Athena S Choice

Author : Adam Boostrom
Publisher : Thinker Books
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781794205550

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Athena's Choice by Adam Boostrom Pdf

What if a stray virus accidentally killed all the men on earth? "One of the Best Books of 2019" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review). Winner of the 2019 National Indie Excellence Award for Visionary Fiction. Winner of the 2019 Maxy Award for Science Fiction. Finalist for the 2019 IAN Book of the Year Awards. Finalist for the 2019 NIEA for Science Fiction. "A daring book that will stay in readers' minds long after the final page." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Athena Vosh lives just like any other teenager from the year 2099. She watches reality shows with her friends, eats well, and occasionally wonders to herself: what would life be like if men were still alive? It has been almost 50 years since an experimental virus accidentally killed all the men on earth. However, a controversial project is currently underway to bring men back. There's just one catch. The project has been sabotaged. So begins the award-winning novel, Athena's Choice. When the police of 2099 are tasked with finding the saboteur, they receive a mysterious command to investigate the otherwise innocuous Athena Vosh. After it becomes clear that the young girl might know more than she lets on, Athena is brought in to participate in the official investigation. Simultaneously, the girl begins to experience a series of cryptic dreams featuring a ruined library and an old book containing the saboteur’s true identity. As the police close in on their prize, Athena finds herself on a journey of her own. Her clue-filled dreams and incorruptible spirit bring her face-to-face with a pair of forgotten truths about happiness and gender. The world waits to see if men will return as Athena fights a separate battle all on her own, culminating in the choice that will define her and other's lives forever. "I have spent days thinking of nothing except this book and I can honestly say, without hesitation, that I loved it." -Mackey S, Macsbooks "The story is thought-provoking, troubling, fascinating, and compelling. This is science fiction at its best." -Chris, Amazon Reviewer "An interesting concept that the author uses in full force to tell an incredible, lush story." -Hannah S, Librarian

Author : Malcolm Davies
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004678958

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The Hero's Life Choice. Studies on Heracles at the Crossroads, the Judgement of Paris, and Their Reception by Malcolm Davies Pdf

Two allegorical ancient Greek stories about a young hero’s career- defining choice are shown in this book to have later been appropriated to radically differing effects. E.g. a male’s choice between female personifications can morph into a female’s choice between the same, or between various male personifications. Never before have so many instances of this process from art, literature, music, even landscape gardening, been culled. Illustrations, mainly colour, many brought into this context for the first time, are conveniently incorporated into the text, thus mimetically mirroring a central theme of the book, the process of ‘visualising the verbal, verbalising the visual.’

Author : Fodor's Travel Guides
Publisher : Fodor's Travel
Page : 735 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781640970212

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Fodor's Essential Greece by Fodor's Travel Guides Pdf

For a limited time, receive a free Fodor's Guide to Safe and Healthy Travel e-book with the purchase of this guidebook! Go to fodors.com for details. Written by local experts, Fodor's travel guides have been offering advice and professionally vetted recommendations for all tastes and budgets for 80 years. Greece is the ultimate Mediterranean getaway. Impossibly blue seas, gorgeous beaches, whitewashed alleyways draped in pink bougainvillea, blue-domed Greek Orthodox churches, picturesque villages, and famous historical sites have lured visitors to this ancient civilization on the Aegean for thousands of years. Bursting with beautiful full-color photos, Fodor's Essential Greece provides expert insider advice on everything from the best beaches in Crete to the best archaeological sites on Corfu. Also included is full coverage of the big-city wonders of Athens, the primary gateway for travelers to Greece. This travel guide includes: •ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE contains a brief introduction and spectacular color photos that capture the ultimate experiences and attractions throughout Greece •UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE: Fodor's writers have scoured the mainland and islands to find the best new hotels, resorts, restaurants, shops, and sights •SPECIAL ILLUSTRATED FEATURES: Full-color features on such topics as The Acropolis, specialty crafts made in Greece, Greek cuisine, Greek gods and heroes, Greek history, and Greece's long wine-making tradition illuminate the most distinctive aspects of the country •INDISPENSABLE TRIP PLANNING TOOLS: A "Need to Know" feature offers travelers top-line planning information about the country as a whole. "Top Attractions," "Great Itineraries,” and useful travel tips make planning simple. Helpful features on what's new in Greece and the best beaches all make a trip to the islands as simple as possible •DISCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS: Fodor's Essential Greece offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help travelers make the most of their time. Fodor's Choice designates our best picks, from hotels to nightlife •COVERS: Athens, Delphi, Meteora, Thessaloniki, the Peloponnese, Corfu, Olympia, Crete, Rhodes, Lesvos, Mykonos, Santorini, Naxos, Paros, and more

