Download or read book Fae Revolution written by Autumn M. Birt and published by Autumn Writing. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They once ruled this world. Now, they want it back. The loss of David Williams leaves the fae with no powerful advocate in the human world, but it is the life of October’s lover that hangs in the balance and leads her on a desperate quest to save him. But the price for healing him might just be what tears them apart. And that is just the start of her problems. When one powerful fae’s thoughtless lust for revenge leaves the dark fae homeless, October fears the fae will flock to Population Zero and their cause to rid the world of humans. As two problems threaten to merge into one unstoppable force, October and a troubled dark fae warrior struggle to find a way to help the fae that doesn’t remove humanity from the planet. All the while, she mourns the loss of a relationship that introduced her to a world of magic beyond anything she thought possible. There isn’t time to dwell on the past, though, not if she wants to help the fae or her fellow humans, as a new arrival to Population Zero offers a unique solution to their ultimate goal in a series of curses that will have humanity undoing itself. After two centuries of slow death, the fae are ready to fight back and reclaim the world they’ve lost with the one weapon humans don’t even think is real: Magic. But will that be enough to overcome humanity, which has virtually annihilated the fae without even knowing they existed? Pick up the next book in the Tainted Fae series and join the fight of the fae for the right to live with Fae Revolution today. The fate of the fae hangs in the balance. Will the combined force of a nihilistic group and rogue dark fae be enough to create a hexed virus that will lead humanity to destroy itself before they discover the fae and magic are real?
Download or read book Revolution in Higher Education written by Richard A. Demillo and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2017-03-03 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A report from the front lines of higher education and technology that chronicles efforts to transform teaching, learning, and opportunity. Colleges and universities have become increasingly costly, and, except for a handful of highly selective, elite institutions, unresponsive to twenty-first-century needs. But for the past few years, technology-fueled innovation has begun to transform higher education, introducing new ways to disseminate knowledge and better ways to learn—all at lower cost. In this impassioned account, Richard DeMillo tells the behind-the-scenes story of these pioneering efforts and offers a roadmap for transforming higher education. Building on his earlier book, Abelard to Apple, DeMillo argues that the current system of higher education is clearly unsustainable. Colleges and universities are in financial crisis. Tuition rises inexorably. Graduates of reputable schools often fail to learn basic skills, and many cannot find suitable jobs. Meanwhile, student-loan default rates have soared while the elite Ivy and near-Ivy schools seem remote and irrelevant. Where are the revolutionaries who can save higher education? DeMillo's heroes are a small band of innovators who are bringing the revolution in technology to colleges and universities. DeMillo chronicles, among other things, the invention of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) by professors at Stanford and MIT; Salman Khan's Khan Academy; the use of technology by struggling historically black colleges and universities to make learning more accessible; and the latest research on learning and the brain. He describes the revolution's goals and the entrenched hierarchical system it aims to overthrow; and he reframes the nature of the contract between society and its universities. The new institutions of a transformed higher education promise to demonstrate not only that education has value but also that it has values—virtues for the common good.
Download or read book Revolution with a Human Face written by James Krapfl and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this social and cultural history of Czechoslovakia’s “gentle revolution,” James Krapfl shifts the focus away from elites to ordinary citizens who endeavored—from the outbreak of revolution in 1989 to the demise of the Czechoslovak federation in 1992—to establish a new, democratic political culture. Unique in its balanced coverage of developments in both Czech and Slovak lands, including the Hungarian minority of southern Slovakia, this book looks beyond Prague and Bratislava to collective action in small towns, provincial factories, and collective farms. Through his broad and deep analysis of workers’ declarations, student bulletins, newspapers, film footage, and the proceedings of local administrative bodies, Krapfl contends that Czechoslovaks rejected Communism not because it was socialist, but because it was arbitrarily bureaucratic and inhumane. The restoration of a basic “humanness”—in politics and in daily relations among citizens—was the central goal of the revolution. In the strikes and demonstrations that began in the last weeks of 1989, Krapfl argues, citizens forged new symbols and a new symbolic system to reflect the humane, democratic, and nonviolent community they sought to create. Tracing the course of the revolution from early, idealistic euphoria through turns to radicalism and ultimately subversive reaction, Revolution with a Human Face finds in Czechoslovakia’s experiences lessons of both inspiration and caution for people in other countries striving to democratize their governments.
