Tales from the Queen of the Desert
Tales from the Queen of the Desert

Author: Gertrude Bell

Publisher: Hesperus Press

Published: 2015-04-01

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1780944160

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Extracts from two of Bell's most compelling works of travel writing, Persian Pictures and Syria: The Desert and the Sown, as well as some of her most fascinating letters A woman far ahead of her time, Gertrude gained a first from Oxford at a time when very few subjects were even open to women. She went on to take an active interest in politics before embarking on her one-woman travels across the Middle East. She chronicled her journeys through Iraq, Persia, Syria, and beyond and her important diplomatic work, with characteristic wit and incisiveness. Despite the many achievements of her working life, sadly her personal life was marred by losing the great love of her life, Major Charles Doughty-Wylie, from which she never recovered. She died in 1926 of an apparent overdose of sleeping pills. This is a unique collection of her work.

Tales from the Queen of the Desert
Tales from the Queen of the Desert

Author: Gertrude Bell

Publisher: Hesperus Classics

Published: 2015-02-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781843915478

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"Persian Pictures first published in the UK in 1894. Syria: The Desert and the Sown first published in the UK in 1907. This selection first published Hesperus Press Limited, 2015"-- Title page verso.

Desert Queen
Desert Queen

Author: Janet Wallach

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2015-11-12

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 1474603378

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The life of Gertrude Bell is now the subject of the major motion picture Queen of the Desert, starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco and Damian Lewis Turning away from privileged Victorian Britain, Gertrude Bell explored, mapped and excavated the world of the Arabs, winning the trust of Arab sheiks and chieftains along the way. When the First World War erupted and the British needed the loyalty of Arab leaders, Gertrude Bell provided the intelligence for T.E. Lawrence's military activities. After the war, she played a major role in creating the modern Middle East, and was generally considered the most powerful woman in the British Empire. In this major reassessment of Bell's life, Janet Wallach reveals a woman whose achievements and independent spirit were especially remarkable for her times, and who brought the same passion and intensity to her explorations as she did to her rich and romantic life.

Wicked Lovely
Wicked Lovely

Author: Melissa Marr

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-10-06

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 0061975095

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Fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black won’t be able to resist the world of Melissa Marr's #1 New York Times bestselling series, full of faerie intrigue, mortal love, and courtly betrayal. Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries. Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty—especially if they learn of her Sight—and wishes she were as blind to their presence as other teens. Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries. Now faeries are stalking her. One of them, Keenan, who is equal parts terrifying and alluring, is trying to talk to her, asking questions Aislinn is afraid to answer. Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention. But it's too late. Keenan is the Summer King who has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. He is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any cost—regardless of her plans or desires. Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working anymore, and everything is on the line: her freedom, her best friend Seth, her life—everything.

Sheba
Sheba

Author: Nicholas Clapp

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 29

ISBN-13: 0618219269

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An illustration of the life of Queen Sheba, deciphered through satellite images that track Sheba on ancient caravan routes through archaeological sites, suggesting that Sheba herself was the great figure, not her love, Solomon, as long thought by many. The author travels to Ethiopia, Arabia, Israel, and France searching for the truth behind the myth of the queen of Sheba, and uses modern technology to put the pieces of the puzzle in place.

A Woman in Arabia
A Woman in Arabia

Author: Gertrude Bell

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-08-11

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1101636955

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A portrait in her own words of the female Lawrence of Arabia, the subject of the PBS documentary Letters from Baghdad, voiced by Tilda Swinton, and the major motion picture Queen of the Desert, starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Damian Lewis, and Robert Pattinson and directed by Werner Herzog Gertrude Bell was leaning in 100 years before Sheryl Sandberg. One of the great woman adventurers of the twentieth century, she turned her back on Victorian society to study at Oxford and travel the world, and became the chief architect of British policy in the Middle East after World War I. Mountaineer, archaeologist, Arabist, writer, poet, linguist, and spy, she dedicated her life to championing the Arab cause and was instrumental in drawing the borders that define today’s Middle East. As she wrote in one of her letters, “It’s a bore being a woman when you are in Arabia.” Forthright and spirited, opinionated and playful, and deeply instructive about the Arab world, this volume brings together Bell’s letters, military dispatches, diary entries, and travel writings to offer an intimate look at a woman who shaped nations. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Desert Prince
The Desert Prince

