Автор: Alford Jr Howard S. Название: Pot Smugglers: 5 East of the Light ISBN: 147019421X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781470194215 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2578.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Lucy, Max, Charlie and Joe aren't looking for new friends - they have too many of their own problems to worry about. But when the four of them, and Charlie's faithful dog, Sherlock, spot a phantom figure on Southwold beach one winter's night, they are thrown together to unravel a mystery that none of them expected.
The deeper they dig, the bigger the adventure becomes - motorboats and tracking devices, bedroom breakouts and daring sea rescues are all in a day's work for the After-School Detective Club. But when their investigations lead them into trouble with the police, there is only one thing left to do - they must go undercover for a final showdown with a ruthless gang of smugglers who will stop at nothing to get what they want.
Описание: This book tells the story of Armenian migration to North America in the late Ottoman period, and Istanbul`s efforts to prevent it.
Автор: Giusti Debby Название: Smugglers in Amish Country ISBN: 1335722955 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781335722959 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Цена: 1000.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
For nearly eighty years, a huge portion of coastal South Africa was closed off to the public. With many of its pits now deemed "overmined" and abandoned, American journalist Matthew Gavin Frank sets out across the infamous Diamond Coast to investigate an illicit trade that supplies a global market. Immediately, he became intrigued by the ingenious methods used in facilitating smuggling?particularly, the illegal act of sneaking carrier pigeons onto mine property, affixing diamonds to their feet, and sending them into the air.
Entering Die Sperrgebiet ("The Forbidden Zone") is like entering an eerie ghost town, but Frank is surprised by the number of people willing--even eager--to talk with him. Soon he meets Msizi, a young diamond digger, and his pigeon, Bartholomew, who helps him steal diamonds. It's a deadly game: pigeons are shot on sight by mine security, and Msizi knows of smugglers who have disappeared because of their crimes. For this, Msizi blames "Mr. Lester," an evil tall-tale figure of mythic proportions.
From the mining towns of Alexander Bay and Port Nolloth, through the "halfway" desert, to Kleinzee's shores littered with shipwrecks, Frank investigates a long overlooked story. Weaving interviews with local diamond miners who raise pigeons in secret with harrowing anecdotes from former heads of security, environmental managers, and vigilante pigeon hunters, Frank reveals how these feathered bandits became outlaws in every mining town.
Interwoven throughout this obsessive quest are epic legends in which pigeons and diamonds intersect, such as that of Krishna's famed diamond Koh-i-Noor, the Mountain of Light, and that of the Cherokee serpent Uktena. In these strange connections, where truth forever tangles with the lore of centuries past, Frank is able to contextualize the personal grief that sent him, with his wife Louisa in the passenger seat, on this enlightening journey across parched lands.
Blending elements of reportage, memoir, and incantation, Flight of the Diamond Smugglers is a rare and remarkable portrait of exploitation and greed in one of the most dangerous areas of coastal South Africa. With his sovereign prose and insatiable curiosity, Matthew Gavin Frank "reminds us that the world is a place of wonder if only we look" (Toby Muse).
Автор: West J. A. C., Lake Oliver Название: Pip of Pengersick - A Smuggler`s Tale ISBN: 0955315026 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780955315022 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1378.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Carlson Melody Название: Surf Smugglers: The Legacy of Sunset Cove ISBN: 1643587021 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781643587028 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 6371.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Giusti Debby Название: Smugglers in Amish Country ISBN: 1335736069 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781335736062 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Цена: 1792.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION Conjuring entrancing tales of Mexican American mystics and misfits, Marytza K. Rubio shatters the boundaries of reality with this fiercely imaginative debut.
Автор: Giusti Debby Название: Smugglers in Amish Country ISBN: 1335554874 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781335554871 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 826.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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