Download or read book The Sleepless Rider written by Manuel Scorza and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As in the previous two volumes of his novelistic cycle, La guerra silenciosa, Manuel Scorza adds touches of humor and fantasy to his chronicle of peasant uprisings in the Andes. The present novel describes the last months in the life of Raymundo Herrera, and focuses on his attempt to rekindle the spirit of rebellion in his fellow Indians. Although he tells them he cannot close his eyes until they have succeeded in their struggle to regain possession of their lands, he dies without seeing his wish fulfilled. Herrera's mission is taken up by Agapito Robles, the protagonist of the next novel.
Download or read book Beneath Sleepless Stars written by Elizabeth Cole and published by SkySpark Books. This book was released on 2015-06-23 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifth novel in the Secrets of the Zodiac, a series of full-length historical romances: Featuring sexy storylines, complex characters, and international intrigue, set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. A lady haunted by nightmares, a duke chased by death, and an answer hidden in the night sky... Insomnia and a passion for astronomy keep Lady Violet Holloway awake all night. She’s content to remain alone with her telescopes and treatises, until an unexpected marriage proposal changes everything. Though she’s never met him, Violet is handed off to a lord whose name is only mentioned in whispers. Alexander Kenyon is the Duke of Dunmere...better known as the Duke of Death, after losing three wives under unusual circumstances. He’s learned his lesson about the dangers of falling in love, so this marriage is purely for convenience. He has no time for a bride anyway, no matter how intriguing she is. As an agent of the Zodiac, he tasked with solving a string of perplexing murders hinting at a political conspiracy. As the stars spin overhead, the date of the next murder draws near. Violet and Alex must work together to stop it, or risk losing the life they’ve found together.
Download or read book The Sleepless written by Victor Manibo and published by Erewhon Books. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A mysterious pandemic causes a quarter of the world to permanently lose the ability to sleep--without any apparent health implications. The outbreak creates a new class of people who are both feared and ostracized, most of whom optimize their extra hours to earn more money"--
Download or read book Cultural Identity and Postmodern Writing written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural Identity and Postmodern Writing seeks to ascertain the relationship obtaining between the specific form postmodernism assumes in a given culture, and the national narrative in which that culture traditionally recognizes itself. Theo D’haen provides a general introduction to the issue of “cultural identity and postmodern writing.” Jos Joosten and Thomas Vaessens take a look at Dutch literature, and particular Dutch poetry, in relation to “postmodernism.” Robert Haak and Andrea Kunne do the same with regard to, respectively, German and Austrian literature, while Roel Daamen turns to Scottish literature. Patricia Krus discusses postmodernism in relation to Caribbean literature, and Kristian van Haesendonck and Nanne Timmer turn their attention to Puerto Rican and Cuban literature, while Adriana Churampi deals with Peruvian literature. Finally, Markha Valenta investigates the roots of the postmodernism debate in the United States. This volume is of interest to all students and scholars of modern and contemporary literature, and to anyone interested in issues of identity as linked to matters of culture.
Download or read book The Circus rider s Daughter written by Ferdinande Freiin von Brackel and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Death of the Red Rider written by Yulia Yakovleva and published by Pushkin Vertigo. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Yakovleva pick[s] up the torch from Philip Kerr’s Bernie Gunther series”. — The New York Times “A superb read, with some unexpected turns right at the end." — Crime Book of the Month, The Critic "Fascinating reading. . . This series has legs!" — Publishers Weekly On the eve of Soviet purges, Detective Zaitsev returns to solve the murder of a Red Army horseman — the second installment in the ultimate noir detective series Perfect for fans of thrilling historical crime fiction, Philip Kerr’s Bernie Gunther novels, and Lara Prescott's The Secrets We Kept As the Red Terror gathers pace, a horseman and horse mysteriously collapse in the middle of a race in Leningrad. Weary Detective Zaitsev, still raw from his last brush with the Party, is dispatched to the Soviet state cavalry school in Novocherkassk, southern Russia, to investigate. As he witnesses the horror of the Holodomor, and the impact of Soviet collectivisation, he struggles to penetrate the murky, secretive world of the cavalry school. Why has this particular murder attracted so much attention from Soviet officials? Zaitsev needs to answer this question and solve the case before the increasingly paranoid authorities turn their attention towards him... Don’t miss the second installment in the atmospheric and relentlessly dark detective series set in Stalinist Russia, where corruption, informers, and purges take paranoia to the next level.
Download or read book Transactions and Journal of Proceedings written by Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Works of G J Whyte Melville Riding recollections written by George John Whyte-Melville and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Transactions and Journal of Proceedings of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History Antiquarian Society written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Colonial Divide in Peruvian Narrative written by Misha Kokotovic and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2005-04-14 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores debates over Peru's modernisation and cultural identity in post-1940 literature, exploring how writers and others confronted challenges of language, style, and narrative form in their attempt to write across their nation's cultural divisions. This book examines the relationship between Peru's white elite and its indigenous majority.
