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The ancient Indian Sanskrit epic the Rāmāyana was composed some time between the first and fifth centuries BCE. As is the case with most ancient literature firmly rooted in the oral tradition, precise dating is problematic. Traditionally attributed to the sage Valmīki, and composed in rhyming couplets, it is one of the two great Indian epics (the other being the Mahābhārata); consequently it is known and revered not just throughout the Indian subcontinent but also in South-East Asian countries as well, indeed wherever Hindu culture became established.

The Rig Veda stands as one of the oldest surviving testaments to human thought—a luminous tapestry of hymns composed over three millennia ago in the fertile lands of ancient India. More than a sacred text, it is a record of revelation, ritual, and the riddle of existence, set to the rhythms of fire and sky.

Vodka Express takes readers on a visceral journey into the raw and fractured heart of Saint Petersburg—a city where faded imperial grandeur clashes violently with the brutal realities of its present, where the mean streets hold life cheaper than a bottle of vodka. Amidst this stark duality, Inspectors Dmitri Petrov and Manislov Illich forge an unlikely yet formidable partnership. Petrov, a master of subtle observation in a world quick to resort to force, must navigate this treacherous urban landscape like a deadly chess match. Alongside him stands his imposing partner, Manislov Illich, a ...

Beneath the sun-drenched opulence of Cairns' French consulate, where gossip bubbles like champagne and secrets swim deeper than the Great Coral Sea, a shocking tableau unfolds. Madame Monet, the captivating Honorary Consul, lies strangled in her silk-swathed bedroom, a pair of Givenchy stockings twisted around her elegant throat. Canberra dispatches their finest: Inspectors, Harry Chin a whirlwind of Savile Row tailoring and razor-sharp deductions, and at his side stands Ash Friday, an aboriginal tracker whose eyes can pierce through the darkest shadows lurking beneath. As they navigate the...

A rock star's world shatters when his drop-dead gorgeous girlfriend, Terri Richardson, vanishes without a trace. Desperate, he turns to Johnny Walker, a hard-living P.I. with a knack for uncovering secrets—and a thirst for justice. With the help of his girlfriend, homicide detective Sandy Jenkins, Johnny dives into Portland's gritty, neon-lit music scene, a world of backstage betrayals, bitter rivalries, and dangerous obsessions. But the closer Johnny gets to the truth, the more tangled the web of deceit becomes, and the more he realizes that anyone in the band could be guilty.

Los Búnkers Retomando lo que dejó Spam Sushi, esta escandalosa trama criminal sigue las aventuras de los Búnkeres, un travieso grupo de siete niños de diez años que han vuelto al negocio. Vender algas secas como marihuana a turistas en Waikiki es su negocio habitual, pero cuando en una escapada de robo de carteras aparece un kilo de metanfetamina cristal en lugar de dinero, sus vidas dan un giro divertido y peligroso. Vender algas como marihuana es fácil, pero ¿deshacerse de un kilo de hielo? Eso es otra historia, sobre todo cuando solo tienes diez años. Entra la Comadreja, un ...

Bajo la opulencia bañada por el sol del consulado francés de Cairns, donde los chismes burbujean como el champán y los secretos nadan más profundo que el Gran Mar de Coral, se desarrolla un cuadro impactante. Madame Monet, la cautivadora Cónsul Honoraria, yace estrangulada en su dormitorio envuelto en seda, con un par de medias de Givenchy enroscadas alrededor de su elegante cuello. Canberra despacha a sus mejores galas: los inspectores, Harry Chin, un torbellino de sastrería de Savile Row y deducciones agudas, y a su lado se encuentra Ash Friday, un rastreador aborigen cuyos ojos ...

History roared with the crack of a gunshot on April 4th, 1968. Locked away, a 16-year-old boy saw his chance and ran. Escaping a Nevada reformatory for possession of drugs. He jumped a freight train, oblivious to the echoes of gunfire changing the nation. One hitch on a desolate highway, a passing Mustang, and a stranger who becomes his lifeline... and his curse. With promises of a new life. His flight from prison is transformed into a twisted journey fueled by lies and manipulation as the young man is lured across the border into Mexico, then back to Los Angeles. His destination: the ...

Rock & Roll Detective: A Case Gone Platinum (Johnny Walker Novel 2) Ex-homicide inspector Johnny Walker thought he’d left the brutality behind when he retired from the Portland Police. Now a private investigator, Johnny gets pulled back into the dark underbelly of the city when a famous hip-hop artist hires him to find his missing stepbrother. The case takes a sinister turn when the stepbrother is found dead, and all fingers point to the rapper. The stepbrother, it turns out, wasn't just lost--he was holding onto a fortune in stolen cocaine. Framed for murder, Johnny is thrust back into ...

In this latest in the Too-Sweet Series, Too-Sweet after fleeing Belfast in Northern Ireland, along with Oki Daddy and Sista Idi Da-Da Amin head to Yokohama-Tokyo aboard a Yakuza fishing trawler. When they get there, Too-Sweet decides with Hiro Yamaguchi the Yakuza Oyabun, to open a nightclub featuring sumo matches with Sista Idi Da-Da dressed as a four-hundred-pound black sumo geisha with a platinum blonde geisha wig. The club becomes the hottest thing going and even Too-Sweet gets into the geisha swing of things. Both Too-Sweet and Sista Idi Da-Da wear custom made kimonos, and matching ...

