes the administration when George Bush was President and Brent Scowcroft was National Security Advisor. It saw the end of the Cold War and the new start in foreign relations when the United States led an international alliance to confront the threat of Saddam Hussein and a response to the Tiananmen crisis., Vintage Books, 1998, 4<