Download or read book The House of the Scorpion written by Nancy Farmer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newberry Honour Award Winner & National Book Award Winner. Matt is six years old when he discovers that he is different from other children and other people. To most, Matt isn't considered a boy at all, but a beast, dirty and disgusting. But to El Patron, lord of a country called Opium, Matt is the guarantee of eternal life. El Patron loves Matt as he loves himself - for Matt is himself. They share the exact same DNA. As Matt struggles to understand his existence and what that existence truly means, he is threatened by a host of sinister and manipulating characters, from El Patron's power-hungry family to the brain-deadened eejits and mindless slaves that toil Opium's poppy fields. Surrounded by a dangerous army of bodyguards, escape is the only chance Matt has to survive. But even escape is no guarantee of freedom . . . because Matt is marked by his difference in ways that he doesn't even suspect. Praise for The House of Scorpions: 'It's a pleasure to read science fiction that's full of warm, strong characters... that doesn't rely on violence as the solution to complex problems of right and wrong. It's a pleasure to read.' Ursula K. LeGuin 'Fabulous' Diana Wynne Jones Also by Nancy Farmer: The Sea of Trolls Land of the Silver Apples The Islands of the Blessed The Lord of Opium

Download or read book Sydney Omarr s Day by Day Astrological Guide for the Year 2009 Scorpio written by Trish MacGregor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

Download or read book Mexico City Rough Guides Snapshot Mexico written by Rough Guides and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guides Snapshot Mexico: Mexico City is the ultimate travel guide to Mexico's sleepless capital. It leads you through the area with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, covering everything from the Palacio de Bellas Artes to the city's largest and most vibrant market, La Merced. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, bars and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Mexico, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around Mexico City, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, safety, entry requirements, and outdoor activities. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Mexico. The Rough Guides Snapshot Mexico: Mexico City is equivalent to 116 printed pages.

Download or read book The Yucat n Rough Guides Snapshot Mexico written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guides Snapshot Mexico: the Yucatán is the ultimate travel guide to the region. It leads you through the Yucatán with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, covering everything from the Chichén Itzá Maya site to the top places to snorkel around Cozumel. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, bars and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. The Rough Guides Snapshot Mexico: the Yucatán covers every corner of the peninsula, including Campeche, Mérida, the Gulf Coast, the south and east of Mérida, Chichén Itzá, Valladolid, Cancún, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Costa Maya and Bacalar, Chetumal and the Río Bec Sites. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Mexico, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around Acapulco, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, safety, entry requirements, outdoor activities and travelling with children. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Mexico. The Rough Guides Snapshot Mexico: the Yucatán is equivalent to 138 printed pages.

Download or read book Acapulco and the Pacific beaches Rough Guides Snapshot Mexico written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guides Snapshot Mexico: Acapulco and the Pacific beaches is the ultimate travel guide to this vibrant part of Mexico. It leads you through the area with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, covering everything from Acapulco's swankiest clubs to the most remote stretches along the Pacific coast. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, bars and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. The Rough Guides Snapshot Mexico: Acapulco and the Pacific beaches also covers the top places to visit outside Acapulco, including Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa, the Michoacán coast, the Colima coast, the Costalegre and Puerto Vallarta. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Mexico, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around Acapulco, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, safety and travelling with children. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Mexico. The Rough Guides Snapshot Mexico: Acapulco and the Pacific beaches is equivalent to 90 printed pages.

Download or read book The Zodiac Conspiracy written by Atara and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The appearance of an astronomer, who was discussing the 13th constellation on national TV last year, caused a huge outcry from the public. The big question was, "How can my sun sign be different?" Many people concluded that the astronomer did not know what he was talking about! People wanted to know how their Sun sign could be different than what they had been told all these years. Actually, the astronomer was very correct; he was telling everyone the truth as indicated by the science of astronomy, which the psycholgical art of astrology is based upon. There are 13 constellations and has always been 13. This is why the book also features a section on Ophiuchus, which is the 13th constellation and the only constellation/sign named after a human being, Imhotep an African Egyptian. There has been a conspiracy of silence among Western astrologers to misrepresent the history of astrology and ignore the truth of astronomy. Since astrologers did not adhere to the science of astronomy, as dictated by the constellations, they created an alternative paradigm called the Koch zodiac system, which only acknowledges 12 constellations and therefore 12 signs. Astrologers who live in the Eastern part of the world practice the truth of astronomy by using the Sidereal zodiac system. Most people in the Western world actually believe that on January 1st their Sun sign is Capricorn. However, the truth is that the Sun is actually in the constellation of Sagittarius. This is the truth of astronomy and the sidereal zodiac system. So, if you were born on January 1st (of any year) your Real Sun Sign is Sagittarius (not Capricorn). This book shows everyone (who wants to continue believing in their old "sign", while embracing the truth of their Real Sun Sign), how to blend these two systems, so that who you REALLY ARE and what you are destined to learn about yourself, is anchored in the truth. It is a gentle reminder that you are not living your most authentic self. Are you the Virgo, Selfless Servant or Aquarius, The Giver? Read, the Zodiac Conspiracy and be introduced to the truth and Your Real Sun Sign.

