Author: Nick Aaron
Publisher: Another Imprint Publishers
Release Date: 2020-07-11
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Category : Fiction
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The Desiderata Stone

by Nick Aaron, The Desiderata Stone Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download The Desiderata Stone book, Daisy Hayes was a sculptress, and blind since birth. In 1964 a French priest came to visit her at the collective studio in north London where she worked. He was fascinated by the impaired artist and told her, “There’s this program at the Vatican Museums, where people like you get an opportunity to study archaeological artifacts by touch. Are you interested?” — “Of course, mon Père!” In AD 64 a blind masseuse working at the baths in Rome overheard some important men preparing to set fire to the city and seize power. When they found out that she knew too much, they had her arrested and tried to eliminate her. She decided she had to leave a message revealing the plot, and did everything she could to save her hide. So, as a Vatican intern 1900 years later, Daisy uncovered a mysterious message from antiquity: the Desiderata stone. “Without using any mixed metaphors, Nick Aaron pushes the envelope further than ever before, but still manages to land on his feet quite elegantly. Dizzying!” — The Weekly Banner This 78k novel is a stand-alone in the Blind Sleuth series: 1943: D for Daisy 1946: First Spring in Paris 1952: Honeymoon in Rio 1956: Cockett’s Last Cock-up 1964: The Desiderata Stone 1967: Blind Angel of Wrath 1984: The Nightlife of the Blind 1989: Daisy and Bernard 1992: The Desiderata Gold The Blind Sleuth Mysteries Daisy Hayes was born in London in 1922. Her father was a bank manager, hoping for a son, but he had to settle for a blind daughter. Now what do you do when your child is blind since birth and you have the means to do all that is necessary to help her? You hire a private tutor to stimulate her verbal development in the first years of her life, because you realize how vital language will become for her. Then you send her to an exclusive school where everything is done to develop the minds and resourcefulness of blind girls. There they teach them all these fancy techniques of spatial orientation and mind mapping. And before you know it, your darling daughter has developed an exceptional intellect that just seems to draw murder mysteries like a magnet… The Blind Sleuth Mysteries form a portrait of the twentieth century as witnessed by this remarkable blind woman. In volume one Daisy takes us along with her through World War II. The second book brings us to 1989, the year the Berlin wall came down. At the same time these novels form the life story of Daisy Hayes. “First Spring in Paris” and “Honeymoon in Rio”, for instance, take place in 1946 and 1952, and connect nicely to “D for Daisy”, that ends in 1950. “The Nightlife of the Blind”, on the other hand, takes place in 1984, five years before “Daisy and Bernard”. "Cockett's Last Cock-up", in the same way, brings back a memorable character from "D for Daisy", and takes place four years after "Honeymoon in Rio! Finally, "The Desiderata Stone" takes us back to ancient Rome, AD 64, as well as 20th century Rome, 1964. Fasten your seat-belts.

Author: Nick Aaron
Publisher:
Release Date: 2020-08-21
Book Size: 29.56 MB
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Pages : 306
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The Desiderata Gold

