Download or read book The Sky Man written by Henry Kitchell Webster and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sky Man (1910) is a novel by Henry Kitchell Webster. Written at the height of Webster’s career as a popular author of magazine serials, The Sky Man is a story of invention, mystery, and murder. Inspired by recent advances in human aviation, Webster crafted a thrilling work of science fiction that continues to entertain and astound over a century after it appeared in print. “For many hours—Cayley was too much of a god today to bother with the exact number of them—he had been flying slowly northward down a mild southerly breeze. Hundreds of feet below him was the dazzling, terrible expanse of the polar ice pack which shrouds the northern limits of the Arctic Ocean in its impenetrable veil of mystery.” Looking on the world below, Philip Cayley entertains thoughts he has never had before. Is he human, or something greater? What limits stand before him now that he has mastered the sky? A seasoned veteran of the United States army, Cayley is an aviator and self-taught inventor who struggled for years to perfect human flight. Now equipped with an aerodynamic wingsuit, he soars above the Arctic on a research mission. Crossing the expanse of ice, he sees a man below in similar leather clothing. Behind him, a group of men in walrus skin jackets begins to gain ground. From the safety of the sky, Cayley watches in horror as the man in the lead is struck by a deadly dart, tumbling down an immeasurable crevasse. Careful to avoid discovery, Cayley circles back to his ship, entirely unprepared for what lies ahead. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Henry Kitchell Webster’s The Sky Man is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.
Download or read book What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky written by Lesley Nneka Arimah and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A PBS NewsHour/New York Times Book Club Pick A NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION "5 UNDER 35" HONOREE WINNER OF THE 2017 KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER OF THE NYPL'S YOUNG LIONS FICTION AWARD FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE LEONARD PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE A dazzlingly accomplished debut collection explores the ties that bind parents and children, husbands and wives, lovers and friends to one another and to the places they call home. In “Who Will Greet You at Home,” a National Magazine Award finalist for The New Yorker, A woman desperate for a child weaves one out of hair, with unsettling results. In “Wild,” a disastrous night out shifts a teenager and her Nigerian cousin onto uneasy common ground. In "The Future Looks Good," three generations of women are haunted by the ghosts of war, while in "Light," a father struggles to protect and empower the daughter he loves. And in the title story, in a world ravaged by flood and riven by class, experts have discovered how to "fix the equation of a person" - with rippling, unforeseen repercussions. Evocative, playful, subversive, and incredibly human, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky heralds the arrival of a prodigious talent with a remarkable career ahead of her.
Download or read book Man from the Sky written by Avi and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1992-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an almost failproof scheme, a man parachutes from an airplane with a large amount of money, only to be seen by a boy who has a reputation for seeing things in the clouds.
Download or read book There Was an Old Man Who Painted the Sky written by Teri Sloat and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2009-07-21 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a child looks up to find drawings on the ceiling of a cave, she wonders how they were painted. Planets that spin, the birds and the beasts, woman and man--how did the old man in the sky paint it all? Based on the 1879 discovery of ceiling paintings in Spain's Altamira Cave, this imaginative story expresses the awe of contemplating the creation of the world and locating beauty in an unexpected place. Children will revel in this timeless tale with truly breathtaking images.
Download or read book A Ladder to the Sky written by John Boyne and published by Hogarth. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A satire of writerly ambition wrapped in a psychological thriller . . . An homage to Patricia Highsmith, Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe, but its execution is entirely Boyne’s own.”—Ron Charles, The Washington Post NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE Maurice Swift is handsome, charming, and hungry for fame. The one thing he doesn’t have is talent—but he’s not about to let a detail like that stand in his way. After all, a would-be writer can find stories anywhere. They don’t need to be his own. Working as a waiter in a West Berlin hotel in 1988, Maurice engineers the perfect opportunity: a chance encounter with celebrated novelist Erich Ackermann. He quickly ingratiates himself with the powerful – but desperately lonely – older man, teasing out of Erich a terrible, long-held secret about his activities during the war. Perfect material for Maurice’s first novel. Once Maurice has had a taste of literary fame, he knows he can stop at nothing in pursuit of that high. Moving from the Amalfi Coast, where he matches wits with Gore Vidal, to Manhattan and London, Maurice hones his talent for deceit and manipulation, preying on the talented and vulnerable in his cold-blooded climb to the top. But the higher he climbs, the further he has to fall. . . . Sweeping across the late twentieth century, A Ladder to the Sky is a fascinating portrait of a relentlessly immoral man, a tour de force of storytelling, and the next great novel from an acclaimed literary virtuoso. Praise for A Ladder to the Sky “Boyne's mastery of perspective, last seen in The Heart's Invisible Furies, works beautifully here. . . . Boyne understands that it's far more interesting and satisfying for a reader to see that narcissist in action than to be told a catchall phrase. Each step Maurice Swift takes skyward reveals a new layer of calumny he's willing to engage in, and the desperation behind it . . . so dark it seems almost impossible to enjoy reading A Ladder to the Sky as much as you definitely will enjoy reading it.”—NPR “Delicious . . . spins out over several decades with thrilling unpredictability, following Maurice as he masters the art of co-opting the stories of others in increasingly dubious ways. And while the book reads as a thriller with a body count that would make Highsmith proud, it is also an exploration of morality and art: Where is the line between inspiration and thievery? To whom does a story belong?”—Vanity Fair
Download or read book Superman Up in the Sky written by Tom King and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The all-star creative team of writer Tom King and artist Andy Kubert answer the question: How far across the galaxy will Superman go to bring a single child home? Aliens have kidnapped a young girl from Metropolis. With each stop along the path, the Man of Steel faces new mysteries and new challenges. Is he getting closer to rescuing the girl, or further away? And who is protecting Metropolis in his absence? Collects Superman: Up in the Sky #1-6.
