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Liberia's Deadest Ends

By: Martina Nicolls

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Liberia's Deadest Ends is a novel based on fact. It is about trust and truth: what or whom to trust, and when. Truth in Liberia during the civil war had become distorted, embellished, abandoned, and abused out of bravado, fear, shame, or self-protection. No one seemed to know the difference between truth and rumor anymore. The novel is set in Liberia from 2004 to 2012, after the declaration of peace and the end of two protracted and bloody civil wars: December 1989-1997 and 1999-2003. The country is recovering economically and mentally through government stabilization and services; recording Truth and Reconciliation statements of human rights violations; and the criminal trial of former president, Charles Taylor. Jorja Himmermann, an international aid worker, monitors the resurgence of education programs, peace building, community development, child labor, and the protection of former child soldiers. As the country's past truths are revealed, Jorja seeks her own truths: of elusive pygmy hippos; the burns on her driver's body; the extradition of her British friend; and her relationship with an enigmatic Moroccan journalist. It reveals whom Jorja can really trust.

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Strategic Book Publishing

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1625162618

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Kashmir on a Knife-Edge

By: Martina Nicolls

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Kashmir on a Knife-Edge

By: Martina Nicolls

A Australian woman works in Kashmir in the post 9 11 era and finds herself in the middle of problems between Pakistan and India.

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1612046770

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9781612046778

Similar but Different in the Animal Kingdom

By: Martina Nicolls

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Similar but Different in the Animal Kingdom

By: Martina Nicolls

Similar but Different in the Animal Kingdom is an educational science book for children, youth, schools, libraries, and anyone interested in animals. Learn about the similarities and differences between twenty-five sets of animals: bees and wasps, frogs and toads, gophers and hamsters, falcons and hawks, herons and storks, ants and termites, donkeys and mules, and more. What are the similarities and differences between alligators and crocodiles? Which one has a U-shaped snout, and which one has a V-shaped snout? What are the similarities and differences between fleas and ticks? Which one is not an insect? Are wallabies just small kangaroos? Emus and ostriches are similar because they can’t fly, but they have different feet. Which one has two toes and which one has three? Salmon and tuna have different tails, whereas octopuses and squids have the same number of hearts. Butterflies and moths have different antennae. Which one has club-shaped antennae and which one has feathery antennae? Can cheetahs or leopards climb trees, and which one can’t roar? Do dolphins and porpoises have similar dorsal fins? Do foxes and wolves have more similarities or more differences? Similar but Different in the Animal Kingdom has the answers! This intriguing look at the animal kingdom provides “Fast Facts” with an instant list of the animals’ main similarities and differences, as well as their scientific classifications, descriptions, habitats, diets, breeding habits, and much more. There are interesting facts, fallacies, phrases, singular and plural animal words, collective nouns, and a glossary of scientific terms.

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Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency

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1681819414

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9781681819419

The Paris Residences of James Joyce

By: Martina Nicolls

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The Paris Residences of James Joyce

By: Martina Nicolls

This book presents a narrative and photographic journey of the hotels and apartments where James Joyce lived for twenty years in 1920s and 1930s Paris. In June 1920, at the age of 38, the Irish author sought a city where he could finish Ulysses—one of the finest literary works in history. He arrived in Paris on the recommendation of Ezra Pound on 8 July and stayed for 20 years. With Nora, fifteen-year-old Giorgio and thirteen-year-old Lucia, he moved in and out of 18 residences in five arrondissements in Paris. Which arrondissements did he prefer? Which residence was the first place with the luxury of a telephone? Who did he entertain, and where was he most productive and creative? This book is both a guide for the armchair wanderer and a roadmap for Joyce aficionados in Paris. It provides new insights into Joyce’s life in Paris, based around the changing locations, styles, and sizes of his residences, depending upon the fluctuations of his finances. This book is a rich collection of information about each residence with an historical account of the duration, cost, lifestyle, and cultural atmosphere amid the significance of the social times.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1527547671

