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Author : Bill Minutaglio
Release : 2014-02-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 231/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis City on Fire by : Bill Minutaglio
Download or read book City on Fire written by Bill Minutaglio. This book was released on 2014-02-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Original edition: New York: HarperCollins, 2003.
Author : Anna Rose Alexander
Release : 2016-09-02
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 467/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis City on Fire by : Anna Rose Alexander
Download or read book City on Fire written by Anna Rose Alexander. This book was released on 2016-09-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the mid-nineteenth century, efforts to modernize and industrialize Mexico City had the unintended consequence of exponentially increasing the risk of fire while also breeding a culture of fear. Through an array of archival sources, Anna Rose Alexander argues that fire became a catalyst for social change, as residents mobilized to confront the problem. Advances in engineering and medicine soon fostered the rise of distinct fields of fire-related expertise while conversely, the rise of fire-profiteering industries allowed entrepreneurs to capitalize on crisis. City on Fire demonstrates that both public and private engagements with fire risk highlight the inequalities that characterized Mexican society at the turn of the twentieth century.
Author : Tracy Higley
Release : 2013-09-24
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 539/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis City on Fire by : Tracy Higley
Download or read book City on Fire written by Tracy Higley. This book was released on 2013-09-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously released as Pompeii. As Vesuvius churns, a slave girl-turned-gladiator joins forces with an unlikely source to seek justice. In the coastal town of Pompeii, a new gladiator prepares to fight. But this gladiator hides a deadly secret: she’s a runaway Jewish slave girl named Ariella, disguised as a young boy. A savvy fighter, Ariella determines to triumph in the arena, knowing her life will be forfeit should anyone uncover the truth. Cato, a wealthy politician, moved to Pompeii after tiring of the corruption in Rome. But he soon learns that Pompeii is just as corrupt, and if he doesn’t play the game, his family could pay the price. Determined to bring about justice for the citizens of Pompeii, Cato searches for allies. But what he discovers instead is a confounding group of Christians . . . and a young female gladiator whose fame is growing daily. Political unrest reaches a boiling point as Christians are jailed and executed, and the mountain in the distance threatens to destroy the city with its river of fire. Cato and Ariella must act quickly and courageously to save their loved ones before all is lost.
Author : Lisa Odham Stokes
Release : 1999-09-17
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Rating : 034/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis City on Fire by : Lisa Odham Stokes
Download or read book City on Fire written by Lisa Odham Stokes. This book was released on 1999-09-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncertainty about the post-handover era accelerated Hong Kong's race for economic growth, and found expression in cinema's depictions of a city on fire. This book reviews the directors and films that have established Hong Kong's cinema's reputation.
Author : Walter Jon Williams
Release : 2015-05-02
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 334/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis City on Fire by : Walter Jon Williams
Download or read book City on Fire written by Walter Jon Williams. This book was released on 2015-05-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nominated for both the Hugo and Nebula Award, City on Fire returns to the world-city of Metropolitan, a city dominated by plasm, the magical substance capable of both creation and destruction. With her help, Aiah’s lover Constantine has established himself in the metropolis of Caraqui, a nation dominated by corrupt officials, gangsters, and the genetically altered known as the “twisted.” Here they hope to create a revolution in the cosmic order--- but first they must fend off treachery, war, and the threat of Taikoen, the “hanged man,” a deadly creature that lives within plasm itself. Aiah must fight not only for her revolution and for her place in the world, but for Constantine’s very soul.
