American Dragons

Author : Laurence Yep
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0606084606

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American Dragons by Laurence Yep Pdf

The dragon, a symbol of Asian art and mythology, appears in many guises and is always adaptable -- a survivor par excellence. Asian Americans display this same supple strength as they move between their Asian culture and their American one. In American Dragons, Laurence Yep brings together twenty-five talented writers, each with a different story about the Asian American experience: - A Chinese American girl struggles to find her place in a suburban high school without denying her true intelligence. - A young woman is torn when her romantic feelings clash with the expectations of her Vietnamese parents. - A twenty-first-century teenager and his aging grandfather learn that it is possible to live in the future without losing touch with the past.

Author : Aaron Crash
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1723112135

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Denver Fury by Aaron Crash Pdf

Gather an escort. Acquire a dragon hoard. Build an empire ... Steven Whipp, a normal, poor college student, is kissed and shot on the night of his twentieth birthday. He realizes three things: he's bulletproof, he's a dragon, and everything he's ever wanted is within his reach. But the attempts on his life are just the beginning of his troubles. Steven is a Dragonsoul-a magical race of beings who have thrived, hidden from the eyes of humans, in control of the world. And not just any Dragonsoul, but the last in a long line of Arch-Sorcerers, thought long dead. Now he is being hunted, and he must unlock his powers through battle and sex or ancient forces and old feuds will destroy him and all he loves. From the Author of the LitRPG epic War God's Mantle comes a brand new Pulp Harem Adventure! Disclaimer: Denver Fury (American Dragons Book 1) is a shoot-em-up, action adventure, urban fantasy novel which is not intended for readers under the age of 18. This novel contains swearing, violence, and a harem of beautiful shapeshifting women that the hero regularly sleeps with-and he does so gladly.

Author : Keith Lawrence
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781440872891

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Asian American Literature by Keith Lawrence Pdf

Asian American Literature: An Encyclopedia for Students is an invaluable resource for students curious to know more about Asian North American writers, texts, and the issues and drives that motivate their writing. This volume collects, in one place, a breadth of information about Asian American literary and cultural history as well as the authors and texts that best define it. A dozen contextual essays introduce fundamental elements or subcategories of Asian American literature, expanding on social and literary concerns or tensions that are familiar and relevant. Essays include the origins and development of the term "Asian American"; overviews of Asian American and Asian Canadian social and literary histories; essays on Asian American identity, gender issues, and sexuality; and discussions of Asian American rhetoric and children's literature. More than 120 alphabetical entries round out the volume and cover important Asian North American authors. Historical information is presented in clear and engaging ways, and author entries emphasize biographical or textual details that are significant to contemporary young adults. Special attention has been given to pioneering authors from the late 19th century through the early 1970s and to influential or well-known contemporary authors, especially those likely to be studied in high school or university classrooms.

Author : Aaron Crash
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1713340216

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Alaska Kingdom by Aaron Crash Pdf

To win one world, he'll have to journey to another... Steven Drokharis has done well to survive on Battle World, a planet designed to murder him and everyone he loves. In order to defeat the Zothoric, he needs both an ancient artifact and an army of allies on a distant world. With the help of the mysterious Shadow Archer, he'll find himself on a quest that strains the limits of his imagination. It certainly isn't going to be easy on Chastity and Prudence Wayne-the Texas machine-gun twins never signed on to search for lost elves. Good thing Mouse is there to provide the sarcasm, and Uchiko the arrows. Hunted by old foes and new, Steven and his Escort will be tested in every way possible. All the while, the Demon Queen Zothora inches closer, preparing to snap close her diabolical trap. Disclaimer: Alaska Kingdom (American Dragons Book 8) is a shoot-em-up, action adventure, urban fantasy novel which is not intended for readers under the age of 18. This novel contains swearing, violence, and a harem of beautiful shapeshifting women that the hero regularly sleeps with-and he does so gladly.

Author : Jim Hansen,John Burns
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1404238565

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How to Draw Dragons by Jim Hansen,John Burns Pdf

Presents step-by-step instructions for drawing dragons from various mythologies.

