Download or read book McCallister Chronicles written by A. P. Schreckenberger and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-10-11 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following World War II, one man set out to create the perfect medieval fantasy that could bridge the cultures of the East and West; however, in this tale, that book has become a reality in which characters struggle to overcome the mysterious mythology that their owner devised. Pawns to the story itself, Wing and Luky strive to uncover innate abilities that have been given to them by the powers that be. With the mythical continent once again on the brink of war, and with old foes reappearing, our heroes have no choice but to step up to the plate and unlock their destinies. As the author, I will be straight with you: this is an unusual book. I am not one to waste time on every detail, and that may be a turnoff to some. I can promise readers a strange adventure in which the pages themselves seem to wield fate, and I can offer paragraphs that string musical metaphors together from many different ages. In the end, it is up to you. Will you dare step inside to view the delusions of my reality? I hope so...Sincerely,A.P. Schreckenberger

Download or read book McCallister Chronicles Kouenza and the King Black White Illustrated Edition written by A P Schreckenberger and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-10-11 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following World War II, one man set out to create the perfect fictional paradise; however, in this tale, that book has become a reality in which characters struggle to overcome the mysterious mythology that their owner devised. - Pawns to the story itself, Wing and Luky strive to uncover innate abilities that have been given to them by the powers that be. With the mythical continent once again on the brink of war, our heroes have no choice but to step up to the plate and unlock their destinies. - Will you dare step inside to view the delusions of my reality? I hope so... - This Illustrated & Extended Edition contains Kouenza and the King Episodes 1-12, bonus writing content, additional sketch information, and Dawn of Caliburn Episodes 13-15. Illustrations in this book are printed in black & white.

Download or read book McCallister Chronicles written by A P Schreckenberger and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-01-27 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following World War II, one man set out to create the perfect medieval fantasy that could bridge the cultures of the East and West; however, in this tale, that book has become a reality in which characters struggle to overcome the mysterious mythology that their owner devised. Pawns to the story itself, Wing and Luky strive to uncover innate abilities that have been given to them by the powers that be. With the mythical continent once again on the brink of war, and with old foes reappearing, our heroes have no choice but to step up to the plate and unlock their destinies. As the author, I will be straight with you: this is an unusual book. I am not one to waste time on every detail, and that may be a turnoff to some. I can promise readers a strange adventure in which the pages themselves seem to wield fate, and I can offer paragraphs that string musical metaphors together from many different ages. In the end, it is up to you. Will you dare step inside to view the delusions of my reality? I hope so...Sincerely,A.P. Schreckenberger

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Download or read book McCallister Chronicles written by A. P. Schreckenberger and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-07-03 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these pages, you will thrill to some of the most exciting superhero stories ever to star a caped avenger, all written by DC Comics writer Robert T. Jeschonek. Don't miss these edgy, exciting, and surprising tales from this award-winning storyteller. This volume includes six superhero stories for one low price: "Forced Retirement" What if Alzheimer's struck the World's Mightiest Hero? His daughter, heroic Hericane, finds out the hard way. Gripped by dementia, godlike Epitome tears apart a city, and no one can stop him. Will his madness destroy the entire world? Not if Hericane recruits the one big gun who stands a chance in Hell of stopping her father in his tracks. But the battle of the century between the super-charged titans might just kick-start the Apocalypse instead of stopping it. "Heroes of Global Warming" The world's hottest hero has gone rogue In an age of global warming, super-heated hero Skillet looks like a lukewarm loser. But when his teammates, the Castigators, turn their backs on him, he turns the Castigators into prey. Let the hunt begin Skillet becomes public enemy number one as he rounds up his former allies. But the secret plan behind his hunt might just save the world. "Forced Betrayal" Who murdered the girlfriend of the World's Mightiest Heroine? Super-powered Hericane will stop at nothing to find out who killed the woman she loved. But when she teams with Bonnie Taggart, internal affairs investigator for the Superhuman Protectorate, the search leads in unexpected directions. Fighting their way through the darkest corners of Isosceles City, Hericane and Bonnie tear the truth from criminal chimpanzees, crooked promoters, and hateful cops, only to fall prey to a terrible trap. "The Wife Who Never Was" What happens when a truly super hero loses the love of his life in the continuity overhaul of his fictional universe? Mighty Pinnacle's super memory won't let him forget his lost marriage to Doris Dane, and his aching heart drives him to search everywhere for a way to bring her back. But all his power might not be enough when he runs up against a force from beyond his world, an enemy with the secret to his suffering. "Forced Partnership" Hero-on-sidekick violence explodes in this hard-hitting super-hero tale. Why does Partycrasher, dark avenger of the night, give his sidekick the beating of a lifetime? Could it be the cowled crusader has fallen under the influence of sexy reformed bad girl Linda Loveblind, aka Partygirl? Or has the sidekick truly committed a heinous crime for which there can be no forgiveness? Maybe the answer is none of the above. "A Matter of Size" Who is killing the world's smallest super-heroes? Down-on-his-luck masked avenger Man-Child takes the case, but can he save the remaining Small Wonders from a killer with a twisted crush fetish? Man-Child takes on villainous Mammon and Stigmata without missing a beat, but his own dark secret might be enough to bring him down for good. Reviews "No one understands gloriously defective supermen better than Jeschonek." - Eric Searleman, Superheronovels.com "Robert Jeschonek is the literary love child of Tim Burton and Neil Gaiman..." - Adrian Phoenix, critically acclaimed author of The Maker's Song series and Black Dust Mambo "Robert Jeschonek is a towering talent..." - Mike Resnick, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author

