Author: Tamara McKinley
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466869267
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
In Tamara McKinley's Windflowers, Claire has left behind the harshness of life in the outback for college and a career in Sydney, Australia. Estranged from her family, she is about to take up a position at a prestigious veterinary practice when her Great Aunt Aurelia summons her home to the family cattle station in Queensland. Claire's relationship with her parents and sister has never been easy, and it is the reunion with her indomitable mother, Ellie, she dreads the most. But coming from a long line of Warratah women famed for their grit and substance, Claire knows better than to shy away from a fight. Ellie accepts that a reconciliation with her eldest daughter is long overdue. But to do so will mean she must face her own ghosts and reveal some of Warratah's more shameful secrets. She only hopes her family is strong enough to survive the coming storm.
Windflowers
Author: Tamara McKinley
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466869267
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
In Tamara McKinley's Windflowers, Claire has left behind the harshness of life in the outback for college and a career in Sydney, Australia. Estranged from her family, she is about to take up a position at a prestigious veterinary practice when her Great Aunt Aurelia summons her home to the family cattle station in Queensland. Claire's relationship with her parents and sister has never been easy, and it is the reunion with her indomitable mother, Ellie, she dreads the most. But coming from a long line of Warratah women famed for their grit and substance, Claire knows better than to shy away from a fight. Ellie accepts that a reconciliation with her eldest daughter is long overdue. But to do so will mean she must face her own ghosts and reveal some of Warratah's more shameful secrets. She only hopes her family is strong enough to survive the coming storm.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466869267
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
In Tamara McKinley's Windflowers, Claire has left behind the harshness of life in the outback for college and a career in Sydney, Australia. Estranged from her family, she is about to take up a position at a prestigious veterinary practice when her Great Aunt Aurelia summons her home to the family cattle station in Queensland. Claire's relationship with her parents and sister has never been easy, and it is the reunion with her indomitable mother, Ellie, she dreads the most. But coming from a long line of Warratah women famed for their grit and substance, Claire knows better than to shy away from a fight. Ellie accepts that a reconciliation with her eldest daughter is long overdue. But to do so will mean she must face her own ghosts and reveal some of Warratah's more shameful secrets. She only hopes her family is strong enough to survive the coming storm.
Windflowers
Author: William Force Stead
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The Windflower
Author: Laura London
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 1455573299
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The classic tale of passion on the high seas, available in print for the first time in 20 years . . . Merry Wilding is a lady of breeding, of innocence, and of breathtaking beauty. With high hopes for a holiday in England, she sets sail from New York-but the tide of her life is destined to turn. Mistakenly swept aboard an infamous pirate ship, Merry finds herself at the mercy of a wicked crew . . . and one sinfully handsome pirate. Soon she's spending her days yearning for escape, and her nights learning the pleasures of captivity. Devon Crandall believes Merry is in league with his greatest enemy. He's determined to slowly urge her secrets from her. But along the way, he discovers her beautifully unbreakable spirit . . . and a desire unlike any he's ever known. She is hiding something from him, and yet, each day that passes brings her deeper into his heart. When fierce arguments give way to fiercer passion, can a pirate learn to love a woman? Or will true love be lost at sea?
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 1455573299
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The classic tale of passion on the high seas, available in print for the first time in 20 years . . . Merry Wilding is a lady of breeding, of innocence, and of breathtaking beauty. With high hopes for a holiday in England, she sets sail from New York-but the tide of her life is destined to turn. Mistakenly swept aboard an infamous pirate ship, Merry finds herself at the mercy of a wicked crew . . . and one sinfully handsome pirate. Soon she's spending her days yearning for escape, and her nights learning the pleasures of captivity. Devon Crandall believes Merry is in league with his greatest enemy. He's determined to slowly urge her secrets from her. But along the way, he discovers her beautifully unbreakable spirit . . . and a desire unlike any he's ever known. She is hiding something from him, and yet, each day that passes brings her deeper into his heart. When fierce arguments give way to fiercer passion, can a pirate learn to love a woman? Or will true love be lost at sea?
