The Assassin Nuns And The Pirates Of Peppercorn Bay

Author : Manisha Anand
Publisher : Random House India
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789385990908

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The Assassin Nuns and the Pirates of Peppercorn Bay by Manisha Anand Pdf

Blessed and badass! Who knew that protecting the sleepy little town of Pistachio could be such hard work? Even heroes need a holiday! So Ann and the Assassin Nuns pack their bags and kitchen equipment (Sister Ruth insists) and head off to the seemingly action-free Peppercorn Bay, where the only thing they're likely to attack is a plate of fish and chips. But Peppercorn Bay has a history, and our unlikely bunch of habited heroes have no choice but to confront it. With a sword or two, if you please.

Author : Manisha Anand
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789352140428

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The Assassin Nuns of Pistachio by Manisha Anand Pdf

When eleven-year-old Ann is sent to live with the famous Assassin Nuns of Pistachio, she expects nothing less than a life of swashbuckling adventures and covert rescue missions. Instead, she meets a group of mild-mannered women who prefer soufflés to sword fighting and haven’t stepped out of their mountaintop abbey in years. After Ann discovers that there’s something very nasty going on in Pistachio, she decides it’s time the nuns lived up to their reputation. Armed with wooden spoons, gardening gloves and a malfunctioning robot broom, can these unlikely heroes save the day?

Author : Ray Satyajit
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0143335782

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Adventures of Feluda: Incident on the Kalka Mail by Ray Satyajit Pdf

A prosperous gentleman employs Feluda to recover his blue briefcase, which has got switched with another passenger's on the Kalki mail.

Author : Bernard Hamilton,Andrew Jotischky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521836388

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Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States by Bernard Hamilton,Andrew Jotischky Pdf

The first comprehensive survey of monasteries and monasticism in the Near East during the 'Crusader' period.

Author : Nandini Krishnan
Publisher : Random House India
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-22
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9788184004724

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Hitched by Nandini Krishnan Pdf

If you’re an Indian woman and old enough to legally bear children, chances are that an overweight relative has asked you, while fondly stroking their pot belly, ‘When am I going to eat at your wedding?’ The modern Indian woman’s attitude to marriage―and especially to arranged marriage―is a confused one. As traditional matchmaking methods and internet chat rooms come together to build matrimonial websites, our parameters have changed, but the time-honoured practice of arranged marriage sticks. Hitched explores in depth the considerations matrimony should involve, and the issues that can crop up at different stages of an arranged marriage. A cross-section of women―those who married young, married late, married the first man their parents parked before them, or married out of caste in an arranged setup―open up about experiences ranging from the frightening to the hilarious and the awww-inspiring.

Author : Ranjit Lal
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9789353574376

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Budgie, Bridge and Big Djinn by Ranjit Lal Pdf

They form a formidable team: 14-year-old Budgie, outspoken to a fault; Bridge, a steady teenager with a rocky past; and Big Djinn, the ferocious Tibetan Mastiff-German Shepherd mixed breed. Together they set about getting their own back on a gang of mean-spirited bird-watching bullies. That's the easy part. When faced with a terrifying, life-threatening situation, that endangers the very existence of their idyllic mountain home, they have to dig deep to find the courage and tenacity to deal with it ... and face an enemy who will stop at nothing to get his own way.A thrilling adventure story that also brings forth the perils of environmental degradation.

Author : R. L. Stine
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545510172

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How I Met My Monster (Goosebumps Most Wanted #3) by R. L. Stine Pdf

Goosebumps now on Disney+! Noah Bienstock can't help being so shy and nervous; he's always been like that. His best friend, Lissa Gardener, lives in the same building, but aside from her, Noah isn't very popular. So when he learns that the new student in his class is also his neighbor, Noah's excited to have a new person to out with. But as the boys spend more time together, Noah starts to worry all over again--is there something strange about his new friend?

Author : Julia L. Abramson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313088223

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Food Culture in France by Julia L. Abramson Pdf

French cooking has been seen as the pinnacle of gastronomy. Food Culture in France provides an accessible tour of haute cuisine but also mainly the everyday food culture that sustains the populace. It illuminates the French way of life as well as showing what the popular cooking shows, such as Julia Child's, were based on. Readers will find the basics discussed in narrative chapters on food history, major foods and ingredients, cooking, typical meals, eating out, and diet and health. The information-packed volume is also indispensable for learning about regional cultivation and specialties that France is so famous for. The French appreciation for seasonal food is illuminated in descriptions of shopping, cooking, and eating habits. All students of French culture and language and Francophiles will benefit from the overview presented here.

Author : Anne Stibbs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Crossword puzzles
ISBN : OCLC:1259497052

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Crossword Lists by Anne Stibbs Pdf

Author : Bill Landis,Michelle Clifford
Publisher : Touchstone Books
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2002-12-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015060594101

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Sleazoid Express by Bill Landis,Michelle Clifford Pdf

A complete collection of the British comedy show following Rowan Atkinson's hapless, rubber-faced clown. The set includes all episodes from the original series and the animated spin-off, as well as the two 'Mr Bean' movies. In 'Bean - The Ultimate Disaster Movie' (1997), Mr Bean (Atkinson) has obtained a job as an attendant at the National Gallery in London. He enjoys the protection of the chairman, but the gallery's governors are keen to be rid of him. When the Grierson Gallery in Los Angeles asks for an expert to give a speech on the recently-purchased painting of Whistler's mother, Bean is quickly despatched. On his arrival in America he begins wreaking havoc in the art world. In 'Mr Bean's Holiday' (2007), Bean has won a church fete raffle's top prize, consisting of a trip to France, where the language barrier predictably causes our hero no end of grief until he meets Emil (Karel Roden), a Russian director on his way to judge at Cannes.

Author : Gilbert Abbott À Beckett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : England
ISBN : HARVARD:32044081121329

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The Comic History of England by Gilbert Abbott À Beckett Pdf

A'Beckett and Leech were original contributors to "Punch, or the London Charivari" magazine, established 1841. It became the famous "Punch" magazine and remained in publication to 2002. A'Beckett also wrote editorials for a similar concept magazine, "Figaro in London" that ceased publication in 1839. "In commencing this work, the object of the Author was, as he stated in the Prospectus, to blend amusement with instruction, by serving up, in as palatable a shape as he could, the facts of English History. He pledged himself not to sacrifice the substance to the seasoning; and though he has certainly been a little free in the use of his sauce, he hopes that he has not produced a mere hash on the present occasion. His object has been to furnish something which may be allowed to take its place as a standing at the library table, and which, though light, may not be found devoid of nutriment."--Preface.

Author : Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 719 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781408102572

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Anagram Solver by Bloomsbury Publishing Pdf

Anagram Solver is the essential guide to cracking all types of quiz and crossword featuring anagrams. Containing over 200,000 words and phrases, Anagram Solver includes plural noun forms, palindromes, idioms, first names and all parts of speech. Anagrams are grouped by the number of letters they contain with the letters set out in alphabetical order so that once the letters of an anagram are arranged alphabetically, finding the solution is as easy as locating the word in a dictionary.

Author : Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Dharma
ISBN : 0143441612

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The Boys who Fought by Devdutt Pattanaik Pdf

"In the forest, the mighty eat the meek. In human society, the mighty should take care of the meek. This is dharma" -- Back cover.

Author : Desai,Meghnad
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780143417354

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Rediscovery Of India, The (pb) by Desai,Meghnad Pdf

Author : Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0143334638

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The Girl who Chose by Devdutt Pattanaik Pdf