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Author : Victoria Vane,E. M. Hull
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-06
Category : British
ISBN : 1492169951
"Pride and passion vie for supremacy in this steamy retelling of E.M. Hull's romance classic"--Page 4 of cover
Author : E. M. Hull
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781513277844
The Sheik (1919) is a romance novel by English author E.M. Hull. Written while the author’s husband was serving in the Great War, The Sheik launched Hull’s career as a bestselling author of romance fiction, selling millions of copies following the release of a 1921 film of the same name. Part of a tradition of Orientalist fiction, The Sheik has proven as controversial as it has been popular, and serves now as a reminder of the ways in which British subjects imagined themselves in relation to the colonial world. In an Algerian city, the young Diana Mayo prepares for a month-long journey through the desert. Despite warnings from family and friends, she departs with her Arab guide. Surrounded by endless swaths of sand, Diana is soon kidnapped by Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, who has bribed her guide to abandon her. Taken to his camp, Diana is repeatedly raped over a period of weeks, and soon gives up hope of ever escaping. After a thwarted attempt at stealing one of the Sheik’s horses, she slowly begins to fall in love with Ben Hassan, but realizes she must hide her feelings from a man who views her solely as an object of desire. As months go by, Diana learns the tragic truth behind the Sheik’s hatred of the English, and the two begin to grow close. When she is kidnapped by a rival, however, Ben Hassan must risk his life in order to save her. The Sheik is a bestselling romance novel by a master of English popular fiction. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of E.M. Hull’s The Sheik is a classic of English romance fiction reimagined for modern readers.
Author : Helen Zimmern
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385348738
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Author : Jon Helgason,Sara Kärrholm,Ann Steiner
Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789187675324
In the world of books and literature, “hype” is associated with bestsellerism - the books that sell the most, are read by vast numbers, and constantly talked about in media and staff rooms. Often, it is the success in itself that generates an interest because popularity begets popularity. Quite often though, a hyped bestseller is met with a skeptic criticism of poor language, a badly constructed plot, a predictable story line, or all three. The bestseller phenomenon is sometimes conceived as a threat against “real” literature. Research into the creation, reception, and meaning of bestsellers is utterly scarce and Hype: Bestsellers and Literary Culture is an important contribution to the understanding of the literature read by the masses. Popular literature plays an important role in the lives of millions of readers, offering entertainment, social commentary, and alternate perspectives on everyday life. This volume brings together such diverse issues as the creation of hype, the role and the meaning of the author in the present-day media landscape, changes in the book trade, and the relationship between bestsellers and research into them. Further articles give an historical overview on postapocalyptic stories, desert romances and the role of the authors. This book offers new knowledge on a subject that is increasingly popular within university curricula. Although the anthology is a work of academic research the texts are of equal interest to general readers.
Author : ʿAbdi A. Sheik-ʿAbdi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Folk literature, Somalian
ISBN : 1887471308
Somalia is not quite in the news as much as it was some months ago. However, while it does not exist as a unified country it still exists as a community of people living in a geographical region identified as Somalia. This is a collection of eight Somalia folk tales retold by the author. This delightful book will give some insight into the cultural beliefs of many Somalians. This is a Special Edition different in format from the 1993 edition.
Author : Katherine A. Dettwyler
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781478611585
One of the most widely used ethnographies published in the last twenty years, this Margaret Mead Award winner has been used as required reading at more than 600 colleges and universities. This personal account by a biocultural anthropologist illuminates not-soon-forgotten messages involving the sobering aspects of fieldwork among malnourished children in West Africa. With nutritional anthropology at its core, Dancing Skeletons presents informal, engaging, and oftentimes dramatic stories that relate the author’s experiences conducting research on infant feeding and health in Mali. Through fascinating vignettes and honest, vivid descriptions, Dettwyler explores such diverse topics as ethnocentrism, culture shock, population control, breastfeeding, child care, the meaning of disability and child death in different cultures, female circumcision, women’s roles in patrilineal societies, the dangers of fieldwork, and facing emotionally draining realities. Readers will laugh and cry as they meet the author’s friends and informants, follow her through a series of encounters with both peri-urban and rural Bambara culture, and struggle with her as she attempts to reconcile her very different roles as objective ethnographer, subjective friend, and mother in the field. The 20th Anniversary Edition includes a 13-page “Q&A with the Author” in which Dettwyler responds to typical questions she has received individually from students who have been assigned Dancing Skeletons as well as audience questions at lectures on various campuses. The new 23-page “Update on Mali, 2013” chapter is a factual update about economic and health conditions in Mali as well as a brief summary of the recent political unrest.
