Women Into The Unknown

Author : Daniel Silva
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062834928

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Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva Pdf

In a spellbinding new masterpiece by #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a high-stakes search for the greatest art forger who ever lived Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon has at long last severed ties with Israeli intelligence and settled quietly in Venice, the only place where he has ever truly known peace. His beautiful wife, Chiara, has taken over the day-to-day management of the Tiepolo Restoration Company, and their two young children are discreetly enrolled in a neighborhood scuola elementare. For his part, Gabriel spends his days wandering the streets and canals of the watery city, bidding farewell to the demons of his tragic, violent past. But when the eccentric London art dealer Julian Isherwood asks Gabriel to investigate the circumstances surrounding the rediscovery and lucrative sale of a centuries-old painting, he is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse where nothing is as it seems. Gabriel soon discovers that the work in question, a portrait of an unidentified woman attributed to Sir Anthony van Dyck, is almost certainly a fiendishly clever fake. To find the mysterious figure who painted it—and uncover a multibillion-dollar fraud at the pinnacle of the art world—Gabriel conceives one of the most elaborate deceptions of his career. If it is to succeed, he must become the very mirror image of the man he seeks: the greatest art forger the world has ever known. Stylish, sophisticated, and ingeniously plotted, Portrait of an Unknown Woman is a wildly entertaining journey through the dark side of the art world—a place where unscrupulous dealers routinely deceive their customers and deep-pocketed investors treat great paintings as though they were just another asset class to be bought and sold at a profit. From its elegant opening to the shocking twists of its climax, the novel is a tour de force of storytelling and one of the finest pieces of heist fiction ever written. And it is still more proof that, when it comes to international intrigue and suspense, Daniel Silva has no equal.

Author : Marion Tinling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Women explorers
ISBN : OCLC:1346055373

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Women Into the Unknown by Marion Tinling Pdf

Author : Alice Koller
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : PSU:000025015935

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An Unknown Woman by Alice Koller Pdf

A woman's version of Thoreau's Walden, this universal, timeless book explores the philosophical and psychological issues of self-identity--equally relevant to men and women today. Companion volume to the simultaneously released follow-up novel The Stations of Solitude.

Author : Rachel Elior
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9783111043913

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The Unknown History of Jewish Women Through the Ages by Rachel Elior Pdf

The Unknown History of Jewish Women—On Learning and Illiteracy: On Slavery and Liberty is a comprehensive study on the history of Jewish women, which discusses their absence from the Jewish Hebrew library of the "People of the Book" and interprets their social condition in relation to their imposed ignorance and exclusion from public literacy. The book begins with a chapter on communal education for Jewish boys, which was compulsory and free of charge for the first ten years in all traditional Jewish communities. The discussion continues with the striking absence of any communal Jewish education for girls until the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, and the implications of this fact for twentieth-century immigration to Israel (1949-1959) The following chapters discuss the social, cultural and legal contexts of this reality of female illiteracy in the Jewish community—a community that placed a supreme value on male education. The discussion focuses on the patriarchal order and the postulations, rules, norms, sanctions and mythologies that, in antiquity and the Middle Ages, laid the religious foundations of this discriminatory reality.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781434919632

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The Case of the Unknown Woman by Anonim Pdf

Author : Brooks Hansen
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504074070

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The Unknown Woman of the Seine by Brooks Hansen Pdf

A mysterious woman is suspected of murder at the 1889 Paris Expo in this historical novel of “gorgeous prose” by the author of The Chess Garden (Kirkus Reviews). Paris, 1889. When the body of an unknown woman appears on the banks of the Seine, it is put on display at the morgue behind Notre Dame, according to protocol. Though the woman is never identified, her eerie beauty is so captivating that a death mask is made of her face. The mask would become one of the most famous curios of the twentieth century. Set during the final days of 1889’s Exposition Universelle, Brooks Hansen’s fascinating novel speculates on who this mysterious woman was. Disgraced former Gendarme Henri Brassard is returning to Paris, determined to reclaim his place in La Force. When he crosses paths with a suspicious woman in a gypsy wagon, he suspects her of a brutal crime. Tracking her through the city, Brassard observes from the shadows as she winds her way into the orbit of several savory and unsavory characters—an artist, an impresario, a madame, a countess—each of whom sees in her a chance for profit or redemption; any one of whom may therefore be responsible for her sudden and unexplained disappearance. Brassard’s chase will lead him on a grand tour of nineteenth-century Paris, from its highest spires to its darkest catacombs. By the end, he will learn the stunning truth of the unknown woman’s identity, but not before unearthing the equally disturbing truth about himself.

