Download or read book The Tin written by Janie Van Komen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-08-28 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you discovered everything you believed about your family was a lie? Gracie Richards is about to find out. After losing her business, love life, and the connection she had with her father she finds an old Dutch Speculaas Cookie Tin in the attic. The encrypted notes inside lead back to World War II Nazi occupied Holland when secrets were necessary for one's very survival. Gracie is offered a job in the Netherlands where her present life and the past including a hint of romance begin to tumble over one another in a jumble of confusion and revelation surprising even her father who thought he knew everything. Janie Van Komen, author of The Opa Legacy, married a Dutch immigrant and has gathered the stories of the family's history and survival in Nazi occupied Holland, during World War II for twenty years. She and her husband lived in the Netherlands for two years during which time she used her love of research to gain an appreciation for the locations, and stories of the people who survived.
Download or read book Plate Tectonics written by Allan Cox and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-07-08 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Palaeomagnetism, plates, hot spots, trenches and ridges are the subject of this unusual book. Plate Tectonics is a book of exercises and background information that introduces and demonstrates the basics of the subject. In a lively and lucid manner, it brings together a great deal of material in spherical trigonometry that is necessary to understand plate tectonics and the research literature written about it. It is intended for use in first year graduate courses in geophysics and tectonics, and provides a guide to the quantitative understanding of plate tectonics.
Download or read book Armageddons written by Gardner Dozois and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Its the end of the world¾but not as we know it. . . As the new millennium approaches, speculations about Earth's destruction abound. This collection presents twelve world-ending scenarios that are all too frightening -- and all too real. _Fermi and FrostÓ by Frederik Pohl _A Desperate CalculusÓ by Gregory Benford _EvolutionÓ by Nancy Kress _A Message to the King of BrobdingnagÓ by Richard Cowper _. . . The World, As We KnowtÓ by Howard Waldrop _The PeacemakerÓ by Gardner Dozois _The Screwfly SolutionÓ by Raccoona Sheldon _A Pail of AirÓ by Fritz Leiber _The Great Nebraska SeaÓ by Allan Danzig _Inconstant MoonÓ by Larry Niven _The Last SunsetÓ by Geoffrey A. Landis _Down in the DarkÓ by William Barton At the publisher's request, these titles were sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Download or read book The Memory of Stone written by Bill McKibben and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Erv Schroeder's photographs bear witness to the primordial forces of the earth--the raw power that moved and shifted huge hunks of rock to form natural stone sculptures.
Download or read book Masterpieces written by Orson Scott Card and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-03-02 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of the best science fiction short stories of the 20th century as selected and evaluated by critically-acclaimed author Orson Scott Card. Featuring stories from the genre's greatest authors: Isaac Asimov • Arthur C. Clarke • Robert A. Heinlein • Ursula K. Le Guin • Ray Bradbury • Frederik Pohl • Harlan Ellison • George Alec Effinger • Brian W. Aldiss • William Gibson & Michael Swanwick • Theodore Sturgeon • Larry Niven • Robert Silverberg • Harry Turtledove • James Blish • George R. R. Martin • James Patrick Kelly • Karen Joy Fowler • Lloyd Biggle, Jr. • Terry Bisson • Poul Anderson • John Kessel • R.A. Lafferty • C.J. Cherryh • Lisa Goldstein • Edmond Hamilton In much of the science fiction of the past, the twenty-first century existed only in the writers’ imaginations. Now that it’s here, it’s time to take a look back at the last one hundred years in science fiction through the works of the most celebrated and acclaimed authors of the century—to see where we’ve been and just how far we’ve come. Along with a critical essay by Orson Scott Card reassessing science fiction in the twentieth century, Masterpieces includes short fiction by writers who have forged a permanent place for science fiction in the popular culture of today...and tomorrow. It offers a glimpse of the greatest works that mixed science with fiction in trying to figure out humanity’s place in the universe. Featuring bold, brave, and breathtaking stories, this definitive collection will stand the test of time in both this century and those to come.
Download or read book Antarctic Journal of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Water Mosaic written by Denice Finnegan and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside Jo is a journey waiting to happen. As she treks across the rugged Australian landscape on a rescue mission, Jo finds she is capable of so much more than she imagined. But she must face those things in herself and tear aside old habits, if she is to emerge from the cocoon of her old life. Her guide is a wise old childhood friend, who knows more about who Jo was, and who she will become, than Jo herself does. Her map is the energy system of the body known as the chakras. Understanding how to live life through each energy centre opens Jo up to new possibilities, and she discovers her relationship to everyone and everything is not only part of, but essential to, her success. Because this is more than one womans journey. Her rescue mission is part of a bigger picture. The Earth has chakras too.
