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Murder in the Tower of Happiness

Author : M. M. Tawfik
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
Release Date : 2008
ISBN : 9789774161964
Pages : 356 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (963 Download)

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Download and Read Murder in the Tower of Happiness PDF by M. M. Tawfik Full Book and published by American Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When the first armchair smashed into the asphalt, Sergeant Ashmouni was at his usual spot on the median of the Nile Corniche, trapped by the road's twin currents turbulently flowing forth to Maadi and back to Old Cairo. He was wiping the sweat away from his eyes with his worn out sleeve and in the process adding a new stain to his white traffic-police uniform when surprise from the thunderous impact catapulted him into the fast lane of the side of the road closest to the Nile." Thus opens this fast-paced city thriller laced with dry humor that takes us inside Borg al-Saada 'Tower of Happiness,' one of the luxury high-rises planted like alien bodies amid the fields along the Nile south of Cairo and inside the sordid lives and lavish lifestyles of its superrich and famous denizens. The naked, strangled body of Ahlam, a beautiful young actress, is discovered in one of the elevators, and as the police investigation gets under way, we meet many of the tower's strange characters: the owner's agent, Kasib Bey, overweight, toupeed, and decked in gold chains; wealthy contractor Abd al-Tawab Mabruk Basha (Tutu Basha to his friends), insomniac since Ahlam's murder; Abd al-Malak, a psychic with a Ph.D. in genetic engineering from MIT; Farah, his erstwhile sweetheart, who has become one of the very candy dolls she used to scorn; belly-dancer Lula Hamdi, who would be able to see Timbuktu if she stood on top of a pile of all her money; Madame Esmeralda, the society lady from Chile; and the homely Dr. Mahgub, somewhat less well off than his neighbors. And of course there is Antar the naughty boy who roams the tower, enters apartments, and overhears conversations, unsettling and exposing the decadent occupants and their relationships.

The Literary Atlas of Cairo

Author : Samia Mehrez
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
Release Date : 2010
ISBN : 9789774163470
Pages : 358 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (478 Download)

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Download and Read The Literary Atlas of Cairo PDF by Samia Mehrez Full Book and published by American Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike The Literary Atlas of Cairo, which focuses on the literary geopolitics of the cityscape, this companion volume immerses the reader in the complex network of socioeconomic and cultural lives in the city. The seven chapters first introduce the reader to representations of some of Cairo's prominent profiles, both political and cultural, and their impact on the city's literary geography, before presenting a spectrum of readings of the city by its multiethnic, multinational, and multilingual writers across class, gender, and generation. Daunting images of colonial school experiences and startling contrasts of postcolonial educational realities are revealed, while Cairo's moments of political participation and oppression are illustrated, as well as the space accorded to women within the city across history and class. The city's marginals are placed on its literary map, alongside representations of the relationship between writing and drugs, and the places, paraphernalia, and products of the drug world across class and time.

Cairo Contested

Author : Diane Singerman
Publisher : American University in Cairo Press
Release Date : 2011-10-01
ISBN : 1617973890
Pages : 631 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (973 Download)

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Download and Read Cairo Contested PDF by Diane Singerman Full Book and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This cross-disciplinary, ethnographic, contextualized, and empirical volume explores the meaning and significance of urban space, and maps the spatial inscription of power on the mega-city of Cairo. Suspicious of collective life and averse to power-sharing, Egyptian governance structures weaken but do not stop the public's role in the remaking of their city. What happens to a city where neo-liberalism has scaled back public services and encouraged the privatization of public goods, while the vast majority cannot afford the effects of such policies? Who wins and loses in the "march to the modern and the global" as the government transforms urban spaces and markets in the name of growth, security, tourism, and modernity? How do Cairenes struggle with an ambiguous and vulnerable legal and bureaucratic environment when legality is a privilege affordable only to the few or the connected? This companion volume to Cairo Cosmopolitan (AUC Press, 2006) further develops the central insights of the Cairo School of Urban Studies.

