Download or read book The Surrana Identity written by Michael Campling and published by Shadowstone Books. This book was released on with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding a missing person. An easy case for Brent Bolster. Unless that person happens to be an elite assassin. Assassins, spaceships, and aliens all washed down with a double ristretto – it’s time for another adventure for Brent Bolster space detective. Join Brent, Rawlgeeb, Vince, Dex, Zeb, and many more of your favorite characters in this adventure across space. The hired killer known as Surrana is missing, and it’s Brent’s job to find her. But he’d better take care. The Guild of Assassins look after their own, and they won’t stand idly by. You’ll love the twists and turns in this sci-fi comedy, because we all love a book that takes us by surprise. Reading Order: Dial G for Gravity Dead Men Don’t Disco The Surrana Identity Double Infinity.
Download or read book Dead Men Don t Disco written by Michael Campling and published by Shadowstone Books. This book was released on with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brent has a plan. And it had better work... ...his life depends on it. Brent has made plenty of enemies in his time, but none so deadly as Surrana, an assassin from the planet Gloabon. Now, he must face his fearsome adversary. He’ll need wit, cunning, and high-level strategic problem-solving to survive. In other words, he's screwed. Brent has all the tactical subtlety of a casually lobbed Molotov cocktail. Alone, he doesn't stand a chance. But he has one thing going for him: his team. Will Rawlgeeb, Vince, and the others come through? Working together, will they live to fight another day? Or will Brent's efforts result in a terrible interplanetary war? Find out when you read Dead Men Don't Disco. You'll be glad you picked up this sci-fi comedy, because everyone loves a good laugh. So get this book today. Recommended Reading Order. Dial G for Gravity Dead Men Don’t Disco The Surrana Identity Double Infinity.
Download or read book Dial G for Gravity written by Michael Campling and published by Shadowstone Books. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brent Bolster has a particular set of skills. Unfortunately, most of them have no practical application whatsoever. Now, he's met his worst nightmare: an alien with a clipboard. So begins the adventures of Brent Bolster and his ragtag coalition of associates. With a client in the shapely form of a gorgeous dame, a musclebound assistant, an alien with an attitude, and fish called Algernon, Brent uncovers a galactic conspiracy. Meanwhile, a mighty warship is on its way. Affectionately known as The Skull by its crew of warlike Andelians, the ship causes all who see her to tremble. And in command is the notorious Admiral Norph, a warrior who makes Genghis Khan look neighborly. The scene is set for a galactic confrontation. Can Brent handle it? Probably not. But it will be fun to watch him try. You’ll get a kick out of this comedy because all sci-fi fans love a tongue-in-cheek reference. Dial G for Gravity takes the world of an old-fashioned gumshoe and propels it into the future. But like all good sci-fi, it has something to say about the way we live now and where we’re headed. So grab a pot of joe, fill your favorite Star Fleet mug, and start reading. Praise for Dial G for Gravity All from GoodReads reviewers. I stayed up far later than intended to read more of it. Brent is fun, an idiot, but fun. The humour is reminiscent of Douglas Adams novels and Red Dwarf. I thoroughly enjoyed it and found it even more tongue in cheek then M.I.B. It's funny, intriguing, there's hints of romance, plotting and tremors of intergalactic war. What more could you ask from your story? This is a great book to read. The cast of characters are vivid, hilarious at times. And unique to say the least. A mystery in the form of a comedy. I loved it A comic galactic mystery that's a cross between Red Dwarf, MIB and Ghostbusters, Mikey Campling's excellent novel Dial G for Gravity will have you rolling in the aisles, before checking under the bed and in the wardrobes for little green men, before you can relax and go to sleep tonight! This book is such great fun. I especially liked the characters in it. They are so very believable and likeable too. I loved their quirkiness and personality flaws. The story is compelling, the characters are three dimensional, it's complex and definitely un-put-down-able. The humor is much more adult, dryer, with a more classic wit.
Download or read book Scaderstone written by Michael Campling and published by Shadowstone Books. This book was released on with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once the Darkeningstone has you in its grip, it will never let you go. Don't miss the conclusion of this gripping tale across time. Jake has unfinished business with the stone and with someone else. Cally is never far from his thoughts, but dare he reach out to her? Look into the future and peer back into the myths and mysteries of the distant past with the final book in The Darkeningstone series. Somewhere, Sometime, The Stone is Whispering.
Download or read book The Darkeningstone written by Michael Campling and published by Shadowstone Books. This book was released on with total page 966 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once the Darkeningstone has you in its grip, it will never let you go. Jake didn't believe the rumours about Scaderstone Pit, but it's so much more than an abandoned quarry, and the risks are not rumours but real. The Darkeningstone Trilogy is a time-slip adventure across thousands of years. Suitable for a Young Adult audience, the series follows teenager Jake and his fight for survival in the harsh world of the distant past. The Darkeningstone is a portal across time, worshipped by some, feared by others and coveted by a few. How will a modern teenager fare in a world where every day is a struggle against the elements? In this distant time, metal has not been discovered and the spirits known as the Shades are to be feared. Somewhere, sometime, the stone is watching, waiting, listening, whispering.
