The Cambodian Book Of The Dead
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The Cambodian Book Of The Dead
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Author : Tom Vater
language : en
Publisher: Next Chapter
Release Date : 2022-02-24
The Cambodian Book Of The Dead written by Tom Vater and has been published by Next Chapter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-24 with Fiction categories.
Cambodia, 2001 - a country re-emerging from a half-century of war, genocide, famine and cultural collapse. German Detective Maier travels to Phnom Penh, the Asian kingdom's ramshackle capital, to find the heir to a Hamburg coffee empire. As soon as the private eye and former war reporter arrives in Cambodia, his search for the young coffee magnate leads into the darkest corners of the country's history. A beautiful, scarred woman with a mythical and frightening past, a Khmer Rouge general, an expat gangster, an old flame, a man-eating shark and a gang of teenage girl assassins lead the detective back in time, through the communist revolution and to the White Spider: a Nazi war criminal who hides amongst the detritus of another nation's collapse and reigns over an ancient Khmer temple deep in the jungles of Cambodia. Captured and imprisoned, Maier is forced into the worst job of his life. He is to write the biography of the White Spider - a tale of mass murder that reaches from the Cambodian Killing Fields back to Europe's concentration camps - or die. This book contains graphic sex and violence, and is not suitable for readers under the age of 18.
Tomorrow I M Dead
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Author : Bun Yom
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2015-04-28
Tomorrow I M Dead written by Bun Yom and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1975, US troops had withdrawn from Cambodia, leaving the people defenseless against Pol Pot’s army, the Khmer Rouge. As the army took over Cambodia, thousands of innocent people were ordered out of their homes. In April 1975, fourteen-year-old Bun Yom was forced at gunpoint, along with his family, to march toward the steaming jungle. After a soldier separated Yom from his family, he had no idea he would not see them again for nine years. In his account of his involuntary journey from a normal childhood to enslavement in conditions so inhumane it seemed only death could free him, Yom shares a compelling glimpse into his three years working in the Killing Fields, his terrifying escape, and his determination to rescue thousands of Cambodian people as a freedom fighter in the resistance movement. As Yom chronicles his experiences in Cambodia, two refugee camps, and finally in the United States as a penniless immigrant who spoke no English, he shines a light on his incredible resolve to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Tomorrow I’m Dead is the true story of a young Cambodian Freedom Army soldier who used wisdom, courage, and compassion to liberate slaves from the Khmer Rouge Killing Fields and perseverance to ultimately create a new beginning in America.
No Sell Dead
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Author : Author James Jennings
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-03-24
No Sell Dead written by Author James Jennings and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-24 with categories.
As the Khmer Rouge atrocities cast their long shadow over a Cambodian family, a well-meaning observer is drawn into a tragedy he is fatally ill-equipped to understand.
The Death And Life Of Dith Pran
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Author : Sydney H. Schanberg
language : en
Publisher: RosettaBooks
Release Date : 2013-11-15
The Death And Life Of Dith Pran written by Sydney H. Schanberg and has been published by RosettaBooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-15 with History categories.
The US journalist’s account of his colleague’s struggle to survive the Cambodian genocide—the basis for the Oscar–winning film The Killing Fields. On April 17, 1975, Khmer Rouge soldiers seized Phnom Penh—the capital of Cambodia—and began a brutal genocide that left millions dead. Dith Pran, a Cambodian working as an assistant to American reporter Sydney H. Schanberg, was a witness to these events. While his employer managed to escape across the border, Dith Pran fled into the Cambodian countryside—and into the heart of the massacre. The basis for the acclaimed movie The Killing Fields, this is the compelling account of the days before the fall of Phnom Penh. It’s the story of one man’s struggle for survival in a country that had become a death camp for millions of its citizens—and another man’s failed efforts to keep his friend and colleague safe. Written within a year of the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge, it is a work of both historical and literary significance. Sydney H. Schanberg contributed a moving new foreword to this first eBook edition.
