Download or read book Starfire Vol 2 A Matter of Time written by Amanda Connner and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even Starfire isnÍt immune to an old flame. Just when the golden-skinned alien warrior princess thought sheÍd settled in to her new life in FloridaÍs sunny Key West-even if that new life did involve battling deadly enemies every now and then-along comes the ex that she, and the rest of the world, thought was dead: Dick Grayson, formerly known as Nightwing! In a quest to save his secret identity, he faked his own death and went underground, working as a superspy rather than a superhero. Now DickÍs back in town to help Kori take down the sinister Soren Hook. Will sparks fly between these two tremendously good-looking heroes? And when Starfire and her friends take an impromptu road trip to clear their heads, what craziness will they return to in Key West-if they even return at all? Find out in STARFIRE VOL. 2: A MATTER OF TIME, from the creative team of Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Elsa Charretier and Emanuela Lupacchino-a smart, sexy, rollicking romp that puts the orange in Florida! Collects STARFIRE #7-12.

Download or read book Starfire 2015 7 written by Amanda Conner and published by DC. This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the final showdown between Starfire and the wicked Soren Hook! As the battle reaches its end, a familiar face arrives in Key West! Will sparks fly when Kori is reunited with Dick Grayson?

Download or read book Starfire 2015 8 written by Amanda Conner and published by DC. This book was released on 2016-01-13 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is Dick Grayson here to stay? Starfire has tackled some big threats during her stay in Key West-from hurricanes to intergalactic bounty hunters, from insane murderers to gargantuan monsters from the deep and everything in between. But our hero's biggest challenge may be choosing between an ex and a new love interest.

Download or read book The U S China Military Scorecard written by Eric Heginbotham and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2015-09-14 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A RAND study analyzed trends in the development of Chinese and U.S. military capabilities in two scenarios (centered on Taiwan and the Spratly Islands) and multiple types of operations from 1996 to 2017.

Download or read book Starfire written by Paul Preuss and published by Diversion Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2015-06-23 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hero astronaut flies too close to the sun in this science fiction adventure from the author of Human Error, “a writer of real intelligence” (The Washington Post). After a solar flare accident in orbit, Travis is a hero: the first astronaut to bail out of a spacecraft and live. NASA, however, had advised against the bailout—and as punishment for violating orders, Travis is grounded on earth, never to fly again. Then comes Starfire, an experimental spacecraft that could be capable of interstellar flight. Travis fights a desperate political battle to become a crewmember, and his go-it-alone attitude makes for some rough going. Starfire’s planned maiden voyage is to land on an asteroid that is heading toward a close loop around the sun, stay long enough to explore, then return to Earth by way of a gravity boost around Venus. But during the mission, disaster strikes again: The ship is hit by a huge solar flare and must take shelter in the shadow of the asteroid, even while falling ever closer to the sun. The aim of the mission now becomes one of desperate survival . . . “A terrific novel, I heartily recommend it.” —Orson Scott Card, Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of Ender’s Game “A writer of science fact as well as fiction, Preuss has won a reputation for his believable depiction of advanced technology and the people who toil at it. That’s the case once again in this near future story.” —Publishers Weekly

Download or read book Furry Fandom Conventions 1989 2015 written by Fred Patten and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Furry fandom--an adult social group interested in anthropomorphic animals in art, literature and culture--has grown since the 1980s to include an estimated 50,000 "furries." Their largest annual convention drew more than 6,000 attendees in 2015, including 1,000 dressed in "fur suits" or mascot-type animal costumes. Conventions typically include awards, organizations, art, literature and movies, encompassing a wide range of creative pursuits beyond animal costuming. This study of the furry subculture presents a history of the oft-misunderstood group and lists all conventions around the world from 1989 through 2015, including organizers, guests of honor and donations to charity.

