Riding The De Mon

Author : Murali Raghavan
Publisher : Inkstate
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9356104018

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Riding the De(mon) by Murali Raghavan Pdf

A presumably innocent banker A religious leader accused of murder A journalist who is after more than just the next big story A plan to use demonetization to topple a government Young, smart, once with a promising career before him, Vikram is in jail in Chennai. He stands accused of defrauding over ten crore rupees from Bharat Bank, where he worked in the IT department. Though he insists on his innocence, the evidence is stacked against him, and Vikram appears doomed to spend the best years of his life in prison - unless he agrees to a strange request from a lawyer representing an anonymous client. Trapped in jail with no possibility of release, Vikram agrees, only to fall back into the world of corporate espionage and government corruption and intrigues, a run on a bank, and murder. Ashwini, an investigative financial reporter, tumbles upon methods used to circumvent the rules imposed by the Reserve Bank of India during India's demonetization. Vikram crosses paths with Ashwini in his quest to expose the web of corruption between people with mountains of money to hide and the unethical ways they invent to hide it. But Ashwini's true investigation is into the man known as "Guruji" - a fellow inmate and possibly Vikram's only friend from his time in jail - whom she believes to be the cause of her sister's death. Can Vikram swim against these murky tides to secure his freedom - from jail and from his benevolent blackmailer's clutches? Will Ashwini ever discover what really happened to her sister? And what is Guruji's dark secret, that seems to hold the key to many mysteries?

Author : Peter Chilson
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780820348346

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Riding the Demon by Peter Chilson Pdf

In Niger, where access to rail and air travel requires overcoming many obstacles, roads are the nation's lifeline. For a year in the early 1990s, Peter Chilson traveled this desert country by automobile to experience West African road culture. He crisscrossed the same roads again and again with bush taxi driver Issoufou Garba in order to learn one driver's story inside and out. He hitchhiked, riding in cotton trucks, and traveled with other bush taxi drivers, truckers, road engineers, an anthropologist, Niger's only licensed woman commercial driver, and a customs officer. The road in Africa, says Chilson, is more than a direction or a path to take. Once you've booked passage and taken your seat, the road becomes the center of your life. Hurtling along at eighty miles an hour in a bush taxi equipped with bald tires, no windows, and sometimes no doors, travelers realize that they've surrendered everything. Chilson uses the road not to reinforce Africa's worn image of decay and corruption but to reveal how people endure political and economic chaos, poverty, and disease. The road has reflected the struggle for survival in Niger since the first automobile arrived there, and it remains a useful metaphor for the fight for stability and prosperity across Africa.

Author : Peter Chilson
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780820347486

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Riding the Demon by Peter Chilson Pdf

For a year in the early 1990s, Peter Chilson traveled across Niger by automobile to experience West African road culture. In this compelling story, he uses the road not to reinforce Africa's worn image of decay and corruption but to reveal how people endure political and economic chaos, poverty, and disease.

Author : L. R. Braden
Publisher : Bell Bridge Books
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781610261609

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Demon Riding Shotgun by L. R. Braden Pdf

Possessed by a demon since she was eleven years old, Mira Fuentes maintains a fragile alliance with the snarky soul who shares her body. Together they hunt down unstable Rifters—demon-controlled humans bent on causing chaos in the mortal realm. But when a routine hunt leads to a powerful Rifter with plans for Baltimore, Mira quickly finds herself in over her head and at the top of the city's Most Wanted. Recently retired from the PTF after losing his partner, Ty Williams now works for the Baltimore PD and keeps his distance from cases involving magic. But when a person dies of clearly magical causes and the PTF doesn’t have any agents to spare, Ty is the closest thing the department has to an expert. Saddled with a new partner he doesn’t want and a mountain of self-doubt, it's his job to track down a suspect who looks suspiciously like the one-night-stand he brought home from the bar last night. Mira will have to set her trust issues aside and enlist the help of a man determined to uncover her secrets if she hopes to learn the identity of the demon's host and prevent the human race from becoming meat puppets for the denizens of the Rift. About the Author: L. R. BRADEN is the bestselling author of the Magicsmith urban fantasy series. Her work has won the Eric Hoffer Book Award for Sci-Fi/Fantasy, the New Horizon Award for debut authors, and the Imadjinn Award for Best Urban Fantasy. She and her family live in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies, where she spends her time writing, playing, and weaving metal into intricate chainmail jewelry.