Download or read book Born to Darkness written by Autumn M. Birt and published by AmWritingFantasy. This book was released on 2019-05-15 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death. Betrayal. Magic Born of Stone and Black Blood. Her father wants her dead. Though Raiann’s twin brother is meant to rule, even he cannot protect her. Not when the king will do anything to ensure his chosen heir will claim the throne. A desperate escape leads to betrayal and a revelation Raiann never wanted to know. Alone without even the protection of her family’s name, Raiann must find a way to survive in a world divided by light and dark. But can she really trust the white-blooded mercenary who offers her help and asks so little in return? Welcome to the first book of Black Throne, Black Blood set in the world of Sundarkk where the tint of your blood influences your magic and may determine your fate. If you love dark sword and sorcery adventure full of magic and with an adult theme, pick up Born to Darkness today!
Download or read book Dark Fae Outcast A Fae Urban Fantasy Novel written by Autumn M. Birt and published by AutumnWriting. This book was released on 2019-06-30 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lost magic. Fading hope. A dying race. Trapped in our world, the fae are dying from drugs, contaminants, and hopelessness. Kicked out of the dark fae court for tainting his body and magic, Riasg only wants one thing: to die a bit faster. It’s already the end of his world, after all. But while scoring his last hit, he discovers something that shouldn’t exist. Not anymore. And he can’t ignore it as much as he wants to. But to save what might just be the last hope for his kind, he might first have to save himself. And that is a lot to ask… Especially when the Dark Queen’s Huntress tracks him down. Riasg knows the Queen of the Dark Fae will do anything to possess the last hope for their kind that he hides, but how can he resist her Huntress when she offers him the one thing he craves more than even hope? Has he found a companion he can trust at the end of the world, or is this just another of the Dark Queen’s tricks? Dark Fae Outcast is book 1 of the Tainted Fae, a dark tale of the end times – not ours. Theirs. Enter an urban fantasy world of darkness, slow death, lost magic, and maybe, just maybe, a bit of hope. Pick up Dark Fae Outcast today! **This book was previously published under the title the Light in the Darkness, book 1 of the Cailite Ré.**
Download or read book After the War written by Autumn M. Birt and published by AmWritingFantasy. This book was released on 2019-05-26 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world reborn from ashes, love ignites amidst the ruins. In the year 2068, Europe is a land reborn from the ashes of a devastating war, where society has reverted to the elegance and moral ideals of a bygone Regency era. Amid this tumultuous yet refined world, Lady Arinna Grey is torn between duty and desire. Known as the Lady Grey, Arinna's leadership won the apocalyptic war that ravaged Europe. But now, three years into the official peace, the alliance she's maintained with the seven ministers who rule Europe falters under the lack of an external threat. They want back the power she claimed to protect the continent during the conflict, an authority they never authorized. With no war or terrorism, she is no longer needed, even if she safeguards the borders from a threat that is hiding more than is dead. How do you plot the downfall of a popular wartime heroine—a woman who controls the armed forces? One dent at a time... Adding to the intrigue is Baron Byran Vasquez, Arinna's long-lost love who has returned with secrets that could shatter her carefully constructed world. And then there's the stoic and enigmatic Earl of Kesmere, Derrick Eldridge, both an adversary and a reluctant ally. Their fierce clashes mask a simmering attraction that neither can deny, creating a perilous love triangle. As old flames reignite and rivalries intensify, Arinna finds herself ensnared in a web of emotions and politics. Loyalties are tested, and passions run high as she navigates the treacherous waters of love and duty. In a society where the lights flicker and danger lurks around every corner, can Arinna find her way to happiness? Or will the ghosts of the past and the shadows of the future tear her apart? Set in Europe, this near-future fiction series unfolds through the intersecting lives of a small handful of people and explores adult themes—both dark and hopeful—of friendship, romance, family, lust, and power. Because not all influence is good, and not all decisions can be made in time. Readers are calling After the War "a superb novel" and "Jane Austen meets World War III!"
