For some historians & biographers Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary martyr who succeeded in leading the French Republic to safety in the face of overwhelming military odds For many others he was the first modern dictator a fanatic who instigated the murderous Reign of Terror in 1793-94 This masterful biography combines new research into Robespierre's dramatic life with a deep understanding of society & the politics of the French Revolution to arrive at a fresh understanding of the man his passions & his tragic shortcomings Peter Mc Phee gives special attention to Robespierre's formative years & the development of an iron will in a frail boy conceived outside wedlock & on the margins of polite provincial society Exploring how these experiences formed the young lawyer who arrived in Versailles in 1789 the author discovers not the cold obsessive Robespierre of legend but a man of passion with close but platonic friendships with women Soon immersed in revolutionary conflict he suffered increasingly lengthy periods of nervous collapse correlating with moments of political crisis yet Robespierre was tragically unable to step away from the crushing burdens of leadership Did his ruthless uncompromising exercise of power reflect a descent into madness in his final year of life? Mc Phee reevaluates the ideology & reality of the Terror what Robespierre intended & whether it represented an abandonment or a reversal of his early liberalism & sense of justice ...

' James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ a great American novelist whose work taken individually or as a whole is unsurpassed' Michael Connelly ROBICHEAUX IS A HAUNTED MANDetective Dave Robicheaux's beloved wife Molly was cruelly taken from him Her killing left him nothing but heartbreak & unanswered questions Now in the heat of the Louisiana Bayou he drinks to forget ROBICHEAUX IS A WANTED MANAfter a heavy night he wakes to find his hands cut & bruised He has no idea where he's been or what he's done When another cop tells him that the man who killed Molly has been found murdered Robicheaux knows if he can't prove his whereabouts he will be the prime suspect BUT IS ROBICHEAUX AN INNOCENT MAN? He never claimed he was a saint
- he doesn't even know if he did it & to clear his name Robicheaux will have to go to hell & back Praise for one of the great American crime writers James Lee Burke' James Lee Burke is the heavyweight champ a great American novelist whose work taken individually or as a whole is unsurpassed' Michael Connelly'A gorgeous prose stylist' Stephen King' Richly deserves to be described now as one of the finest crime writers America has ever produced' Daily Mail Fans of Dennis Lehane Michael Connelly & Don Winslow will love James Lee Burke Dave Robicheaux Series 1 The Neon Rain 2 Heaven's Prisoners 3 Black Cherry Blues 4 A Morning for Flamingos 5 A Stained White Radiance 6 In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead 7 Dixie City Jam 8 Burning Angel 9 Cadillac Jukebox 10 Sunset Limited 11 violet Cane Road 12 Jolie Blon's Bounce 13 Last Car to Elysian Fields 14 Crusader's Cross 15 Pegasus Descending 16 The Tin Roof Blowdown 17 Swan Peak 18 The Glass Rainbow 19 Creole Belle 20 Light of the World 21 Robicheaux Hackberry Holland Series 1 Lay Down My Sword & Shield 2 Rain Gods 3 Feast Day of Fools 4 House of the Rising Sun Billy Bob Holland Series 1 Cimarron Rose 2 Heartwood 3 Bitterroot 4 In The Moon of Red Ponies Each James Lee Burke novel can be read as a standalone or in series order
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Damian Wayne is the son of Batman & Talia al Ghul This makes him an heir to the world’s greatest crime-fighter & its greatest super-villain Ra’s al Ghul Damian became the fifth Robin working alongside his father as Batman Born as one of the dragon bats who guarded the sceptre of the kings in Bialya Goliath was an infant when Damian Wayne – upon the Year of Blood – entered the ruins to prove his worth to the League of Assassins & his mother by stealing the sceptre Damian was forced to slaughter several generations of the guardians until only the youngest remained which when put to the end of his sword padded toward Damian & meekly licked his nose causing the young assassin to tear up Damian returned to his mother with the caged beast & swore to raise it as his loyal champion & gave it the name Goliath This Blister contains two highly detailed Resin miniatures;1x Robin – Damian Wayne 1x Goliath Please Note Miniatures are supplied unpainted & some assembly may be required ...

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