Author: Martin Desmond Roe
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1506733220
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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From the minds of Martin Desmond Roe and Travon Free, the Academy Award winning writing duo behind the film TWO DISTANT STRANGERS, comes a brand-new graphic novel! Last winter solstice the whole world turned upside down when every single Black person gained a superpower that lasted exactly one day before disappearing entirely. It's three days until the next solstice, and everyone on earth is anxiously holding their breath to see if it happens again. Everyone except the Wallace kids—they're betting their lives their powers will return and they plan to use them to change everything. . .for everyone.
Author: Martin Desmond Roe
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1506733425
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Book Description
From the minds of Martin Desmond Roe and Travon Free, the Academy Award winning writing duo behind the film TWO DISTANT STRANGERS, comes a brand-new graphic novel! Last winter solstice the whole world turned upside down when every single Black person gained a superpower that lasted exactly one day before disappearing entirely. It's three days until the next solstice, and everyone on earth is anxiously holding their breath to see if it happens again. Everyone except the Wallace kids—they're betting their lives their powers will return and they plan to use them to change everything. . .for everyone.
Author: John J. Blenkush
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 307
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HER DESTINY AWAITSIn BLACK MOON RISING, the 3rd volume in the epic SOLSTICE SERIES, sixteen-year-old Julissa's life bursts sideways when it's discovered she possesses the Holy Grail of life, whereas her cells are not only replicating, but reprogramming. The Lemurian gift allows her to manipulate life-force energy, leading to physical prowess and mental clarity. But Julissa lacks training and the wisdom to control her newfound skill, leading to adverse consequences.In seeking guidance, Julissa learns through Bernard, the Godfather, the dilemma the Lemurians face. Unless their race is infused with DNA variant, they will become extinct. By chance, Julissa has become the Lemurian's last hope. But the choice, as Bernard instructs Julissa, "must be hers." With Aaron gone 'below' to heal, Dierdra distracted with an energy therapist, and Julissa experiencing transformation, Nani Doris, the Atlantean leader of the mysterious order of the Sons and Daughters of Belial, steps in to fill the void of mentor. Adopting her into the fold, Nani spirits Julissa away to Sedona, Arizona. Recognizing Julissa is being groomed as the surface-equal to Aaron Delmon, Nani seeks to derail the Lemurian's plan to escape extinction, either through defilement or death of their chosen one. Julissa must choose between light and dark, spirituality and materialism, and wisdom and power. Battered, confused, disenfranchised, she returns home to decide, only to be met with tragedy.
Author: Rosamunde Pilcher
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312277717
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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In Winter Solstice Rosamunde Pilcher brings her readers into the lives of five very different people.... Elfrida Phipps, once of London's stage, moved to the English village of Dibton in hopes of making a new life for herself. Gradually she settled into the comfortable familiarity of village life -- shopkeepers knowing her tastes, neighbors calling her by name -- still she finds herself lonely. Oscar Blundell gave up his life as a musician in order to marry Gloria. They have a beautiful daughter, Francesca, and it is only because of their little girl that Oscar views his sacrificed career as worthwhile. Carrie returns from Austria at the end of an ill-fated affair with a married man to find her mother and aunt sharing a home and squabbling endlessly. With Christmas approaching, Carrie agrees to look after her aunt's awkward and quiet teenage daughter, Lucy, so that her mother might enjoy a romantic fling in America. Sam Howard is trying to pull his life back together after his wife has left him for another. He is without home and without roots, all he has is his job. Business takes him to northern Scotland, where he falls in love with the lush, craggy landscape and set his sights on a house. It is the strange rippling effects of a tragedy that will bring these five characters together in a large, neglected estate house near the Scottish fishing town of Creagan. It is in this house, on the shortest day of the year, that the lives of five people will come together and be forever changed. Rosamunde Pilcher's long-awaited return to the page will warm the hearts of readers both old and new. Winter Solstice is a novel of love, loyalty and rebirth.
Author: Nina Maclaughlin
Publisher: Black Sparrow Press
ISBN: 9781574232387
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Nina McLaughlin captures the essence of summer in this brilliant, beautiful, sensuous essay.