Download or read book The End of Time written by Autumn M. Birt and published by Autumn Writing. This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saving the fae might mean destroying our world. Affected by Population Zero's virus, October's powers are in flux. The weakened virus has changed humans, and reports of magic surface across the world. Like thousands of others, October doesn't know what the virus has done to her or what she is becoming. And the one person who might answer those questions October betrayed to save humanity. Now with a former friend, the self-crowned Queen of the Dark Fae, October must keep the rogue young queen and Population Zero, the nihilistic terrorist group controlled by dark fae, from strengthening their alliance and finally ridding the Earth of humans — just when October no longer has the magic to stop them. But Population Zero's virus has stirred more than the human world. A powerful race that isn't pleased with recent events awakens from the shadows. But just because they have a common enemy doesn't mean they and October, along with her small band of friends, will become allies. Especially when some friends have become foes, and even a few dear companions cause unintentional heartache as the one fae October realizes she loves binds himself to another in order to protect his people. Who controls the world's future will be decided with blood and magic on a battlefield that crosses realms and threatens time itself. Pick up the exciting final book in the Tainted Fae series, The End of Time, today and discover who survives and who wins control of the planet.
Download or read book Writing the Revolution written by Ingo Cornils and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2016 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frontcover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Heroes and Martyrs -- 2: Chroniclers and Interpreters -- 3: Critics and Renegades -- 4: Tale Spinners and Poets -- 5: Women of the Revolution -- 6: "1968" and the Media -- 7: "1968" and the Arts -- 8: Zaungäste -- 9: Not Dark Yet: The 68ers at Seventy -- 10: Romantic Relapse or Modern Myth? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Download or read book Identity and Continuity of States in Public International Law written by Krystyna Marek and published by Librairie Droz. This book was released on 1968 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thrown to the Wolves written by Ruby Blaylock and published by JB Woods. This book was released on 2018-10-25 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evil has come to Frog Hollow. Can Twyla stop it before she loses the man she loves? Nothing's ever normal in a town filled with pixies, shapeshifters, and demons, but super witch Twyla Hedgewood tries her best to keep things relatively sane. When the Queen of the Unseelie Court demands an audience with her, Twyla has to acquiesce. After all, as a half-fae, Twyla is bound by the laws of the fae courts. But when a rogue faery blows into the tiny town of Frog Hollow bent on bringing death and destruction to its supernatural residents, Twyla knows she has to do something to stop her. When Hank is targeted by the evil fae, Twyla will do anything to save him, even if it means defying the Queen and ruining all hopes of peace between the fae and human realms. With the help of her sisters and an unlikely ally, Twyla sets out to save her people and prove to the fae that doing the right thing is more important than being right. But will breaking the rules cost her more than she could ever imagine?
Download or read book Brewing Trouble written by Autumn M. Birt and published by AmWritingFantasy. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What’s a witch-in-training going to do without any magic—especially at the end of the world? Amanda knows there are bigger issues. Time is broken, after all. Not to mention those sudden portals that pop open, sweeping people off to other times or dimensions or… well, no one really knows because no one has ever returned from one. Hey, at least fae and magic are real! But really, stopping the world from collapsing is why she needs to learn some witchcraft. She wants to help reduce the chaos—and protect her friends. But when a bit of experimental spell casting goes wrong, the results threaten not only lives but to tear apart the little sanctuary Amanda calls home. Wondering if it might be best if she never touches magic again, Amanda gets some encouragement and two teachers in the form of a domineering pixie and a mischievous fairy. Maybe with their help, she can unlock the magic she just knows is somewhere inside of her. And if she does, the timing couldn’t be better. There is a need to hurry to find and neutralize the broken runes created by a shattered spell which warps time and manifests the spontaneous portals. Worse, some forces seem all too happy to use the chaos for their benefit—and humanity’s detriment.
