Under the Sign of the Scorpion

Under the Sign of the Scorpion
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Total Pages : 380
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105029078164
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Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Under the Sign of the Scorpion by : Jüri Lina

The House of the Scorpion

The House of the Scorpion
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 414
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ISBN-10 : 9781471120381
ISBN-13 : 1471120384
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis The House of the Scorpion by : Nancy Farmer

Newberry Honour Award Winner & National Book Award Winner. Matt is six years old when he discovers that he is different from other children and other people. To most, Matt isn't considered a boy at all, but a beast, dirty and disgusting. But to El Patron, lord of a country called Opium, Matt is the guarantee of eternal life. El Patron loves Matt as he loves himself - for Matt is himself. They share the exact same DNA. As Matt struggles to understand his existence and what that existence truly means, he is threatened by a host of sinister and manipulating characters, from El Patron's power-hungry family to the brain-deadened eejits and mindless slaves that toil Opium's poppy fields. Surrounded by a dangerous army of bodyguards, escape is the only chance Matt has to survive. But even escape is no guarantee of freedom . . . because Matt is marked by his difference in ways that he doesn't even suspect. Praise for The House of Scorpions: 'It's a pleasure to read science fiction that's full of warm, strong characters... that doesn't rely on violence as the solution to complex problems of right and wrong. It's a pleasure to read.' Ursula K. LeGuin 'Fabulous' Diana Wynne Jones Also by Nancy Farmer: The Sea of Trolls Land of the Silver Apples The Islands of the Blessed The Lord of Opium

The Sign of the Scorpion

The Sign of the Scorpion
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Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 1945873140
ISBN-13 : 9781945873140
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis The Sign of the Scorpion by : Farah Zaman

A desert castle. An evil presence. A thirst for vengeance. Four teenagers are about to have a vacation they'll never forget. When Layla, her brother Adam, and their friends Zaid and Zahra, arrive at Dukhan Castle, they anticipate an exciting time exploring the mysteries of nature. They soon find themselves delving into mysteries of a different nature. A cloaked figure, spooky midnight screams, incense being burned in the eerie lookout tower, and startling secrets are just a few. The clues can only lead to one conclusion. Something sinister is simmering beneath the surface and it's just a matter of time before it breaks loose. A chance encounter with a gypsy woman begins a guessing game of intrigue, pitting the teenagers against a shadowy foe known as Al-Aqrab, the Scorpion. As danger draws closer to the castle, they must race against time to unmask the Scorpion and foil a demonic scheme of revenge. The Sign of the Scorpion is the thrilling second book in The Moon of Masarrah Series.

The Scorpion Rules

The Scorpion Rules
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9781481442718
ISBN-13 : 1481442716
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis The Scorpion Rules by : Erin Bow

The teenage princess of a future-world Canadian superpower, where royal children are held hostage to keep their countries from waging war, falls in love with an American prince who rebels against the brutal rules governing their existences.

Lord of Opium

Lord of Opium
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 395
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ISBN-10 : 9781471118302
ISBN-13 : 1471118304
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Lord of Opium by : Nancy Farmer

Matt has always been nothing but a clone - an exact replica, grown from a strip of old El Patron's skin. Now, age fourteen, Matt suddenly finds himself thrust into the position of ruling over his own country, Opium, on the one-time border between the US and Mexico, stretching from the ruins of San Diego to the ruins of Matamoros. But while Opium thrives, the rest of the world has been devastated by ecological disaster… and hidden somewhere in Opium is the cure. And that isn't all that's hidden within the depths of Opium. Matt is haunted by the ubiquitous army of eejits, zombie-like workers harnessed to the old El Patron's sinister system of drug growing... people stripped of the very qualities which once made them human. Matt wants to use his newfound power to help stop the suffering, but he can't even find a way to smuggle his childhood love Maria across the border and into Opium. Instead, his every move hits a roadblock - both from the traitors that surround him and from a voice within himself. For who is Matt really but the clone of an evil, murderous dictator?

The Silence and the Scorpion

The Silence and the Scorpion
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Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages : 642
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ISBN-10 : 9781458777768
ISBN-13 : 1458777766
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis The Silence and the Scorpion by : Brian A. Nelson

On April 11, 2002, nearly a million Venezuelans marched on the presidential palace to demand the resignation of President Hugo Chvez, Led by Pedro Carmona and Carlos Ortega, the opposition represented a cross-section of society furious with Chvez's economic policies, specifically his mishandling of the Venezuelan oil industry. But as the day progressed, the march turned violent, sparking a military revolt that led to the temporary ousting of Chvez. Over the ensuing, turbulent 72 hours, Venezuelans would confront the deep divisions within their society and ultimately decide the best course for their country - and its oil - in the new century. An exemplary piece of narrative journalism, The Silence and the Scorpion provides rich insight into the complexities of modern Venezuela.

Scorpion

Scorpion
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9781497677975
ISBN-13 : 1497677971
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Scorpion by : Andrew Kaplan

This supercharged thriller from master storyteller Andrew Kaplan introduces the Scorpion, the CIA’s top agent in the Middle East, and launches the bestselling espionage series Kelly Ormont sprints down the narrow streets of Paris. When a car pulls up and a man points a gun at her, life as she knows it is over. Within days, this beautiful congressman’s daughter will be in the Middle East, where some of the wealthiest men in the world will bid to make her their slave. Only the Scorpion can save her now. An American raised among the Bedouin, the Scorpion is the CIA’s top agent in the Arabian peninsula. To save Kelly, he slips into the sinister underworld of human trafficking, where the kidnapped girl’s trail leads him to a Saudi prince with fanatical global ambitions. When the Scorpion discovers a link between the prince and the Russians, Kelly will not be the only person who needs a savior.

The Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War

The Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 9780393239935
ISBN-13 : 0393239934
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis The Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery and the Coming of the Civil War by : James Oakes

Explores the Civil War and the anti-slavery movement, specifically highlighting the plan to help abolish slavery by surrounding the slave states with territories of freedom and discusses the possibility of what could have been a more peaceful alternative to the war.

The Flower and the Scorpion

The Flower and the Scorpion
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 380
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ISBN-10 : 9780822351511
ISBN-13 : 082235151X
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis The Flower and the Scorpion by : Pete Sigal

Sigal argues that sixteenth century Nahua sexuality cannot be fully understood only through colonial sensibilities and sources. He examines legal documents, clerical texts, pictorial manuscripts, images and glyphs of Nahua gods and goddesses and descriptions of fertility rituals and other historical accounts and stories to show the complexity of Nahua sexuality.

Scorpion Down

Scorpion Down
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Publisher : Basic Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0465051863
ISBN-13 : 9780465051861
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Scorpion Down by : Ed Offley

One Navy admiral called it “one of the greatest unsolved sea mysteries of our era.” The U.S. Navy officially describes it an inexplicable accident. For decades, the real story of the disaster eluded journalists, historians, and the family members of the lost crew. But a small handful of Navy and government officials knew the truth: The sinking of the U.S.S. Scorpion on May 22, 1968, was an act of war. In Scorpion Down, military reporter Ed Offley reveals that the true cause of the Scorpion’s sinking was buried by the U.S. government in an attempt to keep the Cold War from turning hot. For five months, the families of the Scorpion crew waited while the Navy searched feverishly for the missing submarine. For the first time, Offley reveals that entire search was cover-up, devised to conceal that fact that the Scorpion had been torpedoed by the Soviets. In this gripping and controversial book, Offley takes the reader inside the shadowy world of the Cold War military, where rival superpowers fought secret battles far below the surface of the sea.