Download or read book The Imam of Tawi Tawi written by Ian Hamilton and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2018-01-06 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the most explosive novel in the Ava Lee series to date, Ava partners with a CIA agent to investigate a college on a Philippine island that is suspected of training terrorists — what she discovers is brutal and shocking. Ava has spent two nights luxuriating in a hotel in Yunnan Province with the actress Pang Fai, with whom she has begun a secret relationship. She receives an urgent phone call from Chang Wang, the right hand to the billionaire Tommy Ordonez and one of Uncle’s oldest friends. Chang asks Ava to fly to Manila to meet with his friend, Senator Miguel Ramirez. Ramirez asks Ava to investigate a college in Tawi-Tawi, an island province in the Philippines, which he suspects is training terrorists. Ava’s investigation leads to a partnership with a CIA agent, and together they attempt to stop an international plot so horrific in size and that Ava’s judgement and morals are tested like never before.
Download or read book The Imam of Tawi Tawi written by Ian Hamilton and published by Spiderline. This book was released on 2018-01-06 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this next installment of the addictive and award-winning Ava Lee series, Ava uncovers an international terrorism conspiracy rooted in a college in Tawi-Tawi.
Download or read book The Imam of Tawi Tawi written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ava has spent two nights luxuriating in a hotel in Yunnan Province with the actress Pang Fai, with whom she has begun a secret relationship. She receives an urgent phone call from Chang Wang, the right hand to the billionaire Tommy Ordonez and one of Uncle’s oldest friends. Years ago, Ava and Uncle helped Tommy recover $50 million in a land swindle.Chang asks Ava to fly to Manila to meet with his friend, Senator Miguel Ramirez. Ramirez asks Ava to investigate a college in Tawi-Tawi, an island province in the Philippines, which he suspects is training terrorists. Ava’s investigation leads to a partnership with a CIA agent, and together they attempt to stop an international plot, horrific in size and scope, only to have it turn on them. Ava’s judgement and morals — which Uncle helped her forge — are tested like never before.
Download or read book The Ava Lee Series Bundle 4 written by Ian Hamilton and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 985 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exclusive bundle of books 10, 11, and 12 in the Ava Lee series: The Triad Years, plus a special preview of Fate, the first book in The Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung spin-off series. In The Imam of Tawi-Tawi, Ava is contracted by a senator in the Philippines to investigate a college on an island that he suspects is training terrorists. While working with a CIA agent, Ava’s judgement and morals are tested. In The Goddess of Yantai, Ava travels to Beijing for the premiere of her secret lover Pang Fai’s latest film. After the screening, a distraught Fai tells Ava that she is being blackmailed. Working alongside Fai, Ava delves deep into the world of the Chinese film industry in an attempt to liberate her lover from the grasp of the Syndicate. But can Ava save Fai from her memories? In The Mountain Master of Sha Tin, Ava goes to Shanghai with Pang Fai to visit her ailing friend Xu when a triad war breaks out in Hong Kong. Sammy Wing, an old enemy of Ava’s who has twice tried to kill her, has enlisted the aid of his nephew Carter to reclaim control of his old territory, Wanchai, from Xu’s men. As the violence mountss, Ava comes face-to-face with Sammy and Carter Wing. Who will pull the trigger first?
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Philippines written by Artemio R. Guillermo and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Historical Dictionary of the Philippines, Third Edition contains a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries.
Download or read book Islam in an Era of Nation States written by Robert W. Hefner and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renewal of the Muslim faith, which has occurred not only in Asia but in other parts of the world, has prompted warnings of an imminent "clash of civilizations" between Islam and the West. Islam in an Era of Nation-States examines the history, politics, and meanings of this resurgence in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines and explores its implications for Southeast Asia, the larger Muslim world, and the West. This volume will be of interest to students of Islam, Southeast Asian history, and the anthropology of religion. In examining the politics and meanings of Islamic resurgence, it will also speak to political scientists, religious scholars, and others concerned with culture and politics in the late modern era.
Download or read book Record of the Batasan written by Philippines. Batasang Pambansa and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The King of Shanghai written by Ian Hamilton and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2015-01-17 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventh novel in the Ava Lee series finds Ava caught up in the election for the chairmanship of the Triad Societies. It’s been three months since Uncle’s passing, and Ava is finally ready to begin her new life as a partner with May Ling Wong and her sister-in-law Amanda in their Three Sisters venture capital firm. Ava travels to Shanghai to hear a pitch on a new investment possibility: the creation of a fashion line by Clark and Gillian Po. She also meets with the mysterious Xu, a young man Uncle had been mentoring and who is the head of the triad in Shanghai. Xu makes an audacious business proposal that she and May Ling are compelled to consider. Meanwhile, separately and privately, he confides to Ava that he intends to run for the chairmanship of the Triad Societies and attempts to recruit her as his adviser. Against her will, Ava becomes enmeshed in triad warfare and her future is threatened...
Download or read book A Survey of the Notre Dame Schools in Tawi Tawi written by Graciano Ingking Alegado and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Official Gazette written by Philippines and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Tawi Tawi and Its People written by Muhammad Kurais and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blood Feud written by Twain Gamble and published by Twain Gamble. This book was released on 2013-08-25 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extracted from Volume 14 of the Gamble family archives, Blood Feud recounts the harrowing trials and tribulations of the seven Gamble siblings as they are attacked by an unknown and merciless enemy. Flying into the Turks and Caicos Islands to visit Nolan, their mysterious older brother, Adam, Aleta, and Twain Gamble (the author) are assaulted by armed gunmen intent on blood. Meanwhile, halfway around the world, on a volunteer mission in the Philippines, Destiny Gamble is kidnapped by Islamist Terrorist. Certain that the two attacks are related, Nolan Gamble soon discovers that the connection lies in a secret from his past, a secret that should have stayed buried. Now, the desperate Gamble siblings must band together to protect each other and to save sister Destiny from becoming the latest casualty in a bitter and violent blood feud. Blood Feud is the first public release of material from the Gamble family archives. The archives contain the history of the over-achieving, notoriously wealthy Gamble family siblings as well as the unlikely union of their idiosyncratic, seventh-grade-dropout father and their Harvard-Radcliffe valedictorian, to-the-manor born mother.
