Author: Bruce R. Cordell
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
ISBN: 0786957646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Raidon and his companions get one last chance to thwart the Abolethic Sovereignty in this exciting conclusion to Bruce Cordell’s Lovecraftian Forgotten Realms series Raidon Kane survived his clash against the Eldest, the most powerful aboleth in the city of Xxiphu, but came away with his mind shattered. Destiny hands him one last chance to avert the Abolethic Sovereignty's agenda—but only if he can find within himself the strength to care. Now, Raidon, the warlock Japheth, and a young woman whose dreams are made real must find the Key of Stars before it is used to open the Far Manifold, and all reality drowns in a tide of horrific insanity.
Key of Stars
Author: Bruce R. Cordell
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
ISBN: 0786957646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Raidon and his companions get one last chance to thwart the Abolethic Sovereignty in this exciting conclusion to Bruce Cordell’s Lovecraftian Forgotten Realms series Raidon Kane survived his clash against the Eldest, the most powerful aboleth in the city of Xxiphu, but came away with his mind shattered. Destiny hands him one last chance to avert the Abolethic Sovereignty's agenda—but only if he can find within himself the strength to care. Now, Raidon, the warlock Japheth, and a young woman whose dreams are made real must find the Key of Stars before it is used to open the Far Manifold, and all reality drowns in a tide of horrific insanity.
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
ISBN: 0786957646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Raidon and his companions get one last chance to thwart the Abolethic Sovereignty in this exciting conclusion to Bruce Cordell’s Lovecraftian Forgotten Realms series Raidon Kane survived his clash against the Eldest, the most powerful aboleth in the city of Xxiphu, but came away with his mind shattered. Destiny hands him one last chance to avert the Abolethic Sovereignty's agenda—but only if he can find within himself the strength to care. Now, Raidon, the warlock Japheth, and a young woman whose dreams are made real must find the Key of Stars before it is used to open the Far Manifold, and all reality drowns in a tide of horrific insanity.
Spectroscopy: The Key to the Stars
Author: Keith Robinson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387682880
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This is the first non-technical book on spectroscopy written specifically for practical amateur astronomers. It includes all the science necessary for a qualitative understanding of stellar spectra, but avoids a mathematical treatment which would alienate many of its intended readers. Any amateur astronomer who carries out observational spectroscopy and who wants a non-technical account of the physical processes which determine the intensity and profile morphology of lines in stellar spectra will find this is the only book written specially for them. It is an ideal companion to existing books on observational amateur astronomical spectroscopy.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387682880
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This is the first non-technical book on spectroscopy written specifically for practical amateur astronomers. It includes all the science necessary for a qualitative understanding of stellar spectra, but avoids a mathematical treatment which would alienate many of its intended readers. Any amateur astronomer who carries out observational spectroscopy and who wants a non-technical account of the physical processes which determine the intensity and profile morphology of lines in stellar spectra will find this is the only book written specially for them. It is an ideal companion to existing books on observational amateur astronomical spectroscopy.
A Wilderness of Stars
Author: Shea Ernshaw
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1665900253
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
An illness cursing the land forces seventeen-year-old Vega, the Last Astronomer, to venture across the wilderness to discover the stars message that will save her people.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1665900253
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
An illness cursing the land forces seventeen-year-old Vega, the Last Astronomer, to venture across the wilderness to discover the stars message that will save her people.
Stars
Author: Mark Westmoquette
Publisher:
ISBN: 0711256772
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 0711256772
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
The Stars
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465459030
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Expand your horizons and take in the awesome sights of the Universe. Using stunning space photography and easy-to-understand infographics, The Stars takes you to scores of galaxy clusters fantastically far away. Since the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago, there are now hundreds of billions of stars, 200 billion alone in our home galaxy - the Milky Way. The Stars details 88 constellations to be found in the night sky, including Ursa Major, which contains the seven stars that make up the Plough, as well as Hercules, Lyra, Orion, and far away Andromeda. It explains how they came into being, where they are situated, and their key features. Feast your eyes on glowing galaxies, and rare sights such as dust clouds in the Carina and Ring Nebulae, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The Stars also provides an endless parade of mind-blowing facts such as when Betelgeuse explodes, it will release more energy in an instant that the Sun produces in its entire lifetime!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465459030
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Expand your horizons and take in the awesome sights of the Universe. Using stunning space photography and easy-to-understand infographics, The Stars takes you to scores of galaxy clusters fantastically far away. Since the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago, there are now hundreds of billions of stars, 200 billion alone in our home galaxy - the Milky Way. The Stars details 88 constellations to be found in the night sky, including Ursa Major, which contains the seven stars that make up the Plough, as well as Hercules, Lyra, Orion, and far away Andromeda. It explains how they came into being, where they are situated, and their key features. Feast your eyes on glowing galaxies, and rare sights such as dust clouds in the Carina and Ring Nebulae, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The Stars also provides an endless parade of mind-blowing facts such as when Betelgeuse explodes, it will release more energy in an instant that the Sun produces in its entire lifetime!
Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner
Author: Monica Kulling
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375867252
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Francis Scott Key was a very busy man. He and his wife had 11 children. He was a lawyer and many people came to him for advice. But whenever he had a moment, he would jot down a line of poetry. He loved writing poems. When the War of 1812 broke out, Francis became even busier. He was well-respected and often called upon to help keep the peace as the war between the United States and England raged on. One fateful night Francis and his friend helped talk the British Navy into releasing a prisoner of war. But they couldn't return home just yet because the Battle of Fort McHenry was starting! If the British captured the fort, America might very well lose its independence. Francis and his friends could only sit on a boat and observe the battle. For 25 hours they watched in awe. What Francis saw inspired him to write a poem that would become America's national anthem! This Step 3 reader is perfect for children who are ready to read independently.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375867252
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Francis Scott Key was a very busy man. He and his wife had 11 children. He was a lawyer and many people came to him for advice. But whenever he had a moment, he would jot down a line of poetry. He loved writing poems. When the War of 1812 broke out, Francis became even busier. He was well-respected and often called upon to help keep the peace as the war between the United States and England raged on. One fateful night Francis and his friend helped talk the British Navy into releasing a prisoner of war. But they couldn't return home just yet because the Battle of Fort McHenry was starting! If the British captured the fort, America might very well lose its independence. Francis and his friends could only sit on a boat and observe the battle. For 25 hours they watched in awe. What Francis saw inspired him to write a poem that would become America's national anthem! This Step 3 reader is perfect for children who are ready to read independently.
Chasing Stars
Author: Boris Groysberg
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691154511
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
It is taken for granted in the knowledge economy that companies must employ the most talented performers to compete and succeed. Many firms try to buy stars by luring them away from competitors. But Boris Groysberg shows what an uncertain and disastrous practice this can be. Chasing Stars offers profound insights into the fundamental nature of outstanding performance. It also offers practical guidance to individuals on how to manage their careers strategically, and to companies on how to identify, develop, and keep talent. --Publisher's description.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691154511
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
It is taken for granted in the knowledge economy that companies must employ the most talented performers to compete and succeed. Many firms try to buy stars by luring them away from competitors. But Boris Groysberg shows what an uncertain and disastrous practice this can be. Chasing Stars offers profound insights into the fundamental nature of outstanding performance. It also offers practical guidance to individuals on how to manage their careers strategically, and to companies on how to identify, develop, and keep talent. --Publisher's description.
The Turn of the Key
Author: Ruth Ware
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501188798
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A superb suspense writer…Brava, Ruth Ware. I daresay even Henry James would be impressed.” —Maureen Corrigan, author of So We Read On “This appropriately twisty Turn of the Screw update finds the Woman in Cabin 10 author in her most menacing mode, unfurling a shocking saga of murder and deception.” —Entertainment Weekly From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lying Game and The Death of Mrs. Westaway comes this thrilling novel that explores the dark side of technology. When she stumbles across the ad, she’s looking for something else completely. But it seems like too good an opportunity to miss—a live-in nannying post, with a staggeringly generous salary. And when Rowan Caine arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten—by the luxurious “smart” home fitted out with all modern conveniences, by the beautiful Scottish Highlands, and by this picture-perfect family. What she doesn’t know is that she’s stepping into a nightmare—one that will end with a child dead and herself in prison awaiting trial for murder. Writing to her lawyer from prison, she struggles to explain the events that led to her incarceration. It wasn’t just the constant surveillance from the home’s cameras, or the malfunctioning technology that woke the household with booming music, or turned the lights off at the worst possible time. It wasn’t just the girls, who turned out to be a far cry from the immaculately behaved model children she met at her interview. It wasn’t even the way she was left alone for weeks at a time, with no adults around apart from the enigmatic handyman. It was everything. She knows she’s made mistakes. She admits that she lied to obtain the post, and that her behavior toward the children wasn’t always ideal. She’s not innocent, by any means. But, she maintains, she’s not guilty—at least not of murder—but somebody is. Full of spellbinding menace and told in Ruth Ware’s signature suspenseful style, The Turn of the Key is an unputdownable thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501188798