Author : Sally Van Wagenen Keil
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89059415794

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Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines by Sally Van Wagenen Keil Pdf

Author : Stanley Cavell
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0226098141

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Contesting Tears by Stanley Cavell Pdf

A Note on the Captions Preface Introduction 1: Naughty Orators: Negation of Voices in Gaslight 2: Psychoanalysis and Cinema: Moments of Letter from an Unknown Woman3: Ugly Duckling, Funny Butterfly: Bette Davis and Now, Voyager 4: Postscript: To Whom It May Concern 5: Stella's Taste: Reading Stella Dallas Notes Bibliography Filmography Index Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : Richard Palmisano
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781459720558

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Journeys into the Unknown by Richard Palmisano Pdf

This fascinating and bloodcurdling book takes the reader through a collection of amazing ghost stories and paranormal investigations across Ontario that have never before been reported. The circumstances behind fifteen unusual cases of hauntings and ghostly manifestations are explored together with the detailed sagas of full-scale investigations into six further spooky inexplicables occurring in or near Toronto. The book concludes with a look into a complete investigation of a haunting, including a guide that explains the techniques used to conduct a paranormal investigation. The final section that explains the theories behind what a ghost is, how they manifest, and where they hide - challenging the classic theories of life-after-death research. So turn on all the lights, keep your back to the wall, and be prepared to take a journey into the reality of the unexplained.

Author : Frances Brody
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250037053

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A Woman Unknown by Frances Brody Pdf

A Library Journal Best Book of 2014 A winning combination of both intricate plotting and nostalgic post-WWI English country setting, Frances Brody's A Woman Unknown will appeal to fans of both classic murder mysteries in the vein of Agatha Christie as well as readers of historical mystery series set in 1920s England, two popular subgenres. The Woman Unknown: Deirdre Fitzpatrick is married to a man who wants to know where she really goes when supposedly taking care of her sick mother and calls on the expertise of Kate Shackleton, amateur sleuth extraordinaire to investigate. The Gentleman: Everett Runcie is a banker facing ruin and disgrace. His American heiress wife will no longer pay for his mistakes, or tolerate his infidelity, and is seeking a divorce. The Murder: When a chambermaid enters Runcie's hotel room, she is shocked to find that he is alone - and dead! Suddenly Kate is thrown into the depths of an altogether more sinister investigation. Can she uncover the truth of her most complex, and personal, case to date?

Author : Stefan Zweig
Publisher : Pushkin Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781782270096

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Letter from an Unknown Woman and Other Stories by Stefan Zweig Pdf

These four Stefan Zweig stories, newly translated by the award-winning Anthea Bell, are among his most celebrated and compelling work. The titular tale is a devastating depiction of unrequited love, which inspired a classic Hollywood film, directed by Max Ophüls and starring Joane Fontaine. Elsewhere in the collection, a young man mistakes the girl he loves for her sister, two erstwhile lovers meet after an age spent apart, and a married woman repays a debt of gratitude to her childhood sweetheart. Expertly paced, laced with the acutely accurate psychological detail and empathy that are Zweig's trademarks, this is a powerful addition to Pushkin's growing collection of his work. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Anja Simonsen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031278211

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Tahriib – Journeys into the Unknown by Anja Simonsen Pdf

This book offers an innovative approach to migration by exploring Somali youths’ tahriib, their ‘journey into the unknown’. When young Somali men and women refer to the ‘unknown’, they recognize the uncertainty of their journeys. This uncertainty is partly due to the laws and policies that restrict the right to cross national boundaries and define their movements as illegal. Based on fieldwork conducted with Somali youth, mainly from Somaliland, the book details their perceptions of the journey and their practices on the way. The author shows how they position themselves in a constantly changing world before and during the so-called migration crisis that began in 2015. A vital part of tahriib is the constant search for information on possible routes ahead, a search that intensifies as the journey progresses. Specific policy responses, such as biometric registration, influence practices of gathering and sharing information. They have implications for the creation and shattering of hope and the experience of time en route. The book demonstrates that tahriib is ultimately about spending one’s time wisely and about creating and maintaining hope in what may seem hopeless situations.

Author : Aisha Saeed
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780593178430

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Diana and the Journey to the Unknown by Aisha Saeed Pdf

The world's #1 female Superhero saves the world from a cunning villain in the final installment of the Wonder Woman Adventures trilogy! Pre-teen Diana travels to the mortal realm for the first time ever to fight against the evil force stealing the powers of the Olympian gods. Diana is tired of adults underestimating her because she's only a girl! So when the opportunity strikes for Diana to save a group of children kidnapped by an evil entity intent on stealing their special powers for his own nefarious use, she takes the chance, knowing that she'll have to undergo the journey alone. But she doesn't expect that her adventure would take her straight to the world of humans! Diana must save the stolen children and bring down the mysterious force who's been trying to capture her all along--all the while running from a god squad, villainous henchmen, and... kids with cameras who record Diana using her powers to post on TikTok?! The fate of the worlds is on Diana's shoulders in her most thrilling adventure yet!

Author : S. L. Britton
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780359124985

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Captain Alonzo Johnson: Journey into the Unknown by S. L. Britton Pdf

Author : Madathethu Abraham Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Christian biography
ISBN : UCAL:B3897456

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A Leap Into the Unknown by Madathethu Abraham Thomas Pdf

Autobiographical reminiscences of an Indian Christian and social activist from Kerala.