King Solomon S Carpet

Author : Barbara Vine
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141932453

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King Solomon's Carpet by Barbara Vine Pdf

King Solomon's Carpet - a prize-winning crime classic from bestselling author Barbara Vine Winner of the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Award 'The tension grows ... an overwhelming sense of foreboding ... when the unravelling takes place, it is brilliantly unexpected and original' The Times Jarvis Stringer lives in a crumbling schoolhouse overlooking a tube line, compiling his obsessive, secret history of London's Underground. His presence and his strange house draw a band of misfits into his orbit: young Alice, who has run away from her husband and baby; Tom, the busker who rescues her; truant Jasper who gets his kicks on the tube; and mysterious Axel, whose dark secret later casts a shadow over all of their lives. Dispossessed and outcast, those who come to inhabit Jarvis's schoolhouse are gradually brought closer together in violent and unforeseen ways by London's forbidding and dangerous Undergound . . . 'I longed to know what would happen next. Towards the end the tension fairly gets you by the throat' Sunday Express 'Vine arouses a genuine fear that all that is normal is in danger of being lost' Sunday Times King Solomon's Carpet is a modern masterpiece of the crime genre and will leave you gripped from the first page to the last. If you enjoy the novels of P.D. James, Ian Rankin and Scott Turow, you will love this book. Barbara Vine is the pen-name of Ruth Rendell. She has written fifteen novels using this pseudonym, including A Fatal Inversion and King Solomon's Carpet which both won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award. Her other books include: A Dark Adapted Eye; The House of Stairs; Gallowglass; Asta's Book; No Night Is Too Long; In the Time of His Prosperity; The Brimstone Wedding; The Chimney Sweeper's Boy; Grasshopper; The Blood Doctor; The Minotaur; The Birthday Present and The Child's Child.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:938888614

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King Solomon's Carpet by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sharon Barcan Elswit
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786448234

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The Jewish Story Finder by Sharon Barcan Elswit Pdf

Storytelling, as oral tradition and in writing, has long played a central role in Jewish society. Family, educators, and clergy employ stories to transmit Jewish culture, traditions, and values. This comprehensive bibliography identifies 668 Jewish folktales by title and subject, summarizing plot lines for easy access to the right story for any occasion. Some centuries old and others freshly imagined, the tales include animal fables, supernatural yarns, and anecdotes for festivals and holidays. Themes include justice, community, cause and effect, and mitzvahs, or good deeds. This second edition nearly doubles the number of stories and expands the guide's global reach, with new pieces from Turkey, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, and Chile. Subject cross-references and a glossary complete the volume, a living tool for understanding the ever-evolving world of Jewish folklore.

Author : Sulamith Ish-Kishor
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : UOM:39015058207641

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The Carpet of Solomon by Sulamith Ish-Kishor Pdf

When King Solomon finds a magic carpet that will transport its owner in a moment to any place in the world, he suddenly believes he is omnipotent. 'What diffeence is there now between me and God as He flies through His Heavens?' he asks. After many strange visions and adventures he knows. Based on a Hebrew legend.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0912509090

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The Book of King Solomon by Anonim Pdf

The story of King Solomon, as told by his court historian.

Author : Sami Helewa
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498552677

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Models of Leadership in the Adab Narratives of Joseph, David, and Solomon by Sami Helewa Pdf

Sami Helewa’s book opens anew the Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʾ (Tales of the Prophets) in terms of the leadership of ancient prophets in a Muslim context of friendship and enmity in the narrative detail of the prophets Joseph, David, and Solomon. Although the Qiṣaṣ genre is not court-based, advice literature, these tales could function as advisory literature through the legendary-prophetic figures. It is hardly surprising that the prophets of ancient times have been moral prototypes for the Judo-Islamic search for religio-political leaders. However, the themes of leadership, friendship, and enmity are embedded in these tales in the writing of great Medieval-Muslims like al-Ṭabarī of Baghdād and al-Thaʿlabī of Nīshāpūr, who were great scholars () and men of literature (). Like the religious side of these tales, Helewa maintains that the adab side of the Qiṣaṣ has equal importance of meaning to the struggle of ancient prophets in their friendships and hostilities. These tales, as astutely compiled from Baghdād and Nīshāpūr, mirror interesting cultural nuances of expected leadership inherent in these great cities of learning. This book will be a great value for those interested in the Sīra genre, the overall Qiṣaṣ genre, the inheritance of prophets, the adab of religious writing, the advice literature, and the history of Baghdād and Nīshāpūr.

