Download or read book Protecting Petra written by Kindra Woods and published by Alpha Temptress Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prince Xavier must choose a woman to marry… …but will he let a forbidden love come before his duty? Was it ‘Love At First Sight'? Or something more? Prince Xavier has set out to the states to experience the eclipse and during his research of Casper, Wyoming he finds an author with a mind of her own. Messages fly between them but she doesn’t know his real name… yet. He’s in love the moment he lays his eyes on her. But one phone call from the King and he’s forced to break her heart. Being a prince means Xavier has duties to uphold. Duties like finding a suitable wife to settle down with so he can produce heirs. Petra enjoyed the way Xavier protected her against her ex and the night they spend together a little too much. But then he goes and breaks her heart for no apparent reason. Three months later, she’s carrying something from their hot night. Xavier knows what he must do for his country, but when Petra comes to visit his country, holding secrets and afraid for her life, everything changes. Fall in love with this royal romance! Scroll up and one-click to start reading Protecting Petra today! ***This is a hot, royal romance–don’t go in thinking it will be sweet with this alpha male prince, steamy scenes, a strong heroine and some surprises along the way.***

Download or read book Palace of Darkness written by Tracy Higley and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an ancient city carved from stone, one desperate young woman searches for peace—in the calm before the Romans attack. In AD 106, a single mother can be certain of one thing—destitution. So Cassia and her six-year-old son flee to Petra, seeking refuge in the loving arms of family. But the great stone city is not what Cassia imagined. And family cannot be trusted. When a secret reveals her son’s true bloodline, the boy becomes the target of a royal conspiracy. He’s snatched from Cassia’s grasp. In her darkest hours, Cassia finds herself surrounded by followers of the Way, a subversive new religious group whose disciples are frequently sentenced to arenas with starved lions and blood-soaked sand. Why would they seek out more danger by helping her? And what kind of religion gives freely and asks for nothing in return? Roman soldiers soon surround Petra, immersing the city in panic and further endangering Cassia’s son. She realizes he cannot be saved by human efforts alone. Her only hope lies with the followers of the Way . . . and her willingness to trust their One True God. Reading Group Guide Included “Higley’s meticulous research enhances readers’ understanding of the daring lives of the first Christians.” —RT Book Reviews, of City on Fire “If you liked Francine Rivers’ A Voice in the Wind, you’ll love Palace of Darkness! It grabbed me from page one and never let go.” —Colleen Coble, USA Today bestselling author

Download or read book Being Bedouin Around Petra written by Mikkel Bille and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2023-08-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Petra, Jordan became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985, and the semi-nomadic Bedouin inhabiting the area were resettled as a consequence. The Bedouin themselves paradoxically became UNESCO Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage in 2005 for the way in which their oral traditions and everyday lives relate to the landscape they no longer live in. Being Bedouin Around Petra asks: How could this happen? And what does it mean to be Bedouin when tourism, heritage protection, national discourse, an Islamic Revival and even New Age spiritualism lay competing claims to the past in the present?

Download or read book Being Bedouin Around Petra written by Mikkel Bille and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2019-01-02 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Petra, Jordan became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985, and the semi-nomadic Bedouin inhabiting the area were resettled as a consequence. The Bedouin themselves paradoxically became UNESCO Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage in 2005 for the way in which their oral traditions and everyday lives relate to the landscape they no longer live in. Being Bedouin Around Petra asks: How could this happen? And what does it mean to be Bedouin when tourism, heritage protection, national discourse, an Islamic Revival and even New Age spiritualism lay competing claims to the past in the present?

