Author: Jim Malloy
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664197583
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Raptor's Revenge has won six (6) five-star gold seal awards from book review contests. Love/hate; betrayal/triumph; battles/intrigue. A "Book Shelf Keeper". Mystery and romance with revenge and adventure on land and sea await readers following Jamey's quest in this historical fiction saga. It is Elizabeth's England and the saga of Jamey, fourteen years old, returning home to find his whole family murdered. Vowing revenge, he begins his quest with his only clue, a ring left by the killers. His adventures take him to sea and the Spanish Main as a privateer earning the title "El Raptor". Sailing to Jamaica to find the killer, he finds his true love but is captured and turned over to the inquisition.
Raptor's Revenge
Author: Jim Malloy
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664197583
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Raptor's Revenge has won six (6) five-star gold seal awards from book review contests. Love/hate; betrayal/triumph; battles/intrigue. A "Book Shelf Keeper". Mystery and romance with revenge and adventure on land and sea await readers following Jamey's quest in this historical fiction saga. It is Elizabeth's England and the saga of Jamey, fourteen years old, returning home to find his whole family murdered. Vowing revenge, he begins his quest with his only clue, a ring left by the killers. His adventures take him to sea and the Spanish Main as a privateer earning the title "El Raptor". Sailing to Jamaica to find the killer, he finds his true love but is captured and turned over to the inquisition.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664197583
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Raptor's Revenge has won six (6) five-star gold seal awards from book review contests. Love/hate; betrayal/triumph; battles/intrigue. A "Book Shelf Keeper". Mystery and romance with revenge and adventure on land and sea await readers following Jamey's quest in this historical fiction saga. It is Elizabeth's England and the saga of Jamey, fourteen years old, returning home to find his whole family murdered. Vowing revenge, he begins his quest with his only clue, a ring left by the killers. His adventures take him to sea and the Spanish Main as a privateer earning the title "El Raptor". Sailing to Jamaica to find the killer, he finds his true love but is captured and turned over to the inquisition.
Raptor's Call
Author: Paula Baker
Publisher: Macfay Books
ISBN: 1778152848
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
In a land gripped by tyranny, a masked rebel stirs the embers of revolution. Assassins are not always the bad guys. Cadmon has always been a loyal member of the King's Guard, shouldering the blame for serving the corrupt king of Abbarkon. But when he is ordered to perform yet another abomination, he can no longer stand idly by while innocent lives are destroyed. Bent on fighting back, he vanishes into the wilderness to build a rebel army powerful enough to topple the reigning forces. However, in the peace of the remote village, the urgency to revolt fades. It takes the arrival of a young, masked warrior to prod him toward a perilous mission to assassinate the worst of the unscrupulous dukes. Prepare to delve into the untold story of Cadmon's rebellion, where bravery is forged in the face of darkness and the line between right and wrong blurs. In this thrilling prequel, discover the origins of the Rebels of Halklyen and witness the birth of a legend.
Publisher: Macfay Books
ISBN: 1778152848
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
In a land gripped by tyranny, a masked rebel stirs the embers of revolution. Assassins are not always the bad guys. Cadmon has always been a loyal member of the King's Guard, shouldering the blame for serving the corrupt king of Abbarkon. But when he is ordered to perform yet another abomination, he can no longer stand idly by while innocent lives are destroyed. Bent on fighting back, he vanishes into the wilderness to build a rebel army powerful enough to topple the reigning forces. However, in the peace of the remote village, the urgency to revolt fades. It takes the arrival of a young, masked warrior to prod him toward a perilous mission to assassinate the worst of the unscrupulous dukes. Prepare to delve into the untold story of Cadmon's rebellion, where bravery is forged in the face of darkness and the line between right and wrong blurs. In this thrilling prequel, discover the origins of the Rebels of Halklyen and witness the birth of a legend.
Raptor
Author: Lindsay Buroker
Publisher: Lindsay Buroker
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Responsible for her friend’s death, Lieutenant Caslin Ahn wants nothing more than to be left alone. She no longer deserves the company of comrades or the fulfillment she felt as a Wolf Squadron fighter pilot. But a summons from the king leaves her with no choice but to rejoin her teammates. An ancient evil has been unleashed, bringing death and destruction to the nation, and they are the only ones with a chance of stopping it. Dragon Blood 6 brings back Cas, Tolemek, Ridge, Sardelle, Kaika, and Tylie, as well as her dragon, for a new epic fantasy adventure.
Publisher: Lindsay Buroker
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Responsible for her friend’s death, Lieutenant Caslin Ahn wants nothing more than to be left alone. She no longer deserves the company of comrades or the fulfillment she felt as a Wolf Squadron fighter pilot. But a summons from the king leaves her with no choice but to rejoin her teammates. An ancient evil has been unleashed, bringing death and destruction to the nation, and they are the only ones with a chance of stopping it. Dragon Blood 6 brings back Cas, Tolemek, Ridge, Sardelle, Kaika, and Tylie, as well as her dragon, for a new epic fantasy adventure.