Author : Ann Futterman Collier
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781849058384

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Using Textile Arts and Handcrafts in Therapy with Women by Ann Futterman Collier Pdf

Original research and examples from artists illustrate how different textile-based art approaches can provide therapeutic outlets for women with a complete variety of life experiences. The psychology of this therapeutic approach is explained as well as explanations of specific techniques and suggestions for practise with a wide range of clients.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1994-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780190282394

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Elijah's Violin and Other Jewish Fairy Tales by Anonim Pdf

Tales of magic and wonder can be found in every phase of Jewish literature, from the sacred to the secular. The fairy tale in particular--set in enchanted lands and populated with a variety of human and supernatural beings, both good and evil--holds a very special place in the Jewish tradition. For in the fairy tale, where good and evil engage in a timeless struggle, we have a clear reflection of the Jewish world view, where faith in God can defeat the evil impulse. In Elijah's Violin, Howard Schwartz offers a sumptuous collection of thirty-six Jewish fairy tales from virtually every corner of the world. At once otherworldy and earthy, pious and playful, these celebrated tales from Morocco and India, Spain and Eastern Europe, Babylon and Egypt, illustrate not only their Jewish character but also their universality of themes. Invoking the biblical tale of David and Goliath, we read as King David defeats the giant by hovering above its spear in King David and the Giant. In the romantic tale of The Princess in the Tower, a variant of Rapunzel, we watch as the cautious King Solomon recognizes the vanity in trying to prevent Providence from taking place. And we see the religious nature of the quest for Elijah's violin in the title story. The successful completion of the king's quest enables the violin's imprisoned melodies, emblematic of the Jewish spirit, to be set free. Throughout this richly illustrated collection, one can find the quests and riddles of the traditional fairy tale along with the divine intervention that characterizes the Jewish fairy tale. Skillfully translated, these stories will captivate children and adults alike in which romance and magic become enchantingly entwined with faith, duty, and wisdom.

Author : Marcela A. Garcia Probert,Petra M. Sijpesteijn
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004471481

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Amulets and Talismans of the Middle East and North Africa in Context by Marcela A. Garcia Probert,Petra M. Sijpesteijn Pdf

In this volume amulets and talismans are studied within a broader system of meaning that shapes how they were manufactured, activated and used in different networks. Text, material features and the environments in which these artifacts circulated, are studied alongside each other, resulting in an innovative approach to understand the many different functions these objects could fulfil in pre-modern times. Produced and used by Muslims and non-Muslims alike, the case studies presented here include objects that differ in size, material, language and shape. What the articles share is an all-round, in-depth approach that helps the reader understand the complexity of the objects discussed and will improve one’s understanding of the role they played within pre-modern societies. Contributors Hazem Hussein Abbas Ali, Gideon Bohak, Ursula Hammed, Juan Campo, Jean-Charles Coulon, Venetia Porter, Marcela Garcia Probert, Anne Regourd, Yasmine al-Saleh, Karl Schaefer and Petra M. Sijpesteijn.

Author : Frank Richard Stockton
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 3201 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786560186

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Delphi Complete Works of Frank R. Stockton (Illustrated) by Frank Richard Stockton Pdf

