The Thundering Smoke
The Thundering Smoke

Author: Guy Quigley

Publisher: Visionary Book Writers

Published: 2024-02-21

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1304603938

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DURING THE VIOLENT 1920S IRISH LIBERATION WAR, TOM SUTTON BECOMES A SOUGHT-AFTER REVOLUTIONARY. AFTER HIS WIFE WAS VICIOUSLY ASSAULTED, RAPED AND MURDERED BY BLACK & TANS, HE LEAVES HIS HOMELAND, THINKING HIS SON ALSO SUFFERED THE SAME FATE. ARRIVING BY COINCIDENCE IN AFRICA, HE RELAPSES INTO ALCOHOLISM AFTER BEING BROKEN-HEARTED AND PENNILESS. BY A QUIRK OF FATE, A LITTLE GIRL WITH A BOWL OF SOUP BRINGS HIM BACK FROM A LIVING HELL. TOGETHER WITH THE GIRL HEIDI AND HIS ONLY FRIEND FROM THE LIBERATION WAR, THEY TRAVEL NORTH ON RHODESIAN RAILWAYS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IN THE SMALL WORKING GOLDMINES, FINALLY ARRIVING AT MOSI-AO-TUNYA, THE SMOKE THAT THUNDERS (VICTORIA FALLS). HE ADOPTS HEIDI AND BY VIRTUE OF HEIDI'S INHERITANCE FROM HER DECEASED FATHER THEY ARRIVE AT THE VAST TREK OF LAND KNOWN AS DEMBERRA. WITH THE HELP OF AN AFRICAN-FRIEND THEY EMBARK ON A NEW FUTURE. HOWEVER, VIOLENCE, REVENGE, AND DEATH PLAGUE THEM. IF TOM SUTTON'S LIFE WAS BROKEN OR HE FAILED TO CONFRONT IT DURING THE IRISH LIBERATION WAR, ONLY TIME WILL TELL. SUTTON'S STORY COVERS FRIENDSHIPS, ADVERSARIES, HIS CHILD'S WOMANHOOD, AND HER JEALOUSY WHEN MARIA ENTERS HIS LIFE. ONLY MOSI-OA-TUNYA WILL DETERMINE A CLIMATIC ENDING TO THEIR LOVE, LUST, ANGER AND REVENGE. THIS IS SUTTON'S STORY, OFTEN POIGNANT, OFTEN JOYFUL BUT AS BIG AND EXCITING AND EPICAL AS AFRICA ITSELF.

The Thundering Smoke Book 2
The Thundering Smoke Book 2

Author: Guy Quigley

Publisher: Visionary Book Writers

Published: 2024-03-07

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13:

