Download or read book Fates Worse Than Death written by Eric Stephenson and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "SCIENCE IS THE NEW ROCK 'N' ROLL!" So said Dade Ellis, Simon Grimshaw, Emerson Strange, and Thomas Walker at the dawn of a new age of enlightenment that ushered in a boom in scientific advancement. As the research supergroup World Corp., they became the most celebrated scientists of all time. They changed the world - and we loved them for it. But where did it all go wrong? And when progress is made at any and all cost, who ultimately pays the price?

Download or read book Nowhere Men Vol 1 written by Eric Stephenson and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SCIENCE IS THE NEW ROCK 'N' ROLL! So said Dade Ellis, Simon Grimshaw, Emerson Strange, and Thomas Walker at the dawn of a new age of enlightenment that ushered in a boom in scientific advancement. As the research supergroup World Corp., they became the most celebrated scientists of all time. They changed the world--and we loved them for it. But where did it all go wrong? And when progress is made at any and all cost, who ultimately pays the price? Collects NOWHERE MEN #1-6

Download or read book The Nowhere Men written by Michael Calvin and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-08-08 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of The Times British Sports Book Award 2014. A fascinating insight into the enclosed world of football scouts in the UK A teenaged boy plays football in a suburban park. His name is Raheem Sterling. The call is made: “Get down here quick. This is something special”. Another boy is 8, going on 28. His name is Jack Wilshere. The referee, an Arsenal scout, spirits him away from Luton Town. A young goalkeeper struggles on loan at Cheltenham Town in League Two. His name is Jack Butland. Within months he will be playing for England. Welcome to football’s hidden tribe. Scouts are everywhere yet nowhere, faceless and nameless, despite making the informed decisions worth millions. Award-winning sportswriter Michael Calvin opens up their hidden world, examining their disconnected lifestyles, petty betrayals and unconsidered professionalism of men who spend long, lonely hours on the road.

Download or read book Fates Worse Than Death written by Kurt Vonnegut and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second volume of Vonnegutâe(tm)s autobiographical writings âe" a collage of his own life story, snipped up and stuck down alongside his views on everything from suicidal depression to the future of the planet and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Honest, dark, rambling, funny; this rare glimpse of Vonnegut's soul is a dagger to the heart of Western complacency.

Download or read book The Nowhere Man written by Gregg Hurwitz and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes 7 free chapters of HELLBENT, the latest in the international bestselling Orphan X series. Spoken about only in whispers, the Nowhere Man can only be reached by the truly desperate, he can —He will do anything to save them. Evan Smoak is the Nowhere Man. Taken from a group home at twelve, Evan was raised and trained as part of the Orphan Program, an off-the-books operation designed to create deniable intelligence assets—i.e. assassins. Evan was Orphan X. He broke with the Program, using everything he learned to disappear and reinvent himself as the Nowhere Man. But his new life is interrupted when a surprise attack comes from an unlikely angle and Evan is caught unaware. Captured, drugged, and spirited off to a remote location, he finds himself heavily guarded and cut off from everything he knows. His captors think they have him trapped and helpless in a virtual cage but they don’t know who they’re dealing with—or that they’ve trapped themselves inside that cage with one of the deadliest and most resourceful men on earth. Continuing his electrifying series featuring Evan Smoak, Gregg Hurwitz delivers a blistering, compelling new novel in the series launched with the instant international bestseller, Orphan X.

Download or read book They re Not Like Us Vol 1 written by Eric Stephenson and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eisner-nominated NOWHERE MEN writer ERIC STEPHENSON teams up with red-hot artist SIMON GANE for an all-new ongoing series! We all have advantages over one another, but what if you were capable of things most of us can only imagine? What would you do _ and who would you be? A doctor? An athlete? A soldier? A hero? Everyone has to make a choice about how to use the abilities they're born with... but they're not like us. Collects THEY'RE NOT LIKE US #1-6.

Download or read book Black Star written by Eric A. Glover and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stranded on an alien planet, two astronauts must battle deadly elements and each other to recover a reserve shuttle built for one Black Star is a debut graphic novel by Eric Anthony Glover, based on his original unproduced screenplay, and illustrated by Arielle Jovellanos. In the future, interstellar travel is past its prime and sending shuttles beyond our solar system—even for vital scientific research—is a life-threatening gamble. However, in order to retrieve samples of an alien flower that may hold the key to saving countless lives, Harper North and her crew of scientists must journey to Eleos, a dangerous planet in deep space. But as they approach Eleos, their ship is caught in an asteroid storm and as it hurtles towards the surface, its reserve shuttle detaches, landing over 100 kilometers away. When the rest of the crew perishes in the burning wreckage of the ship, North races towards the rescue shuttle built for one, hoping to fulfill their mission and survive. But North isn’t alone: The team’s wilderness expert is still alive and hell-bent on hunting North down and claiming the shuttle for herself. Now, North has no choice but to reach the shuttle first—and fast. The fuel is leaking. Her GPS battery is dying. And the planet’s deadly seasonal change is coming. As she battles the flora and fauna and tries to elude her ruthless former crew mate, North will find the cost of survival is dear . . . Will she be willing to pay that price?

