Author: Puerto Rico. Agricultural Experiment Station, Mayaguez
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Across the Ravaged Land
Author: Nick Brandt
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9781419709456
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Across the Ravaged Land is the third and final volume in Nick Brandt's trilogy of books documenting the disappearing animals of eastern Africa. The book offers a darker vision of this world, still filled with a stunning beauty but now tragically tainted and fast disappearing at the hands of man. In addition to a range of starkly powerful animal portraits, Brandt introduces some new themes, as humans make an appearance for the first time. He also contributes two essays summing up his photographic odyssey, which has taken more than a decade of intensive work to complete.
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9781419709456
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Across the Ravaged Land is the third and final volume in Nick Brandt's trilogy of books documenting the disappearing animals of eastern Africa. The book offers a darker vision of this world, still filled with a stunning beauty but now tragically tainted and fast disappearing at the hands of man. In addition to a range of starkly powerful animal portraits, Brandt introduces some new themes, as humans make an appearance for the first time. He also contributes two essays summing up his photographic odyssey, which has taken more than a decade of intensive work to complete.
The Waste Land
Author: Tim Hodkinson
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326367862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Richard Savage returns in the sequel to ""Lions of the Grail"". 1316 AD. Richard Savage thought he had left the war in Ireland behind but Edward Bruce will not let him just walk away. He wants the Grail Savage stole from him back. To force Savage to return it he takes what is dear to him - his daughter Galiene. Savage must return to Ireland, but the seas are ruled by a ruthless pirate. Ireland is now a land devastated by war and decimated by famine. Carrickfergus castle stands besieged by the Scottish army, the garrison on its knees, and Scottish invaders ravage the countryside. Savage and Alys re-unite with old comrades on a desperate raid to save their daughter and turn the tide of war
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326367862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Richard Savage returns in the sequel to ""Lions of the Grail"". 1316 AD. Richard Savage thought he had left the war in Ireland behind but Edward Bruce will not let him just walk away. He wants the Grail Savage stole from him back. To force Savage to return it he takes what is dear to him - his daughter Galiene. Savage must return to Ireland, but the seas are ruled by a ruthless pirate. Ireland is now a land devastated by war and decimated by famine. Carrickfergus castle stands besieged by the Scottish army, the garrison on its knees, and Scottish invaders ravage the countryside. Savage and Alys re-unite with old comrades on a desperate raid to save their daughter and turn the tide of war
Ravaged Lands
Author: J R Tomln
Publisher: Albannach Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
The year is 1308. Fighting once again for Scotland's freedom, it falls to Thomas Randolph, nephew of King Robert the Bruce, to outwit and outbattle the conquering English. There is no easy path to victory through lands and lives ravaged by years of war. But a man with a knight’s courage will find it. Thomas Randolph is such a man, and this will be his finest hour.
Publisher: Albannach Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
The year is 1308. Fighting once again for Scotland's freedom, it falls to Thomas Randolph, nephew of King Robert the Bruce, to outwit and outbattle the conquering English. There is no easy path to victory through lands and lives ravaged by years of war. But a man with a knight’s courage will find it. Thomas Randolph is such a man, and this will be his finest hour.
Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned
Author: Wells Tower
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 142991484X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Viking marauders descend on a much-plundered island, hoping some mayhem will shake off the winter blahs. A man is booted out of his home after his wife discovers that the print of a bare foot on the inside of his windshield doesn't match her own. Teenage cousins, drugged by summer, meet with a reckoning in the woods. A boy runs off to the carnival after his stepfather bites him in a brawl. In the stories of Wells Tower, families fall apart and messily try to reassemble themselves. His version of America is touched with the seamy splendor of the dropout, the misfit: failed inventors, boozy dreamers, hapless fathers, wayward sons. Combining electric prose with savage wit, Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned is a major debut, announcing a voice we have not heard before.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 142991484X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Viking marauders descend on a much-plundered island, hoping some mayhem will shake off the winter blahs. A man is booted out of his home after his wife discovers that the print of a bare foot on the inside of his windshield doesn't match her own. Teenage cousins, drugged by summer, meet with a reckoning in the woods. A boy runs off to the carnival after his stepfather bites him in a brawl. In the stories of Wells Tower, families fall apart and messily try to reassemble themselves. His version of America is touched with the seamy splendor of the dropout, the misfit: failed inventors, boozy dreamers, hapless fathers, wayward sons. Combining electric prose with savage wit, Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned is a major debut, announcing a voice we have not heard before.