Download or read book Buried in the Sky written by Peter Zuckerman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-06-11 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In August 2008, when 11 climbers lost their lives on K2, the world's most dangerous peak, two Sherpas survived and are two of the most skillful mountaineers on earth.
Download or read book Doctor Who written by Mark Gatiss and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsters of the mind kill all in their path.
Download or read book Skyman Volume 1 The Right Stuff written by Joshua Hale Fialkov and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2014-08-06 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Captain Midnight, a drunken Skyman accidentally kills an innocent man! Turns out he's not only an overly patriotic zealot; he's also a dangerous PR nightmare. Needing a new face for their initiative ASAP, the Skyman Program turns to US Air Force Sgt. Eric Reid: a wounded veteran on the ropes, looking for a new lease on life. But the new Skyman is nobody's stooge. They tried to make the perfect weapon, but they got a hero instead. Joshua Hale Fialkov is a writer of the Emmy-nominated animated film Afro Samurai: Resurrection and the Eisner-nominated Tumor.
Download or read book Skyman 1 written by Joshua Hale Fialkov and published by Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues). This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Captain Midnight, a drunken Skyman accidentally kills an innocent man! Needing a new face for their initiative ASAP, the Skyman Program turns to US Air Force Sgt. Eric Reid: a wounded veteran on the ropes, looking for a new lease on life. * _Ultimates_ writer Joshua Hale Fialkov pens an all-new superhero series! 
Download or read book Skyman 4 written by Joshua Hale Fialkov and published by Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues). This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fighting for his life thousands of feet above the ground, Skyman faces off against the people who made him a heroand if he fails, he falls! Literally! They tried to make the perfect weapon, but they got a hero instead. And Skyman intends to act like one, even if it costs him his life! *Joshua Hale Fialkov (_Hunger_, _The Bunker_) and Manuel Garcia (_Bloodshot_) deliver a new kind of Dark Horse hero!
Download or read book Watch the Sky written by Kirsten Hubbard and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The signs are everywhere. Jory's stepfather, Caleb, says. Red leaves in the springtime. Pages torn from a library book. All the fish in an aquarium facing the same way. A cracked egg with twin yolks. Everywhere and anywhere. And because of them, Jory's life is far from ordinary. He must follow a very specific set of rules: don't trust anyone outside the family, have you rwork boots at the ready just in case, and always, always watch out for the signs. The end is coming, and they must be prepared. School is Jory's only escape from Caleb's tight grasp, and with the help of new friends, he begins to explore aworld beyond his family's desert ranch. As Jory's friendships grow, Caleb notifies Jory's mother and siblings that the time has come for final preparations. They begin an exhausting schedule, digging a shelter where they will live until the disaster is over. But as the hole gets deeper, so does the family's doubt about whether Caleb's prophecy is true. When the stark reality of what it will mean to live underground becomes clear, Jory must choose between living his own life or following behind Caleb, shutting his eyes to the bright world he's just begun to see.
Download or read book Skyman 3 written by Bit and published by Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues). This book was released on 2012-05-02 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a violent clash with his handlers, Skyman's at odds with the agents of the program that created him-and now he needs to fight his way out of dangerous airspace into friendlier skies before things get worse! Knowing he can't fly solo, the new hero seeks an alliance with a fellow patriot, but will he be greeted as friend or foe? * Joshua Hale Fialkov (_Hunger_, _The Bunker_) delivers a new kind of Dark Horse hero! * Cover by Freddie Williams II and Jeremy Roberts!
Download or read book Skyman 2 written by Bit and published by Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues). This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Still trying to overcome his fear of flying after a plane crash that nearly killed him, Sgt. Eric Reid doesn't have time for PTSD as the new Skyman! The superhero's life isn't made any easier by the confrontations with his handler and the shocking number of bugs plaguing his suit. And matters are made even worse as he discovers someone's trying to sabotage the suit and smear his good name! * _Ultimates_ writer Joshua Hale Fialkov pens an all-new superhero series! * From the pages of _Captain Midnight_! 
Download or read book Sky Men written by Robert Kershaw and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2010-07-22 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventy years ago the army’s elite air assault force, the Parachute Regiment was formed, tough and well-trained, designed to fight hazardous operations behind enemy lines, with little or no backup. These are the ‘Sky Men’. Any army’s mavericks. Trained to operate independently in testing conditions. Dropping into the middle of enemy territory, these tough British, American, German and Russian soldiers engage in gruelling combat the most dangerous conflict zones in the world. Robert Kershaw, an ex-Parachute Regiment officer, reveals the history of these airborne forces, and their important role during the most dramatic battles of the twentieth century. He finds out what makes them tick, what drives a ‘Sky Man’ to take these extraordinary risks, what marks these sky warriors out from ordinary soldiers? Based on exclusive interviews with soldiers from around the world, as well as letters and diaries, Sky Men is full of vivid personalities, and nail-biting action. It is the story of the army’s biggest risk-takers, The Paras.
Download or read book The Magic Man in the Sky written by Carl Gallups and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Carl Gallups challenges both believers and non-believers to consider the consequences of either accepting or rejecting the countless and timeless truths he presents. Based on biblical, scientific and logical theory, Pastor Gallups provides startling insight into the many, often unanswered questions of evolutionary theory and life's deepest mysteries."--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Song of the Sky written by Guy Murchie and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-21 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1954, this is a magnificent book about the greatest adventure of our age: humanity’s exploration of the skies and space. One of the classics of aviation and scientific literature, written by wartime flier Guy Murchie, this book will fascinate even non-pilots and non-science oriented readers.