Download or read book Finding Narnia written by Caroline McAlister and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding Narnia is Caroline McAlister and Jessica Lanan's captivating picture book biography of two brothers, Jack and Warnie Lewis, whose rich imaginations led to the creation of the magical world of Narnia. Before C.S. Lewis wrote The Chronicles of Narnia, he was a young boy named Jack who spent his days dreaming up stories of other worlds filled with knights, castles, and talking animals. His brother, Warnie, spent his days imagining worlds filled with trains, boats, and technology. One rainy day, they found a wardrobe in a little room next to the attic, and they wondered, What if the wardrobe had no end? Years later, Jack began to think about what could be beyond that wardrobe, and about a girl named Lucy and her siblings. This picture book biography introduces the beloved creator of The Chronicles of Narnia to a new generation of children who see hidden magic in the world around them.

Download or read book The Mistmantle Chronicles Book Five Urchin and the Rage Tide written by M.I. McAllister and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2010-07-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The animals of Mistmantle have enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity since the violent Raven War. Their tranquility is disrupted when tidal waves threaten to destroy the island. Mossberry, a squirrel with delusions of grandeur, sees the impending disaster as an opportunity to rise to power...and his reckless decisions will put many citizens in harm's way. Urchin of the Riding Stars must stop Mossberry and usher everyone to safety before it is too late. Along the way, the ultimate sacrifice must be made for the survival of all. Deeply moving and packed with adventure, this is a fitting conclusion to the beloved Mistmantle Chronicles.

Download or read book Urchin of the Riding Stars written by Margaret I. McAllister and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A group of animals learns about friendship and loyalty when they band together to defend their island kingdom against evil forces, with the help of an orphaned squirrel.

Download or read book McCallister Darkness written by B. J. Smash and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2014-01-18 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book two of the Seaforth Chronicles. The adventure of a lifetime for a young woman just discovering the mystical and magical elements of the world that surrounds us all. Ivy Seaforth must journey to lands unknown to find and retrieve a certain book of spells stolen by her foolish sister, Zinnia. Encountering setbacks at every turn, Ivy must leave behind her mentor, the powerful Izadora, and delve deep inside herself for the courage to carry on. With her newfound friends Lucian, and Pladia -the spitfire pixie- she travels to the mist shrouded island of Hy Brasil, where she meets a great wizard, Maximus, who may be something just a bit grander than she expects. Tossed in the midst of chaos, Ivy meets up with the light elves, is introduced to the Seelie and has to contend with Unseelie. And the most pressing question is, can she accept and live with the McCallister darkness?

Download or read book Epic Encounters written by Melani McAlister and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-07-05 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epic Encounters examines how popular culture has shaped the ways Americans define their "interests" in the Middle East. In this innovative book—now brought up-to-date to include 9/11 and the Iraq war—Melani McAlister argues that U.S. foreign policy, while grounded in material and military realities, is also developed in a cultural context. American understandings of the region are framed by narratives that draw on religious belief, news media accounts, and popular culture. This remarkable and pathbreaking book skillfully weaves lively and accessible readings of film, media, and music with a rigorous analysis of U.S. foreign policy, race politics, and religious history. The new chapter, titled "9/11 and After: Snapshots on the Road to Empire," considers and brilliantly analyzes five images that have become iconic: (1) New York City firemen raising the American flag out of the rubble of the World Trade Center, (2) the televised image of Osama bin-Laden, (3) Afghani women in burqas, (4) the statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled in Baghdad, and (5) the hooded and wired prisoner in Abu Ghraib. McAlister's singular achievement is to illuminate the contexts of these five images both at the time they were taken and as they relate to current events, an accomplishment all the more remarkable since—to paraphrase her new preface—we are today struggling to look backward at something that is still rushing ahead.

