Author: Ian Douglas
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006197644X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
In the vein of the hit television show Battlestar Galactica comes Earth Strike—the first book in the action-packed Star Carrier science fiction series by Ian Douglas, author of the popular Inheritance, Heritage, and Legacy Trilogies and one of the most adept writers of military sf working today. Earth Strike rockets readers into a vast and deadly intergalactic battle, as humankind attempts to bring down an evil empire and establish itself as the new major power. Fans of Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers and Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War, welcome aboard the Star Carrier!
Earth Strike
Author: Ian Douglas
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006197644X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
In the vein of the hit television show Battlestar Galactica comes Earth Strike—the first book in the action-packed Star Carrier science fiction series by Ian Douglas, author of the popular Inheritance, Heritage, and Legacy Trilogies and one of the most adept writers of military sf working today. Earth Strike rockets readers into a vast and deadly intergalactic battle, as humankind attempts to bring down an evil empire and establish itself as the new major power. Fans of Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers and Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War, welcome aboard the Star Carrier!
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006197644X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
In the vein of the hit television show Battlestar Galactica comes Earth Strike—the first book in the action-packed Star Carrier science fiction series by Ian Douglas, author of the popular Inheritance, Heritage, and Legacy Trilogies and one of the most adept writers of military sf working today. Earth Strike rockets readers into a vast and deadly intergalactic battle, as humankind attempts to bring down an evil empire and establish itself as the new major power. Fans of Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers and Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War, welcome aboard the Star Carrier!
Earth Strike
Author: K. J. Jordan
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1602475113
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Earth Strike is an action-packed, fast-paced, science fiction adventure, written to grab the reader from the very first paragraph. Author KJ Jordan is an imaginative writer whose novels compare with the blended style of a Clive Cussler-like character development, and the gripping plot of an Allen Dean Foster adventure. Jordan's style is both witty and sharp as he introduces us to the Nadroj-an alien warrior race, which has dominated the known galaxy for the past two-hundred years!
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1602475113
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Earth Strike is an action-packed, fast-paced, science fiction adventure, written to grab the reader from the very first paragraph. Author KJ Jordan is an imaginative writer whose novels compare with the blended style of a Clive Cussler-like character development, and the gripping plot of an Allen Dean Foster adventure. Jordan's style is both witty and sharp as he introduces us to the Nadroj-an alien warrior race, which has dominated the known galaxy for the past two-hundred years!
On Strike and on Film
Author: Ellen R. Baker
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469606542
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
In 1950, Mexican American miners went on strike for fair working conditions in Hanover, New Mexico. When an injunction prohibited miners from picketing, their wives took over the picket lines--an unprecedented act that disrupted mining families but ultimately ensured the strikers' victory in 1952. In On Strike and on Film, Ellen Baker examines the building of a leftist union that linked class justice to ethnic equality. She shows how women's participation in union activities paved the way for their taking over the picket lines and thereby forcing their husbands, and the union, to face troubling questions about gender equality. Baker also explores the collaboration between mining families and blacklisted Hollywood filmmakers that resulted in the controversial 1954 film Salt of the Earth. She shows how this worker-artist alliance gave the mining families a unique chance to clarify the meanings of the strike in their own lives and allowed the filmmakers to create a progressive alternative to Hollywood productions. An inspiring story of working-class solidarity, Mexican American dignity, and women's liberation, Salt of the Earth was itself blacklisted by powerful anticommunists, yet the movie has endured as a vital contribution to American cinema.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469606542
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
In 1950, Mexican American miners went on strike for fair working conditions in Hanover, New Mexico. When an injunction prohibited miners from picketing, their wives took over the picket lines--an unprecedented act that disrupted mining families but ultimately ensured the strikers' victory in 1952. In On Strike and on Film, Ellen Baker examines the building of a leftist union that linked class justice to ethnic equality. She shows how women's participation in union activities paved the way for their taking over the picket lines and thereby forcing their husbands, and the union, to face troubling questions about gender equality. Baker also explores the collaboration between mining families and blacklisted Hollywood filmmakers that resulted in the controversial 1954 film Salt of the Earth. She shows how this worker-artist alliance gave the mining families a unique chance to clarify the meanings of the strike in their own lives and allowed the filmmakers to create a progressive alternative to Hollywood productions. An inspiring story of working-class solidarity, Mexican American dignity, and women's liberation, Salt of the Earth was itself blacklisted by powerful anticommunists, yet the movie has endured as a vital contribution to American cinema.
