Download or read book Blue Blood Mirage written by Nasrat Esmaty and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life for Faryal and her family is far from uncomplicated. Upon their return to Afghanistan from Jordan, her father, Jalal Sitam, learns that he is no longer welcomed by his own government and that his cousins are trying to steal his propertyand by extension, his future. Romaan, Jalal's friend's son, asks that Faryal be granted to him in marriage. On what should have been a joyous day, Faryal is kidnapped by Sardar, a powerful and dangerous criminal. Her family quickly agrees to pay the million dollars Sardar demands, but that is of little consolation for Faryal. Fearing more for her chastity than for her life, she makes a frantic choice, but even death cannot save her; her attempt at suicide fails. Desperate, she begs her kidnapper, a middle-aged man with two children, to marry her, to salvage what little honor she may still have. Devastated by the news, Jalal tries to stop her marriage to the criminal, but his plans are thwarted. He must learn that even men can be pawns in the same game. This is just a glimpse of adventure in Faryal's life. As Faryal's journey continues and the story unravels further, it takes more unimaginable twists and turns right to the end. When the upper class sets standards, everyone must abide by them. They see everything perfect and build a mirage in their outlooks, mentalities, and approaches, which makes life more difficult than it already is. Afghan women have suffered for a million reasons that have not been their intrinsic faults. This novel, inspired by true events, is an exploration on the cultural injustices done to women.
Download or read book Blue Blood written by Pamela Thomas-Graham and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harvard professor Nikki Chase comforts the husband of a murdered academic, but when he becomes the prime suspect, Nikki has to put on her detective hat to uncover the deadly secrets of the true killer.
Download or read book Blue Blood written by Uttara Chauhan and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2011 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blue Blood written by Art Chansky and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From sports writer Chansky comes the first history of one of basketball's greatest rivalries: the Duke Blue Devils and the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. 16-page photo insert.
Download or read book Mirage written by Douglas Ainslie and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blood Countess written by Lana Popovic and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A lush and bloody historical thriller” based on the infamous real-life inspiration for Countess Dracula, a Hungarian noblewoman turned serial killer.(Kirkus Reviews) In sixteenth-century Hungary, Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a scullery maid for the young and glamorous Countess Elizabeth Báthory. When Elizabeth takes a liking to Anna, she’s vaulted to the dream role of chambermaid, a far cry from the filthy servants’ quarters below. She receives wages generous enough to provide for her family, and the Countess begins to groom Anna as her friend, confident and lover. It’s not long before Anna falls completely under the Countess’s spell—and the Countess t”akes full advantage. Isolated from her former friends, family, and fiancé, Anna realizes she’s not a friend but a prisoner of the increasingly cruel Elizabeth. Then come the murders, and Anna knows it’s only a matter of time before the Blood Countess turns on her, too. “Popovic balances lush, romantic language with gruesome imagery in this tale of innocence lost. Readers will likely be inspired to do actual research into Lady Bathory’s murderous misdeeds.” —Booklist “Popovic also touches on how a patriarchal society can drive women to extremes without letting the truly terrifying Bathory, or Anna, off the hook for their own actions.” —Kirkus Reviews “Hand to fans of dark historical fiction and powerful female characters.” —School Library Journal
Download or read book The Book of Knowledge written by Arthur Mee and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Mirage written by Somaiya Daud and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A refreshing and unique coming-of-age story...a beautiful and necessary meditation on finding strength in one’s culture.” —Entertainment Weekly, Top Pick of the Month “A YA marvel that will shock breath into your lungs. If you loved The Wrath and the Dawn and Children of Blood and Bone, Mirage will captivate you.” —The Christian Science Monitor “This debut fantasy has what it takes to be the next big thing in sci-fi/fantasy.” —SLJ, starred review “Immersive, captivating.” —ALA Booklist, starred review In a world dominated by the brutal Vathek empire, eighteen-year-old Amani is a dreamer. She dreams of what life was like before the occupation; she dreams of writing poetry like the old-world poems she adores; she dreams of receiving a sign from Dihya that one day, she, too, will have adventure, and travel beyond her isolated home. But when adventure comes for Amani, it is not what she expects: she is kidnapped by the regime and taken in secret to the royal palace, where she discovers that she is nearly identical to the cruel half-Vathek Princess Maram. The princess is so hated by her conquered people that she requires a body double, someone to appear in public as Maram, ready to die in her place. As Amani is forced into her new role, she can’t help but enjoy the palace’s beauty—and her time with the princess’ fiancé, Idris. But the glitter of the royal court belies a world of violence and fear. If Amani ever wishes to see her family again, she must play the princess to perfection...because one wrong move could lead to her death.