Download or read book Follow Your Heart written by Andrew Matthews and published by Seashell Publishers. This book was released on 1997-05-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOLLOW YOUR HEART is about: doing what you love dealing with bills and broken legs discovering your own power finding peace of mind dealing with disasters not blaming your mother. It's about: how HAPPY people think why RICH people make money, even by accident what LOSERS do, and how not to be like them!

Download or read book 13 Sun Signs of the Zodiac written by Dr. Regina Atara Wead and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-10-29 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the Sidereal Zodiac, like Nostradamus, an astrologer and metaphysician shares her insight about the blending of Eastern and Western astrology in The Zodiac Conspiracy. This book underscores the omission of Ophiuchus, a major constellation that the Greeks left off the tropical zodiac wheel. It includes a brief section on Ophiuchus, the only constellation named after a real man named Imhotep. The 13 Sun Signs of the Zodiac outlines the differences between popular tropical astrology (that you read in the daily horoscopes) and the science/astronomy of sidereal astrology. This book merges the sidereal and tropical systems to help us understand how the tropical zodiac represents who we are learning to be, while the sidereal zodiac represents who we really are. Rev.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was really a Sagittarian (The Seeker) who was learning how to be a Capricorn goat, climbing up the mountain to become The Achiever. Jesus was probably born under the sign of Virgo to a virgin mother. However, he was really a Libra (The Peacemaker) who was learning how to be a Virgo (The Selfless Servant). All of this and much, much more is explained in this extraordinary book13 Sun Signs of Zodiac.

Download or read book Earth Almanac written by Ted Williams and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned nature writer Ted Williams captures the wonders of the natural world in this series of short observational essays that describe the fleeting beauty of each season, from the deliberate flight of a bumblebee to the lush fragrance of wild grapes.

Download or read book The Sky the Stars the Wilderness written by Rick Bass and published by HMH. This book was released on 1998-09-30 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Two appealing short stories and an exquisite novella” about the relationship between humans and the natural world around them (Kirkus Reviews). This is a “wondrous” (GQ) collection of short fiction exploring the subtle interplay between predator and prey, from “a literary titan” (The New York Times Book Review). In the title story, a woman has returned to live on the west Texas ranch that has been in her family since Texas was a republic. Her mother, who died when she was a child, is buried there; the three men who raised her—her father, grandfather, and Old Chubb, a Mexican ranch hand—are gone; and her brother, like herself, is childless. Soon, all that will be left of the family is the land: “I suppose the land is all we will leave behind,” she reflects. “In that way it is both our parents and our children.” Land is central to the other tales here as well. In The Myths of Bears, a man tracks his wife through a winter wilderness as she both lures and eludes him. And in Where the Sea Used to Be, an ancient ocean buried in the foothills of the Appalachians becomes a battleground for a young wildcat oilman and his aging mentor. “Rick Bass is a force of nature. [This book] is a force of language. As a reader, a third thing comes to mind: gratitude for a good story that allows us to ponder what is above and what is below.” —Terry Tempest Williams “What’s exhilarating about Rick Bass’s stories is that they show every hallmark of ‘the natural’—that lucid, free-flowing, particularly American talent whose voice we can hear in Twain, Fitzgerald, and Hemingway.” —Chicago Tribune

