Author: James Wisher
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595385494
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
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""I picked up a life form reading. Someone's alive over there."" With that short phrase, Captain Marcus Drake's partner, navigator Solomon Keys, will drastically alter the course of their lives. After picking up the signal of a distress beacon far into the galaxy, the two ex-smugglers decide to investigate the source-a large ship with a gaping hole in the side of the hull. Aboard the derelict spaceship floating millions of miles from the nearest civilization, a single woman-undercover Earth Force Agent Iaka Kazumi-survives in a sealed cryochamber. When Captain Drake wakes her, he inadvertently steps into a conspiracy that could destroy the Earth's government. The Omni Corporation from Earth has been engaged in the strictly forbidden practice of conducting medical experiments on sentient life forms. But Omni's scientists aren't working alone. Drake, Keys, and Kazumi soon find themselves on the run from enemies, new and old-all of whom want them silenced. Their only chance for survival takes the trio to a primitive jungle planet where they must convince the shaman of an alien tribe to trust them when every human encounter has caused the tribe nothing but destruction. Can the shaman survive long enough to bear witness to the atrocities threatening his people?
Author: Reinhold Niebuhr
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226584011
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
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The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness, first published in 1944, is considered one of the most profound and relevant works by the influential theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, and certainly the fullest statement of his political philosophy. Written and first read during the prolonged, tragic world war between totalitarian and democratic forces, Niebuhr’s book took up the timely question of how democracy as a political system could best be defended. Most proponents of democracy, Niebuhr claimed, were “children of light,” who had optimistic but naïve ideas about how society could be rid of evil and governed by enlightened reason. They needed, he believed, to absorb some of the wisdom and strength of the “children of darkness,” whose ruthless cynicism and corrupt, anti-democratic politics should otherwise be repudiated. He argued for a prudent, liberal understanding of human society that took the measure of every group’s self-interest and was chastened by a realistic understanding of the limits of power. It is in the foreword to this book that he wrote, “Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.” This edition includes a new introduction by the theologian and Niebuhr scholar Gary Dorrien in which he elucidates the work’s significance and places it firmly into the arc of Niebuhr’s career.
Author: Robert Halmo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Born the mortal sons of a magical ashterim, Eri and Nithell hold the key to Elder Earthb s survival against an awakening darkness. Magic, fantastic creatures, Living Shadow, wild gods, wars, and love are a sampling of what lies in store.
Author: Chris Hadfield
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316362824
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
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Encouraging readers to dream the impossible, The Darkest Dark follows a young boy intrigued by space, but afraid of the dark, inspired by the childhood of real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield and brought to life by Terry and Eric Fan's lush, evocative illustrations. Chris loves rockets and planets and pretending he's a brave astronaut, exploring the universe. Only one problem. At night, Chris doesn't feel so brave. He's afraid of the dark. When he watches the groundbreaking moon landing on TV, Chris learns that space is the darkest dark there is, and through that lesson discovers that the dark isn't just scary, but beautiful and exciting—especially when you have big dreams to keep you company.
Author: Jonathan Janz
Publisher: Sinister Grin Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397
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Will Burgess is used to hard knocks. Abandoned by his father, son of a drug-addicted mother, and charged with raising his six-year-old sister, Will has far more to worry about than most high school freshmen. To make matters worse, Mia Samuels, the girl of Will’s dreams, is dating his worst enemy, the most sadistic upperclassman at Shadeland High. Will’s troubles, however, are just beginning. Because one of the nation’s most notorious criminals—the Moonlight Killer—has escaped from prison and is headed straight toward Will’s hometown. And something else is lurking in Savage Hollow, the forest surrounding Will’s rundown house. Something ancient and infinitely evil. When the worst storm of the decade descends on Shadeland, Will and his friends must confront unfathomable horrors. Everyone Will loves—his mother, his little sister, Mia, and his friends—will be threatened. And very few of them will escape with their lives.
Author: Virginia C. Andrews
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780743263214
Category : Adopted children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Third - and final - novel in the thrilling new 3-part GEMINi series
Author: Glenda Kaufman Kantor
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 0761907769
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 345
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This collection, based on papers from the 4th International Family Violence Research Conference, call for a collaborative approach to the study of family violence and examine theory, methodology, assessment, interventions and ethical concerns related to both child and wife abuse.
Author: James E Wisher
Publisher: Sand Hill Publishing
ISBN: 1945763442
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Everyone’s heard stories about ghost ships. But they’re just stories…Right? On the hunt for a missing friend, Marcus and Solomon find a massive black ship in the unexplored regions. Now they have to find a way to save their trapped friend and defeat a galaxy threatening danger. It won’t be easy, but that won’t stop Marcus. He never leaves a friend behind and this time won’t be any different. Children of the Black Ship is the thrilling fourth novel in the Rogue Star Sci-Fi series.
Author: Carolina Maria de Jesus
Publisher: Signet Book
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Author: Emma Yarlett
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0763675954
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Orion is very scared of the dark—until Dark decides to pay him a visit! Orion is scared of a lot of things, but most of all he’s scared of the dark. So one night the Dark decides to take Orion on an adventure. Emma Yarlett’s second picture book combines her incredible storytelling and artwork with die-cut pages that bring the Dark to life.
