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Island of Demons

2009-08-01 Fiction
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Release : 2009-08-01
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Book Synopsis Island of Demons by : Nigel Barley

Download or read book Island of Demons written by Nigel Barley. This book was released on 2009-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many men dream of running away to a tropical island and living surrounded by beauty and exotic exuberance. Walter Spies did more than dream. He actually did it. In the 1920s and 30s, Walter Spies — ethnographer, choreographer, film maker, natural historian and painter — transformed the perception of Bali from that of a remote island to become the site for Western fantasies about Paradise and it underwent an influx of foreign visitors. The rich and famous flocked to Spies’ house in Ubud and his life and work forged a link between serious academics and the visionaries from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Charlie Chaplin, Noel Coward, Miguel Covarrubias, Vicki Baum, Barbara Hutton and many others sought to experience the vision Spies offered while Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, the foremost anthropologists of their day, attempted to capture the secret of this tantalizing and enigmatic culture. Island of Demons is a fascinating historical novel, mixing anthropology, the history of ideas and humour. It offers a unique insight into that complex and multi-hued world that was so soon to be swept away, exploring both its ideas and the larger than life characters that inhabited it.

Surviving Demon Island

2006-12-26 Fiction
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Release : 2006-12-26
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 52X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Surviving Demon Island by : Jaci Burton

Download or read book Surviving Demon Island written by Jaci Burton. This book was released on 2006-12-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What’s America’s top female action star doing on a tropical island shrouded in secrecy? To Gina Bliss, competing in a survival-type reality show is a nice change from fending off on-screen villains. Until she meets real-life action hero Derek Marks. A survival specialist in a tight black T and sexy stubble, he’s arousing every bad-boy fantasy she’s ever had . . . and testing her survival skills to the max. Martial arts, jungle warfare—Derek’s done it all. But his latest mission is more dangerous than a stick of dynamite. Try telling that to the sexy, adrenaline-pumped actress who’s got his libido racing off the charts. As the heat rises between them and real-life violence erupts, suddenly Derek and Gina are on the run . . . and when they uncover a secret so explosive it could blow the lid off their so-called reality show, these two unlikely heroes are about to discover what surviving’s really about. . . . From the Paperback edition.

Island Possessed

2012-05-16 History
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Release : 2012-05-16
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 841/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Island Possessed by : Katherine Dunham

Download or read book Island Possessed written by Katherine Dunham. This book was released on 2012-05-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as surely as Haiti is "possessed" by the gods and spirits of vaudun (voodoo), the island "possessed" Katherine Dunham when she first went there in 1936 to study dance and ritual. In this book, Dunham reveals how her anthropological research, her work in dance, and her fascination for the people and cults of Haiti worked their spell, catapulting her into experiences that she was often lucky to survive. Here Dunham tells how the island came to be possessed by the demons of voodoo and other cults imported from various parts of Africa, as well as by the deep class divisions, particularly between blacks and mulattos, and the political hatred still very much in evidence today. Full of the flare and suspense of immersion in a strange and enchanting culture, Island Possessed is also a pioneering work in the anthropology of dance and a fascinating document on Haitian politics and voodoo.

The Isle of Demons

2000-07 Fiction
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Release : 2000-07
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 503/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Isle of Demons by : Charles Goulet

Download or read book The Isle of Demons written by Charles Goulet. This book was released on 2000-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Isle of Demons is the true story of Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval who, in 1642, was marooned for two years on a deserted island off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada."--Back cover.

The Trouble with Demons

2009-04-28 Fiction
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Release : 2009-04-28
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 422/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Trouble with Demons by : Lisa Shearin

Download or read book The Trouble with Demons written by Lisa Shearin. This book was released on 2009-04-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For seeker Raine Benares, a demon infestation on the Isle of Mid couldn't come at a worse time. Already fighting the influence of the Saghred, a soul-stealing stone, Raine discovers she is also magically bonded to a dark mage and a white knight, two dangerous and powerful men on opposing sides. Turns out, the demons want the key to unlock the Saghred. As a seeker, Raine should be able to find it first. As the axis of light and dark powers, she's a magical cataclysm waiting to happen.

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