Can Lightning Strike the Same Place Twice?
Author: Joanne Mattern
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1541502000
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
If the groundhog sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. Moss grows only on the north side of a tree. No two snowflakes are alike. You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven using science? Let’s investigate seventeen statements about Earth, weather, and the environment and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones still stump scientists! Find out whether all deserts are hot! Discover whether it’s true that a ring around the Moon means rain or snow is on the way! See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact?
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1541502000
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
If the groundhog sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. Moss grows only on the north side of a tree. No two snowflakes are alike. You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven using science? Let’s investigate seventeen statements about Earth, weather, and the environment and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones still stump scientists! Find out whether all deserts are hot! Discover whether it’s true that a ring around the Moon means rain or snow is on the way! See if you can tell the difference between fact and fiction with Is That a Fact?
Salt of the Earth
Author: Michael Wilson
Publisher: Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN: 9780912670454
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
   This 1954 film, made in New Mexico by blacklisted Hollywood people and members of a progressive union, was denied distribution during the McCarthy era. The film documents an actual strike and is narrated by a Mexican-American woman who grows in consciousness and effectiveness through her participation in the community struggle. With the publication of this book, the Feminist Press reprints Wilson's screenplay and introduces an original work by Deborah Silverton Rosenfelt: an analysis of the background, history, and significance of both the strike and the film. Based partly on recent interviews, Rosenfelt's work includes a discussion of the change in status of the women who took part in this strike for better conditions.
Publisher: Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN: 9780912670454
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
   This 1954 film, made in New Mexico by blacklisted Hollywood people and members of a progressive union, was denied distribution during the McCarthy era. The film documents an actual strike and is narrated by a Mexican-American woman who grows in consciousness and effectiveness through her participation in the community struggle. With the publication of this book, the Feminist Press reprints Wilson's screenplay and introduces an original work by Deborah Silverton Rosenfelt: an analysis of the background, history, and significance of both the strike and the film. Based partly on recent interviews, Rosenfelt's work includes a discussion of the change in status of the women who took part in this strike for better conditions.
Europa Strike (Heritage, Book 3)
Author: Ian Douglas
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 000748299X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
It’s time for humanity to claim its rightful heritage...
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 000748299X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
It’s time for humanity to claim its rightful heritage...
Moon Strike
Author: Jerry Frissen
Publisher: Humanoids Inc
ISBN: 1594658161
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
A hard Sci-Fi series about the intersection of spatial exploration and earthy invasion.
Publisher: Humanoids Inc
ISBN: 1594658161
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
A hard Sci-Fi series about the intersection of spatial exploration and earthy invasion.
Jurassic StrikeForce 5
Author: Joe Brusha
Publisher: Zenescope Entertainment
ISBN: 1937068439
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Awakened from a sixty-five million year hibernation, the evil alien overlord, Zalex, is ready to resume his conquest of the universe... and he's starting with Earth! Backed by his army of mutated Dino-soliders, there's nothing that can stop him... nothing but the Jurassic StrikeForce 5! Don't miss the brand new all-ages, action adventure series from Silver Dragon Books. Earth's original heroes have arrived!
Publisher: Zenescope Entertainment
ISBN: 1937068439
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Awakened from a sixty-five million year hibernation, the evil alien overlord, Zalex, is ready to resume his conquest of the universe... and he's starting with Earth! Backed by his army of mutated Dino-soliders, there's nothing that can stop him... nothing but the Jurassic StrikeForce 5! Don't miss the brand new all-ages, action adventure series from Silver Dragon Books. Earth's original heroes have arrived!
