In The Lion S Mouth

Author : Larry Loftis
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780698197664

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Into the Lion's Mouth by Larry Loftis Pdf

International bestseller! James Bond has nothing on Dusko Popov. a double agent for the Abwehr, MI5 and MI6, and the FBI during World War II, Popov seduced numerous women, spoke five languages, and was a crack shot, all while maintaining his cover as a Yugoslavian diplomat… On a cool August evening in 1941, a Serbian playboy created a stir at Casino Estoril in Portugal by throwing down an outrageously large baccarat bet to humiliate his opponent. The Serbian was a British double agent, and the money―which he had just stolen from the Germans―belonged to the British. From the sideline, watching with intent interest was none other than Ian Fleming… The Serbian was Dusko Popov. As a youngster, he was expelled from his London prep school. Years later he would be arrested and banished from Germany for making derogatory statements about the Third Reich. When World War II ensued, the playboy became a spy, eventually serving three dangerous masters: the Abwehr, MI5 and MI6, and the FBI. On August 10, 1941, the Germans sent Popov to the United States to construct a spy network and gather information on Pearl Harbor. The FBI ignored his German questionnaire, but J. Edgar Hoover succeeded in blowing his cover. While MI5 desperately needed Popov to deceive the Abwehr about the D-Day invasion, they assured him that a return to the German Secret Service Headquarters in Lisbon would result in torture and execution. He went anyway... Into the Lion’s Mouth is a globe-trotting account of a man’s entanglement with espionage, murder, assassins, and lovers―including enemy spies and a Hollywood starlet. It is a story of subterfuge and seduction, patriotism, and cold-blooded courage. It is the story of Dusko Popov―the inspiration for James Bond. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS

Author : Iain Campbell
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-05
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781784771607

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From the Lion's Mouth by Iain Campbell Pdf

Iain Campbell has been fascinated by mountains for as long as he can remember. In his new book, he tells the story of a journey following the course of the Indus River from its mouth in the mudflats of Karachi through the Karakorum, Kashmir and the Himalayas to its source in Ladakh on the Indian side of the Tibetan plateau, where it springs from the 'Lion's Mouth' on Mount Kailash. His narrative paints an insightful, honest and heartfelt portrait of Pakistan, a country that through all his wanderings of the deserts and mountains of Asia kept drawing him back, and a place which combines a rich religious heritage with some of the most spectacular mountains in the world. Engrossing and eye-opening, Iain Campbell's account of his travels through this mesmerising land will appeal to travellers, mountaineers, trekkers, wilderness enthusiasts, anyone interested in the culture and history of the subcontinent, and fans of quality travel writing.

Author : Anne Holt,Berit Reiss-Andersen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501123238

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The Lion's Mouth by Anne Holt,Berit Reiss-Andersen Pdf

Less than six months after taking office, the Norwegian Prime Minister is found dead. She has been shot in the head. But was it a politically motivated assassination or personal revenge? The death shakes the country to its core. The hunt for her killer is complicated, intense and gruelling. Hanne Wilhelmsen must contain the scandal before a private tragedy becomes a public outrage, in what will become the most sensitive case of her career... This is a story of lies, intrigue and politics. The Lion's Mouth questions who holds the power in Norway, and how far they will go to use it.

Author : Omar H. Ali
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781628469158

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In the Lion's Mouth by Omar H. Ali Pdf

