Lion in the Valley

Author: Elizabeth Peters
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061798371
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326

Book Description
The 1895-96 season promises to be an exceptional one for Amelia Peabody, her dashing Egyptologist husband Emerson, and their wild and precocious eight-year-old son Ramses. The much-coveted burial chamber of the Black Pyramid in Dahshoor is theirs for the digging. But there is a great evil in the wind that roils the hot sands sweeping through the bustling streets and marketplace of Cairo. The brazen moonlight abduction of Ramses—and an expedition subsequently cursed by misfortune and death—have alerted Amelia to the likly presence of her arch nemesis the Master Criminal, notorious looter of the living and the dead. But it is far more than ill-gotten riches that motivates the evil genius this time around. For now the most valuable and elusive prized of all is nearly in his grasp: the meddling lady archaeologist who has sworn to deliver him to justice . . . Amelia Peabody!

Lion of the Valley

Author: James Neal Primm
Publisher: Missouri History Museum
ISBN: 9781883982249
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 648

Book Description
After revising the original 1981 edition in 1990 and looking back to regret his enthusiastic reporting of what turned out to be temporary and peripheral trends, Primm has decided that current events are not safe water for historians. He has not, therefore extended the text to include the 1990s, but better technology has considerably improved the quality of the illustrations. Distributed in the US by U. of Missouri Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Help for Lion

Author: Michèle Dufresne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781584533924
Category : Guided reading
Languages : en
Pages : 20

Book Description
Lion is trapped in a big hole. Will Giraffe, Elephant, and Little Monkey help him out? This illustrated Readers' Theatre book will engage readers.

Lie Down with Lions

Author: Ken Follett
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451210468
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
"Vintage Follett . . . This is his most ambitious novel and it succeeds admirably." —USA Today Ellis, the American. Jean-Pierre, the Frenchman. They were two men on opposite sides of the Cold War, with a woman torn between them. Together, they formed a triangle of passion and deception, racing from terrorist bombs in Paris to the violence and intrigue of Afghanistan—to the moment of truth and deadly decision for all of them. . . .

A Hungry Lion

Author: Michèle Dufresne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781584533900
Category : Guided reading
Languages : en
Pages : 20

Book Description
Lion is hungry and has his eye on a baby hippo. Little Monkey makes sure Lion does not get the baby hippo in this colorfully illustrated Readers' Theatre book.

The Panjshir Valley 1980–86

Author: Mark Galeotti
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472844726
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 97

Book Description
An in-depth look at the struggle between the charismatic rebel commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, 'The Lion of Panjshir', and the Soviet forces who fought to control the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan. When the Soviets rolled into Afghanistan in 1979, they believed if they took the cities, the country would follow. They were wrong. The Red Army found itself in a bloody stalemate in the Afghan mountains, in the strategically vital Panjshir Valley, where they faced the most able and charismatic of the rebel commanders: Ahmad Shah Massoud, the 'Lion of Panjshir'. Time and again the Soviets and their Afghan counterparts sought to take control of the Panjshir, and time and again the rebels either rebuffed their clumsy attempts or ambushed and evaded them, only to retake the valley as soon as Moscow's attention was elsewhere. Over time, the rebels acquired new weapons and developed their own tactics – as did the Soviets. The Panjshir was not just a pivotal battlefield, it also shaped the subsequent Afghan civil wars that followed Soviet withdrawal, and the military thinking that is still informing the new Russian military. Featuring striking colour artwork battlescenes and detailed maps of the fighting, this is a compelling study of one of the hardest fought struggles of the Soviet War in Afghanistan.

In the Skin of a Lion

Author: Michael Ondaatje
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307776638
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
Bristling with intelligence and shimmering with romance, this novel tests the boundary between history and myth. Patrick Lewis arrives in Toronto in the 1920s and earns his living searching for a vanished millionaire and tunneling beneath Lake Ontario. In the course of his adventures, Patrick's life intersects with those of characters who reappear in Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning The English Patient. 256 pp.

The Lion and the Mouse

Author: Pioneer Valley Books
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781584533832
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 12

Book Description
Could a little mouse ever help a big lion?

Look Out for the Lion

Author: Michele Dufresne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781584538332
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16

Book Description

In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day

Author: Mark Batterson
Publisher: Multnomah
ISBN: 1601429290
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
Your greatest regret at the end of your life will be the lions you didn't chase. You will look back longingly on risks not taken, opportunities not seized, and dreams not pursued. Stop running away from what scares you most and start chasing the God-ordained opportunities that cross your path. In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day is inspired by one of the most obscure yet courageous acts recorded in Scripture, a blessed and audacious act that left no regrets: “Benaiah chased a lion down into a pit. Then, despite the snow and slippery ground, he caught the lion and killed it” (2 Samuel 23:20 -21). Unleash the lion chaser within! #InAPit “Mark has become one of the most important voices for a new generation. Anything he touches changes lives. Read this book and you’ll see what I mean.” — Craig Groeschel, pastor of Life.Church, author of Chazown and Dare to Drop the Pose “As a leader and teacher, Mark Batterson brings imagination, energy, and insight. I appreciate his willingness to take bold risks and go to extraordinary lengths to reach our culture with a message that is truly relevant.” — Ed Young, senior pastor, Fellowship Church “Don’t settle for a normal life. Conquer your fears, accept His anointing, jump into that pit, chase the lion, and watch God’s Kingdom come in amazing ways.” — Christine Caine, founder of Propel Women, author of Unashamed