Coco’S Gambit

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Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1504951204
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (49 download)

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Book Synopsis Coco’S Gambit by : Peter T Treadway

Download or read book Coco’S Gambit written by Peter T Treadway and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder, sex, and money intersect in this Southeast Asian thriller as Coco executes a strategy to get back an embarrassing painting, avoid being murdered by her enemy, and become really rich in the process. Ian Blakely, aged fifty-nine, a Singapore-based American expat and billionaire hedge fund manager, buys a painting of a near-nude Chinese girl. The painting until then had not been available to the public, and Ian has no idea who the model is. Ten years after posing for the painting, the girl, Coco, aged thirty, a Brown Phi Beta Kappa, a former Wall Streeter, but also somewhat of a fashionista, is now the respectable wife of the much older former head of the Army of Myanmar. The paintings existence is a threat, and Coco wants it back. Coco starts by getting Ian to invest in a natural gas project in Myanmar that she is involved with. Once he is an investor, getting the painting back from Ian will be easyand pleasurable. But along the way Coco will have to confront family intrigue, attempts to poison her and survive a jungle gunfight with a Major from the Myanmar army. Along the way, her elderly husband dies from a stroke, and she initiates a torrid relationship with Ian. Ian, who thought investing in a gas project in Myanmar was risky enough, finds himself drawn into Cocos world of Myanmar intrigue and danger. To make matters worse, the American tax authorities are threatening him with rendition back to the United States.

Abbott's Gambit

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Publisher : ANU Press
ISBN 13 : 1925022099
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (25 download)

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Book Synopsis Abbott's Gambit by : Carol Johnson

Download or read book Abbott's Gambit written by Carol Johnson and published by ANU Press. This book was released on 2015-01-21 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a truly comprehensive analysis of the 2013 federal election in Australia, which brought the conservative Abbott government to power, consigned the fractious Labor Party to the Opposition benches and ended the ‘hung parliament’ experiment of 2010–13 in which the Greens and three independents lent their support to form a minority Labor government. It charts the dynamics of this significant election and the twists and turns of the campaign itself against a backdrop of a very tumultuous period in Australian politics. Like the earlier federal election of 2010, the election of 2013 was an exercise in bipolar adversarial politics and was bitterly fought by the main protagonists. It was also characterised (again) by leadership changes on Labor’s side as well as the entry of new political parties anxious to deny the major parties a clear mandate. Moreover, the 2013 election continued the trend whereby an increasing proportion of the electorate has chosen not to vote for one of the main two political parties. While the 2013 election delivered a clear victory to the Coalition in the Lower House, it simultaneously produced a much more mixed outcome in the Senate, where the Greens managed to record their largest ever representation and a new party, the Palmer United Party, initially secured three Senate positions at its first attempt (together with the election of Clive Palmer to a Queensland seat in the House of Representatives). With minor and micro parties also winning Senate seats amounting to a total of 18 Senators on the cross-benches, the Abbott government’s ability to govern and pass legislation was placed in some doubt. The 2013 election result suggested that far from ending the preceding tumultuous period of Australian politics, it merely served to prolong this era indefinitely. The 2013 campaign was one of the longest on record, arguably commencing when the besieged Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the date for the election in late January 2013 – then over seven months away. This unconventional tactic overshadowed the election from that date onwards – providing a definite timeline for Labor infighting, influencing the largely negative tactics of the Opposition, and encouraging new parties to proliferate to contest the election. This volume traces these formative influences on the campaign dynamics and explains the electoral outcome that occurred (including the 2014 re-election for the Western Australian Senate seats ordered by the High Court). Abbott’s Gambit includes insightful contributions from academic experts, campaign directors and electoral watchers, political advisers and professional psephologists. Contributors utilise a wide range of sources and approaches, including the Australian Election Survey, to provide a detailed analysis of this important federal election.

Love All

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244242127
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (442 download)

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Book Synopsis Love All by : Roy Bettridge

Download or read book Love All written by Roy Bettridge and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Hendry is a telly addict. He takes his job very seriously and takes in all manner of programmes for the job. Yet his world is soon to change. A rerun of The Avengers TV series introduces Ben to the beautiful partners of John Steed. He cannot just love one. He must love them all...

The Queen's Gambit

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Publisher : Rosetta Books
ISBN 13 : 079534306X
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (953 download)

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Book Synopsis The Queen's Gambit by : Walter Tevis

Download or read book The Queen's Gambit written by Walter Tevis and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Netflix’s most watched limited series to date! The thrilling novel of one young woman’s journey through the worlds of chess and drug addiction.​ When eight-year-old Beth Harmon’s parents are killed in an automobile accident, she’s placed in an orphanage in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Plain and shy, Beth learns to play chess from the janitor in the basement and discovers she is a prodigy. Though penniless, she is desperate to learn more—and steals a chess magazine and enough money to enter a tournament. Beth also steals some of her foster mother’s tranquilizers to which she is becoming addicted. At thirteen, Beth wins the chess tournament. By the age of sixteen she is competing in the US Open Championship and, like Fast Eddie in The Hustler, she hates to lose. By eighteen she is the US champion—and Russia awaits . . . Fast-paced and elegantly written, The Queen’s Gambit is a thriller masquerading as a chess novel—one that’s sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. “The Queen’s Gambit is sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years—for the pure pleasure and skill of it.” —Michael Ondaatje, Man Booker Prize–winning author of The English Patient

