The Legend of the Master

The Legend of the Master
Author: Simon 1909- Nowell-Smith
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2021-09-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781015242807

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Legend of the Master

Legend of the Master
Author: Reiko Seri
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2020-05-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9784991125515

In this classic tale of tortured ambition and the eventual discovery of artistic enlightenment, Nakajima Atsushi brilliantly blends Confucian and Zen Buddhist thought in a well crafted, cinematic story about an archer on a quest to be the greatest of all time. This Japanese literary masterpiece is the first in "Maplopo's "Masters of Story" collection. A unique gathering of Japanese literature translated into English that highlights some of the most wonderfully diverse stories from Japan's most treasured writers. The next release in the "Masters of Story" collection is "Wind, Light, and the Twenty-Year Old Me" from Sakaguchi Ango.

The Legend of the 10 Elemental Masters

The Legend of the 10 Elemental Masters
Author: Nick Smith
Publisher: Nick Smith
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2010-03-03
Genre: Computer games
ISBN: 9780615348131

Nick Smith (aka ulillillia) writes a captivating story with many unexpected turns. Based on the concept of RPGs (role playing games), follow Knuckles, a powerful, spell-casting wizard, as he investigates a mystery of supernatural proportion. A powerful evil presence seeks after the elemental masters. Knuckles tracks the force's every move as he works on fulfilling his greatest dream. It is unknown what evil act the force has planned. (Note: the cover is brightness-adjusted, enhancing print quality.)

The Man Who Made Vermeers

The Man Who Made Vermeers
Author: Jonathan Lopez
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2009
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0547247842

It's a story that made Dutch painter Han van Meegeren famous worldwide when it broke at the end of World War II: A lifetime of disappointment drove him to forge Vermeers, one of which he sold to Hermann Goering in mockery of the Nazis. And it's a story that's been believed ever since. Too bad it isn't true. Jonathan Lopez has drawn on never-before-seen documents from dozens of archives to write a revelatory new biography of the world's most famous forger. Neither unappreciated artist nor antifascist hero, Van Meegeren emerges as an ingenious, dyed-in-the-wool crook--a talented Mr. Ripley armed with a paintbrush. Lopez explores a network of illicit commerce that operated across Europe: Not only was Van Meegeren a key player in that high-stakes game in the 1920s and '30s, landing fakes with famous collectors such as Andrew Mellon, but he and his associates later cashed in on the Nazi occupation. The Man Who Made Vermeers is a long-overdue unvarnishing of Van Meegeren's legend and a deliciously detailed story of deceit in the art world.

Daughter of the Legend

Daughter of the Legend
Author: Jesse Stuart
Publisher: Jesse Stuart Foundation
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1994
Genre: Appalachian Region, Southern
ISBN: 9780945084426

A regional love story set in the hills of Tennessee against a backdrop of mystery and racial misunderstanding. Dave, a young lumberjack, falls in love with Deutsia, a Melungeon girl. Her people are shunned by the valley people and the relationship splits the lifetime friendship of Dave and his best friend, Ben.

The Last Grandmaster - the Legend of Hua

The Last Grandmaster - the Legend of Hua
Author: Julia Pierrepont, 3rd
Publisher:
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2016-11-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9780998183121

The epic tale of Grandmaster Sin Kwang The ́s extraordinary struggle and ultimate triumph to become the youngest Grandmaster in history. "The Last Grandmaster" artfully weaves the legendary stories of historic martial arts heroes with the Grandmaster¿s own life story, set against many riveting events in the history of modern China.

Master of Heaven

Master of Heaven
Author: J. N. De Bedout
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2017-08-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781546701132

Hordes of Minotaru zealots have steamrolled across western Japan, scattering proud families into the ashes of anonymity. To expand further, these hideous masters transformed conquered fortresses and temples into bastions of evil. No individual fief could oppose their venomous tide. Three heroes stand in their path toward domination. Alone, they cannot win. But they have a new ally, am ambitious visionary with grandiose dreams of unification. With support from this opportunistic benefactor, and the clout imparted by the ranks he lavished upon them, they seek to piece together an invasion force capable of defeating their grotesque, puritanical enemies. That task won't be easy. Ancient loyalties and animosities threaten to sabotage their campaign. Diabolical Minotaru agents sow mayhem in lands untouched by their repulsive masters. And, Sithalkaan remains a threat to all sides. Can the samurai unite to save their convulsing nation from destruction? Who can defeat Sithalkaan and prevent him from seizing the throne of heaven? Will the stain of Minotaru atrocities ever fade? The epic clash between legendary foes shall decide the fate of Japan, the world, and the heavens. This is the third of four books in the Legend of Sithalkaan series.