Author : Ephraim Chambers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1054 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1753
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:B900063361

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A Supplement to Mr. Chambers's Cyclopaedia by Ephraim Chambers Pdf

Author : Michael D. Resnick
Publisher : Phobos Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Dragons
ISBN : 0972002693

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Dragon America by Michael D. Resnick Pdf

The British are coming, and the dragons are waiting for them! Set in an alternative colonial America where dragons rule the landscape, the revolution is taking its bloody toll and General Washington will need all the help he can get to free the American colonies from their overseas rulers. Dragon America is an alternative history in the Orson Scott Card and Harry Turtledove modes, from a master of the genre.

Author : Agnes Regan Perkins,Alethea K. Helbig
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1994-09-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313008542

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This Land Is Our Land by Agnes Regan Perkins,Alethea K. Helbig Pdf

How do you select the best recent works of fiction, oral tradition, and poetry about African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American Indian experiences and traditions from the profusion of titles being published today? This annotated bibliography of titles for children and young adults published from 1985 through the end of 1993--with 60% published since 1990--provides a one-stop selection tool. Appraisals of 559 titles, as well as information about an additional 188 recent books and 90 earlier ones of importance, are provided. Each entry features a plot summary incorporating themes, critical comments with a judgment of the book's value as an example of its genre, suggestions of other books by that writer, and related books of importance. The authors, who are recognized authorities in children's literature, and an advistory board of librarians and teachers, each of whom specializes in the literature of a particular ethnic group, have provided insightful critical appraisals and expertise and guidance in the selection of titles. Helpful subject, grade-level, author, title, and illustrator indexes are organized for ease of use. Titles in the grade-level and subject indexes are also identified by ethnic group.

Author : Christian Bullock
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781312651173

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Dragon Meditations by Christian Bullock Pdf

Dragon Meditations is a book of long guided meditations through the Spirit Realm. This book will teach you the art of meditation and reveal to you some of the mysteries that surround Dragons. In this book you will learn how to befriend a Dragon of your very own. You will learn the ways of the Dragon in all manners of art. From Psychic Growth to Philosophy to Astrology and Druidism. You will even meet a Dragon that teaches Magical Combat. You will learn how to Mind Meld with your Dragon and travel the Other Worldly land of Middle World. There are seven Groves for you to find during your meditations and each Grove will build upon the next giving you insights directly from the Elder Dragons. This book will awaken you to the next level of Spirituality. Dragon Meditations is a book for beginners and the advanced practitioner. This book takes Dragon Meditation further than any other Dragon Book. Just remember to breathe deeply while you enjoy the Sunset ride atop your very own Dragon!

Author : Kimberly Loth
Publisher : Kimberly Loth
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Dragon Kings Book Seven by Kimberly Loth Pdf

With Liam off on a dangerous mission, all Sid can do is wait for news. When the news comes, it has devastating repercussions not only for Sid, but for Liam as well. Liam has to decide if he should go home or stay on the island and finish what he and Felix started. But first he has to manage not to freeze to death. Meanwhile, inside the castle, Isa learns that there is a new danger and she wonders if she will ever get to go outside again. Grace grapples with a guardian who has set his eyes on her and doesn’t understand the meaning of no. When all of their worlds collide, anything is possible…

Author : Robert Blust
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004678309

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The Dragon and the Rainbow by Robert Blust Pdf

Modernization and conversion to world religions are threatening the survival of traditional belief systems, leaving behind only mysterious traces of their existence. This book, based upon extensive research conducted over a period of nearly four decades, brings scientific rigor to one of the questions that have always attracted human curiosity: that of the origin of the dragon. The author demonstrates that both dragons and rainbows are cultural universals, that many of the traits that are attributed to dragons in widely separated parts of the planet are also attributed to rainbows, and that the number and antiquity of such shared traits cannot be attributed to chance or common inheritance, but rather to common cognitive pathways by which human psychology has responded to the natural environment in a wide array of cultures around the world.

