Bøger af Charles Allen

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Few themes in history have had as strong a hold on people's imagination. Fewer still have managed to alter the course of civilization. This is Charles Allen's definitive account of the Aryans, offering a grand sweep of language, mythology, contested histories and conflict. Spanning continents, cultures and societies: from the Russian steppe to the Indus valley, the Iliad to the Mahabharata, Greek to Sanskrit, Putin to Trump, and Müller to Vivekananda, Aryans astonishes with its scope. Allen, true to a style that has endeared him to a legion of admirers, weaves a narrative that is startling and illuminating. The product of a great investigation and meticulous scholarship, Aryans, Allen's last book, is his crowning achievement and marks the end of an illustrious career.

Ashoka is known for his contribution to the spread of Buddhism. His positive impact on the world still felt today, here in a wide-ranging, multi-layered journey of discovery that is as fascinating as any detective story. Charles Allen tells the story of the man who was arguably the greatest ruler India has ever known. This incredible journey takes one through the Greek empire to all corners of Indian subcontinent including the Indus Valley. One meets the emperors Alexander, Chandragupta, Harsha, the Gupta and the Satavahanas. At times, the Chinese traveller huen tsang (xuanzang) and FA hien direct the discovery and at times one gets clues from Pali scriptures from Sri Lanka. Along the way, one also meets the gifted Chanakya as well as great men like Bhandarkar, Nehru and Ambedkar. Br>oriental scholars such as Alexander Cunningham, William Jones, James prinsep are the true heroes of this tale of discovery. Dr Dhananjay Chavan has translated the book into Marathi aided by extensive correspondence with the author.

Our earth, our world lies between two realms. Gaia is our Mother Earth and to the other side we have our Egun (egg-un) the Middle Earth. The spirits of our ancestors. For eons Mother Earth and Middle Earth exchanged harmony. The two realms bore children on both sides.The daughters of Gaia were not prepared. Generations of them have guarded the secrets of Mother Earth. The secrets they guarded gave them mystical energy and angelic gifts. Now their lives are threatened and only one thing can prevent what was inevitable. They did not have the ability to stop it. Traverse through time and the birth of a child that would have the combined gifts of all of them. Find out why and how this young girl became so remarkable in reuniting the two realms.How she became Crystal.

Four perfect strangers meet to become the best of friends only to realize that their entire lives have changed in such a short span of time to the worst its ever been.Secrets that were only known by each individual one are shared among the four of them.Can they abide by the promise they made to each other that what goes on between them will remain between them?