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The Lost Oasis

Saul Kelly
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Author : Saul Kelly
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786747245

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The Lost Oasis tells the true story behind The English Patient. An extraordinary episode in World War II, it describes the Zerzura Club, a group of desert explorers and adventurers who indulged in desert travel by early-model-motor cars and airplanes, and who searched for lost desert oases and ancient cities of vanished civilizations. In reality, they were mapping the desert for military reasons and espionage. The club's members came from countries that soon would be enemies: England and the Allied Forces v. Italy and Germany. When war erupted in 1939, Ralph Bagnold founded the British Long Range Desert Group to spy on and disrupt Rommel's advance on Cairo, while a fellow club member, Hungarian Count Almasy, succeeded in placing German spies there. Ultimately, the British prevailed. Saul Kelly's riveting history draws on interviews with survivors and previously unknown documentary material in England, Italy, Germany, Hungary, and Egypt. His book reads like a thriller -- with one key difference: it's all true.

Lost Oasis

Robert Twigger
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Author : Robert Twigger
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-27
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780297863878

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Bestselling author of ANGRY WHITE PYJAMAS, BIG SNAKE and VOYAGEUR enters into the desert in search of a lost oasis 'Last night my son wanted to appease me because of some annoyance he had caused. "Show me your desert things," he said, "show me your crystals and stones." However tired and grumpy I might be, he knew how to revive me. I unwrapped everything from its newspaper roll. The chipped flint knives, the silica glass arrowheads, ancient porous pottery shards I'd found in the Gilf, fossils, the jawbone of a gazelle, palm nuts so desiccated they were like stone . . .' Robert Twigger's latest journey is in search of paradise: a desert adventure in the footsteps of seasoned explorers such as Theodore Almasy (the Inspiration for THE ENGLISH PATIENT) who tried to locate the lost oasis of Zezura, reportedly home to hoards of treasure, flocks of birds and a lush, verdant valley. The Egyptian Sahara is one of the most arid and hostile environments on earth. But it is also a wonder of desolate beauty, where in the ultra-clear light of the desert you can see for miles. Armed with plenty of water and a homemade wooden trolley (his Lada being too heavy for the sand), Twigger embarks on a desert trip ilke no other . . .

The Lost Oasis

Lester Dent
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Author : Lester Dent
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798684496219

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While seeking to solve the mystery of "the trained vampire murders," Doc Savage and his amazing crew suddenly find themselves prisoners of Sol Yuttal and Hadi-Mot aboard a hijacked Zeppelin. Their deadly destination is a fabulous lost diamond mine guarded by carnivorous plants and monstrous, bloodsucking bats.We are happy to announce this classic book. Many of the books in our collection have not been published for decades and are therefore not broadly available to the readers. Our goal is to access the very large literary repository of general public books. The main contents of our entire classical books are the original works. To ensure high quality products, all the titles are chosen carefully by our staff. We hope you enjoy this classic.

The Hidden Oasis

Paul Sussman
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Author : Paul Sussman
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802145079

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With the help of her dead sister's friend, Flin Brodie, mountain climber Freya Hannen sets out in search of the legendary lost oasis of Zerzura in Egypt, which supposedly houses a mythic stone, and could help Freya find out the truth behind her sister Alex's mysterious death. By the author of The Last Secret of the Temple. Reprint.

From Lake to Sand. The Archaeology of Farafra Oasis Western desert, Egypt

Barbara E. Barich,Giulio Lucarini,Mohamed A. Hamdan,Fekri A. Hassan
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Author : Barbara E. Barich,Giulio Lucarini,Mohamed A. Hamdan,Fekri A. Hassan
Publisher : All’Insegna del Giglio
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788878145207

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From Lake to Sand. The Archaeology of Farafra Oasis Western desert, Egypt by Barbara E. Barich,Giulio Lucarini,Mohamed A. Hamdan,Fekri A. Hassan Pdf

The volume presents all the data collected during the cycle of research conducted by the Italian Archaeological Mission in the Farafra Oasis between 1990 and 2005. The 29 multidisciplinary essays contained in this book provide a detailed picture of the population of the Farafra Oasis, hitherto one of the least well known within the Western Desert. Farafra became particularly important during the middle Holocene, the period when climate conditions were most favourable, with later brief humid episodes even in the historic periods. The results of the long-term research cycle presented here, combined with data from the survey of the whole Wadi el Obeiyid still in progress, allow the authors to identify changes in the peopling of the oasis and to define various occupation phases. The new chronology for the Wadi el Obeiyid is one of the main achievements of the book and, as demonstrated in the final chapter, is in complete agreement with the main cultural units of other territories in the Western Desert. On this chronological basis, the contacts between the latter and the populations established on the Nile are brought into sharper focus. The importance of the archaeological documents discovered at Farafra and, at the same time their fragility due to the deterioration of the physical environment and the uncontrolled human activities, make us fear for their conservation. We hope that this book, with its complete documentation of the precious nature of the Farafra Oasis landscape and its archaeological heritage, may help to promote more effective policies for its safeguard.

