Download or read book The Catastrophe of the Emerald Queen written by L. R. Manley and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-03-19 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven year old Sophie Roberts is in a coma in hospital following a car accident. When bored and curious eleven year old boy Jared Miller stumbles upon a monstrous assassin in her room, he and Sophie are saved only by the intervention of a warrior from the magical world of Alegria, a world linked to our own by Sophie and a world which is in dire peril as long as she remains in her coma. Kidnapped and taken to Alegria, Jared is the only person that can save the kingdom from the evil King James and restore it to its former peaceful glory. But he is also the key that could bring an end to Alegria forever.

Download or read book The Catastrophe of the Emerald Queen written by L. R. Manley and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-01-09 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magical fantasy for older children set in another world and our world. With anti-bullying themes. All profits from this edition to the S.O.P.H.I.E Lancaster Foundation.

Download or read book Rage of a Demon King written by Raymond E. Feist and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fantasy land of Midkemia, already torn by dissent, faces a new crisis as demons prepare to invade it to obtain life energy for their kingdom. By the author of Rise of a Merchant Prince.

Download or read book The Sunder of the Octagon written by L. R. Manley and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight worlds in alignment. Eight worlds in harmony. Eight worlds ruled over by eight children from Earth. Children who are pure and good and kind. Eight worlds whose very existence together was enough to hold back the evil. An evil almost as old as Time itself.The Octagon has never been breached.But every design, no matter how carefully it is planned, has a flaw.The sequel to The Catastrophe of the Emerald Queen.

Download or read book Critical Disaster Studies written by Jacob A.C. Remes and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2021-08-20 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book announces the new, interdisciplinary field of critical disaster studies. Unlike most existing approaches to disaster, critical disaster studies begins with the idea that disasters are not objective facts, but rather are interpretive fictions—and they shape the way people see the world. By questioning the concept of disaster itself, critical disaster studies reveals the stakes of defining people or places as vulnerable, resilient, or at risk. As social constructs, disaster, vulnerability, resilience, and risk shape and are shaped by contests over power. Managers and technocrats often herald the goals of disaster response and recovery as objective, quantifiable, or self-evident. In reality, the goals are subjective, and usually contested. Critical disaster studies attends to the ways powerful people often use claims of technocratic expertise to maintain power. Moreover, rather than existing as isolated events, disasters take place over time. People commonly imagine disasters to be unexpected and sudden, making structural conditions appear contingent, widespread conditions appear local, and chronic conditions appear acute. By placing disasters in broader contexts, critical disaster studies peels away that veneer. With chapters by scholars of five continents and seven disciplines, Critical Disaster Studies asks how disasters come to be known as disasters, how disasters are used as tools of governance and politics, and how people imagine and anticipate disasters. The volume will be of interest to scholars of disaster in any discipline and especially to those teaching the growing number of courses on disaster studies.

Download or read book Queen Sugar written by Natalie Baszile and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiration for the acclaimed OWN TV series produced by Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay "Queen Sugar is a page-turning, heart-breaking novel of the new south, where the past is never truly past, but the future is a hot, bright promise. This is a story of family and the healing power of our connections—to each other, and to the rich land beneath our feet." —Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage Readers, booksellers, and critics alike are embracing Queen Sugar and cheering for its heroine, Charley Bordelon, an African American woman and single mother struggling to build a new life amid the complexities of the contemporary South. When Charley unexpectedly inherits eight hundred acres of sugarcane land, she and her eleven-year-old daughter say goodbye to smoggy Los Angeles and head to Louisiana. She soon learns, however, that cane farming is always going to be a white man’s business. As the sweltering summer unfolds, Charley struggles to balance the overwhelming challenges of a farm in decline with the demands of family and the startling desires of her own heart.

