The Imam of Tawi-Tawi

The Imam of Tawi-Tawi
Author: Ian Hamilton
Publisher: House of Anansi
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2018-01-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1487002750

In the most explosive novel in the Ava Lee series to date, Ava partners with a CIA agent to investigate a college on a Philippine island that is suspected of training terrorists — what she discovers is brutal and shocking. Ava has spent two nights luxuriating in a hotel in Yunnan Province with the actress Pang Fai, with whom she has begun a secret relationship. She receives an urgent phone call from Chang Wang, the right hand to the billionaire Tommy Ordonez and one of Uncle’s oldest friends. Chang asks Ava to fly to Manila to meet with his friend, Senator Miguel Ramirez. Ramirez asks Ava to investigate a college in Tawi-Tawi, an island province in the Philippines, which he suspects is training terrorists. Ava’s investigation leads to a partnership with a CIA agent, and together they attempt to stop an international plot so horrific in size and that Ava’s judgement and morals are tested like never before.

The Imam of Tawi-Tawi

The Imam of Tawi-Tawi
Author: Ian Hamilton
Publisher: Spiderline
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2018-01-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781487002749

In this next installment of the addictive and award-winning Ava Lee series, Ava uncovers an international terrorism conspiracy rooted in a college in Tawi-Tawi.

The Ava Lee Series Bundle 4

The Ava Lee Series Bundle 4
Author: Ian Hamilton
Publisher: House of Anansi
Total Pages: 985
Release: 2019-12-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 148700835X

Exclusive bundle of books 10, 11, and 12 in the Ava Lee series: The Triad Years, plus a special preview of Fate, the first book in The Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung spin-off series. In The Imam of Tawi-Tawi, Ava is contracted by a senator in the Philippines to investigate a college on an island that he suspects is training terrorists. While working with a CIA agent, Ava’s judgement and morals are tested. In The Goddess of Yantai, Ava travels to Beijing for the premiere of her secret lover Pang Fai’s latest film. After the screening, a distraught Fai tells Ava that she is being blackmailed. Working alongside Fai, Ava delves deep into the world of the Chinese film industry in an attempt to liberate her lover from the grasp of the Syndicate. But can Ava save Fai from her memories? In The Mountain Master of Sha Tin, Ava goes to Shanghai with Pang Fai to visit her ailing friend Xu when a triad war breaks out in Hong Kong. Sammy Wing, an old enemy of Ava’s who has twice tried to kill her, has enlisted the aid of his nephew Carter to reclaim control of his old territory, Wanchai, from Xu’s men. As the violence mountss, Ava comes face-to-face with Sammy and Carter Wing. Who will pull the trigger first?

Blood Feud

Blood Feud
Author: Twain Gamble
Publisher: Twain Gamble
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2013-08-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0989904709

Extracted from Volume 14 of the Gamble family archives, Blood Feud recounts the harrowing trials and tribulations of the seven Gamble siblings as they are attacked by an unknown and merciless enemy. Flying into the Turks and Caicos Islands to visit Nolan, their mysterious older brother, Adam, Aleta, and Twain Gamble (the author) are assaulted by armed gunmen intent on blood. Meanwhile, halfway around the world, on a volunteer mission in the Philippines, Destiny Gamble is kidnapped by Islamist Terrorist. Certain that the two attacks are related, Nolan Gamble soon discovers that the connection lies in a secret from his past, a secret that should have stayed buried. Now, the desperate Gamble siblings must band together to protect each other and to save sister Destiny from becoming the latest casualty in a bitter and violent blood feud. Blood Feud is the first public release of material from the Gamble family archives. The archives contain the history of the over-achieving, notoriously wealthy Gamble family siblings as well as the unlikely union of their idiosyncratic, seventh-grade-dropout father and their Harvard-Radcliffe valedictorian, to-the-manor born mother.

The Red Pole of Macau

The Red Pole of Macau
Author: Ian Hamilton
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2013-12-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250032318

Forensic accountant Ava Lee attempts to rescue her half-brother and his business partner from a bad real estate deal in Macau that involves gangsters posing as developers.

Bridge Or Barrier

Bridge Or Barrier
Author: Gerrie Ter Haar
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2005
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004139435

Annotation This collection of essays focuses on religion and violence in the so-called Àbrahamic' religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. An additional chapter on Buddhism highlights the comprehensive vision of this religious tradition in the field of peace building. The book discusses the transformative role of religion in situations of violent conflict. It considers both the constructive and destructive sides of religious belief and particularly explores ways in which religion(s) may contribute to transforming conflict into peace.

Islam in an Era of Nation-States

Islam in an Era of Nation-States
Author: Robert W. Hefner
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1997-09-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 082486302X

The renewal of the Muslim faith, which has occurred not only in Asia but in other parts of the world, has prompted warnings of an imminent "clash of civilizations" between Islam and the West. Islam in an Era of Nation-States examines the history, politics, and meanings of this resurgence in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines and explores its implications for Southeast Asia, the larger Muslim world, and the West. This volume will be of interest to students of Islam, Southeast Asian history, and the anthropology of religion. In examining the politics and meanings of Islamic resurgence, it will also speak to political scientists, religious scholars, and others concerned with culture and politics in the late modern era.

The Divinity Protocol

The Divinity Protocol
Author: Berkeley Johnson
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2022-11-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1636615090

The Divinity Protocol By: Berkeley Johnson and Kristin Johnson The murder of Ben Samson’s daughter at the hands of jihadists provokes profound grief, propelling him to take extraordinary measures in the desperate hope of changing humanity’s future. Assembling teams of experts in disparate disciplines, Ben plans to build a better human race at any cost. Instead, the unintended consequences of his plan trigger a catastrophic sequence of events that re-shapes the very foundation of what makes us human… The Divinity Protocol is one wild ride with a unique glimpse into sciences that will surely impact all of us in our lifetimes. The potential of these technological concepts are mind blowing! -Dr. Georges Roussos, Physics, Futurist “It reads like a Dan Brown novel.” -Aimee Mosco, author While built on a rich and complex scientific framework, it is a very human story that reveals itself in the pages of The Divinity Protocol. The authors have created a tale compelling enough to appeal to any reader - including those not typically drawn to science fictions. -Mary Adam Thomas, author and editor The concepts presented and their potential impact on the near future of our technological evolution will stay with you long after you’ve read the final page. -Peter Levin, Partner-Andreessen Horowitz