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Four Reigns

Author : Kukrit Pramoj
Publisher : Silkworm Books
ISBN 13 : 1628401966
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book Four Reigns written by Kukrit Pramoj and published by Silkworm Books. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translated by Tulachandra Four Reigns (Si Phaendin), M.R. Kukrit’s longest and best-known novel, is the rich and entertaining story of the life of Phloi and her family, both inside and outside palace walls. The story unfolds during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V) in the closing years of the 1800s, ending in the mid 1940s with the death of his grandson, King Ananda Mahidol (King Rama VIII). Over a span of four reigns, we see the lives of minor courtiers under the absolute monarchy and watch the huge social and political changes that Thailand experienced as it opened itself up to international contact. We follow the characters against the historical backdrops of the 1932 revolution, the new constitutional monarchy, the growing Japanese presence in Thailand, the outbreak of World War II, and the Allied bombing raids on Bangkok. Through the lives and relationships of Phloi and her husband and children, we experience modern Thai history in an itimate and personal way, garnering new insights into the sensiblities of an era. Four Reigns was originally written in 1953 as a newspaper serial in the Thai daily, Siam Rath, as were M.R. Kukrit’s other popular novels, including Phai Daeng (Red Bamboo; 1954), and Lai Chiwit(Many Lives; 1954). This is a new version of the original 1981 translation by Tulachandra.

Many Lives

Author : Kukrit Pramoj (M.R.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789747100679
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Many Lives written by Kukrit Pramoj (M.R.) and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "That night, the rain poured and wind howled, raindrops crashing like solid objects onto the ground and water. A passenger boat from Ban Phaen to Bangkok, packed with people, pressed on through the current amidst the rising clamor of the rain and storm. . . ." The boat capsizes in the torrent, and washed up on the shore the next morning are the sodden bodies of the many passengers who lost their lives. Thus begins M. R. Kukrit Pramoj's classic novel set in the Thailand of the early 1950s and first published in 1954. The life of each passenger who perished is retraced from birth, revealing a complex web of experiences and emotions. M. R. Kukrit Pramoj (1911Ð1995) wasa writer of renown, politician, prime minister, intellectual, journalist, and classical dancer. He wrote more than 20 books, including the historical novel Four Reigns.

Henri IV of France

Author : Vincent J. Pitts
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801890276
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Henri IV of France written by Vincent J. Pitts and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2009-01-05 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vincent J. Pitts chronicles the life and times of one of France’s most remarkable kings in the first English-language biography of Henri IV to be published in twenty-five years. An unwelcome heir to the throne, Henri ruled over a kingdom plagued by religious civil war and political and economic instability. By the end of his reign in 1610 he had pacified his warring country, restored its prosperity, and reclaimed France’s place as a leading power in Europe. Pitts draws upon the rich scholarship of recent decades to tell the captivating story of this pivotal French king. From boyhood, Henri was destined to be leader and protector of the Huguenot movement in France. He served as chief of the Calvinist party and fought for the Huguenot forces in the bloody Wars of Religion before an extraordinary sequence of dynastic mishaps left the Protestant warlord next in line for the French crown. Henri was forced to renounce his faith in support of his claim to the Catholic throne and to unite his deeply divided country. A master of political maneuvering, Henri restored order to a country in the throes of great religious, political, and economic upheaval. He was assassinated in 1610 by a Catholic zealot. Vincent Pitts expertly recounts this history and skillfully untangles its complex set of personalities and events. Pitts engages the vast amount of literature relating to the king himself as well as the large body of recent scholarship on France during this time. The result is a fascinating biography of a French king and a comprehensive history of sixteenth-century France.

In Four Reigns

Author : Emma Marshall
Publisher : London, Seeley
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.+/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book In Four Reigns written by Emma Marshall and published by London, Seeley. This book was released on 1887 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ryan Rule: A Reverse Harem/ Dark Mafia Romance. New York Ruthless Book 1

Author : Sadie Kincaid
Publisher : Red House Press
ISBN 13 : 9781838448394
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book Ryan Rule: A Reverse Harem/ Dark Mafia Romance. New York Ruthless Book 1 written by Sadie Kincaid and published by Red House Press. This book was released on 2021-11-04 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jessie Heaton is a fearless, flame-haired computer hacker. Independent and feisty, she's relied on no-one but herself since the age of sixteen. Working for the Russians, she is finally close to getting the one thing she wants most in life, when she's stopped in her tracks by the notorious Ryan brothers. The Ryans are Irish Mafia. They are unstoppable. No-one stands in their way. And nothing comes between a Ryan and his family. That is, until the hurricane that is Jessie, crashes into their lives. With a world full of secrets and a past that she can't outrun, will she be their salvation or their downfall? Ryan Rule is Book 1 in the New York Ruthless series. A Reverse Harem/ Dark Mafia Romance full of heat and suspense that will keep you turning the pages. Publishers Note: this book deals with mature themes.