Ravaged Land
Author: C M Carney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
WHEN THE GODS WAGE WAR, THE INNOCENT SUFFER. Continuing the #1 Bestselling LitRPG Saga begun in Barrow King. THE REALMS FACE ANNIHILATION, and their greatest defender has gone missing. When Gryph is torn from the Realms by the Light, an ancient secret society sworn to end the threat of the High God Aluran, he has one mission. Get back to the Realms, at any cost. The Light offer Gryph a quest. "Help us resurrect the Source and together we can free all the peoples of the Realms." But things are not what they seem and Gryph soon discovers that even in the Light, shadows fester. Shadows that could doom the Realms to eternal darkness. To save his sister, his friends, and the people of the Realms, Gryph must win the war of the gods. Ravaged Land is the seventh book in the #1 Bestselling Epic LitRPG Saga The Realms. WARNING: Welcome to your new favorite genre. LitRPG/GameLit books feature adventures in a fantasy setting or sci-fi world that combines the progression and gaming elements from tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons 5e and Pathfinder with epic RPG video games like The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and MMO's like World of Warcraft. It features leveling up, crunchy stats, a rpg character sheet and skill progression. If this is your first LitRPG or GameLit, then welcome to the dark side of awesome. The Realms will take you back to the days when D&D books were new, and The Elder Scrolls were a glint in the programmer's eye. Embrace the adventure, portal to a new world and prepare to lose sleep! You have been warned! The Realms is a non harem LitRPG series that contains action, violence, and some swears, but no sex and is appropriate for teens and adults. The Realms - An Epic LitRPG/GameLit Fantasy Series. Suggested Reading Order. Barrow King The Lost City Killing Time Dead Must Die (A Side Quest) Scourge of Souls The Forsaken God Chaos Rising Ravaged Land Source Forge (Coming Soon)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
WHEN THE GODS WAGE WAR, THE INNOCENT SUFFER. Continuing the #1 Bestselling LitRPG Saga begun in Barrow King. THE REALMS FACE ANNIHILATION, and their greatest defender has gone missing. When Gryph is torn from the Realms by the Light, an ancient secret society sworn to end the threat of the High God Aluran, he has one mission. Get back to the Realms, at any cost. The Light offer Gryph a quest. "Help us resurrect the Source and together we can free all the peoples of the Realms." But things are not what they seem and Gryph soon discovers that even in the Light, shadows fester. Shadows that could doom the Realms to eternal darkness. To save his sister, his friends, and the people of the Realms, Gryph must win the war of the gods. Ravaged Land is the seventh book in the #1 Bestselling Epic LitRPG Saga The Realms. WARNING: Welcome to your new favorite genre. LitRPG/GameLit books feature adventures in a fantasy setting or sci-fi world that combines the progression and gaming elements from tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons 5e and Pathfinder with epic RPG video games like The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and MMO's like World of Warcraft. It features leveling up, crunchy stats, a rpg character sheet and skill progression. If this is your first LitRPG or GameLit, then welcome to the dark side of awesome. The Realms will take you back to the days when D&D books were new, and The Elder Scrolls were a glint in the programmer's eye. Embrace the adventure, portal to a new world and prepare to lose sleep! You have been warned! The Realms is a non harem LitRPG series that contains action, violence, and some swears, but no sex and is appropriate for teens and adults. The Realms - An Epic LitRPG/GameLit Fantasy Series. Suggested Reading Order. Barrow King The Lost City Killing Time Dead Must Die (A Side Quest) Scourge of Souls The Forsaken God Chaos Rising Ravaged Land Source Forge (Coming Soon)
Wintergreen
Author: Robert Michael Pyle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781570613104
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
As logging continues to rule the rural Northwest, Wintergreen's message is more important than ever. Both people and forests are threatened with extinction in the Willapa Hills of southwest Washington. Timeless among the literature of the land, Wintergreen is back in print with a new afterword by the author. This is the first title in Sasquatch Books' Library of the West, a series devoted to republishing books of distinction.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781570613104
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
As logging continues to rule the rural Northwest, Wintergreen's message is more important than ever. Both people and forests are threatened with extinction in the Willapa Hills of southwest Washington. Timeless among the literature of the land, Wintergreen is back in print with a new afterword by the author. This is the first title in Sasquatch Books' Library of the West, a series devoted to republishing books of distinction.
