At The Sign Of The Cat And Rachet And Other Stories

Author : Lynne Jonell
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780805096842

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The Sign of the Cat by Lynne Jonell Pdf

Talking cats, a missing princess, swordfights with villains, and secret identities combine in this epic tale of bravery and self-discovery on the high seas. Duncan is very smart. He also has a most unusual gift. So why does his mother encourage him to be perfectly average and insist he only get mediocre grades ? His special talent is the ability to talk to cats—but Duncan longs more than anything for academic success. When Duncan rebels and gets a perfect test score, people start taking notice of him. And it turns out that some of those people may not have the best intentions . . . not by a long shot.

Author : Roy Yorke Calne
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Science
ISBN : 163117861X

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The Ratchet of Science by Roy Yorke Calne Pdf

Science, like the universe, is expanding and accelerating. This book outlines the many gifts that science has bestowed upon our quality of life ranging from health, travel, and communication, but it also raises concerns about the sometimes awful consequences of science. These may be accidental and unanticipated, or deliberate, as with the development of new weapons that carry dreadful potential. After the Second World War, a chasm separated the regimes of the East and West, and the possibility that the world was heading towards a catastrophic atomic conflict was a serious worry. Science has a responsibility for its consequences, even if these are not anticipated. In view of the history of science and our current relationship with scientific advances, it would be prudent to attempt a continuing peaceful dialogue to avoid future confrontation. For the writing of this book, the author made many in-depth studies of correspondence between scientists and philosophers, including, most notably, Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell, at Churchill College Archives in Cambridge.

Author : Kevin M. Miller
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781662485343

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Wigs on the Green by Kevin M. Miller Pdf

"Wigs on the green!" was once the gentleman's invitation to a duel. Wigs on the Green and Other Stories is a collection of historical fiction shorts covering little-known subjects. The centerpiece delves into the earliest known gangs of London and their hold on the populace, a trend that would continue with the Five Points Gangs in the years to come. There was a righteous cross-dressing swords(wo)man of the time known as the Chevalier d'Eon. Perhaps he could lend a hand in quelling the rascality of these bigwig hedonists?

Author : Nancy J. Cavanaugh
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781402281082

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This Journal Belongs to Ratchet by Nancy J. Cavanaugh Pdf

Move over Diary of a Wimpy Kid—there's a new journal in town and it belongs to Ratchet. "A book that is full of surprises...Triumphant enough to make readers cheer; touching enough to make them cry." —Kirkus, STARRED Review If only getting a new life were as easy as getting a new notebook. But it's not. It's the first day of school for all the kids in the neighborhood. But not for me. I'm homeschooled. That means nothing new. No new book bag, no new clothes, and no new friends. The best I've got is this notebook. I'm supposed to use it for my writing assignments, but my dad never checks. Here's what I'm really going to use it for: Ratchet's Top Secret Plan Turn my old, recycled, freakish, friendless life into something shiny and new. This Florida State Book Award gold medal winner is a heartfelt story about an unconventional girl's quest to make a friend, save a park, and find her own definition of normal.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Science
ISBN : OSU:32435022760045

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Scientific American by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stuart Webb
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-25
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781326372750

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Transformation: A Personal Journey Through the British Transformers Comic Volume 1: 1984-1987 by Stuart Webb Pdf

Starting in 1984, the British Transformers comic wasn't just a successful toy advert, it taught a generation of British schoolboys how to read through its exciting action packed pages. With sales that vied with 2000AD writers Simon Furman and Bob Budiansky created a generation of fan boys that have never looked back. Stuart Webb was one such reader, and in 2012 he began a journey looking through every single issue of the series, commenting on its highs and lows. He became the first person to look at every backup strip, every comedic cartoon and each editorial and how they worked together to create the most thorough exploration of a publishing phenomenon ever undertaken. It's also personal, full of humour and silliness and even the occasionally thoughtful moment. The final result is an essential read, for Transformers fans, and those interested in the history of Marvel comics in the UK and the impact this comic had on an entire generation.

Author : Cormac McCarthy
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307267450

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The Road by Cormac McCarthy Pdf

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A searing, post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son's fight to survive, this "tale of survival and the miracle of goodness only adds to McCarthy's stature as a living master. It's gripping, frightening and, ultimately, beautiful" (San Francisco Chronicle). • From the bestselling author of The Passenger A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food—and each other. The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, "each the other's world entire," are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation. Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.

Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781788775328

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The Chouans by Honoré de Balzac - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) by Honoré de Balzac Pdf

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Chouans by Honoré de Balzac - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Collected Works of Honoré de Balzac’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Balzac includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Chouans by Honoré de Balzac - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Balzac’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 904 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : United States
ISBN : UIUC:30112040221829

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Collier's by Anonim Pdf

Author : George Robins Gliddon
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385118638

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Ancient Egypt: a Series of Chapters on Early Egyptian History, Archaeology, and Other Subjects by George Robins Gliddon Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.

Author : Mazey Eddings
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250805997

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A Brush with Love by Mazey Eddings Pdf

Nine out of ten dentists agree, Mazey Eddings's rom-com A Brush with Love makes your smile brighter!* *not scientifically proven Harper is anxiously awaiting placement into a top oral surgery residency program when she crashes (literally) into Dan. Harper would rather endure a Novocaine-free root canal than face any distractions, even one this adorable. A first-year dental student with a family legacy to contend with, Dan doesn’t have the same passion for pulling teeth that Harper does. Though he finds himself falling for her, he is willing to play by Harper’s rules. So with the greatest of intentions and the poorest of follow-throughs, the two set out to be “just friends.” But as they get to know each other better, Harper fears that trading fillings for feelings may make her lose control and can't risk her carefully ordered life coming undone, no matter how drool-worthy Dan is. Blood, gore, and extra-long roots? No problem. The idea of falling in love? Torture.

Author : David Hackett Fischer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 972 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1991-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 019974369X

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Albion's Seed by David Hackett Fischer Pdf

This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.

Author : Frantz Fanon
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780802198853

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The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon Pdf

The sixtieth anniversary edition of Frantz Fanon’s landmark text, now with a new introduction by Cornel West First published in 1961, and reissued in this sixtieth anniversary edition with a powerful new introduction by Cornel West, Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth is a masterfuland timeless interrogation of race, colonialism, psychological trauma, and revolutionary struggle, and a continuing influence on movements from Black Lives Matter to decolonization. A landmark text for revolutionaries and activists, The Wretched of the Earth is an eternal touchstone for civil rights, anti-colonialism, psychiatric studies, and Black consciousness movements around the world. Alongside Cornel West’s introduction, the book features critical essays by Jean-Paul Sartre and Homi K. Bhabha. This sixtieth anniversary edition of Fanon’s most famous text stands proudly alongside such pillars of anti-colonialism and anti-racism as Edward Said’s Orientalism and The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

Author : Caitlin R. Kiernan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0451461649

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Low Red Moon by Caitlin R. Kiernan Pdf

Chance Silvey grew up in her grandparents’ house on the side of Red Mountain, high above the urban sprawl of Birmingham, Alabama. Now married, with a baby on the way, she wants to move on and leave the house—and the tragic history of her family—in the past. But her future is already tainted. Chance is hallucinating, seeing blood everywhere, and is afraid to uncover what it means. Her husband, Deacon, a gifted psychic, fears being drawn into a police investigation after having a vision of a serial killer’s brutality. And it all leads to a woman with a thirst for violence, hiding from something that haunts her day and night. Something even more terrible than herself…

Author : Bob Stanley
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780571281985

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Yeah Yeah Yeah by Bob Stanley Pdf

Modern pop began in 1952 when the first British chart was published and the first 7" singles were released. It ended (perhaps) in 1995 when Robson and Jerome reached the top of the charts with the first number one not to be available on vinyl since 1953. The internet age ushered in the death rites of over 40 years of pop. A Complete History Pop describes the journey that leads from 'Rock Around the Clock' to 'Crazy in Love'. Raw, thrilling, surprising and sometimes downright dangerous, the Pop moment almost always clocks in under 3:30 and is initially, immediately recognised by a teenage listener. Billy Fury. Chuck Berry. Sonny and Cher. The Troggs. Glen Campbell. Bee Gees. Roxy Music. Chic. Slade. Sex Pistols. Adam and the Ants. Pet Shop Boys. New Order. Madonna. Bob Stanley's A Complete History of Pop documents the rich soundtrack of the last six decades as it has been heard on radios and jukeboxes across the land. There have been many books on pop but very few, if any, have attempted to bring the whole story to life from rock n roll to house and techno in all its various sub-permutations. Audacious and addictive, A Complete History of Pop is a one-stop pop shop for the music lover everywhere.