Following the collapse of Reconstruction in 1877, African Americans organized a movement—distinct from the white Populist movement—in the South and parts of the Midwest for economic and political reform: Black Populism. Between 1886 and 1898, tens of thousands of black farmers, sharecroppers, and agrarian workers created their own organizations and tactics primarily under black leadership. As Black Populism grew as a regional force, it met fierce resistance from the Southern Democrats and constituent white planters and local merchants. African Americans carried out a wide range of activities in this hostile environment. They established farming exchanges and cooperatives; raised money for schools; published newspapers; lobbied for better agrarian legislation; mounted boycotts against agricultural trusts and business monopolies; carried out strikes for better wages; protested the convict lease system, segregated coach boxes, and lynching; demanded black jurors in cases involving black defendants; promoted local political reforms and federal supervision of elections; and ran independent and fusion campaigns. Growing out of the networks established by black churches and fraternal organizations, Black Populism found further expression in the Colored Agricultural Wheels, the southern branch of the Knights of Labor, the Cooperative Workers of America, the Farmers Union, and the Colored Farmers Alliance. In the early 1890s African Americans, together with their white counterparts, launched the People's Party and ran fusion campaigns with the Republican Party. By the turn of the century, Black Populism had been crushed by relentless attack, hostile propaganda, and targeted assassinations of leaders and foot soldiers of the movement. The movement's legacy remains, though, as the largest independent black political movement until the rise of the modern civil rights movement.

Author : Michael Flynn
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429923552

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In the Lion's Mouth by Michael Flynn Pdf

It's a big Spiral Arm, and the scarred man, Donavan buigh, has gone missing in it, upsetting the harper Mearana's plans for a reconciliation between her parents. Bridget ban, a Hound of the League, doubts that reconciliation is possible or desirable; but nonetheless has dispatched agents to investigate the disappearance. The powerful Ravn Olafsdottr, a Shadow of the Names, slips into Clanthompson Hall to tell mother and daughter of the fate of Donovan buigh. In the Long Game between the Confederation of Central Worlds and the United League of the Periphery, Hound and Shadow are mortal enemies; yet a truce descends between them so that the Shadow may tell her tale. There is a struggle in the Lion's Mouth, the bureau that oversees the Shadows—a clandestine civil war of sabotage and assassination between those who would overthrow Those of Name and the loyalists who support them. And Donovan, one-time Confederal agent, has been recalled to take a key part, willingly or no. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Suraiya Faroqhi
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782385592

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Bread from the Lion's Mouth by Suraiya Faroqhi Pdf

The newly awakened interest in the lives of craftspeople in Turkey is highlighted in this collection, which uses archival documents to follow Ottoman artisans from the late 15th century to the beginning of the 20th. The authors examine historical changes in the lives of artisans, focusing on the craft organizations (or guilds) that underwent substantial changes over the centuries. The guilds transformed and eventually dissolved as they were increasingly co-opted by modernization and state-building projects, and by the movement of manufacturing to the countryside. In consequence by the 20th century, many artisans had to confront the forces of capitalism and world trade without significant protection, just as the Ottoman Empire was itself in the process of dissolution.

Author : Dita Gould
Publisher : Hybrid Publishers
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781925736632

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The Girl in the Lion's Mouth by Dita Gould Pdf

Dita Gould was an eleven-year old child when the Nazis invaded Hungary in 1944 and overturned her peaceful family life. Separated from her parents and responsible for her little sister, she suffered deprivations and nearly starved, but survived with indomitable spirit and courage. Reunited with her parents after the war, she migrated with her family to Australia, where her father was able to start a new business and settle to create a successful life. In her first full-length book, written in her late 80s, Dita has shared her remarkable life journey, documenting a period of history that should never be forgotten. 'An extraordinary woman with an incredible story.' - Harry Borden '...attractive, intelligent, vivacious, brave, determined and full of enthusiasm.' - Henry (Harry) R Lew 'Nothing stops the amazing Dita! What a wonderful example to others of resilience and positivity!' - Ron Raab

Author : A. B. Kyazze
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781789651140

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Into the Mouth of the Lion by A. B. Kyazze Pdf

Angola, 2002. In the last days of a vicious civil war, it is a dangerous landscape rife with rebel soldiers, land mines, corruption and deception. A suspicious explosion kills a beloved nurse, while another humanitarian worker goes missing. Lena Rodrigues, a young photographer, flies out to Angola's highlands to piece together the reasons behind her sister's disappearance. But will she have the strength to bear witness to the truth, before she gets entangled in the country's conflict for minerals and power?

