The Crescent Odyssey

Author : Rudolph Halouk Daus
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 149173714X
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Crescent Odyssey written by Rudolph Halouk Daus and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Rudolph Halouk Daus was born in 1933 in Paris, France, to an Ottomon princess and an American Beaux Arts educated entrepreneur with Jewish Rabbinical and French Catholic roots, no one had any idea that in just seven years, the German Army would invade France and uproot his family, sending all of them to fulfill new destinies. Daus shares a fascinating story of his diverse background, his ancestors, and his personal odyssey as he progressed from extraordinary beginnings to a miraculous escape from Nazi-occupied France and finally to an incredible naval career capped with command of two warships. As he details his singular progress across continents, Daus provides an unforgettable glimpse into a circuitous and star-crossed life as he experienced adventures, challenges, and heartbreaking trials as an American Naval Officer and was eventually led into a second career as a law firm manager and a third career as an entrepreneur whose ventures steered him from America to Turkey, Japan, and the Wild East of Central Asia. The Crescent Odyssey shares the fascinating story of a man for all seasons and his unique journey from his Turkey Ottoman soldier's roots to his escapades as an American warship captain and entrepreneur. ?The Crescent Odyssey is a superb read and tells the story of the life and diverse background of an American Naval Officer, his shipmates, his family, his ancestors and his life at sea during the Cold War ? easy to understand for either the experienced sailor or one accustomed to life ashore ...? ? Admiral Frank Kelso, United States Navy (Retired), 44th Chief of Naval Operations

Author : Kenneth Wood
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752463896
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homer's Secret Odyssey written by Kenneth Wood and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homer is renowned as the finest of the storytellers who for countless generations passed down by word of mouth the myths and legends of Ancient Greece. Yet, for some 2500 years there have been persistent folk memories that his genius extended far beyond literature and that scientific knowledge was hidden in his stories of heroes and villains, gods and ghosts, monsters and witches. Research now reveals that at a time when the Greeks did not have a written script, Homer concealed an astonishing range of learning about calendar making and cycles of the sun, moon and planet Venus in the Odyssey, his epic of the Fall of Troy and the adventures of the warrior-king Odysseus.

Author : A. G. Lombardo
Publisher : MCD
ISBN 13 : 0374716714
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Graffiti Palace written by A. G. Lombardo and published by MCD. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant, exhilarating debut novel that retells The Odyssey during the 1965 Watts Riots—like nothing you’ve ever read before It’s August 1965 and Los Angeles is scorching. Americo Monk, a street-haunting aficionado of graffiti, is frantically trying to return home to the makeshift harbor community (assembled from old shipping containers) where he lives with his girlfriend, Karmann. But this is during the Watts Riots, and although his status as a chronicler of all things underground garners him free passage through the territories fiercely controlled by gangs, his trek is nevertheless diverted. Embarking on an exhilarating, dangerous, and at times paranormal journey, Monk crosses paths with a dizzying array of representatives from Los Angeles subcultures, including Chinese gangsters, graffiti bombers, witches, the Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, and others. Graffiti Palace is the story of a city transmogrified by the upsurge of its citizens, and Monk is our tour guide, cataloging and preserving the communities that, though surreptitious and unseen, nevertheless formed the backbone of 1960s Los Angeles. With an astounding generosity of imagery and imagination, Graffiti Palace heralds the birth of a major voice in fiction. A. G. Lombardo sees the writings on our walls, and with Graffiti Palace he has provided an allegorical paean to a city in revolt.

Author : Lori Handeland
Publisher : Lori Handeland
ISBN 13 : 0990596419
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crescent Moon written by Lori Handeland and published by Lori Handeland. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will he kiss me, or will he kill me? Cryptozoology, the study of and search for legendary creatures, is my life’s work. I’ve chased things no one has ever heard of. For over a century there have been whispers of a werewolf in the Crescent City. When bodies begin to pile up in Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp, it’s me, Diana Malone to the rescue. Unfortunately, my first swamp guide winds up dead. When sexy, reclusive former Special Forces officer Adam Ruelle offers his services, I accept, though local Cajun legends label the Ruelles cursed, deranged, even mad. But that doesn’t stop me from sleeping with him. I’ve been called less than sane myself. By night, Adam is everything I ever dreamed of in a lover. But when the sun rises, so do the questions. What is he hiding? fast paced werewolf plot, exciting must read with fast paced action, romantic plot line fantasy with strong heroine, captivating must read romance with murder, fantastic plot line paranormal romance, fast wit romance, unique supernatural plot line, fast paced murder plot, page turner after page turner romantic fantasy, paranormal full of tension cannot put down

Author : Fatima Bhutto
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 9351183270
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shadow of the Crescent Moon written by Fatima Bhutto and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fatima Bhutto’s stunning fiction debut begins and ends one rainswept Friday morning in Mir Ali, a small town in the troubled tribal region of Waziristan. Three brothers meet for breakfast. Soon after, the eldest, recently returned from America, hails a taxi to the local mosque. The second brother, a doctor, goes to check in at his hospital. His troubled wife does not join the family that morning for no one knows where Mina goes these days. And the youngest, the idealist, leaves for town on a motorbike. Seated behind him is a beautiful, fragile girl whose world has been overwhelmed by war. Three hours later, their day will end in devastating circumstances. Beautifully written, full of emotion and heartbreak, The Shadow of the Crescent Moon is an extraordinary novel.

