HOA Gold

HOA Gold
Author: Steven I. Dahl
Publisher: SDP Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2010-08-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0982446160

All that glitters isn't necessarily gold. For the young dentist Brighton Dunn and his wife Gina, that fact could become a mixed blessing. Trying to build his practice and their dream home in a virgin desert development, they and their new neighbors find that life sometimes can be more of a nightmare than a dream. Stalked by a reclusive female hermit and threatened by the greed of unknown intruders, the finding of precious metals beneath the desert floor of their gated community ultimately thrusts these Home Owner's Association members into the limelight of national interest. It is a melting pot of neighbors including: Rhonda Tucker, Hollywood's hottest rockabilly icon; Roy the explorer, friend and protector of everyone; Charley, the ambitious attorney--now torn between friends and firm; Three expatriate families and the master developer of Hidden Canyon, Dean Shutter. This eclectic group attempts to unite in the pursuit of riches beyond their wildest dreams, only to find much more excitement than they ever expected. Bound by the rules and regulations of the neighborhood H.O.A., the tightly-held secret of strange rare metals beneath their feet is too good of a secret to keep to themselves. Should they preserve the environment or live in regal splendor? Can they have the best of both, or will outsiders claim their share? Balancing potential wealth with respect for the beauty and sanctity of the desert pushes the Hidden Canyon residents to the edge of their mental and physical extremes.

Legends of the Promised Land

Legends of the Promised Land
Author: Xuân-Lan Nguyễn
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2015-03-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1631352377

Legends of the Promised Land is the passionate memoir recounting the forced immigration of a Vietnamese family to the U.S., following the Vietnam war and the rise of communism in their homeland. In her own words, traditional aphorism, and the voices of her children and husband, the matriarch of the family describes her family’s inspirational realization of the American dream, beginning with her lone arrival in the U.S. as a penniless boat person. Xuan-Lan Nguyen tells how for six generations her hard-working family amassed wealth that was all lost when the Vietnamese Communists arrived in Saigon in 1975. Her husband, a well-known lawyer in Vietnam and a seventeen-year prisoner of the Vietnamese Communists, eventually joined her, becoming a writer and orator now living with his family in America. She says proudly, “We have three daughters, now three doctors in the medical field in the U.S.”

Goddess on the Rise

Goddess on the Rise
Author: Philip Taylor
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2004-03-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0824844513

Since the early 1990s, the shrine of Ba Chua Xu, the Lady of the Realm, has become the most visited religious site in southern Vietnam, receiving more than a million visitors annually. Mother, benevolent creditor, healer, relationship advisor, business consultant, the Lady of the Realm is one of a group of goddesses whose shrines attract devotees from all corners of rural and urban society. Goddess on the Rise follows these pilgrims' pathways, taking readers on a journey through a cultural landscape of popular rites, beliefs, and exegesis into a world where female deities reign supreme. Philip Taylor's in-depth study of pilgrimage introduces readers to the practical expectations, passions, and controversies that surround the goddesses, bringing to life the effervescence, creativity, and flux of modern Vietnamese religion. He offers important insights into people's everyday experience of the profound economic, cultural, and social transformations underway in this socialist country.

Hobson-Jobson

Hobson-Jobson
Author: Sir Henry Yule
Publisher: London : J. Murray
Total Pages: 930
Release: 1886
Genre: English language
ISBN:

MONEY AND KNIFE PART 7

MONEY AND KNIFE PART 7
Author: Tram Doan
Publisher: TRAM DOAN
Total Pages: 540
Release:
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

MONEY AND KNIFE PART 7 Chapter 173: "Determination" by Can Nhuoc Jin Nhuoc is the disciple she single-handedly taught, only training in demonic power lasting up to three months, plus several times personally modeling and teaching the essence of Thap Tinh Tap's sword techniques, combined with actual combat training, creating excellent teaching results. At first glance, the use of Can Nhuoc's moves against Tap Tinh Tap has been extremely skillful, there is only one small problem, the way of switching between different moves is not coherent enough, sometimes it feels sense of stagnation. This is not a matter of practice, but requires a lot of real combat to hone. Of course, there is another move that Can Nhuoc has not yet discovered... the ultimate technique of Thap Tinh Tap: Breaking Dinh. The basic principles Lam Tuy An had long told Can Nhuoc, but the prerequisite was to have heavenly eyesight like Lam Tuy An, along with the ability to learn and imitate, strength and speed. These things, for ordinary people, are almost impossible to achieve. Lam Tuy An feels that it's okay, with Can Nhuoc's current ability, unless he encounters a first-class expert like Van Trung Nguyet, ordinary gangsters of the second or third class can comfortably fight.

