Download or read book The Invisibility Cloak written by Ge Fei and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lightly surreal story of misfortune, menace, and high-end stereo equipment in the cutthroat, capitalistic world of modern China. An NYRB Classics Original The hero of The Invisibility Cloak lives in contemporary Beijing—where everyone is doing their best to hustle up the ladder of success while shouldering an ever-growing burden of consumer goods—and he’s a loser. Well into his forties, he’s divorced (and still doting on his ex), childless, and living with his sister (her husband wants him out) in an apartment at the edge of town with a crack in the wall the wind from the north blows through while he gets by, just, by making customized old-fashioned amplifiers for the occasional rich audio-obsessive. He has contempt for his clients and contempt for himself. The only things he really likes are Beethoven and vintage speakers. Then an old friend tips him off about a special job—a little risky but just don’t ask too many questions—and can it really be that this hopeless loser wins? This provocative and seriously funny exercise in the social fantastic by the brilliantly original Ge Fei, one of China’s finest living writers, is among the most original works of fiction to come out of China in recent years. It is sure to appeal to readers of Haruki Murakami and other fabulists of contemporary irreality.
Download or read book Drop written by G. S. Dunn and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-27 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drop By: G. S. Dunn After recovering Earth from decades of neglect, humanity aims at reaching out into the galaxy to make new friends. Advanced nanotechnology is put to work in one of their greatest feats to date – the Drop base. Built into a crater on the dark side of the moon, this portal will be humanity’s key to reaching for other stars. In an unknown disturbance during a Drop test, nano-technicians Phil and Darek find themselves ‘dropped’ into an adventure only their dreams could equal. A colorful escapade of “high”-ence fiction unfolds on a world far off, but not so different from our own. The crew discovers that there is more than one way for intelligent life to take root, while facing the challenge of making their way back home. Perspectives from a new world enlighten. More at www.dunndrop.com
Download or read book Worth Every Drop written by Jonathan Henderson and published by Worth Life Publishing . This book was released on 2022-09-21 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was raised to believe that there was a God and that He was a personal being. As a child, you don’t really question what your parents tell you. If they say there is a jolly, three-hundred-pound man who delivers all the Christmas toys in one night on the backs of flying reindeer with one red headlight, you believe them. When I reached adolescence, however, I felt compelled to question everything. I challenged the picture of God that emerged from the instructions given by my parents, teachers, and pastors. And these questions weren’t all of the trivial type, such as, “Can God create a rock so heavy that He can’t lift it?” Nope, they were: “Why do bad things happen to good people? Does everything happen for a reason, and according to God’s will? Everything? Including all the bad stuff?” Then there were the highly polarizing views that never appeared to be questioned, such as, “Trust, love, worship, and serve God, or else He’ll send you to hell.” Views like that were terrifying. If God is supposed to be our caring and loving Father, how could He burn to death His disobedient children? I didn’t think the worst parent on earth would do something that ghastly. This picture was beyond toxic and left me in state of fear. The fear of God made me feel small and worthless and that my only value to Him was worship and obedience. I’m sorry to say, but God seemed like a big bully, and pushing me around didn’t win over my heart. Sure, pushing one another down in a demonstration of strength was how my classmate Max and I became best friends in third grade, but I wasn’t in third grade anymore! Even when I was told that God loved me, and because of that love sent His Son to earth to save us all, it still sounded fearsome and gruesome. Did God have to torture His Son on a cross, otherwise He couldn’t accept me for who I am? Why would God have to do that if He’s the most powerful being in the universe? If He wanted to save us from the “pitchfork guy,” then He should rescue us with His superpowers instead of some bloody, seemingly orchestrated, sacrificial ritual. At the heart of all my questions, there was essentially just one question I was asking: Do I matter to God, or is it only what I do for Him that matters? To think that our service to Him is our only value, places us as nothing more than servants, or even worse—slaves. Yet I was assured as an adolescent that God wanted to be friends. He wanted to be my best friend, in fact. But how many friends do you have who would kill you if you weren’t their friend? Zero! You’d call the cops if that scenario were ever presented to you. However, we can’t call law enforcement on God. He is the law! And if you don’t obey His law, you get a divinely enforced death sentence. Thanks . . . friend? In the end, it left me stuck. How do you tell someone who can detonate you, “Thanks, but no thanks”? I eventually arrived at the conclusion that communicated exactly what I was reaching for: If God wants to truly be my friend, then He should be more friendly. Worth Every Drop is a journey of faith—discovering a God who is consistent, friendly, and trustworthy. It is a deep dive into the Bible to make sense of who God is, and who we truly are to Him. Whether you are a boomer or a millennial, agnostic or a believer, this book is for you.