Raptor
Author: Gary Jennings
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 9780553562828
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 916
Book Description
In the great cities of a dying empire and on the battlefields of Roman legions, Thorn, an abandoned waif, witnesses human beings at their most brutal and their most noble. Reprint.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 9780553562828
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 916
Book Description
In the great cities of a dying empire and on the battlefields of Roman legions, Thorn, an abandoned waif, witnesses human beings at their most brutal and their most noble. Reprint.
Rappy the Raptor
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062399942
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Meet Rappy the Raptor, a velociraptor who speaks in rhymes all of the time, whether it's morning or noon, October or June. Now, how did it happen that he started rappin'? Well, here's Rappy's story in all its glory! New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman and New York Times bestselling artist Tim Bowers team up for a funny, warm story that is sure to have readers snapping their fingers and tapping their toes! Parents and kids alike will love bopping along as Rappy learns to embrace his unusual way of speaking in this upbeat picture book with a dino-size beat.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062399942
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Meet Rappy the Raptor, a velociraptor who speaks in rhymes all of the time, whether it's morning or noon, October or June. Now, how did it happen that he started rappin'? Well, here's Rappy's story in all its glory! New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman and New York Times bestselling artist Tim Bowers team up for a funny, warm story that is sure to have readers snapping their fingers and tapping their toes! Parents and kids alike will love bopping along as Rappy learns to embrace his unusual way of speaking in this upbeat picture book with a dino-size beat.
Visualizing the Sacred
Author: George E. Lankford
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292768087
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
The prehistoric native peoples of the Mississippi River Valley and other areas of the Eastern Woodlands of the United States shared a complex set of symbols and motifs that constituted one of the greatest artistic traditions of the pre-Columbian Americas. Traditionally known as the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, these artifacts of copper, shell, stone, clay, and wood were the subject of the groundbreaking 2007 book Ancient Objects and Sacred Realms: Interpretations of Mississippian Iconography, which presented a major reconstruction of the rituals, cosmology, ideology, and political structures of the Mississippian peoples. Visualizing the Sacred advances the study of Mississippian iconography by delving into the regional variations within what is now known as the Mississippian Iconographic Interaction Sphere (MIIS). Bringing archaeological, ethnographic, ethnohistoric, and iconographic perspectives to the analysis of Mississippian art, contributors from several disciplines discuss variations in symbols and motifs among major sites and regions across a wide span of time and also consider what visual symbols reveal about elite status in diverse political environments. These findings represent the first formal identification of style regions within the Mississippian Iconographic Interaction Sphere and call for a new understanding of the MIIS as a network of localized, yet interrelated religious systems that experienced both continuity and change over time.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292768087
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
The prehistoric native peoples of the Mississippi River Valley and other areas of the Eastern Woodlands of the United States shared a complex set of symbols and motifs that constituted one of the greatest artistic traditions of the pre-Columbian Americas. Traditionally known as the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, these artifacts of copper, shell, stone, clay, and wood were the subject of the groundbreaking 2007 book Ancient Objects and Sacred Realms: Interpretations of Mississippian Iconography, which presented a major reconstruction of the rituals, cosmology, ideology, and political structures of the Mississippian peoples. Visualizing the Sacred advances the study of Mississippian iconography by delving into the regional variations within what is now known as the Mississippian Iconographic Interaction Sphere (MIIS). Bringing archaeological, ethnographic, ethnohistoric, and iconographic perspectives to the analysis of Mississippian art, contributors from several disciplines discuss variations in symbols and motifs among major sites and regions across a wide span of time and also consider what visual symbols reveal about elite status in diverse political environments. These findings represent the first formal identification of style regions within the Mississippian Iconographic Interaction Sphere and call for a new understanding of the MIIS as a network of localized, yet interrelated religious systems that experienced both continuity and change over time.
Abel's Song
Author: D.K. Leighfield
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1490813276
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Long ago in the far-off Northern Lands ... An egg is laid ... A chick is hatched ... And the adventure of a lifetime ... Begins. Abel was the son of the loon chieftain. He was bigger, stronger, and faster than any other chick in the colony. But there was one thing he couldn't do ... Abel could not sing. Rejecting his father and his teachings, Abel sets out on the lake to prove his independence. But a danger awaits that will soon test the prodigal loon chick in ways that he could never imagine. A story of rebellion, redemption, and the love of a father that defies all understanding ...
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1490813276
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
Long ago in the far-off Northern Lands ... An egg is laid ... A chick is hatched ... And the adventure of a lifetime ... Begins. Abel was the son of the loon chieftain. He was bigger, stronger, and faster than any other chick in the colony. But there was one thing he couldn't do ... Abel could not sing. Rejecting his father and his teachings, Abel sets out on the lake to prove his independence. But a danger awaits that will soon test the prodigal loon chick in ways that he could never imagine. A story of rebellion, redemption, and the love of a father that defies all understanding ...
