Tahir Shah, 1966 geboren und in England aufgewachsen, entstammt einer angesehenen afghanischen Familie und arbeitet als Schriftsteller, Dokumentarfilmer und Fotograf. Bei MALIK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC erschienen von ihm bereits »Der Zauberlehrling von Kalkutta« und »Im Haus des Kalifen«. Er lebt mit seiner Frau Rachana und seinen Kindern Ariane und Timur in Casablanca.
20 Ebooks oleh Tahir Shah
Tahir Shah: Scorpion Soup
Inspired by a book his grandfather wrote eighty years ago, master storyteller and author Tahir Shah set about creating SCORPION SOUP, an intense experience of interlinked and overlapping tales.Having …
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Tahir Shah: Trail of Feathers
Tahir Shah sets out to discover whether the Incas really did fly above the jungles of Peru. Even for a traveller used to surreal adventures, there are many strange encounters – gruesome but often …
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Tahir Shah: Sopa de escorpion
En la tradicion de Las mil y una noches, Sopa de escorpion es un tesoro de cuentos dentro de cuentos, donde cada uno se enlaza naturalmente con el siguiente, formando asi una cornucopia de valores y …
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Tahir Shah: Three Essays
This is a collection of three essays. CANNIBALISM: IT’S ONLY MEAT provides a sense of revelation at this last taboo. THE KUMBH MELA: GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH reflects on this massive Hindu pilgrimage. …
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Tahir Shah: Complete Collection of Travel Literature
This edition brings together Tahir Shah’s full collection of travel writing: from India to Africa to South America, join the author on his unusual adventures and expeditions around the world. Shah’s …
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€9.97
Tahir Shah: Casablanca Blues
Blaine Williams has been obsessed by Casablanca since childhood. Now, in the grip of a mid-life crisis, he goes to the one place that’s always provided hope – CASABLANCA. Descending down through …
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TAHIR SHAH: PARIS SYNDROME
On the morning of her fifth birthday, Miki Suzuki’s aged grandfather gave her an unusual gift – the fragment of a story. The tale told of a magical realm where all the women were beautiful, dressed …
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Tahir Shah: TIMBUCTOO
For centuries, Europe’s great explorers were sent out to find Timbuctoo – a city supposedly built from pure gold. Most of them never returned alive. At the height of the Timbuctoo Mania, 200 years …
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Tahir Shah: Hannibal Fogg and the Supreme Secret of Man
Hannibal Fogg & the Supreme Secret of Man Through a life cloaked in mystery, Edwardian polymath Hannibal G. Fogg pushed the boundaries of exploration, science and code-breaking – producing feats of …
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Tahir Shah: In Arabian Nights
Shortly after the 2005 London bombings, Tahir Shah was thrown into a Pakistani prison on suspicion of spying for Al-Qaeda. What sustained him during his terrifying, weeks-long ordeal were the stories …
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Tahir Shah: Caliph’s House
Look into the eyes of a jinn and you stare into the depths of your own soul…Writer and film-maker Tahir Shah – in his 30s, married, with two small children – was beginning to wilt under brash, …
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Tahir Shah: Beyond the Devil’s Teeth
Forty-five million years ago, the supercontinent of Gondwanaland split apart. This created what are now known as India, Africa and South America. The huge landmass was named after the Gond people of …
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Tahir Shah: In Search of King Solomon’s Mines
Taking his leads from a mixture of texts including The Septuagint, the earliest known form of the Bible, as well as using geological, geographical and folkloric sources, Tahir Shah sets out for …
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€12.51
Subhash Anand & Amit Rawal: Geotextiles
The monograph critically reviews most commonly used geotextile structures, their properties and performance characteristics. In general, both natural and synthetic fibres are used for the production …
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Tahir Shah: House of the Tiger King
When the Spanish Conquistadors swept through Peru in the sixteenth century, they were searching for great golden treasure. In 1572 they stormed the Inca stronghold of Vilcabamba, only to find the …
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Tahir Shah: Sorcerer’s Apprentice
India is a land of miracles, where godmen an d mystics mesmerise audiences with wondrous feats of magic. In great cities and remote villages alike, these mortal incarnations of the divine turn rods …
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Tahir Shah: Trail of Feathers
A shrunken head from Peru and a feather with traces of blood are the clues that launch Tahir Shah on his latest journey. Fascinated by the recurring theme of flight in Peruvian folklore, Shah sets …
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Halliburton Richard Halliburton: Flying Carpet
"I’ve just given myself an airplane and I want you to fly us to all the outlandish places in the world, Turkey, Persia, Paris and – Pasadena. We’re going to fly across deserts, over mountains, …
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