Download or read book The Emerald Planet written by David Beerling and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-12 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plants have profoundly moulded the Earth's climate and the evolutionary trajectory of life. Far from being 'silent witnesses to the passage of time', plants are dynamic components of our world, shaping the environment throughout history as much as that environment has shaped them. In The Emerald Planet, David Beerling puts plants centre stage, revealing the crucial role they have played in driving global changes in the environment, in recording hidden facets of Earth's history, and in helping us to predict its future. His account draws together evidence from fossil plants, from experiments with their living counterparts, and from computer models of the 'Earth System', to illuminate the history of our planet and its biodiversity. This new approach reveals how plummeting carbon dioxide levels removed a barrier to the evolution of the leaf; how plants played a starring role in pushing oxygen levels upwards, allowing spectacular giant insects to thrive in the Carboniferous; and it strengthens fascinating and contentious fossil evidence for an ancient hole in the ozone layer. Along the way, Beerling introduces a lively cast of pioneering scientists from Victorian times onwards whose discoveries provided the crucial background to these and the other puzzles. This understanding of our planet's past sheds a sobering light on our own climate-changing activities, and offers clues to what our climatic and ecological futures might look like. There could be no more important time to take a close look at plants, and to understand the history of the world through the stories they tell. Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.

Download or read book I Guess This Dragon Who Lost Her Egg to Disaster Is My Mom Now Volume 1 written by Suzume Kirisaki and published by Cross Infinite World. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Way Of The Dragon Is The Way To Become Strong! XXXX, a man used and abused for general tasks by his adventuring party, finds himself on the verge of death in dragon territory in the Kugus Mountains after a party member stabs him in the back. Literally. Next time he opens his eyes, he’s in the nest of a red dragon named Kaphal whose egg was destroyed in a natural disaster. Having lost both his memories and his name, he turns instead into a young girl named Lushera. And apparently Kaphal plans to raise Lushera as her own daughter…? This is the story of the odd fate binding one dragon and one human, the story of an unconventional mother and daughter.

Download or read book The Deviant Future Collection 1 written by Eve Langlais and published by Eve Langlais. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 787 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a Deviant Future, the world has been reshaped. Humanity has been changed. Yet despite it all, one thing does survive—love. Three previously published novels that take place in a post-apocalypse future, where civilization has had to adapt to survive, and where mutations have given some magical powers. A dystopian society ruled by an elite class who are about to experience a shift in power. Toxic Dust: Laura knows nothing of the world outside the domes other than it is deadly. Everything she knows is upended when the marauder who kidnaps not only shows her how to survive, he makes her want a forbidden thing called love. Wasteland Treasure: New Earth isn’t a kind or gentle place, so Gunner isn’t entirely surprised when a freak windstorm leaves him blinded in a strange place. The problem is he’s not alone. Twisted Metal Heart: Riella has a special skill when it comes to working with metal and Titan knows she mustn’t fall in the wrong hands. Especially since she might hold the key to bringing down a corrupt Queen. genre: action and adventure, mad max romance, apocalyptic romance, post apocalypse, paranormal dystopian romance, end of the world, futuristic romance, paranormal romance, psychic romance, futuristic fantasy, magic and sorcery

Download or read book The Emerald Tablet written by Dennis William Hauck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1999-03-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Emerald Tablet—an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings—has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religious traditions. Ostensibly concerned with turning base metals into gold, alchemy was in fact dedicated to transforming the lead of self into the gold of spirit. This brilliant history of alchemy traces its sources back to ancient Egypt, and presents alchemy as a useful, practical system of self-transformation. Each of the seven steps of alchemical transformation is explained, with hands-on techniques and exercises, treating alchemy as a living discipline for achieving a spiritual awakening.

Download or read book America s 1890s Parachute Queen written by William D. Kalt III and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death-defying pioneer parachute artist Miss Hazel Keyes earned renown across America, leaping from her balloon in the 1890s. Drawing spectators to her parachuting performances by the thousands for more than a decade jumping with her monkey, Miss Jennie Yan Yan, Hazel endured relentless hardship and injury to earn her living and claim her slice of fame. Suffering assault by friends, family, strangers, and the earth, she survived her perilous occupation for more than a decade. Following her career, the skydiving queen again garnered fame. She blazed a new trail as she battled her husbands, sons, government officials, and "bad actors" to maintain her wealth, sanity, and property. The rock-tough woman persevered despite gunshot wounds, emotional anguish, and betrayal. Her tale of fortitude stands remarkable in the annals of American history. WORDS OF PRAISE A leader in his local history community, award-winning author, historian, and humanitarian, William Kalt III continues to contribute to Western literature and give history a future. Dedicated to sharing factual accounts, his unique stories of long ago earned him a Historic Preservation Award, and his exciting writing style brings the tales to life. I highly recommend anything he writes. Dr. Kenneth V. Karrels, Chairman, Southern Arizona Transportation Museum

Download or read book Justice Equity and Emergency Management written by Alessandra Jerolleman and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-26 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Justice, Equity and Emergency Management applies a justice and equity lens across all phases of emergency management, focusing on key topics such as hazard mitigation, emerging technologies, long-term recovery, and others.

