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Condition: As New. : Aaric es el hijo de Ivar Ingold, líder del clan Olin del pueblo vikingo del Norte. Aaric es un arquero y espadachín experimentado, pero a diferencia de los otros jóvenes vikingos, carece del deseo de matar a otro ser vivo, ni siquiera a un animal. Su padre lo describe más como poeta que como guerrero, y debido a esto, ha sido rechazado para participar en el Rito de Aceptación, el ritual anual cuando los jóvenes vikingos son iniciados como guerreros vikingos y, a partir de entonces, se les permite participar en sus incursiones y aventuras. Son tiempos difíciles para la gente del Norte, ya que los clanes invaden y se conquistan unos a otros por sus tierras y tesoros. Aaric se entera de un viejo sabio que vive en el bosque sobre la existencia de una espada dorada, que una vez perteneció al rey Haldor, una figura famosa y casi mítica de la que los jóvenes vikingos aprenden en sus sagas e historias para dormir. La leyenda dice que el rey Haldor desapareció mientras viajaba solo a una isla aislada entre el hielo flotante al norte para derrotar al último dragón restante y al malvado hechicero que lo creó. El sabio le dice a Aaric que quien posea la espada dorada de Haldor, que se dice que fue creada en Valhalla, es el único rey verdadero de todos los clanes vikingos. Mientras reflexiona sobre la existencia de la espada dorada y cómo su padre podría unir a los clanes en paz si la poseyera, Aaric descubre a Kira, una joven celta que vive entre los animales del bosque después de escapar del intento de un cruel líder de clan de esclavizarla a ella y a su familia, todos menos ella perecieron cuando sus barcos se estrellaron contra las rocas mientras los demás estaban encadenados al casco. Aaric decide robar un barco e intentar navegar a la isla secreta para recuperar la espada dorada. Poco después de partir, descubre a Kira escondida en el barco y los dos continúan hacia la isla. Una vez allí, rápidamente se dan cuenta de que hay algo diferente en el lugar. Conocen a un lobo parlante; un hombre insecto volador llamado Mantuk; un hombre árbol gigante; y finalmente un hechicero benévolo llamado Namon que ha perdido su magia. La historia trata de su viaje para recuperar la espada dorada, que descubren que está encerrada en cristal sólido dentro de la guarida volcánica de Valgaard, un hechicero malvado que se esfuerza por levantar un nuevo ejército de dragones del pantano negro, y con el aliento de fuego de un dragón, liberar la espada dorada de su cristal para poseerla y su poder mítico mientras intenta llevar a cabo su plan para conquistar a todos los pueblos del mundo. 'La espada dorada' es la historia de dos niños que luchan por ser aceptados en un mundo que ha sido duro con ambos, y cómo la adversidad los acerca y les permite descubrir el coraje y la grandeza que hay en ambos. Es una historia de amistad, de servicio mutuo y de aceptarnos unos a otros tal como somos y no como otros quieren que seamos. EAN: 9781088087091 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Infantil y Juvenil|Fantasía Título: The Golden Sword Autor: William M Harmening Editorial: William Harmening Idioma: en Páginas: 234 Formato: tapa dura.…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - How many times have you read a news story about someone being shot by the police while reaching for their waistband Or about an officer who testified at trial that the person he shot during a physical struggle had superhuman strength or a thousand-yard stare in his eyes And how many times have you watched a police chief or sheriff during a press conference invoke the '21-foot rule' to justify their officer's killing of a mentally ill person with a knife These and a host of other verbal devices are what author William Harmening calls the 'deadly force script.' It is a strategy that has been employed with great success by the law enforcement community in the decades following the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Tennessee v. Garner (1985), the case that for the first time placed significant restrictions on a police officer's use of deadly force. It is a strategy that has gone relatively unnoticed by the general public, the media, elected prosecutors, and the judges and juries who must rule on the reasonableness of an officer's actions. Now, perhaps for the very first time, William Harmening pulls back the veil to expose the deadly force script for all to see. He does this in a unique and informative way by presenting actual case studies where the script was employed following a deadly police encounter, typically right under the unsuspecting noses of local media and the prosecutor tasked with deciding whether to criminally charge the officers involved. Anyone with an interest in the twin ideals of an equitable system of justice and a professional and bias-free police force will find William Harmening's presentation both fascinating and enlightening.…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In 1989, a young man named Kevin Hughes was murdered as he and another man walked to their car outside Evergreen Records on Music Row in the heart of Nashville's music district. As he lay dying in the street, a young aspiring singer named Aubrey Hill comforted him. Aubrey hill would soon be known to the world as Faith Hill and become an international superstar. Kevin Hughes was a chart manager for Cash Box Magazine, and it was rumored that he was about to go to the press about corruption and payola occurring at Cash Box. Entertainers and corrupt promoters were paying money for chart positions. Thirteen years after the murder, Tony D'Antonio, the man who hired Kevin Hughes, was convicted of his murder and sentenced to life in prison, where he died in 2014. But was he the actual murderer Was he paid for committing the crime by one of Nashville's most corrupt promoters Two weeks after the murder, a young man by the name of Garth Brooks released his first single. The book juxtaposes those two events, with the murder of Kevin Hughes representing the end of old Nashville, the somewhat seedy city with a music industry that suffered from greed, vice, and corruption; and the rise of Garth Brooks, which represented the new Nashville, the development of Lower Broadway, and the rise of corporate country music to become America's top genre of music. The book leaves open the possibility that the wrong man was convicted of the crime and provides a bit of a bombshell at the end about a particular piece of important evidence. …