Download or read book Darkness Awaits written by Michael Campling and published by Shadowstone Books. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darkness Awaits Us All. Step into its velvety shadows and explore its subtle depths. These tales will keep you company on your journey. But don't let them keep you awake at night. After all, they're just stories, aren't they? This collection of horror stories contains: IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR ALONE AFTER DARK ONCE IN A BLOOD MOON A DARK ASSORTMENT In Front of the Mirror Alone is previously unpublished. After Dark and Once in a Blood Moon were originally published in an anthology titled Ancient Enemies, then subsequently as individual titles. A Dark Assortment is a collection of seventeen short stories.
Download or read book Double Infinity written by Michael Campling and published by Shadowstone Books. This book was released on with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brent is happy, goddammit. And it’s driving him nuts. What he needs is a case. Something he can get his teeth into. And when Maisie breezes back into his life, he just might get what he wished for. But as ever, Maisie brings trouble, and this time, it’s Vince who’s in hot water. Why is Vince behaving so strangely, and what terrible secret does he carry? Find out when you read Double Infinity. Rejoin your old friends on The Gamulon and The Kreltonian Skull. There’s trouble brewing in the cold void of space, and with an interplanetary war hanging in the balance, Dex picked one hell of a time to go on holiday. You’ll crack a smile with this book, because unless your heart is colder than an Andelian ice squid, you’ll love this eclectic blend of sci-fi and comedy. Start reading it now. Reading Order Dial G for Gravity Dead Men Don't Disco The Surrana Identity Double Infinity.
Download or read book Outcast written by Michael Campling and published by Shadowstone Books. This book was released on with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lost and alone in a nightmare world, Jake must learn to fight back, learn to survive. Whatever it takes, he’s going home. A portal through time, The Darkeningstone affects all who find it. Join Jake in his fight to get back home. But remember: Somewhere, Sometime, The Stone is Listening.
Download or read book Trespass written by Michael Campling and published by Shadowstone Books. This book was released on with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jake didn't believe the rumours about Scaderstone Pit, but it's so much more than an abandoned quarry, and the risks are not rumours but real. Somewhere, sometime, the stone is waiting. The Darkeningstone is a time-slip adventure across thousands of years. Suitable for a Young Adult audience, the series follows teenager Jake and his fight for survival in the harsh world of the distant past. The Darkeningstone is a portal across time, worshipped by some, feared by others and coveted by a few. How will a modern teenager fare in a world where every day is a struggle against the elements? In this distant time, metal has not been discovered and the spirits known as the Shades are to be feared. Somewhere, sometime, the stone is watching, waiting, listening, whispering.
Download or read book The Demon s Daughter written by Pingali Suranna and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Demon's Daughter (Prabhavati-pradyumnamu) is a sixteenth-century novel by the south Indian poet Pingali Suranna, originally written in Telugu, the language of present-day Andhra Pradesh. Suranna begins with a story from classical Hindu mythology in which a demon plans to overthrow the gods. Krishna's son Pradyumna is sent to foil the plot and must infiltrate the impregnable city of the demons; Krishna helps ensure his success by having a matchmaking goose cause Pradyumna to fall in love with the demon's daughter. The original story focuses on the ongoing war between gods and anti-gods, but Pingali Suranna makes it an exploration of the experience of being and falling in love. In this, the work evinces a modern sensibility, showing love as both an individualized emotion and the fullest realization of a person, transcending social and cultural barriers. The translators include an afterword that explores the cultural setting of the work and its historical and literary contexts. Anyone interested in the literature and mythology of India will find this book compelling, but all readers who love a good story will enjoy this moving book. Velcheru Narayana Rao and David Shulman have provided an elegant translation that will serve well the contemporary reader who wishes to encounter a masterwork of world literature largely unknown in the West.