Author : Athena S. Leoussi
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1412822556

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Encyclopaedia of Nationalism by Athena S. Leoussi Pdf

"With over one hundred entries the Encyclopaedia of Nationalism offers a complete and concise set of tools for the study of nationalism in a single volume. The focus throughout is theoretical, and for this reason particular nationalist movements and individual leaders are treated only as illustrative historical contemporary cases in numerous entries. The Encyclopaedia is organized in an alphabetical sequence of entries, each of which includes a short bibliography for further reading. The reader will find in-depth discussions of the work of modern theoreticians of nationalism."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Michael Andre-Driussi
Publisher : Sirius Fiction
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781947614185

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Harvest of Athenas by Michael Andre-Driussi Pdf

A collection of eleven stories. "Freaks Like Us, Born to Rule." "Psi Prison." "Digger's Daughter, Tiny." "Speculative Envoy." "Vitamin Double-D." "Your Life Is Mine." "The Donkey's Tale." "Stories to the Future." "Master Wu of Bamiyan." "Ghost Heart of San Francisco." "Paradise Axis."

Author : Nicolas Chapados
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781461405771

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Portfolio Choice Problems by Nicolas Chapados Pdf

This brief offers a broad, yet concise, coverage of portfolio choice, containing both application-oriented and academic results, along with abundant pointers to the literature for further study. It cuts through many strands of the subject, presenting not only the classical results from financial economics but also approaches originating from information theory, machine learning and operations research. This compact treatment of the topic will be valuable to students entering the field, as well as practitioners looking for a broad coverage of the topic.

Author : John Peterson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783868385557

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Mind, Truth and Teleology by John Peterson Pdf

This book deals with teleology, truth, predication, knowledge and belief, universals, body and mind, soul, and reason. Its approach is integrative, scholastic and analytic. Teleology is required for causality, truth and reason. Where the measure is an end, things measure mind in theoretical truth and mind measures things in practical truth. Truth in Mind draws our reasoning to it as an end. Predication shows how the problem of universals arises and how it is solved. It also impacts the problem of body and mind in that only the hylomorphic assay of persons admits the predicable relations. Reason exemplifies dialectical thought in the syllogism.

Author : Suzanne Fields
Publisher : Creators Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781942448846

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Hard Choices, Hard Questions by Suzanne Fields Pdf

Israel, Africa, Germany, Ellis Island: These are but a few of the places Suzanne Fields will take you in these columns. Fields dissects a range of complex subjects, including gender politics, child marriage, the state of literature in schools and the relationship between free speech and vulgarity today. Fields is one of the liveliest and most provocative op-ed voices in America. Her writing reaches inside the hearts of her readers and touches them where they live. Suzanne Fields is a nationally syndicated opinion columnist for Creators Syndicate. This is a collection of the very best of Suzanne Fields from 2014.

Author : J. Lenore Wright
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781506480480

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Athena to Barbie by J. Lenore Wright Pdf

Athena to Barbie explores the vexed nature of being a woman. It maps the four corners of impossible choice a female faces because of the female body--her body as spiritual space (Mary), as political space (Athena), as erotic space (Venus), and as materialist space (Barbie). The book tracks the difficulty women face in understanding themselves as someone who has, but is not only, a body. The question of identity is particularly fraught and complicated when it comes to women--because the ability to bear children is a double-edged sword. Across time (including right now), having a womb has shaped how women are viewed and treated in negative ways, and women's childbearing abilities have been used to stereotype, oppress, and constrain them. Pregnancy is powerful, but the possibility of pregnancy comes with impossible pressures and choices. This book takes on the task of reconciliation--how women can understand themselves in light of their bodies--through an intense dive into history, art, literature, theology, and, particularly, philosophy.

