Tomb Of The Ten Thousand Dead

Author : L. Ron Hubbard
Publisher : Galaxy Press LLC
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781592127207

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Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead by L. Ron Hubbard Pdf

Before Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark were even a gleam in Spielberg’s eye, one intrepid pilot flew out of the sky in search of treasure . . . only to find a bit of hell on earth. Captain Gordon lives like he flies—by the seat of his pants, taking on any job and all comers. Now he’s bound for the forbidding mountains along the shores of the Arabian Sea, transporting a team of anthropologists on the trail of Alexander the Great. But ancient history is about to come to dangerous life with the discovery of a long-buried map—a map leading to high adventure, untold treasure, and cold-blooded murder. . . . Gordon’s headed deep into The Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead—unearthing a secret that could bury him. Not only was Hubbard steeped in the history of the ancient world, he was also an avid adventurer—both in his own right and as a respected member of the famed Explorers Club. As such, he brought a wealth of insight, experience and authenticity to all his tales of adventure. Also includes two additional adventures: The Price of a Hat, in which the key to the Russian Czar’s life is hidden in a most unexpected place, and Starch and Stripes, the story of a U.S. Marine who sets a trap for a tropical warlord that reverberates all the way back to Washington. “An exciting story told at a brisk clip, with characters and dialogue that keep readers glued to the page: Hubbard at his best.” —Booklist * An International Book Awards Winner

Author : L. Ron Hubbard
Publisher : Galaxy Press LLC
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781592126224

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Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead by L. Ron Hubbard Pdf

Action packed and captivating tale. Captain Gordon is a Tomb Raider. Hired to fly a team of American anthropologists to an arid mountain region now part of Pakistan bordering the Arabian Sea. All goes well until an ancient map is discovered in an old pottery jar, revealing the site of a vast lost treasure that Alexander the Great was bringing to Greece from his conquest of India. More than 10,000 of Alexander's soldiers and camp followers lay buried in the high desert plains along with the loot of India - hidden in a tomb never to be reclaimed. With the map's discovery, all academic pretense is dropped. Now Gordon finds himself caught in the middle of the expedition where murder replaces scholarship as the best method to uncover the valuable hoard. His colleagues have one goal now, to raid a tomb belonging to Alexander the Great at all cost. Not only was Hubbard steeped in the history of the ancient world, he was also an avid adventurer—both in his own right and as a respected member of the famed Explorers Club. As such, he brought a wealth of insight, experience and authenticity to all his tales of adventure. Also includes two additional adventures: The Price of a Hat, in which the key to the Russian Czar’s life is hidden in a most unexpected place, and Starch and Stripes, the story of a U.S. Marine who sets a trap for a tropical warlord that reverberates all the way back to Washington. “An exciting story told at a brisk clip, with characters and dialogue that keep readers glued to the page: Hubbard at his best.” —Booklist * An International Book Awards Winner

Author : L. Ron Hubbard
Publisher : Galaxy Press LLC
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781592125708

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The Headhunters by L. Ron Hubbard Pdf

Tom Christian is on the trail of revenge and a fortune in gold. As square-jawed and rugged as Clark Gable in his prime, Tom is headed deep into the jungles of the Solomon Islands to find Punjo Charlie—the ruthless criminal who killed his partner. But these jungles are thick with danger . . . as greed, temptation and sudden violence threaten to draw Tom into the heart of darkness. There’s a pile of gold. . . . There’s a beautiful blonde. . . . And there’s a bloodthirsty tribe of headhunters who have fallen under the spell of Punjo Charlie. The trap has been set. The question is: will Tom fall into it? Will he lose his way and lose his head . . . or will he get his revenge, get the gold and get the girl? The answer lies buried in the rain forest . . . and in Tom’s heart. And as he’s about to discover, there’s only one way out of the jungle: all-out war. In 1927, L. Ron Hubbard sailed across the Pacific to Guam to meet his naval officer father. It was the beginning of an adventure that would take him from the Western Hills of China to the South Pacific islands. Along the way he met Cantonese pirates, Chamorro natives, British spies, and headhunters of the South Pacific. He was one of the few Westerners to come away from an encounter with a headhunter tribe not only unscathed, but bearing gifts as well. Those experiences and knowledge proved invaluable in the writing of such stories as The Headhunters.

