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The Aztecs of Central Mexico : an imperial society / by Berdan, Frances F.(CARDINAL)160985;
Bibliography: pages 189-195.Mexico and Mexica. Origin of the Mexica and arrival in Central Mexico ; Historical background of the Aztec Empire ; Urban settlement and organization -- Economic organization. Modes of food production ; Division of labor and occupational specialization ; Tribute and trade -- Social structure and dynamics. Social class structure ; Kinship, family, and domestic life -- Daily life. Cultural codes, daily life, and interpersonal relations ; Life cycle and education ; Social control and law -- Imperial politics and beliefs. Rulership and government ; Warfare and conquest ; Human sacrifice -- Religious organization and beliefs. Mythology and legend : the structure of the universe ; The deities and their domains ; The priestly hierarchy ; Rites and ceremonies ; Divination, magic, and omens : the role of fate -- Intellectual and artistic achievements. Calendrics and the reckoning of time ; Mexica medicine ; Hieroglyphic writing ; Sculpture and the luxury crafts ; Literature and music -- The consequences of conquest. Arrival of the Spaniards ; The conquest ; Indigenous adaptations to Spanish rule -- Glossary.
Subjects: Aztecs.; Aztec art;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Vampire knight. [manga] by Hino, Matsuri,author.(CARDINAL)557929; Miyaki, Tetsuichiro,translator.(CARDINAL)350881; Thistlethwaite, Nancy.(CARDINAL)613200; Trant, Inori Fukuda,lettering.(CARDINAL)600090;
"Yuko has stolen Zero's memories of her to free him. She plans to give up her own life to turn Kaname into a human, but Kaname has vowed to sacrifice himself to give the Hunter Society his powers. With eternity at stake, Yuki and Kaname each vie to change the other's destiny."--P. [4] of cover.Rated T+ for older teen.
Subjects: Manga.; Comics (Graphic works); Fantasy comics.; Fiction.; Graphic novels.; Horror comics.; Comic books, strips, etc.; High school students; High school students; Vampires; Vampires; Manga (Comic books);
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 9
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Carthaginians 6th-2nd century BC / by Salimbeti, A.(Andrea)(CARDINAL)427936; D'Amato, Raffaele,author.(CARDINAL)426964; Rava, Giuseppe,1963-illustrator.(CARDINAL)495171;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Carthaginians.; Punic antiquities.; Naval art and science;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fullmetal alchemist. [manga] : 3-n-1 edition by Arakawa, Hiromu,1973-author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)691065; Watanabe, Akira(Animator),animator.(CARDINAL)613684; Forbes, Jake,adapter.(CARDINAL)459643; Watanabe, Akira,1929-translator.(CARDINAL)743864;
Holding the gate -- The fifth human sacrifice -- Before the portal -- For whom?"As the Day of Reckoning dawns, the Elric brothers, their father Hohenheim, and all of their allies battle to the death against the homunculi's 'father.' The fate of the entire world hangs in the balance. To claim victory, some will have to make the ultimate sacrifice. When the dust clears, will a happy ending await our favorite characters in the final volume of Fullmetal Alchemist?"--Rated T for teen.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Manga.; Young adult fiction.; Alchemy; Brothers; Graphic novels;
© [2014], VIZ Media,
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 11
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God, guilt, and death : an existential phenomenology of religion / by Westphal, Merold.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-298) and index.The art of understanding as an alternative approach in the philosophy of religion -- Ambivalence and the sacred -- Ambivalence, inertia, and resentment -- The existential meaning of guilt -- The existential meaning of death -- The believing soul's encounter with guilt and death -- Religion as means and as end -- Prayer and sacrifice as useless self-transcendence -- Guilt and death in exilic religion -- Guilt and death in mimetic religion -- Guilt and death in covenantal religion.In a valuable contribution to the philosophy of religion, Merold Westphal explains what it means to be religious. Examples from the writings of Kierkegaard, Freud, Heidegger, Dostoyevsky, Nietzsche, and Tolstoi illuminate the author's thesis that guilt and death are the central problems of human existence. A typology of exilic, mimetic, and covenantal religions distinguishes three different approaches to salvation from guilt and death.
