Letters from an Occult Student: An Occult Work, , Muscat Jane Oliphant

Автор: Honeyman, Gail
Название: Eleanor oliphant is completely fine
ISBN: 0008172145 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008172145
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Описание: * Winner of the Costa First Novel Award 2017 * Longlisted for the Women`s Prize for Fiction 2018 * No.1 Sunday Times bestseller * Soon to be a major motion picture produced by Reese Witherspoon `Funny, touching and unpredictable` Jojo Moyes

Автор: Margaret Oliphant
Название: Miss Marjoribanks
ISBN: 0140436308 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780140436303
Издательство: Random House
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Описание: Returning home to tend her widowed father Dr Marjoribanks, Lucilla soon launches herself into Carlingford society, aiming to raise the tone with her select Thursday evening parties. Optimistic, resourceful and blithely unimpeded by self-doubt, Lucilla is a superior being in every way, not least in relation to men.

Автор: Honeyman Gail
Название: Eleanor Oliphant Completely Fine Export
ISBN: 0008195935 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008195939
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Описание: The Sunday Times bestseller Soon to be a major motion picture produced by Reese Witherspoon `Funny, touching and unpredictable` Jojo Moyes Eleanor Oliphant has learned how to survive - but not how to live

Автор: Willem Floor
Название: Persian Gulf: Muscat City, Society & Trade
ISBN: 1933823763 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781933823768
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Описание: Muscat, the capital city of present day Oman, has had a long, and colorful history as a typical Indian Ocean port at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. International trade brought about a rich mix of various ethnic and religious groups including, besides Arabs, Africans, Baluchis, Mekranis, Sindis, Gujaratis, Persians and many others. At the turn of the twentieth century fourteen languages could be heard spoken in the city. As a result the people of Muscat tended to be more outward-looking, and tolerant of various cultures, than those of the hinterland. Nonetheless, the city remained a secondary port for most of its history. By 1750, due to anarchy in Iran and problems in Basra, Muscat became the most important Persian Gulf port, and very wealthy. This position was further enhanced by a strong Omani fleet built by the early Al Bu Sa`id rulers. By 1820, however, the Persian Gulf ports reasserted themselves and the Pax Britannica put an end to the use of Omani sea power, and Muscat started to decline. Sultan Sa`id II focused his energies on the development of Zanzibar on the African coast, but by 1868 revenues from Zanzibar and Bandar Abbas had all been lost. Furthermore, conflict between Muscat and the interior and the arrival of steam ships, which supplanted the smaller, local vessels, further sapped the citys strength, and its prosperity. By 1900, Muscat had become a sleepy steamer port with a considerably reduced population. In Muscat: City, Society, & Trade, Willem Floor marshals a wealth of historical documents and challenges some of the heretofore accepted wisdom about the city. Those interested in the socio-economic and medical history of the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf will find here a rich banquet of information.