38 Best Maldives Books of All Time
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When thirty-year-old English teacher Anna Emerson is offered a job tutoring T.J. Callahan at his family's summer rental in the Maldives, she accepts without hesitation; a working vacation on a tropical island trumps the library any day.
T.J. Callahan has no desire to leave town, not that anyone asked him. He's almost seventeen and if having cancer wasn't bad enough, now he has to spend his first summer in remission with his family—and a stack of overdue assignments—instead of his friends.
Anna and T.J. are en route to join T.J.'s family in the Maldives when the pilot of... more
T.J. Callahan has no desire to leave town, not that anyone asked him. He's almost seventeen and if having cancer wasn't bad enough, now he has to spend his first summer in remission with his family—and a stack of overdue assignments—instead of his friends.
Anna and T.J. are en route to join T.J.'s family in the Maldives when the pilot of... more
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The Maldives are mainly known as an equatorial tourist paradise to the south of India but some will know the archipelago risks drowning owing to global warming. Far less is known about the people, who have occupied these islands for millennia but whose deep indigenous culture is today under threat from a multitude of external forces.
This volume is a collection of 80 traditional short stories and legends selected from the large corpus of stories in the local oral tradition, and translated and illustrated by the author who is the foremost authority on the language and anthropology... more
This volume is a collection of 80 traditional short stories and legends selected from the large corpus of stories in the local oral tradition, and translated and illustrated by the author who is the foremost authority on the language and anthropology... more
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Just another day in paradise . . . every day. Back by popular demand, ISLANDS GALLERY is the gift of pure escape for your desktop, featuring hundreds of stunning photographs of tropical getaways. Each sun-soaked, Edenic retreat is alive with rugged beauty, white sand beaches, sparkling water, and blazing ocean sunsets to get lost in. Palm trees rustle in the breeze, and the glorious realization sets in: You are in a place that is truly apart. So, dig in your bare toes, kick back, and let the rest of the world fall away. Life doesn’t get much better than this. less
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The best field guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent is now even better. Thoroughly revised, with 73 new plates and many others updated or repainted, the second edition of Birds of India now features all maps and text opposite the plates for quicker and easier reference. Newly identified species have been added, the text has been extensively revised, and all the maps are new. Comprehensive and definitive, this is the indispensable guide for anyone birding in this part of the world.
The leading field guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent--now... more
The leading field guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent--now... more
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A promising blue-sky holiday drew celebrated detective, Devin Langhar, to the pristine beaches of Maldives.
The ultra-luxury Embassy Island resort with its exclusive over-water private villas, Michelin-star restaurant and a cosmopolitan guest list, fulfilled the conditions of excellent wine and fascinating company. But when millionaire, Jeffrey Dale, turns up dead, it becomes clear that all that glitters is not gold.
Surrounded by the Indian Ocean on all sides, and a killer in their midst, it is now in the hands of detective Devin Langhar to solve the Murder in Maldives. less
The ultra-luxury Embassy Island resort with its exclusive over-water private villas, Michelin-star restaurant and a cosmopolitan guest list, fulfilled the conditions of excellent wine and fascinating company. But when millionaire, Jeffrey Dale, turns up dead, it becomes clear that all that glitters is not gold.
Surrounded by the Indian Ocean on all sides, and a killer in their midst, it is now in the hands of detective Devin Langhar to solve the Murder in Maldives. less
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'The Island Kitchen has lifted my spirits and made me hungry and happy in equal measure' Nigella Lawson
This ravishing cookbook will take you on a journey around the Indian Ocean islands, to taste the flavours of the colourful markets of Mauritius, the aromatic spice gardens of the Seychelles, the fishing coasts of the Maldives, the lagoons of Mayotte and the forests of Madagascar. Selina Periampillai, born in London but of Mauritian descent, celebrates the vibrant home-cooking of the islands, with dishes such as Sticky chicken with garlic & ginger, Mustard- &... more
This ravishing cookbook will take you on a journey around the Indian Ocean islands, to taste the flavours of the colourful markets of Mauritius, the aromatic spice gardens of the Seychelles, the fishing coasts of the Maldives, the lagoons of Mayotte and the forests of Madagascar. Selina Periampillai, born in London but of Mauritian descent, celebrates the vibrant home-cooking of the islands, with dishes such as Sticky chicken with garlic & ginger, Mustard- &... more
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Written by the man who masterminded the British victory in the Falklands, this engrossing memoir chronicles events in the spring of 1982 following Argentina's takeover of the South Atlantic islands. Adm. Sandy Woodward, a brilliant military tactician, presents a complete picture of the British side of the battle. From the defeat of the Argentine air forces to the sinking of the Belgrano and the daring amphibious landing at Carlos Water, his inside story offers a revealing account of the Royal Navy's successes and failures.
At times reflective and personal, Woodward imparts his... more
At times reflective and personal, Woodward imparts his... more
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Tracey Garvis Graves - and Anna and T.J. - return in this companion novella to the New York Times bestseller On the Island.
