this ain't livin' (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
copyright meloukhia I was feeling a bit under the weather today, perhaps due to the unexpected heat, so I thought I might re-read the Bartimaeus Trilogy. My plans were a bit foiled by the fact that I kept falling asleep, or feeling too unpleasant to actually open my eyes, let alone read an actual book, [...]
Guide Bulgaria (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
The Mayor of the Bulgaria city of Plovdiv Slavcho Atanasov and the Mayor of the Uzbek city of Samarkand signed Zoir Mirzayev signed Friday a sister city agreement. The ceremony took place in the residence of the Governor of the Samarkand district. Bulga...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
The Mayor of the Bulgaria city of Plovdiv Slavcho Atanasov and the Mayor of the Uzbek city of Samarkand signed Zoir Mirzayev signed Friday a sister city agreement. The ceremony took place in the residence of the Governor of the Samarkand district. Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov and the Uzbek...
Wallpaper.com (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Long-time Wallpaper* contributor and prolific German-born photographer Daniel Stier has travelled far and wide for us over the years, snapping up a storm from Madrid to Washington and Samarkand to Beirut. You might also remember his recent 10-page Waiting Rooms photo spread in the September fashion issue, W*114. See more of Daniel Stier's portraits But apart from…
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
Amin Maalouf is the celebrated author of novels such as Samarkand, Leo the African and The Rock of Tanios. They re-conjure Omar Khayyam in 11th-century Persia, the Christian Inquisition in North Africa, and the imperialist torsions of 19th-century Lebanon. Rather than sturdy historical narratives or perky metafictions, Maalouf's novels exemplify the elementary arts of invention.
SnitchSeeker.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
... before November 21st, with a reserve charge of £2, you will get Jonathan Stroud's The Amulet of Samarkand and Justin Somper's Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean for FREE when collecting Tales of Beedle the Bard . Other Borders will also hold events in Dublin, Ireland; Dundee, Scotland and Glasgow-Fort, Inverness, Scotland (day party only and a weekend event). The Borders in Fort Kinnaird, Scotland...
Scotsman.com Living - Books (Free subscription) | 10/25/2008
... Chinese. There was something of the Silk Road in her, of the caravans and spice markets of Samarkand. No one would have guessed that she was just an ordinary Japanese girl born in Manchuria."An eager participant in the militarists' cinematic project, Sato is entranced by Japan's supposed mission to uplift its backward Asian brothers: "We were living at the birth of a New Asia," he proclaims,...
Craig Murray (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
... scared that the Government would use this condition to try to explain away the events in Murder in Samarkand as a result of my condition. In fact the government did indeed try to do that, by contacting a number of news editors across the media to inform them helpfully that I had a history of mental illness. In fact it is true that my illness affected the events n Murder in , but only in...
