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Bird of Prey: Praise
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The auction of a stolen coin becomes a struggle without rules. As both a Canadian academic, and an archaeologist, I thoroughly enjoyed reading Terzis' Bird of Prey. The characters are believable, the plot is nicely woven, but best of all, he demonstrates a close familiarity with his subject, my world. Professor of Archaeology and Classical Studies. Dr Jonathan E. Tomlinson. Assistant Director, The Canadian Institute in Greece. Dr Karen Yelena Olsen. English and comparative literature. Κάποιος με αμνησία ...
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Nikitas Terzis: PureText and Other Free Goodies
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Author of Mystery Thrillers. Synthesis of a Thriller. PureText and Other Free Goodies. Is a tiny (28 kB! Computer program you may run in your Windows computer. It sits on your task bar. You copy anything you wish from anywhere and click the PT symbol on your task bar. This changes whatever is on your clipboard to pure text. When you now proceed to paste it to where you want it, presto! Incidentally, if you are in the habit of paying for programs—kick it! These people claim that they have one mission: hel...
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Nikitas Terzis: The Wrong Word
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Author of Mystery Thrillers. Synthesis of a Thriller. That day it was really very hot and humid. The Light Of Day. June 15th in Athens Greece. I have lived in Athens, Greece a large part of my life. Mid June may be hot, and every ten years perhaps even very hot. But it is. Humid In fact, the opposite is true. Visitors are advised to have products that humidify their throats and lips. So while reading the book, a single word was enough for me to. At that place, in chapter one,. The Light Of Day. In my fir...
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Nikitas Terzis: How to "Create" Characters
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Author of Mystery Thrillers. Synthesis of a Thriller. How to "Create" Characters. An author writes a novel to tell a story but it's the. In the novel that must make the story happen. For example, if a theft is going to take place, one of the characters must be the thief. Most novels have two or three basic characters and perhaps half a dozen secondary ones. So. Must bring into existence thieves and murderers, nuns and adulterers, post-office clerks or bank managers. Now reader you probably think that I a...
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Fantasy Land: Lyrics
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Love, friendship and revenge on a Greek island. Music may be the language of emotion but lyrics speak to our heart. The lyrics of three songs voice the emotions of the protagonists of Fantasy Land: The incurability of love, the stranger in us and the illusions of life. Words and Music by Lew Brown, Sammy Stept and Charles Tobias. Comes a rain storm. Put your rubbers on your feet. Comes a snow storm. You can get a little heat. Nothing can be done. Firemen come and rescue me. You can patch the inner tube.
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Fantasy Land: The Sea
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Love, friendship and revenge on a Greek island. ILLUSION AND THE SEA. Our true emotions are not always the ones shown. Pleasure and joy sometimes trick us but sooner or later we must come to terms with reality and either change or leave. I looked at it worried but it just smiled back. This morning she looked at me and smiled. The sea just smiled and invited me in. I was practically half-asleep. Ch 9, page 90). Ch 18, page 175). But the sea was the master of illusion. You looked into her and she deformed ...
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Nikitas Terzis: Salman Rushdie: Joseph Anton
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Author of Mystery Thrillers. Synthesis of a Thriller. Salman Rushdie: Joseph Anton. Joseph Anton: A Memoir. Salman Rushdie's autobiography during (what became known as) the Satanic verses controversy or the Rushdie affair. In short, Rushdie's novel. Caused violent reactions in the Muslim world and Iran's leader issued. A call (fatwa) on all valiant Muslims wherever they may be in the world to kill them. The author, his publishers, editors and translators). Were there any near misses? Was he able to work?
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Nikitas Terzis: Farley Mowat - Wolves & Whales
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Author of Mystery Thrillers. Synthesis of a Thriller. Farley Mowat - Wolves and Whales. Farley Mowat (1921- ) is Canada's best-selling author and environmentalist. He has published 45 books and sold 17 million copies in over fifty languages. Outside Canada, he is not as well known as compatriot Margaret Atwood. But still, he is the. Of Canadian writers because well, he writes about Canada. In Mowat's stories, Canada is not simply the setting or the background. It forms the foreground. So he is. 1952) Thi...
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Nikitas Terzis: A Book-Tile Poster
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Author of Mystery Thrillers. Synthesis of a Thriller. It would add colour to the room, and when I got close, I could actually see the individual book covers rather than just the spines on a normal bookcase. It looked great in my imagination. How would it fair in real life? I could bring-up my paperbacks from the basement, line them up on the floor and photograph them. But why get stuck with covers I didn't like? Wouldn't it be nice to choose the book cover I liked the most for each book? And a height of.
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Nikitas Terzis: The Locked Drawer
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Author of Mystery Thrillers. Synthesis of a Thriller. The first chapter of the novel I am working on now, could also stand on its own—as a short story. Its meaning and theme here, are somewhat more general than what will develop in the novel. Here it's more like a song. I am sure you will enjoy it. Kept his desk drawer locked. It was the inside of his desk drawer I had never seen. 8220; Why lift it? All they need is a good drill.”. I would have liked to. I had thought many things. When I was a boy I ...