When twenty-three-year-old dot-com millionaire Owen Sparks walked away from his charmed life, he had one goal in mind: get as far away as possible from the people who resented his success, or had their hand out for a piece of it. A remote uncharted island halfway around the world seemed like a perfectly logical place to get away from it all.
Calia Reed wasn't part of Owen's plans. The beautiful British girl - on holiday in the Maldives with... more
When twenty-three-year-old dot-com millionaire Owen Sparks walked away from his charmed life, he had one goal in mind: get as far away as possible from the people who resented his success, or had their hand out for a piece of it. A remote uncharted island halfway around the world seemed like a perfectly logical place to get away from it all.
Calia Reed wasn't part of Owen's plans. The beautiful British girl - on holiday in the Maldives with... more
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Sophia has booked the vacation of a lifetime. A week on a deserted island.
Hoping for a retreat and recharge from her life in the middle of a Northwest winter, she sets out to enjoy seclusion and sun in paradise.
Flying halfway around the world, Sophia boards the yacht chartered to take her to the secluded island in the Maldives.
There she meets Lucas, a fellow vacationer. Tall, dark, and handsome, Lucas is a cowboy, misplaced in the tropics.
Shunning Sophia’s attempt at friendship, Lucas keeps to himself until the two travelers are thrust into an unwelcome adventure.... more
Hoping for a retreat and recharge from her life in the middle of a Northwest winter, she sets out to enjoy seclusion and sun in paradise.
Flying halfway around the world, Sophia boards the yacht chartered to take her to the secluded island in the Maldives.
There she meets Lucas, a fellow vacationer. Tall, dark, and handsome, Lucas is a cowboy, misplaced in the tropics.
Shunning Sophia’s attempt at friendship, Lucas keeps to himself until the two travelers are thrust into an unwelcome adventure.... more
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Follow Sue Perkins' extraordinary adventures across southern Asia in this fabulously funny travelling tale.
Pick of the holiday reads - Daily Mirror
'Vivid, laugh-out-loud, moving' Sunday Express
'A few years ago I was asked if I'd like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy peaks of Tibet.
Up until that point, the farthest East I'd been was Torremolinos, in the Costa Del Sol.
Here's the thing:
I am scared of flying. more
Pick of the holiday reads - Daily Mirror
'Vivid, laugh-out-loud, moving' Sunday Express
'A few years ago I was asked if I'd like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy peaks of Tibet.
Up until that point, the farthest East I'd been was Torremolinos, in the Costa Del Sol.
Here's the thing:
I am scared of flying. more
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Trip to the Maldives, plus history, geography and ocean life in the atolls less
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This introduction to compilers is the direct descendant of the well-known book by Aho and Ullman, Principles of Compiler Design. The authors present updated coverage of compilers based on research and techniques that have been developed in the field over the past few years. The book provides a thorough introduction to compiler design and covers topics such as context-free grammars, fine state machines, and syntax-directed translation. less
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This box set includes the following eBooks:
1. MALDIVES... THE PARADISE
2. IN LOVE WITH THAILAND
Available now on Amazon.com:
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1. MALDIVES... THE PARADISE
2. IN LOVE WITH THAILAND
Available now on Amazon.com:
viewBook.at/ALL-AROUND-THE-WORLD-1
viewAuthor.at/SAHARA-SANDERS less
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This is a detailed guide to diving in all the tourist atolls of the Maldives Archipelago. Catering for all levels of divers, the book contains 114 computer-generated maps, descriptions of over 270 dive sites, and information on 15 newly-declared protected marine areas. Divers are given a glimpse of what they can expect during the dive via topographical maps and symbols. The book is designed for travellers as well as divers, with a comprehensive overview of island history, Indian Ocean maritime history and famous shipwrecks of the Maldives. A diver information section is included and an index... more
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Are you fed up with the same boring routine day after day? Do you feel like there is a more exciting or meaningful life you could be living? Would you like to start taking action towards your heart's desires today?
You need a bucket list- a written list of things you want to do before you die.
Bucket List Blueprint will give you practical advice to write the best bucket list personalized for your circumstances, and, most importantly, how to check off items so that you start bringing your dreams to life.
This... more
You need a bucket list- a written list of things you want to do before you die.
Bucket List Blueprint will give you practical advice to write the best bucket list personalized for your circumstances, and, most importantly, how to check off items so that you start bringing your dreams to life.