Download or read book Urchin of the Riding Stars written by Margaret I. McAllister and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The island of Mistmantle is in trouble. The king and Queen are loosing their authority over their people and behind the scenes a wicked pair are determined to take control. With a cruel regime of culling the weak and depriving the population as a whole of basic necessities this scheming husband and wife team look set to realise their awful ambitions. But to ignore the power of the people is a big mistake. Ancient prophecies combine with radical action to ensure that Lord Husk and Lady Aspen do not achieve their wicked goals.

Download or read book How to Be Safe A Novel written by Tom McAllister and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year “Explosive” –Entertainment Weekly “Scalding” –The New Yorker “One of the most highly acclaimed novels of the year thus far.” –Bustle FORMER TEACHER HAD MOTIVE. Recently suspended for a so-called outburst, high school English teacher Anna Crawford is stewing over the injustice at home when she is shocked to see herself named on television as a suspect in a shooting at the school where she works. Though she is quickly exonerated, and the actual teenage murderer identified, her life is nevertheless held up for relentless scrutiny and judgment as this quiet town descends into media mania. Gun sales skyrocket, victims are transformed into martyrs, and the rules of public mourning are ruthlessly enforced. Anna decides to wholeheartedly reject the culpability she’s somehow been assigned, and the rampant sexism that comes with it, both in person and online. A piercing feminist howl written in trenchant prose, How to Be Safe is a compulsively readable, darkly funny exposé of the hypocrisy that ensues when illusions of peace are shattered.

Download or read book It Runs in the Family written by Frida Berrigan and published by OR Books. This book was released on 2015-01-22 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expanding on the stories in her popular column for the website Waging Nonviolence, Berrigan has crafted a welcome antidote to the various parenting fads currently on offer from French moms and tiger moms and mean moms. She offers a unique perspective on parenting that derives from hard work, deep reflection, and lots of trial and error.

Download or read book Feminism Violence and Nonviolence written by Selina Gallo-Cruz and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2024-05-31 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can nonviolence offer to feminists working to end violence against women? Can nonviolence be used by women to protect themselves from street and work harassment, from partner battering, date rape and sexual assault? What are the connections between war and sexism, and how should nonviolent activists address them? How should feminists confront the structural violence of racism, xenophobia, colonialism, land displacement and environmental destruction? Feminism, Violence and Nonviolence features a carefully curated selection of seminal texts originally published from the 1970s to the 2000s, which document dynamic feminist thinking on the root causes of violence, the social forces inculcating violence into patriarchal institutions and relationships, and the many insights that nonviolence can gain from a feminist perspective. This collection of essays, articles, pamphlets, flyers and excerpts from books of feminist thought brings together the voices of the women and men who helped to transform movement consciousness on issues of sexism, racism, colonialism and a broader array of 'otherisms', expanding and diversifying nonviolent philosophy. With a sociological and historical introduction to the movement, and author and organisational biographies, this is an essential resource for students of gendered and sexualised peace, violence and justice.

Download or read book Forward Me Back to You written by Mitali Perkins and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning author of You Bring the Distant Near explores identity, homecoming, and the legacy of assault in this personal and ambitious new novel. Katina King is the reigning teen jujitsu champion of Northern California, but she’s having trouble fighting off the secrets in her past. Robin Thornton was adopted from an orphanage in India and is reluctant to take on his future. If he can’t find his roots, how can he possibly plan ahead? Robin and Kat meet in the most unlikely of places—a summer service trip to Kolkata to work with survivors of human trafficking. As bonds build between the travelmates, Robin and Kat discover that justice and healing are tangled, like the pain of their pasts and the hope for their futures. You can’t rewind life; sometimes you just have to push play. In turns heart wrenching, beautiful, and buoyant, Mitali Perkins's new novel focuses its lens on the ripple effects of violence—across borders and generations—and how small acts of heroism can break the cycle.

Download or read book John Ronald s Dragons The Story of J R R Tolkien written by Caroline McAlister and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating picture book biography of a boy who imagined a world full of dragons and grew up to be beloved author J. R. R. Tolkien. John Ronald loved dragons. He liked to imagine dragons when he was alone, and with his friends, and especially when life got hard or sad. After his mother died and he had to live with a cold-hearted aunt, he looked for dragons. He searched for them at his boarding school. And when he fought in a Great War, he felt as if terrible, destructive dragons were everywhere. But he never actually found one, until one day, when he was a grown man but still very much a boy at heart, when he decided to create one of his own. John Ronald's Dragons, a picture book biography by Caroline McAlister and illustrated by Eliza Wheeler, introduces the beloved creator of Middle Earth and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings to a new generation of children who see magic in the world around them.

Download or read book Dream Baby written by Bruce McAllister and published by Orb Books. This book was released on 1994-07 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary, a trauma unit nurse in Vietnam, inadvertently becomes caught up in a CIA project on combat-induced ESP experiences