Author: Jane Gardam
Publisher: Abacus Software
ISBN: 9780349118468
Size: 30.41 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : Hong Kong (China)
Languages : en
Pages : 273
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The Man In The Wooden Hat

by Jane Gardam, release date 2010-09-08, The Man In The Wooden Hat Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download The Man In The Wooden Hat books, Filth (Failed In London, Try Hong Kong) is a successful lawyer when he marries Elisabeth in Hong Kong soon after the War. Reserved, immaculate and courteous, Filth finds it hard to demonstrate his emotions. But Elisabeth is different - a free spirit. She was brought up in the Japanese Internment Camps, which killed both her parents, but left her with a lust for survival and an affinity with the Far East. No wonder she is attracted to Filth's hated rival at the Bar - the brash, forceful Veneering. Veneering has a Chinese wife and an adored son - and no difficulty whatsoever in demonstrating his emotions . . . How Elisabeth turns into Betty and whether she remains loyal to stolid Filth or swept up by caddish Veneering, make for a page-turning plot, in a perfect novel which is full of surprises and revelations, as well as the humour and eccentricites for which Jane Gardam's writing is famous.

Author: Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Publisher: العبيكان للنشر
ISBN: 9960547515
Size: 40.93 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : History
Languages : ar
Pages : 381
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by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, release date 2009-01-01, Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download books, رواية غير مسبوقة عن الحياة في منطقة بغداد الخضراء، المحاطة بالأسوار، ذات الأشجار الباسقة، والفيلات الفاخرة، وبرك السباحة الفوارة، التي شكلت مقراً للاحتلال الأمريكي في العراق. يأخذنا راجيف شاندراسيكاران، رئيس مكتب الواشنطن بوست السابق في بغداد، برفقته إلى داخل المنطقة، الفقاعة، المفصولة عن وقائع الحرب، حيث تتداخل مهمة إعادة إعمار البلد المدمر مع ما تتضمنه أمريكا المصغرة من مصادر للهو. يروي شاندراسيكاران، مستعيناً بالمئات من المقابلات والوثائق المهمة، قصة قاطني المنطقة الخضراء، وما سادها من أفكار، خلال مرحلة الاحتلال، بدءاً من الحاكم الإمبراطوري بول بريمر الثالث، وانتهاء بجموع من بلغوا العشرينيات من الموظفين الموكلين بمهمة تطبيق الفكرة المتمثلة في قدرة الأمريكيين على بناء ديموقراطية جيفرسونية في البلد الشرق أوسطي المنكوب. يجسد الكتاب قصة مدهشة عن أرض ساحرة، تبرز فيها حماقات حكومتنا إلى أبعد الحدود، وهذا الكتاب سيتم التداول بشأنه، بلا ريب، طيلة السنوات المقبلة. العبيكان للنشر

Author: Jane Gardam
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1405527633
Size: 72.18 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Facing The Music

by Jane Gardam, release date 2013-04-02, Facing The Music Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Facing The Music books, A delightful short story from Jane Gardam, revisting that Titan of the Hong Kong law courts, Edward Feathers (known to many as Old Filth) in the days after he loses his beloved wife, Betty.

Author: Ismāʻīl ibn al-Razzāz Jazarī
Publisher:
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Size: 32.83 MB
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Category : Manuscripts, Arabic
Languages : en
Pages : 355
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by Ismāʻīl ibn al-Razzāz Jazarī, release date 1990, Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download books,

Author: Johnathan M. Carter
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 9781462814077
Size: 63.68 MB
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Johnny Nine

by Johnathan M. Carter, release date 2000-11-27, Johnny Nine Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Johnny Nine books, Youve read the reporters story, the mystery writers story and the investigative reporters story...now read the story told from the point of view of a juror in the Tom Capano murder trial. What is the day to day life of a juror in a high profile murder case? The parade of witnesses, who is believable and who is not? The evidence, the sometimes bizzare testimony, and the tedious. This book talks about all of these issues, sometimes with curiousity, astoundment, horror and even, sometimes, amusement. Every element that makes up humanity comes through in this trial, and in the pages of this book.