Download or read book Bridge Or Barrier written by Gerrie Ter Haar and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2005 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation This collection of essays focuses on religion and violence in the so-called Àbrahamic' religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. An additional chapter on Buddhism highlights the comprehensive vision of this religious tradition in the field of peace building. The book discusses the transformative role of religion in situations of violent conflict. It considers both the constructive and destructive sides of religious belief and particularly explores ways in which religion(s) may contribute to transforming conflict into peace.
Download or read book The Divinity Protocol written by Berkeley Johnson and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-02 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Divinity Protocol By: Berkeley Johnson and Kristin Johnson The murder of Ben Samson’s daughter at the hands of jihadists provokes profound grief, propelling him to take extraordinary measures in the desperate hope of changing humanity’s future. Assembling teams of experts in disparate disciplines, Ben plans to build a better human race at any cost. Instead, the unintended consequences of his plan trigger a catastrophic sequence of events that re-shapes the very foundation of what makes us human… The Divinity Protocol is one wild ride with a unique glimpse into sciences that will surely impact all of us in our lifetimes. The potential of these technological concepts are mind blowing! -Dr. Georges Roussos, Physics, Futurist “It reads like a Dan Brown novel.” -Aimee Mosco, author While built on a rich and complex scientific framework, it is a very human story that reveals itself in the pages of The Divinity Protocol. The authors have created a tale compelling enough to appeal to any reader - including those not typically drawn to science fictions. -Mary Adam Thomas, author and editor The concepts presented and their potential impact on the near future of our technological evolution will stay with you long after you’ve read the final page. -Peter Levin, Partner-Andreessen Horowitz
Download or read book The Deadly Touch Of The Tigress written by Ian Hamilton and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-10-06 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Petite Chinese-Canadian accountant Ava Lee is not quite what she seems. Ava is a specialist at recovering stolen money - through any means necessary. With razor-sharp intelligence and unorthodox rules of engagement, Ava works for a Hong Kong-based 'Uncle'. She's also the person the impossibly wealthy turn to when their money goes missing. Employed to track down $5 million for a family friend, Ava's investigation begins a journey that takes her to the US, Hong Kong, Bangkok, the British Virgin Islands and Guyana - a place where Ava may finally have met her match. For anyone missing Lisbeth Salander, meet the very brilliant Ava Lee - a heroine for our times.
Download or read book The Ava Lee Series Bundle 3 written by Ian Hamilton and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2017-06-24 with total page 1109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exclusive bundle of books 7, 8, and 9 in the wildly popular series Ava Lee: The Triad Years. This bundle includes: In The King of Shanghai Ava is finally ready to begin her new life as a partner in the Three Sisters venture capital firm. Ava travels to Shanghai to hear a pitch on a new investment possibility and meets with the mysterious Xu, a young man Uncle had been mentoring and who is the head of the Triad in Shanghai. Xu makes an audacious business proposal that she and May Ling are compelled to consider. Against her will, Ava becomes enmeshed in Triad warfare and her future is threatened . . . In The Princeling of Nanjing, Ava is in Shanghai for the launch of the PÖ clothing line. She has invited Xu, and over the course of the glitzy event and a late-night dinner, she detects a certain hesitancy in him. He confides that the Tsai family, headed by Tsai Lian, the governor of Jiangsu Province and a “princeling” is trying to force him and his Triad organization back into the drug business. Ava sets out to help Xu deter the Tsai family. As she digs into the breadth and depth of the family’s wealth and corruption, she gets caught up in a huge tangled web, extending all the way to the U.S. and the U.K., where it reaches the top echelons of political power. In The Couturier of Milan, Ava attends London Fashion Week for the launch of the PÖ fashion line. The show is a success, but it attracts the attention of Dominic Ventola, the principal partner in the luxury fashion conglomerate VLG. VLG offers to buy the Three Sisters’ stake in PÖ. Ava and her partners decline. A few days later, PÖ comes under attack in the fashion media and a large part of their customer base is pressured by VLG to abandon them. Ava decides to strike back and turns to Xu for assistance, leading to a confrontation between two of the world’s biggest global crime syndicates: the Camorra and the Triad.
Download or read book Bonnie Jack written by Ian Hamilton and published by House of Anansi. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of the internationally bestselling Ava Lee novels, a bold and captivating new novel about a search for lost family and the cost of keeping secrets. As a boy, Jack Anderson was abandoned by his mother in a Glasgow movie theatre. Now living in the United States and facing his impending retirement, Jack and his wife Anne travel to Scotland to track down his long-lost sister. Their journey takes them from their home in a quiet Boston suburb to the impoverished mill towns of Ayrshire, the gray cobbled streets of Glasgow, and the majestic Scottish Highlands. Along the way, Jack gets entangled in local affairs and must confront uncomfortable truths about family, legacy, and the wife he thought he knew. Bonnie Jack, the first stand-alone novel by acclaimed author Ian Hamilton, is a compelling story about the importance of family, self-discovery, and the lengths we go to protect the ones we love.