Detective Maier Mysteries Collection
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Author : Tom Vater
language : en
Publisher: Next Chapter
Release Date : 2023-03-28
Detective Maier Mysteries Collection written by Tom Vater and has been published by Next Chapter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-28 with Fiction categories.
All three books in Tom Vater's 'Detective Maier Mysteries' series, now in one volume! The Cambodian Book Of The Dead: In this thrilling tale, German detective Maier searches for the heir to a coffee empire in the aftermath of Cambodia's war, famine, and genocide. As he delves into the country's dark past, he encounters a cast of intriguing characters, including a scarred woman with a frightening past, a Khmer Rouge general, an expat gangster, an old flame, and a gang of teenage girl assassins. His search leads him to the White Spider, a Nazi war criminal who reigns over an ancient Khmer temple and forces Maier to write his biography - a chilling tale of mass murder that spans from the Cambodian Killing Fields to Europe's concentration camps. The Man With The Golden Mind: In the second book of the Detective Maier Mysteries series, Maier investigates the death of Julia Rendel's father, an East German culture attaché killed in Laos in 1976. However, before he can start his investigation, his client is kidnapped. Following her trail to Vientiane, Maier discovers multiple parties searching for a legendary CIA file containing Cold War secrets and its author, codenamed Weltmeister. Racing against time, Maier delves into his own past to unravel the present, encountering sex, drugs, assassinations, and double-crosses along the way. The Man With The Golden Mind is a gripping thriller packed with action. The Monsoon Ghost Image: In this gripping thriller, Detective Maier investigates the disappearance of a renowned conflict photographer in Thailand, only to find him alive and in possession of a photograph that puts Maier's life in danger. With the CIA, a violent doctor, and a mysterious woman all vying for the photograph, Maier must navigate the dangerous streets of Bangkok and the wild jungles and party islands of southern Thailand to uncover some of the darkest truths of our time and save his life. Dirty pictures, secret wars, and human beasts abound in this action-packed novel.
Three Flames
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Author : Alan Lightman
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2020-09-15
Three Flames written by Alan Lightman and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-15 with Fiction categories.
“Lightman’s best book since Einstein’s Dreams . . . a piercing story of social dissolution in damaged Cambodia . . . an important story of global women’s rights.” —Annie Proulx The stories of one Cambodian family are intricately braided together in Alan Lightman’s first work of fiction in seven years. Three Flames portrays the struggles of a Cambodian farming family against the extreme patriarchal attitudes of their society and a cruel and dictatorial father, set in a rural community that is slowly being exposed to the modern world and its values. Ryna is a mother fighting against memories of her father’s death at the hands of the Khmer Rouge and her powerful desire for revenge. Daughter Nita is married off at sixteen to a wandering husband, while her sister Thida is sent to the city to work in the factories to settle their father’s gambling debt. Kamal, the only son, dreams of marrying the most beautiful girl in the village and escaping the life of a farmer. Yet it will be up to Sreypov, the youngest, to bravely challenge her father and strive for a better future. Three Flames is a vivid story of one family's yearning for freedom and of a young girl's courage to face down tradition. “Lyrical and poignant, Three Flames weaves the stories of three generations of a poor, Cambodian farming family as they struggle to survive and hold on to their humanity . . . Beautifully written and told with great compassion, Alan Lightman's novel gives readers a family that is rich in stories, history, and heart, proving in the end that love shines even in the midst of great darkness.” —Loung Ung, author of First They Killed My Father
The Man With The Golden Mind
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Author : Tom Vater
language : en
Publisher: Next Chapter
Release Date : 2022-02-23
The Man With The Golden Mind written by Tom Vater and has been published by Next Chapter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-23 with Fiction categories.
Detective Maier has a new case. This time it is a cold case: investigating the death of Julia Rendel's father, an East German culture attaché who was killed near a fabled CIA airbase in central Laos in 1976. But before the detective can set off, his client is kidnapped right out of his arms. Maier follows Julia's trail to the Laotian capital Vientiane, where he learns different parties, including his missing client, are searching for a legendary CIA file crammed with Cold War secrets. The real prize, however, is the file's author: someone codenamed Weltmeister, a former US and Vietnamese spy and assassin no one has seen for a quarter century. Racing against time, Maier needs to dig deep into the past - including his own - in order to make sense of the present. The second book in Tom Vater's Detective Maier Mysteries series, The Man With The Golden Mind is an action-packed thriller with plenty of sex, drugs, assassinations and double-crosses. This book contains graphic violence and is not suitable for readers under the age of 18.
