Author: Iron Crown Enterprises, Incorporated
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781558062078
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Palantir Quest
Author: Iron Crown Enterprises, Incorporated
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781558062078
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781558062078
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
THE PALANTIR
Author: JC Holmberg
Publisher: Tist Fiction
ISBN: 1956342028
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Alex Scire never thought much about the supernatural – until he mistakenly took his dad’s magical ankh. Suddenly, he starts seeing ghosts everywhere, including his twin sister, Deborah, who’s stuck in the afterlife. Desperate to move on, she asks Alex to help her find the Palantir, an object with extraordinary magical powers. After discovering a clue to the Palantir’s location, Alex joins an archeological expedition headed to the ancient Mayan city of Lamanai to search for the object. But to find it, he has to battle a tyrannical ghost king, survive assassination attempts by those who killed his family, and gain the trust of two skeptical Druid apprentices.
Publisher: Tist Fiction
ISBN: 1956342028
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Alex Scire never thought much about the supernatural – until he mistakenly took his dad’s magical ankh. Suddenly, he starts seeing ghosts everywhere, including his twin sister, Deborah, who’s stuck in the afterlife. Desperate to move on, she asks Alex to help her find the Palantir, an object with extraordinary magical powers. After discovering a clue to the Palantir’s location, Alex joins an archeological expedition headed to the ancient Mayan city of Lamanai to search for the object. But to find it, he has to battle a tyrannical ghost king, survive assassination attempts by those who killed his family, and gain the trust of two skeptical Druid apprentices.
Search for the Palantir
Author: Milt Creighton
Publisher: Iron Crown Enterprises
ISBN: 9780425114698
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
When it is rumored that the Seeing Stone of Annuminas has been recovered, the Free Peoples of Endor race the minions of the Witch-king of Angmar to seize this great treasure. The reader is sent by Gandalf and Aragorn on an exciting quest for the stone to reinstate peace in Middle Earth.
Publisher: Iron Crown Enterprises
ISBN: 9780425114698
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
When it is rumored that the Seeing Stone of Annuminas has been recovered, the Free Peoples of Endor race the minions of the Witch-king of Angmar to seize this great treasure. The reader is sent by Gandalf and Aragorn on an exciting quest for the stone to reinstate peace in Middle Earth.
First Platoon
Author: Annie Jacobsen
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524746665
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
A powerful story of war in our time, of love of country, the experience of tragedy, and a platoon at the center of it all. This is a story that starts off close and goes very big. The initial part of the story might sound familiar at first: it is about a platoon of mostly nineteen-year-old boys sent to Afghanistan, and an experience that ends abruptly in catastrophe. Their part of the story folds into the next: inexorably linked to those soldiers and never comprehensively reported before is the U.S. Department of Defense’s quest to build the world’s most powerful biometrics database, with the ability to identify, monitor, catalog, and police people all over the world. First Platoon is an American saga that illuminates a transformation of society made possible by this new technology. Part war story, part legal drama, it is about identity in the age of identification. About humanity—physical bravery, trauma, PTSD, a yearning to do right and good—in the age of biometrics, which reduce people to iris scans, fingerprint scans, voice patterning, detection by odor, gait, and more. And about the power of point of view in a burgeoning surveillance state. Based on hundreds of formerly classified documents, FOIA requests, and exclusive interviews, First Platoon is an investigative exposé by a master chronicler of government secrets. First Platoon reveals a post–9/11 Pentagon whose identification machines have grown more capable than the humans who must make sense of them. A Pentagon so powerful it can cover up its own internal mistakes in pursuit of endless wars. And a people at its mercy, in its last moments before a fundamental change so complete it might be impossible to take back.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524746665
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
A powerful story of war in our time, of love of country, the experience of tragedy, and a platoon at the center of it all. This is a story that starts off close and goes very big. The initial part of the story might sound familiar at first: it is about a platoon of mostly nineteen-year-old boys sent to Afghanistan, and an experience that ends abruptly in catastrophe. Their part of the story folds into the next: inexorably linked to those soldiers and never comprehensively reported before is the U.S. Department of Defense’s quest to build the world’s most powerful biometrics database, with the ability to identify, monitor, catalog, and police people all over the world. First Platoon is an American saga that illuminates a transformation of society made possible by this new technology. Part war story, part legal drama, it is about identity in the age of identification. About humanity—physical bravery, trauma, PTSD, a yearning to do right and good—in the age of biometrics, which reduce people to iris scans, fingerprint scans, voice patterning, detection by odor, gait, and more. And about the power of point of view in a burgeoning surveillance state. Based on hundreds of formerly classified documents, FOIA requests, and exclusive interviews, First Platoon is an investigative exposé by a master chronicler of government secrets. First Platoon reveals a post–9/11 Pentagon whose identification machines have grown more capable than the humans who must make sense of them. A Pentagon so powerful it can cover up its own internal mistakes in pursuit of endless wars. And a people at its mercy, in its last moments before a fundamental change so complete it might be impossible to take back.