This Is Not a Science Fiction Textbook

This Is Not a Science Fiction Textbook
Author: Mark Bould
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2024-08-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 191598310X

Science fiction as a vital bridge between technoscience and culture, an early warning system, a method for imagining differently. In the new millennium, science fiction has moved from the margins to the mainstream. At the same time, it has undergone massive transformations. No longer can it be derided as indigestible technobabble or escapist trash or a white man’s playground—not that it ever really was. Sf is rich and diverse, serious, and fun. A vital bridge between technoscience and culture, it is an early warning system, a method for imagining differently, and a way of experiencing our increasingly science-fictional world. It is the vernacular of the 21st century. This Is Not A Science Fiction Textbook brings together leading sf scholars, including some of the most exciting new critical voices, to introduce the genre for the general reader. Its first part outlines some key ideas used to think about sf, such as Estrangement, Extrapolation, and Alterity. Its second part maps some of the genre’s global history, from the Enlightenment and European colonialism to Indigenous and African Futurisms. Its third part surveys sf at the turn of the 2020s, organised by concepts, movements and new academic disciplines, from Afrofuturism and Animal Studies to Queer Theory and the Weird—and each chapter, whether it is on Climate Fiction or Neurodiversity, is accompanied by an introduction to a major contemporary novel and film.

MONEY AND KNIFE PART 9

MONEY AND KNIFE PART 9
Author: Tram Doan
Publisher: TRAM DOAN
Total Pages: 688
Release:
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

MONEY AND KNIFE PART 9 Chapter 233: :Divine nature, Hoa Nhat Duong Lam Tuy An saw signs of theft for the first time, to put it bluntly, she absolutely did not know where. There are all kinds of squares, rectangles, triangles, parallel quadrilaterals, wavy lines, junctions, hooks, circles, dots, stars, some drawing circles, some stars, some points, and combinations of different symbols, drawn in very modest places, such as the back door sill. If it weren't for Van Trung Nguyet's guidance, outsiders like them wouldn't have been able to detect it. Lam Tuy An really wanted to ask the meaning of these symbols, but when he saw Van Trung Nguyet trembling with pride and pride, she really didn't bother to open her mouth. Hoa Nhat Duong was probably going through the same intense psychological struggle as her. He glanced at Van Trung Nguyet, the small fan in his hand closed and pulled out continuously, the speed getting faster and faster, rattling, rattling. click, causing Tong district commander to break out in a cold sweat. "Cough, dare to ask Lord Van, what do these symbols and signs mean?" Tong district commander asked. Van Trung Nguyet gritted her teeth, lifted her cloak, squatted down, pointed to the points, lines, and circles under the threshold and said: "It's three o'clock in the morning, there's a lot of people, the back door is loosely guarded, there are no ferocious dogs in the house." ." Song district commander was extremely respectful: "It is indeed a professional term." Hoa Nhat Duong couldn't help but squatted down: "What does this point mean?" Van Trung Nguyet: "This house is the central target." "What about a short line with three horizontal points?" "Represents the time to come." "What about wavy lines?" Van Trung Nguyet was helpless: "Hoa Tu Lang, the proverb says it well, there is a cat's path, a mouse's path is a mouse's path, you should worry about eating the rice bowl of the military officer, don't be delusional about stealing the rice bowl. us thieves."

Hobson-Jobson

Hobson-Jobson
Author: Henry Yule
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 1150
Release: 2013-06-13
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0191645842

'A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive.' Hobson-Jobson is a unique work of maverick scholarship. Compiled in 1886 by two India enthusiasts, it documents the words and phrases that entered English from Arabic, Persian, Indian, and Chinese sources - and vice versa. Described by Salman Rushdie as 'the legendary dictionary of British India' it shows how words of Indian origin were absorbed into the English language and records not only the vocabulary but the culture of the Raj. Illustrative quotations from a wide range of travel texts, histories, memoirs, and novels create a canon of English writing about India. The definitions frequently slip into anecdote, reminiscence, and digression, and they offer intriguing insights into Victorian attitudes to India and its people and customs. With its delight in language, etymology, and puns, Hobson-Jobson has fascinated generations of writers from Rudyard Kipling to Tom Stoppard and Amitav Ghosh. This selected edition retains the range and idiosyncrasy of the original, and includes fascinating information on the glossary's creation and its significance for the English language. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.