Download or read book Jenna s Book written by Angie Stair and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jenna is an ordinary woman living an ordinary life, when she is asked to leave her world to save another world that is in peril. But is she ordinary? The Wizard Alfordo in the world of magic thinks not. He has been searching for a way to save his people from the growing evil. He has read a prophecy that said in part, ". . the One and the Three will come from their world to save ours with their wild magic." Alfordo believes Jenna and her three daughters are the One and the Three the prophecy foretold of, but will they leave their world to face the dangers of his?
Download or read book The People Pleaser s Guide to Loving Others without Losing Yourself written by Dr. Mike Bechtle and published by Revell. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all want other people to like us and think well of us. But when we depend on the praise, admiration, or appreciation of others for our sense of self-worth, we become trapped in an exhausting and debilitating cycle of people-pleasing relationships where we always give and rarely receive. The most common advice we hear--Start putting your own needs first!-- doesn't work, because we do love helping other people! Thankfully, the solution to the people pleaser's "problem" isn't to fundamentally change who you are--it's to fundamentally change where you find your worth. In this freeing book, Dr. Mike Bechtle shows you stop letting your fears of rejection, criticism, invisibility, or inadequacy drive your actions and start rebuilding your sense of self-worth from the inside out. When you do, you'll discover that what you once thought of as a struggle is actually a strength.
Download or read book A Fractured Infinity written by Nathan Tavares and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling race across the multiverse to save the infinite Earths – and the love of your life – from total destruction for fans of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, The Time Traveler's Wife and Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. Film-maker Hayes Figueiredo is struggling to finish the documentary of his heart when handsome physicist Yusuf Hassan shows up, claiming Hayes is the key to understanding the Envisioner – a mysterious device that can predict the future. Hayes is taken to a top-secret research facility where he discovers his alternate self from an alternate universe created the Envisioner and sent it to his reality. Hayes studies footage of the other him, he discovers a self he doesn’t recognize, angry and obsessive, and footage of Yusuf… as his husband. As Hayes finds himself falling for Yusuf, he studies the parallel universe and imagines the perfect life they will live together. But their lives are inextricably linked to the other reality, and when that couple's story ends in tragedy Hayes realises he must do anything he can to save Yusuf's life. Because there are infinite realities, but only one Yusuf. With the fate of countless realities and his heart in his hands, Hayes leads Yusuf on the run, tumbling through a kaleidoscope of universes trying to save it all. But even escaping into infinity, Hayes is running out of space - soon he will have to decide how much he’s willing to pay to save the love of his life.
Download or read book Invisibility written by Gregory J. Gbur and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively exploration of how invisibility has gone from science fiction to fact Is it possible for something or someone to be made invisible? This question, which has intrigued authors of science fiction for over a century, has become a headline-grabbing topic of scientific research. In this book, science writer and optical physicist Gregory J. Gbur traces the science of invisibility from its sci-fi origins in the nineteenth-century writings of authors such as H. G. Wells and Fitz James O’Brien to modern stealth technology, invisibility cloaks, and metamaterials. He explores the history of invisibility and its science and technology connections, including the discovery of the electromagnetic spectrum, the development of the atomic model, and quantum theory. He shows how invisibility has moved from fiction to reality, and he questions the hidden paths that lie ahead for researchers. This is not only the story of invisibility but also the story of humankind’s understanding of the nature of light itself, and of the many fascinating figures whose discoveries advanced this knowledge.