Download or read book Life in a Cave in Petra with the Bdoul written by Judith McKenzie and published by Manar al-Athar, University of Oxford. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1981 until 1986, the archaeologist Judith McKenzie, then a graduate student at the University of Sydney, traveled to the ancient site of Petra in Jordan, living in a cave there for extended periods, in order to survey and measure architectural moldings on the rock-cut monuments. It was a critical time in the history of Petra, where, for centuries, its local inhabitants, known as the Bdoul, had lived and worked. But that tradition was coming to a close. In 1985, the Bdoul began a move to the nearby village of Umm Sayhoun, as directed by the Jordanian government. This first-hand account of life in a cave at Petra, based on diaries Judith kept at the time she lived among the Bdoul, is therefore important as a record of a lifestyle now largely vanished. As she writes in her introduction: "I spent so much time socializing with the Bdoul, I came to observe many aspects of Bdoul life in a series of visits over three main field seasons. As women we had access to the world of young girls and women, which men from outside did not, while we were also sometimes treated as honorary men." This memoir thus stands as a reminder of life at Petra before the arrival of modern-day tourism at the site. But this book is not only a memoir. Observations are made on the ways in which the Bdoul have adapted to their new environment. Changes at the site that have taken place since 1981 because of weathering and erosion are recorded through comparisons between photographs taken forty years ago and more recent images. Ramifications of the expansion of the tourist-industry at Petra in the 21st century are also considered. Life in a Cave in Petra with the Bdoul: 1981-1986 is therefore an important and essential volume on the archaeology and history of one of the best-known ancient sites in the world.

Download or read book Protecting the Last Frontier written by Gabrielle Leterre and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2024-04-29 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aerospace Law and Policy Series Space resource activities—better known as “space mining”—is the next step in humankind’s utilization of outer space. Previous space activities have belatedly caused us to realize that fragile environments do not end with Earth’s atmosphere. Today, the most striking problem is the agglomeration and increasing generation of nonfunctional space objects (space debris) in orbit. Tomorrow, with the development of new space activities, unanticipated environmental problems will arise beyond Earth orbit. This book seeks to anticipate the inevitable legal framework that will need to be put in place and, in particular, considers the necessity to create legal standards to support the environmental sustainability of space resource activities. To that end, the book assesses the efficiency of existing space law in addressing environmental threats and reflects on the potential contribution international environmental law can offer. The array of applicable mechanisms considered includes a detailed examination of the following: what kind of environmental problems may arise from space resource activities; which norms of international law are relevant in addressing these threats within the framework of sustainability; the United Nations Space Treaties; domestic space legislations that directly address space resource activities or that are particularly significant from an environmental perspective; and soft law, especially instruments and guidelines from international organizations acting in the space sector, such as the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) and the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR). Contrary to a common idea, space resources—such as the ones found in situ on celestial bodies—are limited and need to be managed rationally. It is indubitable that activities beyond Earth orbit will have an impact on the surrounding environment, raising a host of potential issues, which go beyond the question of debris, such as contamination and the risk of overexploitation. Ultimately, this book drafts the roadmap for the environmentally sustainable exploitation of space resources from a legal standpoint and proposes a sustainability framework articulated around a set of standards. Concerned lawyers and policymakers worldwide will greatly appreciate the book’s set of objective standards and concrete measures. This practical approach, which includes the comprehensive review of instruments governing space activities, will lead them to navigate with assurance the different normative levels of legal action for astro-environmentalism.

Download or read book Master Plan for the Protection Use of Petra National Park written by United States. National Park Service and published by . This book was released on 1968* with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tourism and Archaeological Heritage Management at Petra written by Douglas C Comer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once visited only by the cognoscenti of the ancient world, over the last decade Petra has drawn almost a million visitors in some years. Petra burst into popular consciousness with the release of enormously popular motion picture Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981. Moviegoers all over the world were introduced to some of the spectacular scenic wonders of Petra: the Siq, a narrow chasm with colorful, towering sandstone walls, and Al-Khazna, the exquisitely carved tomb for a Nabataean king. For centuries, the Nabataeans controlled the trade in precious commodities across the Arabian Peninsula, bring spices from Southeast Asia, incense from present-day Yemen, gold and ivory from Africa, and silk from the Far East across the Empty Quarter to ports on the western Mediterranean. In 1985, Petra was included on the list of World Heritage Sites. Since then, low cost jet travel and a fast highway from the capital city of Amman have made the site increasingly accessible. The Jordanian government has made attracting tourists to Jordan a top priority. For all of the attention that Petra has received, it is still surprisingly poorly understood. A widely accepted chronology of the city, even the dates of major tombs and monuments, has yet to be established. Even the mystery of why and how Arab nomads adopted a sedentary lifestyle and built a great city has yet to be fully explained. Will Petra’s popularity as a tourism destination overshadow the importance of addressing these questions, and, more importantly, will tourism damage the archaeological remains there in ways that make answers more difficult or even impossible to find?

