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The Writing Life
In these short essays, Annie Dillard—the author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and An American Childhood—illuminates the dedication, absurdity, and daring that characterize the existence of a writer. A moving account of Dillard’s own experiences while writing her works, The Writing Life offers deep insight into one of the most mysterious professions.
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Empire of Dragons-MANFREDI
The town of Edessa, a Roman outpost, is on its last legs, besieged by the Persian troops of Shapur I. Roman Emperor Licinius Valerianus agrees to meet his adversary to draw up a peace treaty, but it is only a trap and the Emperor and his twelve guards are chained and dragged away to work as prisoners in a solitary Persian turquoise mine.
After months of forced labour the Emperor dies, but his guards make a daring escape lead by the heroic and enigmatic chief, Marcus Metellus Aquila. They meet a mysterious, exiled Chinese Prince, Dan Qing, and agree to safeguard his journey home to reconquest his throne from his mortal enemy, a eunuch named Wei.
Thus begins the adventures of the Romans and the Prince as they journey to China. There they will discover that they aren’t the first of their kind to arrive in China: they were preceded centuries before by the survivors of the ‘lost legion’.
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On wings of eagles
About The Author: Ken Follett was only twenty-seven when he wrote the award-winning EYE OF THE NEEDLE, which became an international bestseller. His celebrated PILLARS OF THE EARTH was voted into the top 100 of Britain’s best-loved books in the BBC’s the Big Read and the sequel, WORLD WITHOUT END, will be published in Autumn 2007. He has since written several equally successful novels including, most recently, WHITEOUT. He is also the author of non-fiction bestseller ON WINGS OF EAGLES. He lives with his family in London and Hertfordshire
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Fairy Tales Heidi
Sawan Books are generally short, quite direct as well as vivid. They are considered to be important children education to understand their culture and gain knowledge of important life lessons.
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- Publisher:- Manoj Publications
- Language:- English
- Publishing year:- 1 January 2012
- Binding:- Boardbook
- Pages:- 18
- Age group:- 3-7 Years
Sawan presents enchanting Kids Board Fairy Tales – Heidi. Heidi is a story of a kind little girl who lives with her grandfather whom she charms with her innocence and then she takes care of a young sick girl of her own age. This classic story is ideal for anyone who wants to read great work. The book is an ideal for age-group 2-6 years and is full of amazing illustrations, Colourful cover, and lucid language. This is an excellent version of a famous fairy tale that will be loved by children everywhere. Easy-to-understand text ensures that kids enjoy reading it and improve their language skills as well.
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Fat Ollie’s
Irritating though he was, Lester Henderson had it all when he strode up to rehearse his keynote address in the darkness of a downtown theatre. Widely tipped to be the next mayor and possessing a nice line in catalogue-casual daywear, Henderson stood four-square facing his glorious future.
But five shots later and his lifeblood was seeping away – gunned down by person or persons unknown from stage-right…At that point he became Ollie Weeks’ problem.
But this savage crime is suddenly overshadowed by a deed even more repugnant. Ollie’s life’s work is his novel. Honed by countless rejection letters, it is finally ready to be released to the general populace. But then the one and only manuscript disappears, leaving Ollie to head off in pursuit of the thief.
A thief who is convinced that Ollie’s work contains the secret location of a hoard of hidden diamonds…
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Micky Monkey Gets Lost
A charming story that will not only educate children on African wildlife, but also gently teach them about kindness, compassion, bravery, and the importance of family.
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Adams’s Outline of Orthopaedics
A much revised and redesigned edition of Adams’s classic textbook on orthopaedics. The trusted Outline textbooks, now celebrating their 50th year in print, are well known for being clear, comprehensive and concise and will appeal 50to undergraduate, postgraduate and trainee surgeon alike
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Forensic Pathology Principles and Practice
Forensic Pathology is a comprehensive reference that uses a case-oriented format to address, explain and guide the reader through the varied topics encountered by forensic pathologists. Developed in response to a severe void in the literature, the book addresses topics ranging from medicolegal investigation of death to death scene investigation, forensic autopsy, and artifacts of resuscitation as well as complications of medical therapy, forensic osteology, forensic odontology, forensic photography, and death certification. The book includes various types of cases, including sudden natural death, asphyxia, motor vehicle collisions, death in custody, child abuse and elder abuse, acute psychiatric and emotional deaths, and pregnancy. It contains sample descriptions of pathological lesions which serve to aid pathologists in reporting their findings to law enforcement agencies, attorneys, and others involved in investigations of sudden death. The concepts outlined in the text are beautifully illustrated by large, colorful photographs. There are also “Do and Don’t” sections at the end of each chapter that provide guidance for handling the types of cases examined. This work will benefit not only experienced forensic pathologists, but also hospital pathologists who occasionally performs medicolegal autopsies; doctors in training; medical examiners; law enforcement personnel; crime scene investigators; attorneys; and fellows and students of the medical sciences.