Author : Homer
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1466801476
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Odyssey written by Homer and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 1998-11-15 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Fitzgerald's translation of Homer's Odyssey is the best and best-loved modern translation of the greatest of all epic poems. Since 1961, this Odyssey has sold more than two million copies, and it is the standard translation for three generations of students and poets. Farrar, Straus and Giroux is delighted to publish a new edition of this classic work. Fitzgerald's supple verse is ideally suited to the story of Odysseus' long journey back to his wife and home after the Trojan War. Homer's tale of love, adventure, food and drink, sensual pleasure, and mortal danger reaches the English-language reader in all its glory. Of the many translations published since World War II, only Fitzgerald's has won admiration as a great poem in English. The noted classicist D. S. Carne-Ross explains the many aspects of its artistry in his Introduction, written especially for this new edition. Winner of the Bollingen Prize

Author : Ralph Hexter
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307760898
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Guide to The Odyssey written by Ralph Hexter and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-01-26 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those of us who know and love the incomparable Odyssey of Homer (and there are many), Dr. Hexter has created a valuable, detailed analysis, taking into account many of Homer's most fascinating subtleties.

Author : Kenneth Wood
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752463896
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homer's Secret Odyssey written by Kenneth Wood and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homer is renowned as the finest of the storytellers who for countless generations passed down by word of mouth the myths and legends of Ancient Greece. Yet, for some 2500 years there have been persistent folk memories that his genius extended far beyond literature and that scientific knowledge was hidden in his stories of heroes and villains, gods and ghosts, monsters and witches. Research now reveals that at a time when the Greeks did not have a written script, Homer concealed an astonishing range of learning about calendar making and cycles of the sun, moon and planet Venus in the Odyssey, his epic of the Fall of Troy and the adventures of the warrior-king Odysseus.

Author : Fouad Ajami
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307484033
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dream Palace of the Arabs written by Fouad Ajami and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2009-09-23 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Fouad Ajami, an acclaimed author and chronicler of Arab politics, comes a compelling account of how a generation of Arab intellectuals tried to introduce cultural renewals in their homelands through the forces of modernity and secularism. Ultimately, they came to face disappointment, exile, and, on occasion, death. Brilliantly weaving together the strands of a tumultuous century in Arab political thought, history, and poetry, Ajami takes us from the ruins of Beirut's once glittering metropolis to the land of Egypt, where struggle rages between a modernist impulse and an Islamist insurgency, from Nasser's pan-Arab nationalist ambitions to the emergence of an uneasy Pax Americana in Arab lands, from the triumphalism of the Gulf War to the continuing anguished debate over the Israeli-Palestinian peace accords. For anyone who seeks to understand the Middle East, here is an insider's unflinching analysis of the collision between intellectual life and political realities in the Arab world today.

Author : Jay Sharp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celestial Crescent: the Medial Years written by Jay Sharp and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-13 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hera Chamberland is born a modern-day Nephilim which she would have never chosen had she been able to decide. As she matures she finds distressing entanglements keep bombarding her progress that threaten the fate of her future destiny. At nineteen she sees signs of decline spreading globally as challenges arise in her life. Ancient enemies are not just limiting her happiness, but are causing widespread misery for everyone. Hera teams up with a suave shape-shifter, Thrasher Smart who informs her of the bloodline magic known as the Gatekeeper's Gift. He tries to convince Hera to use her destructive and restorative life-energy to free the enslaved souls in Ombron. But Hera hesitates to answer the call. She fears more catastrophe of loss, anger, and grief if she doesn't change her essential nature.There is no limit to how many loops and spirals keep occurring, when all she has ever hoped to find is endless restful peace and serenity in herself. Everyone she meets thinks being a Nephilim makes her invincible. When the real truth is -- being both mortal and celestial keeps her uncomfortably vulnerable. At every crossroad, Hera meets her birth-father, the ethereal Grim Reaper of death and destruction. She finds his sinister purpose in life appalling, but he offers her a time-sensitive easy way out. Now Hera must either strive for justice or act on dark instincts that would award her control the entire Midland Realm. It seems life would be much easier if she would only join her father at the throne of Ombron and rule at his side as his royal daughter of death.