Tag: Jewel

A Gentleman and a Thief The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue [Audiobook]


Free Download A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue
English | ASIN: B0CLML4XP9 | 2024 | 10 hours and 46 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 312 MB
Author: Dean Jobb
Narrator: Mike Chamberlain

Catch Me If You Can meets The Great Gatsby meets the hit Netflix series Lupin in this captivating true-crime caper about Arthur Barry, "the greatest jewel thief who ever lived" (Life Magazine), who charmed celebrities and millionaires, stole from Rockefellers and royalty, and pulled off the most audacious and lucrative heists of the Jazz Age. A skilled con artist and one of the most successful burglars in history, Arthur Barry was adept at slipping in and out of bedrooms undetected, even when his victims slept only inches away. He became a folk hero, a gentleman bandit touted in the press as the "Prince of Thieves" and an "Aristocrat of Crime." Think Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief. In a span of seven years, Barry stole pearls, diamonds, and other precious gems worth almost $60 million today. Among his many victims were a Rockefeller, an heiress to the Woolworth Department Store fortune, an oil magnate, Wall Street bigwigs, a top executive of automotive giant General Motors, and a famous polo player.

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The Jewel on the Mountaintop The European Southern Observatory through Fifty Years


Free Download The Jewel on the Mountaintop: The European Southern Observatory through Fifty Years by Claus Madsen
English | PDF | 2012 | 564 Pages | ISBN : 3527412034 | 104.11 MB
Authored by ESO senior advisor Claus Madsen, the present book comprises 576 action-packed pages of ESO history and dramatic stories about the people behind the organisation. This is the ultimate historical account about ESO and its telescopes in the southern hemisphere, but also about a truly remarkable European success story in research. Spanning the range from the first telescopes to the future platforms of the next generation, it shows how the improvement of the telescopes leads to a continuously changing view of the Universe. With 150 photos and illustrations. Produced especially for ESO’s 50th anniversary.

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The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel The Practice of Guru Yoga according to the Longchen Nyingthig Tradition


Free Download Dilgo Khyentse, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Padmakara Translation Group, "The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel: The Practice of Guru Yoga according to the Longchen Nyingthig Tradition"
English | 1999 | ISBN: 1570624526 | EPUB | pages: 120 | 0.1 mb
In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, devotion to one’s guru or spiritual master is considered to be of the utmost importance in spiritual practice. The instructions of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, based upon the teachings of the great eighteenth-century saint and visionary Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa, focus on the devotional practices of Guru Yoga, "Merging with the Mind of the Guru."

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A Gentleman and a Thief The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue


Free Download A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue by Dean Jobb
English | June 25th, 2024 | ISBN: 1643752839 | 448 pages | True EPUB | 59.33 MB
Acaptivating Jazz Age true-crime caper about "the greatest jewel thief who ever lived" (Life Magazine), Arthur Barry, who charmed everyone from Rockefellers to members of the royal family while simultaneously planning and executing the most audacious and lucrative heists of the 1920s.

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The Jewel on the Mountaintop The European Southern Observatory through Fifty Years (2024)


Free Download The Jewel on the Mountaintop: The European Southern Observatory through Fifty Years by Claus Madsen
English | PDF | 2012 | 564 Pages | ISBN : 3527412034 | 104.11 MB
Authored by ESO senior advisor Claus Madsen, the present book comprises 576 action-packed pages of ESO history and dramatic stories about the people behind the organisation. This is the ultimate historical account about ESO and its telescopes in the southern hemisphere, but also about a truly remarkable European success story in research. Spanning the range from the first telescopes to the future platforms of the next generation, it shows how the improvement of the telescopes leads to a continuously changing view of the Universe. With 150 photos and illustrations. Produced especially for ESO’s 50th anniversary.

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Jewel Box Stories


Free Download Jewel Box: Stories by E. Lily Yu
English | October 24, 2023 | ISBN: 1645660486 | True EPUB | 336 pages | 2.4 MB
"Each story here is a gem. A trove of fantastical treasures." -Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW

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The Jewel on the Mountaintop The European Southern Observatory through Fifty Years (2024)


Free Download The Jewel on the Mountaintop: The European Southern Observatory through Fifty Years by Claus Madsen
English | PDF | 2012 | 564 Pages | ISBN : 3527412034 | 104.11 MB
Authored by ESO senior advisor Claus Madsen, the present book comprises 576 action-packed pages of ESO history and dramatic stories about the people behind the organisation. This is the ultimate historical account about ESO and its telescopes in the southern hemisphere, but also about a truly remarkable European success story in research. Spanning the range from the first telescopes to the future platforms of the next generation, it shows how the improvement of the telescopes leads to a continuously changing view of the Universe. With 150 photos and illustrations. Produced especially for ESO’s 50th anniversary.

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