Author: Laurence O'Bryan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781386589730
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
From the award winning bestselling author of The Istanbul Puzzle. For those who want to understand where the latest, real headline-grabbing revelations from the Great Pyramid of Giza will lead us. Read as a stand alone or start the series with The Istanbul Puzzle. Henry warned her. “If you go to Cairo, you'll get yourself killed.”But what choice does Isabel have? She has to find Sean, her missing husband, and she's discovered that a hospital in Cairo treated an American patient recently, flown to Cairo from Germany for some unexplained reason. But she's arrived at the wrong moment. A mass uprising is being crushed in Tahrir Square. The next day, an Egyptian billionaire announces a discovery at the Great Pyramid of Giza. Isabel decides to talk to him. He might help her find Sean.She ends up deep in the desert, at a camp run by the Muslim Brotherhood. They murder her driver in front of her, then ask her to carry one simple task. They will lead her to Sean if she agrees. But what they are asking goes against everything she believes in. And time is running out. The Great Pyramid of Giza provides the final piece of the puzzle, which Isabel and Sean first encountered in Istanbul. In a fabled hall, assumed by most to be an ancient myth, Isabel finds out what happened to her husband. She also discovers what lies beneath the Great Pyramid, based on real, ground penetrating archaeology, which will undermine what millions cherish as the truth. Reviews for other novels in the Puzzle series:"5.0 out out 5 stars for this guy's stories and plots."Kindle CustomerFormat: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase"Love this guy's stories. I have read all volumes of this series and was not disappointed with any of them. Looking forward to the next one."5.0 out of 5 starsKindle CustomerFormat: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase"Could not put this book away, held my attention from the first page to the last one. Can't wait to read more from this author." Kindle CustomerFormat: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
The Cairo Puzzle
Author: Laurence O'Bryan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781386589730
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
From the award winning bestselling author of The Istanbul Puzzle. For those who want to understand where the latest, real headline-grabbing revelations from the Great Pyramid of Giza will lead us. Read as a stand alone or start the series with The Istanbul Puzzle. Henry warned her. “If you go to Cairo, you'll get yourself killed.”But what choice does Isabel have? She has to find Sean, her missing husband, and she's discovered that a hospital in Cairo treated an American patient recently, flown to Cairo from Germany for some unexplained reason. But she's arrived at the wrong moment. A mass uprising is being crushed in Tahrir Square. The next day, an Egyptian billionaire announces a discovery at the Great Pyramid of Giza. Isabel decides to talk to him. He might help her find Sean.She ends up deep in the desert, at a camp run by the Muslim Brotherhood. They murder her driver in front of her, then ask her to carry one simple task. They will lead her to Sean if she agrees. But what they are asking goes against everything she believes in. And time is running out. The Great Pyramid of Giza provides the final piece of the puzzle, which Isabel and Sean first encountered in Istanbul. In a fabled hall, assumed by most to be an ancient myth, Isabel finds out what happened to her husband. She also discovers what lies beneath the Great Pyramid, based on real, ground penetrating archaeology, which will undermine what millions cherish as the truth. Reviews for other novels in the Puzzle series:"5.0 out out 5 stars for this guy's stories and plots."Kindle CustomerFormat: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase"Love this guy's stories. I have read all volumes of this series and was not disappointed with any of them. Looking forward to the next one."5.0 out of 5 starsKindle CustomerFormat: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase"Could not put this book away, held my attention from the first page to the last one. Can't wait to read more from this author." Kindle CustomerFormat: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781386589730
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
From the award winning bestselling author of The Istanbul Puzzle. For those who want to understand where the latest, real headline-grabbing revelations from the Great Pyramid of Giza will lead us. Read as a stand alone or start the series with The Istanbul Puzzle. Henry warned her. “If you go to Cairo, you'll get yourself killed.”But what choice does Isabel have? She has to find Sean, her missing husband, and she's discovered that a hospital in Cairo treated an American patient recently, flown to Cairo from Germany for some unexplained reason. But she's arrived at the wrong moment. A mass uprising is being crushed in Tahrir Square. The next day, an Egyptian billionaire announces a discovery at the Great Pyramid of Giza. Isabel decides to talk to him. He might help her find Sean.She ends up deep in the desert, at a camp run by the Muslim Brotherhood. They murder her driver in front of her, then ask her to carry one simple task. They will lead her to Sean if she agrees. But what they are asking goes against everything she believes in. And time is running out. The Great Pyramid of Giza provides the final piece of the puzzle, which Isabel and Sean first encountered in Istanbul. In a fabled hall, assumed by most to be an ancient myth, Isabel finds out what happened to her husband. She also discovers what lies beneath the Great Pyramid, based on real, ground penetrating archaeology, which will undermine what millions cherish as the truth. Reviews for other novels in the Puzzle series:"5.0 out out 5 stars for this guy's stories and plots."Kindle CustomerFormat: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase"Love this guy's stories. I have read all volumes of this series and was not disappointed with any of them. Looking forward to the next one."5.0 out of 5 starsKindle CustomerFormat: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase"Could not put this book away, held my attention from the first page to the last one. Can't wait to read more from this author." Kindle CustomerFormat: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
The Cairo Affair
Author: Olen Steinhauer
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250036135
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
"As [four characters] converge on the city of Cairo ... a portrait [develops] of a marriage, a jigsaw puzzle of loyalty and betrayal against a dangerous world of political games, where allegiances are never clear and outcomes are never guaranteed"--Dust jacket flap.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250036135
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
"As [four characters] converge on the city of Cairo ... a portrait [develops] of a marriage, a jigsaw puzzle of loyalty and betrayal against a dangerous world of political games, where allegiances are never clear and outcomes are never guaranteed"--Dust jacket flap.
