I Discover the Orient
Author : Fletcher S. Brockman
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 21,64 MB
Release : 1935
Category : CHINA
ISBN :
Author : Fletcher S. Brockman
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 21,64 MB
Release : 1935
Category : CHINA
ISBN :
Author : Christopher Bollen
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 32,9 MB
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0062329979
“A gorgeously written book whose literary chops are beyond doubt. Come for the prose, and stay for the murders.” — USA Today “This is beach reading that’s as intelligent as it is absorbing.”— People A gripping novel of culture clash and murder from the acclaimed author of A Beautiful Crime and The Destroyers. As summer draws to a close, a small Long Island town is gripped by a series of mysterious deaths—and one young man, a loner taken in by a local, tries to piece together the crimes before his own time runs out. Orient is an isolated town on the north fork of Long Island, its future as a historic village newly threatened by the arrival of wealthy transplants from Manhattan—many of them artists. One late summer morning, the body of a local caretaker is found in the open water; the same day, a monstrous animal corpse is found on the beach, presumed a casualty from a nearby research lab. With rumors flying, eyes turn to Mills Chevern—a tumbleweed orphan newly arrived in town from the west with no ties and a hazy history. As the deaths continue and fear in town escalates, Mills is enlisted by Beth, an Orient native in retreat from Manhattan, to help her uncover the truth. With the clock ticking, Mills and Beth struggle to find answers, faced with a killer they may not be able to outsmart. Rich with character and incident, yet deeply suspenseful, Orient marks the emergence of a novelist of enormous talent.
Author : Wolf-Dieter Seiwert
Publisher : Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,75 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Ethnic jewelry
ISBN : 9783897903197
Jewellery sets off beauty and reveals wealth. Moreover, jewellery had a magical function in
Author : Sabatino Moscati
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 34,78 MB
Release : 2012-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 048614769X
Fascinating study examines Sumerians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Hittites, Canaanites, Israelites, Persians, others. "...a valuable introduction, perhaps the best available in English." — American Historical Review. 32 halftones. 5 figures. 1 map.
Author : Edward W. Said
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 47,18 MB
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0804153868
A groundbreaking critique of the West's historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East that is—three decades after its first publication—one of the most important books written about our divided world. "Intellectual history on a high order ... and very exciting." —The New York Times In this wide-ranging, intellectually vigorous study, Said traces the origins of "orientalism" to the centuries-long period during which Europe dominated the Middle and Near East and, from its position of power, defined "the orient" simply as "other than" the occident. This entrenched view continues to dominate western ideas and, because it does not allow the East to represent itself, prevents true understanding.
Author : Andrew Farrand
Publisher :
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 35,41 MB
Release : 2021-04-26
Category :
ISBN : 9781636767161
Few outsiders have had the privilege to get to know Algeria and its youth so intimately-or to observe firsthand this pivotal chapter in the nation's history. It's a story that reveals much about the relationship between citizens and leaders, about the sanctity of human dignity, and about the power of dreams and the courage to pursue them. Nearly two-thirds of Algeria's population is under the age of 35. Growing up during or soon after the violent conflict that wracked Algeria during the 1990's, and amid the powerful influences of global online culture, this generation views the world much differently than their parents or grandparents do. The Algerian Dream: Youth and the Quest for Dignity invites readers to discover this generation, their hopes for the future and, most significantly, the frustrations that have brought them into the streets en masse since 2019, peacefully challenging a long-established order. After seven years living and working alongside these young people across Algeria, Andrew G. Farrand shares his insights on what makes the next generation tick in North Africa's sleeping giant.
Author : Daniel R. Brower
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 26,93 MB
Release : 1997-06-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253211132
From a 1994 conference (U. of California, Berkeley), Borderlands Research Group participants present their findings based on unprecedented access to the hinterlands of what is the now the CIS. Fourteen contributors provide context for the current self- deterministic ethnic turmoil in Chechyna and elsewhere far from the Kremlin, via discussions of tsarist colonial policies and historical, heartland majority attitudes toward the "ignoble savages and unfaithful subjects" (read Muslim) of Russia's diverse Orient. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Veronica Henry
Publisher : Orion
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 18,95 MB
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1409130967
Get ready for the journey of a lifetime. The wonderful award-winning novel from the bestselling author of THE LONG WEEKEND. The Orient Express. Luxury. Mystery. Romance. For one group of passengers settling in to their seats and taking their first sips of champagne, the journey from London to Venice is more than the trip of a lifetime. A mysterious errand; a promise made to a dying friend; an unexpected proposal; a secret reaching back a lifetime...As the train sweeps on, revelations, confessions and assignations unfold against the most romantic and infamous setting in the world.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,83 MB
Release : 2016-10-30
Category : Orient Express (Express train)
ISBN : 9781614285458
The illustrious Orient Express, "the king of trains and the train of kings," could carry passengers from Paris to Constantinople in 76 hours, thanks to Belgian engineer Georges Nagelmackers's winning combination of long-distance travel and refinement. Orient Express is a photographic guide to the history and culture surrounding this mythic train and all that took place within, from its notable passengers including Tolstoy and Grace Kelly to the tales crafted by Hemingway and Agatha Christie. In 2016, during FIAC, the International Fair of Contemporary Art, a presentation at the Grand Palais in Paris will highlight the key elements of a trip on the famed rail line, featuring reinterpreted, limited-edition objects.
Author : Thomas Wallace Knox
Publisher :
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 37,33 MB
Release : 1878
Category :
ISBN :