The First Four Georges

Author : John Harold Plumb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780141390031
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The First Four Georges written by John Harold Plumb and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, the author has written a book whose value as pure history is no less than its interest as a study of four essentially ordinary people under extraordinary circumstances. He was the first to appreciate the complexity of George I, and he surveys the following three Georges with a similarly unjaundiced eye.

Four Princes

Author : John Julius Norwich
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802189466
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Four Princes written by John Julius Norwich and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Bad behavior makes for entertaining history” in this bold history of Europe, the Middle East, and the men who ruled them in the early sixteenth century (Kirkus Reviews). John Julius Norwich—“the very model of a popular historian”—is acclaimed for his distinctive ability to weave together a fascinating narrative through vivid detail, colorful anecdotes, and captivating characters. Here, he explores four leaders—Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, and Suleiman—who led their countries during the Renaissance (The Wall Street Journal). Francis I of France was the personification of the Renaissance, and a highly influential patron of the arts and education. Henry VIII, who was not expected to inherit the throne but embraced the role with gusto, broke with the Roman Catholic Church and appointed himself head of the Church of England. Charles V was the most powerful man of the time, and unanimously elected Holy Roman Emperor. And Suleiman the Magnificent—who stood apart as a Muslim—brought the Ottoman Empire to its apogee of political, military, and economic power. These men collectively shaped the culture, religion, and politics of their respective domains. With remarkable erudition, John Julius Norwich offers “an important history, masterfully written,” indelibly depicting four dynamic characters and how their incredible achievements—and obsessions with one another—changed Europe forever (The Washington Times).

Behind the Painting

Author : Siburapha
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1802065725
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Behind the Painting written by Siburapha and published by Random House. This book was released on 2024-10-10 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Thailand’s best-known and most highly regarded novels, portraying the romance of a young Thai man and a married older woman ‘In that tranquil and apparently very ordinary picture, I see everything unfolding. Every scene, every part, from the beginning to the final act’ Nopporn, a Thai student studying in Japan, is tasked with hosting a distinguished old family friend and his new wife, the beautiful, aristocratic Kirati. Despite their difference in age and status, and the social constraints of the day, Nopporn and Kirati are inexorably drawn to each other, and love starts to bloom. A stirring portrayal of youthful romantic obsession, and later attempts to come to terms with the frailty of passionate feelings, Behind the Painting also shows the constrained lives of many women of the time. First published in 1937, it is one of Thailand’s best-known and most beloved novels. Translated by David Smyth

Mai Pen Rai Means Never Mind

Author : Carol Hollinger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789748303352
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Mai Pen Rai Means Never Mind written by Carol Hollinger and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The First Four Georges

Author : John Harold Plumb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The First Four Georges written by John Harold Plumb and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Incarnations

Author : Susan Barker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501106783
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Incarnations written by Susan Barker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published in Great Britain in 2014 by Doubleday."

Reign & Ruin

Author : J. D. Evans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781951607012
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Reign & Ruin written by J. D. Evans and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic, adult fantasy romance set in a land of domes and spires, and magic. She wants to rule in her father's place, where no woman has ruled before. He wants to protect his people from war, but who would ever trust a man who wields the forbidden magic of death? They must stand together to align old enemies against a new one.

Sightseeing

Author : Rattawut Lapcharoensap
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 1555846734
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (558 download)

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Download or read book Sightseeing written by Rattawut Lapcharoensap and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The national bestseller by the award-winning Thai American author. “A brilliant collection . . . brimming with sharp-clawed survival lessons” (Los Angeles Times). Set in contemporary Thailand, these are generous, radiant tales of family bonds, youthful romance, generational conflicts, and cultural shiftings beneath the glossy surface of a warm, Edenic setting. Written with exceptional acuity, grace, and sophistication, the stories present a nation far removed from its exoticized stereotypes. In the prize-winning opening story “Farangs,” the son of a beachside motel owner commits the cardinal sin of falling for a pretty American tourist. In the novella, “Cockfighter,” a young girl witnesses her proud father’s valiant but foolhardy battle against a local delinquent whose family has a vicious stranglehold on the villagers. Through his vivid assemblage of parents and children, natives and transients, ardent lovers and sworn enemies, Lapcharoensap dares us to look with new eyes at the circumstances that shape our views and the prejudices that form our blind spots. Gorgeous and lush, painful and candid, Sightseeing is an extraordinary reading experience, one that powerfully reveals that when it comes to how we respond to pain, anger, hurt, and love, no place is too far from home. “Lapcharoensap is a commanding, animated tour guide, and a lot more than that—he can write with the bait and the hook of genuine talent . . . [He] has a gift for the detail that catches not only his Thai milieu but teenage life everywhere.” —Darin Strauss, The New York Times Book Review