Download or read book Risk Management at Heritage Sites A Case Study of the Petra World Heritage Site written by Anna Paolini and published by UNESCO. This book was released on 2012 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dark Order A Ryan Weller Thriller Book 13 written by Evan Graver and published by Third Reef Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2023-03-30 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Island Paradise … Hidden Nazi Gold … A Deadly Battleground When Steve Carlton purchases Big Darby Island in the Exuma Cays so his daughter can build a tropical getaway, he’s faced with one disaster after another. Someone wants him to leave his own island and is willing to do whatever it takes to make him. Desperate, Carlton turns to Ryan Weller, whose growing reputation as a troubleshooter has garnered more headlines than he’d like. He agrees to exorcise the “ghosts” that haunt Big Darby, but when the former EOD tech arrives, the only person he finds is Carlton’s daughter Diane, a woman hellbent on restoring a neglected house and to starting a new life. She’s not about to be scared off or persuaded to leave, even if it’s for her own good. The “ghosts” have their own plans—a methodical search for Nazi gold secreted out of Berlin during the closing days of World War II. To find it, they’ll let nothing—or no one—stand in their way. Forced into hunting for the gold, Ryan finds himself trapped between a relentless adversary intent on installing a Fourth Reich and the desire to save a woman he is desperately trying to distance himself from. But in order to save both their lives, he must first play the deadliest game.

Download or read book Crystal Falls written by Annemie Byleveld and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Payton has always been taunted by dreams so vivid and real that it haunted her waking days. Going in search for a place she belonged was the step she feared the most. But it turned out to be the easiest one of all. Her father was a werewolf, her mother a witch turned vampire. Before she knew it, she got involved in a world filled with magical, supernatural beings. Her journey toward the truth became even darker, filled with blood-filled rivers, hidden spells, and love so strong it consumed her. Caleb might be another vampire, but he was also the one who loved her from the moment he saw her as a tiny baby. When death is the only way to keep on living, Paytons choice became a war worth fighting for. Immortality seemed to be a sweet victory.

Download or read book Petra s Ghost written by C.S. O'Cinneide and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2019-07-20 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man's pilgrimage becomes something from his darkest nightmares when secrets arise and ghosts haunt his path. A woman has vanished on the Camino de Santiago, the ancient five-hundred-mile pilgrimage that crosses northern Spain. Daniel, an Irish expat, walks the lonely trail carrying his wife, Petra’s, ashes, along with the damning secret of how she really died. When he teams up to walk with vibrant California girl Ginny, she seems like the perfect antidote for his grieving heart. But a nightmare figure begins to stalk them, and Daniel's mind starts to unravel from the horror of things he cannot explain. Unexpected twists and turns echo the path of the ancient trail they walk upon. The lines begin to blur between reality and madness, between truth and the lies we tell ourselves.

Download or read book Awakening Book One of Petra s Story written by Chris Devine and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-04-22 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Petra is fifteen years old and it's her first day at school, any school. She is at least five years ahead of anyone her age academically, she can speak at least three languages, but has no memories before waking up in a hospital bed with terrible head injuries. She had been in a coma for three years after a tragic accident that killed her parents, or so she believes. Two years later she is making her first foray into the real world. In addition to the terrors of trying to make friends, dealing with her sexuality and the school bully, she has to fit into a world she does not understand. She needs a cocktail of drugs every day to keep her alive and there is the second consciousness in her head who invades her dreams and is slowly gaining a foothold in her waking state. All she wants is to be a normal teenager, but her alter ego has other ideas. Who was Petra? What is Gentek? What connection does Petra have to a serial killer being sought by the Swedish police? Her guardians know more than they are telling.

