A monumental cultural history of Napoleon Bonapart's fascination with antiquity and how it shaped Paris' artistic landscape.Napoleon is one of history's most fascinating figures. But his complex relationship with Rome—both with antiquity and his contemporary conflicts with the Pope and Holy See—have undergone little examination.In The Caesar of Paris, Susan Jaques reveals how Napoleon's dueling fascination and rivalry informed his effort to turn Paris into "the new Rome"— Europe's cultural capital—through architectural and artistic commissions around the city. His initiatives and his aggressive pursuit of antiquities and classical treasures from Italy gave Paris much of the classical beauty we know and adore today.Napoleon had a tradition of appropriating from past military greats to legitimize his regime—Alexander the Great during his invasion of Egypt, Charlemagne during his coronation as emperor, even Frederick the Great... Views: 568
The ability for people to control (to some extent at least) fire has long been held as one of the major events that contributed to human evolution, but when fire eludes or escapes our control it is also one of the most destructive forces on earth. Associated with passion, power, transformation and purification, fire is a ferocious element with an unquenchable appetite.
Discover the power of Fire and the creatures that thrive on it in these twenty-one stories, including: the true inspiration behind Jim Morrison’s songs; a special weapon used in World War II; the secret in the depths of a mortuary furnace; a fantastical card game; and a necromancer out on what may be his last job.
Featuring: Blake Jessop; Kevin Cockle; Lizbeth Ashton; Dusty Thorne; V.F. LeSann; K.T. Ivanrest; Hal J. Friesen; Laura VanArendonk Baugh; Krista D. Ball; Marla Malins; Claude Lalumière; Susan MacGregor; JB Riley; Damascus Mincemeyer; Heather M. O’Connor; Gabrielle Harbowy; R. W. Hodgson; Chadwick Ginther; Wendy Nikel; Annie Neugebauer; and J.G. Formato. Views: 567
Paige Turner is back!What was supposed to be a relaxing weekend in New York City turns sour when she meets a familiar stranger who freezes the blood in her veins. The experience shocks her world, and sends her into a flurry of doubt over everything in her life, from her current relationship, to her skills as a witch.Did she truly banish a ghost, or just transplant him into a different body...a body primed for revenge? Views: 567
Pleasing Dom is book 2 of the Broken Spires MC trilogy. Book 3, The Dom and Her, is available everywhere now!I HAD A TASTE OF HER. NOW, I'M COMING FOR THE REST.One more heist, and then I'll be done with this life for good.In and out. I'd done it a million times. This will be no different.At least, that's what I thought…Then Erica showed up.She was too delicious to pass up.A pretty city girl in a world far removed from the one she knows.In other words, easy prey.Down here, we do things different.When a man like me wants a woman like her, he doesn't stop to ask questions.He just takes.And takes.And takes.Until his hunger is sated.And that's exactly what I did.The stupid girl was about to get stabbed, but I had a different kind of penetration in mind.I scooped her up, threw her across my bike, and took her home.The rest was... Views: 567