The Master and Margarita

The Master and Margarita
Author: Mikhail Bulgakov
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2016-03-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0802190510

Satan comes to Soviet Moscow in this critically acclaimed translation of one of the most important and best-loved modern classics in world literature. The Master and Margarita has been captivating readers around the world ever since its first publication in 1967. Written during Stalin’s time in power but suppressed in the Soviet Union for decades, Bulgakov’s masterpiece is an ironic parable on power and its corruption, on good and evil, and on human frailty and the strength of love. In The Master and Margarita, the Devil himself pays a visit to Soviet Moscow. Accompanied by a retinue that includes the fast-talking, vodka-drinking, giant tomcat Behemoth, he sets about creating a whirlwind of chaos that soon involves the beautiful Margarita and her beloved, a distraught writer known only as the Master, and even Jesus Christ and Pontius Pilate. The Master and Margarita combines fable, fantasy, political satire, and slapstick comedy to create a wildly entertaining and unforgettable tale that is commonly considered the greatest novel to come out of the Soviet Union. It appears in this edition in a translation by Mirra Ginsburg that was judged “brilliant” by Publishers Weekly. Praise for The Master and Margarita “A wild surrealistic romp. . . . Brilliantly flamboyant and outrageous.” —Joyce Carol Oates, The Detroit News “Fine, funny, imaginative. . . . The Master and Margarita stands squarely in the great Gogolesque tradition of satiric narrative.” —Saul Maloff, Newsweek “A rich, funny, moving and bitter novel. . . . Vast and boisterous entertainment.” —The New York Times “The book is by turns hilarious, mysterious, contemplative and poignant. . . . A great work.” —Chicago Tribune “Funny, devilish, brilliant satire. . . . It’s literature of the highest order and . . . it will deliver a full measure of enjoyment and enlightenment.” —Publishers Weekly

The Legend of Luke

The Legend of Luke
Author: Brian Jacques
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2012-10-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1448158427

The twelfth book in the beloved, bestselling Redwall saga - soon to be a major Netflix movie! Martin the Warrior leaves Redwall Abbey on a journey to discover the truth about Luke, the father he barely knew. His voyage takes him home to the northland shore where, from a dusty old book, he learns of Luke's dramatic pursuit of the evil pirate stoat, Vilu Daskar.

Masters of Doom

Masters of Doom
Author: David Kushner
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2003-04-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1588362892

Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to co-create the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake—until the games they made tore them apart. Americans spend more money on video games than on movie tickets. Masters of Doom is the first book to chronicle this industry’s greatest story, written by one of the medium’s leading observers. David Kushner takes readers inside the rags-to-riches adventure of two rebellious entrepreneurs who came of age to shape a generation. The vivid portrait reveals why their games are so violent and why their immersion in their brilliantly designed fantasy worlds offered them solace. And it shows how they channeled their fury and imagination into products that are a formative influence on our culture, from MTV to the Internet to Columbine. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it’s like to be young, driven, and wildly creative. “To my taste, the greatest American myth of cosmogenesis features the maladjusted, antisocial, genius teenage boy who, in the insular laboratory of his own bedroom, invents the universe from scratch. Masters of Doom is a particularly inspired rendition. Dave Kushner chronicles the saga of video game virtuosi Carmack and Romero with terrific brio. This is a page-turning, mythopoeic cyber-soap opera about two glamorous geek geniuses—and it should be read while scarfing down pepperoni pizza and swilling Diet Coke, with Queens of the Stone Age cranked up all the way.”—Mark Leyner, author of I Smell Esther Williams