Download or read book Surviving Book Two of Petra s Story written by Chris Devine and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the beginning of a new year and Petra is back after her breakdown with more questions than answers. She has been unable to find out who she is or who she was before she woke up in a hospital bed with amnesia or why she needs so many drugs to keep her alive. Why is there a second entity in her head and why did it try to turn her into a psychotic killer? For the moment though, Petra has more important things to worry about. One of her new friends is being abused and the discovery has disastrous consequences for Petra. A near death experience on holiday unexpectedly uncovers some of her past and results in a holiday romance. Her relationship with Jenny becomes more complicated. Inspector Fransson is still searching for his elusive serial killer. Why were two French Gentek scientists murdered and where is their daughter? Why did their German colleagues disappear, only to reappear in England as University Professors? Where is Petter Ulfson, his prime suspect, and who is Petra Connell?

Download or read book Protected written by Jerry B. Jenkins and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deadly bomb hurtles toward Petra. Are Tsion Ben-Judah’s predictions about the safety of Petra correct? Will they all be rescued? Or will this be the end for millions of believers? Protected includes books 32-34 from Left Behind: The Kids and background plots from The Remnant. With over ten million copies in print, this series is set to capture the hearts of an entirely new generation of kids.

Download or read book Protected written by W.J. May and published by W.J. May. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today Bestselling author, W.J. May, continues the highly anticipated bestselling YA/NA series about love, betrayal, magic and fantasy. Be prepared to fight, it's the only option. I will fight to the death for those I love. What if you could freeze a moment in time? Katerina Damaris thought her problems were finally over when she took her rightful place on the throne. But she had no idea of the trouble that was waiting when she got there. When a mysterious curse freezes the palace and everyone inside, the young queen and her friends find themselves in a race against time to find out who's behind it. With the words of an ancient prophecy as their guide, they set out on a journey that will either end in the salvation of the realm or the destruction of everything they hold dear. Old enemies resurface. Everyone's a target. And an ancient darkness is creeping over the land. Is there a way to fight back the dark magic? Can Katerina unlock the secrets of the prophecy in time? Or have they learned that age-old lesson too late? Some curses should never be broken… Be careful who you trust. Even the devil was once an angel. Queen's Alpha Series: Eternal Everlasting Unceasing Evermore Forever Boundless Prophecy Protected Foretelling Revelation Betrayal Resolved The Omega Queen Series: Discipline Bravery Courage Conquer Strength Validation Approval Blessing Balance Grievance Enchanted Gratified SEARCH TERMS: The Chronicles of Kerrigan, superhero fantasy ebook, fantasy paranormal urban, urban, urban paranormal, paranormal suspense, paranormal shifter romance, coming of, dark fantasy, fantasy new adult, superhero fantasy ebooks, witches, vampires and witches, superhero, paranormal fantasy, paranormal romance, New Adult & College Romance Paranormal, new adult, new adult and college, New Adult & College Romance, w.j. may, chronicles of kerrigan, Tudor, supernatural, England, romance, mystery, tattoos

Download or read book Living Book Three of Petra s Story written by Chris Devine and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Petra's memories have returned. The realisation that she was once a little girl called Mireille who was murdered by a serial killer has tipped her over the edge. After trying to kill Jenny and blowing herself up, she is now lying in a coma she is unlikely to wake up from. The second entity in her head now has the upper hand and he is slowly erasing Petra's existence while she lies helpless. Jenny, Jackie and Sophie find Petra where her guardians have taken her. The Schumachers prepare the three friends for the worst, but the Musketeers do not give up on Petra that easily. They must confront the evil entity of Petter Ulfson and expel him from Petra's mind. But if they are successful, who will wake up? Petra Connell, who had finally admitted her feelings for Jenny, or Mireille Bouchard, Petter Ulfson's final victim? Chief Inspector Fransson still has no clue as to where his serial killer has disappeared to, or the body of Mireille Bouchard but he knows Petra is the key.