The Istanbul Puzzle
Author: Laurence O’Bryan
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007453264
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Buried deep under Istanbul, a secret is about to resurface with explosive consequences...
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007453264
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Buried deep under Istanbul, a secret is about to resurface with explosive consequences...
The Cairo Consensus
Author: Saul E. Halfon
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9780739111765
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In the early 1990s international population policy faced a crisis--it was being attacked from the left and the right, from inside and outside, for a range of failings--of ethics, fact, method, and vision. The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo, provided a new policy consensus that helped to overcome this crisis. Starting from the question of how the transition from "population control" to "women's empowerment" was formulated as an international consensus, The Cairo Consensus maps the discourses, technical practices, and institutional practices that made this transition possible and stable. Demographic surveys in particular emerge as a crucial, though often overlooked, mechanism for policy production and stability. Using detailed empirical material, including over 30 interviews, combined with cutting edge social and political theory, Saul Halfon offers a new look at population policy that will interest scholars of science and technology, international studies, women's studies, development studies, and post-colonial theory.
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9780739111765
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In the early 1990s international population policy faced a crisis--it was being attacked from the left and the right, from inside and outside, for a range of failings--of ethics, fact, method, and vision. The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo, provided a new policy consensus that helped to overcome this crisis. Starting from the question of how the transition from "population control" to "women's empowerment" was formulated as an international consensus, The Cairo Consensus maps the discourses, technical practices, and institutional practices that made this transition possible and stable. Demographic surveys in particular emerge as a crucial, though often overlooked, mechanism for policy production and stability. Using detailed empirical material, including over 30 interviews, combined with cutting edge social and political theory, Saul Halfon offers a new look at population policy that will interest scholars of science and technology, international studies, women's studies, development studies, and post-colonial theory.
Sacred Trash
Author: Adina Hoffman
Publisher: Schocken
ISBN: 0805242902
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALIST Part of the Jewish Encounter series One May day in 1896, at a dining-room table in Cambridge, England, a meeting took place between a Romanian-born maverick Jewish intellectual and twin learned Presbyterian Scotswomen, who had assembled to inspect several pieces of rag paper and parchment. It was the unlikely start to what would prove a remarkable, continent-hopping, century-crossing saga, and one that in many ways has revolutionized our sense of what it means to lead a Jewish life. In Sacred Trash, MacArthur-winning poet and translator Peter Cole and acclaimed essayist Adina Hoffman tell the story of the retrieval from an Egyptian geniza, or repository for worn-out texts, of the most vital cache of Jewish manuscripts ever discovered. This tale of buried scholarly treasure weaves together unforgettable portraits of Solomon Schechter and the other heroes of this drama with explorations of the medieval documents themselves—letters and poems, wills and marriage contracts, Bibles, money orders, fiery dissenting tracts, fashion-conscious trousseaux lists, prescriptions, petitions, and mysterious magical charms. Presenting a panoramic view of nine hundred years of vibrant Mediterranean Judaism, Hoffman and Cole bring modern readers into the heart of this little-known trove, whose contents have rightly been dubbed “the Living Sea Scrolls.” Part biography and part meditation on the supreme value the Jewish people has long placed on the written word, Sacred Trash is above all a gripping tale of adventure and redemption.