Subjects: Religion; Guilt; Death;
© 1987, ©1984., Indiana University Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Bride of the Water God. by Yun, Mi-gyŏng,1980-author,artist.(CARDINAL)425942;
"Humor, drama, and a bit of horror combine, as human bride Soah tries to uncover the truth behind her strange husband's predicament and his previous wife's early, brutal demise. While Huye distracts her with flirtations and the dreadful goddess Murah becomes increasingly jealous, strong-willed Soah is determined to find out why her powerful, moody husband is cursed to live in the form of a little boy during the day, returning to his true, adult body at night. Soah's inner strength and determination saved her village from drought and famine in previous volumes -- now she must pit her guts and guile against the unpredictable elemental gods in order to find happiness in the new world she's trapped in" -- from publisher's web site.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Fantasy comics.; Young adult fiction.; Comics (Graphic works); Fiction.; Gods; Human sacrifice; Comic books, strips, etc.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The saga of Tanya the Evil. [manga] / by Zen, Carlo,author.(CARDINAL)803399; Tojo, Chika,artist.(CARDINAL)793002; Shinotsuki, Shinobu,illustrator.; Tobin, Richard(Translator),translator.(CARDINAL)883552; Gancio, Rochelle,letterer.(CARDINAL)416093;
"The Empire has long watered its fields with conflict, but now they are in for a flood - Tanya's predicted World War has come at last. The Imperial pursuit follows Republican forces-in-exile to the deserts of the Southern Continent...Another front could mean another yearslong quagmire and another vast sacrifice of human resources. Or if Tanya and Major General Romel have their way, it might mean a swift advance and one more continent conquered..."--Amazon.Rated OT for Older Teen, Language and Violence.
Subjects: War comics.; Fantasy comics.; Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Manga.; Young adult fiction.; Military art and science; Magic; Child soldiers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Black Monday murders. by Hickman, Jonathan,author.(CARDINAL)345815; Coker, Tomm,artist.(CARDINAL)590078; Garland, Michael(Colorist),artist.(CARDINAL)633103; Wooton, Rus,letterer.(CARDINAL)495887; Image Comics.(CARDINAL)548016;
"Thomas Dane goes looking for a man who doesn't want to be found. From Jonathan Hickman (East of west, Secret wars, Avengers) and Tomm Cokers (Undying love) comes the next installment in the crypto-noir series about the power of dirty, filthy money... and exactly what kind of people you can buy with it. The Back Monday Murders is classic occultism where the various schools of magic are actually clandestine banking cartels who control all of society: a secret world where vampire Russian oligarchs, Black popes, enchanted American aristocrats, and hitmen from the International Monetary Fund work together to keep all of us in our proper place."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Detective and mystery comics.; Graphic novels.; Horror comics.; Noir comics.; Paranormal comics.; Banks and banking; Cartels; Comic books, strips, etc.; Magic; Money; Murder; Vampires;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The art of racing in the rain [large print] a novel / by Stein, Garth.(CARDINAL)648269;
Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver. Through Denny, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition, and he sees that life, like racing, isn't simply about going fast. Using the techniques needed on the race track, one can successfully navigate all of life's ordeals. On the eve of his death, Enzo takes stock of his life, recalling all that he and his family have been through: the sacrifices Denny has made to succeed professionally; the unexpected loss of Eve, Denny's wife; the three-year battle over their daughter, Zoë, whose maternal grandparents pulled every string to gain custody. In the end, despite what he sees as his own limitations, Enzo comes through heroically to preserve the Swift family, holding in his heart the dream that Denny will become a racing champion with Zoë at his side. Having learned what it takes to be a compassionate and successful person, the wise canine can barely wait until his next lifetime, when he is sure he will return as a man. --850L
Subjects: Large print books.; Fiction.; Dogs; Human-animal relationships; Automobile racing drivers; Custody of children; Friendship; Child custody.; Friendships.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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Shapeshifters : a journey through the changing human body / by Francis, Gavin,author.(CARDINAL)426600;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-261) and index.Transformation -- Werewolves: agitation at the full moon -- Conception: the first and second reason for existing -- Sleep: the chamber of dreams -- Bodybuilding: unhelmed by fury -- Scalp: of horns, terror and glory -- Birth: reshaping the heart -- Rejuvenation: an alchemy of youth and beauty -- Tattooing: the art of transformation -- Anorexia: the enchantment of control -- Hallucination: a sphere of devils -- Puberty: suddenly accelerated youth -- Pregnancy: the most meticulous work -- Gigantism: two giants of Turin -- Gender: the two lives of Tiresias -- Jetlag: the brain that holds the sky -- Bonesetting: an algebra of healing -- Menopause: third face of the goddess -- Castration: hope, love, and sacrifice -- Laughter: some eminency in ourselves ; Prosthetics: humanity 2.0 -- Memory: palaces of forgetting -- Death: the celebration of life - Transformations.
Subjects: Human physiology.; Developmental biology.; Life cycle, Human.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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