Download or read book Cici s Journal written by Joris Chamblain and published by First Second. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cici dreams of being a novelist. Her favorite subject: people, especially adults. She’s been watching them and taking notes. Everybody has one special secret, Cici figures, and if you want to write about people, you need to understand what’s hiding inside them. But now she’s discovered something truly strange: an old man who disappears into the forest every Sunday with huge pots of paint in all sorts of colors. What is he up to? Why does he look so sad when he comes back? In a graphic novel interwoven with journal notes, scrapbook pieces, and doodles, Cici assembles clues about the odd and wonderful people she’s uncovered, even as she struggles to understand the mundane: her family and friends.
Download or read book The Upstander written by Jori Epstein and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stench of decay pierced the air aboard the boxcar of trapped Jews. “Why me?” fifteen-year-old Max asked himself, as a convoy rumbled from the Warsaw Ghetto to Majdanek death camp in May 1943. The Nazis had destroyed the Glauben family’s business, upended their rights, and ultimately decimated their neighborhood. The deluge of questions would only intensify after the Nazis murdered Max’s mother, father, and brother. Max channeled grit, determination, and a fortuitous knack for manufacturing airplane parts to outlast six horrific concentration camps in his quest to survive. This memoir explores Max’s mischievous childhood and teen years as a go-to ghetto smuggler. Max journeys from displaced person to American immigrant and Korean veteran. He reveals how he ached as he dared to court love and rear children. For decades, he bottled up his trauma. Then he realized: He could transform his pain into purpose. Infused with raw emotion and vivid detail, historical records and Max’s poignant voice, this memoir relays the true story of the harrowing violence and dehumanization Max endured. It relays Max’s powerful lifetime commitment to actively thwarting hate and galvanizing resilience. Max insists you, too, can transform your adversity into your greatest strength. In the seventy-five years since his liberation, Max has ceased to ask himself, “Why me?” Instead, he reframes his focus, eager to partner with you and ask: “What can we do next?”
Download or read book The Calamities of Jungle Joris written by Walter Joris and published by Walter Joris. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this novel, two groups stand hostile to each other. On one side Walter “Jungle” Joris, Tigra, the wild girl of the jungle, raised by cats, Ariana, cruel queen of the Amazon Warrior Girls, (sexy) Trazilla, the swamp witch, the Mega Frogs, Beard Brain (his beard is a second brain), the sorcerers Paradamus and Stickman (completely made out of wooden branches), Blowpipe Mike, and Lisa “long legs”… On the other side the evil Professor Silberstein, Doctor Minsky, Ilsa, leader of the (sexy) Fem-Fascist “Gestapettes”, Elizabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess, Vlad the Impaler, the Crab, the New Nazis, the demon Baphomet, intelligent chairs… The fight is about trying to retrieve the advanced technology of an alien spacecraft that crashed in an Amazonian lake, 30.000 years ago. The final decisive action is taken by Satan. The book is foremost an explosion of unlimited fantasy, and (sometimes dark) humor, in a universe where almost everything is possible. The moral boundaries between good and evil “heroes” aren’t always clear.
Download or read book The East and West Indian Mirror Being an Account of Joris Van Speilbergen s Voyage Round the World 1614 1617 and the Australian Navigations of Jacob Le Maire written by Joris van Spilbergen and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Joris of the Rock written by Leslie Barringer and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming rogue and a beautiful witch are at the center of a bitter war in this classic fantasy story of chivalry, adventure, romance, and magic. The second book in Leslie Barringer’s beloved fantasy trilogy, Joris of the Rock expands the epic saga first introduced in her previous novel, Gerfalcon. Joris of the Rock is a bandit who fears no law, church, or king. Yet he finds himself at the center of a civil war that will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Neustria. When Joris falls in love with Red Anne, Mistress of the Witches’ Coven of the Singing Stones, he is determined to make her his at any cost. Even if that means stealing her away from the powerful Comte Lorin de Campscapel. But set against his lawless plan is Juhel, a Knight of the Realm, heir to a dukedom, and—unbeknownst to either man—Joris’s own son!
Download or read book Jungle Joris Campfire Tales written by and published by Walter Joris. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These Campfire Tales are Flash Fiction Stories, told or performed in all the remote wildernesses around the world. Walter “Jungle” Joris, and all kinds of adventurers, eccentrics, mad professors, escaped convicts, evil witches, supernatural creatures, aliens… will sit around the campfire and tell their tales and “Fantasy Explosions”. They’re part of an Inter-Cosmic “Campfire Circle”. Enter their world.