Author: Peter V. Brett

Publisher: Del Rey

Published: 2021-08-03

Total Pages: 752

ISBN-13: 1984817094

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An epic fantasy adventure set in the beloved world of the Demon Cycle, following a new generation of heroes, from New York Times bestselling author Peter V. Brett “Heart-wrenching, smart, and modern . . . The Desert Prince has set a new standard for fantasy.”—Wesley Chu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The War Arts Saga Fifteen years have passed since the end of the war with demons, creatures of darkness who have hunted the night and plagued humanity since time out of mind. The heroes of humanity’s hour of need have become legend, and those who remain struggle to escape their shadows. Olive Paper and Darin Bales have grown up in this new peaceful world. Demons have been all but destroyed, but dangers still lurk for the children of heroes. Olive, princess of Hollow, has her entire life planned out by her mother, Duchess Leesha Paper: a steady march on a checklist to prepare her for succession. The more her mother writes the script, the more Olive rails against playing the parts she is assigned. Darin faces challenges of a different kind. Though free to choose his own path, the weight of legacy hangs heavy around his shoulders. It isn’t easy being the son of the man people say saved the world. Everyone expects greatness from Darin, but the only thing he’s ever been great at is hiding. When Olive and Darin step across the wards one night, they learn the demons are not all gone, and those that remain hunger for revenge. Events are set in motion that only prophecy can foresee as Olive and Darin seek to find their own places in the world in time to save it again.

Setting the Desert on Fire: T. E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916-1918
Setting the Desert on Fire: T. E. Lawrence and Britain's Secret War in Arabia, 1916-1918

Author: James Barr

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2008-02-17

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 0393070956

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Greed and intrigue combine explosively in this gripping tale of how the mercurial Lawrence of Arabia changed the Middle East forever. It was T. E. Lawrence’s classic Seven Pillars of Wisdom that made the Arab Revolt a legend and helped turn the British intelligence officer into the mythical “Lawrence of Arabia.” But the intrigue behind the revolt and its startling consequences for the present-day Middle East have remained a mystery for nearly one hundred years. James Barr spent four years trawling declassified archives in Europe and crossing the hostile deserts of the Middle East to re-create the revolt as the international drama it really was. A colorful cast of Arab sheiks, British and French soldiers, spies, and diplomats come together in this gripping narrative of political maneuvering, guerrilla warfare, and imperial greed. Setting the Desert on Fire is a masterly account of a key moment in the history of the Middle East, and a portrait of Lawrence himself that is bright, nuanced, and full of fresh insights into the true nature of the master mythmaker.

Desert Tales
Desert Tales

Author: Melissa Marr

Publisher:

Published: 2014-02-21

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781484413159

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Rika, a once-mortal faery, gladly retreated to an isolated desert, but when her trickster friend from court, Sionnach, arrives she must stand up to him to protect the desert fey and mortals alike.

The Desert Queen Collection
The Desert Queen Collection

Author: M. L. Bullock

Publisher:

Published: 2022-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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The Saga of the Most Mysterious Queen of Ancient Egypt Explore the Legend of Nefertiti! This exciting omnibus contains all four of M.L. Bullock's Desert Queen books--now in one big bundle! The Tale of Nefret Twin daughters of an ancient Bedouin king struggle under the weight of an ominous prophecy that threatens to divide them forever. Royal sibling rivalry explodes as the young women realize that they must fight for their future and for the love of Alexio, the man they both love. The Tale of Nefret chronicles their lives as they travel in two different directions. One sister becomes the leader of the Meshwesh while the other travels to Egypt as an unwilling gift to Pharaoh. From the desert to the throne room, The Tale of Nefret is the first book in The Desert Queen series, the fictional story of Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt. From the Red Sands of Egypt to the Palace at Thebes! The Falcon Rises With her tribe in turmoil and her twin sister missing, Nefret surrenders herself to the will of Egypt and the calculating Queen Tiye. When the Egyptian queen's intentions for Nefret become clear, the Desert Queen realizes it will take all her wits to win--and stay alive. The Falcon Rises chronicles the evolution of Nefertiti as she struggles to claim her place at Amenhotep's side in history. Who Will Be Egypt's Next Great Queen? The Kingdom of Nefertiti When Nefret, the mekhma of the Meshwesh, leads her people back to their homeland of Zerzura, everything changes. Forced to make a deal with the determined Queen Tiye, Nefret abandons her tribe and the man she loves to obey the queen's command. As she takes her place at the Egyptian court at Thebes, she quickly realizes that fate is not through with her yet. A new enemy with a beautiful face is revealed, and Nefret--now Nefertiti--must fight again to keep her place at Amenhotep's side. Set against the backdrop of the grand courts of Egypt, The Kingdom of Nefertiti chronicles the rise of Queen Nefertiti. The Song of the Bee-Eater Akhenaten and Nefertiti have done the impossible: they've led Egypt into a new age centered around the worship of the Aten. But not everyone is happy about the new Golden Age. Enemies arise, inside and outside the palace, and Nefertiti must fight to keep her children safe and her kingdom intact. Akhenaten breaks her heart, and she loses someone close to her. After the Great Queen sees a strange omen, she prepares to abandon her crown and imagine life beyond the shimmering courts of Egypt. Can the Egyptian queen Nefertiti survive? Step back in time and witness the beauty of ancient Egypt--through Nefertiti's eyes!