Author: Tom Bradby
Publisher: Anchor
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Master Of Rain

by Tom Bradby, Master Of Rain Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Master Of Rain books, Shanghai, 1926: a sultry city lousy with opium, warlords, and corruption at the highest levels. Into this steamy morass walks Richard Field, an idealistic Brit haunted by his past and recently appointed to the international police. He’s not there long before called to the flat of a Russian prostitute, former daughter of privilege found sadistically murdered, handcuffed to her bed. When he discovers among her possessions a cryptic shipping log, he senses that this murder is more than a random crime of perverse passion. What unfolds is a searing story that propels Field into a confrontation with the city’s most ruthless and powerful gangster, and a dangerous attraction to another salacious Russian whose sordid connections seem destined to make her the next victim. Scintillating and subtle, The Master of Rain is a marvelous debut. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author: Tom Bradby
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The Master Of Rain

by Tom Bradby, The Master Of Rain Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download The Master Of Rain books, Set in Shanghai during the 1920s, 'The Master of Rain' is a spooky tale of murder and the experiences of Richard Field, an officer with the local police force. Field soon realises that in Shanghai everything has a price with human life coming cheap.

Author: Timothy Laughton
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1448848326
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Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Exploring The Life Myth And Art Of The Maya

by Timothy Laughton, Exploring The Life Myth And Art Of The Maya Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Exploring The Life Myth And Art Of The Maya books, Presents an introduction to Mayan civilization, discussing its history, politics, art, religion, literature, philosophy, military, gods, and heroes.

Author: Carstairs Douglas
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Author: Elizabeth Avery Meriwether
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The Master Of Red Leaf

by Elizabeth Avery Meriwether, The Master Of Red Leaf Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download The Master Of Red Leaf books,

Author: Ruth Rendell
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 0307829510
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Category : Fiction
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Master Of The Moor

by Ruth Rendell, Master Of The Moor Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Master Of The Moor books, Stephen Whalby loves to walk the moor. He considers it his, although he and his young wife Lyn are merely tenants in a flat nearby. But the senseless and frightening murder of a young woman invades Stephen's sense of privacy and pollutes his beloved moor with suspicion and dread. And then a second murder captures his imagination in an unpredictable and fascinating way . . .

Author: E. T. C. Werner
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 177541440X
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Myths And Legends Of China

by E. T. C. Werner, Myths And Legends Of China Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Myths And Legends Of China books, The West's first encounters with the folk tales and myths of the East proved to be a heady experience, as they were based on an entirely different value system and worldview than those that are reflected in the Greek myths and most subsequent Western folk tales. In Myths and Legends of China, author E.T.C. Werner offers up a rich tapestry of Chinese folk narratives. A must-read for fans of world myths, fairy tales, and legends.

Author: Twan Eng Tan
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ISBN: 9781602860247
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The Gift Of Rain

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Author: Anjali Mitter Duva
Publisher: She Writes Press
ISBN: 1938314980
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Faint Promise Of Rain

by Anjali Mitter Duva, Faint Promise Of Rain Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Faint Promise Of Rain books, Shortlisted for the 2016 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing It is 1554 in the desert of Rajasthan. On a rare night of rain, a daughter is born to a family of Hindu temple dancers just as India’s new Mughal Emperor Akbar sets his sights on their home, the fortress city of Jaisalmer, and the other Princely States around it. Fearing a bleak future, Adhira’s father, the temple’s dance master—against his wife and sons’ protests—puts his faith in tradition and in his last child for each to save the other: he insists that Adhira is destined to “marry” the temple’s deity and to give herself to a wealthy patron. Thus she must live in submission as a woman revered and reviled. But Adhira’s father may not have the last word. Adhira grows into an exquisite dancer, and after one terrible evening she must make a choice—one that will carry her family’s story and their dance to a startling new beginning.

Author: Jennifer Crewe
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231515313
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Category : History
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Sources Of Korean Tradition

by Jennifer Crewe, Sources Of Korean Tradition Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Sources Of Korean Tradition books, Drawn from Peter H. Lee's Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Volume I, this abridged introductory collection offers students and general readers primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korea from ancient times through the sixteenth century. Sources of Korean Tradition is arranged according to the major epochs of Korean history, including sections on: Korean culture - its origins, writing, education, poetry, song, social life, and rituals; religion - the rise of Buddhism and Confucianism; the economy - the land, agriculture, commerce, and currency; and its changing political structures. A superb collection by the foremost scholars in the field, Sources of Korean Tradition is supplemented by a bibliography and prefaces by both editors. An impressive storehouse for the grand corpus of thought, beliefs, and customs held by people of Korea for centuries, this volume is a valuable companion for those interested in the history of Korea and East Asian studies.