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THE THUNDERING SMOKE - BOOK 2, THE DUTCHMAN’S PLAN IS A CONTINUING EVOCATIVE TALE OF REDEMPTION, RESILIENCE, AND THE ENDURING BONDS OF FAMILY SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE AFRICAN WILDERNESS AND THE TUMULTUOUS HISTORY THAT SHAPES ITS INHABITANTS' LIVES. TOM SUTTON'S JOURNEY FROM GRIEF AND DESPAIR TO PURPOSE AND HOPE IS A TESTAMENT TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT'S CAPACITY FOR TRANSFORMATION IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY. AS TOM GRAPPLES WITH THE AFTERMATH OF A TRAGIC MINE ACCIDENT, HE FINDS SOLACE AND PURPOSE IN THE COMPANIONSHIP OF HEIDI, A YOUNG ORPHAN GIRL WHOSE RESILIENCE MIRRORS HIS OWN. THEIR RELATIONSHIP BLOSSOMS INTO A BOND OF FATHER AND DAUGHTER, ANCHORED BY LOVE AND MUTUAL HEALING. YET, THEIR NEWFOUND FAMILY FACES CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES AT EVERY TURN. TOM'S DETERMINATION TO ADOPT HEIDI IS COMPLICATED UNTIL THE REVELATION OF A LETTER FROM THE GRAVE, THE DUTCHMAN’S PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF HIS DAUGHTER IS CAST IN STONE AND UNRAVELS SECRETS OF A VAST INHERITANCE IN THE FORM OF DEMBERRA, A SPRAWLING CATTLE RANCH. WITH THE SUPPORT OF HIS LOYAL FRIEND TIM AND THE GUIDANCE OF SIMALALA, AN AFRICAN ALLY FROM HIS PAST, TOM EMBARKS ON A JOURNEY TO CARVE A FUTURE OUT OF THE UNTAMED WILDERNESS. HOWEVER, THEIR DREAMS ARE THREATENED BY THE MACHINATIONS OF BRADLEY, A CUNNING ANTAGONIST HELL-BENT ON SEIZING DEMBERRA AND THE HIDDEN FORTUNE OF STOLEN GOLD IT HARBORS. BRADLEY ENGAGES JOHN SUTTON, TOM’S ESTRANGED SON TO ASSIST IN HIS PLANS. TOM'S RESILIENCE IS PUT TO THE TEST AS HE NAVIGATES A TREACHEROUS LANDSCAPE OF BETRAYAL, GREED, AND VENGEANCE. AMIDST THE TURMOIL, A NEW CHALLENGE EMERGES IN THE FORM OF ANOTHER WOMAN VYING FOR TOM'S AFFECTION, TESTING THE BONDS FORGED BETWEEN FATHER AND DAUGHTER. AS PAST AND PRESENT COLLIDE, TOM MUST CONFRONT HIS OWN DEMONS AND RECONCILE WITH HIS ESTRANGED SON, WHOSE THIRST FOR REVENGE THREATENS TO TEAR THEIR FRAGILE FAMILY APART. "THE THUNDERING SMOKE" IS A CONTINUING GRIPPING SAGA OF PERSEVERANCE, SACRIFICE, AND THE ENDURING POWER OF LOVE TO CONQUER EVEN THE DARKEST OF SHADOWS. THROUGH TOM'S UNWAVERING RESOLVE AND HEIDI'S INDOMITABLE SPIRIT, IT EXPLORES THEMES OF FORGIVENESS, REDEMPTION, AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF SECOND CHANCES. SET AGAINST THE MAJESTIC BACKDROP OF AFRICA'S RUGGED TERRAIN AND HAUNTED BY ITS TROUBLED HISTORY, IT IS A TIMELESS TALE OF HOPE AND REDEMPTION THAT WILL RESONATE WITH READERS LONG AFTER THE FINAL PAGE IS TURNED.

The Thundering Smoke Book 3
The Thundering Smoke Book 3

Author: Guy Quigley

Publisher: Visionary Book Writers

Published: 2024-03-19

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13:

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IN THE GRIPPING CONCLUSION TO THE TRILOGY "THE THUNDERING SMOKE," BOOK 3 "THE END OF THE LINE," THE SAGA REACHES ITS CLIMACTIC RESOLUTION AS THE FORCES OF REVENGE, BETRAYAL, AND REDEMPTION COLLIDE IN THE HEART OF AFRICA. JOHN SIDDLEY, FUELED BY A DEEP-SEATED DESIRE FOR VENGEANCE AGAINST HIS FATHER, ALIGNS HIMSELF WITH TOM'S NEMESIS, BRADLY, IN A SINISTER PLOT TO DISMANTLE TOM'S WORLD ONCE AND FOR ALL. WITH TREACHERY AND DECEIT AS THEIR WEAPONS, JOHN AND BRADLY SET OUT TO BEFRIEND HEIDI, TOM'S ADOPTED DAUGHTER, AND MANIPULATE HER TRUST TO FURTHER THEIR NEFARIOUS AGENDA. MEANWHILE, TOM'S LIFE HANGS IN THE BALANCE AS HE FACES THE BRUTAL ATTACK OF A LION AND WATCHES HELPLESSLY AS HIS HOME IS CONSUMED BY FLAMES, ORCHESTRATED BY HIS ENEMIES. AS TOM BEGINS TO UNRAVEL THE MYSTERIES AND TRAGEDIES OF HIS PAST, HE DISCOVERS THE TRUE EXTENT OF THE BETRAYAL SURROUNDING HIM. ALONG THE WAY, HE SUFFERS THE DEVASTATING LOSS OF HIS CLOSEST ALLIES, TIMOTHY BRYN AND SIMALALA, IN A MANNER THAT EPITOMIZES THE RAW AND UNFORGIVING ESSENCE OF AFRICA ITSELF. WITH HEIDI AND JOHN ON THE RUN FOR THEIR LIVES, PURSUED BY BRADLY WHO SERVES AS THEIR RELENTLESS EXECUTIONER, THE STAGE IS SET FOR A DRAMATIC SHOWDOWN. AS THE TENSION MOUNTS AND THE STAKES REACH THEIR PEAK, THE THUNDEROUS ROAR OF MOSI-OA-TUNYA, THE SMOKE THAT THUNDERS, LOOMS AS THE ULTIMATE ARBITER OF FATE. IN A FINALE FRAUGHT WITH LOVE, LUST, ANGER, AND REVENGE, TOM SUTTON MUST CONFRONT HIS DEMONS AND FIND THE STRENGTH TO OVERCOME THE FORCES ARRAYED AGAINST HIM. AS THE CHARACTERS HURTLE TOWARDS THEIR DESTINY, THE BREATHTAKING BACKDROP OF THE AFRICAN WILDERNESS SERVES AS A FITTING CANVAS FOR THE EPIC CONCLUSION TO THIS GRIPPING TALE OF RESILIENCE AND REDEMPTION. ULTIMATELY, IT IS AMIDST THE THUNDERING WATERS OF VICTORIA FALLS THAT THE FATES OF ALL INVOLVED WILL BE DECIDED, IN A CLIMAX THAT WILL LEAVE READERS BREATHLESS UNTIL THE VERY LAST PAGE.