Branches in Bloom
Author: Mary Grace van der Kroef
Publisher: Mary Grace van der Kroef
ISBN: 1777721172
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Poems to bridge the gap between soul and nature in this ever evolving modern world. In “Branches in Bloom” let language draw you closer to the nature you crave in this collection of 57 poems that wander through rhyming forms, haiku, and free verse styles. Join the poetess as she explores the four seasons, creatures, and highlights experienced moments steeped in creation.
Publisher: Mary Grace van der Kroef
ISBN: 1777721172
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Poems to bridge the gap between soul and nature in this ever evolving modern world. In “Branches in Bloom” let language draw you closer to the nature you crave in this collection of 57 poems that wander through rhyming forms, haiku, and free verse styles. Join the poetess as she explores the four seasons, creatures, and highlights experienced moments steeped in creation.
Neo-Assyrian and Greek Divination in War
Author: Krzysztof Ulanowski
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004429395
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Neo-Assyrian and Greek Divination in War focuses on all divinatory practices which were used in the ancient Near East and Greece in time of war. Divination was a practical way of discovering the will of the gods, and enabled human contact with the divine. Divinatory practices were crucial to decision-taking. The results of divination were especially important during war. This book concentrates on the methods used to obtain all possible information from the divine world which could impact on the results of war. Knowledge of divine plans, verdicts and favors would ensure victory, power and eternal glory. This book is also about the convergence of the ancient Near East and Greek divinatory systems, methods and practices. Step by step, it points out that the Greeks treated divination in a very similar way to the Mesopotamians, and presents the possible routes of transmission of this divine knowledge, which was practiced in both cultures by a group of well-trained professionals.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004429395
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Neo-Assyrian and Greek Divination in War focuses on all divinatory practices which were used in the ancient Near East and Greece in time of war. Divination was a practical way of discovering the will of the gods, and enabled human contact with the divine. Divinatory practices were crucial to decision-taking. The results of divination were especially important during war. This book concentrates on the methods used to obtain all possible information from the divine world which could impact on the results of war. Knowledge of divine plans, verdicts and favors would ensure victory, power and eternal glory. This book is also about the convergence of the ancient Near East and Greek divinatory systems, methods and practices. Step by step, it points out that the Greeks treated divination in a very similar way to the Mesopotamians, and presents the possible routes of transmission of this divine knowledge, which was practiced in both cultures by a group of well-trained professionals.
Vultures of the World
Author: Keith L. Bildstein
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501765035
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
In Vultures of the World, Keith L. Bildstein provides an engaging look at vultures and condors, seeking to help us understand these widely recognized but underappreciated birds. Bildstein's latest work is an inspirational and long overdue blend of all things vulture. Based on decades of personal experience, dozens of case studies, and numerous up-to-date examples of cutting-edge science, this book introduces readers to the essential nature of vultures and condors. Not only do these most proficient of all vertebrate scavengers clean up natural and man-made organic waste but they also recycle ecologically essential elements back into both wild and human landscapes, allowing our ecosystems to function successfully across generations of organisms. With distributions ranging over more than three-quarters of all land on five continents, the world's twenty-three species of scavenging birds of prey offer an outstanding example of biological diversity writ large. Included in the world's species fold are its most abundant large raptors—several of its longest lived birds and the most massive of all soaring birds. With a fossil record dating back more than fifty million years, vultures and condors possess numerous adaptions that characteristically serve them well but at times also make them particularly vulnerable to human actions. Vultures of the World is a truly global treatment of vultures, offering a roadmap of how best to protect these birds and their important ecology.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501765035
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
In Vultures of the World, Keith L. Bildstein provides an engaging look at vultures and condors, seeking to help us understand these widely recognized but underappreciated birds. Bildstein's latest work is an inspirational and long overdue blend of all things vulture. Based on decades of personal experience, dozens of case studies, and numerous up-to-date examples of cutting-edge science, this book introduces readers to the essential nature of vultures and condors. Not only do these most proficient of all vertebrate scavengers clean up natural and man-made organic waste but they also recycle ecologically essential elements back into both wild and human landscapes, allowing our ecosystems to function successfully across generations of organisms. With distributions ranging over more than three-quarters of all land on five continents, the world's twenty-three species of scavenging birds of prey offer an outstanding example of biological diversity writ large. Included in the world's species fold are its most abundant large raptors—several of its longest lived birds and the most massive of all soaring birds. With a fossil record dating back more than fifty million years, vultures and condors possess numerous adaptions that characteristically serve them well but at times also make them particularly vulnerable to human actions. Vultures of the World is a truly global treatment of vultures, offering a roadmap of how best to protect these birds and their important ecology.