Author : Surjit Singh Gandhi
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Sikh gurus
ISBN : 8126908572
The Impulse Behind The Study In Hand Was The Longing To Find Adequate Answers To Certain Vital Questions What Exactly Does Sikhism Stand For? Why Was It Originated And Developed By Guru Nanak And His Nine Successors? How Did It Strike Roots Among People? What Institutions And Structures The Gurus Evolved To Highlight And Escalate It? What Type Of Praxis Of Man And Society Gurus Visualized? How Was It Different From Contemporary Religious Systems Islam, Hinduism, Sahajyana, Buddhism, Nathism, Bhakti System Etc.? Was It A Synthesis Of Different Traits Of Different Religions? Was It A Syncretism Of Hindu And Muslim Cultures Or Was It An Independent System? Did Sikhism Purport To Design To Raise Itself On Premises Different From The Ones Which Formed The Foundations Of Hindu Or Other Societies? Was It Merely Reformist Movement Aiming At Certain Targets Within Time And Space Or A Distinct Spirito-Social Process To Urge The People To March Towards Integrated Development Both At Micro And Macro Levels? What Was The True Nature Of Supreme Reality As Conceived By The Gurus? How Is This Related With The Universe Including Man And How Does It Permeate, Pervade And Operate The Whole Universe? What Type Of Society Conforms To God S Will And How Was Its Consummation Possible? Which Models Of Polity And Social Edifice Were Recommended By The Gurus? Is Sikhism A Life-Affirming Dispensation Or Life-Negating Philosophy? Why Was Structural Bonding Of Religion And Politics Effected And Institutionalised? What Is The Place Of Sikhism In The Comity Of Religions And How It Is Relevant To Challenges Of The Present-Day World? Such Questions And A Lot More Being Vital And Crucial For The Understanding Of The Role Of Gurus And Their Dispensation, Have Been Fully Taken Cognizance Of In The Present Study.
Author : Marguerite Kaye
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781408923405
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuries Desire and the Desert King...
Author : Andrew Updegrove
Publisher : Starboard Rock Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780996491976
A post-ISIS terrorist organization has taken control of much of the Mid East. Now it’s threatening to launch a horrific attack that will bring the United States and Europe to their knees. But How? The CIA turns to cybersecurity super sleuth Frank Adversego to find the answer. In a race against time, Frank must overcome personal as well as cyber trials to save the Western world from destruction. When he does, he discovers an all-too-real vulnerability that may lead to our own downfall – not at some theoretical point in the future, but as soon as tomorrow. In the words of “world’s most famous hacker” Kevin Mitnick: Andrew Updegrove has done it again - delivered an impossible to put down thriller while exposing a dire cyber vulnerability that until now has gone unnoticed.
Author : Andrew Updegrove
Publisher : Starboard Rock Press
Page : 1013 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780996491914
Now you can buy the first three Frank Adversego technothrillers for one low price! In this boxed set, you’ll follow the introverted cybersecurity sleuth through a series of harrowing, surprise-filled adventures that pit his unique skills against foes ranging from rogue states to international terrorists. In The Alexandria Project, Frank finds himself trapped in a power play between the FBI and the CIA. Only by uncovering the mysterious Alexandria Project can he clear himself and save the country from a North Korean nuclear attack. In The Lafayette Campaign, America is rushing headlong into a raucously contentious presidential election year. Frank is tasked with finding the Black Hats trying to steal the election and stop them before they do. In The Doodlebug War, a post-ISIS terrorist organization has taken control of much of the Mid East. Now it’s threatening to launch a horrific attack that will bring the United States and Europe to their knees. In a race against time, Frank must not only reveal the plot, but convince his handlers of the threat in time to thwart it. In the words of Admiral James G. Stavridis, retired Commander, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe: Andrew Updegrove brings a rare combination of drama, satire and technical accuracy to his writing. The result is a book you can't put down that tells you things you might wish you didn't know.