Southern Shade
Author: Jo Kellum
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781934110478
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
An expert's advice on making the most of the many extremes in southern gardens
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781934110478
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
An expert's advice on making the most of the many extremes in southern gardens
Wind Flowers
Author: V. Abdulla
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143030508
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A Classic Collection Of Stories Showcasing Some Of India'S Best-Known Writers After A Hesitant Start Towards The End Of The Nineteenth Century, Short Fiction In Malayalam Came Into Its Own In The 1930S. Since Then, Writer After Writer Has Experimented With Content, Style And Language To Give The Genre A Unique Standing In Contemporary Indian Literature, As Perhaps The Most Translated, Not Just Into English And Other Indian Languages But Also Into Other Media Such As Film And Television. From Vaikom Muhammad Basheer And O.V.Vijayan To Kamala Das And Sarah Joseph, This Volume Brings Together An Extraordinary Range Of Writers And Themes. There Are, Among Others, M.T. Vasudevan Nair'S `Oppol', A Story About Childhood Innocence And Loss, Which Was Made Into An Award-Winning Film; Paul Zacharia'S `Bhaskara Pattelar And My Life', A Brilliant Psychological Examination Of The Master Slave Dialectic; Lalithambika Antherjanam'S Path-Breaking `Goddess Of Revenge' In Which A Young Namboodiri Woman Becomes A Prostitute To Expose The Hypocrisy Of Her Husband And Their Rigidly Orthodox Community; And N.S. Madhavan'S Classic Story Of An Upper-Caste Widow Who Finds Redemption In The Forbidden Touch Of A Pulaya.
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143030508
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A Classic Collection Of Stories Showcasing Some Of India'S Best-Known Writers After A Hesitant Start Towards The End Of The Nineteenth Century, Short Fiction In Malayalam Came Into Its Own In The 1930S. Since Then, Writer After Writer Has Experimented With Content, Style And Language To Give The Genre A Unique Standing In Contemporary Indian Literature, As Perhaps The Most Translated, Not Just Into English And Other Indian Languages But Also Into Other Media Such As Film And Television. From Vaikom Muhammad Basheer And O.V.Vijayan To Kamala Das And Sarah Joseph, This Volume Brings Together An Extraordinary Range Of Writers And Themes. There Are, Among Others, M.T. Vasudevan Nair'S `Oppol', A Story About Childhood Innocence And Loss, Which Was Made Into An Award-Winning Film; Paul Zacharia'S `Bhaskara Pattelar And My Life', A Brilliant Psychological Examination Of The Master Slave Dialectic; Lalithambika Antherjanam'S Path-Breaking `Goddess Of Revenge' In Which A Young Namboodiri Woman Becomes A Prostitute To Expose The Hypocrisy Of Her Husband And Their Rigidly Orthodox Community; And N.S. Madhavan'S Classic Story Of An Upper-Caste Widow Who Finds Redemption In The Forbidden Touch Of A Pulaya.
Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions
Author: Norbert Streitz
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319586971
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 717
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2017, held as part of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2017, held in Vancouver, BC, Canada, in July 2017. The total of 1228 papers presented at the 15 colocated HCII 2017 conferences was carefully reviewed and selected from 4340 submissions. These papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of human-computer interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas. This volume contains papers addressing the following major topics: designing and evaluating distributed, ambient and pervasive interactions; natural interaction; smart cities; art and cultural heritage in smart environments; smart environments for quality of life; smart environments for learning and creativity; and ambient games and humour.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319586971
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 717
Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2017, held as part of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2017, held in Vancouver, BC, Canada, in July 2017. The total of 1228 papers presented at the 15 colocated HCII 2017 conferences was carefully reviewed and selected from 4340 submissions. These papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the entire field of human-computer interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas. This volume contains papers addressing the following major topics: designing and evaluating distributed, ambient and pervasive interactions; natural interaction; smart cities; art and cultural heritage in smart environments; smart environments for quality of life; smart environments for learning and creativity; and ambient games and humour.
Taylor's Guide to Ground Covers
Author: David Michener
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618030101
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
No category of plants works harder than ground covers to help a gardener create a beautiful yet low-maintenance landscape. In this book readers will discover the best plants * to stabilize banks and control erosion * to substitute for turf where grass won’t grow or is hard to mow * to line curbs and driveways, where salt will damage ordinary plants * to enhance a landscape with broad, dramatic sweeps.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618030101
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
No category of plants works harder than ground covers to help a gardener create a beautiful yet low-maintenance landscape. In this book readers will discover the best plants * to stabilize banks and control erosion * to substitute for turf where grass won’t grow or is hard to mow * to line curbs and driveways, where salt will damage ordinary plants * to enhance a landscape with broad, dramatic sweeps.