Download or read book No Love for the Wicked written by Jessica Cage and published by Jessica Cage. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A desire for Light. A mark for Dark. A fate that would change the world. Sierra Grey is a Daughter of the Dark, she’s a wicked witch. As good as she is at being bad, it never felt right to her. There was always the longing for something more, something she shouldn’t give two cents about, LOVE. Unfortunately for Sierra, love was not something that could penetrate the icy exterior of the heart of a Daughter of the Dark. Just as she’d accepted that it was her destiny to be alone, everything changed. Her unexpected attraction to Horacio, a Light witch, goes much deeper than a physical attraction. Her budding feelings for him are not only against the law, but it puts a target on her head. Will Sierra ignore her misplaced emotions and return to the Dark or will she risk it all for the chance of something more? No love for the Wicked is a standalone Novella by USA Today Bestselling Author Jessica Cage. Pick up this dark adventure today!
Download or read book The Alphas Angel written by Pippa Moon and published by StarNovel (HK) Co., Limited. This book was released on 2023-04-24 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Does this feel wrong?" He asked, running his fingers up the slender curves of her spine, instinctively Abigail purred softly shaking her head. Rolling her bottom lip between her teeth roughly. Losing herself in his dangerous hues. "Do you want this?" He grinned running this thumb over the bottom lip she had just been chewing, mischief swimming in his deep green eyes. Her breath caught in her throat watching him edge closer, consuming all of her senses. Nodding slowly, words escaping her. Lord help her she wanted him! "Use your words." He commanded, running his tongue over her swollen bottom lip. He tasted- exquisite. "Yes," She whimpered... Closing her eyes consumed by guilt. "But I want HIM too!" *** When Abigail moved to Blue Moon Creek seeking answers from her Father as to who and what she was, she quickly realised she had bitten off more than she could chew. Ending up smack bang in the middle of a century old rivalry, torn between two Alphas and her destiny! Soon releasing that even angels have to answer to fate. Her actions have consequences as do the answers to the questions she so desperately seeks. Will she follow her head and do what's expected of her, or will she follow her heart and fight fate?
Download or read book Invisible written by Philip Ball and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-04-08 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science is said to be on the verge of achieving the ancient dream of making objects invisible. Invisible is a biography of an idea, tied to the history of science over the "longue duree." Taking in Plato to today s science, Ball shows us that the stories we have told about invisibility are not in fact about technical capability but about power, sex, concealment, morality, and corruption. Precisely because they refer to matters that lie beyond our senses, unseen beings and worlds have long been a repository for hopes, fears, and suppressed desires. Ideas of invisibility are, like all ideas rooted in legend, ultimately parables about our own potential and weaknesses. Invisible presents the first comprehensive survey of the roles that the idea of invisibility has played throughout time and culture. This territory takes us from medieval grimoires to cutting-edge nanotechnology, from fairy tales to telecommunications, from camouflage to early cinematography, and from beliefs about ghosts to the dawn of nuclear physics and the discovery of dark energy. Invisible reveals what our age-old fantasies about what lurks unseen, and whether we can enter that realm ourselves, truly say about us. "
Download or read book Enchant the Night written by Amanda Ashley and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the arms of a centuries-old vampire, a woman awakens to newfound passion—and magical powers of her own. Hungarian vampires are born, not made—and can breed with mortal females. Being one of the oldest of his kind, Quill Falconer has honed his skills at hunting just the right kind of prey, which is why his latest victim confounds him. She shouldn’t remember his drinking her blood. And he shouldn’t still be craving more . . . Callie Hathaway’s life is as normal as it can be after the death of the beloved grandmother who raised her. Until one night, feeling foggy and fatigued, she realizes that a strangely sensual encounter with a dark, handsome man didn’t occur only in her imagination. As Callie and Quill’s unique connection draws them together, an ancient order of knights seeks Quill’s destruction. Being together puts Callie in mortal danger—until she uncovers a magical family legacy. Side by side they’ll fight for survival, and for each other, as the brotherhood of vampire hunters gather for one final showdown.
Download or read book Locked Inside written by Nancy Werlin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marnie is tremendously wealthy and tremendously alone. The 16-year-old daughter of a superstar who was killed years ago in a plane crash, Marnie refuses to take part in her oppressive boarding-school community. And she has no interest in living with her guardian, a well-meaning but stiff man named Max. She would rather burrow away in the dark, comforting world of her favorite Internet adventure game. Especially now that she has started chatting online with one of the other players, an intriguing rogue who calls himself the Elf. But closing herself off from the people around her doesn’t mean she’s safe, as Marnie soon discovers. Kidnapped and locked inside an empty basement cell, Marnie is forced to confront painful truths about herself and her famous mother as she desperately tries to escape her jailer. Oh, how little her cyber-adventure game has prepared her for this real-life dungeon!