Coco's Gambit

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ISBN 13 : 9781953904508
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (45 download)

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Book Synopsis Coco's Gambit by : Peter T Treadway

Download or read book Coco's Gambit written by Peter T Treadway and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-08 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This a tale of a super ambitious, super bright young woman, Coco, and Ian Blakely, a hedge fund manager who by chance becomes important in her life. Murder, sex and money intersect in this Southeast Asian thriller as Coco executes a strategy to get back an embarrassing painting, avoid being murdered by her enemy and make a ton of money. The novel takes place primarily in Myanmar (Burma) and Singapore. Along the way, as a bonus the reader picks up bits of local culture. Ian Blakely, age 59, a Singapore-based American expat and billionaire hedge fund manager, buys a painting of a near nude Chinese girl. The painting is called Bad Girl. The painting until then had not been available to the public and Ian has no idea who the model is. Ten years after posing for the painting, the girl, Coco age 30, is now the respectable wife of the elderly former head of the Army of Myanmar. The painting's existence is a threat and Coco wants it back. Coco starts by getting Ian to invest in a natural gas project in Myanmar that she is involved with. Once he was an investor, getting the painting back from Ian would be easy. A Brown Phi Beta Kappa and former Wall Streeter, Coco gets her painting back, outsmarts her opponents and eliminates her enemy, the adult daughter of her husband by his first marriage. There are a number of high drama moments in this novel. We can start with the life or death scene on the cover. In a pitch dark jungle gunfight Coco fires a Glock concealed in her Chanel bag. The target is a Major in Myanmar's army who is secretly working for her enemy, her husband's adult daughter. But there are other life and death moments. For example, Coco's assistant tries to poison her. Only the hunger of Coco's cat, who slurped up Coco's poisoned soup and fortuitously rolled over dead before Coco could eat it, saved Coco. Coco subsequently beats her assistant severely but resists her urge to kill her. And then towards the end of the novel Coco is testifying before a Myanmar parliamentary committee. She faces off against what turn out to be some fake monks who interrupt the meeting and threaten to douse the whole meeting room with gasoline. Which of course they will ignite. Coco gambles they are fake and approaches them with a lit cigarette lighter. They flee. But it's not all violence. The key sex scene is when Ian comes to visit Coco in her Singapore apartment. Ian by then knows Coco is the woman in Bad Girl. Coco opens her door attired as in the painting --practically nude but with some appropriate jewelry. She grabs Ian and holds a dagger up against his crotch. She then presents him with two scenarios as if she were still a Wall Street analyst. Scenario One is that he refuses to sell her the painting. In which case she will cut his balls off. Scenario Two is that he sell her the painting at cost and he could then fuck her brains out. Ian unsurprisingly chooses Scenario Two.

Chess Life-pictures

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Chess Life-pictures written by George Alcock MacDonnell and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Empty Smiles

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593109201
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (931 download)

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Book Synopsis Empty Smiles by : Katherine Arden

Download or read book Empty Smiles written by Katherine Arden and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Katherine Arden thrills once again in the finale to the critically acclaimed, bone-chilling quartet that began with Small Spaces. Now in paperback. It’s been three months since Ollie made a daring deal with the smiling man to save those she loved, and then vanished without a trace. The smiling man promised Coco, Brian and Phil, that they’d have a chance to save her, but as time goes by, they begin to worry that the smiling man has lied to them and Ollie is gone forever. But then a terrified and rambling boy who went missing at a nearby traveling carnival appears with a message for the trio from the mysterious man who took him: Play if you dare. Game on! The smiling man has finally made his move. Now it’s Coco, Brian, and Phil’s turn to make theirs. And they know just where to start. The traveling carnival is coming to Evansburg. Meanwhile, Ollie is trapped in the world behind the mist, learning the horrifying secrets of the smiling man's carnival, and trying everything to help her friends find her. Brian, Coco and Phil will risk everything to rescue Ollie—but they all soon realize this game is much more dangerous than the ones before. This time the smiling man is playing for keeps.