Author : Ronne Randall
Publisher : Flying Frog Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1884628273

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Daniel in the Lions' Den by Ronne Randall Pdf

Author : Bushra Rehman
Publisher : Flatiron Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250834799

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Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman Pdf

An New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice * An NPR Best Book of the Year * A Padma Lakshmi Book Club Pick For fans of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, an unforgettable story about female friendship and queer love in a Muslim-American community “Stunningly beautiful.” —The New York Times Book Review “An unforgettable voice that moves you from the start.” —People Magazine Razia Mirza grows up amid the wild grape vines and backyard sunflowers of Corona, Queens, with her best friend, Saima, by her side. When a family rift drives the girls apart, Razia’s heart is broken. She finds solace in Taslima, a new girl in her close-knit Pakistani-American community. They embark on a series of small rebellions: listening to scandalous music, wearing miniskirts, and cutting school to explore the city. When Razia is accepted to Stuyvesant, a prestigious high school in Manhattan, the gulf between the person she is and the daughter her parents want her to be, widens. At Stuyvesant, Razia meets Angela and is attracted to her in a way that blossoms into a new understanding. When their relationship is discovered by an Aunty in the community, Razia must choose between her family and her own future. Punctuated by both joy and loss, full of ’80s music and beloved novels, Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion is a new classic: a fiercely compassionate coming-of-age story of a girl struggling to reconcile her heritage and faith with her desire to be true to herself.

Author : Michael Smart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 098996552X

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Into the Lion's Mouth by Michael Smart Pdf

"Into the Lion's Mouth" is the true story of the most notorious "lost bell" diving accident in North Sea history.

Author : Michael Flynn
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429983358

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The January Dancer by Michael Flynn Pdf

A triumph of the New Space Opera: fast, complicated, wonder-filled! Hugo Award finalist and Robert A. Heinlein Award–winning SF writer Michael Flynn now turns to space opera with stunningly successful results. Full of rich echoes of space opera classics from Doc Smith to Cordwainer Smith, The January Dancer tells the fateful story of an ancient pre-human artifact of great power, and the people who found it. Starting with Captain Amos January, who quickly loses it, and then the others who fought, schemed, and killed to get it, we travel around the complex, decadent, brawling, mongrelized interstellar human civilization the artifact might save or destroy. Collectors want the Dancer; pirates take it, rulers crave it, and they'll all kill if necessary to get it. This is a thrilling yarn of love, revolution, music, and mystery, and it ends, as all great stories do, with shock and a beginning. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : A. Glenn Crothers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : Antislavery movements
ISBN : 0813049547

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Quakers Living in the Lion's Mouth by A. Glenn Crothers Pdf

A volume in the series Southern Dissent, edited by Stanley Harrold and Randall M. Miller Book jacket.

Author : Nancy McConnell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1953491243

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Into the Lion's Mouth by Nancy McConnell Pdf

In 1498, an orphan can't expect much out of life. But the Renaissance is burgeoning, and Venice ripe with infinite possibilities. Nico is a child of the city, and his veins run with canal water. Rising above his lowly status, apprentice to a painter, just might be possible in the city of bridges. He's determined to use his wit and wile to become something more than another errand boy. But his hopes come crashing to the ground when he witnesses deception in Venice's inner circle. To escape the vengeance of the corrupt Lord Foscari, Nico travels half a world away to safety. But danger follows him to the streets of Constantinople where he discovers a peril looms over Venice that threatens to destroy it. Now he's forced to make a choice: stay safe in a foreign land and let Venice fall or risk his life to save everything he loves. Can he save his city, or will he lose his life trying?

Author : J. Guenther
Publisher : J Guenther Author
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0997450304

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In the Mouth of the Lion by J. Guenther Pdf

June, 1942: As Germany's blitzkrieg stalls in Russia, Hitler becomes so erratic that the Wehrmacht asks Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung to assess Hitler's sanity. He refuses. Unknown to the Germans and Jung, his friend, Mary Bancroft, is an OSS analyst. She and her boss, spy master Allen Dulles, convince Jung to go to Germany and attempt to steal Hitler's darkest secrets.