Download or read book The Bones Beneath My Skin written by TJ Klune and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spine-tingling standalone novel by bestselling author TJ Klune—a supernatural road-trip thriller featuring an extraordinary young girl and her two unlikely protectors on the run from cultists and the government. There's nothing more human than a broken heart. In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright has lost everything: his parents are dead, his only brother wants nothing to do with him, and he's been fired from his job as a journalist in Washington, DC. With nothing left to lose, he returns to his family's summer cabin outside the small mountain town of Roseland, Oregon, to try and find some sense of direction. The cabin should be empty. It's not. Inside is a man named Alex. And with him is an extraordinary ten-year-old girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader. Artemis, who isn't exactly as she appears. Soon it becomes clear that Nate must make a choice: let himself drown in the memories of his past, or fight for a future he never thought possible. Because the girl is special. And forces are descending upon them who want nothing more than to control her. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book Plant Minds written by Chauncey Maher and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea that plants have minds can sound improbable, but some widely respected contemporary scientists and philosophers find it plausible. It turns out to be rather tricky to vindicate the presumption that plants do not have minds, for doing so requires getting clear about what plants can do and what exactly a mind is. By connecting the most compelling empirical work on plant behavior with philosophical reflection on the concept of minds, Plant Minds aims to help non-experts begin to think clearly about whether plants have minds. Relying on current consensus ideas about minds and plants, Chauncey Maher first presents the best case for thinking that plants do not have minds. Along the way, however, he unearths an idea at the root of that case, the idea that having a mind requires the capacity to represent the world. In the last chapter, he defends a relatively new and insightful theory of mind that rejects that assumption, making room for the possibility that plants do have minds, primarily because they are alive.
Download or read book The Quest for the Golden Plunger written by Jackson Dickert and published by Campfire Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you put trouble-making teenagers in summer camp without adult supervision, you know what to expect... Comedy, chaos, and someone crapping in the shower. Troop 99 will have to survive a twisted game of paintball, outrun a rabid buck with tasers mounted to its antlers, and avoid getting in trouble with the camp staff if they want to stand a chance at winning the Golden Plunger. Fifteen-year-old Do-Over wants to win Camp Winnebago’s coveted Golden Plunger to score a free trip to a high-adventure camp with his fellow Adventure Rangers. But when the rival Troop 100 shows up, he knows it’s going to be an uphill battle. Do-Over and the rest of Troop 99 are notorious for their terrible behavior, and they start living up to their reputation as soon as they get to camp. Turbo Cakes falls in love with the camp nurse, Uncle Ruckus tries to get rich quick with chocolate laxatives, and Shovel becomes a walking target for bullies. Their antics snowball into an unstoppable sequence of events that may get them banned from camp forever... Join Troop 99 on their annual summer trip to Camp Winnebago and experience their epic misadventures as they try to win the Golden Plunger. This fast-paced story is full of hysterical male adolescent humor that will make you laugh out loud, so don’t read it in public or people will definitely give you strange looks. This book is perfect for anyone who’s ever known a Boy Scout, gone camping, or still laughs at poop jokes. If you enjoy books like Swim the Fly, Dan Versus Nature, or Spanking Shakespeare, then you’ll love this one. Those books got together, gave a human monkey a typewriter, and The Quest for the Golden Plunger was the result. If you enjoy shows/movies like American Vandal, Camp Camp, or Superbad, then this book was straight up written for you. What the heck are you waiting for? Don’t forget your swim trunks as you set off on The Quest for the Golden Plunger, the funniest YA novel out there!
Download or read book Quebradillas written by John Dickey and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short poems about life in rural Puerto Rico and elsewhere.
Download or read book Song of the Spring Peepers written by Michael Reade Sitzman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacob and Tyler have been best friends since first grade at William Dawes Elementary in Litchfield, Massachusetts. They've gone to each other's birthday parties and played at recess. But the summer after fourth grade, Tyler changes and will now be known as Brianna. He'd always been a girl inside, just not on the outside. Jacob understands fifth grade will be interesting for both of them. It's not going to be easy. He worries about the class tough guy and a teacher who makes everybody miserable. He thinks about the girl he secretly loves and if he'll have the courage to talk to her. Jacob wonders how he'll protect his best friend when Brianna's secret is revealed. Can Jacob use the power of his words to unite the gang and get the grown-ups on their side? A fiction book for kids, Song of the Spring Peepers follows ordinary students as they deal with questions of identity, bullying, prejudice, love, and loyalty. It will be a year the students at William Dawes will remember.
Download or read book House Garden s Book of Gardens written by Richardson Little Wright and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Clinic written by Ray Carole and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-11-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you support an illegal programme to destroy terrorism from within? Three years ago, Harry Decker ran a covert spy cell in Baghdad for the British SAS. A mental breakdown cost Decker his career and almost his sanity. All the other members of Decker’s cell are dead; victims of suicides, random accidents and multiple murders. In a bid to rebuild his shattered mind, Harry undertakes a record-breaking crossing of Antarctica. However, as he fights for his life on the lethal glaciers, his brain concocts a vast conspiracy theory that might just be true… When Decker broadcasts his wild theory online, it’s intercepted by a group of men who will go to the ends of the earth to silence him. On the brink of madness can Harry Decker save his sanity and his life, while being hunted by former colleagues who will not hesitate to put a bullet in his head. Decker hunted people on the kill list, now he’s number one on it.