The Years, Months, Days

Author : Yan Lianke
Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 0802188818
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book The Years, Months, Days written by Yan Lianke and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last decade, Yan Lianke has been continually heralded as one of the “best contemporary Chinese writers” (The Independent) and “one of the country’s fiercest satirists” (The Guardian). Among many awards and honors, he has been twice a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize and he was awarded the prestigious Franz Kafka Prize for his impressive body of work. Now, for the first time, his two most acclaimed novellas are being published in English. “Timeless” and “marvelous” (Asian Review of Books), Marrow is a haunting story of a widow who goes to extremes to provide a normal life for her four physically and mentally disabled children. When she finds out that bones “the closer from kin the better” can cure their illnesses and prevent future generations from the same fate, she feeds them a medicinal soup made from the bones of her dead husband. But after running out of bones, she resorts to a measure that only a mother can take. A luminous, moving fable, The Years, Months, Days—a bestselling classic in China and winner of the prestigious Lu Xun Literary Prize—tells of an elderly man who stays in his small village after a terrible drought forces everyone to leave. Unable to make the grueling march through the mountains, he becomes the lone inhabitant, along with a blind dog. Tending to a single ear of corn, and fending off the natural world from overtaking the village, every day is a victory over death. With touches of the fantastical, these two novellas—masterpieces of the form—reflect the universality of mankind’s will to live, live well, and live with purpose.

Five Dark Fates

Author : Kendare Blake
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062686194
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book Five Dark Fates written by Kendare Blake and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the final book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Three Dark Crowns series, an all-out war is brewing—one that will pit sister against sister and dead against undead. After the grim confrontation with Queen Katharine, the rebellion lies in tatters. Jules’s legion curse has been unbound, and it is up to Arsinoe to find a cure, even as the responsibility of stopping the ravaging mist lies heavy on her shoulders, and her shoulders alone. Mirabella has disappeared. Katharine’s reign remains intact—for now. When Mirabella arrives, seemingly under a banner of truce, Katharine begins to yearn for the closeness that Mirabella and Arsinoe share. But as the two circle each other, the dead queens hiss caution—Mirabella is not to be trusted. In this conclusion to the Three Dark Crowns series, three sisters will rise to fight as the secrets of Fennbirn’s history are laid bare. Allegiances will shift. Bonds will be tested. But the fate of the island lies in the hands of its queens. It always has.

He Will Reign Forever

Author : Michael Joseph Vlach
Publisher : Jpl Books
ISBN 13 : 9781942614258
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book He Will Reign Forever written by Michael Joseph Vlach and published by Jpl Books. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volumes is a study in the Christian doctrine of the kingdom of God. It is done from the Evangelical viewpoint and biblical texts, the history of the doctrine, and contemporary theology.

Bangkok Wakes to Rain

Author : Pitchaya Sudbanthad
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0525534768
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Bangkok Wakes to Rain written by Pitchaya Sudbanthad and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A house in the center of Bangkok becomes the point of confluence where lives are shaped by upheaval, memory, and the lure of home. Witness to two centuries' flux in one of the world's most restless cities, a house plays host to longings and losses past, present, and future. A nineteenth-century missionary doctor pines for the comforts of New England even as he finds the vibrant foreign chaos of Siam increasingly difficult to resist. A post-war society woman marries, mothers, and holds court, little suspecting the course of her future. A jazz pianist is summoned in the 1970s to conjure music that will pacify resident spirits, even as he's haunted by ghosts of his former life. Not long after, a young woman gives swimming lessons in the luxury condos that have eclipsed the old house, trying to outpace the long shadow of her political past. And in the post-submergence Bangkok of the future, a band of savvy teenagers guides tourists and former residents past waterlogged, ruined landmarks, selling them tissues to wipe their tears for places they themselves do not remember. Time collapses as these stories collide and converge, linked by blood, memory, yearning, chance, and the forces voraciously making and remaking the amphibian, ever-morphing city itself"--Provided by publisher.