Author : Robert Leeson
Publisher : Fontana Press
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1977-01
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 0006713203

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The Demon Bike Rider by Robert Leeson Pdf

When Mike and his friends first heard about the Demon Bike Rider they thought a bike-riding ghost could only be a joke, but then one night they say the Demon Bike Rider and heard it- the story unravels with as much hilarity as haunting.

Author : Robert Vaughan,Ralph Compton
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101177556

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Ralph Compton Demon's Pass by Robert Vaughan,Ralph Compton Pdf

Two men brave the unforgiving frontier in this western in Ralph Compton's Sundown Riders series. Parker Stanley’s family had a dream: to start a new life in the Far West. But en route, a Cheyenne band slaughters his parents and abducts his sister, leaving him for dead. Then a cowboy named Clay Springer rides to the rescue—and comes up with an idea. He’s got a team ready to deliver goods to the Mormons in Utah, but he’s short on funds for supplies. He knows that Parker managed to hold on to his family’s savings, so he suggests a fifty-fifty partnership. With a three-wagon, seven-man team, Parker and Clay will traverse the barren land to find a secret mountain pass that will save them three hundred miles on their journey. But out in the wilderness, Parker’s sister needs saving—and he has vowed to find her. More Than Eight Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!

Author : Emma Raven
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Horses
ISBN : 8259114011

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Twilight Horse- Demon Rider (pbk) by Emma Raven Pdf

Author : Georgios T. Halkias,Richard K. Payne
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780824877149

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Pure Lands in Asian Texts and Contexts by Georgios T. Halkias,Richard K. Payne Pdf

This diverse anthology of original Buddhist texts in translation provides a historical and conceptual framework that will transform contemporary scholarship on Pure Land Buddhism and instigate its recognition as an essential field of Buddhist studies. Traditional and contemporary primary sources carefully selected from Buddhist cultures across historical, geopolitical, and literary boundaries are organized by genre rather than chronologically, geographically, or by religious lineage—a novel juxtaposition that reveals their wider importance in fresh contexts. Together these fundamental texts from different Asian traditions, expertly translated by eminent and up-and-coming scholars, illustrate that the Buddhism of pure lands is not just an East Asian cult or a marginal type of Buddhism, but a pan-Asian and deeply entrenched religious phenomenon. The volume is organized into six parts: Ritual Practices, Contemplative Visualizations, Doctrinal Expositions, Life Writing and Poetry, Ethical and Aesthetic Explications, and Worlds beyond Sukhāvatī. Each part is introduced and summarized, and each translated piece is prefaced by its translator to supply historical and sectarian context as well as insight into the significance of the work. Common and less-common issues of practice, doctrine, and intra-religious transfer are explored, and deeper understandings of the meaning of “pure lands” are gained through the study of the celestial, cosmological, internal, and earthly pure lands associated with various buddhas, bodhisattvas, and devotional figures. The introduction by the volume editors ties the diverse themes of the book together and provides a historical background to Pure Land Buddhist studies. Scholars of Buddhism and Asian religion, including graduate and post-graduate students, as well as Buddhist practitioners, will appreciate the range of translated materials and accompanied discussions made accessible in one essential collection, the first of its kind to center on the formerly-neglected topic of Buddhist pure lands.

Author : Laurie Forest
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780369702814

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The Demon Tide by Laurie Forest Pdf

The New York Times bestselling series! A USA TODAY bestseller! Nothing can stop the demon tide… Newly exposed as the Black Witch of Prophecy, Elloren Gardner Grey is on the run, not knowing if she’ll find friends or foes. With her fastmate, Lukas Grey, either dead or in the hands of High Mage Marcus Vogel, Elloren knows the only chance of turning the tide of the coming war is to seek allies who will listen long enough not to kill her on sight. In the Eastern Realm, Water Fae Tierney Calix and Elloren’s brother Trystan have joined the Wyvernguard to prepare for Vogel’s attack. But Trystan is fighting on two fronts, as the most despised and least trusted member of the guard. And Tierney’s bond with Erthia’s most powerful river has exposed a danger even more terrifying than the looming war. The Black Witch is back, and the Prophecy is at hand. It’s time to fight. But Vogel has one more earth-shattering revelation for them all. Books in The Black Witch Chronicles: The Black Witch The Iron Flower The Shadow Wand The Demon Tide Wandfasted (ebook novella)* Light Mage (ebook novella)* * Also available in print in The Rebel Mages anthology

Author : Kimberly Lemming
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316570268