Download or read book Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality written by LessWrong aka Eliezer Yudkowsky and published by . This book was released on 2010-02-28 with total page 1983 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Petunia Evans married a biochemist, and Harry Potter grew up in a house filled to the brim with books, reading science and science fiction. Then came the Hogwarts letter, introducing strange new opportunities to exploit. And new friends, like Hermione Granger, and Draco Malfoy, and Professor Quirrell. HP:MoR is now complete at 122 chapters and 2000 pages. Authors notes, fan art, alternative formats, and other information may be found at http://www.hpmor.com/ . This mirror contains both the the flowing text directly from https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5782108, and the book style PDF from the tex code at https://github.com/rjl20/hpmor If you have suggestions, or wish to report a problem regarding this version of HP:MoR, contact me at [email protected] and I will try to fix it.
Download or read book Reign of the Morning Star written by K. C. Wallace and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-05-16 with total page 767 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark forces are at work in Seregon as Thuria and Cluros come into alignment. It is a world where mythological creatures are more than myths and reality is what legends are made from. Selah, a young orphan, lives in the Utopian kingdom of Havilah where King Heylel "the Morning Star" reigns supreme. Selah struggles to fit into a society where she is always found lacking, and suddenly everything she has ever believed is challenged, as she finds herself on a journey of self-discovery. Zayne, a renowned warrior, is sent on a mission to find the key before it falls into enemy hands. With turmoil and battles at every turn, Zayne faces deadly giants and ravaging marauders. Selah and Zayne are destined to meet, and it will change them and the future of Seregon forever. Will Zayne be able to find the key before it is too late?
Download or read book Winning After Losing written by Stacey Halprin and published by Grand Central Life & Style. This book was released on 2009-05-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Struggling with her weight for decades, Stacey Halprin eventually won the battle and lost over 350 pounds. But after gastric bypass surgery and one diet after another, she realized that the most difficult part isn't losing the weight--it's keeping it off. Now, for the 90% of dieters who have lost weight only to gain it back, Stacey presents her unique program that will keep the pounds off permanently--whether you've lost 15, 25, or 50 pounds. Complete with expert advice from medical doctors, psychologists, nutritionists, and fitness gurus, WINNING AFTER LOSING reveals the secrets that will finally put an end to self-sabotaging habits and yo-yo dieting. This is an inspirational, motivational guide that shows readers how to maintain and truly enjoy a healthier lifestyle.
Download or read book Reference and Information Services written by Melissa A. Wong and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2024-08-22 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written as a textbook for LIS students taking reference courses, this fully updated and revised seventh edition of Reference and Information Services: An Introduction also serves as a helpful handbook for practitioners to refamiliarize themselves with particular types and formats of sources and to refresh their knowledge on specific service topics. The first section grounds the rest of the textbook with an overview of the foundations of reference and an introduction to the theories, values, and standards that guide reference service. The second section provides an overview of reference services and techniques for service provision, establishing a foundation of knowledge on reference service and extending ethical and social justice perspectives. The third part offers an overview of the information life cycle and dissemination of information, followed by an in-depth examination of information sources by type as well as by broad subject areas. Finally, the concluding section guides the reader through the process of developing and maintaining their own vision of reference practice. This textbook is essential reading for all preservice and working librarians, particularly those concerned with ethical and social justice perspectives on reference work.
Download or read book Myth Part 1 written by Jack Mambo and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-07-29 with total page 727 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of MYTH is a dark and ancient realm ruled by apocalyptic gods and forever overshadowed by the damning presence of fearsome underworld demons that constantly threaten to engulf the mortal plane in hellfire and smoke. It is a legendary place where powerful mages, deadly beasts, mighty warriors and terrifying darklords coexists and collide in never ending battles that will forever rage on even until the very end of time itself. For it is within this long lost world that epic tales and age old legends of fallen gods, noble heroes and demonic darklords will forever be told as never before. With over 1000 fully illustrated and authentically handwritten pages filled with tales and legends from this awesome netherworld realm, this one of a kind masterpiece is definately a must have for every serious fantasy fan worldwide.