Haunted by the ghosts of San Francisco's Summer of Love and the blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty he left behind, Clyde Thomas reenlists in the army and goes back to Vietnam as part of the 716th Military Police in Saigon. He arrives back a month before the Tet Offensive, hoping to clear the demons from his soul. But as the Tet Offensive explodes and Saigon crumbles into fiery chaos, he discovers a different kind of darkness—a war spiraling out of control, staining the soul of a nation. Drawn into Saigon's intoxicating underbelly, haunted by visions of Moonbeam and a new, forbidden love with...

Red Star: A Dmitri Petrov Crime Novel In the treacherous, shifting landscape of the Russian Federation's criminal underworld, rising star Viktor Vasilev is about to learn that some legends refuse to stay buried. One night, after leaving his exclusive nightclub, Vasilev is discovered unconscious in the parking lot—the victim of a brutal assault. While being transported to a hospital he keeps moaning the name of a famous Russian crime boss, Ded Hasan. What makes this truly intriguing to Chief Inspector Dmitri Petrov is that Ded Hasan, a notorious and revered crime boss, was assassinated ...

The year is 1967. The Summer of Love explodes in San Francisco, a siren song for dreamers and idealistic runaways. Haunted by his Vietnam War experiences, disillusioned Clyde Thomas returns home to Tennessee, only to find that his sister has vanished. Naturally his parents want him to go and find her. Clyde reluctantly ventures into Haight Ashbury's intoxicating swirl of psychedelic music, antiwar protests, and newfound freedoms. Amidst the flower children and civil unrest, Clyde's path collides with the mesmerizing Moonbeam. Their undeniable romance offers a lifeline in a world Clyde no ...

El Casa de Mono de Ralph Griffith es una autobiografía de su condena en el Centro Médico Federal (FMC) de Butner, en Carolina del Norte. Pasó los últimos siete años de su condena con Bernie Madoff, Jonathan Pollard, Nicky Scarfo, Carmine Persico y otros criminales conocidos. FMC Butner es una prisión de alta seguridad que alberga a reclusos con graves problemas médicos y de salud mental. La prisión también tiene una designación para criminales de alto perfil. Griffith describe la prisión como una "caso de mono gigante para criminales dementes". El Casa de Mono es un relato ...

El verdadero Bernie Madoff Ralph Griffith escribió un libro que nadie más podría haber escrito. Sara Stratso 9 de noviembre de 2020 No han faltado libros escritos sobre Bernie Madoff, pero el libro de Ralph Griffith se destaca por encima de todos los demás porque el autor y Madoff estuvieron encarcelados juntos durante siete años. Bernard Lawrence Madoff, una figura prominente de Wall Street, estaba cumpliendo condena en el Centro Médico Federal de Carolina del Norte en FCI Butner. Madoff, el ex presidente de NASDAQ (Asociación Nacional de Corredores de Cotizaciones Automatizadas de ...

Ralph Griffith's Monkey House is a memoir of his time served at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Butner in North Carolina. He spent the last seven years of his sentence with Bernie Madoff, Jonathan Pollard, Nicky Scarfo, Carmine Persico, and other well-known criminals. FMC Butner is a high-security prison that houses inmates with serious medical conditions and mental health issues. The prison also has a designation for high-profile criminals. Griffith describes the prison as a "giant Monkey House for the criminally insane." Monkey House is a fascinating and often humorous account of prison ...

In the damp embrace of a Portland night, a confession so vile spills from the shadows of the Grotto that Father Thomas flees the confessional. He asks another priest to take over, but fate, it seems, is a fickle deity. The wrong priest ends up with his throat slit, a victim of mistaken identity. Haunted by his own demons, Detective Johnny Walker takes the case. Battling the insatiable hunger of addiction, he delves into Portland's deceptive heart, unearthing a darkness festering beneath the surface. He’s called upon to navigate the labyrinth of a chilling child serial killer. As Walker ...

Este es el segundo de la serie de Clyde Thomas que tiene lugar en el sudeste asiático en el invierno y la primavera de 1967-1968. Clyde después de dejar Moonbeam en Haight Ashbury, vuelve a alistarse en el ejército y regresa a Vietnam como parte de la 716ª Policía Militar en Saigón. Regresa un mes antes de la Ofensiva Tet, con la esperanza de eliminar los demonios de su alma. Pero lentamente cae en un mundo más oscuro que el que había dejado. Una novela sorprendente y que invita a la reflexión y captura la política y la cruda realidad de la guerra, en un lugar que a nadie en ...

The Real Bernie Madoff Ralph Griffith wrote a book that no one else could have! Sara Stratso November 9, 2020 There has been no shortage of books written about Bernie Madoff, but Ralph Griffith’s book stands out above all the rest because the author and Madoff were incarcerated together for seven years. Bernard Lawrence Madoff, a prominent Wall Street figure, was serving time in North Carolina’s Federal Medical Center in FCI Butner. Madoff, the former chairman of NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Automated Quotations Dealers) had been sentenced for 150 years for an elaborate ...

Senator Barnes, pillar of Canberra's polished facade, found his final thrill at Sydney's hottest after-hours den, Lady Chatterley’s. While getting a lap dance the senator suddenly dropped dead. To make matters worse, the club manager just thought the senator had a heart attack and sent for an ambulance. It wasn’t until he was taken to ER that they realized that it was not natural causes. But by then, the private room that the senator had been using was sanitized leaving little in the way of forensic evidence. The motive? Tangled in a web of political intrigue and illicit desires; as ...