The Last Oasis

Sandra Postel
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Author : Sandra Postel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781134161584

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For decades now we have wasted and mismanaged the world?s water supplies. Today, 27 countries are short of water, a quarter of the world?s population has no safe water, 46 per cent have no proper sanitation and each year four million children die of water-borne diseases. As most of the world?s major river systems cross several national boundaries, the scope disputes and the threat to international security is becoming more and more real. In The Last Oasis, Sandra Postel examines the economic, ecological and political factors affecting fresh water supply. She confronts the issues of mismanagement and profligacy and analyses and dangers of confrontation, both between nations and between rural and urban users. She also emphasises that the technology and know-how for effective water husbandry does exist. With methods already in use, farmers could cut their demand for water by 40-90 per cent, and cities by one-third, without sacrificing economic output or quality of life. Investing in water efficiency, recycling and conservation help meet rising demands and stave off disaster. But the priority is a common recognition of the gravity of the position, and with that a widespread push for institutions to manage sustainable use of water.

Oasis

Katya de Becerra
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Author : Katya de Becerra
Publisher : Imprint
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250220851

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In this young adult thriller for fans of Lost and The Twilight Zone, a group of teens are saved when they come across a mysterious oasis. But who will save them from the oasis? Alif had exciting summer plans: working on her father’s archeological dig site in the desert with four close friends ... and a very cute research assistant. Then the sandstorm hit. Their camp wiped away, Alif and the others find themselves lost on the sands, seemingly doomed ... until they find the oasis. It has everything they need: food, water, and shade—and mysterious ruins that hide a deadly secret. As reality begins to shift around them, they question what’s real and what’s a mirage. The answers turn Alif and her friends against each other, and they begin to wonder if they’ve truly been saved. And while it was easy to walk into the oasis, it may be impossible to leave ... An Imprint Book “Will stick to readers’ skin long after the final page is turned.” —Booklist (starred review) “de Becerra successfully builds a fraught tension throughout the book that mirrors the characters’ feelings as reality leaves them behind . . . well worth the payoff.” —The Bulletin

The Lost Oasis: A Doc Savage Adventure

Lester Bernard Dent
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Author : Lester Bernard Dent
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066369019

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The Lost Oasis: A Doc Savage Adventure by Lester Bernard Dent Pdf

Journey into the treacherous heart of the Sahara as Doc Savage and his courageous companions face off against a nefarious trio, deadly carnivorous plants, and bloodthirsty vampire bats in 'The Lost Oasis'. With the promise of a fortune in precious diamonds at stake, they must navigate a perilous landscape and unravel the secrets of the fictional airship Aeromunde, inspired by the true story of the lost French airship Dixmude.

New Waw, Saharan Oasis

Ibrahim al-Koni
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Author : Ibrahim al-Koni
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781477308950

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New Waw, Saharan Oasis by Ibrahim al-Koni Pdf

Upon the death of their leader, a group of Tuareg, a nomadic Berber community whose traditional homeland is the Sahara Desert, turns to the heir dictated by tribal custom; however, he is a poet reluctant to don the mantle of leadership. Forced by tribal elders to abandon not only his poetry but his love, who is also a poet, he reluctantly serves as leader. Whether by human design or the meddling of the Spirit World, his death inspires his tribe to settle down permanently, abandoning not only nomadism but also the inherited laws of the tribe. The community they found, New Waw, which they name for the mythical paradise of the Tuareg people, is also the setting of Ibrahim al-Koni’s companion novel, The Puppet. For al-Koni, this Tuareg tale of the tension between nomadism and settled life represents a choice faced by people everywhere, in many walks of life, as a result of globalism. He sees an inevitable interface between myth and contemporary life.

Lost Oasis

R. Lawson Gamble
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Author : R. Lawson Gamble
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1733805249

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Modern science and high technology come up against deeply rooted cultures and ancient rituals in this Zack Tolliver, FBI, mystery where the Eagle Mountains are surrounded by the goblin rocks and barren flats of Joshua Tree National Park. A world-class scientist goes missing while consulting for a design team constructing a huge electric storage battery from the deserted pits of the old Kaiser Iron mines. Did this eccentric world-renown hydrologist simply wander off? Or was his fate more //ominous? The project moves ahead, but FBI Supervisory Agent Janice Hooper asks Zack to take a look. When someone plants a bomb in his Jeep the day he arrives, Zack realizes there is something more at stake. Soon he finds himself in a desperate duel with an unknown assassin who may very well be more than his match.