Download or read book The Common Cause written by Robert G. Parkinson and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2016-05-18 with total page 769 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Revolutionary War began, the odds of a united, continental effort to resist the British seemed nearly impossible. Few on either side of the Atlantic expected thirteen colonies to stick together in a war against their cultural cousins. In this pathbreaking book, Robert Parkinson argues that to unify the patriot side, political and communications leaders linked British tyranny to colonial prejudices, stereotypes, and fears about insurrectionary slaves and violent Indians. Manipulating newspaper networks, Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, and their fellow agitators broadcast stories of British agents inciting African Americans and Indians to take up arms against the American rebellion. Using rhetoric like "domestic insurrectionists" and "merciless savages," the founding fathers rallied the people around a common enemy and made racial prejudice a cornerstone of the new Republic. In a fresh reading of the founding moment, Parkinson demonstrates the dual projection of the "common cause." Patriots through both an ideological appeal to popular rights and a wartime movement against a host of British-recruited slaves and Indians forged a racialized, exclusionary model of American citizenship.
Download or read book Demo written by Alison Miller and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-07-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: November, 2002, and sixteen-year-old Clare is travelling from Glasgow to Florence with her older brother Danny to be a part of the anti-capitalist demo. Amidst the crowds they meet Julian and Letitia, two alluring and seductive anti-capitalists from down south. Over the next few years the lives of Danny, Clare, Letitia and Julian become impossibly tangled in the personal and the political as each decides what is and what's not worth shouting about. But how will they come to shape the world - and how will the world come to shape them?
Download or read book Spirit of Life written by Autumn M. Birt and published by AmWritingFantasy. This book was released on 2017-11-19 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magic condemned her. Destiny will define her. Would you protect a girl whose forbidden abilities condemn her to death? Welcome to the world of Myrrah, ruled by the Church of Four Orders—Fire, Earth, Water, and Air. But there exists another gift, dubbed magic, which the Church considers an aberration. To be born with the powers of magic is to be condemned to death. To be born with the ability to control an element is to live a life serving the Church and obeying its rules. Seventeen-year-old Ria has mastered her forbidden gift of magic despite the Church's relentless pursuit. But for those who have protected her, the price is paid in blood. War threatens those who have given her and others who harbor the power of magic refuge. As High Priest Sinika gathers the might of the Church, friends in the forest of Kith prepare to fight, while a few join Ria to take on a greater challenge—a race to avert the coming war. In the wake of the Temple of Ice, Niri, Lavinia, and their companions face new challenges and deeper mysteries. Lavinia, heartbroken and struggling with the aftermath of their perilous journey, clings to the hope of saving Darag, whose life hangs by a thread. As the group navigates the complexities of their elemental powers and the bonds that tie them together, they must confront their greatest fears and deepest secrets. Khodan, freed from the Curse, grapples with his own identity and newfound abilities, while the ever-resilient Ria and Zhao uncover the true extent of their powers. Together, they must journey to the spirit realm and beyond, seeking the lost Spheres of Power and the balance that holds their world together. Return to the world of Myrrah with Spirit of Life, the breathtaking third installment in the Rise of the Fifth Order series, a tale of elemental magic, profound loss, and the unyielding spirit of those who fight for their world and each other. Pick up your copy today and discover the ending of this epic tale!
