Download or read book The Sultan and the Mermaid Queen written by Paul Spencer Sochaczewski and published by Editions Didier Millet. This book was released on 2008 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sultan and the Mermaid Queen is a collection of essays and articles which describe rarely written-about Asian people, places and events.

Download or read book An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles written by Paul Spencer Sochaczewski and published by Editions Didier Millet. This book was released on 2012 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part travelogue, part biography, this book charts the discoveries of the famous naturalist/explorer Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913).

Download or read book Herd Register written by American Jersey Cattle Club and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Under the Alien Sky written by James M. Bourke and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-08-23 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the Alien Sky is a very different kind of novel from the mainstream fictional genre. It is written as an oriental fable, which means it has a subtext in addition to its surface story. It sets out to paint a picture of a remote and secretive state in the middle of Sulu Sea the Sultanate of Michaeli, which is a small island seldom shown on maps and many people in the southeast are unaware of its existence. By good chance, the writer manages to establish that the Sultanate of Michaeli really exists and he gets the rare opportunity to visit it. The story describes his voyage to the island, and the odd people and weird events he encounters during his week there. Unfortunately, this little paradise on earth became a living hell when the Gang of Four sidelined the Sultan and ushered in a reign of stygian gloom. The story is essentially about the Southeast Asian way of life as seen by the western visitor. The intention is to paint a picture of what it is like living under the alien sky as the writer has done for the past 30 years. Under the Alien Sky is a work of fiction based on fact. A feature of the book is the comical and satirical subtext which should lift the spirits of the armchair reader especially in the current economic gloom. Another feature of the book is the copious end-notes which are for those English teachers who have never been beyond Portsmouth, or Irish reader who have never been further south than the city of Cork. People in the Americas and other parts of the globe travel more widely and may have some knowledge of Southeast Asia even though a former US president could not tell Iraq from Iran. Under the Alien Sky is light reading, perfect for the long train journey, or holiday reading. It has all the ingredients of a good read a stimulating story, larger-than-life characters, exotic location, and candid observations on the oriental way of life. Being based on fact, it reads almost like an authentic journal. The settings are authentic but the characters are fictional. As far as the subtext is concerned, the story is an oblique indictment of political intrigue, corruption and religious bigotry. It attacks shame and hypocrisy as well as stony-faced religious zealots. In putting the focus on the Sultanate of Michaeli, the writer is synthesising the current political situation in any one of a dozen Southeast Asian democracies. He exposes the frailty of the ruling class, their crass avarice, corrupt practices, cronyism, and their not-so-subtle methods of silencing all opposition. However, the characters and events described in the novel are purely fictional.

Download or read book Tantric Temples written by Peter Levenda and published by Nicolas-Hays, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A history of tantra in Java and its origin and practice and how it has influenced and interacted with Tibetan Tantra, Hindu mysticism and Sufi Islam and Western sexual magical practices. Illustrated with full color photos of old and newly excavated and uncovered temples, along with with statues and iconography dedicated to practices in shrines, cemeteries and secret schools."--Publisher's description.

Download or read book Soul of the Tiger written by Jeffrey A. McNeely and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1995-04-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anecdotes, facts, and observations on the role animals play in the daily life of Southeast Asian villages.

Download or read book Shadow Spinner written by Susan Fletcher and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every night, Shahrazad begins a story. And every morning, the Sultan lets her live another day -- providing the story is interesting enough to capture his attention. After almost one thousand nights, Shahrazad is running out of tales. And that is how Marjan's story begins.... It falls to Marjan to help Shahrazad find new stories -- ones the Sultan has never heard before. To do that, the girl is forced to undertake a dangerous and forbidden mission: sneak from the harem and travel the city, pulling tales from strangers and bringing them back to Shahrazad. But as she searches the city, a wonderful thing happens. From a quiet spinner of tales, Marjan suddenly becomes the center of a more surprising story than she ever could have imagined.

Download or read book Tall Tales of Malaysia written by James M. Bourke and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-03-17 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tall Tales of Malaysia is a collection of 18 vivid and memorable short stories about life in the Federation of Malaysia. The stories vary greatly in scope and theme. However, taken together, they capture the distinctive flavour of the people and states that make up modern Malaysia, its exotic rainforest, its diverse races, its indigenous people and their belief in ghosts, djinns and bomohs. There is a good deal of flashback to the colonial era and some mention of the legacy issues which still remain. The stories are entirely fictional and belong to the rich oral tradition of storytelling across Southeast Asia. Tall Tales of Malaysia are refreshingly different. They are gripping and a joy to read.

Download or read book Register of Merit of Jersey Cattle written by American Jersey Cattle Club and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The American Short horn Herd Book written by Lewis Falley Allen and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The American Shorthorn Herd Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book American Herd Book written by American Short-horn Breeders' Association and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Jersey Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Jersey Bulletin and Dairy Word written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Canadian Shorthorn Herd Book written by Canadian Shorthorn Association and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 1484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Jersey Bulletin and Dairy World written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 982 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Disney Princess Phenomenon written by Robyn Muir and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Disney Princesses are a billion-dollar industry, known and loved by children across the globe. Robyn Muir provides an exploratory and holistic examination of this worldwide commercial and cultural phenomenon in its key representations: films, merchandising and marketing, and park experiences. Muir highlights the messages and images of femininity found within the Disney Princess canon and provides a rigorous and innovative methodology for analysing gender in media. Including an in-depth examination of each princess film from the last 83 years, the book provides a lens through which to view and understand how Disney Princesses have contributed to the depiction of femininity within popular culture.