Frank R. Stockton is chiefly remembered today for his innovative short stories and children's fairy tales, which established his name as one of America’s greatest storytellers in the last decades of the nineteenth century. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Stockton’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare story collections and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Stockton’s life and works * All 19 novels, with individual contents tables * The complete short stories – with many rare tales * Includes rare story collections appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including AFIELD AND AFLOAT, STEPHEN SKARRIDGE'S CHRISTMAS and many more * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Many of the collections and novels are fully illustrated with their original artwork, featuring hundreds of images * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the tales you want to read * Includes Stockton’s rare non-fiction – available in no other collection * Features the memoir by Marian E. Stockton - discover Stockton’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Short Story Collections TING-A-LING TALES ROUND-ABOUT RAMBLES IN LANDS OF FACT AND FANCY STEPHEN SKARRIDGE’S CHRISTMAS THE FLOATING PRINCE AND OTHER FAIRY TALES THE LADY OR THE TIGER? AND OTHER STORIES A BORROWED MONTH AND OTHER STORIES THE BEE-MAN OF ORN AND OTHER FANCIFUL TALES AMOS KILBRIGHT; HIS ADSCITITIOUS EXPERIENCES, WITH OTHER STORIES THE CLOCKS OF RONDAINE, AND OTHER STORIES THE WATCHMAKER’S WIFE AND OTHER STORIES A CHOSEN FEW SHORT STORIES THE RUDDER GRANGERS ABROAD AND OTHER STORIES JOHN GAYTHER’S GARDEN AND THE STORIES TOLD THEREIN THE MAGIC EGG AND OTHER STORIES AFIELD AND AFLOAT MISCELLANEOUS SHORT STORIES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Novels WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPECTED RUDDER GRANGE A JOLLY FELLOWSHIP THE CASTING AWAY OF MRS LECKS AND MRS ALESHINE THE LATE MRS. NULL THE DUSANTES THE ASSOCIATE HERMITS THE GIRL AT COBHURST THE HOUSE OF MARTHA THE SQUIRREL INN THE GREAT WAR SYNDICATE KATE BONNET: THE ROMANCE OF A PIRATE’S DAUGHTER A BICYCLE OF CATHAY POMONA’S TRAVELS THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HORN MRS. CLIFF’S YACHT THE GREAT STONE OF SARDIS THE VIZIER OF THE TWO-HORNED ALEXANDER THE CAPTAIN’S TOLL-GATE The Non-Fiction THE HOME: WHERE IT SHOULD BE AND WHAT TO PUT IN IT STORIES OF NEW JERSEY BUCCANEERS AND PIRATES OF OUR COASTS The Biography A MEMORIAL SKETCH OF MR. STOCKTON by Marian E. Stockton Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

Author : Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Allusions
ISBN : UOM:39015082134076

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Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer Pdf

Author : Dickson Melissa Dickson
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781474443678

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Cultural Encounters with the Arabian Nights in Nineteenth-Century Britain by Dickson Melissa Dickson Pdf

Dickson identifies the nineteenth century as the beginning of the large-scale absorption of the Arabian Nights into British literature and culture.

Author : Frank Richard Stockton
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066229283

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The Vizier of the Two-Horned Alexander by Frank Richard Stockton Pdf

"The Vizier of the Two-Horned Alexander" by Frank Richard Stockton. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Deborah M. Coulter-Harris
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781476600994

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The Queen of Sheba by Deborah M. Coulter-Harris Pdf

Part I of this book begins with a scriptural study of all Sheba references, particularly the origins and genealogy of the name and its connections with Hebrew patriarchs such as Abraham and kings Saul and David; it later explores the literature and legends surrounding king Solomon and his trade negotiations with Sheba. The text analyzes theories and links between the Queen of Sheba and Pharaoh Hatshepsut, and concludes that Sheba may well be the Pharaoh based upon linguistic associations and the related stories from a multitude of regions and countries. Part II travels into ancient Arabian, Yemeni, Ethiopian, and Eritrean tales of the Queen of Sheba, and examines the mention of Sheba in an array of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim texts. It scrutinizes associations between ancient gods and pharaohs, particularly the similarity of their iconographic representations, the meaning of their symbols and signs that connect with Sheba legends and Hatshepsut's history, the real extent and location of her vast empire.

Author : Ruth Rendell
Publisher : Random House
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409068464

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Talking To Strange Men by Ruth Rendell Pdf

From multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell, this is a strange, seductive and suspenseful psychological thriller with a cunning final twist that will get right under the skin. Perfect for fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon. 'She is incapable of writing a sentence that is not invested with mystery and fear... I was totally transfixed. If you read it, you will not sleep well. And it is a marvellous piece of work' -- Today 'Difficult to put down... she begins with the everyday, the ordinary and transmutes it into an almost Gothic tale of suspense and quiet terror' -- Daily Express 'Probably the greatest living crime writer in the world' -- Ian Rankin 'Ruth Rendell's mesmerising capacity to shock, chill and disturb is unmatched.'-- The Times 'Pure genius' -- ***** Reader review 'Gripping throughout' -- ***** Reader review 'Possibly her best' -- ***** Reader review 'A twisted, strange, compelling piece of brilliance' -- ***** Reader review **************************************************************** Safe houses and secret message drops, double crosses and defections - it sounds like the stuff of sophisticated espionage, but the agents are only schoolboys engaged in harmless play, unaware of the danger awaiting them if their messages were intercepted... John Creevey doesn't know the truth behind the mysterious codes he is reading. To him, the messages he decodes with painstaking care are the communications of dangerous and evil men. As he comes face to face with the reality of his beloved wife Jennifer's defection, he begins to see a way to get back at the man she left him for, a man with a disturbing connection to the schoolboys... And soon the schoolboys are playing more than just a game.