Author : Victoria Vane
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781492601173
Two wary hearts ... Janice Combes has two loves, bucking bulls and Dirk Knowlton. But Dirk only has eyes for a dazzling rodeo queen. How can Janice ever compete while mired ankle-deep in manure? Exchanging playful banter with Dirk is all Janice can expect-until the stormy night he knocks on her door dripping wet and needing a place to crash. Different Dreams... Dirk Knowlton is living the cowboy dream. Life should be good-roping, branding, backing broncs, riding bulls, but there's a void he can't seem to fill. After getting hung up by a bull, he wonders if this is really the life he wants. Restless and rebellious, he bolts...but there's a certain cowgirl he can't forget. When a battle-scarred Dirk returns to his Montana ranch he's determined to hang on at any cost. Janice has come back home to lick her own wounds. When old dreams turn to dust, can two wary hearts take another chance on love? Praise for Victoria Vane: "Erotic and sexy...absolutely marvelous." -Library Journal, Top E-Book Romance of 2012 "The Mistress of Sensuality does it again!!" -Swept Away By Romance Blog "With Ms Vane's trademark prose and touches of humor-this is once again a brilliant story by a gifted writer." -Romantic Historical Lovers Reviews
Author : Jackie Collins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 647 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781849836241
Featuring a new introduction from Tasmina Perry talking about what Jackie and her books mean to her! ‘Underneath all the glitz and bluster, the sex and the scandal, her tales are moral’ TASMINA PERRY 'Jackie Collins’s daring, unapologetic stroke of the pen, combined with her glorious wit, has single-handedly given creative license to new generations of authors and storytellers.' COLLEEN HOOVER Hollywood Wives, with its ten-million copy sales, and its spectacular success as a television mini-series, left Jackie Collins' devoted audience avid for the other side of the story. NOW HOLLYWOOD HUSBANDS GO ALL THE WAY! There have been many imitators, but only ever one Jackie Collins. With millions of her books sold around the world, and thirty-one New York Times bestsellers, she is one of the world’s top-selling novelists. From glamorous Beverly Hills bedrooms to Hollywood movie studios; from glittering rock concerts to the yachts of billionaires, Jackie chronicled the scandalous lives of the rich, famous, and infamous from the inside looking out. 'A true inspiration, a trail blazer for women's fiction' JILLY COOPER ‘Jackie shows us all what being a strong, successful woman means at any age’ MILLY JOHNSON ‘Jackie will never be forgotten, she’ll always inspire me to #BeMoreJackie’ JILL MANSELL ‘Jackie’s heroines don’t take off their clothes to please a man, but to please themselves’ CLARE MACKINTOSH ‘Legend is a word used too lightly for so many undeserving people, but Jackie is the very definition of the word’ ALEX KHAN ‘What Jackie knew how to do so well, is to tell a thumping good story’ ROWAN COLEMAN ‘Here is a woman who not only wanted to entertain her readers, but also to teach them something; about the world and about themselves’ ISABELLE BROOM ‘There’s a lot a drag queen can learn from Jackie’ TOM RASMUSSEN ‘Lessons galore on every page… about feminism, equality, tolerance and love’ CARMEL HARRINGTON ‘Jackie is the queen of cliff-hangers’ SAMANTHA TONGE ‘For all her trademark sass, there is a moralist at work here’ LOUISE CANDLISH ‘Nobody does it quite like Jackie and nobody ever will’ SARRA MANNING ‘Jackie bought a bit of glitter, sparkle and sunshine into our humdrum existence’ VERONICA HENRY ‘Jackie wrote about Hollywood with total authenticity, breaking all the rules and taboos’ BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD ‘Collins was saying that women didn’t have to centre round men, either in books or in life’ JESSIE BURTON
Author : Elizabeth Lennox
Publisher : Elizabeth Lennox
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781950451845
“I will not humiliate myself!” Princess Tessa al Bodari whispered to herself. Pregnant – and standing as a witness to her brother’s marriage vows! Yep, that would be hard enough. But the father of her unborn child was sitting in the audience. His gaze shimmered on the spot where her hand rested protectively over the tiny life that was throbbing in her stomach. The small life that was making her extremely nauseous! Sheik Asif el Asraf glared at the beautiful woman as understanding hit him. Tessa was pregnant! How was that possible? They’d spent only one night together! Granted, that night had been…frantic. Both of them had been starving for each other. So maybe…? There was no doubt that the child was his. Which mean that they had to marry. It was too late for love, he thought with determination. And besides, he didn’t indulge in fantasies of love-ever-after. However, he’d never indulged in one-night-stands…and yet, evidence of their one night together rested underneath Princess Tessa’s trembling fingers. Miracles happened.
Author : Carol Marinelli
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488044441
The sheikh’s seduction… …has a lifetime of consequences Desert prince Khalid never loses control…with one exception: his illicit night of passion with captivating dancer Aubrey. Khalid was shocked to discover Aubrey was a virgin. Yet after returning to his kingdom, nothing compares to the bombshell that she’s had his secret child! Claiming his son is non-negotiable for this proud prince… But claiming Aubrey will prove a much more delicious challenge! A royal love story with a secret baby twist! “This is a very enjoyable romance combining lovely Christmas scenes with a Cinderella story.” —Harlequin Junkie on The Billionaire’s Christmas Cinderella “I liked how the author took time to show [the hero and heroine] connecting on a deeper level” —Goodreads Reader on The Innocent’s Shock Pregnancy
Author : Elizabeth Warnock Fernea
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1995-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780385014854
A delightful account of one woman's two-year stay in a tiny rural village in Iraq, where she assumed the dress and sheltered life of a harem woman. "A most enjoyable book abouut [Muslim women]—simple, dignified, human, colorful, sad and humble as the life they lead." —Muhsin Mahdi, Jewett Professor of Arabic Literature, Harvard Unversity. A wonderful, well-written, and vastly informative ethnographic study that offers a unique insight into a part of the Midddle Eastern life seldom seen by the West.