Interact Or Die

Author : Joke Brouwer
Publisher : V2_ publishing
Release Date : 2007
ISBN : 9056625772
Pages : 224 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (625 Download)

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Download and Read Interact Or Die PDF by Joke Brouwer Full Book and published by V2_ publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glam Rock is a famous pop star who performs with his tame tiger at his side. But Leo can sense something is wrong - Glam hasn't been telling the truth about his tiger, and Leo can read her terror and despair... she's crying out for help. Can Leo and Mozz rescue a tormented tiger from Glam's huge property, despite guards, fans and TV cameras? Can the tiger ever be free? Find out in this action-packed Animal Rescue story!

Murder Most Royal

Author : Jean Plaidy
Publisher : Random House
Release Date : 2011-02-15
ISBN : 144641163X
Pages : 656 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (411 Download)

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Download and Read Murder Most Royal PDF by Jean Plaidy Full Book and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you like Philippa Gregory, you will love this dazzlingly vivid historical novel from multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy. Two Queens at the mercy of a capricious King... 'Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive' -- RNA 'Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama' -- New York Times 'Very well researched, informative yet easy to read - brilliant' -- ***** Reader review 'Gripping, captivating, very hard to put down' -- ***** Reader review 'I was hooked from the first page' -- ***** Reader review 'An excellent book to curl up with' -- ***** Reader review 'Riveting' -- ***** Reader review *********************************************************************** At the decadent French court of King François, the young Anne Boleyn grows into an enigmatic and striking woman, a temptation to many courtiers. But whilst Anne's ambitions are high, she has learned from her sister's unfortunate reputation. Unlike Mary, Anne refuses to become a mistress - even one to a King. So when Anne returns to the English court of Henry VIII, it is the King, captivated by this mysterious young lady, who is forced to do the wooing. Before long Henry is lured away from his stale marriage to Katharine of Aragon. But the new Queen Anne is not loved by the people, and it is only a matter of time before Henry's patience runs out... The Tudor saga continues in St Thomas's Eve.

Unnatural Murder: Poison In The Court Of James I

Author : Anne Somerset
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-02-18
ISBN : 147461874X
Pages : 560 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (618 Download)

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Download and Read Unnatural Murder: Poison In The Court Of James I PDF by Anne Somerset Full Book and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Royal scandal, set against the background of the Jacobean court, involving love, bribery, poison, treachery and black magic - 'a hugely enjoyable book' Daily Telegraph 'A gripping detective story ... Wonderfully dramatic ... Probably the juiciest court scandal of the past 500 years' Daily Mail In the autumn of 1615 the Earl and Countess of Somerset were detained on suspicion of having murdered Sir Thomas Overbury. The arrest of these leading court figures created a sensation. The young and beautiful Countess of Somerset had already achieved notoriety when she divorced her first husband in controversial circumstances. The Earl of Somerset was one of the richest and most powerful men in the kingdom, having risen to prominence as the male 'favourite' of James I. In a vivid, enthralling narrative, Anne Somerset unravels these extraordinary events. It is, at once, a story rich in passion, intrigue and corruption and a murder mystery - for, despite the guilty verdicts, there is much about Overbury's death that remains enigmatic. The Overbury murder case profoundly damaged the monarchy, and constituted the greatest court scandal in English history. 'This is a book about murder, witchcraft, adultery, lechery, intrigue and chicanery among the country's most powerful nobility' Time Out

Picturesque England

Author : L Valentine
Publisher :
Release Date : 1895
ISBN :
Pages : 548 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (8 Download)

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A treatise on happiness [by J. Flamank].