Download or read book Fallen Seven written by Raphael Fae and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2022-07-29 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Underground Training System. UTS for short. She is Aphrodite Singh of Styx, eldest of five. And Aphrodite is done. Done with her lying ‘friend’. Done with her seemingly never-ending emergence of powers. She liked being alone. Liked doing nothing but painting – and other, more illicit things. But now, she actually has to do something and something is coming for her. Train the new guy. Teach him to protect her. Stay alive. That’s probably her biggest problem at the moment. Aphrodite needs to find a way to protect herself and find out who’s trying to kill her before it’s too late. But the one who’s in the UTS isn’t her only enemy. Looking over her shoulder just that once might save her life – and the lives of others. But then you have them. Aphrodite’s boss and best friend are hiding something. Which isn’t unusual. But this secret could cost Aphrodite everything she once held dear.
Download or read book In Search of Aginsky s Mind written by Leighton J Reynolds and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A psychological and action thriller, this second novel in the Seaville Wildfire Trilogy sends all of the characters from the first novel, and new characters, deeper into the problems that generate California wildfires. Six months after the Canyon Fire, Dr. Roger Sterling finds himself confronting a serial arsonist (or arsonists) still out there, a kidnapping, a Hit Man, the theft of intellectual property, and a firestorm all within less than 24 hours. He concludes that synchronicity plays a huge role in what he is confronting as he discovers that Long Island, New York and Central Tennessee are also a part of the California story. What weaves all of this together is the search for Aginskys mind and the rights to a brilliant theory that explains the ongoing evolutionary development of the Universe. All the while, Aginskys mind holds some of the most important keys to understanding what creates wildfires world-wide. This novel is a suspenseful ride into human nature, our collective nature, the universal struggle between Eros and Thanatos, the concept of synchronicity and the complexities of our evolutionary nature that will challenge the reader at every turn.
Download or read book Polysituatedness written by John Kinsella and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is concerned with the complexities of defining 'place', of observing and 'seeing' place, and how we might write a poetics of place. From Kathy Acker to indigenous Australian poet Jack Davis, the book touches on other writers and theorists, but in essence is a hands-on 'praxis' book of poetic practice. The work extends John Kinsella's theory of 'international regionalism' and posits new ways of reading the relationship between place and individual, between individual and the natural environment, and how place occupies the person as much as the person occupies place. It provides alternative readings of writers through place and space, especially Australian writers, but also non-Australian. Further, close consideration is given to being of 'famine-migrant' Irish heritage and the complexities of 'returning'. A close-up examination of 'belonging' and exclusion is made on a day-to-day basis. The book offers an approach to creating poems and literary texts constituted by experiencing multiple places, developing a model of polyvalent belonging known as 'polysituatedness'. It works as a companion volume to Kinsella's earlier Manchester University Press critical work, Disclosed Poetics: Beyond Landscape to Lyricism.
Download or read book The China Mirage written by James Bradley and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Flags of our Fathers, Flyboys, and The Imperial Cruise, a spellbinding history of turbulent U.S.-China relations from the 19th century to World War II and Mao's ascent. In each of his books, James Bradley has exposed the hidden truths behind America's engagement in Asia. Now comes his most engrossing work yet. Beginning in the 1850s, Bradley introduces us to the prominent Americans who made their fortunes in the China opium trade. As they -- -good Christians all -- -profitably addicted millions, American missionaries arrived, promising salvation for those who adopted Western ways. And that was just the beginning. From drug dealer Warren Delano to his grandson Franklin Delano Roosevelt, from the port of Hong Kong to the towers of Princeton University, from the era of Appomattox to the age of the A-Bomb, The China Mirage explores a difficult century that defines U.S.-Chinese relations to this day.