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The Sudan Curse

By: Martina Nicolls

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The Sudan Curse

By: Martina Nicolls

The Sudanese say that they can find out how a story ends, but will never know where it began.----An explosion in Cairo propels professional aid worker, Jorja Himmermann, into a whirlwind of suspense when she shockingly discovers a mysterious ancient Egyptian ring in her purse. Who put it there? Is the person coming back for it? Is the ring a fortunate omen that will lead to true love, or is it cursed? Follow Jorja into remote and isolated regions of Sudan on her next assignment where her colleague, a Sudanese Lost Boy returning to his country after twenty years of exile, believes he is cursed. Is he the only one? Perhaps Jorja is, too - as she is exposed to disasters, disease and death. ----The Sudan Curse is an electrifying action-packed drama. It brings Sudan's and Jorja's hardships to vivid life providing an expose of idealism, inequality, conflict, despair, and the delusion of love amid the ruggedness of a country emerging from civil war. .

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Strategic Book Publishing

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1612046762

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Bardot's Comet

By: Martina Nicolls

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Bardot's Comet

By: Martina Nicolls

Synopsis: Bardot's Comet is a literary crime novel set in Australia in a period of intense social and scientific change: 1966-1969. Amid the rise of feminism and sexual liberation, the Vietnam War, the first man on the moon, the global debate on science versus religion, and the Murchison Comet, a father seeks to understand his daughter's brutal murder. Leonardo Bari changed his daughter's name to Prudence after her mother died, a month after her birth in 1924. This simple act haunts him as he questions its impact on her life. Does numerology form an integral part of the cosmic plan for one's life? Can changing a name alter one's destiny? Or is the Murchison Comet, which his daughter re-names "Bardot's Comet," the bringer of doom and death? Is destiny, Bardot's Comet, or Leonardo himself ultimately responsible for Prudence's shocking fate?

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Strategic Book Publishing

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1618975706

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The Komodo Verses

By: Martina Nicolls

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The Komodo Verses

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Truth in Liberia had become distorted and embellished during its civil wars, to the point that few knew the difference between myth and fact, truth and rumor, and war and peace. Liberia’s Deadest Ends is about trust and truth-telling. The stunning novel Liberia’s Deadest Ends is set between 2004 and 2012, after the end of two long and bloody civil wars. The country is recovering economically and through government stabilization, truth and reconciliation testimonials of human rights violations, and the trial of its former president, Charles Taylor. The truth is revealed – through the eyes of its people.

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The Shortness of Life

A Mongolian Lament

By: Martina Nicolls

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The Shortness of Life

A Mongolian Lament

By: Martina Nicolls

In the winter of 2010, Australian health expert Jorja Himmermann arrives in Ulaanbaatar to work with the Mongolian Ministry of Health providing grants to clinics and hospitals. Her new job is relentless, and the reputation of her boss is formidable. Her Mongolian colleagues include three efficient women, a diligent government team, and Mr. Irresponsible. In the longest, bleakest winter on record, a flu epidemic strikes. Hospitals are overcrowded, vaccine supplies are depleted, and healthcare workers are pushed to their limits. Crops, cattle, children, and the elderly are dying. Amid accusations of sabotage, corruption, and misappropriation, Jorja finds peace from her apartment window, watching Brik the unmoving mastiff and Bruce the graceful wrestler. Jorja finds advice in the prophecies of message cards and ancient Mongolian proverbs. Then the unthinkable happens, and the shortness of life affects them all. Based on true events, this novel offers a portrait of strength, solidarity, and resilience in the face of a devastating Mongolian winter.

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Archway Publishing

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148082108X

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9781480821088

The Komodo Verses

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Similar but Different in the Animal Kingdom

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Book's by Martina Nicolls

Liberia's Deadest Ends

Liberia's Deadest Ends

Kashmir on a Knife-Edge

Kashmir on a Knife-Edge

Similar but Different in the Animal Kingdom

Similar but Different in the Animal Kingdom

The Paris Residences of James Joyce

The Paris Residences of James Joyce

The Sudan Curse

The Sudan Curse

Bardot's Comet

Bardot's Comet

The Komodo Verses

The Komodo Verses

The Shortness of Life

The Shortness of Life

The Komodo Verses

The Komodo Verses

Similar but Different in the Animal Kingdom

Similar but Different in the Animal Kingdom

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