Author : L. Ron Hubbard
Publisher : Galaxy Press LLC
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Africa, North
ISBN : 9781592122820

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Hostage to Death by L. Ron Hubbard Pdf

Legionnaire Bill Reilly was given specific orders to guard a railroad station where nightly trains carrying Spanish supplies and troops pass by. He would have done so had it not been for a severed hand that arrived in his camp.

Author : L. Ron Hubbard
Publisher : Galaxy Press LLC
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781592122479

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The Carnival of Death by L. Ron Hubbard Pdf

Narcotics agent Bob Clark investigates two murders at a carnival that he suspects were committed by four tribal headhunters by whom he is later seized, in a text that also contains the short story "Death Flyer."

Author : Frank L. Holt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199950973

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The Treasures of Alexander the Great by Frank L. Holt Pdf

War, the most profitable economic activity in the ancient world, transferred wealth from the vanquished to the victor. Invasions, sieges, massacres, annexations, and mass deportations all redistributed property with dramatic consequences for kings and commoners alike. No conqueror ever captured more people or property in so short a lifetime than Alexander the Great in the late fourth century BC. For all its savagery, the creation of Alexander's empire has generally been hailed as a positive economic event for all concerned. Even those harshly critical of Alexander today tend to praise his plundering of Persia as a means of liberating the moribund resources of the East. To test this popular interpretation, The Treasures of Alexander the Great investigates the kinds and quantities of treasure seized by the Macedonian king, from gold and silver to land and slaves. It reveals what became of the king's wealth and what Alexander's redistribution of these vast resources can tell us about his much-disputed policies and personality. Though Alexander owed his vast fortune to war, battle also distracted him from competently managing his spoils and much was wasted, embezzled, deliberately destroyed, or idled unprofitably. The Treasures of Alexander the Great provides a long-overdue and accessible account of Alexander's wealth and its enormous impact on the ancient world.

Author : Werner Diem,Marco Schöller
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Epitaphs
ISBN : 3447050837

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The Living and the Dead in Islam: Epitaphs as texts by Werner Diem,Marco Schöller Pdf

Author : Victor Duruy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Rome
ISBN : UVA:X001065729

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History of Rome, and of the Roman People, from Its Origin to the Establishment of the Christian Empire by Victor Duruy Pdf

Author : Jan Jakob Maria Groot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Ancestor worship
ISBN : WISC:89094595915

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The Religious System of China: book I. Disposal of the dead by Jan Jakob Maria Groot Pdf

Author : Abel Stevens,James Floy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : American essays
ISBN : HARVARD:32044092643220

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The National Magazine by Abel Stevens,James Floy Pdf

Author : A Sexton of the Old School
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752427257

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Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School Pdf

Reproduction of the original: Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School

Author : Clare Gittings
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000995060

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Death, Burial and the Individual in Early Modern England by Clare Gittings Pdf

First published in 1984, Death, Burial and the Individual in Early Modern England traces how and why the modern reaction to death has come about by examining English attitudes to death since the Middle Ages. In earlier centuries death was very much in the midst of life since it was not, as now, associated mainly with old age. War, plague and infant mortality gave it a very different aspect to its present one. The author shows in detail how modern concern with the individual has gradually alienated death from our society; the greater the emphasis on personal uniqueness, the more intense the anguish when an individual dies. Changes in attitudes to death are traced through alterations in funeral rituals, covering all sections of society from paupers to princes. This gracefully written book is a unique, scholarly and thorough treatment of the subject, providing both a sensitive insight into the feelings of people in early modern England and an explanation of the modern anxiety about death. The range and assurance of this book will commend it to historians and the interested general reader alike.

Author : Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1826
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600010730

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Klopstock's Messiah [tr.] by G.H.C. Egestorff. 4 vols. [in 2 pt.]. by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock Pdf

Author : John Payne Collier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : English literature
ISBN : UCAL:B3539515

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Lamentation against London. Pasquil's palinodia. Respublica, an interlude. Lady Pecunia, by R. Barnfield. Mirror of modestie, by T. Salter. Passion of a discontented mind. Encomion of Lady Pecunia. News from the Levant seas by John Payne Collier Pdf

Author : Paul R. Katz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134067879

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Divine Justice by Paul R. Katz Pdf

This book examines the integral role of religious beliefs and practices in Chinese legal culture.