Download or read book Identities Boundaries and Social Ties written by Charles Tilly and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To most Americans, the law - especially noncriminal (civil) law - is a mystery that only someone with a law degree can solve. With a masterful mixture of explanatory text, real cases showing the law at work, and the reflections of important historical and contemporary legal thinkers, Understanding Law explains the complexity of law at a level that everyone can understand. The book walks students through the structure of the legal system, different divisions of civil law, and the core concepts and distinctions that underlie contemporary legal thought. It also provides insight into the way law and social change affect one another. It also provides insight into the way law and social change affect one another. With this third edition, the authors have substantially updated and expanded the text, adding 25 percent new cases, a new chapter on family law, and innovative 'You be the Judge' sections in each chapter, inviting students to decide legal questions, engage with the issues, and test their understanding"--P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book Tools Techniques and Strategies for Teaching in a Real World Context With Microbiology written by Davida Smyth and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Numerical Methods and Methods of Approximation in Science and Engineering written by Karan S. Surana and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numerical Methods and Methods of Approximation in Science and Engineering prepares students and other readers for advanced studies involving applied numerical and computational analysis. Focused on building a sound theoretical foundation, it uses a clear and simple approach backed by numerous worked examples to facilitate understanding of numerical methods and their application. Readers will learn to structure a sequence of operations into a program, using the programming language of their choice; this approach leads to a deeper understanding of the methods and their limitations. Features: Provides a strong theoretical foundation for learning and applying numerical methods Takes a generic approach to engineering analysis, rather than using a specific programming language Built around a consistent, understandable model for conducting engineering analysis Prepares students for advanced coursework, and use of tools such as FEA and CFD Presents numerous detailed examples and problems, and a Solutions Manual for instructors
Download or read book Structured Peer to Peer Systems written by Dmitry Korzun and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of structured P2P systems has seen fast growth upon the introduction of Distributed Hash Tables (DHTs) in the early 2000s. The first proposals, including Chord, Pastry, Tapestry, were gradually improved to cope with scalability, locality and security issues. By utilizing the processing and bandwidth resources of end users, the P2P approach enables high performance of data distribution which is hard to achieve with traditional client-server architectures. The P2P computing community is also being actively utilized for software updates to the Internet, P2PSIP VoIP, video-on-demand, and distributed backups. The recent introduction of the identifier-locator split proposal for future Internet architectures poses another important application for DHTs, namely mapping between host permanent identity and changing IP address. The growing complexity and scale of modern P2P systems requires the introduction of hierarchy and intelligence in routing of requests. Structured Peer-to-Peer Systems covers fundamental issues in organization, optimization, and tradeoffs of present large-scale structured P2P systems, as well as, provides principles, analytical models, and simulation methods applicable in designing future systems. Part I presents the state-of-the-art of structured P2P systems, popular DHT topologies and protocols, and the design challenges for efficient P2P network topology organization, routing, scalability, and security. Part II shows that local strategies with limited knowledge per peer provide the highest scalability level subject to reasonable performance and security constraints. Although the strategies are local, their efficiency is due to elements of hierarchical organization, which appear in many DHT designs that traditionally are considered as flat ones. Part III describes methods to gradually enhance the local view limit when a peer is capable to operate with larger knowledge, still partial, about the entire system. These methods were formed in the evolution of hierarchical organization from flat DHT networks to hierarchical DHT architectures, look-ahead routing, and topology-aware ranking. Part IV highlights some known P2P-based experimental systems and commercial applications in the modern Internet. The discussion clarifies the importance of P2P technology for building present and future Internet systems.
Download or read book The Liberators of Bangladesh Glorious Battles from the 1971 Indo Pak War How the Indian Army won the Liberation War of Bangladesh written by Deepak Surana and published by Sristhi Publishers & Distributors. This book was released on 2024-08-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1971. Tensions are running high between India and Pakistan. The Mukti Bahini is fighting hard to free Bangladesh from the clutches of the oppressive Pakistan Army. Then the War is declared. 1st Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, commanded by Lt Col Surinder Kapur, becomes the first battalion of the Indian Army to enter the port city of Khulna, the last defence of Pakistan Army in East Pakistan. Winning decisive battles in Maslia and Syamganj, they pave the way for India’s victory. The brave men of 1st JAK RIF were awarded 1 Maha Vir Chakra, 3 Vir Chakras and 4 Sena Medals along with the battle honour of ‘Syamganj’ for their remarkable feats. Weaving a singular story of dedication and grit, The Liberators of Bangladesh follows Lt Col Surinder Kapur, MVC, and his men as they fight the Pakistan Army. With handwritten notes and sketches from the unit, this book is rich with never heard before anecdotes, camaraderie amongst the soldiers and first-hand accounts of what it was to liberate a nation from oppression.
Download or read book Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Media Fandom written by Dunn, Robert Andrew and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-05-08 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leisure time today is driven by fandom. Once viewed as a social pariah, the fan and associated fandom as a whole has transformed into a popularized social construct researchers are still attempting to understand. Popular culture in the modern era is defined and dominated by the fan, and the basis of fandom has established its own identity across several platforms of media. As some forms of fandom have remained constant, including sports and cinema, other structures of fandom are emerging as the mass following of video games and cosplay are becoming increasingly prominent. Fandom has been established as an important facet in today’s society, and necessary research is required for understanding how fandom is shaping society as a whole. Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Media Fandom is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research that reviews some of the most exigent facets of today’s fandom and highlights understudied cultures of fandom as well as emerging intricacies of established fandom. While promoting topics such as esports, influencer culture, and marketing trends, this publication explores both qualitative and quantitative approaches as well as the methods of social science and critical perspectives. This book is ideally designed for marketers, media strategists, brand managers, consumer behavior analysts, researchers, academics, and students.
Download or read book Fiction and Art written by Ananta Ch. Sukla and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nature of fiction has long been debated across the humanities, and is of considerable importance for philosophical aesthetics, literary theory, narratology and the history of ideas. This volume offers something entirely new: a selection of multidisciplinary perspectives on fiction written by an international team of contributors at the forefront of their fields, providing a spectrum of approaches to compare and contrast. This volume, divided between historical, cognitive, aesthetic and non-western approaches, targets a wide range of topics, including mathematics, history, religion and metaphysics. This is a seminal volume on one of the most important topics in the humanities.