Download or read book The Fifth Standard Reader Or Poetry and Adventure written by James Stuart Laurie and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Enterprise and Scrum written by Ken Schwaber and published by Microsoft Press. This book was released on 2007-06-13 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s time to extend the benefits of Scrum—greater agility, higher-quality products, and lower costs—from individual teams to your entire enterprise. However, with Scrum’s lack of prescribed rules, the friction of change can be challenging as people struggle to break from old project management habits. In this book, agile-process revolution leader Ken Schwaber takes you through change management—for your organizational and interpersonal processes—explaining how to successfully adopt Scrum across your entire organization. A cofounder of Scrum, Ken draws from decades of experience, answering your questions through case studies of proven practices and processes. With them, you’ll learn how to adopt—and adapt—Scrum in the enterprise. And gain profound levels of transparency into your development processes. Discover how to: Evaluate the benefits of adopting Scrum in any size organization Initiate an enterprise transition project Implement a single, prioritized Product Backlog Organize effective Scrum teams using a top-down approach Adapt and apply solutions for integrating engineering practices across multiple teams Shorten release times by managing high-value increments Refine your Scrum practices and help reduce the length of Sprints
Download or read book BARONESS ORCZY Ultimate Collection 130 Action Adventure Novels Thrillers Detective Stories written by Emma Orczy and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 10892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baroness Orczy's Ultimate Collection: 130+ Action-Adventure Novels, Thrillers & Detective Stories is a comprehensive anthology showcasing the diverse talents of the prolific author. Known for her captivating storytelling and masterful use of suspense, Orczy's work seamlessly blends elements of adventure, mystery, and romance. This collection includes beloved classics such as The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Old Man in the Corner, highlighting Orczy's ability to create memorable characters and intricate plots that keep readers on the edge of their seats. With a keen eye for detail and a flair for dramatic twists, Orczy's writing transports readers to a world filled with intrigue and excitement, making this anthology a must-read for fans of historical thrillers and detective fiction. Emma Orczy, a Hungarian-born British writer, drew inspiration from her own experiences and the political turmoil of her time to craft stories that resonate with readers to this day. As a prominent figure in the early 20th-century literary landscape, Orczy's works continue to be celebrated for their timeless appeal and enduring relevance. Her unique blend of historical accuracy and imaginative storytelling sets her apart as a trailblazer in the genre of action-adventure fiction. I highly recommend Baroness Orczy's Ultimate Collection to readers seeking an immersive literary experience that seamlessly combines action, intrigue, and romance. Orczy's skillful storytelling and richly drawn characters make this anthology a captivating journey through some of the most iconic works in the adventure genre.
Download or read book Fran oise Mallet Joris written by Susan Petit and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2001 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 1950's, with Le Rempart des béguines, La Chambre rouge, Cordélia, Les Mensonges and L'Empire céleste, down into the 1990's, with Adriana Sposa, Divine, Les Larmes, La Maison dont le chien est fou and Sept démons dans la ville, the work of Françoise Mallet-Joris has exercised a very special fascination over a very large readership. The content of her work, ever developing yet faithful to residual, either lived or observed, studied experience, is wide-ranging and unflinching - family relationships, the individual psyche, belief systems that move from quasi-nihilism to the mystical, sexuality, feminine consciousness, creativity, larger social frameworks, etc. - and she can move with ease from portrayal of the hypercontemporary to the researched - and finely imagined - historical reconstruction. Susan Petit, whose lively and elegantly written study addresses all these, and other, factors, argues modestly but wisely that "the works of Mallet-Joris provide stimulating, thought-provoking and coherent ways of apprehending ourselves and our human situation". One need ask no more of an author who, though perhaps personally drawn to certain perspectives, maintains an admirable openness and multiplicity of interrogation of existence.
Download or read book Introduction to Game Analysis written by Clara Fernández-Vara and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-01-21 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible textbook gives students the tools they need to analyze games using strategies borrowed from textual analysis. As the field of game studies grows, videogame writing is evolving from the mere evaluation of gameplay, graphics, sound, and replayablity, to more reflective writing that manages to convey the complexity of a game and the way it is played in a cultural context. Clara Fernández-Vara’s concise primer provides readers with instruction on the basic building blocks of game analysis—examination of context, content and reception, and formal qualities—as well as the vocabulary necessary for talking about videogames' distinguishing characteristics. Examples are drawn from a range of games, both digital and non-digital—from Portal and World of Warcraft to Monopoly—and the book provides a variety of exercises and sample analyses, as well as a comprehensive ludography and glossary. In this second edition of the popular textbook, Fernández-Vara brings the book firmly up-to-date, pulling in fresh examples from ground-breaking new works in this dynamic field. Introduction to Game Analysis remains a unique practical tool for students who want to become more fluent writers and critics not only of videogames, but also of digital media overall.
Download or read book The Clive Cussler Adventures written by Steven Philip Jones and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of more than 50 books--125 million copies in print--Clive Cussler is the current grandmaster of adventure literature. Dirk Pitt, the sea-loving protagonist of 22 of Cussler's novels, remains among the most popular and influential adventure series heroes of the past half-century. This first critical review of Cussler's work features an overview of Pitt and the supporting characters and other heroes, an examination of Cussler's themes and influences, a review of his most important adventures, such as Raise the Titanic! and Iceberg, and a look at adaptations of his work in other media. Cussler joins the pantheon of such as Rudyard Kipling, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian Fleming, and this overdue volume demonstrates that beneath Cussler's immense popularity lies a literary depth that well merits scholarly attention.
Download or read book Adventure written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Cici s Journal written by Joris Chamblain and published by First Second Books. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cici dreams of being a novelist. Her favorite subject: people. She watches them and takes notes to understand them. In a graphic novel interwoven with journal notes, scrapbook pieces, and doodles, Cici assembles clues about the odd and wonderful people she's uncovered. 6 1/2 x 9.
Download or read book Living Dangerously written by Hans Schoots and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly prized biography of one of the Netherlands' most famous and controversial filmmakers.
Download or read book The Adventure of the Real written by Paul Henley and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-01-15 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though relatively unsung in the English-speaking world, Jean Rouch (1917–2004) was a towering figure of ethnographic cinema. Over the course of a fifty-year career, he completed over one hundred films, both documentary and fiction, and exerted an influence far beyond academia. Exhaustively researched yet elegantly written, The Adventure of the Real is the first comprehensive analysis of his practical filmmaking methods. Rouch developed these methods while conducting anthropological research in West Africa in the 1940s–1950s. His innovative use of unscripted improvisation by his subjects had a profound impact on the French New Wave, Paul Henley reveals, while his documentary work launched the genre of cinema-vérité. In addition to tracking Rouch’s pioneering career, Henley examines the technical strategies, aesthetic considerations, and ethical positions that contribute to Rouch’s cinematographic legacy. Featuring over one hundred and fifty images, The Adventure of the Real is an essential introduction to Rouch’s work.