Why Did They Kill
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Author : Alexander Laban Hinton
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2004-12-06
Why Did They Kill written by Alexander Laban Hinton and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-12-06 with Social Science categories.
Of all the horrors human beings perpetrate, genocide stands near the top of the list. Its toll is staggering: well over 100 million dead worldwide. Why Did They Kill? is one of the first anthropological attempts to analyze the origins of genocide. In it, Alexander Hinton focuses on the devastation that took place in Cambodia from April 1975 to January 1979 under the Khmer Rouge in order to explore why mass murder happens and what motivates perpetrators to kill. Basing his analysis on years of investigative work in Cambodia, Hinton finds parallels between the Khmer Rouge and the Nazi regimes. Policies in Cambodia resulted in the deaths of over 1.7 million of that country's 8 million inhabitants—almost a quarter of the population--who perished from starvation, overwork, illness, malnutrition, and execution. Hinton considers this violence in light of a number of dynamics, including the ways in which difference is manufactured, how identity and meaning are constructed, and how emotionally resonant forms of cultural knowledge are incorporated into genocidal ideologies.
Cambodia Noir
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Author : Nick Seeley
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2017-03-21
Cambodia Noir written by Nick Seeley and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-21 with Fiction categories.
"An arresting debut thriller set in contemporary Cambodia, about an American woman who disappears into the Phnom Penh underworld, and the photojournalist who tracks her through the clues left in her diary"--
The Edge Of Darkness
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Author : Tom Vater
language : en
Publisher: Next Chapter
Release Date : 2023-04-18
The Edge Of Darkness written by Tom Vater and has been published by Next Chapter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-18 with Fiction categories.
A collection of three thrillers by Tom Vater, now available in one volume! The Cambodian Book Of The Dead: German detective Maier travels to Cambodia in search of the heir to a Hamburg coffee empire, but his investigation takes him on a dark and dangerous journey through the country's troubled past. Along the way, Maier encounters a cast of characters, including a mysterious scarred woman with a frightening past, a Khmer Rouge general, an expat gangster, and a group of teenage girl assassins. As he delves deeper into the investigation, Maier is led to the White Spider, a Nazi war criminal who has taken refuge in an ancient Khmer temple deep in the Cambodian jungle. Captured and imprisoned by the White Spider, Maier must confront the horrors of the past and write the biography of a mass murderer, or face his own death. The Devil's Road To Kathmandu: In 1976, Dan, Fred, Tim, and Thierry embarked on a journey along the hippie trail from London to Kathmandu. But after a drug deal gone wrong, they barely escaped with their lives. Years later, the remaining three friends receive mysterious emails inviting them to Kathmandu to collect their share of the money. They reunite, but soon find themselves entangled in a web of kidnapping and murder, spanning across the Himalayas. With the help of Dan's backpacking son, a tattooed lady, and a Buddhist angel, the ageing hippies confront their past and try to solve a 25-year-old mystery. As they venture amongst the Himalayan peaks, they are led towards a climactic showdown with their dark and dangerous history. The Green Panthers: The Green Panthers are a multi-national underground army sponsored by private entities, whose mission is to hold corporate polluters accountable. During the attempted rescue of a snow leopard in Siberia, they stumble upon Project SILEO, a plot by millionaires to abandon a dying planet due to climate change and pollution. However, the Panthers soon realize that SILEO hides an even greater threat to humanity. As they race against time to stop the Slow King's apocalyptic ambitions, which span from Britain to Thailand and the private space station Stella Blue, riots and unrest take hold worldwide. In a future world where everything is for sale, The Green Panthers explores themes of systemic corruption, capitalism, space exploration, and climate change, as well as the courage and nature of friendship.