by Nick Aaron, The Desiderata Gold Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download The Desiderata Gold book, A Mystery Spanning Millennia - In 1992 Daisy Hayes had inherited Bottomleigh House and was struggling to keep it afloat financially. Then she got a letter from an archaeologist asking her to help make sense of a mysterious message that had just been dug up in Rome. Time to hook up again with Morag, her deaf friend from the 'project' in 1964, and to go back to the Eternal City. In AD 64, after Feli's death, Desiderata had scores to settle and a 'twin sister' to bury. Her new friends the Christians gave her sanctuary, but her relationship with them was a bit strained. Soon the 'Community' and their blind protégée had to part company. Eventually, assisted by her uncle Balbus, ex-centurion of the X Fretensis legion, she found a path out of her troubles, and helped him search for a stolen treasure. So, 1928 years later, Daisy went looking for a gold cache from antiquity, hoping to solve a new mystery, and even more to reconnect with Desi, her soulmate from ancient Rome. "Nick Aaron's unique formula is now well-known from 'The Desiderata Stone' two storylines mirror and enhance one another over a gap of almost two millennia." - The Weekly Banner This 86k novel is the second 'Millenia' mystery in the Blind Sleuth series. The Blind Sleuth Mysteries Daisy Hayes was born in London in 1922. Her father was a bank manager, hoping for a son, but he had to settle for a blind daughter. Now what do you do when your child is blind since birth and you have the means to do all that is necessary to help her? You hire a private tutor to stimulate her verbal development in the first years of her life, because you realize how vital language will become for her. Then you send her to an exclusive school where everything is done to develop the minds and resourcefulness of blind girls. There they teach them all these fancy techniques of spatial orientation and mind mapping. And before you know it, your darling daughter has developed an exceptional intellect that just seems to draw murder mysteries like a magnet... The Blind Sleuth Mysteries form a portrait of the twentieth century as witnessed by this remarkable blind woman. In volume one Daisy takes us along with her through World War II. The second book brings us to 1989, the year the Berlin wall came down. At the same time these novels form the life story of Daisy Hayes. "First Spring in Paris" and "Honeymoon in Rio", for instance, take place in 1946 and 1952, and connect nicely to "D for Daisy", that ends in 1950. "The Nightlife of the Blind", on the other hand, takes place in 1984, five years before "Daisy and Bernard". "Cockett's Last Cock-up", in the same way, brings back a memorable character from "D for Daisy", and takes place four years after "Honeymoon in Rio! Now "The Desiderata Stone" and its sequel "The Desiderata Gold" take us back to ancient Rome, AD 64, as well as to the 20th century Eternal City. Fasten your seat-belts.

Author: Nick Aaron
Publisher:
Release Date: 2021-02-17
Book Size: 23.25 MB
Book Format: PDF
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Languages : en
Pages : 574
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The Desiderata Quest

by Nick Aaron, The Desiderata Quest Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download The Desiderata Quest book, Almost 600 pages of pure reading pleasure in one hefty tome. Each of these three novels has a beginning, a middle, and an end, so you have to start all over again each time. That can't be helped, but at least the main protagonists stay the same, and in this edition Daisy and Desiderata's adventures are published side by side, which is an added convenience. We have Daisy Hayes, blind sleuth extraordinaire, born in 1922 and at the top of her game in 1964, when she encounters the name of Desiderata for the first time. And we have her doppelgänger in ancient Rome, born in AD 49 and struggling to reach out to someone, anyone, who will understand her, even if it should take two millennia to find that person. Over the ages, their interaction is based entirely on scholarship, archaeology and detection. No magic nor tricks, only hard work, imagination, and love. The Desiderata Stone. Daisy Hayes was a blind sculptress, invited to the Vatican Museums in 1964 to study archaeological artefacts by touch. In AD 64 a blind masseuse working at the baths in Rome overheard some important men plotting to set fire to the city and seize power. She decided to leave a message revealing the plot and did everything she could to save her hide. So, 1900 years later, Daisy uncovered a mysterious message from antiquity: the Desiderata stone. The Desiderata Gold. In 1992 Daisy Hayes was living in Bottomleigh House, when she got a letter from an archaeologist about a mysterious message that had just been dug up in Rome. Time to ask Morag, her deaf friend from the 'project' in 1964 to accompany her to the Eternal City once more. So, 28 years later, Daisy went looking for a gold cache from antiquity, hoping to solve a new mystery, and even more to reconnect with Desiderata, her soulmate from ancient Rome. The Desiderata Riddle. The quest for Desiderata, started in Rome in 1964, soon lead to the German town of Trier, where Daisy Hayes and bishop Contini teamed up again in the fall to continue their research. In AD 67 Desi's friends the Christians went through yet another period of persecution, and the blind young woman found it hard to decide on who's side she wanted to be and what she intended to do with her life. Would she find love? Did she become a Christian? Expanded Distribution. Support your local community: order this book in your favorite bookstore!

Author: Nick Aaron
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Release Date: 2020-12-24
Book Size: 33.88 MB
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Pages : 286
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The Desiderata Riddle

