QuixotiQ
QuixotiQ

Author: Ali Al Saeed

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2004-08

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 0595327613

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Guy Kelton is a young man with a troubled mind. His shattered dream and the relentless mundane life he's been living, alone and broken away from his family, takes an unexpected toll on him, driving him to violent, reckless extremes. He falls deeper and deeper into a bloody abyss; through extremes that would eventually lead him to the most devastating discovery about his existence. Going through his mid-twenties, Patrick Roymint, lost and confused, still struggles to come to terms with the loss of his whole family many years ago. But soon as he decides to change all that and try to rebuild the future he's not had, he is dragged into the unseen, disturbing and filthy underworld of the little, diminishing Okay County. As both men go through a series of mysterious and bizarre events, their lives take dramatic turns that lead them to new revelations about their past, present and future. They somehow find their fates connected by some mystic, unfathomable power. QuixotiQ is a story about hate, love, dark secrets and self-realization, one in which hope and despair are found in the remains of shattered dreams.

Geek Love
Geek Love

Author: Katherine Dunn

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2011-05-25

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 0307794482

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National Book Award Finalist • Here is the unforgettable story of the Binewskis, a circus-geek family whose matriarch and patriarch have bred their own exhibit of human oddities—with the help of amphetamines, arsenic, and radioisotopes. One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Their offspring include Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious—and dangerous—asset. As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.

To Japan with Love
To Japan with Love

Author: Celeste Heiter

Publisher: ThingsAsian Press

Published: 2009-11

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1934159050

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"From crawling through Buddha's nose at Todai-ji Temple to finding peace in Hiroshima, discover the secrets of savvy expatriates, seasoned travelers, and inspired locals. With its unique stroytelling style, and insights into dining, shopping, sightseeing, and culture, To Japan With Love is a one-of-a-kind guide for the passionate traveler"--Cover [p.4]

The World Between Two Covers: Reading the Globe
The World Between Two Covers: Reading the Globe

Author: Ann Morgan

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2015-05-04

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1631490680

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A beguiling exploration of the joys of reading across boundaries, inspired by the author’s year-long journey through a book from every country. Ann Morgan writes in the opening of this delightful book, "I glanced up at my bookshelves, the proud record of more than twenty years of reading, and found a host of English and North American greats starting down at me…I had barely touched a work by a foreign language author in years…The awful truth dawned. I was a literary xenophobe." Prompted to read a book translated into English from each of the world's 195 UN-recognized countries (plus Taiwan and one extra), Ann sought out classics, folktales, current favorites and commercial triumphs, novels, short stories, memoirs, and countless mixtures of all these things. The world between two covers, the world to which Ann introduces us with affection and no small measure of wit, is a world rich in the kind of narratives that engage us passionately: we meet an irreverent junk food–obsessed heroine in Kuwait, an explorer from Togo who spent years among the Inuit in Greenland, and a former child circus performer of Roma background seeking sanctuary in Switzerland. Ann's quest explores issues that affect us all: personal, political, national, and global. What is cultural heritage? How do we define national identity? Is it possible to overcome censorship and propaganda? And, above all, why and how should we read from other cultures, languages, and traditions? Illuminating and inspiring, The World Between Two Covers welcomes us into the global community of stories.

The Randomist
The Randomist

Author: Ali Al Saeed

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-10-18

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9781329550476

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The Randomist is a collection of columns, essays and personal writings by Bahrain national best-selling and award-winning author Ali Al Saeed. From everyday life in the tiny Gulf Kingdom of Bahrain as a struggling writer, to the intimate recollections of childhood memories, The Randomist paints a rare portrayal of young modern Arabs trying to find themselves in the world.

Were Mama's Tears in Vain?
Were Mama's Tears in Vain?

Author: Richard A. Byron-Cox

Publisher:

Published: 2007-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781425136796

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Set in the Caribbean between 1900 and 1960, this book of stories is an exciting, engaging, suspense-filled and revealing biography of its characters. The reader empathizes with their pains, sorrows, ignorance and suffering, but ultimately joins them in the sunshine of triumph. The Dead Man Living with Us: -Tony is almost strangled to death in his sleep and wakes to the sound of invisible footsteps leaving his room. He is worried that there is something sinister about his home. His fears multiply when his mother makes a startling revelation. When Japheth met Lucifer: -Japheth terrorised his village to the point where he is recognised as champion bully. He shows no mercy for anyone, as he thought he would never need it from anyone. But that was until the night he met Lucifer. Sattou's pain and Mr. Penniston's burden: -Sattou spent thirty years searching the world for a family truth. He never suspected that it was in that man living on the opposite bank of the river, whose life he saved when aged seventeen. Charles, his cousin, finds that truth, but is it too dangerous to be revealed to Sattou? Lord Orator and the Calypso Tent: -Lord Orator is hurt by love and seeks revenge on the culprit, a La Bassy woman. He must however get past the anger and missiles from the La Bassy patrons in the Calypso Tent. Who will win this contest of wills? Were Mama's Tears in Vain?: -As the shadows lengthened in the cemetery, 12-year-old Boysie sees no prospect other than returning to the estate to a life of ignorance, subservience and poverty. He is tormented that all his hopes and dreams will be locked forever in that grave. Or will fate be kinder to him and offer the redemption that Mama so pleaded for?

Four Kings
Four Kings

Author: CHRISTOPHER. SUN

Publisher:

Published: 2011-09-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781466278271

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By Christopher Sun & Jimmy ChanJames Hale, a history professor, finds himself pulled into a tangled web when Stephanie, the daughter of his closest friend, begs him to help her find her father's killer. At first reluctant to get involved, Hale discovers a trail leading to a powerful banker-and to even more powerful forces hidden in the shadows.As Hale digs deeper and deeper, he finds himself joining forces with a disgraced police inspector, and the two men race against time to prevent a catastrophic event from taking place which will change the entire political landscape for centuries to come.FOUR KINGS is a hair-raising Political Thriller that will keep the readers glued to the page as they follow the hero, James Hale, in piecing the jigsaw puzzle in a series of murders, where cryptic notes have been left beside the bodies at the scenes.

Goodbye, Darwin
Goodbye, Darwin

Author: Cavan Terrill

Publisher: Apodis Pub Incorporated

Published: 2006-11-01

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780973804720

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The Meeting Point
The Meeting Point

Author: Lucy Caldwell

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2011-02-03

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0571270549

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When Euan and Ruth set off with their young daughter to live in Bahrain, it is meant to be an experience and adventure they will cherish. But on the night they arrive, Ruth discovers the truth behind the missionary work Euan has planned and feels her world start to crumble. Far from home, and with events spiralling towards war in nearby Iraq, she starts to question her faith - in Euan, in their marriage and in all she has held dear. With Euan so often away, she is confined to their guarded compound with her neighbours and, in particular, Noor, a troubled teenager recently returned to Bahrain to live with her father. Confronted by temptations and doubt, each must make choices that could change all of their lives for ever. Compelling, passionate and deeply resonant, The Meeting Point is a novel about idealism and innocence, about the unexpected turns life can take and the dangers and chances that await us.