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That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming Pdf

Spice trader Cinnamon’s quiet life is turned upside down when she ends up on a quest with a fiery demon, in this irreverently quirky rom-com fantasy that is sweet, steamy, and funny as hell. All she wanted to do was live her life in peace—maybe get a cat, expand the family spice farm. Really, anything that didn’t involve going on an adventure where an orc might rip her face off. But they say the goddess has favorites, and if so, Cin is clearly not one of them. After Cin saves the demon Fallon in a wine-drunk stupor, Fallon reveals that all he really wants to do is kill an evil witch enslaving his people. And who can blame him? But now he’s dragging Cinnamon along for the ride whether she likes it or not. On the bright side, at least he keeps burning off his shirt.…

Author : Lisa Kron
Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000-05-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781559366434

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2.5 Minute Ride and 101 Humiliating Stories by Lisa Kron Pdf

This book collects Lisa Kron's two extraordinary solo performance works. Best known for her ongoing work as a member of The Five Lesbian Brothers, Kron's solo pieces are very personal examinations of both herself and her family history. This is singularly clear in 2.5 Minute Ride, where her writing deftly maneuvers between the tragic drama of the Holocaust and the wry comedy of her family's attempts to pursue pleasure at the local amusement park. This critically acclaimed work played to sold out audience for over six months at New York's Public Theatre. Also included is the riotous 101 Humiliating Stories, which first premiered in 1993, and in fact only consists of seventeen tales but each, as the author observes, has several humiliations. It recounts the adventures and misadventures of a self-described Big Lesbian as she tests the boundaries of decorum in social and professional situations.

Author : Deborah Wilde
Publisher : Te Da Media Inc.
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780992070991

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The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: A Devilishly Funny Urban Fantasy by Deborah Wilde Pdf

Featuring a snarky heroine, kickass action, and spicy romance, this hilarious urban fantasy sucker-punches you in the heart when you're not looking. The mission: kill demons. The catch: infuriatingly sexy minder. The challenge: don't get the two confused. Nava Katz traded a lost dream for an impressively cynical attitude. The one thing she does care about? Her hard-working twin brother. Then she interrupts his induction ceremony into a secret supernatural society, accidentally torches his life-long ambition, and steals his destiny. Wait—whaaaat? She expects to be chastised, not thrown into a trial by fire, battling demons to keep humanity safe while she’s learning to master her powers and facing her worst nightmare: a purpose. To add insult to literal injury, it turns out that evil fiends are a delight compared to the all-male hunters, who shockingly, are not cool with a woman in their ranks. They assign her to their most ruthless slayer: Rohan, a man whose inner demons earn nods of respect from actual ones. He’s pursuing his own high-stakes mission, with no interest in babysitting some chick that everyone expects to die soon. But Nava excels in defying people’s expectations, and besides, spite is a powerful motivator. So, she hatches a plan to bring her brother into the fold alongside her. Sure, it involves defeating a vengeful demon out for blood, but you can’t make an omelet without breaking a few bones. The Brotherhood wants her gone. The demons want her dead. First gig as a Chosen One and she's already nailing it. If you like KF Breene, Annabel Chase, and CN Crawford, you won’t be able to put down this laugh-out-loud, deliciously addictive series! Fall into bed with a demon hunter and read all night! “Don’t buy it if your offended by bad language, immoral behavior, lose ethics, sassy attitude, hot guys ... cuz it does it all - and its GREAT!!!”

Author : Robert Leeson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0006750079

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The Demon Bike Rider ; Challenge in the Dark ; Wheel of Danger by Robert Leeson Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3035439

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Belgravia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Meljean Brook
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101622285

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Guardian Demon by Meljean Brook Pdf

The new novel in the Guardian series from Meljean Brook, bestselling author of the Iron Seas novels... After a terrifying encounter in Hell destroys her trust in Michael, the Guardians’ powerful leader, former detective Andromeda Taylor is ready to call it quits as one of the angelic warriors and resume her human life again. But when demonic forces threaten her closest friends and she uncovers a terrifying plot devised by Lucifer, Taylor is thrown straight into Michael’s path again… To defeat Lucifer, Michael needs every Guardian by his side—and he needs Taylor more than any other. The detective is the key to keeping his own demonic side at bay, and Michael will do anything to protect her and keep her close. And when Taylor manifests a deadly power, her Gift might tip the scales in the endless war between Heaven and Hell…or it might destroy them both with a single touch.