This... more
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With his incomparable photographs of the Maldive Islands, Michael Friedel, one of Germany's leading photojournalists, has made the breathtaking beauty of these jewels of the Indian Ocean famous throughout the word. His aerial views of the Maldives have given a new perspective of their home to the islanders themselves. On the 10th anniversary of the Maldive independence his pictures were used in a series of postage stamps. For over twenty years Michael Friedel has been taking photograph of these tropical atolls on land, under water and from the air. This volume contains a selection of his... more
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher
Lonely Planet Maldives is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Chat with the locals amongst brightly painted houses in Male, feed the Hammerhead sharks in Rasdhoo Atoll, or watch a bodu beru performance; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Maldives and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planet Maldives Travel Guide:
Colour maps and images... more
Lonely Planet Maldives is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Chat with the locals amongst brightly painted houses in Male, feed the Hammerhead sharks in Rasdhoo Atoll, or watch a bodu beru performance; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Maldives and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planet Maldives Travel Guide:
Colour maps and images... more
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Join the Hardy Boys for mystery-solving action in a boxed set of the first four books in this new take on the classic series.
The Hardy Boys are two brothers who have what it takes to solve the case. Smart and resourceful, perceptive and clever, their brains are their go-to technology. Frank and Joe are no strangers to danger and suspense, and with their wits and their courage, they can be counted on to crack the case.
This boxed set includes Secret of the Red Arrow, Mystery of the Phantom Heist, The Vanishing Game, and Into Thin Air. less
The Hardy Boys are two brothers who have what it takes to solve the case. Smart and resourceful, perceptive and clever, their brains are their go-to technology. Frank and Joe are no strangers to danger and suspense, and with their wits and their courage, they can be counted on to crack the case.
This boxed set includes Secret of the Red Arrow, Mystery of the Phantom Heist, The Vanishing Game, and Into Thin Air. less
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The planet Earth is filled with incredible places, environments, and wonders -- 1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die explores the entire world, and profiles the most incredible among them.
With the help of some of the world’s leading explorers, 1001 Natural Wonders circumnavigates the globe, traveling from arid deserts to frozen wastes, across grasslands and steppe, lakes and rivers, and from mountain tops to ocean depths. Each wonder has been selected for its grandeur and sheer natural... more
With the help of some of the world’s leading explorers, 1001 Natural Wonders circumnavigates the globe, traveling from arid deserts to frozen wastes, across grasslands and steppe, lakes and rivers, and from mountain tops to ocean depths. Each wonder has been selected for its grandeur and sheer natural... more
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- Being comprehensive: you learn the most important points in the book
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Learn helpful Arabic vocabulary without being intimidated by its non-Roman script!
Your desire to learn Arabic may be twarted by its script; how will you pick up the language if you can't understand its characters? "Read and Speak Arabic for Beginners" overcomes this obstacle by providing an accessible, entertaining program that will reinforce vocabulary as well as help you create basic structures.
Each of the eight topics develop your communication skills in key areas, and your progress will be reinforced by tests and puzzles. The accompanying 55-minute audio CD... more
Your desire to learn Arabic may be twarted by its script; how will you pick up the language if you can't understand its characters? "Read and Speak Arabic for Beginners" overcomes this obstacle by providing an accessible, entertaining program that will reinforce vocabulary as well as help you create basic structures.
Each of the eight topics develop your communication skills in key areas, and your progress will be reinforced by tests and puzzles. The accompanying 55-minute audio CD... more
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Gatecrashing Paradise offers a first glimpse of a newly accessible tourist destination. To many the Maldives not only symbolizes "paradise", but is paradise. Until Recently, outsiders were banned from islands not officially endorsed as "tourist resorts", but now a thousand sandy shores have opened up in the Indian Ocean-the flattest area on Earth. less
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. less
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The story is about a young woman and her family in Maldives, who are affected by the tsunami that caused devastation in several countries across Asia. She is swept away and the husband never stops grieving, but he harbours fierce hope in his heart that she would be found. The husband Hussein is persuaded by his mother and his wife's parents to remarry, so that his young son would have a mother. He finally agrees when his wife Hawwa, is not found. The story also has a family in Sri Lanka, a country that suffered loss of lives and destruction in the same Tsunami which happened in 2004. It is... more
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An idyllic marine retreat brought to life through sumptuous color photography and crisp, knowledgeable text. Sometimes known as "The Paradise Isles," the Maldives are made up of hundreds of idyllic islands that are famed for their tropical beaches, coral less
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This volume of Princeton Readings in Religions brings together the work of more than thirty scholars of Islam and Muslim societies in South Asia to create a rich anthology of primary texts that contributes to a new appreciation of the lived religious and cultural experiences of the world's largest population of Muslims. The thirty-four selections--translated from Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Tamil, Gujarati, Hindavi, Dakhani, and other languages--highlight a wide variety of genres, many rarely found in standard accounts of Islamic practice, from oral narratives to elite guidance manuals,... more
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Within this guide you can experience one of the best-preserved marine environments anywhere in the world, encounter exciting drift dives in current swept channels, plus meet some of the friendliest fish on earth. less
Don't have time to read the top Maldives books of all time? Read Shortform summaries.
Shortform summaries help you learn 10x faster by:
- Being comprehensive: you learn the most important points in the book
- Cutting out the fluff: you focus your time on what's important to know
- Interactive exercises: apply the book's ideas to your own life with our educators' guidance.