Oasis in the Clouds
Author: C Esther
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781534808997
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Niri wakes up in a beautiful garden, and finds that she has no memories. She is sure she will spend the remainder of her days there, until an unknown friend comes to her aide and reveals the truth about her personal paradise. Discovering that she is Wicca, she embarks on a journey to learn about her powers, the extent of which surprises her at every turn. She must ultimately retrieve her memories and help the higher order of witches imprison the Wicca who stole her memories before she takes the kingdom for herself. A mighty task for a woman of only seventeen.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781534808997
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Niri wakes up in a beautiful garden, and finds that she has no memories. She is sure she will spend the remainder of her days there, until an unknown friend comes to her aide and reveals the truth about her personal paradise. Discovering that she is Wicca, she embarks on a journey to learn about her powers, the extent of which surprises her at every turn. She must ultimately retrieve her memories and help the higher order of witches imprison the Wicca who stole her memories before she takes the kingdom for herself. A mighty task for a woman of only seventeen.
The Nile Quest
Author: Harry Johnston
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108033008
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
A comprehensive history of Nile exploration, first published in 1903, written by a key figure in the British Empire's expansion.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108033008
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
A comprehensive history of Nile exploration, first published in 1903, written by a key figure in the British Empire's expansion.
The Elephant in the Room
Author: Tommy Tomlinson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1501111620
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 A “warm and funny and honest…genuinely unputdownable” (Curtis Sittenfeld) memoir chronicling what it’s like to live in today’s world as a fat man, from acclaimed journalist Tommy Tomlinson, who, as he neared the age of fifty, weighed 460 pounds and decided he had to change his life. When he was almost fifty years old, Tommy Tomlinson weighed an astonishing—and dangerous—460 pounds, at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, unable to climb a flight of stairs without having to catch his breath, or travel on an airplane without buying two seats. Raised in a family that loved food, he had been aware of the problem for years, seeing doctors and trying diets from the time he was a preteen. But nothing worked, and every time he tried to make a change, it didn’t go the way he planned—in fact, he wasn’t sure that he really wanted to change. In The Elephant in the Room, Tomlinson chronicles his lifelong battle with weight in a voice that combines the urgency of Roxane Gay’s Hunger with the intimacy of Rick Bragg’s All Over but the Shoutin’. He also hits the road to meet other members of the plus-sized tribe in an attempt to understand how, as a nation, we got to this point. From buying a Fitbit and setting exercise goals to contemplating the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, America’s “capital of food porn,” and modifying his own diet, Tomlinson brings us along on a candid and sometimes brutal look at the everyday experience of being constantly aware of your size. Over the course of the book, he confronts these issues head-on and chronicles the practical steps he has to take to lose weight by the end. “What could have been a wallow in memoir self-pity is raised to art by Tomlinson’s wit and prose” (Rolling Stone). Affecting and searingly honest, The Elephant in the Room is an “inspirational” (The New York Times) memoir that will resonate with anyone who has grappled with addiction, shame, or self-consciousness. “Add this to your reading list ASAP” (Charlotte Magazine).
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1501111620
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 A “warm and funny and honest…genuinely unputdownable” (Curtis Sittenfeld) memoir chronicling what it’s like to live in today’s world as a fat man, from acclaimed journalist Tommy Tomlinson, who, as he neared the age of fifty, weighed 460 pounds and decided he had to change his life. When he was almost fifty years old, Tommy Tomlinson weighed an astonishing—and dangerous—460 pounds, at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, unable to climb a flight of stairs without having to catch his breath, or travel on an airplane without buying two seats. Raised in a family that loved food, he had been aware of the problem for years, seeing doctors and trying diets from the time he was a preteen. But nothing worked, and every time he tried to make a change, it didn’t go the way he planned—in fact, he wasn’t sure that he really wanted to change. In The Elephant in the Room, Tomlinson chronicles his lifelong battle with weight in a voice that combines the urgency of Roxane Gay’s Hunger with the intimacy of Rick Bragg’s All Over but the Shoutin’. He also hits the road to meet other members of the plus-sized tribe in an attempt to understand how, as a nation, we got to this point. From buying a Fitbit and setting exercise goals to contemplating the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, America’s “capital of food porn,” and modifying his own diet, Tomlinson brings us along on a candid and sometimes brutal look at the everyday experience of being constantly aware of your size. Over the course of the book, he confronts these issues head-on and chronicles the practical steps he has to take to lose weight by the end. “What could have been a wallow in memoir self-pity is raised to art by Tomlinson’s wit and prose” (Rolling Stone). Affecting and searingly honest, The Elephant in the Room is an “inspirational” (The New York Times) memoir that will resonate with anyone who has grappled with addiction, shame, or self-consciousness. “Add this to your reading list ASAP” (Charlotte Magazine).