The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies
The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies

Author: Frank Worthington

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-13

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13:

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"The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies" by Frank Worthington offers a captivating glimpse into the rich tapestry of Rhodesian culture and traditions. Through a collection of insightful studies, Worthington delves into the beliefs, practices, and folklore of the region, shedding light on its unique customs. His immersive narratives provide a deeper understanding of the interplay between modernity and ancient beliefs, offering readers a fascinating journey into the heart of Rhodesia's cultural heritage. This anthology serves as a valuable record of the traditions that have shaped the lives of the people of Rhodesia.

Global Africa
Global Africa

Author: Dorothy Hodgson

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2017-08

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 0520287363

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"Global Africa will complicate conventional views of Africa as a place of violence, despair and victimhood--a place and space that other people, states, and organizations act on and steal from. Instead, they aim to document some of the significant global connections, circulations, and contributions that African people, ideas, and goods have made in the world--not just in the United States, but in South Asia, Latin America, Europe, and elsewhere. They will showcase new framings of Africa, but will not romanticize the conditions and circumstances in which too many people on the continent currently live. The essays in this volume will amplify those voices that offer complex and insightful explanations, strategies for solutions, and inspiration for the future."--Provided by publisher.

Fire on the Mountain
Fire on the Mountain

Author: John N. Maclean

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0743410386

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Maclean chronicles the deadly 1994 Colorado forest fire that was wrongly identified at the outset as occurring in South Canyon, leading to one of the greatest tragedies of firefighting. Winner of the Mountains and Plains Bestsellers Association's Best Nonfiction Book of 1999 Award. plus a 8-page B&W insert.

God Behaving Badly
God Behaving Badly

Author: David T. Lamb

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2022-01-04

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1514003503

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God has a bad reputation. Many think of God as wrathful and angry, smiting people for no apparent reason. But the story is more complicated than that. Without minimizing the sometimes harsh realities of the biblical record, David Lamb unpacks the complexity of the Old Testament and assembles an overall picture that gives coherence to our understanding of God in both Old and New Testaments.

A Tempest of Tea
A Tempest of Tea

Author: Hafsah Faizal

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Published: 2024-02-20

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 0374389411

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A #1 New York Times Bestseller From the New York Times–bestselling author of We Hunt the Flame comes the first book in a hotly-anticipated fantasy teeming with romance and revenge, led by an orphan girl willing to do whatever it takes to save her self-made kingdom. On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by night, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it—she can’t do the job alone. Calling on some of the city’s most skilled outcasts, Arthie hatches a plan to infiltrate the sinister, glittering vampire society known as the Athereum. But not everyone in her ragtag crew is on her side, and as the truth behind the heist unfolds, Arthie finds herself in the midst of a conspiracy that will threaten the world as she knows it. Dark, action-packed, and swoonworthy, this is Hafsah Faizal better than ever.