Author: P. J. Hoover
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765334690
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383
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Eighteen-year-old Piper lives with her controlling mother amid a Global Heating Crisis, but when she gets her first taste of freedom she discovers a universe of gods and monsters where her true identity, kept secret from her birth, could make all the difference in the world.
Author: Wendy Pfeffer
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525469680
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Describes how and why daylight grows shorter as winter approaches, the effect of shorter days on animals and people, and how the winter solstice has been celebrated throughout history. Includes activities.
Author: RICARDO ALMEIDA
Publisher: RICARDO ALMEIDA
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31
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"Embark on a riveting journey into the mysterious world of the Reapingers with this captivating tale. In a family shrouded in secrets, the protagonist unveils a life filled with unconventional holidays, ancient mysticism, and mind-bending travels between worlds and universes. The narrative weaves through the enchanting beauty of a forest, the eerie silence of a cave, and the terrifying encounter with apex predators in a distant realm. As the protagonist grapples with the revelations about their family's involvement in an ancient path, the narrative delves into the perilous experiences of those who dared to traverse realms. The story unfolds with the discovery of three peculiar mirrors, each holding the potential for enlightenment or unimaginable horror. Through the eyes of the protagonist's father, a seasoned traveler with a fearless spirit, readers are drawn into a world where gray eyes shimmer with the light of a thousand universes. The red mirror, a mysterious artifact, takes center stage as its secrets are slowly unraveled, leading to a suspenseful encounter with otherworldly creatures and a desperate escape from their clutches. With vivid descriptions, intense emotions, and a hint of the supernatural, this narrative explores the thin line between enlightenment and terror. Join the protagonist on a trek through forests, caves, and beyond, where each step reveals a deeper connection to the eternal consciousness that spans across universes. 'Journey to Hollowhead: Secrets of the Red Mirror' is a spellbinding odyssey that will leave readers questioning the boundaries of reality and the price one pays for glimpsing the unknown."
Author: Dale A. Ostlie
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192560220
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 913
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Since humans first looked up at the stars, astronomy has had a particular ability to stir the imagination and challenge the thinking of scientists and non-scientists alike. Astronomy: The Human Quest for Understanding is an introductory astronomy textbook specifically designed to relate to non-science majors across a wide variety of disciplines, nurture their curiosity, and develop vital science-based critical-thinking skills. This textbook provides an introduction to how science operates in practice and what makes it so successful in uncovering nature's secrets. Given that the study of astronomy dates back thousands of years, it is the ideal subject for tracing the development of the physical sciences and how our evolving understanding of nature has influenced, and been influenced by, mathematics, philosophy, religion, geography, politics, and more. This historical approach also illustrates how wrong turns have been taken, and how the inherent self-correcting nature of science through constant verification and the falsifiability of truly scientific theories ultimately leads us back to a more productive path in our quest for understanding. This approach also points out why, as a broadly educated citizenry, students of all disciplines must understand how scientists arrive at conclusions, and how science and technology have become central features of modern society. In discussing this fascinating and beautiful universe of which we are a part, it is necessary to illustrate the fundamental role that mathematics plays in decoding nature's mysteries. Unlike other similar textbooks, some basic mathematics is integrated naturally into the text, together with interpretive language, and supplemented with numerous examples; additional tutorials are provided on the book's companion website. Astronomy: The Human Quest for Understanding leads the reader down the path to our present-day understanding of our Solar System, stars, galaxies, and the beginning and evolution of our universe, along with profound questions still to be answered in this ancient, yet rapidly changing field.
Author: Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059500380X
Category : Black Madonnas
Languages : en
Pages : 298
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In the 1993 edition, I considered black madonnas a metaphor for a memory of the time when the earth was belived to be the body of woman and all creatures were equal, a memory transmitted in vernacular traditions of earth-bounded cultures, historically expressed in cultural and poltical resistance, and glimpsed today in movements aiming for transformation. Sine then my understanding of black madonnas has been deepened by genetics finding that the orgin of modern humans is Africa, that migrations from Africa carried a primordial belief in a dar woman divinity to all continents. Black madonnas and other dark women of the world suggest a metaphor for healing millennial divisions of gender and race and concerted movements for justice.