Download or read book Wolves For Lives written by Sonal Singh and published by OrangeBooks Publication. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about a story revolving around a girl who just got admitted in college and a boy whom she accidently but intentionally met. Their story folds ahead with the mystery of wolves and witches. Little she knew, she was one of them too! How? Read about it.

Download or read book Knights of Emerald 01 Fire in the Sky written by Anne Robillard and published by Wellan Inc / Anne Robillard. This book was released on 2016-10-06T00:00:00-04:00 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Knights of Emerald : This epic tale takes place in a forgotten world in a time of great unrest as Amecareth, the Dark Lord of the Insect People, attempts to take over the known universe. It is the story of Kira, the purple child, born of the rape of Queen Fan of Shola by the despicable Emperor, who will ultimately bring about his downfall, and of the brave Knights of Emerald entrusted with her safety. Book 1 of the saga The Knights of Emerald, Fire in the Sky : Upon learning that Amecareth is preparing to invade the continent once again, the King of Emerald, in an effort to protect all the Kingdoms of Enkidiev, revives an ancient knighthood. Chosen for their special gifts and endowed with mystical powers, six men and one woman become the new Knights of Emerald. Their training now completed, these magical soldiers are about to leave for battle when Queen Fan arrives at the castle requesting an audience with Emerald I. Pressed for time, she leaves in his care her two-year old daughter Kira, fully aware of the part she will be playing in the future of mankind. Wellan, the undisputed leader of the knights, falls in love with the beautiful queen. But the Kingdom of Shola is the first to fall and everyone is slaughtered, including Fan. Heartbroken, Wellan will nonetheless have to come up with a plan to defend Enkidiev and repel the forces of evil.

Download or read book The Emerald Dragon written by Solitaire Parke and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an ancient warrior named Tanis is called by an emerald dragon - Demios, the first emerald dragon to be born in over a thousand years - he not only has to learn to be a dragon rider, but to interact with and eventually gain the trust of the other riders and people of Mt. Drago. The mountain lies in the middle of a desert, but has special access to other worlds; worlds inhabited by both unusual and evil creatures. Tanis and the other riders, led by the queen of the dragons - The Ariella - must band together to create a fighting force and fly across the River Styx, beyond the Ice Caves to the Black Fortress. There they must retrieve the first of three crystal keys. These keys have held their enemies at bay since the first of dragon kind, but were captured by the Dark Lords of the Provinces. As The Ariella's riders fly over land and sea, they summon surprising courage to protect the dragons and Mt. Drago from the vile forces which stand in the way of their peaceful existence.

Download or read book Flirting with Disaster written by Angie Orth and published by Worthy Books. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join travel writer Angie Orth on a journey of self-discovery as she empowers readers to buck expectations, take leaps of faith, and trust that God’s plan is better than anything we think we want for our lives. Angie Orth should have had at least 2.5 kids by now—everyone else back home did. Despite a successful PR career in New York, Angie was failing at the roles she was born to play—those of submissive wife and grandchild incubator. Without a potential husband in sight or the hope of a photogenic brood to show off, she was beginning to wonder if God forgot about her. With her thirtieth birthday looming, Angie was at a crossroads. Should she hightail it home to find a man like a “good girl” or continue running the rat race in New York City and hope for the best? Orth chose Plan C: Escape! She quit her job, launched a travel blog, and booked a one-way ticket to the South Pacific while her Southern family gnashed their teeth in protest. But the timing couldn’t have been worse for a solo trip: she found herself dodging tsunamis, earthquakes, revolutions, grabby men, and incessant DMs from her worrywart relatives over a journey that spanned five continents. In the midst of her global misadventures, Orth’s hilarious, vulnerable journey of faith and wanderlust demonstrates that God’s plan is so much more creative than society’s expectations. Fasten your seatbelt for this sassy, relatable memoir about living life unscripted yet still on mission. By the time readers turn the last page of Flirting with Disaster, they’ll feel empowered, knowing God’s vision is better than anything we think we want—or are supposed to want—for our lives. And they’ll be ready to take on the world in their own way.

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