Hybrid Child
Author: Mariko Ohara
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452957185
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
A classic of Japanese speculative fiction that blurs the line between consumption and creation when a cyborg assumes the form and spirit of a murdered child Until he escaped, he had been called “Sample B #3,” but he had never liked this name. That would surprise them—that he could feel one way or another about it. He was designed to reshape himself based on whatever life forms he ingested; he was not made to think, and certainly not to assume the shape of a repair technician whose cells he had sampled and then simply walk out of the secure compound. Artificial Intelligence is all too real in this classic of Japanese science fiction by Mariko Ōhara. Jonah, a child murdered by her mother, has become the spirit of an AI-controlled house where the rogue cyborg once known as Sample B #3 takes refuge and, making a meal of the dead girl buried under the house, takes Jonah’s form. On faraway Planet Caritas, an outpost of human civilization, the female AI system that governs society has become insane. Meanwhile, the threat of the Adiaptron Empire, the machine race that #3 was built to fight, remains. With the familiar strangeness of a fairy tale, Ōhara’s novel traverses the mysterious distance between body and mind, between the mechanics of life and the ghost in the machine, between the infinitesimal and infinity. The child as mother, the mother as monster, the monster as hero: this shape-shifting story of nourishment, nurture, and parturition is a rare feminist work of speculative fiction and received the prestigious Seiun (Nebula) Award in 1991. Hybrid Child is the first English translation of a major work of science fiction by a female Japanese author.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452957185
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
A classic of Japanese speculative fiction that blurs the line between consumption and creation when a cyborg assumes the form and spirit of a murdered child Until he escaped, he had been called “Sample B #3,” but he had never liked this name. That would surprise them—that he could feel one way or another about it. He was designed to reshape himself based on whatever life forms he ingested; he was not made to think, and certainly not to assume the shape of a repair technician whose cells he had sampled and then simply walk out of the secure compound. Artificial Intelligence is all too real in this classic of Japanese science fiction by Mariko Ōhara. Jonah, a child murdered by her mother, has become the spirit of an AI-controlled house where the rogue cyborg once known as Sample B #3 takes refuge and, making a meal of the dead girl buried under the house, takes Jonah’s form. On faraway Planet Caritas, an outpost of human civilization, the female AI system that governs society has become insane. Meanwhile, the threat of the Adiaptron Empire, the machine race that #3 was built to fight, remains. With the familiar strangeness of a fairy tale, Ōhara’s novel traverses the mysterious distance between body and mind, between the mechanics of life and the ghost in the machine, between the infinitesimal and infinity. The child as mother, the mother as monster, the monster as hero: this shape-shifting story of nourishment, nurture, and parturition is a rare feminist work of speculative fiction and received the prestigious Seiun (Nebula) Award in 1991. Hybrid Child is the first English translation of a major work of science fiction by a female Japanese author.
The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds
Author: William Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Strategy Guide
Author: GamerGuides.com
Publisher: GamerGuides.com
ISBN: 1630419036
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 996
Book Description
Tom Nook’s latest venture, the Deserted Island Getaway Package, offers you the chance to start a new life on an uninhabited island! Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the latest release in the Animal Crossing franchise by Nintendo, and this game offers more customization and freedom than ever before. You can now customize your character’s appearance, build wherever you please, and even change the terrain of your island using the terraforming tools. As well as build your own island paradise, you’ll be able to visit your friends’ islands and even take trips to mystery islands. Join all the familiar Animal Crossing characters, including Blathers and K.K. Slider, on an exciting new adventure on your very own island! The guide for Animal Crossing: New Horizons offers a walkthrough on how to make the most of your time on your deserted island. This guide will show you how to make tools, earn bells, achieve a five-star island, and more. Inside this guide you will find: - Walkthrough - Beginner’s Guide - 5-star Island Guide - Special Events and Characters
Publisher: GamerGuides.com
ISBN: 1630419036
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 996
Book Description
Tom Nook’s latest venture, the Deserted Island Getaway Package, offers you the chance to start a new life on an uninhabited island! Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the latest release in the Animal Crossing franchise by Nintendo, and this game offers more customization and freedom than ever before. You can now customize your character’s appearance, build wherever you please, and even change the terrain of your island using the terraforming tools. As well as build your own island paradise, you’ll be able to visit your friends’ islands and even take trips to mystery islands. Join all the familiar Animal Crossing characters, including Blathers and K.K. Slider, on an exciting new adventure on your very own island! The guide for Animal Crossing: New Horizons offers a walkthrough on how to make the most of your time on your deserted island. This guide will show you how to make tools, earn bells, achieve a five-star island, and more. Inside this guide you will find: - Walkthrough - Beginner’s Guide - 5-star Island Guide - Special Events and Characters