by Nick Aaron, The Desiderata Riddle Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download The Desiderata Riddle book, A Mystery Spanning Millennia - The last days that Daisy Hayes spent in Rome in 1964 were quite exciting. She and Father Contini went back to the crypt and made some disturbing discoveries. Not about Desiderata herself, but about the archaeologist who had investigated the place in the thirties. The quest now led them to the German town of Trier, where they teamed up again in the fall of that same year to continue their research.In AD 67 things were looking good for Desi and the Pomponius family in their beautiful domus: they lived like princes. But as her friends the Christians went through yet another period of persecution, the blind young woman found it hard to decide on who's side she wanted to be and what she intended to do with her life. Would she find love?So both she and Daisy ended up trying to grapple with the greatest riddle of all: "Who are you really, Desiderata?" And what's more, did she ever become a Christian? "Once again Nick Aaron delights in taking everything you think you know and turning it on its head. Then he makes you ask for more. Disturbingly addictive." - The Weekly Banner This 86k novel is the third 'Millenia' mystery in the Blind Sleuth series. The Blind Sleuth Mysteries Daisy Hayes was born in London in 1922. Her father was a bank manager, hoping for a son, but he had to settle for a blind daughter. Now what do you do when your child is blind since birth and you have the means to do all that is necessary to help her? You hire a private tutor to stimulate her verbal development in the first years of her life, because you realize how vital language will become for her. Then you send her to an exclusive school where everything is done to develop the minds and resourcefulness of blind girls. There they teach them all these fancy techniques of spatial orientation and mind mapping. And before you know it, your darling daughter has developed an exceptional intellect that just seems to draw murder mysteries like a magnet... The Blind Sleuth Mysteries form a portrait of the twentieth century as witnessed by this remarkable blind woman. In volume one Daisy takes us along with her through World War II. The second book brings us to 1989, the year the Berlin wall came down. At the same time these novels form the life story of Daisy Hayes. "First Spring in Paris" and "Honeymoon in Rio", for instance, take place in 1946 and 1952, and connect nicely to "D for Daisy", that ends in 1950. "The Nightlife of the Blind", on the other hand, takes place in 1984, five years before "Daisy and Bernard". "Cockett's Last Cock-up", in the same way, brings back a memorable character from "D for Daisy", and takes place four years after "Honeymoon in Rio! Now "The Desiderata Stone" and its sequels "The Desiderata Gold" and "The Desiderata Riddle" take us back to ancient Rome, AD 64, as well as to the 20th century Eternal City. Fasten your seat-belts.

Author: John Weale
Publisher:
Release Date: 1843
Book Size: 55.84 MB
Book Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Theory Practice And Architecture Of Bridges Of Stone Iron Timber And Wire

by John Weale, The Theory Practice And Architecture Of Bridges Of Stone Iron Timber And Wire Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download The Theory Practice And Architecture Of Bridges Of Stone Iron Timber And Wire book,

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Release Date: 1876
Book Size: 60.62 MB
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Category : Architecture
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British Architect

by , British Architect Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download British Architect book,

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Release Date: 1876
Book Size: 61.23 MB
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The British Architect

by , The British Architect Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download The British Architect book,

Author: Franklin Webster Smith
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Release Date: 1891
Book Size: 80.16 MB
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Category : Art museum architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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A Design And Prospectus For A National Gallery Of History And Art At Washington

by Franklin Webster Smith, A Design And Prospectus For A National Gallery Of History And Art At Washington Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download A Design And Prospectus For A National Gallery Of History And Art At Washington book,

Author: Russell Thacher Trall
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Release Date: 1874
Book Size: 60.69 MB
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Category : Digestion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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Digestion And Dyspepsia

by Russell Thacher Trall, Digestion And Dyspepsia Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download Digestion And Dyspepsia book,

Author: James Anthony Froude
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Release Date: 1846
Book Size: 31.71 MB
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Category : Authors
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Fraser S Magazine

by James Anthony Froude, Fraser S Magazine Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download Fraser S Magazine book, Contains the first printing of Sartor resartus, as well as other works by Thomas Carlyle.

Author: Max Ehrmann
Publisher: Crown
Release Date: 1996
Book Size: 49.15 MB
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Category : Poetry
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Pages : 64
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The Desiderata Of Faith

by Max Ehrmann, The Desiderata Of Faith Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download The Desiderata Of Faith book, A new collection of twenty-four poems by the author of Desiderata and The Desiderata of Happiness reflects on the important of role of religious faith in human life. 20,000 first printing.

Author: Institution of Municipal and County Engineers
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Release Date: 1877
Book Size: 24.62 MB
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Category : Municipal engineering
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Proceedings

by Institution of Municipal and County Engineers, Proceedings Books available in Docs, PDF, EPUB, Mobi, Textbook, Kindle Format. Download Proceedings book,