Barrow King: The Realms Book One - (An Epic Litrpg Adventure
Author: C. M. Carney
Publisher: Realms
ISBN: 9781718174702
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Betrayed by those closest to him, Finn Caldwell thought he'd escaped his life of violence and deception. But when a frantic message from his estranged sister draws him into The Realms, the world's most advanced holographic reality game, Finn is forced to embrace his deadly skills once more.The bestselling LitRPG novel. Newly edited and updated.Betrayed by those closest to him, Finn Caldwell thought he'd escaped his life of violence and deception. But when a frantic message from his estranged sister draws him into The Realms, the world's most advanced holographic reality game, Finn is forced to embrace his deadly skills once more. Armed with a mysterious artifact known as a Godhead, Finn becomes the warrior-mage Gryph. Yet, things are not as they seem and to save his sister, he must escape a sentient dungeon by defeating its master the Barrow King.Bonus: Contains Chapter One of Killing Time - The Realms Book 1.5#1 BESTSELLER in Norse & Viking Myth & Legend.#1 BESTSELLER in Role Playing & Fantasy Games.The Realms - An Epic LitRPG Series.1) Barrow King2) Killing Time (A Side Quest).3) The Lost City - NOW AVAILABLE.4) Chaos Rising - Coming Fall 2018
Publisher: Realms
ISBN: 9781718174702
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Betrayed by those closest to him, Finn Caldwell thought he'd escaped his life of violence and deception. But when a frantic message from his estranged sister draws him into The Realms, the world's most advanced holographic reality game, Finn is forced to embrace his deadly skills once more.The bestselling LitRPG novel. Newly edited and updated.Betrayed by those closest to him, Finn Caldwell thought he'd escaped his life of violence and deception. But when a frantic message from his estranged sister draws him into The Realms, the world's most advanced holographic reality game, Finn is forced to embrace his deadly skills once more. Armed with a mysterious artifact known as a Godhead, Finn becomes the warrior-mage Gryph. Yet, things are not as they seem and to save his sister, he must escape a sentient dungeon by defeating its master the Barrow King.Bonus: Contains Chapter One of Killing Time - The Realms Book 1.5#1 BESTSELLER in Norse & Viking Myth & Legend.#1 BESTSELLER in Role Playing & Fantasy Games.The Realms - An Epic LitRPG Series.1) Barrow King2) Killing Time (A Side Quest).3) The Lost City - NOW AVAILABLE.4) Chaos Rising - Coming Fall 2018
Blood Red Road
Author: Moira Young
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442433396
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The book that will “blow you away”** has a dazzling new look in paperback! Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That's fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. But when four cloaked horsemen capture Lugh, Saba's world is shattered, and she embarks on a quest to get him back. Suddenly thrown into the lawless, ugly reality of the outside world, Saba discovers she is a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a cunning opponent. Teamed up with a handsome daredevil named Jack and a gang of girl revolutionaries called the Free Hawks, Saba’s unrelenting search for Lugh stages a showdown that will change the course of her own civilization. Blood Red Road has a searing pace, a poetic writing style, and an epic love story—making Moira Young is one of the most exciting new voices in teen fiction.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442433396
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The book that will “blow you away”** has a dazzling new look in paperback! Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That's fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. But when four cloaked horsemen capture Lugh, Saba's world is shattered, and she embarks on a quest to get him back. Suddenly thrown into the lawless, ugly reality of the outside world, Saba discovers she is a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a cunning opponent. Teamed up with a handsome daredevil named Jack and a gang of girl revolutionaries called the Free Hawks, Saba’s unrelenting search for Lugh stages a showdown that will change the course of her own civilization. Blood Red Road has a searing pace, a poetic writing style, and an epic love story—making Moira Young is one of the most exciting new voices in teen fiction.