Legacy of Hunger
Author: Christy Nicholas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From dreams to desperation. When the magical secrets of The Emerald Isle beckon, can she discover her destiny? Pittsburgh, 1846. In the heart of the bustling city, Valentia McDowell is tormented by vivid nightmares. Within her dreams, she is pursued by unseen creatures, while a mystical family heirloom offers her only hope for survival. But when a devastating fire engulfs her world, she's free to embark on a perilous voyage with her loyal brother ... a voyage which ends in tragedy. Haunted by grief and consumed by illness, the determined young woman unravels a series of cryptic clues across a famine-stricken Ireland in a desperate mission of finding her lost family and recovering the enchanted brooch entwined with her spirit. But her harrowing journey only uncovers a web of deceit, as her newfound relatives harbor dark agendas and ulterior motives. When at last she unearths the truth behind her powerful birthright, Valentia must confront the choice laid before her. To claim the life she's always yearned for, she might have to risk everyone she cherishes. Can Valentia embrace her elusive legacy while protecting those she loves? Legacy of Hunger is the first book in The Druid's Brooch historical fantasy series. If you like determined female characters, immersive authenticity, and a wee touch of fairy magic, then you'll love Christy Nicholas's transatlantic adventure. Read Legacy of Hunger and discover a cherished family treasure today! Each book in The Druid's Brooch series can be read in any order as a standalone historical fantasy, allowing you to embark on any mesmerizing journey that calls to your soul.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From dreams to desperation. When the magical secrets of The Emerald Isle beckon, can she discover her destiny? Pittsburgh, 1846. In the heart of the bustling city, Valentia McDowell is tormented by vivid nightmares. Within her dreams, she is pursued by unseen creatures, while a mystical family heirloom offers her only hope for survival. But when a devastating fire engulfs her world, she's free to embark on a perilous voyage with her loyal brother ... a voyage which ends in tragedy. Haunted by grief and consumed by illness, the determined young woman unravels a series of cryptic clues across a famine-stricken Ireland in a desperate mission of finding her lost family and recovering the enchanted brooch entwined with her spirit. But her harrowing journey only uncovers a web of deceit, as her newfound relatives harbor dark agendas and ulterior motives. When at last she unearths the truth behind her powerful birthright, Valentia must confront the choice laid before her. To claim the life she's always yearned for, she might have to risk everyone she cherishes. Can Valentia embrace her elusive legacy while protecting those she loves? Legacy of Hunger is the first book in The Druid's Brooch historical fantasy series. If you like determined female characters, immersive authenticity, and a wee touch of fairy magic, then you'll love Christy Nicholas's transatlantic adventure. Read Legacy of Hunger and discover a cherished family treasure today! Each book in The Druid's Brooch series can be read in any order as a standalone historical fantasy, allowing you to embark on any mesmerizing journey that calls to your soul.
The Quest
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Empire of the Summer Moon
Author: S. C. Gwynne
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416597158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award* *A New York Times Notable Book* *Winner of the Texas Book Award and the Oklahoma Book Award* This New York Times bestseller and stunning historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West “is nothing short of a revelation…will leave dust and blood on your jeans” (The New York Times Book Review). Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. The second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the Comanches. Although readers may be more familiar with the tribal names Apache and Sioux, it was in fact the legendary fighting ability of the Comanches that determined when the American West opened up. Comanche boys became adept bareback riders by age six; full Comanche braves were considered the best horsemen who ever rode. They were so masterful at war and so skillful with their arrows and lances that they stopped the northern drive of colonial Spain from Mexico and halted the French expansion westward from Louisiana. White settlers arriving in Texas from the eastern United States were surprised to find the frontier being rolled backward by Comanches incensed by the invasion of their tribal lands. The war with the Comanches lasted four decades, in effect holding up the development of the new American nation. Gwynne’s exhilarating account delivers a sweeping narrative that encompasses Spanish colonialism, the Civil War, the destruction of the buffalo herds, and the arrival of the railroads, and the amazing story of Cynthia Ann Parker and her son Quanah—a historical feast for anyone interested in how the United States came into being. Hailed by critics, S. C. Gwynne’s account of these events is meticulously researched, intellectually provocative, and, above all, thrillingly told. Empire of the Summer Moon announces him as a major new writer of American history.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416597158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
*Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award* *A New York Times Notable Book* *Winner of the Texas Book Award and the Oklahoma Book Award* This New York Times bestseller and stunning historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West “is nothing short of a revelation…will leave dust and blood on your jeans” (The New York Times Book Review). Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. The second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the Comanches. Although readers may be more familiar with the tribal names Apache and Sioux, it was in fact the legendary fighting ability of the Comanches that determined when the American West opened up. Comanche boys became adept bareback riders by age six; full Comanche braves were considered the best horsemen who ever rode. They were so masterful at war and so skillful with their arrows and lances that they stopped the northern drive of colonial Spain from Mexico and halted the French expansion westward from Louisiana. White settlers arriving in Texas from the eastern United States were surprised to find the frontier being rolled backward by Comanches incensed by the invasion of their tribal lands. The war with the Comanches lasted four decades, in effect holding up the development of the new American nation. Gwynne’s exhilarating account delivers a sweeping narrative that encompasses Spanish colonialism, the Civil War, the destruction of the buffalo herds, and the arrival of the railroads, and the amazing story of Cynthia Ann Parker and her son Quanah—a historical feast for anyone interested in how the United States came into being. Hailed by critics, S. C. Gwynne’s account of these events is meticulously researched, intellectually provocative, and, above all, thrillingly told. Empire of the Summer Moon announces him as a major new writer of American history.