Download or read book Dark Uprising written by Autumn M. Birt and published by Autumn Writing. This book was released on 2021-03-14 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changing the world comes at a devastating price! As a member of Population Zero, October is ready to take on those in power who’ve done nothing to protect the planet she loves. But when the leader of her radical group proves he is willing to go to extremes to fight for his cause, October flees straight into the arms of a dangerous dark fae … the same one she accidentally blood binds to be her protector. Doubts grow quickly about her tentative saviors on the Vermont farm, where she finds refuge. But what if the strange group of granola farmers hiding from the outside world are more dangerous than the law and politicians hunting for her? With few places to turn, October must rely on the protection of someone she thinks is crazy. Because if what he claims is the truth of who he is and the world of the fae is real, she’s got a lot more problems than belonging to a murderous domestic terrorist group who thinks she betrayed them while being hunted by the police for questioning over a murder. Pick up the next book in this exciting fae fantasy series begun in the intro novella, Dark Fae Outcast, and discover a world of lost magic, fading hope, and a dying race. When a human lands in the midst of a group of hiding fae, her arrival threatens to spell the end of one of their last refuges … unless she holds the key to saving it and the dying fae.
Download or read book Stories from the War written by Autumn M. Birt and published by Autumn Writing. This book was released on 2019-05-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the war tore them apart, love held them together. After a decade of storms, disease, drought, and riots, the US conquers its troubles by militarizing its government. Old democratic allies in Europe respond uneasily to the change. In 2055, Arinna and Michael Prescot are just two of the many former soldiers sent to foreign embassies in the hopes of strengthening faltering US alliances. As the US becomes embroiled in new internal terrorism, its agents in Europe are met with intimidation and lies rather than explanations. The price of seeking the truth about events back home is steep, and the growing conflict threatens to tip the world toward World War III. Amidst this turmoil, Arinna’s forbidden attraction to Byran, a charismatic diplomat, offers fleeting moments of solace. Their secretive meetings and the resulting emotional battles intertwine with the larger war, adding layers of complexity and danger. In a series of interconnected short stories, Stories from the War delves into the intersecting lives of those caught in the crossfire of global upheaval. Arinna and Michael must navigate a web of deceit, loyalty, and love as they struggle to determine who to trust. With Europe's peace hanging in the balance and the apocalyptic threat looming, the choices they make could alter the course of history. Set in Europe, this near-future fiction series explores themes of friendship, romance, and family, showcasing how personal choices ripple outwards to impact governments on the verge of an apocalypse. As an apocalyptic war threatens to engulf Europe, the influence of a few individuals becomes more crucial than ever. Stories from the War serves as a prelude to the military dystopian thriller trilogy Friends of my Enemy, weaving a tale of love, suspense, and the enduring power of human connection in the face of global catastrophe.
Download or read book A New Goddess written by Autumn M. Birt and published by AmWritingFantasy. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The time has come to end their punishment—or the world. For nearly destroying the world in an ancient war, the Ashanti were cursed by the Goddess Mhyrah with lifespans of less than a decade. To regain normal lives for his people, Beh’kana, the Ashanti King, seeks to conquer death by gaining control of the source of all elemental magic: the spirit realm. Even if he must burn the world to do so. After all, he already killed his closest friend to gain the Ashanti throne. But his defeat at the Earth Gate nearly cost him his life. Lavinia did not seek to be named Guardian of the Spheres when she touched each to gain control of elemental power. But now that choice has propelled her to being the key to stopping the Ashanti. She controls the gates that allow magic into the world, and she must close them to prevent the Ashanti from crossing into the spirit realm and gaining power beyond imagination—enough to enslave or destroy the world they once sought to rule. But with the closure of each gate, an elemental power is lost. Only two gates remain open. Magic is faint, just when the fight grows the most desperate. To win needed help, Lavinia has promised a man who once tried to kill her best friend that she would open the gates and restore magic again. It might give them the power to fight the Ashanti or it will give their enemy the world. Return to the epic world of Myrrah in A New Goddess, the thrilling conclusion to the Games of Fire trilogy. Discover the end of the epic fantasy journey begun in Spark of Defiance and continued through Gates of Fire & Earth. The struggle for the power over life and death, as well as all the elements, comes to a dramatic conclusion. Can a cruel ancient punishment be ended without destroying magic or the world? Welcome back to the world of Myrrah and meet the Elementals of Fire, Earth, Water, Air, and Spirit who shape it. Pick up book 3 of the Games of Fire trilogy, A New Goddess, today to discover the dramatic final battle!
