Om -- The Secret of Ahbor Valley


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Cottswold Ommony has guts and influence. He's in the Secret Service, and heading for McGregor's office. No one in India knows what Ommony will do next.And it's a good thing. Because there are evils on the land -- evils like OM, the Secret of the Abhor Valley.




Om - the Secret of Ahbor Valley


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Talbot Mundy (1879 - 1940) was an English-born American writer of adventure fiction. Based for most of his life in the United States, he also wrote under the pseudonym of Walter Galt. Best known as the author of King of the Khyber Rifles and the Jimgrim series, much of his work was published in pulp magazines.




Om: The secret of Ahbor Valley


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"Om: The secret of Ahbor Valley" by Talbot Mundy. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.




Om


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Talbot Mundy's famous metaphysical novel is set in the Himalayas. The central figure is a Lama, wise, winning, compassionate, whose story -- told in his own words -- on a crag by the roaring Brahmaputra will capture the imagination and reveal for some readers occult truths.




Jimgrim And Allah's Peace


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The adventurous book "Jimgrim and Allah's Peace" was written by Talbot Mundy. The story takes place in the Middle East's unstable interwar geopolitical environment. James Schuyler Grim, also referred to as Jimgrim is an American secret agent who has a thorough awareness of the complexity of the region. The story chronicles his adventures. The mission of bringing peace and stability back to the Middle East falls to Jimgrim and his motley crew of friends, which includes Jeff Ramsden and Narayan Singh. Many factions compete with one another for influence and power as the story takes place against the backdrop of political unrest. Jimgrim's attempts to negotiate the complex web of tribal relationships, espionage, and competing interests are the main subjects of the story. Jimgrim is renowned for his cunning, inventiveness, and capacity to comprehend and honor regional cultures and traditions. The book combines adventure, espionage, and a critical analysis of the collision of cultures in a historically rich and intricate area.




The Nine Unknown


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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.




Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers


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Provides an introduction to American pulp fiction during the twentieth century with brief author biographies and lists of their works.




I Say Sunrise


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The Heart of the World


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The legend of Shangri-La emerged from the Tibetan Buddhist belief in beyul, or hidden lands. Tibetan prophecies proclaim that the greatest of these mythical sanctuaries lies at the eastern edge of the Himalayas, veiled by a colossal waterfall at the heart of the forbidding Tsangpo gorge. After years of research and investigation, Buddhist scholar and world-class climber Ian Baker and his team made worldwide news by reaching the bottom of the Tsangpo gorge and finding a magnificent 108-foot-high waterfall - the legendary grail of both Western explorers and Tibetan seekers. The Heart of the World recounts one of the most captivating stories of exploration and discovery in recent memory - an extraordinary journey into one of the wildest and most inaccessible places on earth, a meditation on our place in nature, and a pilgrimage to the heart of Tibetan Buddhism.




The Coiled Serpent


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This is a new release of the original 1939 edition.