Dark Fathoms
Author: James Axler
Publisher: Gold Eagle
ISBN: 0373626223
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
DANGER ZONE No place on Earth escaped the nuclear Armageddon that spawned the hellscape known as Deathlands. In a ravaged world where violence and lawlessness rule, a rare breed of hero has emerged. Ryan Cawdor is a lethal fighter who lives by a code of honor and fair play, and that has made him a legend.... DEPTH CHARGE Miles beneath the ocean's surface, a decaying redoubt barely protects Ryan and his companions from a watery death. Battling vicious assaults from cyborgs programmed by artificial intelligence to kill them, they're desperate to escape this underwater trap. But above the waves a new threat awaits: a massive predark super ship banished to the seas of Deathlands. Decades of madness have led to civil war between the citizens of the upper and lower decks. Now pawns in a bloody game, Ryan and the other survivors must destroy the ship or face their certain end at sea.
Publisher: Gold Eagle
ISBN: 0373626223
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
DANGER ZONE No place on Earth escaped the nuclear Armageddon that spawned the hellscape known as Deathlands. In a ravaged world where violence and lawlessness rule, a rare breed of hero has emerged. Ryan Cawdor is a lethal fighter who lives by a code of honor and fair play, and that has made him a legend.... DEPTH CHARGE Miles beneath the ocean's surface, a decaying redoubt barely protects Ryan and his companions from a watery death. Battling vicious assaults from cyborgs programmed by artificial intelligence to kill them, they're desperate to escape this underwater trap. But above the waves a new threat awaits: a massive predark super ship banished to the seas of Deathlands. Decades of madness have led to civil war between the citizens of the upper and lower decks. Now pawns in a bloody game, Ryan and the other survivors must destroy the ship or face their certain end at sea.
The Wild Lands
Author: Paul Greci
Publisher: Imprint
ISBN: 1250183588
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Two siblings fight to survive as they trek across the vast Alaskan wilderness in this riveting thriller. Travis and his younger sister, Jess, are trapped in a daily race to survive—and there is no second place. Natural disasters and a breakdown of civilization have cut off Alaska from the world and destroyed its landscape. Now, as food runs out and the few who remain turn on each other, Travis and Jess must cross hundreds of miles in search of civilization. The wild lands around them are filled with ravenous animals, desperate survivors pushed to the edge, and people who’ve learned to shoot first and ask questions never. Travis and Jess will make a few friends and a lot of enemies on their terrifying journey across the ruins of today’s world—and they’ll have to fight for what they believe in as they see how far people will go to survive. The Wild Lands is a pulse-pounding YA thriller full of shocking plot twists. It’s the ultimate survival tale of humanity’s fight against society’s collapse. An Imprint Book “This rugged survival story places a group of teens in a dark, burned-out post-apocalyptic nightmare. Your heart will pound for them as they face terrible dangers and impossible odds. Gripping, vivid, and haunting!” —Emmy Laybourne, international bestselling author of the Monument 14 trilogy “A compelling story that wouldn’t let me stop reading. Greci has created both a frightening landscape and characters you believe in and want to survive it.” —Eric Walters, author of the bestselling Rule of Three series
Publisher: Imprint
ISBN: 1250183588
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Two siblings fight to survive as they trek across the vast Alaskan wilderness in this riveting thriller. Travis and his younger sister, Jess, are trapped in a daily race to survive—and there is no second place. Natural disasters and a breakdown of civilization have cut off Alaska from the world and destroyed its landscape. Now, as food runs out and the few who remain turn on each other, Travis and Jess must cross hundreds of miles in search of civilization. The wild lands around them are filled with ravenous animals, desperate survivors pushed to the edge, and people who’ve learned to shoot first and ask questions never. Travis and Jess will make a few friends and a lot of enemies on their terrifying journey across the ruins of today’s world—and they’ll have to fight for what they believe in as they see how far people will go to survive. The Wild Lands is a pulse-pounding YA thriller full of shocking plot twists. It’s the ultimate survival tale of humanity’s fight against society’s collapse. An Imprint Book “This rugged survival story places a group of teens in a dark, burned-out post-apocalyptic nightmare. Your heart will pound for them as they face terrible dangers and impossible odds. Gripping, vivid, and haunting!” —Emmy Laybourne, international bestselling author of the Monument 14 trilogy “A compelling story that wouldn’t let me stop reading. Greci has created both a frightening landscape and characters you believe in and want to survive it.” —Eric Walters, author of the bestselling Rule of Three series