Author : James Flamank
Publisher :
Release Date : 1833
ISBN :
Pages : 434 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (6 Download)

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Candygirl

Author : M.M. Tawfik
Publisher : American University in Cairo Press
Release Date : 2012-10-01
ISBN : 1617973440
Pages : 200 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (973 Download)

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Download and Read Candygirl PDF by M.M. Tawfik Full Book and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trying to evade intelligence agencies out to assassinate him, the Cerebellum, an Egyptian scientist with a past association with the Iraqi nuclear program, rents a room on the roof of a brothel in a Cairo slum. His interaction with the other residents is limited; instead he spends most of his time in the virtual world, where he has a love affair with Candy Girl, a gorgeous avatar. On the other side of the planet, an ex-NSA agent has joined a secret organization whose mission is to assassinate Iraqi scientists. He does not allow his doubts about the legality-or the ethics-of his mission to interfere with his work. He chases his victim relentlessly, but when his top-of-the-line equipment fails to locate the Cerebellum in Cairo's slums, he takes the chase to the virtual world.

Murder at Gettysburg

Author : Leslie Wheeler
Publisher : Belgrave House
Release Date : 2011-07-11
ISBN : 1610845595
Pages : pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (845 Download)

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Download and Read Murder at Gettysburg PDF by Leslie Wheeler Full Book and published by Belgrave House. This book was released on 2011-07-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historian Miranda Lewis is invited to a Civil War reenactment at Gettysburg by her old college friend Ginny and her father, a distinguished Virginian. When Ginny’s estranged husband dies during the reenactment under suspicious circumstances, Miranda plunges into the bizarre world of Civil War reenactors, and risks her life to unmask a clever killer. Mystery by Leslie Wheeler; originally published by Five Star

Murder of the Doctor’s Wife: The 1867 Crimes of Bridget Durgan (A Historical True Crime Short)

Author : R. Barri Flowers
Publisher : R. Barri Flowers
Release Date :
ISBN :
Pages : pages
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Download and Read Murder of the Doctor’s Wife: The 1867 Crimes of Bridget Durgan (A Historical True Crime Short) PDF by R. Barri Flowers Full Book and published by R. Barri Flowers. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From R. Barri Flowers, award-winning criminologist and bestselling author of Murder During the Chicago World’s Fair, Murder at the Pencil Factory, and Murder of the Banker’s Daughter, comes the riveting historical true crime short, Murder of the Doctor’s Wife: The 1867 Crimes of Bridget Durgan. On the evening of Monday, February 25, 1867, Mary Ellen Coriell was brutally murdered at her home in Newmarket, New Jersey. The cold-blooded nature of the murder was shocking enough for residents of the town and elsewhere, but even more disturbing was that the culprit turned out to be the victim’s housemaid, an attractive young Irishwoman named Bridget Durgan. The circumstances surrounding the murder--including jealousy, obsession, and delusion--were as old as time itself. The crime would come at a very steep price for the murderess who would be executed for the heinous act. The death of Mary Ellen Coriell also weighed heavily on the object of Bridget’s affections, the heartbroken victim’s husband, Dr. William Coriell, who would be left to care for the couple’s young daughter alone. The unspeakable tragedy would also be felt throughout the community for many years to come. The sad tale of Mary Ellen Coriell's untimely demise at the hands of someone she trusted and was ultimately betrayed by is a must for students of history, true crime, and homicide. A complete bonus story, Murder of the French Lover, chronicles the May 21, 1892, scandalous murder of Madame Lassimonne in Paris, France, by romantic rival, Claire Reymond, and its stunning outcome. Other bonus material include excerpts from R. Barri Flowers' bestselling true crime shorts, Murder During the Chicago World’s Fair, Dead at the Saddleworth Moor, Missing or Murdered, and an excerpt from the author’s true crime book, Serial Killers and Prostitutes. Follow R. Barri Flowers on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Goodreads, LibraryThing, YouTube, Flickr, Wikipedia, and www.rbarriflowers.com.