Author: هان كانغ
Publisher: Dar Attanweer
ISBN: 9938941109
Size: 37.17 MB
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Category : Fiction
Languages : ar
Pages : 224
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by هان كانغ, release date , Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download books, تأخذنا رواية "النباتية" إلى عوالم فائضة الإنسانية وجامحة المشاعر حتى الاستهجان، وسط صراعات سطوة العائلة ورتابة المجتمع واستهلاك الذات في طاحونة يومياتنا ليستيقظ الجسد على انتفاضته القاطعة, ليونغ هي التي فجأة صحت من حلم رافضة أكل أي نوع من اللحوم واتخذت من النباتية مسارًا لتغذيتها، قبل أن يتكشف لنا رويدًا رويدًا أن للقرار فلسفته، والتي انجرّ إليها أيضا زوج شقيقتها الكبرى ليخوضا في علاقة حميمية حد التماهي بين جسدين دون أن ينطقا بكلمة واحدة، يتماهيان بمشهد جسدي واحد للوحة ملحمية تشكل حيزًا كبيرًا من فانتازيا الرواية، ويتداخلان في مشهد سريالي يرسمه ويوثقه زوج شقيقتها الرسام الذي ظهر فجأة كشخصية محورية من الرواية بعدما كان هامشيًا في فصولها الاولى. سؤال عن مسببات الحياة ومبررات البقاء تطرحه الرواية بوحشية من خلال رفض بطلتها لأي وسيلة من وسائل إدخال الغذاء لجسدها، كأنها تقول لا شيء يستحق البقاء إلا بضعة ورود وأشجار قد تولد من أجسادنا إذا ما التصقنا بالأرض لنستمد قوتنا منها. جرأة تتركنا امام استسهال الموت في سبيل الفكرة وتهزأ بنا لاننا نواصل حياتنا بيوميات تبدو رتيبة اذا ما قيست بانتفاضة النباتية.

Author: G. K. Chesterton
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1775451828
Size: 38.16 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 191
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Tremendous Trifles

by G. K. Chesterton, release date 2011-03-01, Tremendous Trifles Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Tremendous Trifles books, British author G.K. Chesterton was a prolific writer and daringly original thinker who made his mark in virtually every literary genre. The collection Tremendous Trifles highlights a compelling cross-section of Chesterton's body of work, including sketches, essays, and newspaper columns. It's a perfect compendium for new readers and long-time Chesterton buffs alike.

Author: Andrew Lane
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374308284
Size: 78.66 MB
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Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Black Ice

by Andrew Lane, release date 2013-01-22, Black Ice Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Black Ice books, A third case for teen Sherlock involves a heinous crime . . . and a brother with blood on his hands When Sherlock and Amyus Crowe, his American tutor, visit Sherlock's brother, Mycroft, in London, all they are expecting is lunch and some polite conversation. What they find shocks both of them to the core: a locked room, a dead body, and Mycroft holding a knife. The police are convinced Mycroft is a vicious murderer, but Sherlock is just as convinced he is innocent. Threatened with the gallows, Mycroft needs Sherlock to save him. The search for the truth necessitates an incredible journey, from a railway station for dead bodies in London all the way to the frozen city of Moscow—where Sherlock is afoot in a world of secrets and danger. Black Ice is the third book in Andrew Lane's series Sherlock Holmes: The Legend Begins.

Author: David Chance
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477143866
Size: 56.87 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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Around The World In 80 Years

by David Chance, release date 2012-09-28, Around The World In 80 Years Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Around The World In 80 Years books, There are 2 parts to the book. The first section covers some of the important events that took place around the world, from the early part of the 19th century, up to the years following World War II. It features the 2 men that I have always admired, both of whom planned and fought against tyranny. Neither of these men actually used weapons in the Second World War, but they did what they had to do, to preserve our freedom. The 2 men are Sir Winston Churchill and my father, both of whom had army careers, dad's lasting for 31 years. Churchill's was a much shorter span, before he moved into Politics. The second part of the book gives details of my travels around the world to 42 countries. To do this, I fl ew a total of 964,995 miles, taking 1430 fl ights on 91 different types of aircraft. In addition I have traveled far more than a million miles by car. There were many times that I got very close to having my life cut short, but somehow I managed to survive, as I am still here at age 79. It was all very interesting to me and I hope that I have been able to convey some of this excitement in what I have written.

Author: Alexandre Dumas
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191504378
Size: 45.81 MB
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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The Man In The Iron Mask

by Alexandre Dumas, release date 2008-09-11, The Man In The Iron Mask Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download The Man In The Iron Mask books, One of France's best-selling writers at the time of the novel's composition, Dumas here combines what he considered to be life's essentials - `l'action et l'amour'. This historical romance is the climax of his epic of chivalry and valour that began with The Three Musketeers, and it is here that Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and their friend d'Artagnan, once invincible, meet their destinies. This edition provides background information and notes crucial to an understanding of the legend and the novel's setting. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.