Publisher: Schocken
ISBN: 0805242902
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALIST Part of the Jewish Encounter series One May day in 1896, at a dining-room table in Cambridge, England, a meeting took place between a Romanian-born maverick Jewish intellectual and twin learned Presbyterian Scotswomen, who had assembled to inspect several pieces of rag paper and parchment. It was the unlikely start to what would prove a remarkable, continent-hopping, century-crossing saga, and one that in many ways has revolutionized our sense of what it means to lead a Jewish life. In Sacred Trash, MacArthur-winning poet and translator Peter Cole and acclaimed essayist Adina Hoffman tell the story of the retrieval from an Egyptian geniza, or repository for worn-out texts, of the most vital cache of Jewish manuscripts ever discovered. This tale of buried scholarly treasure weaves together unforgettable portraits of Solomon Schechter and the other heroes of this drama with explorations of the medieval documents themselves—letters and poems, wills and marriage contracts, Bibles, money orders, fiery dissenting tracts, fashion-conscious trousseaux lists, prescriptions, petitions, and mysterious magical charms. Presenting a panoramic view of nine hundred years of vibrant Mediterranean Judaism, Hoffman and Cole bring modern readers into the heart of this little-known trove, whose contents have rightly been dubbed “the Living Sea Scrolls.” Part biography and part meditation on the supreme value the Jewish people has long placed on the written word, Sacred Trash is above all a gripping tale of adventure and redemption.
The January Children
Author: Safia Elhillo
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803295987
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The January Children depicts displacement and longing while also questioning accepted truths about geography, history, nationhood, and home. The poems mythologize family histories until they break open, using them to explore aspects of Sudan's history of colonial occupation, dictatorship, and diaspora. Several of the poems speak to the late Egyptian singer Abdelhalim Hafez, who addressed many of his songs to the asmarani--an Arabic term of endearment for a brown-skinned or dark-skinned person. Elhillo explores Arabness and Africanness and the tensions generated by a hyphenated identity in those two worlds.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803295987
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The January Children depicts displacement and longing while also questioning accepted truths about geography, history, nationhood, and home. The poems mythologize family histories until they break open, using them to explore aspects of Sudan's history of colonial occupation, dictatorship, and diaspora. Several of the poems speak to the late Egyptian singer Abdelhalim Hafez, who addressed many of his songs to the asmarani--an Arabic term of endearment for a brown-skinned or dark-skinned person. Elhillo explores Arabness and Africanness and the tensions generated by a hyphenated identity in those two worlds.
The Aeroplane
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
The Master Game
Author: Graham Hancock
Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser
ISBN: 193470864X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Exposes the secret world order's true purpose and how it has affected the United States.
Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser
ISBN: 193470864X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Exposes the secret world order's true purpose and how it has affected the United States.
Sacred Treasure-The Cairo Genizah
Author: Rabbi Mark S. Glickman
Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
ISBN: 1580235123
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Indiana Jones meets The Da Vinci Code in an old Egyptian synagogue--the amazing story of one of the most important discoveries in modern religious scholarship. In 1896, Rabbi Solomon Schechter of Cambridge University stepped into the attic of the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo, Egypt, and there found the largest treasure trove of medieval and early manuscripts ever discovered. He had entered the synagogue's genizah--its repository for damaged and destroyed Jewish texts--which held nearly 300,000 individual documents, many of which were over 1,000 years old. Considered among the most important discoveries in modern religious history, its contents contained early copies of some of the Dead Sea Scrolls, early manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible, and other sacred literature. The importance of the genizah's contents rivals that of the Rosetta Stone, and by virtue of its sheer mass alone, it will continue to command our attention indefinitely. This is the first accessible, comprehensive account of this astounding discovery. It will delight you with its fascinating adventure story--why this enormous collection was amassed, how it was discovered and the many lessons to be found in its contents. And it will show you how Schechter's find, though still being "unpacked" today, forever transformed our knowledge of the Jewish past, Muslim history and much more.
Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
ISBN: 1580235123
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Indiana Jones meets The Da Vinci Code in an old Egyptian synagogue--the amazing story of one of the most important discoveries in modern religious scholarship. In 1896, Rabbi Solomon Schechter of Cambridge University stepped into the attic of the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo, Egypt, and there found the largest treasure trove of medieval and early manuscripts ever discovered. He had entered the synagogue's genizah--its repository for damaged and destroyed Jewish texts--which held nearly 300,000 individual documents, many of which were over 1,000 years old. Considered among the most important discoveries in modern religious history, its contents contained early copies of some of the Dead Sea Scrolls, early manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible, and other sacred literature. The importance of the genizah's contents rivals that of the Rosetta Stone, and by virtue of its sheer mass alone, it will continue to command our attention indefinitely. This is the first accessible, comprehensive account of this astounding discovery. It will delight you with its fascinating adventure story--why this enormous collection was amassed, how it was discovered and the many lessons to be found in its contents. And it will show you how Schechter's find, though still being "unpacked" today, forever transformed our knowledge of the Jewish past, Muslim history and much more.
The Global Puzzle
Author: Richard W. Mansbach
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780395843901
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780395843901
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description