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Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But can the SAS storm a fortress prison held by Muslim terrorists to rescue a group of British tourists?
In 1994, in the newly independent state of Uzbekistan, a party of mostly British tourists is on a day excursion from the fabled city of Samarkand when Muslim fundamentalists hijack their bus. Unknown to the hijackers, this particular group contains recently retired ex-SAS sergeant Jamie Docherty, and the rebellious...
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2006
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Unabridged
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English
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Nathaniel is eleven years old and a magician’s apprentice, learning the traditional arts of magic. All is well until he has a life-changing encounter with Simon Lovelace, a magician of unrivaled ruthlessness and ambition. When Lovelace brutally humiliates Nathaniel in public, Nathaniel decides to speed up his education, teaching himself spells way beyond his years. With revenge on his mind, he masters one of the toughest spells of all and summons...
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Darling Jane,
Well here we are off again! Nettie wore him down and down until he decided it would be easier to go than to resist. He said it would not take long, but his itinerary says otherwise.
It has been lovely seeing you again, going over all the things we did with Mr Jones and John Christian in our lovely wood. It is hard to remember any other life.
I ran out of fuel before I got to your house and you found me and gave me some...
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In the low Middle Ages, in the middle of the winter, a defeated and wounded Viking warrior is found in the Asian frozen plains by a young Mongol maid. A romance starts in that difficult environment. The woman turns out to be a shaman of the Tengrist cult. In current times, a young man dressed in odd clothes wakes up near a big commercial city near the Silk Road connecting China and Europe. In his confused brain certain disturbing images of his past...
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Mrs Hudson must step into action once more.
It's summer in London, and things are quiet. But while Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson chafe at their inactivity, a train carrying a vital secret is entering a tunnel in an obscure region of the Balkans - never to be seen again.
The train is only the beginning. The missing message must be found and decoded, and a diplomat's wife must be rescued from the clutches of a pernicious blackmailer.
The nation...
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Mongol Empire volume 22
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English
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Take a break from conquests to explore Timur's fabled capital, Samarkand, located in present-day Uzbekistan. Already rich in history, the city was reborn under Timur, financed by booty and built by artisans captured during his campaigns. Investigate Timur's mausoleum and the effort of Soviet-era archaeologists to reconstruct his appearance, which some argue provoked an ancient curse.
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 I had been on three flights before boarding the bus to Erzurum: Paris—Istanbul, Istanbul—Ankara, and finally Ankara—Erzurum. I was comfortably strapped in my seat when I looked down and watched as the landscapes, cities, and villages raced by. I wanted to get out and walk.
#2 I set out from Istanbul on the first leg of this journey in April 1999. I was excited...
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Take a break from conquests to explore Timur's fabled capital, Samarkand, located in present-day Uzbekistan. Already rich in history, the city was reborn under Timur, financed by booty and built by artisans captured during his campaigns. Investigate Timur's mausoleum and the effort of Soviet-era archaeologists to reconstruct his appearance, which some argue provoked an ancient curse.
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Acclaimed journalist Bernard Ollivier continues his epic journey across Persia and Central Asia as he walks the length of the Great Silk Road.
Walking to Samarkand is journalist Bernard Ollivier's stunning account of the second part of his 7,200-mile walk from Istanbul, Turkey to Xi'an, China along the Silk Road--the longest and perhaps most mythical trade route of all time. Picking up where Out of Istanbul left off, Ollivier heads out of the Middle...
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In the seventh century the kingdom of Samarkand sent formal gifts of fancy yellow peaches, large as goose eggs and with a color like gold, to the Chinese court at Ch'ang-an. What kind of fruit these golden peaches really were cannot now be guessed, but they have the glamour of mystery, and they symbolize all the exotic things longed for, and unknown things hoped for, by the people of the T'ang empire. This book examines the exotics imported into China...
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The extraordinary Rosita Forbes explored the Libyan desert, sailed across the Red Sea, and trekked more than a thousand miles into remote Abyssinia. She wrote some thirty books about these and other journeys, as well as biographies, histories, novels, and memoirs. She was a widely published journalist and commentator on international affairs, a popular lecturer, and a documentary filmmaker. Her story deserves to be retold and her writing discovered...
16) World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World's Greatest Places: Samarkand, Crossroads of Central Asia
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Samarkand, among the oldest and greatest cities of Central Asia, contains a wealth of historical and cultural treasures. Trace the history of this fascinating icon of the Silk Road, and the Islamic transformation of the region. Take in the splendor of Samarkand's monuments, highlighting the glorious Bibi Khanum mosque, the Gur-i Emir tomb, and the spectacular madrassahs of the Registan.
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Français
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Extrait : "C'en est fait ! mon mari, M. de Ujfalvy, chargé par le ministre de l'instruction publique d'une mission en Russie et dans l'Asie centrale, quittera Paris le 10 août 1876. Je suis résolue à le suivre. Nous avons deux mois pour nous rendre à Saint-Pétersbourg ; il nous est permis de passer par Gratz, en Autriche, et d'y prendre congé de la famille de M. de Ujfalvy."
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Introduces Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, and describes how it is celebrated in different areas of the world, including Israel, Istanbul, Italy, Poland, and New York City. Includes glossary and recipes.
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Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
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1st U.S. ed.
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English
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A journey along the greatest land route on earth: out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran and into Kurdish Turkey, Colin Thubron covers some seven thousand miles in eight months. Making his way by local bus, truck, car, donkey cart and camel, he travels from the tomb of the Yellow Emperor to the ancient port of Antioch. The Silk Road is a huge network of arteries splitting and...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Art of faith is a visually sumptuous series exploring the architecture and art of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Each program is presented and narrated by the broadcaster John McCarthy, who visits many of the greatest and most significant religious buildings of the world. Art of faith: Islam includes the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, mosques in Kairouan and Cordoba, both the Haghia Sophia church and the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, the Taj Mahal at...
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