Jealous Rage: Stunning True Tales of Intimates, Passion, and Murder (Volume 1)

Author : R. Barri Flowers
Publisher : R. Barri Flowers
Release Date :
ISBN :
Pages : pages
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Download and Read Jealous Rage: Stunning True Tales of Intimates, Passion, and Murder (Volume 1) PDF by R. Barri Flowers Full Book and published by R. Barri Flowers. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From R. Barri Flowers, award-winning criminologist and the bestselling author of Murder at the Pencil Factory, Murder Chronicles, Murder During the Chicago World’s Fair, Serial Killer Couples, and The Sex Slave Murders, comes the gripping historical true crime anthology, Jealous Rage: Stunning True Tales of Intimates, Passion, and Murder (Volume 1). Each chapter will chronicle a riveting, real life, age-old murder case involving jealousy, betrayal, and homicidal fury between spouses, lovers, and others caught in the fatal crossfire, and justice being served or not. Chapter 1: Murder of the U.S. Attorney: Congressman Sickles’ Crime of Passion in 1859 Chapter 2: Murder of the Doctor’s Wife: The 1867 Crimes of Bridget Durgan Chapter 3: Murder of the French Lover: The Killing of Madame Lassimonne in 1892 Chapter 4: Murderess on the Loose: The 1922 Hammer Wrath of Clara Phillips Chapter 5: Killer of Her Husband’s Secretary: The 1935 Love Triangle Ire of Etta Reisman Chapter 6: Murdered by the King of Western Swing: The Beating Death of Ella Mae Cooley in 1961 Chapter 7: Murder of the Horse Trainer’s Rival: The 1978 Bitter Breakup of Buddy Jacobson and the Model Chapter 8: Murder of a Star Quarterback in 2009: The Tragic Tale of Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi Bonus material includes two complete and captivating historical true crime shorts, The Amityville Massacre: The DeFeo Family's Nightmare, and Missing or Murdered: The Disappearance of Agnes Tufverson; as well as excerpts from the author’s bestselling books The Sex Slave Murders: The True Story of Serial Killers Gerald & Charlene Gallego; The Dreadful Acts of Jack the Ripper and Other True Tales of Serial Murder and Prostitutes; Murder During the Chicago World's Fair: The Killing of Little Emma Werner; and Murders in the United States: Crimes, Killers, and Victims of the Twentieth Century.

The Student: a magazine of theology, literature, and science

Author :
Publisher :
Release Date : 1844
ISBN :
Pages : 1128 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (59 Download)

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Trust and Violence

Author : Jan Philipp Reemtsma
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2012-04-22
ISBN : 1400842344
Pages : 392 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (842 Download)

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Download and Read Trust and Violence PDF by Jan Philipp Reemtsma Full Book and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-22 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A philosophical investigation into the connections between trust and violence The limiting of violence through state powers is one of the central projects of the modern age. Why then have recent centuries been so bloody? In Trust and Violence, acclaimed German intellectual and public figure Jan Philipp Reemtsma demonstrates that the aim of decreasing and deterring violence has gone hand in hand with the misleading idea that violence is abnormal and beyond comprehension. We would be far better off, Reemtsma argues, if we acknowledged the disturbing fact that violence is normal. At the same time, Reemtsma contends that violence cannot be fully understood without delving into the concept of trust. Not in violence, but in trust, rests the foundation of true power. Reemtsma makes his case with a wide-ranging history of ideas about violence, from ancient philosophy through Shakespeare and Schiller to Michel Foucault, and by considering specific cases of extreme violence from medieval torture to the Holocaust and beyond. In the midst of this gloomy account of human tendencies, Reemtsma shrewdly observes that even dictators have to sleep at night and cannot rely on violence alone to ensure their safety. These authoritarian leaders must trust others while, by means other than violence, they must convince others to trust them. The history of violence is therefore a history of the peculiar relationship between violence and trust, and a recognition of trust's crucial place in humanity. A broad and insightful book that touches on philosophy, sociology, and political theory, Trust and Violence sheds new, and at times disquieting, light on two integral aspects of our society.

Ballou's Dollar Monthly Magazine

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Publisher :
Release Date : 1860
ISBN :
Pages : 592 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (433 Download)

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The Monthly Mirror

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Release Date : 1797
ISBN :
Pages : 398 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (15 Download)

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The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners

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Release Date : 1797
ISBN :
Pages : 404 pages
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