Dead Voices

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525515070
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Dead Voices written by Katherine Arden and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Katherine Arden returns with another creepy, spine-tingling adventure in the critically acclaimed Small Spaces Quartet. Now in paperback. Having survived sinister scarecrows and the malevolent smiling man in Small Spaces, newly minted best friends Ollie, Coco, and Brian are ready to spend a relaxing winter break skiing together with their parents at Mount Hemlock Resort. But when a snowstorm sets in, causing the power to flicker out and the cold to creep closer and closer, the three are forced to settle for hot chocolate and board games by the fire. Ollie, Coco, and Brian are determined to make the best of being snowed in, but odd things keep happening. Coco is convinced she has seen a ghost, and Ollie is having nightmares about frostbitten girls pleading for help. Then Mr. Voland, a mysterious ghost hunter, arrives in the midst of the storm to investigate the hauntings at Hemlock Lodge. Ollie, Coco, and Brian want to trust him, but Ollie's watch, which once saved them from the smiling man, has a new cautionary message: BEWARE. With Mr. Voland's help, Ollie, Coco, and Brian reach out to the dead voices at Mount Hemlock. Maybe the ghosts need their help--or maybe not all ghosts can or should be trusted. Dead Voices is a terrifying follow-up to Small Spaces with thrills and chills galore and the captive foreboding of a classic ghost story.

Small Spaces

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593857089
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (938 download)

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Download or read book Small Spaces written by Katherine Arden and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classic. Now in paperback. After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie who only finds solace in books discovers a chilling ghost story about a girl named Beth, the two brothers who loved her, and a peculiar deal made with "the smiling man"—a sinister specter who grants your most tightly held wish, but only for the ultimate price. Captivated by the tale, Ollie begins to wonder if the smiling man might be real when she stumbles upon the graves of the very people she's been reading about on a school trip to a nearby farm. Then, later, when her school bus breaks down on the ride home, the strange bus driver tells Ollie and her classmates: "Best get moving. At nightfall they'll come for the rest of you." Nightfall is, indeed, fast descending when Ollie's previously broken digital wristwatch begins a startling countdown and delivers a terrifying message: RUN. Only Ollie and two of her classmates heed these warnings. As the trio head out into the woods—bordered by a field of scarecrows that seem to be watching them—the bus driver has just one final piece of advice for Ollie and her friends: "Avoid large places. Keep to small." And with that, a deliciously creepy and hair-raising adventure begins.

Coco Chanel

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Publisher : Infobase Learning
ISBN 13 : 1438148267
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Book Synopsis Coco Chanel by : Dennis Abrams

Download or read book Coco Chanel written by Dennis Abrams and published by Infobase Learning. This book was released on 2013 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The very name Coco Chanel inspires thoughts of fashion and beauty, perfume and style, and a look of timeless elegance.

Dark Waters

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593109155
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book Dark Waters written by Katherine Arden and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Indie Bestseller! Filled with chills, New York Times bestselling author Katherine Arden’s latest installment in the creep-tastic Small Spaces Quartet is sure to haunt. Until next time. That was chilling promise made to Ollie, Coco and Brian after they outsmarted the smiling man at Mount Hemlock Resort. And as the trio knows, the smiling man always keeps his promises. So when the lights flicker on and off at Brian's family's inn and a boom sounds at the door, there's just one visitor it could be. Only, there's no one there, just a cryptic note left outside signed simply as —S. The smiling man loves his games and it seems a new one is afoot. But first, the three friends will have to survive a group trip to Lake Champlain where it's said Vermont's very own Loch Ness monster lives. When they’re left shipwrecked on an island haunted by a monster on both land and sea, Brian's survival instincts kick in and it's up to him to help everyone work together and find a way to escape. One thing is for sure, the smiling man is back and he wants a rematch. And this time Brian is ready to play.

Gambit

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Gambit written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The American Almanac, Year-book, Cyclopaedia and Atlas

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Total Pages : 1012 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The American Almanac, Year-book, Cyclopaedia and Atlas written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Coco, a Biography

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Total Pages : 144 pages
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Download or read book Coco, a Biography written by Dilys Powell and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gambit

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ISBN 13 : 9780553146462
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Gambit written by Rex Stout and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Nichan Smile

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Publisher : C.J. Merwild
ISBN 13 : 9782957453207
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book The Nichan Smile written by C J Merwild and published by C.J. Merwild. This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gods smiled upon their offsprings from the skies, loving, generous. But that was before. For the sky is now tainted, and the people deprived of their creators overnight have been orphans for nearly two centuries. Since that fateful day, the Corruption has reigned over the world. It defiled the clouds, covered the lands with a veil of darkness. The first conflicts arose in the east of the Coroman continent, some under the impulse of beliefs calling for blood and flames. As hatred continues to spread, the vanished Gods no longer answering any prayers, some fight for a peaceful life. In the midst of this madness, two children meet each other. One of them is human. The other is nichan. The boys are two opposite minds and fates, yet connected irrevocably. The days, then the passing years bring them together. But life reminds them of their differences and works to crush the remnants of their innocence. Between joys and sorrows, friendship and savagery, a smile is sometimes enough to change everything...

Coco, the Novel

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Publisher : Putnam Adult
ISBN 13 : 9780399135163
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)

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Book Synopsis Coco, the Novel by : Patricia B. Soliman

Download or read book Coco, the Novel written by Patricia B. Soliman and published by Putnam Adult. This book was released on 1990 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geromantiseerde biografie van de beroemde Franse mode-ontwerpster (1883-1971).