Author: Michael Pearce
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780008259464
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this classic mystery from the award-winning Michael Pearce, a powerful politician is murdered in Cairo in the 1900s and the Mamur Zapt is called in to investigate. Cairo in the 1900s. As the long period of indirect British rule draws to an end, tensions mount. The attempted assassination of a politician raises the possibility of a terrorist outrage at the city's religious festival, the Return of the Holy Carpet from Mecca. When the Mamur Zapt, British head of Cairo's secret police, begins to investigate, he finds himself in a race against a deadly group of terrorists to protect the city from a catastrophic attack.
Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet
Author: Michael Pearce
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780008259464
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this classic mystery from the award-winning Michael Pearce, a powerful politician is murdered in Cairo in the 1900s and the Mamur Zapt is called in to investigate. Cairo in the 1900s. As the long period of indirect British rule draws to an end, tensions mount. The attempted assassination of a politician raises the possibility of a terrorist outrage at the city's religious festival, the Return of the Holy Carpet from Mecca. When the Mamur Zapt, British head of Cairo's secret police, begins to investigate, he finds himself in a race against a deadly group of terrorists to protect the city from a catastrophic attack.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780008259464
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this classic mystery from the award-winning Michael Pearce, a powerful politician is murdered in Cairo in the 1900s and the Mamur Zapt is called in to investigate. Cairo in the 1900s. As the long period of indirect British rule draws to an end, tensions mount. The attempted assassination of a politician raises the possibility of a terrorist outrage at the city's religious festival, the Return of the Holy Carpet from Mecca. When the Mamur Zapt, British head of Cairo's secret police, begins to investigate, he finds himself in a race against a deadly group of terrorists to protect the city from a catastrophic attack.
The Phoenix and the Carpet
Author: Edith Nesbit
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781853261558
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Five British children discover in their new carpet an egg, which hatches into a phoenix that takes them on a series of fantastic adventures around the world.
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781853261558
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Five British children discover in their new carpet an egg, which hatches into a phoenix that takes them on a series of fantastic adventures around the world.
The Magic Carpet and Other Tales
Author:
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9780878053278
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
For all readers a spectacular book combining the arts of illustration and narrative
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9780878053278
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
For all readers a spectacular book combining the arts of illustration and narrative
Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet (Mamur Zapt, Book 1)
Author: Michael Pearce
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0008257264
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
In this classic mystery from the award-winning Michael Pearce, a powerful politician is murdered in Cairo in the 1900s and the Mamur Zapt is called in to investigate.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0008257264
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
In this classic mystery from the award-winning Michael Pearce, a powerful politician is murdered in Cairo in the 1900s and the Mamur Zapt is called in to investigate.
Sawdust Carpets
Author: Amelia Lau Carling
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A Chinese girl learns about Holy Week customs in Guatemala. She and some other children make a sawdust carpet in the path of the religious procession.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A Chinese girl learns about Holy Week customs in Guatemala. She and some other children make a sawdust carpet in the path of the religious procession.
The Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet
Author: Michael Pearce
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780002321679
Category : Fiction in English, 1945- - Texts
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780002321679
Category : Fiction in English, 1945- - Texts
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The Roses in My Carpets
Author: Rukhsana Khan
Publisher: Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside
ISBN: 9781550050691
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When a young boy and his mother and sister come to a refugee camp to escape the war in Afghanistan, he finds some comfort in the beauty of the carpets he is learning to weave.
Publisher: Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside
ISBN: 9781550050691
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When a young boy and his mother and sister come to a refugee camp to escape the war in Afghanistan, he finds some comfort in the beauty of the carpets he is learning to weave.
The Red Carpet
Author: Lavanya Sankaran
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 0385338201
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A successful young entrepreneur is faced with a partner who refuses to honor an agreement to return to America, a traditional Indian mother circumvents her Western-educated daughter's aversion to marriage, and a neighborhood gossip is determined to discover what goes on behind the curtains of a hip couple across the street, in a debut collection of stories set in modern-day India. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 0385338201
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A successful young entrepreneur is faced with a partner who refuses to honor an agreement to return to America, a traditional Indian mother circumvents her Western-educated daughter's aversion to marriage, and a neighborhood gossip is determined to discover what goes on behind the curtains of a hip couple across the street, in a debut collection of stories set in modern-day India. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
Msomaji's Magic Carpet
Author: Tiffany Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578854809
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Msomaji is a little girl from the Southside of Chicago who wants to see the world. Her parents can't make travel a reality right now. So she pretends that her baby blanket is a magic carpet that takes her wherever she wants to go.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578854809
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Msomaji is a little girl from the Southside of Chicago who wants to see the world. Her parents can't make travel a reality right now. So she pretends that her baby blanket is a magic carpet that takes her wherever she wants to go.
Roll Out the Carpet
Author: John Antonik
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933202662
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Roll out the Carpet is the story of West Virginia University basketball. This comprehensive history chronicles over one hundred seasons of the game, from the early years of the Tri-State and Eastern Conferences, to the golden era of Hot Rod Hundley, Jerry West, and Rod Thorn, to the Mountaineer's most recent triumphs under coaches John Beilein and Bob Huggins. For Mountaineers, it's not just about winning a prize, trophy or title--it's about work ethic, pride, and loyalty that embodies the spirit of the state. With unparalleled insider access, alumnus and longtime athletic department official John Antonik details the vibrant history of the players, coaches, and fans that created the finest moments of Mountaineer basketball. These pages overflow with accounts of nail-biting tension leading to buzzer-beating shots, thrilling game-saving moments, and rich, intimate details of the superstar players and coaches that built an institution of gold and blue. From the first game in 1904 against rival Pitt to West Virginia's glorious 2010 return to the 2010 Final Four tournament, Roll out the Carpet celebrates the tradition of Mountaineer basketball. With over five hundred never-before-published photographs and articles of memorabilia from the WVU athletic department, university archives, and personal collections, this book is a must-have for any West Virginia University basketball fan. It's a great day to be a Mountaineer!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933202662
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Roll out the Carpet is the story of West Virginia University basketball. This comprehensive history chronicles over one hundred seasons of the game, from the early years of the Tri-State and Eastern Conferences, to the golden era of Hot Rod Hundley, Jerry West, and Rod Thorn, to the Mountaineer's most recent triumphs under coaches John Beilein and Bob Huggins. For Mountaineers, it's not just about winning a prize, trophy or title--it's about work ethic, pride, and loyalty that embodies the spirit of the state. With unparalleled insider access, alumnus and longtime athletic department official John Antonik details the vibrant history of the players, coaches, and fans that created the finest moments of Mountaineer basketball. These pages overflow with accounts of nail-biting tension leading to buzzer-beating shots, thrilling game-saving moments, and rich, intimate details of the superstar players and coaches that built an institution of gold and blue. From the first game in 1904 against rival Pitt to West Virginia's glorious 2010 return to the 2010 Final Four tournament, Roll out the Carpet celebrates the tradition of Mountaineer basketball. With over five hundred never-before-published photographs and articles of memorabilia from the WVU athletic department, university archives, and personal collections, this book is a must-have for any West Virginia University basketball fan. It's a great day to be a Mountaineer!