The Strait Gate - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Strait Gate write by Daniel Jütte. This book was released on 2015-09-22. The Strait Gate available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Exploring a chapter in the cultural history of the West not yet probed, The Strait Gate demonstrates how doors, gates, and related technologies such as the key and the lock have shaped the way we perceive and navigate the domestic and urban spaces that surround us in our everyday lives. Jütte reveals how doors have served as sites of power, exclusion, and inclusion, as well as metaphors for salvation in the course of Western history. More than any other parts of the house, doors are objects onto which we project our ideas of, and anxieties about, security, privacy, and shelter. Drawing on a wide range of archival, literary, and visual sources, as well as on research literature across various disciplines and languages, this book pays particular attention to the history of the practices that have developed over the centuries in order to handle and control doors in everyday life.
The Strait
The Strait - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Strait write by Dom Stasi. This book was released on 2019-06-18. The Strait available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An electrifying debut crime thriller. “A page-turner for sure and darn hard to put down . . . Readers of mysteries will not be disappointed.”—Donald J. Porter, author of Flight Failure Pilot Jake Silver is haunted by a cruel irony—he secretly suspects that he’s the reason Swede Bergstrom, the hero who saved his life, has fallen on hard times. Upon learning that Swede has been killed during the commission of a crime, the guilt-driven Jake too-willingly agrees to follow Swede’s mysterious and beautiful sister, Christina, on a search to clear her brother’s name. Their odyssey takes them from the canyons of Manhattan to the heart of darkness itself, enlisting the help of colorful characters and dodging death every step of the way. But is the alluring Christina the loving sister she appears to be, or evil incarnate? The body of a woman discovered in Jake’s East Side apartment and her killer’s ritualistically brutal M.O. lead NYPD homicide cop Pat Garodnik to suspect the latter. Combining his efforts with those of Jake’s mother—a former DA with enemies on both sides of the law—the pair embark on an odyssey of their own, going to any lengths necessary, legal or otherwise, to find the truth and save Jake before his time runs out. Literary and atmospheric, Dom Stasi’s debut thriller will have you turning pages late into the night with its high-flying action and intriguing mystery. As answers continue to be uncovered, the final pieces of the puzzle are as shocking as they are satisfying
Strait of Hormuz (A Marc Royce Thriller Book #3)
Strait of Hormuz (A Marc Royce Thriller Book #3) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Strait of Hormuz (A Marc Royce Thriller Book #3) write by Davis Bunn. This book was released on 2013-11-05. Strait of Hormuz (A Marc Royce Thriller Book #3) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Praise for the Marc Royce Adventures "A precise and intricate tale of cross-cultural friendship and loyalty."--Publishers Weekly on Lion of Babylon "Thorough characterizations, a fast pace, and attention to detail make this a sure bet."--Library Journal on Rare Earth "They're out there. The danger is real... and inbound." --Marc Royce An under-the-radar phone call from the U.S. State Department puts Marc Royce once again on assignment--ferreting out rumors of a clandestine operation stretching from Asia to the Mideast. At stake is Iran's threat to blockade the narrow Strait of Hormuz, cutting off vital shipping routes and escalating global tensions beyond the breaking point. Under the guise of investigating money laundering via high-end art purchases in Europe, Royce finds himself in Switzerland with only sketchy information, no backup, and without a single weapon other than his wits. His appointment with a gallery owner in Geneva is a dead end--the man is on the floor with a bullet through his chest. But it turns out Royce does have backup. The Mossad has sent someone to keep an eye on this undercover op, which is of more than casual interest to the Israelis. And it's someone Royce knows... A small team gathers around Royce-- a single objective against multiple enemies.
The Strait of Gibraltar And the Mediterranean
The Strait of Gibraltar And the Mediterranean - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Strait of Gibraltar And the Mediterranean write by Scott C. Truver. This book was released on 1980. The Strait of Gibraltar And the Mediterranean available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Strait of Magellan
The Strait of Magellan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Strait of Magellan write by Michael A. Morris. This book was released on 1989-07-27. The Strait of Magellan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. After an introductory chapter concerning the definition of 'Straits used for international navigation', the author examines in detail the evolution of the question in the years prior to the convening of UNCLOS-III, during the preparatory works of the Sea-Bed Committee & throughout the Conference. The second part of the book studies the legal norms set up by the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea concerning the regime of transit passage for maritime & air navigation applicable in most of the straits used for international navigation & the regime of innocent passage residually applied in the other straits. In the final chapter, the author makes a critical appraisal of the new regimes of navigation & overflight in straits, exposes the implications of such regimes in Spain, analyzes the applicability of the Convention's regulations before their coming into force, & examines the practice followed in the last few years by the most important States which favoured or opposed the regime of transit passage. From his position as Deputy-Head of the Spanish Delegation to the Law of the Sea Conference, Ambassador de Yturriaga participated from the very beginning in the work of UNCLOS-III & was an active protagonist in the debates of the straits' question. The book offers a first hand testimony of the straits' negotiation, which will be extremely useful for scholars & students of the Law of the Sea.
