Joseph Dixon, a seasoned traveler, is drawn to the ethereal ruggedness of the Himalayas. But it’s the turn of the millennium and the Maoist People’s War has been quietly tearing Nepal apart. As a volunteer, Joseph settles into the Myagdi district of Nepal, a good two days walk to anywhere he would consider civilization. In the tiny village of Rinrut he meets young Kunjana, a wartime orphan whose parents have been killed by Maoists. Once the violence overflows into Myagdi and Kunjana is att...

A classic book of the Venezuelan gastronomy: Venezuelan Gastronomic Geography, including 30 culinary chronicles carefully selected, that made this book published by Diario La Esfera, in Caracas, Venezuela, between the years 1953 -1954.

Captain Mago: The protagonist, Captain Mago, is a Phoenician mariner and explorer. The story centers on his voyages and the adventures he encounters as he navigates the ancient world.Phoenician Expedition: The narrative follows Mago’s expedition, which involves traveling to various locations and engaging in activities such as trade, exploration, and possibly conflict with other civilizations.Ancient World: The book provides a depiction of the ancient Mediterranean world, highlighting the P...

I am Captain Mago, and Hiram, King of Tyre, was well aware that my experience as a sailor was very great. It was in the third year of his reign that he summoned me to his presence from Sidon, the city of fishermen, and the metropolis of the Phœnicians. He had already been told of my long voyages; how I had visited Malta; how I had traded to Bozrah, the city founded by the Sidonians, but now called Carthada by the Tyrians; and how I had reached the remote Gades in the land of Tarshish. The ...

Two family dynasties. Two different worlds. The last of each line meet in New York. In a small hotel room a retired assassin sits down to tell his story to who he believes is an aspiring author...Rectifying Chambly is a series of linked conversations between Juan Lopez in his quest to find his father's killer, and Samuel Linstrom, a retired assassin attempting to leave his legacy with the world. Past events from Montevideo to Michigan have brought these two determined men together....

Originally published in 1985, as with the earlier volumes in the series, the reader of The Rover is here provided a Verbal Index, citing each type and its location, a Word Frequency Table, and a Field of Reference. Using the tables in this concordance, the reader should be better able to address the issue of style and determine on a more informed basis whether Conrad has deliberately eschewed the adjectival and even the figurative in favour of a lean, spare style, or whether he ha...

Originally published in 1983, this volume follows others in the series. The user is provided with a Verbal Index, citing each type and its location, a Word Frequency Table, and a Field of Reference. This volume is part of a series which produced verbal indexes, concordances, and related data for all of Conrad’s works.

The following pages pretend to no original or scientific research. It is their object to present, in a popular form, a picture of the world as it was a thousand years before the Christian Era, and to exhibit, mainly for the young, a summary of that varied information which is contained in books, many of which by their high price and exclusively technical character are generally unattainable. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.

Penguin presents, the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of No Name Lane by Howard Linskey, read by David Leon.The hunt for a serial killer unearths an unsolved cold case from over sixty years ago.Young girls are being abducted and murdered in the North-East. Out of favour Detective Constable Ian Bradshaw struggles to find any leads - and fears that the only thing this investigation will unravel is himself.Journalist Tom Carney is suspended...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Behind Dead Eyes by Howard Linskey, read by Kieran Bew.A MYSTERY VICTIMA corpse is found: its identity extinguished in the most shocking manner imaginable.Detective Ian Bradshaw can't catch the killer if no one can ID the victim. Out there, somewhere, a missing young woman may hold the answers.A SECRET WEBJournalist Helen Norton is about to uncover a ...

Life is sweet for David Blake until his accountant is arrested for murder. The money man is set for a life sentence until he puts five million pounds out of Blake's reach. Now Blake faces a choice; fix the acquittal of a child killer or lose out on the cash. Meanwhile, Serbian gangsters are taking over his territory and his girlfriend is asking awkward questions.

**Preorder the new novel from Howard Linskey now!**Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Search by Howard Linskey, read by Kieran Bew.Someone knows where the bodies are buried...Little Susan Verity went missing during the heatwave of 1976. An unprecedented amount of police resource went into finding her, but to no avail. Until now.Convicted serial killer Adrian Wickl...