Download or read book Girl of Steel written by Melissa Wehler and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The CW's hit adaptation of Supergirl is a new take on the classic DC character for a new audience. With diverse female characters, it explores different versions of the female experience. No single character embodies a feminist ideal but together they represent attributes of the contemporary feminist conversation. This collection of new essays uses a similar approach, inviting a diverse group of scholars to address the many questions about gender roles and female agency in the series. Essays analyze how the series engages with feminism, Supergirl's impact on queer audiences, and how families craft the show's feminist narratives. In the ever-growing superhero television genre, Supergirl remains unique as viewers watch a female hero with almost godlike powers face the same struggles as ordinary women in the series.

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Download or read book Rites of the Mummy written by Jeffrey D. Evans and published by Nicolas-Hays, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An arcane ritual reveals a code hidden within Thelema’s most holy book. Over a period of several years, the former head of Kenneth Grant’s Typhonian Order in the United States, conducted a bizarre sexual ritual with elements of Thelema, Lovecraft, and the Egyptian mummification ceremony to unlock a mathematical code buried in plain sight in Aleister Crowley’s Book of the Law. Jeffrey Evans, a follower of Aleister Crowley’s Thelema since his teenage years, had an encounter on a bridge in Washington, DC, with a being he identified as his holy guardian angel. This being—Karla—provided him with the inspiration to begin a series of rituals incorporating Egyptian and Lovecraftian elements in an effort to traverse the Tunnels of Set: pathways on the “dark side” of the Qabalistic Tree of Life. The ritual, conducted with his wife, Ruth Keenan, employed cross-dressing and bondage as well as Cthulhian imagery and chanting, and resulted in a series of revelations concerning the mathematical code hidden within the verses of Crowley’s Book of the Law: a circumstance that Crowley always suspected but was never able to prove, not even with the help of accomplished mathematicians. Evans tried in vain to demonstrate this code to other members of the Typhonian Order, to no avail, but a chance meeting online with Peter Levenda resulted in Levenda’s taking a closer look at the data and what he discovered astounded him. He agreed to help bring this discovery to the attention of the general public. There has been very little new work published in the field of Thelema in the last 10 years or so, at least since the death of Kenneth Grant. Most publishing concerning Crowley has been biographical or reissues of Crowley’s own material. This work is a departure from all of that. It is new material, completely unexpected within the Crowley/Thelema/OTO environment, for it offers a new approach to the mathematical nature of Thelema that so far has been based on Qabalah. This work brings attention to the existence of a sacred geometry within the verses of the Book of the Law: a completely unexpected discovery but nonetheless mathematically verifiable. It bridges the gap between Thelema, Freemasonry, and Templarism, as well as Gnosticism, demonstrating a continuum of esoteric thought spanning millennia.

Download or read book China Satellite Navigation Conference CSNC 2018 Proceedings written by Jiadong Sun and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 899 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These proceedings present selected research papers from CSNC 2018, held during 23rd-25th May in Harbin, China. The theme of CSNC 2018 is Location, Time of Augmentation. These papers discuss the technologies and applications of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and the latest progress made in the China BeiDou System (BDS) especially. They are divided into 12 topics to match the corresponding sessions in CSNC 2018, which broadly covered key topics in GNSS. Readers can learn about the BDS and keep abreast of the latest advances in GNSS techniques and applications.

Download or read book Secret Passages written by Paul Preuss and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2015-06-21 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the isle of Crete, a renowned physicist experiments with the nature of reality in this enthralling novel from the author of Broken Symmetries. Secret Passages follows the life of mathematics prodigy Manolis Minakis from the quiet hills of Crete to the lofty chambers of Cambridge University. Upon his retirement, Minakis returns to his Greek island home a renowned physicist and successful industrialist—and ready to embark on his true life’s work. Using a cache of Minoan treasures, Minakis lures photographer Anne-Marie Brand and her husband, theoretician Peter Slater, to aid in his attempts to recover the past and understand the true nature of reality. Set against the colorful Mediterranian backdrop, the legendary home of a once-great civilization, this enigmatic novel resonates deeply with both the brain and heart. Admired by legendary science fiction author Roger Zelazny for “his knowledge and artistry,” Paul Preuss returns to the characters and setting of his acclaimed novel Broken Symmetries in an indirect sequel that is “highly recommended for both fiction and sf collections” (Library Journal). “Mr. Le Carre, meet Dr. Feynman! . . . [T]his one really makes the earth move.” —Ursula K. Le Guin “[An] intensely believable SF novel . . . should appeal to those curious about how real science gets done.” —Publishers Weekly