Download or read book The Bull Rider s Second Chance written by Leah Vale and published by Tule Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-11 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feuding families, a legacy to prove and redemption... To fulfill a deathbed promise to her mother, Caitlin Neisson must face her fear of bulls to learn how to be a rodeo bull fighter in order to protect her bull riding-wannabe youngest brother. She also needs to find him a teacher before he puts himself in danger. Too bad the best man for the job is her family’s number one enemy. He has a bad attitude and an even worse reputation. To complicate matters, he’s sexy and she begins to suspect his bad boy reputation hides a warm heart that just might melt the ice in hers. ...there's more at stake outside the rodeo arena Bodie Hadley was nearly killed by a bull in a rodeo arena and carries the weight of guilt for the death of another. Can he gain redemption by helping Caitlin, a member of the family his family has been feuding with for decades? Or will the weight of additional guilt crush him if he refuses her plea?
Download or read book Green Rider written by Kristen Britain and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magic, danger, and adventure abound for messenger Karigan G'ladheon in author Kristen Britain's New York Times-bestselling Green Rider fantasy series • "First-rate fantasy." —Library Journal On her long journey home from school after a fight that will surely lead to her expulsion, Karigan G'ladheon ponders her uncertain future. As she trudges through the immense Green Cloak forest, her thoughts are interrupted by the clattering of hooves, as a galloping horse bursts from the woods. The rider is slumped over his mount's neck, impaled by two black-shafted arrows. As the young man lies dying on the road, he tells Karigan he is a Green Rider, one of the legendary messengers of the king of Sacoridia. Before he dies, he begs Karigan to deliver the “life and death” message he bears to King Zachary. When she reluctantly he agrees, he makes her swear on his sword to complete his mission, whispering with his dying breath, "Beware the shadow man...". Taking on the golden-winged horse brooch that is the symbol of the Green Riders, Karigan is swept into a world of deadly danger and complex magic, her life forever changed. Compelled by forces she cannot understand, Karigan is accompanied by the silent specter of the fallen messenger and hounded by dark beings bent on seeing that the message, and its reluctant carrier, never reach their destination.
Download or read book Zane Grey Collection Riders of the Purple Sage The Call of the Canyon The Man of the Forest The Desert of Wheat and Much More written by Zane Grey and published by Xist Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-18 with total page 4247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Master of the Western Novel; Zane Grey This collection of Zane Grey novels includes: Riders of the Purple Sage The Call of the Canyon The Man of the Forest The Desert of Wheat The Heritage of the Desert The Last Trail The Light of Western Stars Betty Zane The Lonestar Ranger The Mysterious Rider The Rustlers of Pecos County The Spirit of the Border Desert Gold The Border Legion The Day of the Beast The Last of Plainsmen The Rainbow Trail
Download or read book Curves for Riders written by Zoey Thames and published by Etopia Press. This book was released on 2021-10-02 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A storm is coming, and nothing will ever be the same... When limo driver Ella Lansing picks up wolf shifters Chris Reardon and Trent Boone from their private jet, she knows she's taking a risk. A horse is lost at their luxurious Colorado ranch, and they need to get home yesterday. A blizzard is moving in fast. But Ella will have to move faster. That is, if she expects to outrun the storm—and the undeniable urges she's feeling toward her two sexy passengers. Trent's wolf is restless. He has alpha blood in his veins, and the primal urge to lead and protect is no longer satisfied by caring for the horses and cattle on the ranch. He wants a wolf pack. But his mate, Chris, is a loner. Chris is a careful man, used to staying in control. He turned his back on being alpha to a wolf pack years ago, and not even Trent has been able to make him change his mind. But when the irresistibly cute and curvy Ella is trapped at the ranch by the snow, they all realize the blizzard isn't the only storm on the horizon... Reader note: contains mmf bisexual menage romance and hot romance elements, BBW and billionaires, wolf shifters, and male-male love. A complete, stand-alone story with a happily ever after
Download or read book The Bull Rider s Family written by Leigh Duncan and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BC_Text RECIPE FOR DISASTER? Four generations of Judds have made the Circle P one of the most successful ranches in southern Florida. And even though he's only taking the reins as ranch manager temporarily, Colt Judd isn't about to let the new chef challenge their traditions! Emma Shane may be running the kitchen, but the petite widow and her irresistible four-year-old daughter answer to him. Runaway bulls, a ruined family treasure and one less-than-welcoming cowboy weren't what Emma envisioned when she relocated her tiny family to the Everglades. Colt isn't going to bully her, even if he is easy on the eyes. The attraction's mutual...and her little girl is also getting attached. But how can Emma trust their future to a lifelong wanderer?
Download or read book Youth Riding written by Mary Carolyn Davies and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