Author : Scott G. Bruce
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780525506690

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The Penguin Book of Dragons by Scott G. Bruce Pdf

Two thousand years of legend and lore about the menace and majesty of dragons, which have breathed fire into our imaginations from ancient Rome to Game of Thrones A Penguin Classic The most popular mythological creature in the human imagination, dragons have provoked fear and fascination for their lethal venom and crushing coils, and as avatars of the Antichrist, servants of Satan, couriers of the damned to Hell, portents of disaster, and harbingers of the last days. Here are accounts spanning millennia and continents of these monsters that mark the boundary between the known and the unknown, including: their origins in the deserts of Africa; their struggles with their mortal enemies, elephants, in the jungles of South Asia; their fear of lightning; the world’s first dragon slayer, in an ancient collection of Sanskrit hymns; the colossal sea monster Leviathan; the seven-headed “great red dragon” of the Book of Revelation; the Loch Ness monster; the dragon in Beowulf, who inspired Smaug in Tolkien’s The Hobbit; the dragons in the prophecies of the wizard Merlin; a dragon saved from a centipede in Japan who gifts his human savior a magical bag of rice; the supernatural feathered serpent of ancient Mesoamerica; and a flatulent dragon the size of the Trojan Horse. From the dark halls of the Lonely Mountain to the blue skies of Westeros, we expect dragons to be gigantic, reptilian predators with massive, bat-like wings, who wreak havoc defending the gold they have hoarded in the deep places of the earth. But dragons are full of surprises, as is this book.

Author : R. A. Boulay
Publisher : Book Tree
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1999-07
Category : Bible
ISBN : 1885395388

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Flying Serpents and Dragons by R. A. Boulay Pdf

A highly original work that deals a shattering blow to all our preconceived notions about our past and human origins. Worldwide legends refer to giant flying lizards and dragons that came to this planet and founded the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China. Who were these reptilian creatures? What was the real reason for mans creation? Why did Adam lose his chance at immortality in the Garden of Eden? Who were the Nefilim who descended from heaven and mated with human women? Why did the serpent take such a bad rap in history? Why didnt Adam and Eve wear clothes? What were the crystals or stones that the gods fought over? Why did the ancient Sumerians call their major gods USHUMGAL, which means literally great fiery, flying serpent? What were the boats of heaven in ancient Egypt and the sky chariots of the Bible? This book tells it all.

Author : Guiyou Huang
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1250 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781567207361

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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Asian American Literature [3 volumes] by Guiyou Huang Pdf

Asian American literature dates back to the close of the 19th century, and during the years following World War II it significantly expanded in volume and diversity. Monumental in scope, this encyclopedia surveys Asian American literature from its origins through 2007. Included are more than 270 alphabetically arranged entries on writers, major works, significant historical events, and important terms and concepts. Thus the encyclopedia gives special attention to the historical, social, cultural, and legal contexts surrounding Asian American literature and central to the Asian American experience. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and cites works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography of essential print and electronic resources. While literature students will value this encyclopedia as a guide to writings by Asian Americans, the encyclopedia also supports the social studies curriculum by helping students use literature to learn about Asian American history and culture, as it pertains to writers from a host of Asian ethnic and cultural backgrounds, including Afghans, Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Filipinos, Iranians, Indians, Vietnamese, Hawaiians, and other Asian Pacific Islanders. The encyclopedia supports the literature curriculum by helping students learn more about Asian American literature. In addition, it supports the social studies curriculum by helping students learn about the Asian American historical and cultural experience.

Author : Bella Adams
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780748629831

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Asian American Literature by Bella Adams Pdf

This critical study of Asian American literature discusses work by internationally successful writers such as Maxine Hong Kingston, Chang-rae Lee, Bharati Mukherjee, Amy Tan and others in their historical, cultural and critical contexts. The focus of the book is on contemporary writing, from the 1970s onwards, although it also traces over a hundred years of Asian American literary production in prose, poetry, drama and criticism. The main body of the book comprises five periodized chapters that highlight important events in a nation-state that has historically rendered Asian Americans invisible. Of particular importance to the writers selected for case studies are questions of racial identity, cultural history and literary value with respect to dominant American ideologies.