Download or read book The Tenth Unknown written by Jvalant Nalin Sampat and published by Niyogi Books. This book was released on 2011-06-04 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mixed with facts and fiction, The Tenth Unknown is a thriller stretch across ages. Covering Magadha in the year 232 BC, where Emperor Asoka sits on the throne of India, and extending till 1947, when India gains independence, this suspense thriller has a historical backdrop with traces of mythology. A set of nine books by Emperor Asoka describe the world’s best secrets, which when combined together offer the reader boundless power and wealth. The emperor appoints a secret society to safeguard these books; this responsibility has been passed on from legacy, generation after generation. The ruins of Nalanda hold the keys to locating the nine books which, on unison, will lead the reader to supremacy. Prithvi, is satisfied in his convenient life that revolves around the game of cricket, but he soon finds himself dragged into a race. Prithvi’s grandfather, who is a member of the secret society, insists that Prithvi must trace all the books and secure them. Meanwhile Adolf Hitler is in possession of one of these books and wants to trace the others. He appoints an unconventional Nazi officer, Joseph Heilder, to complete this task. Prithvi must now race against Heilder to solve the secrets that the ruins of Nalanda nest. In a rat-race between good and evil, who will the odds favour? This mythological fiction uncovers a thrilling story that keeps the reader on edge till the end.
Download or read book The Nine Unknown written by Talbot Mundy and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-18 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Emperor Asoka started a project around 260 BC to collate and guard advanced knowledge gathered from around the world over the years. The project ended with making the nine books of secret knowledge and from then on, the nine different men are assigned to guard the nine books. Father Cyprian, a Christian priest, believes that their contents total tip the almost absolute of evil, and wants to burn them, so he invites Jimgrim and his faithful compatriots Ramsden and Ross to help him bring down the secret society that holds the nine books.
Download or read book The Book of Unknown Americans written by Cristina Henríquez and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love—a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American and "illuminates the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration" (The New York Times Book Review). When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it’s not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved. Here Henríquez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America.
Download or read book The Tenth Muse written by Judith Jones and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2008-12-24 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir by the legendary cookbook editor who was present at the creation of the American food revolution and played a pivotal role in shaping it • “Engrossing. . . . The Tenth Muse lets you pull up a chair at the table where American gastronomic history took place.”—O, The Oprah Magazine Living in Paris after World War II, Jones broke free of bland American food and reveled in everyday French culinary delights. On returning to the States she published Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The rest is publishing and gastronomic history. A new world now opened up to Jones as she discovered, with her husband Evan, the delights of American food, publishing some of the premier culinary luminaries of the twentieth century: from Julia Child, James Beard, and M.F.K. Fisher to Claudia Roden, Edna Lewis, and Lidia Bastianich. Also included are fifty of Jones's favorite recipes collected over a lifetime of cooking-each with its own story and special tips. “Lovely. . . . A rare glimpse into the roots of the modern culinary world.”—Chicago Tribune
Download or read book Understand the Unknown written by K. A. Applegate and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David, Christopher, April, and Jalil have found Senna's mother in Egypt, but now Neptune, the ruler of the sea, is intent on getting the intruders off his ocean--and down into his world. On the bottom of the sea, David and the others find the lost city of Atlantis. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Download or read book Leader of the Pack written by David Rosenfelt and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the course of his legal career, Andy Carpenter has lost a few cases. But that doesn't mean he forgets his clients. Andy has always been convinced that Joey Desimone, a man convicted of murder nine years ago, was innocent and believes that Joey's family's connections to organized crime played a pivotal role in his conviction. While there isn't much Andy can do for him while he serves out his prison sentence, Joey suggests that he check up on Joey's elderly uncle. He'd rather not, but as a favor to Joey, Andy agrees to take his dog, Tara, on a few visits. The old man's memory is going, but when Andy tries to explain why he's there, it jogs something in the man's mind, and his comments leave Andy wondering if Uncle Nick is confused, or if he just might hold the key to Joey's freedom after all this time. Andy grabs on to this thread of possibility and follows it into a world where the oath of silence is stronger than blood ties, and where people will do anything to make sure their secrets are kept. Riveting, suspenseful, and highly entertaining, Leader of the Pack is bestseller David Rosenfelt's latest entry in his much-beloved Andy Carpenter series.
Download or read book The Tenth Girl written by Sara Faring and published by Imprint. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A haunted Argentinian mansion. A family curse. A twist you'll never see coming. Welcome to Vaccaro School. Simmering in Patagonian myth, The Tenth Girl is a gothic psychological thriller with a haunting twist. At the very southern tip of South America looms an isolated finishing school. Legend has it that the land will curse those who settle there. But for Mavi—a bold Buenos Aires native fleeing the military regime that took her mother—it offers an escape to a new life as a young teacher to Argentina’s elite girls. Mavi tries to embrace the strangeness of the imposing house—despite warnings not to roam at night, threats from an enigmatic young man, and rumors of mysterious Others. But one of Mavi’s ten students is missing, and when students and teachers alike begin to behave as if possessed, the forces haunting this unholy cliff will no longer be ignored... and one of these spirits holds a secret that could unravel Mavi’s existence. An Imprint Book "Layered and challenging, and full to bursting with intelligence, while at the same time exuberantly bizarre, like it’s having the best time on its own and daring you to join in." —Rory Power, New York Times–bestselling author of Wilder Girls "This book envelops the reader with sweeping beauty and tingling mystery from the very first page." —Nova Ren Suma, New York Times-bestselling author of The Walls Around Us
Download or read book Report of the Forest Commissioner of the State of Maine written by Maine. Forest Commissioner and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The [9th] report contains "Wood-using industries of Maine by J.C. Nellis." Title-page omits "Report."
Download or read book Report written by Maine. Forest Commissioner and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Executive Board in Charge of the Departments of Water Works Fire Highway and Street Improvements written by Rochester (N.Y.). Executive Board and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York written by New York (State). Legislature. Assembly and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Superintendent of Banks of the State of California written by California. State Banking Department and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Journal of the Senate During the Session of the Legislature of the State of California written by California. Legislature. Senate and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 1802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mayor s Message written by Saint Louis (Mo.) and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes reports of the heads of the various municipal departments.
Download or read book Journals of the Legislature of the State of California written by California. Legislature and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 2302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Superintendent of Banks of the State of California written by California. State Banking Dept and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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