Download or read book The Astrology Almanac 2024 written by Emma Howarth and published by Leaping Hare Press. This book was released on 2023-09-07 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improve your wellbeing every day through the practice of astrology, and find guidance and inspiration through the symbolic movement of the celestial bodies. Astrology affects you every day, not just when it’s the season of your star sign (although this is your most powerful time to shine!). Divided into the 12 zodiac signs and detailing every major astrological event, follow the planets and zodiac signs as they shift throughout the year, and learn how to live your best life in every sign, from earthy Capricorn through to fiery Sagittarius season. With everything you need in one handy guide, this is a great resource, whether you’re a beginner, new to astrology, or are a practicing astrologer. Discover more about planetary movements such as mercury in retrograde, and explore what it means, how to use it to your advantage, and what to focus on. Allow this almanac to guide you as it tells you, based on the movement of the skies, when the optimal time is to manifest new beginnings, when to perform a ritual for money-making, and how to use astrology as a tool for self-care. With mantras, advice, and wellbeing tips for each of the zodiac signs, this guide to astrological self-care and living is perfect for every star sign.

Download or read book Cancer Super Horoscopes 2010 written by Margarete Beim and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-07-07 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA.

Download or read book The Stairway to Nowhere written by Brian Rush and published by Brian Rush. This book was released on 2010-01-09 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Star Mages Book 1. A fantasy story set in the modern world. Two secret orders of powerful magicians. Two ex-lovers. One order is filled with idealistic zeal and a vision of utopia. He's in that one. The other is consumed with selfish ambition. She's in it. Can resuming their relationship be anything but insane? Especially when hidden plots threaten everything.

Download or read book Astrology Relationships written by David Pond and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2001 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of what is published about astrological relationships covers the same ground. We've all read that Libra gets along well with Leo, Aries is bound to clash with Capricorn, Pisces and Scorpio are natural lovers, and so on. It all sounds like a pretty well worn formula, but there's one problem--people are not that simple, and neither are relationships! Astrology & Relationships takes a much more satisfying path, showing how astrology can help you improve all of your relationships. It addresses the complexities of real relationships by revealing the essential nature, needs, strengths, and challenges of every combination. Then it takes the unique step of offering exercises that will help you manifest the true potential that exists between each of the signs. This book emerged from actual experiences between a practicing professional astrologer and the thousands of people he has worked with. The ideas and exercises included within have been tried, tested, and refined so that they can be integrated into daily living. The program presented in this book has been proven to work--not just in theory, but in real life.

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Download or read book The Scorpion s Strike Empire X written by Anthony Riches and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2019-04-18 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his compelling Centurions trilogy complete, Anthony Riches returns to his bestselling Empire sequence of novels with his storytelling skills polished to perfection. Set in the second century AD, The Scorpion's Strike continues the story of Marcus Aquila's fight for justice for a family ripped asunder by imperial assassins. Still seeking revenge, Marcus finds himself thrown back into the heart of the chaos that is shaking the Roman Empire to its roots. Fresh from their close escape from imperial betrayal in the German forest, Marcus and the Tungrians are ordered to Gaul, where an outlaw called Maturnus is wreaking havoc. Havoc that may be more than mere banditry, as deserters and freed slaves flock to his cause: rebellion is in the air for the first time in a generation. And if escape from Rome's memories is a relief for the young centurion, he soon discovers that danger has followed him west to Gaul. The expedition is led by Praetorians whom he has every cause to hate. And to fear, if they should discover who he really is. 'A masterclass in military historical fiction' Sunday Express on Retribution

Download or read book The Scorpion s Sting written by J. D. Masterson and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With all my degrees and knowledge, how could I have lived with my head in the sand for so long? I'm thinking of nicknaming myself 'Ostrich'... head in the sand, backside flopping around in the air, going around in circles, tripping over my own long legs and awkward feet, never getting anywhere at all. it certainly seems an appropriate label, especially given the latest mess I'm now working my way through.Dr. Magdalena LaSige, a thirty-three-year-old criminal archepsychologist, throws herself headfirst into finding a kidnapped Carmelite nun—the sister of her former professor, The handsome and wealthy Dr. Peter Janus. She is given ancient pictures and symbols sent from the kidnappers, clues in an archetypal trail of deceit. The Pyramids of Giza, DNA codes, constellations, medicine, money—these symbols, stories, and legends all combine to challenge everything Magdalena has taken for granted as truth. And the truth seems to be the last thing Dr. Janus wants to discuss. What is his connection with the pharmaceutical companies he consults for, and how does that play into the kidnapping? is the 'scorpion's sting' a medical project or something much more sinister? Painfully aware of her limitations, Magdalena uncovers religious, medical, and governmental lies while racing against time. Will she solve the mystery, or will the truth behind the deceptions leave Magdalena paralyzed by the scorpion's sting?