Download or read book Ironheart Vol 1 written by Eve L. Ewing and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects Ironheart #1-6. Riri Williams steps boldly out of Tony Stark’s shadow to forge her own future! When one of Spider-Man’s old foes holds a group of world leaders hostage, Ironheart must step up her game. But she’s thrown for a loop when an old acquaintance from Chicago re-enters her life! Caught between her need for independence and her obligations at M.I.T., Ironheart needs to make some tough decisions! Luckily, Riri has a will of steel, a heart of iron and a new A.I. on her side! Unluckily, the search for a kidnapped friend will send her stumbling into an ancient power — and it’s deadly! Plus: When Miles Morales goes missing, who better to search for him than his fellow Champion, Riri — who he’s never actually gotten along with that well!

Download or read book The Nowhere Man written by Kamala Markandaya and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nowhere Man is an intricate, perceptive tragedy of alienation centered around the violent racism sparked by Britain's post-war immigration drive. Srinivas, an elderly Brahmin, has been living in south London suburb for 30 years. After the death of his son, and later his wife, this lonely man is befriended by an Englishwoman in her sixties, whom he takes into his home. The two form a deep and abiding relationship. But the haven they have created for themselves proves to be a fragile one. Racist violence enters their world and Srinivas's life changes irrevocably--as does his dream of England as a country of tolerance and equality. First published in 1972, The Nowhere Man depicts a London convulsed by fear and bitterness. Truly shocking, The Nowhere Man is as relevant today as when it was first published almost 50 years ago.

Download or read book Uncanny X Men written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Cyclops struggles to create a safe haven for mutants on Utopia, Magneto arrives and offers to join the X-men.

Download or read book The Kids from Nowhere written by Howard Mackie and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published in single magazine form in The Ravagers 1-7."

Download or read book The Fifth Beatle The Brian Epstein Story Anniversary Edition written by Vivek J. Tiwary and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Heartbreaking, exhilarating and unexpected . . . A complete triumph.”—The Hollywood Reporter “10/10. A masterpiece . . . Brilliant in every aspect.”—IGN’s Best Original Graphic Novel, 2013 The Fifth Beatle brings to life the true story of visionary Beatles manager Brian Epstein—the man who launched the Beatles to worldwide stardom. This 10th Anniversary edition of the critically acclaimed, award-winning international bestseller features a new cover, an accompanying musical soundtrack/playlist curated by writer Vivek J. Tiwary, a new introduction by legendary music manager Kelly Curtis (Pearl Jam), and an expanded sketchbook section. A visionary artist manager, Brian Epstein engineered Beatlemania—guiding the Beatles from basement gigs to unprecedented international stardom while wrestling with personal demons and the trappings of massive ambition and success. An award-winning, uplifting and inspiring human story about chasing your dreams, The Fifth Beatle also reveals an important, unsung chapter in the Beatles' history. Whether you’re discovering the Brian Epstein story for the first time or an old fan revisiting this groundbreaking graphic novel, now a part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives Permanent Collection, a splendid time is guaranteed for all.

Download or read book Ice Cream Man Sundae Edition Book 1 written by W. Maxwell Prince and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I've literally never read anything like this'genre-defying' sorta-anthology thing, but it's f*cking awesome. The writing isstrange and deeply unsettling, and the artwork is gorgeous. The new comic I mostlook forward to reading each month." --Brian K. Vaughan,Saga Collecting the first twelve issues ofthe critically acclaimed, best-selling anthology comic ICE CREAM MAN, thisoversized hardcover offers a veritable super-sundae of storytelling flavors.From the haunting inaugural issue, to an exploration of opioid abuse, to alauded three-tiered silent meditation, to even the far reaches of future outerspace--there's a sliver of suffering here for everyone. The Ice CreamMan is coming around the block...can you hear his sweet little song? Collects ICE CREAM MAN#1-12

Download or read book Mystery Men written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2012-01-11 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing Marvel's all-new, never-before-seen heroes of the 1930s! With a new evil washing over an unsuspecting New York City, the Operative, the Aviatrix, the Surgeon, the Revenant and Achilles blast through dangers from blood-soaked mob warehouses to monster-infested mansions, and fight to blow the lid off a conspiracy that could bring the nation itself to its knees! Award-winning historical thriller novelist David Liss (Black Panther: The Man Without Fear) and acclaimed artist Patrick Zircher (Spider-Man Noir) weave an edge-of-your-seat and in-continuity adventure intertwined with America's most scandalous crimes! Before the Invaders...before the Twelve...who were the Mystery Men? COLLECTING: MYSTERY MEN 1-5

Download or read book Lessons in Corruption written by Giana Darling and published by Fallen Men Series. This book was released on 2022-11-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Giana Darling comes a forbidden student/teacher relationship between the son of notorious MC President and his prim and proper teacher... He was eighteen. The heir to a notorious, criminal MC. And my student. There was no way I could get involved. No way I could stay involved. Then, no way I could get out alive. A MC student/teacher romance with an age gap. A standalone novel in The Fallen Men Series.

Download or read book Clone 12 written by David Schulner and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is the leader of the grassroots anti-clone organization that's growing in America? What could drive them to kill the same man again and again?

Download or read book Manifest Destiny 1 written by Chris Dingess and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1804, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark set out on an expedition to explore the uncharted American frontier. This is the story of what they discovered lurking in the wilds...