Download or read book The Magical Circle School Year of Ritual 2015 written by Colleen Criswell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-12-27 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For our 2015 Year of Ritual book we have 41 rituals and spells from The Magical Circle School.This collection includes:13 Full Moon Rituals byColleen M. CriswellMinnie EerinSavanna MoonMegan Sutton8 Sabbat Rituals byColleen M. CriswellSavanna Moon3 Student Rituals byMegan NevinsTerria S.Danielle Somes17 Spell of the Month Contest Winners byLena BerrySherry CooperSilver CoronaMinnie EerinSusan MorrisSkyla NightOwlCat RavenscallDanielle SomesLuna StarfireTeri Stich

Download or read book Graphic Novels written by Michael Pawuk and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes. New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusiastic readers of books in this genre. How do you determine which graphic novels to purchase, and which to recommend to teen and adult readers? This updated guide is intended to help you start, update, or maintain a graphic novel collection and advise readers about the genre. Containing mostly new information as compared to the previous edition, the book covers iconic super-hero comics and other classic and contemporary crime fighter-based comics; action and adventure comics, including prehistoric, heroic, explorer, and Far East adventure as well as Western adventure; science fiction titles that encompass space opera/fantasy, aliens, post-apocalyptic themes, and comics with storylines revolving around computers, robots, and artificial intelligence. There are also chapters dedicated to fantasy titles; horror titles, such as comics about vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts, and the occult; crime and mystery titles regarding detectives, police officers, junior sleuths, and true crime; comics on contemporary life, covering romance, coming-of-age stories, sports, and social and political issues; humorous titles; and various nonfiction graphic novels.

Download or read book January 2023 Surplus Record Machinery Equipment Directory written by Thomas C. Scanlan and published by Surplus Record. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SURPLUS RECORD, is the leading independent business directory of new and used capital equipment, machine tools, machinery, and industrial equipment, listing over 110,000 industrial assets; including metalworking and fabricating machine tools, chemical and process equipment, cranes, air compressors, pumps, motors, circuit breakers, generators, transformers, turbines, and more. Over 1,100 businesses list with the SURPLUS RECORD. March 2022 issue. Vol. 100, No. 1

Download or read book Transit Maps of the World written by Mark Ovenden and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A completely updated and expanded edition of the cult bestseller, featuring subway, light rail, and streetcar maps from New York to Nizhny Novgorod. Transit Maps of the World is the first and only comprehensive collection of historical and current maps of every rapid-transit system on earth. In glorious, colorful graphics, Mark Ovenden traces the cartographic history of mass transit—including rare and historic maps, diagrams, and photographs, some available for the first time since their original publication. Now expanded with thirty-six more pages, 250 city maps revised from previous editions, and listings given from almost a thousand systems in total, this is the graphic designer’s new bible, the transport enthusiast’s dream collection, and a coffee-table essential for everyone who’s ever traveled in a city.

Download or read book Oldsmobile Convertibles 1953 1966 written by Don Narus and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-02-02 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excellent primer and quick reference guide, with large B&W photos, details, basic spec pages and historical overview. Covers Super 88, Dynamic 88, Olds 98, Fiesta, Starfire, F-85, Jetstar, Cutlass Delta 88 and 442. Great addition to your auto library,

Download or read book Positioning and Navigation in Complex Environments written by Yu, Kegen and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-01-05 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The limitations of satellites create a large gap in assistive directional technologies, especially indoors. The methods and advances in alternate directional technologies is allowing for new systems to fill the gaps caused by the limitations of GPS systems. Positioning and Navigation in Complex Environments is a critical scholarly resource that examines the methodologies and advances in technologies that allow for indoor navigation. Featuring insight on a broad scope of topics, such as multipath mitigation, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and multi-sensor integration, this book is directed toward data scientists, engineers, government agencies, researchers, and graduate-level students.