Author: John Dodge (Columnist)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870719288
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Introduction -- Out on a limb -- Tracking typhoon freda -- Countdown to calamity -- Death comes to Eugene -- Coastal chaos -- Ground zero -- A wind like no other -- Fallen forests -- The wind and wine -- Bridgetown under siege -- Life turns on a dime -- Lions in the wind -- It happened at the fair (buon gusto) -- Terror in Stanley Park -- Stormy aftermath -- Epilogue
A Deadly Wind
Author: John Dodge (Columnist)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870719288
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Introduction -- Out on a limb -- Tracking typhoon freda -- Countdown to calamity -- Death comes to Eugene -- Coastal chaos -- Ground zero -- A wind like no other -- Fallen forests -- The wind and wine -- Bridgetown under siege -- Life turns on a dime -- Lions in the wind -- It happened at the fair (buon gusto) -- Terror in Stanley Park -- Stormy aftermath -- Epilogue
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870719288
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Introduction -- Out on a limb -- Tracking typhoon freda -- Countdown to calamity -- Death comes to Eugene -- Coastal chaos -- Ground zero -- A wind like no other -- Fallen forests -- The wind and wine -- Bridgetown under siege -- Life turns on a dime -- Lions in the wind -- It happened at the fair (buon gusto) -- Terror in Stanley Park -- Stormy aftermath -- Epilogue
DEMYSTIFYING THE ODYSSEY
Author: Zlatko Mandzuka
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1481790633
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
The Odyssey is considered to be the most beautiful literary work of the Western civilization, and Homer the first and the greatest poet ever. The book Demystifying the Odyssey is interpreting Homer's epic in a unique and completely new way. For the first time in literature, this book explains the events and phenomena that Odysseus saw and experienced, and which were considered so far as a result of the Poet's rich imagination. So, this book reveals how Odysseus went to Hades kingdom of the dead souls; what are in reality Scylla and Charybdis; who were the sirens; how the Island of Aeolus', the ruler of the winds, actually floated; how Circa turned Odysseus's sailors into pigs and other. Besides that, this book also reveals the fallacy two and a half millennia long, dating back from the first historians Herodotus and Thucydides, according to which Odysseus was wandering the Mediterranean sea. It further provides numerous proofs that Homer's hero was actually wandering the Adriatic. For all those readers who are familiar with the ancient Greek literature this book will be great news and quite a surprise. On the other hand, for those who have not been quite aware of the old Greek world it will provide great knowledge on the first European civilization. In any case, this will surely be an interesting reading for all of them.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1481790633
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
The Odyssey is considered to be the most beautiful literary work of the Western civilization, and Homer the first and the greatest poet ever. The book Demystifying the Odyssey is interpreting Homer's epic in a unique and completely new way. For the first time in literature, this book explains the events and phenomena that Odysseus saw and experienced, and which were considered so far as a result of the Poet's rich imagination. So, this book reveals how Odysseus went to Hades kingdom of the dead souls; what are in reality Scylla and Charybdis; who were the sirens; how the Island of Aeolus', the ruler of the winds, actually floated; how Circa turned Odysseus's sailors into pigs and other. Besides that, this book also reveals the fallacy two and a half millennia long, dating back from the first historians Herodotus and Thucydides, according to which Odysseus was wandering the Mediterranean sea. It further provides numerous proofs that Homer's hero was actually wandering the Adriatic. For all those readers who are familiar with the ancient Greek literature this book will be great news and quite a surprise. On the other hand, for those who have not been quite aware of the old Greek world it will provide great knowledge on the first European civilization. In any case, this will surely be an interesting reading for all of them.
Temple of the Winds
Author: Terry Goodkind
Publisher: RosettaBooks
ISBN: 0795346158
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description
Spells and prophecies sew havoc in the fight for humankind in the 4th novel of the #1 New York Times bestselling author’s epic fantasy series. Having taken his rightful place as Lord Rahl, ruler of D’Hara, Richard must once again postpone his wedding to Kahlan Amnell in order to face the fearsome Imperial Order in a fight for the New World and the freedom of humankind. But while Richard has the brave people of D’Hara at his command, Emperor Jagang of the Imperial Order has a significant advantage: he doesn’t fight fair. Jagang invokes a prophecy that binds Richard and Kahlan to a fate of pain, betrayal, and a path to the Underworld. At Jagang’s behest, a Sister of the Dark gains access into the fabled Temple of the Winds and unleashes a plague that sweeps across the lands like a firestorm. To stop the plague, Richard and Kahlan must risk everything they have—and everything they’ve hoped for.
Publisher: RosettaBooks
ISBN: 0795346158
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description
Spells and prophecies sew havoc in the fight for humankind in the 4th novel of the #1 New York Times bestselling author’s epic fantasy series. Having taken his rightful place as Lord Rahl, ruler of D’Hara, Richard must once again postpone his wedding to Kahlan Amnell in order to face the fearsome Imperial Order in a fight for the New World and the freedom of humankind. But while Richard has the brave people of D’Hara at his command, Emperor Jagang of the Imperial Order has a significant advantage: he doesn’t fight fair. Jagang invokes a prophecy that binds Richard and Kahlan to a fate of pain, betrayal, and a path to the Underworld. At Jagang’s behest, a Sister of the Dark gains access into the fabled Temple of the Winds and unleashes a plague that sweeps across the lands like a firestorm. To stop the plague, Richard and Kahlan must risk everything they have—and everything they’ve hoped for.