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A superb suspense writer…Brava, Ruth Ware. I daresay even Henry James would be impressed.” —Maureen Corrigan, author of So We Read On “This appropriately twisty Turn of the Screw update finds the Woman in Cabin 10 author in her most menacing mode, unfurling a shocking saga of murder and deception.” —Entertainment Weekly From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lying Game and The Death of Mrs. Westaway comes this thrilling novel that explores the dark side of technology. When she stumbles across the ad, she’s looking for something else completely. But it seems like too good an opportunity to miss—a live-in nannying post, with a staggeringly generous salary. And when Rowan Caine arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten—by the luxurious “smart” home fitted out with all modern conveniences, by the beautiful Scottish Highlands, and by this picture-perfect family. What she doesn’t know is that she’s stepping into a nightmare—one that will end with a child dead and herself in prison awaiting trial for murder. Writing to her lawyer from prison, she struggles to explain the events that led to her incarceration. It wasn’t just the constant surveillance from the home’s cameras, or the malfunctioning technology that woke the household with booming music, or turned the lights off at the worst possible time. It wasn’t just the girls, who turned out to be a far cry from the immaculately behaved model children she met at her interview. It wasn’t even the way she was left alone for weeks at a time, with no adults around apart from the enigmatic handyman. It was everything. She knows she’s made mistakes. She admits that she lied to obtain the post, and that her behavior toward the children wasn’t always ideal. She’s not innocent, by any means. But, she maintains, she’s not guilty—at least not of murder—but somebody is. Full of spellbinding menace and told in Ruth Ware’s signature suspenseful style, The Turn of the Key is an unputdownable thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time.
The Power of Stars
Author: Bryan E. Penprase
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441968032
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
What are some of the connections that bind us to the stars? How have these connections been established? And how have people all around the world and throughout time reacted to the night sky, the sun and moon, in their poetry, mythology, rituals, and temples? This book explores the influence of the sky on both ancient and modern civilization, by providing a clear overview of the many ways in which humans have used the stars as an ordering principle in their cultures, and which today still inspire us intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. The book explores constellation lore from around the world, celestial alignments of monuments and temples, both from ancient and modern civilizations, and the role the sky has played in the cultures of the Greek, Egyptian, Babylonian, Native American, Chinese, Mayan, Aztec, and Inca. Models of the universe from each of these cultures are described clearly, and each culture’s explanation of the stars, planets, and other celestial objects are described. The roots of astronomy and astrology are presented with original imagery and reproductions of ancient manuscripts that portray the structure of the physical universe as conceived by a diverse array of human cultures over the centuries. Our own scientific Big Bang cosmology and the origin of stars and elements are discussed in a philosophical context, to explore how we as modern people learn about the Universe, and incorporate the findings of science into our world views. A concluding chapter provides a summary of modern science's effort to unlock the celestial secrets from the sky and from past civilizations, and what these answers mean for us today.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441968032
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
What are some of the connections that bind us to the stars? How have these connections been established? And how have people all around the world and throughout time reacted to the night sky, the sun and moon, in their poetry, mythology, rituals, and temples? This book explores the influence of the sky on both ancient and modern civilization, by providing a clear overview of the many ways in which humans have used the stars as an ordering principle in their cultures, and which today still inspire us intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. The book explores constellation lore from around the world, celestial alignments of monuments and temples, both from ancient and modern civilizations, and the role the sky has played in the cultures of the Greek, Egyptian, Babylonian, Native American, Chinese, Mayan, Aztec, and Inca. Models of the universe from each of these cultures are described clearly, and each culture’s explanation of the stars, planets, and other celestial objects are described. The roots of astronomy and astrology are presented with original imagery and reproductions of ancient manuscripts that portray the structure of the physical universe as conceived by a diverse array of human cultures over the centuries. Our own scientific Big Bang cosmology and the origin of stars and elements are discussed in a philosophical context, to explore how we as modern people learn about the Universe, and incorporate the findings of science into our world views. A concluding chapter provides a summary of modern science's effort to unlock the celestial secrets from the sky and from past civilizations, and what these answers mean for us today.
National Geographic Illustrated Guide to Nature
Author:
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426211740
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This comprehensive nature field guide introduces you to constellations and weather, rocks and minerals, plants and wildflowers, and trees and shrubs.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426211740
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This comprehensive nature field guide introduces you to constellations and weather, rocks and minerals, plants and wildflowers, and trees and shrubs.