Author : Kalyan T. Talluri,Garrett J. van Ryzin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 731 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-02-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780387273914

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The Theory and Practice of Revenue Management by Kalyan T. Talluri,Garrett J. van Ryzin Pdf

Revenue management (RM) has emerged as one of the most important new business practices in recent times. This book is the first comprehensive reference book to be published in the field of RM. It unifies the field, drawing from industry sources as well as relevant research from disparate disciplines, as well as documenting industry practices and implementation details. Successful hardcover version published in April 2004.

Author : Chris Allcock
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781803362779

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Sea of Thieves: Heart of Fire by Chris Allcock Pdf

The pulse-pounding origin story of Captain Flameheart, sure to delight new and veteran players of Rare’s thrilling game Sea of Thieves in this official prequel novel. The Sea of Thieves is a world of adventure. A world of buried treasure, sea monsters, and, of course, pirates. But one name strikes fear into the heart of all who sail there. Captain Flameheart, dread pirate of the Sea of Thieves, is a ruthless warmonger and captain of the Burning Blade. Together with his skeletal fleets he terrorizes these waters and seeks the insatiable thrill of battle. In desperation, the legendary Pirate Lord hires the crew of the Morningstar to stop Flameheart’s reign of terror. Meanwhile, a crew of misfits swears allegiance to Flameheart who offers them an intriguing opportunity to upheave the status quo. In a frenzied race to decide the fate of the Sea of Thieves, these daring pirates must outfight and outwit one another in a quest to uncover an artefact capable of defeating Flameheart once and for all. Plunge into the thrilling tale at the heart of Rare’s multiplayer adventure; the origin story of the Skeleton Lord, Captain Flameheart, and the terrible sacrifices made to ensure his downfall.

Author : Mario Ferrero
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030979430

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The Political Economy of Indo-European Polytheism by Mario Ferrero Pdf

This book sheds new light on the evolution and transformation of polytheistic religions. By applying economic models to the study of religious history and by viewing religious events as the result of rational choices under given environmental constraints, it offers a political economy perspective for the study of Indo-European polytheism. The book formally models the rivalry or competition among multiple gods in a polytheistic system and the monotheistic solution to this competition. Presenting case studies on the transformation and demise of various polytheistic religions, it highlights the pivotal role of the priestly class in driving religious change and suggests a joint explanation for the demise of Greco-Roman religion and the resilience of Hinduism and Zoroastrianism. It will appeal to scholars of the economics of religion and religious history and to anyone seeking new insights into the birth and death of religions, and the birth of monotheism in particular.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN : UCSC:32106019978219

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Choice by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christine E. Sleeter,Carl A. Grant
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470383698

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Making Choices for Multicultural Education by Christine E. Sleeter,Carl A. Grant Pdf

Focusing on what multicultural education actually looks like in the classroom, "Making Choices for Multicultural Education, Sixth Edition" encourages all to examine the latest theoretical perspectives on multicultural education, as well as personal beliefs about classroom diversity. The authors show how schools reflect broad patterns of institutional discrimination, and then offer five different approaches to addressing such problems in the classroom.

Author : Richard Rader
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317633877

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Theology and Existentialism in Aeschylus by Richard Rader Pdf

Theology and Existentialism in Aeschylus revivifies the complex question of fate and freedom in the tragedies of the famous Greek playwright. Starting with Sartre’s insights about radical existential freedom, this book shows that Aeschylus is concerned with the ethical ramifications of surrendering our lives to fatalism (gods, curses, inherited guilt) and thoroughly interrogates the plays for their complex insights into theology and human motivation. But can we reconcile the radical freedom of existentialism and the seemingly fatal world of tragedy, where gods and curses and necessities wreak havoc on individual autonomy? If forces beyond our control or comprehension are influencing our lives, what happens to choice? How are we to conceive of ethics in a world studiously indifferent to our choices? In this book, author Ric Rader demonstrates that few understood the importance of these questions better than the tragedians, whose literature dealt with a central theological concern: What is a god? And how does god affect, impinge upon, or even enable human freedom? Perhaps more importantly: If god is dead, is everything possible, or nothing? Tragedy holds the preeminent position with regard to these questions, and Aeschylus, our earliest surviving tragedian, is the best witness to these complex theological issues.