The Hunt for Zerzura

Saul Kelly
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Author : Saul Kelly
Publisher : John Murray Publishers
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0719561671

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This is a study of the true story behind The English Patient, one of the least known and most extraordinary episodes of World War II. In the 1930s, the Zerzura Club (named after a lost oasis in the Libyan desert) met once a year for dinner at the Cafe Royal in London. Ostensibly, its members were cosmopolitan adventurers indulging a craze for desert travel by motor car and aeroplane, and searching for the lost oases and ancient cities of a vanished civilization. In reality they were mapping the desert for military reasons, marking vital wells and checking terrain. The Club's members were drawn from countries that would soon be enemies, and fellowship masked a vicious rivalry. Mussolini hoped to make Egypt the centrepiece of a new Italian empire, but the British - for whom the Suez Canal was strategically vital - were determined to hold onto that country. When war broke out in 1939, Ralph Bagnold founded the Long Range Desert Group to spy on and disrupt the Axis powers' advance on Cairo under Rommel, while his fellow club member Count Almasy tried to spirit the Egyptian Chief of Staff out of Cairo, and succeeded in inserting German spies. Both of them were using knowledge and desert craft drawn from the hazardous hunt for the Zerzura Oasis, where each had deceived the other about his true purpose. In telling this story, Saul Kelly draws on interviews with survivors as well as previously unknown documentary material in Britain, Italy, Germany, Hungary and Egypt. His book reads like a thriller by John Buchan or Frederick Forsyth - with one key difference: it is true.

The Lost Message of Paul

Steve Chalke
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Author : Steve Chalke
Publisher : SPCK
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780281079414

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We have misunderstood Paul, badly. We have read his words through our own set of assumptions. We need to begin with Paul's world view, to see things the way he saw them. - What if 'original sin' was never part of Paul's thinking? - What if the idea that we are saved by faith in Christ, as Luther argued, was based on a mistranslation of Paul's words and a misunderstanding of Paul's thinking? 'Over the centuries,' writes Steve Chalke, 'the Church has repeatedly failed to communicate, or even understand, the core of Paul's message. Although Paul has often been presented as the champion of exclusion, he was the very opposite. He was the great includer.' Steve Chalke MBE is a Baptist minister, founder and leader of the Oasis Charitable Trust, and author of more than 50 books.

The Lost Oasis

Patrick Roscoe
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Author : Patrick Roscoe
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0771075790

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The effect of a mother's absence on children who are on the move. After she is confined to a mental home, they follow the father's teaching jobs to Asia, Africa, Latin America. Without a mother for an anchor they grow up rootless, unable to stay in one place. Told by a son, searching for his father in Morocco.

Lost Oasis

Robert Twigger
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Author : Robert Twigger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Oases
ISBN : 0753824051

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'Last night my son wanted to appease me because of some annoyance he had caused. "Show me your desert things," he said, "show me your crystals and stones." However tired and grumpy I might be, he knew how to revive me. I unwrapped everything from its newspaper roll. The chipped flint knives, the silica glass arrowheads, ancient porous pottery shards I'd found in the Gilf, fossils, the jawbone of a gazelle, palm nuts so desiccated they were like stone . . .' Robert Twigger's latest journey is in search of paradise: a desert adventure in the footsteps of seasoned explorers such as Theodore Almasy (the Inspiration for THE ENGLISH PATIENT) who tried to locate the lost oasis of Zezura, reportedly home to hoards of treasure, flocks of birds and a lush, verdant valley. The Egyptian Sahara is one of the most arid and hostile environments on earth. But it is also a wonder of desolate beauty, where in the ultra-clear light of the desert you can see for miles. Armed with plenty of water and a homemade wooden trolley (his Lada being too heavy for the sand), Twigger embarks on a desert trip ilke no other . . .

The Book of Lost Saints

Daniel José Older
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Author : Daniel José Older
Publisher : Imprint
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250185822

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The Book of Lost Saints is an evocative multigenerational Cuban-American family story of revolution, loss, and family bonds from New York Times-bestselling author Daniel José Older. Marisol vanished during the Cuban Revolution, disappearing with hardly a trace. Now, shaped by atrocities long-forgotten, her tenacious spirit visits her nephew, Ramón, in modern-day New Jersey. Her hope: that her presence will prompt him to unearth their painful family history. Ramón launches a haphazard investigation into the story of his ancestor, unaware of the forces driving him on his search. Along the way, he falls in love, faces a run-in with a murderous gangster, and uncovers the lives of the lost saints who helped Marisol during her imprisonment. The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel José Older is a haunting meditation on family, forgiveness, and the violent struggle to be free. An Imprint Book "Spellbinding." —Marlon James, Man Booker Prize-winning author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf "A lyrical, beautiful, devastating, literally haunting journey." —N.K. Jemisin, award-winning author of the Broken Earth trilogy