Fear. What are you frightened of? Lizards? Snakes? Wars? Stairs? What phobias do you have? Cynophobia? Mysophobia? Ophidiophobia? Can it rule your life? Poorni, a naïve south Indian Tamil Brahmin with no big worldly exposure is in a big dilemma. Her quiet life of a housewife is tossed around as the family decides to take a vacation to the States. Will she cope up?

Beyond Seven Seas and Thirteen Rivers is a serio-fiction based on a hundred years old true story and the fictional story of a Naxalite rebel of the seventies of last century. The true story is about a man who lived in the nineteenth century and rebelled against the restrictive life of the society at that time and used to dream about distant foreign lands and adventures, stimulated by stories from Ramayana and Mahabharata. He left home as a teenager and through many adventures in the lands unknown became a renowned soldier and officer in the Brazilian Republican Army. His sketchy biography was published in a Bengali book at the turn of the century, 1899-1900, but nothing is known about him afterwards except that he died in Brazil in 1905. Born in the same year as Rabindra Nath Thakur and two years before Swami Vivekananda he remained an icon and an enigma, the only heroic-romantic character at the dawn of Indian renaissance. The fictional Naxalite rebel of the seventies also had to leave the country after many adventurous escapes, true events in the life of many young men, and reached Brazil and came to know about his predecessor a hundred years back and started searching for him. That changed his life bringing forth many perennial issues of man and society.

UNAUTHORIZED DECODING ONE PIECE: BEYOND THE SEAS Welcome to "One Piece: Beyond The Seas", a book that will immerse you in the exciting world of the "One Piece" series like never before. Become a true explorer of the seas alongside Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hats, as you unravel the mysteries, adventures and legacies that have made this series a pop culture legend. Discover why "One Piece: Beyond the Seas" is a must-have addition to any "One Piece" fan's library. Top 5 Book Themes: 1. Deep Exploration 2. Unforgettable Characters 3. Epic Adventures 4. Mysteries and Theories 5. The Legacy of "One Piece CONTENT (30 CHAPTERS) Introduction PART I: INTRODUCTION TO "ONE PIECE" Origins Of "One Piece The World Of Pirates In "One Piece" The Protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy Recruiting The Straw Hat Crew PART II: THE JOURNEY OF THE STRAW HATS Grand Line: The Dangerous World The Seven Seas And Ocean Currents Facing The Seven Sea Warriors The Adventures On The Sky Islands Nico Robin's Past And The Emptiness Of The Century PART III: "ONE PIECE" MYSTERIES AND LEGACIES The Enigma Of Gol D. Roger The World Government And The Navy The Revolution And The Fall Of Ohara The Yonko: Emperors Of The Sea The Story Of The Devil's Fruit PART IV: THE CHARACTERS OF "ONE PIECE" Roronoa Zoro: The Loyal Swordsman Nami: The Navigator-Cartographer Usopp: The Legend Maker Sanji: The Gallant Cook Tony Tony Chopper: The Reindeer Doctor PART V: THE WORLD OF "ONE PIECE" The Cities And Islands Of The Grand Line The Races And Creatures Of "One Piece" The Shichibukai: Pirates Under The Government Rival Gangs And The Great Straw Hat Fleet. PART VI: THE EPIC BATTLES OF "ONE PIECE" Battles Against The Devil Fruits Luffy Vs. The Yonko: Titanic Duels The Marineford War: The Breaking Point The Powers Of Conquest And Haki Observation PART VII: THE FUTURE OF "ONE PIECE" The Last Leg Of The Great Route Theories And Speculation About The Ending The Legacy Of "One Piece" In Popular Culture PHRASES

"Ship Ahoy!" and "Bon Voyage!" Join the author as he takes you on a journey unlike any you may have imagined! See what the U.S. Navy's "boot camp" was really like! Feel the frustration and joy that comes with months of constant military training, or the fear that comes with wartime duties! Experience exotic ports of call as the author takes you to far corners of the planet -- locations that most Americans can only imagine! See the world through the eyes of a sailor or perhaps just trigger lost memories from events in your own naval history. Let Beyond Aberdeen: A Bluejacket Diary tell you how a farm boy from Idaho gave up the life he knew for the promise of service, travel, and adventure as an electronics technician in the United States Navy! Watch as maturity, responsibility, and the legacy of a small town upbringing all work together to turn a boy into a man!

Across the ocean, a magical adventure awaits in The City Beyond the Sea, the spellbinding, beautifully-illustrated sequel to Overall Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner and Blackwell's Children's Book of the Year, Greenwild: The World Behind the Door by Pari Thomson. 'Phenomenal . . . If you don’t believe in magic, you will after you’ve read Greenwild' - A. F. Steadman, author of the Skandar series 'A spectacular, sweeping fantasy filled with intrigue - secret cities, magic, and mystery . . . a book bursting with heart and courage' - Rashmi Sirdeshpande Daisy Thistledown is on a mission. She might have defeated a terrible enemy, but her journey to find her kidnapped mother is just beginning. After smuggling aboard a long-awaited expedition to the heart of the Amazon, Daisy and her friends soon find themselves in danger on the high seas, pursued across the waves by Grim Reapers. Their only hope: to find the legendary Iffenwild, a mysterious city hidden beyond the sea and lost to time. But a strange, wild magic is stirring beneath the waves. It will take all of Daisy’s courage and determination – and the trust of a new friend – if she is to discover the truth that haunts Iffenwild, and save the magical world before it’s too late. 'An eco-thriller every child should read' - The Telegraph on Greenwild: The World Behind the Door

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Aramaic language has continued to be spoken in various dialects down to modern times. Many of these dialects, however, are now endangered due to political events in the Middle East over the last hundred years. This work, in three volumes, presents a description of one such endangered neo-Aramaic dialect, that of the Assyrian Christian community of the Barwar region in northern Iraq. It is a unique record of the dialect based on interviews with the surviving older generation of the community. Volume one contains a detailed grammatical description of the dialect, including sections on phonology, morphology and syntax. Volume two contains an extensive glossary of the lexicon of the dialect with illustrations of various aspects of the material culture. Volume three contains transcriptions of numerous recorded texts, including folktales, ethnographic texts, songs, and proverbs.

"At a time when each Society had its own medium of propogation of its researches ... in the form of Transactions, Proceedings, Journals, etc., a need was strongly felt for bringing out a journal devoted exclusively to the study and advancement of Indian culture in all its aspects. [This] encouraged Jas Burgess to launch the 'Indian antiquary' in 1872. The scope ... was in his own words 'as wide as possible' incorporating manners and customs, arts, mythology, feasts, festivals and rites, antiquities and the history of India ... Another laudable aim was to present the readers abstracts of the most recent researches of scholars in India and the West ... 'Indian antiquary' also dealt with local legends, folklore, proverbs, etc. In short 'Indian antiquary' was ...entirely devoted to the study of MAN - the Indian - in all spheres ... " -- introduction to facsimile volumes, published 1985.