Meteorite Strike
Author: A. G. Taylor
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9781409508571
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Meet the new generation of pre-teen superheroes in this unmissable sci-fi debut: X-Men meets 28 Days Later. Ages 10+ Sarah and Robert are sure their number is up when their aeroplane crashes over the Australian desert. But this is no ordinary air disaster. A meteorite strike has impacted Earth, bringing with it a deadly alien disease. thousands fall victim to the virus, falling into a deep coma. Luckily, Robert and Sarah appear to be unaffected...until they begin to exhibit some extraordinary psychic side-effects. this quickly makes them a target for HIDRA, a rogue international agency determined to experiment on them like lab rats in an attempt to control their superpowers. Before long, the children are captured in HIDRA's secret desert HQ, a prison for superhuman kids who can control fire, create storms and tear steel with their minds. this new generation of superheroes must join forces if they are to escape HIDRA. But what kind of world awaits them outside...' Introducing mesmerizing heroes with mind-blowing powers, this roller-coaster read of chilling conspiracies and secret organizations is the perfect escape for anyone who's longed to be just a little bit special... Ages: 10+
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9781409508571
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Meet the new generation of pre-teen superheroes in this unmissable sci-fi debut: X-Men meets 28 Days Later. Ages 10+ Sarah and Robert are sure their number is up when their aeroplane crashes over the Australian desert. But this is no ordinary air disaster. A meteorite strike has impacted Earth, bringing with it a deadly alien disease. thousands fall victim to the virus, falling into a deep coma. Luckily, Robert and Sarah appear to be unaffected...until they begin to exhibit some extraordinary psychic side-effects. this quickly makes them a target for HIDRA, a rogue international agency determined to experiment on them like lab rats in an attempt to control their superpowers. Before long, the children are captured in HIDRA's secret desert HQ, a prison for superhuman kids who can control fire, create storms and tear steel with their minds. this new generation of superheroes must join forces if they are to escape HIDRA. But what kind of world awaits them outside...' Introducing mesmerizing heroes with mind-blowing powers, this roller-coaster read of chilling conspiracies and secret organizations is the perfect escape for anyone who's longed to be just a little bit special... Ages: 10+
Halo: The Flood
Author: William C. Dietz
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 198211164X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
The bestselling adaptation of the iconic video game Halo: Combat Evolved featuring the Master Chief—part of the expanded universe based on the award-winning video game series! 2552. Having barely escaped the final battle for Reach against the vast alien alliance known as the Covenant, the crew of the Pillar of Autumn, including Spartan John-117—the Master Chief—and his AI companion Cortana, is forced to make a desperate escape into slipspace. But their destination brings them to an ancient mystery and an even greater struggle. In this far-flung corner of the universe floats a magnificently massive, artificial ringworld. The crew’s only hope of survival is to crash-land on its surface and take the battle opposing the Covenant to the ground. But they soon discover that this enigmatic ringworld is much more than it seems. Built one hundred thousand years ago by a long-lost civilization known as the Forerunners, this “Halo” is worshipped by the Covenant—a sacred artifact they hope will complete their religious quest for supposed transcendence, and they will stop at nothing to control it. Engaging in fierce combat, Master Chief and Cortana will go deep into the Halo construct and uncover its dark secret and true purpose—even as a monstrous and far more vicious enemy than the Covenant emerges to threaten all sentient life on Halo and the galaxy beyond…
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 198211164X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
The bestselling adaptation of the iconic video game Halo: Combat Evolved featuring the Master Chief—part of the expanded universe based on the award-winning video game series! 2552. Having barely escaped the final battle for Reach against the vast alien alliance known as the Covenant, the crew of the Pillar of Autumn, including Spartan John-117—the Master Chief—and his AI companion Cortana, is forced to make a desperate escape into slipspace. But their destination brings them to an ancient mystery and an even greater struggle. In this far-flung corner of the universe floats a magnificently massive, artificial ringworld. The crew’s only hope of survival is to crash-land on its surface and take the battle opposing the Covenant to the ground. But they soon discover that this enigmatic ringworld is much more than it seems. Built one hundred thousand years ago by a long-lost civilization known as the Forerunners, this “Halo” is worshipped by the Covenant—a sacred artifact they hope will complete their religious quest for supposed transcendence, and they will stop at nothing to control it. Engaging in fierce combat, Master Chief and Cortana will go deep into the Halo construct and uncover its dark secret and true purpose—even as a monstrous and far more vicious enemy than the Covenant emerges to threaten all sentient life on Halo and the galaxy beyond…