A Deadly Wind
Author: John Dodge (Columnist)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870719295
Category : Northwest, Pacific
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870719295
Category : Northwest, Pacific
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Collection of Late Voyages and Travels
Author: Robert Heron
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
IMANOFUTU
Author: P ANIL PRASAD
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 1478341866
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The name 'IMANOFUTU' is the acronym for 'Imaginary Nation of the Future'. It is an open fiction series, that tells the story of imaginary island nation called 'Imanofutu'. This is the first volume in the series - a kind of prologue. The current volume is a collage of events from the 21st century life of IMANOFUTU, which will set the background for the main plot. The main plot of the series will tell the story of IMANOFUTU from the year 2101 onwards. The author can be contacted at [email protected] The work can be discussed at https://www.facebook.com/imanofutu The series blog : http://www.imanofutu.blogspot.com
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 1478341866
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The name 'IMANOFUTU' is the acronym for 'Imaginary Nation of the Future'. It is an open fiction series, that tells the story of imaginary island nation called 'Imanofutu'. This is the first volume in the series - a kind of prologue. The current volume is a collage of events from the 21st century life of IMANOFUTU, which will set the background for the main plot. The main plot of the series will tell the story of IMANOFUTU from the year 2101 onwards. The author can be contacted at [email protected] The work can be discussed at https://www.facebook.com/imanofutu The series blog : http://www.imanofutu.blogspot.com
Reburn
Author: Anne Marsh
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 1601830432
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
White hot suspense. --Roxanne St. Clair, New York Times bestselling author Not every man knows how to put out a fire. Fewer know when to keep it burning. . . He Battles The Flames. . . Nobody messes with Sam Clayton--or his territory. The big bruising ranger is the last line of defense in forest infernos and he'll go up against anyone who gets in the way of putting them out. Even the FBI tracking a terrorist through the heart of a blaze. But when Sam discovers the agent is ex-lover Olivia Albert, saving himself will be more dangerous than any fire he's faced before. . . She Lives For The Heat. . . Olivia needs Sam's help to survive the heat, but when it comes to keeping her quarry from detonating a major strike, this Bureau agent is calling the shots. Except when Sam's hard body and expert hands are reigniting a second chance that could be hot enough to burn forever. . . Anne Marsh's novels are: "Smoking hot." --Fiction Vixen "Sexually charged." --Bookaholics "Superb." --Midwest Book Review 29,000 Words
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 1601830432
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
White hot suspense. --Roxanne St. Clair, New York Times bestselling author Not every man knows how to put out a fire. Fewer know when to keep it burning. . . He Battles The Flames. . . Nobody messes with Sam Clayton--or his territory. The big bruising ranger is the last line of defense in forest infernos and he'll go up against anyone who gets in the way of putting them out. Even the FBI tracking a terrorist through the heart of a blaze. But when Sam discovers the agent is ex-lover Olivia Albert, saving himself will be more dangerous than any fire he's faced before. . . She Lives For The Heat. . . Olivia needs Sam's help to survive the heat, but when it comes to keeping her quarry from detonating a major strike, this Bureau agent is calling the shots. Except when Sam's hard body and expert hands are reigniting a second chance that could be hot enough to burn forever. . . Anne Marsh's novels are: "Smoking hot." --Fiction Vixen "Sexually charged." --Bookaholics "Superb." --Midwest Book Review 29,000 Words
All the Wind in the World
Author: Samantha Mabry
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616206667
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Working in the maguey fields of the Southwest, Sarah Jac and James are in love but forced to start over on a ranch that is possibly cursed where the delicate balance in their relationship begins to give way.
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616206667
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Working in the maguey fields of the Southwest, Sarah Jac and James are in love but forced to start over on a ranch that is possibly cursed where the delicate balance in their relationship begins to give way.
Cruising World
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Air
Author: Peter Adey
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780232950
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Outside of yoga class, we don’t pay too much attention to the air we take in every day. Long one of the essential elements to life on earth—from the atmospheric composition that gave life to the coal-forming forests some three hundred million years ago to the air that fuels our most important technologies today—we think little of its incredible properties. In this innovative cultural and scientific history, Peter Adey takes stock of the great ocean of air that surrounds us, exploring our attempts to understand, engineer, make sense of, and find meaning in it. Adey examines how humans have managed and manipulated air as a natural resource and, in doing so, have been taken to the limits of survival, brought to high-altitude mountain peaks, subterranean worlds, and the troughs of new moral depths. Going beyond how vital air has been to our philosophical, scientific, and technological pursuits, he also reveals the way that the artistic and literary imagination has been lifted through air and how, in air, cultures have learned to express and inspire each other. Combining established figures such as Joseph Priestley, John Scott Haldane, and Marie Curie with unlikely individuals from painting, literature, and poetry, this richly illustrated book unlocks new perspectives into the science and culture of this pervasive but unnoticed substance.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780232950
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Outside of yoga class, we don’t pay too much attention to the air we take in every day. Long one of the essential elements to life on earth—from the atmospheric composition that gave life to the coal-forming forests some three hundred million years ago to the air that fuels our most important technologies today—we think little of its incredible properties. In this innovative cultural and scientific history, Peter Adey takes stock of the great ocean of air that surrounds us, exploring our attempts to understand, engineer, make sense of, and find meaning in it. Adey examines how humans have managed and manipulated air as a natural resource and, in doing so, have been taken to the limits of survival, brought to high-altitude mountain peaks, subterranean worlds, and the troughs of new moral depths. Going beyond how vital air has been to our philosophical, scientific, and technological pursuits, he also reveals the way that the artistic and literary imagination has been lifted through air and how, in air, cultures have learned to express and inspire each other. Combining established figures such as Joseph Priestley, John Scott Haldane, and Marie Curie with unlikely individuals from painting, literature, and poetry, this richly illustrated book unlocks new perspectives into the science and culture of this pervasive but unnoticed substance.