The Mandrake Assignment
The Mandrake Assignment

Author: Trevor Gibbons

Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd

Published: 2013-07-01

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1783060220

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The Mandrake Assignment is a spy thriller with an intriguing plot – full of twists and turns worthy of the best of the genre. Within the broad themes of tragedy, treachery and revenge, the story weaves together intelligence activities against the IRA in Ireland and against jihadist terrorists, the common thread being the illegal arms trade and its ruthless practitioners. John Hunter is an intelligence officer with the British Secret Intelligence Service, MI6. No longer on active operations, he monitors risks of nuclear proliferation, but an alarming new threat emerges which propels him back into an operational role. The Raven, an amoral arms dealer in Pakistan, is planning his most audacious deal yet and Hunter's expertise is required. But the response to personal tragedy on both sides complicates attempts to avert a major terrorist catastrophe. Hunter seeks the truth within a labyrinth of deceit, and the murky trail leads him from his quiet life in Kent to the teeming metropolis of Karachi and the deserts of Baluchistan. The Raven simply seeks bloody revenge. The clash of personal and political motives culminates in a shocking denouement. Much of the story’s action takes place in Pakistan, in the city of Karachi and in exotic locations in Baluchistan. The story also takes the reader to Ireland, Hungary, Holland and Austria. The author brings all these locations alive through his personal experience of them during a busy academic and commercial life. His inspirations as an author are Graham Greene and John Le Carre for their creation of atmosphere, Len Deighton for his clever plots and dialogue, and Frederick Forsyth for his sheer page-turning readability. He feels indebted to all of them for instilling in him his love for this genre of fiction.

Unlocking the Poem
Unlocking the Poem

Author: Ottone M. Riccio

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 1440131805

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Compiled from the workshop assignments of Ottone M. Riccio, a master teacher, Unlocking the Poem is a teaching tool, a stimulus to individual creative expression, and a compendium of outstanding contemporary poetry written from these very assignments--all in all, a book that deserves a place on every poet's shelf, according to the esteemed poet X.J. Kennedy. Unlike many how to write poetry texts, Unlocking the Poem teaches by doing. Its assignments offer writers, new and experienced, the chance to try new things, to practice their craft--and to produce their own original, polished poems in the process. Unlocking the Poem offers 450 proven assignments--more than any other work available--based on poetic form, subject matter, the use of specific words or lines, time for writing, and so forth. The collection contains assignments to elicit autobiographical experience, moods, and the realms of fact and fantasy. These assignments provide stimuli to get the creative process underway, with subjects ranging from the everyday to the surreal, from people to the natural world, from the works of man to history to investigating language. Unlocking the Poem is organized so that related material comes together, readily findable. Turn to a given section villanelles, for example, or surreal experience or browse until something strikes your interest. Assignments are adaptable to beginners and to advanced writers; there's plenty in here for every poet. Unlocking the Poem belongs in the library of every writing student who wants to be a poet, and every poet who wants to write more and better poems.

Phonology
Phonology

Author: Robert Kennedy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 1107046882

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This thoughtfully ordered introduction to a wide range of phonological phenomena is accessibly written to assist student understanding.

Reading, Then Writing
Reading, Then Writing

Author: Thayle K. Anderson

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9780070019577

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This combined rhetoric and thematic reader aims to provide everything needed for a freshman composition class orientated towards research writing. The initial section focuses on developing writing skills and critical thinking by concentrating on specific methods of textual analysis. The subsequent section is devoted to the research paper, which includes a sample paper. Finally, the third part is an anthology of over 50 essays, organized around specific themes, which provide sources for researched papers.

