Author: Hammond Innes Publisher: ISBN: 9780786214846 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 452
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Geoffrey Bailey is a man in search of a new job -- and a new life. Then Strode & Company, City shipowners, make him a curious offer: Find Peter Strode, the family black sheep, and make sure he returns to the fold. Bailey's acceptance of this assignment plunges him into a world where the smiling face of the Maldive Islands masks unseen terrors. But the lethal dangers of the coral reefs and the remote islands pale in comparison with the civilized jungle of high financial warfare.
Author: Daniel Bosley Publisher: Pan Macmillan ISBN: 9389109825 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 419
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‘Rich and valuable’ ANJAN SUNDARAM ‘Honest ... written in sharp, rippling prose’ ANDREW FIDEL FERNANDO ‘A brave and timely effort’ JASON BURKE ‘Immersive and eye-opening’ HASSAN UGAIL ‘A moving, personal and heartfelt tale of the real Maldives: far deeper and more sinister waters than the azure lagoons of the resorts for which it is famed’ JJ ROBINSON In the autumn of 2011, the postman-turned-journalist Daniel Bosley embarked on an unexpected adventure which started as an internship in London’s Maldives High Commission – the diplomatic mission of the Indian Ocean tourism hotspot. Little did he know that he would soon set off on an odyssey through an imperilled island nation undergoing one of the most tumultuous periods in its history. Over the next seven years, Bosley worked as a journalist in the Maldives, reporting on its volatile political landscape and shattering the picture-perfect view of this supposed paradise. Taking us into a nation of a thousand isles, he reveals a shaded past of sultans, imperialists and Western explorers before a modern-day dictatorship was finally overturned by a democracy that immediately plunged into turmoil. While dissenters and intrepid reporters faced abduction, imprisonment, and even death, the climate crisis and Islamist zealots posed ever greater threats to the country’s vulnerable environment and its ancient culture. As the editor of the Maldives’ main English-language news website, Bosley witnessed some of these events first-hand, his personal distress assuaged only by the love and hope he would come to find – against all odds – within these isolated atoll communities. Richly observed and infused with empathy and essential humour, Descent into Paradise thoroughly alters our understanding of the Maldives, a place where magical waters and surreal skies hide unthinkable dangers even as the struggle for justice risks submersion.
Author: Steven Duff Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing ISBN: 1612040683 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 193
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Witnessing the Badger is a boating adventure story in the spirit of Arthur Ransome or The Hardy Boys novels that will appeal not only to young readers, but nostalgic adults as well. The story covers territory from Ontarios beautiful Georgian Bay to Lake Michigan, with all points in between, and culminates in a terrifying night-time encounter with the Russian Mafia. This classic good vs. evil story will appeal to anyone who has spent time around the water. And for those who have not been in this happy situation, the book invites you to try it. Youll like it. Author Steven Duff has spent a lifetime in and around boats. He maintains and sails a small fleet of classic boats and has "covered the waterfront" under sail on all the Great Lakes and to New York City. Following retirement from a career as a high-school music teacher, Mr. Duff has been active as a writer, with five books and nearly 100 magazine articles to his credit, covering such diverse topics as history, music, and transportation. As well, he is an enthusiastic artist; not surprisingly, his preference is for seascapes "with something interesting sailing past." The father of two adult daughters and grandfather to two young boaters, Steven Duff lives in Parry Sound, Ontario, with his wife Debra and a toy poodle named Bruno. http: //sbpra.com/StevenDuff
Author: Chris Hatherly Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 1408852950 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 451
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This is the true story of two twenty-year old Australians who travelled for fourteen months on recumbent bicycles from Russia, across Siberia and Mongolia, to Beijing. It is as much a story of perseverance, passion, and belief as it is about the people and remarkable landscapes of Siberia and Mongolia. Tim and Chris are not just fearless adventurers but philosophers on wheels, willing and able to open themselves up to everything from the voice of the Steppes to the Russian villagers and the nomads of the Gobi desert. From this they draw an often funny, moving and inspirational tale of living out a dream. Mixed into this journey is the story of their tumultuous relationship as two opposing wills battle it out in the midst of heat, snow and hunger.
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