Download or read book Wizard and the Beauties IV written by Soul Meeter and published by Soul Meeter. This book was released on 2024-06-20 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world enshrouded by mysterious magic and resplendent swordplay, an ordinary high school student, Wooly, inadvertently crosses over, setting the stage for his heart-stopping adventure in a fantastical world. This land, where magic and swords reign supreme, is home to formidable wizards, brave warriors, and enigmatic races surrounded by unknown dangers. Wooly, formerly an exceedingly ordinary student, finds himself in a world brimming with miracles after being struck by lightning out of the blue. In this realm, Wooly is preserved by chance by two peculiar old men who are, in truth, magicians of legendary status. Their use of the uncontrollable spell "Otherworld Thunder" accidentally summons Wooly from Earth into their world. Initially confounded and fearful in this entirely new world, Wooly's curiosity and adventurous spirit soon propel him to explore this uncharted land. Guided by the two illustrious magicians, Wooly commences his tutelage in the arcane arts. Through strenuous and disciplined training, he gradually exposes unexpected potential within himself. With his power increasing, Wooly embarks on a series of thrilling quests. He travels through different magical kingdoms, befriends a wide variety of allies, including ferocious beasts, loyal companions, and even ravishing leading ladies. Whether trekking through profound ancient forests or navigating perilous zones where magic is forbidden, Wooly leaves his mark everywhere he goes. His name becomes renowned across the world as he conquers dragons, subdues mighty magical beasts, and solves ancient, mysterious puzzles. Each challenge and trial shapes Wooly into an authentic magician, culminating in him being immortalized in history with the title "Mage King," cementing his legacy as a timeless legendary figure. As Wooly's strength and fame grow, he finds himself embroiled in a grand narrative that was destined from the outseta battle concerning the fate of this entire otherworldly realm. In this enduring battle, Wooly faces not only powerful enemies emerging from the shadows but also the task of unraveling the deepest secrets underlying the world itself. This story is about bravery, growth, friendship, and love, as well as a fantastical journey across time and space. How an ordinary high school student like Wooly commands the expanse of a world rife with magic and swords and forges an undying legend promises to be an exceptionally entrancing adventure for readers.
Download or read book Transactions of the National Eclectic Medical Association of the United States of America for the Years written by National Eclectic Medical Association of the United States of America and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Passage through Darkness written by Charlie (Chawtoma) Davis and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2018-07-20 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Percy Jones was born in the South and raised in a racist society. He loses a family member to racist violence. Being an African American sheriff officer, Percy finds it hard to imagine that the reality of racism still affects the black man in contemporary America. Percy makes important decisions as the leader of the Jones family. He knows he must make a moral decision centered on the death of a family member.
Download or read book The Family Idiot written by Jean-Paul Sartre and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2021-12-05 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this volume, the University of Chicago Press completes its translation of a work that is indispensable not only to serious readers of Flaubert but to anyone interested in the last major contribution by one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers. That Sartre's study of Flaubert, The Family Idiot, is a towering achievement in intellectual history has never been disputed. Yet critics have argued about the precise nature of this novel or biography or "criticism-fiction" which is the summation of Sartre's philosophical, social, and literary thought. In the preface, Sartre writes: "The Family Idiot is the sequel to Search for a Method. The subject: what, at this point in time, can we know about a man? It seemed to me that this question could only be answered by studying a specific case." Sartre discusses Flaubert's personal development, his relationship to his family, his decision to become a writer, and the psychosomatic crisis or "conversion" from his father's domination to the freedom of his art. Sartre blends psychoanalysis with a sociological study of the ideology of the period, the crisis in literature, and Flaubert's influence on the future of literature. While Sartre never wrote the final volume he envisioned for this vast project, the existing volumes constitute in themselves a unified work—one that John Sturrock, writing in the Observer, called "a shatteringly fertile, digressive and ruthless interpretation of these few cardinal years in Flaubert's life." "A virtuoso perfomance. . . . For all that this book does to make one reconsider his life, The Family Idiot is less a case study of Flaubert than it is a final installment of Sartre's mythology. . . . The translator, Carol Cosman, has acquitted herself brilliantly."—Frederick Brown, New York Review of Books "A splendid translation by Carol Cosman. . . . Sartre called The Family Idiot a 'true novel,' and it does tell a story and eventually reach a shattering climax. The work can be described most simply as a dialectic, which shifts between two seemingly alternative interpretations of Flaubert's destiny: a psychoanalytic one, centered on his family and on his childhood, and a Marxist one, whose guiding themes are the status of the artist in Flaubert's period and the historical and ideological contradictions faced by his social class, the bourgeoisie."—Fredric Jameson, New York Times Book Review Jean-Paul Sartre (1906-1980) was offered, but declined, the Nobel Prize for literature in 1964. His many works of fiction, drama, and philosophy include the monumental study of Flaubert, The Family Idiot, and The Freud Scenario, both published in translation by the University of Chicago Press.