Hogwarts Legacy - Strategy Guide
Hogwarts Legacy - Strategy Guide

Author: GamerGuides.com

Publisher: Gamer Guides

Published: 2023-02-14

Total Pages: 1183

ISBN-13: 1630415308

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Experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Make allies, battle Dark wizards, and ultimately decide the fate of the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it. Live the Unwritten. The guide for Hogwarts Legacy features everything you need to know to forge your legacy! Learn how to solve some of the trickiest puzzles, find Field Guide Pages and Collection Chests, and how to obtain every spell. - Tips on How to Play - Walkthrough for the toughest dungeons and trickiest puzzles - Information on Side Quests - Where to find all the Collectibles - How to obtain every Spell - Complete Every Challenge - Details on every Choice - Defeat the deadliest Bosses

The Metaphor of the Monster
The Metaphor of the Monster

Author: Keith Moser

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2020-10-15

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1501364340

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The Metaphor of the Monster offers fresh perspectives and a variety of disciplinary approaches to the ever-broadening field of monster studies. The eclectic group of contributors to this volume represents areas of study not generally considered under the purview of monster studies, including world literature, classical studies, philosophy, ecocriticism, animal ethics, and gender studies. Combining historical overviews with contemporary and global outlooks, this volume recontextualizes the monstrous entities that have always haunted the human imagination in the age of the Anthropocene. It also invites reflection on new forms of monstrosity in an era epitomized by an unprecedented deluge of (mis)information. Uniting researchers from varied academic backgrounds in a common effort to challenge the monstrous labels that have historically been imposed upon "the Other," this book endeavors above all to bring the monster out of the shadows and into the light of moral consideration.

The Roots of Life
The Roots of Life

Author: LLOYD A. ATABANSI

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2014-01-15

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1491848723

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Jack Forrester, a former United States Navy seal, and a renowned archaeologist, has been contracted to hunt for the roots of life by one of the worlds most powerful men, Seth Ohmsford. With its healing and medicinal components, the roots of life would be required to prolong the life of this powerful man. As an insurance to ensure that Jack completes the assignment, the beautiful Ausanat is abducted by Ohmsford and hidden in a remote place known only to him. Jack feels betrayed and goes on an adventurous journey to find her. His search for the roots of life and Ausanat takes him to faraway lands where his survival skills are put to the test.

' Shaw - USMC: Soldiers, Spies and Lies '
' Shaw - USMC: Soldiers, Spies and Lies '

Author: Andy Farman

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-05-05

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 0244305528

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The second of three prequels featuring Henry Shaw, USMC, Terry Jones, CIA and Peter Dawnosh, Royal Marine Commandos. Beginning with a further insight into the wartime experiences of Henry's father, Dwight Shaw, this time as a Major in the 31st Infantry Regiment at Chosin Reservoir in November 1950. In South Vietnam, 2Lt Henry Shaw, USMC, an advisor assigned to a Firebase Zara, close to the border in Quang Tri Province. Henry will not compromise in terms of honour and integrity and this brings him into conflict with the commander of the ARVN special forces for the province. In Saigon, Terry Jones prepares for his part in the coup to overthrow President Diem, but there is a traitor at work, either in the US Embassy, or CIA Station, Saigon. Megan Grainger-McVanie, a CIA operative with a near-genius IQ, uses her cover as Bethany Robertson, an air hostess with loose morals, to uncover the traitor, but is the beautiful Megan on the edge of a mental breakdown?

Interpreting Anime
Interpreting Anime

Author: Christopher Bolton

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 2018-02-20

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1452956847

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For students, fans, and scholars alike, this wide-ranging primer on anime employs a panoply of critical approaches Well-known through hit movies like Spirited Away, Akira, and Ghost in the Shell, anime has a long history spanning a wide range of directors, genres, and styles. Christopher Bolton’s Interpreting Anime is a thoughtful, carefully organized introduction to Japanese animation for anyone eager to see why this genre has remained a vital, adaptable art form for decades. Interpreting Anime is easily accessible and structured around individual films and a broad array of critical approaches. Each chapter centers on a different feature-length anime film, juxtaposing it with a particular medium—like literary fiction, classical Japanese theater, and contemporary stage drama—to reveal what is unique about anime’s way of representing the world. This analysis is abetted by a suite of questions provoked by each film, along with Bolton’s incisive responses. Throughout, Interpreting Anime applies multiple frames, such as queer theory, psychoanalysis, and theories of postmodernism, giving readers a thorough understanding of both the cultural underpinnings and critical significance of each film. What emerges from the sweep of Interpreting Anime is Bolton’s original, articulate case for what makes anime unique as a medium: how it at once engages profound social and political realities while also drawing attention to the very challenges of representing reality in animation’s imaginative and compelling visual forms.