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Bearing an Hourglass

Author : Piers Anthony
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307815620

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Like On a Pale Horse, this second, complete-in-itself novel of the Incarnations of Immortality is a richly imagined and always fascinating story. And again, Piers Anthony adds to his gripping plot a serious, though-provoking study of good and evil. When life seemed pointless to Norton, he accepted the position as the Incarnation of Time, even though it meant living backward from present to past. The other seemily all-powerful Incarnates of Immortality—Death, Fate, War, and Nature—made him welcome. Even Satan greeted him with gifts. But he soon discovered that the gifts were cunning traps. While he had been distracted, he had become enmeshed in a complex scheme of the Evil One to destroy all that was good. In the end, armed with only the Hourglass, Norton was forced to confront the immense power of Satan directly. And though Satan banished him to Hell, he was resolved to fight on.

On a Pale Horse

Author : Piers Anthony
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307815651

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In this first novel of the Incarnations of Immortality, Piers Anthony combines a gripping story of romance and conflicting loyalties with a deeply moving examination of the meaning of life and death. This is a novel that will long linger in the reader's mind. Shooting Death was a mistake, as Zane soon discovered. For the man who killed the Incarnation of Death was immediately forced to assume the vacant position! Thereafter, he must speed over the world, riding his pale horse, and ending the lives of others. Zane was forced to accept his unwelcome task, despite the rules that seemed woefully unfair. But then he found himself being drawn into an evil plot of Satan. Already the prince of Evil was forging a trap in which Zane must act to destroy Luna, the woman he loved. He could see only one possible way to defeat the Father of Lies. It was unthinkable—but he had no other solution!

Firefly

Author : Piers Anthony
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0380759500

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Firefly by Piers Anthony Pdf

In its unearthly embrace awaits heaven ... and hell. The touch of Firefly is the most erotic experience of your life ... and the very last.

Visual Guide to Xanth

Author : Piers Anthony
Publisher : Harper Perennial
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1989-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0380757494

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Bursting with exquisitely detailed maps, charts, and illustrations, here'e an indispensable addition to the amazing Anthony Xanthian anthology that no true "Xanthophile" will want to be without.

The Factory

Author : Hiroko Oyamada
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780811228862

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The English-language debut of Hiroko Oyamada—one of the most powerfully strange young voices in Japan The English-language debut of one of Japan's most exciting new writers, The Factory follows three workers at a sprawling industrial factory. Each worker focuses intently on the specific task they've been assigned: one shreds paper, one proofreads documents, and another studies the moss growing all over the expansive grounds. But their lives slowly become governed by their work—days take on a strange logic and momentum, and little by little, the margins of reality seem to be dissolving: Where does the factory end and the rest of the world begin? What's going on with the strange animals here? And after a while—it could be weeks or years—the three workers struggle to answer the most basic question: What am I doing here? With hints of Kafka and unexpected moments of creeping humor, The Factory casts a vivid—and sometimes surreal—portrait of the absurdity and meaninglessness of the modern workplace.

Isle of View

Author : Piers Anthony
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504089425

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A bumbling elf girl and a shapeshifting prince must rescue a kidnapped flying centaur in this humorous fantasy adventure by a New York Times–bestseller. Shapeshifting Prince Dolph can take on almost any form he chooses but he can’t decide on whom to marry. Dolph has two fiancées: Nada Naga and Electra. While he prefers Nada to Electra, Nada has no interest in him. Meanwhie, Electra loves Dolph and if she doesn’t marry him, she’ll die. Fortunately, a convenient catastrophe arises that requires Dolph’s immediate attention. Goblins have kidnapped young Che Centaur. Their only lead is an elflike girl named Jenny from the World of the Two Moons whose nearsighted vision has gotten her lost. With her leading the way, there’s no telling where this search for the missing centaur will go.

Bad Boy

Author : Peter Robinson
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780771076343

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Banks is on holiday, headed for Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. His daughter, Tracy, home in Leeds and angry with her father, is headed for some very deep trouble. Robinson's nineteenth Inspector Banks novel is a stunner. Handguns are illegal in the U.K., and whenever one is reported, the police swing into high gear. But things go very wrong when the police swoop down on a home in Eastvale to seize a reported handgun. In the confusion, Patrick Doyle, a former neighbour of Banks, is shot. Doyle's daughter, Erin, is to blame for the gun being in the house, and while she's in police custody, her housemate in Leeds, Tracy Banks, decides to let Erin's boyfriend know that the police have been around their place. Bad decision. When Banks returns home from holiday, Tracy is missing. And that's not the worst of it. Robinson's latest Inspector Banks novel is a powerful story of how the volatile emotions of love and resentment can turn deadly when fear comes creeping in.

Troubleshooting Rotating Machinery

Author : Robert X. Perez,Andrew P. Conkey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119294399

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Troubleshooting Rotating Machinery by Robert X. Perez,Andrew P. Conkey Pdf

Process machines are critical to the profitability of processes. Safe, efficient and reliable machines are required to maintain dependable manufacturing processes that can create saleable, on-spec product on time, and at the desired production rate. As the wards of process machinery, we wish to keep our equipment in serviceable condition. One of the most challenging aspects of a machinery professional or operator’s job is deciding whether an operating machine should be shut down due to a perceived problem or be allowed to keep operating. If he or she wrongly recommends a repair be conducted, the remaining useful machine life is wasted, but if he or she is right, they can save the organization from severe consequences, such as product releases, fires, costly secondary machine damage, etc. This economic balancing act is at the heart of all machinery assessments. Troubleshooting is part science and part art. Simple troubleshooting tables or decision trees are rarely effective in solving complex, real-world machine problems. For this reason, the authors want to offer a novel way to attack machinery issues that can adversely affect the reliability and efficiency of your plant processes. The methodology presented in this book is not a rigid “cook book” approach but rather a flexible and dynamic process aimed at exploring process plant machines holistically, in order uncover the true nature the problem at hand.

Centaur Aisle

Author : Piers Anthony
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002-03-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345454331

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The magic of Xanth was useless in Mundania—until Dor tried honesty! Dor was having troubles growing up to be the next Magician-King of the magic Land of Xanth. He wanted no part of running the Kingdom. But now the Good King Trent was leaving on a trade mission to non-magical Mundania, home of such weird beasts as horses and bears, so Dor had to take over as King for a week. A week passes. No Trent. Then three weeks. King Trent still hasn't returned. Surely, something terrible had happened; he was apparently held captive in some foul dungeon, unable to escape. Dor was left with the burden of ruling—and with Irene, who was entirely too willing to be his Queen! His only hope was to enter Mundania and free King Trent. But how could it be done without the powers of magic? Nevertheless, he started forth bravely—together with Irene, a golem, a centaur, and a young ogre—heading for the far south of Xanth. The entrance to Mundania, of course, lay to the north.

Signs and Symbols

Author : Adrian Frutiger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UVA:X004260170

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Discusses the elements of a sign, and looks at pictograms, alphabets, calligraphy, monograms, text type, numerical signs, symbols, and trademarks.

The Art of Michael Whelan

Author : Michael Whelan
Publisher : Bantam Dell Publishing Group
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Art
ISBN : 0553074474

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The Art of Michael Whelan by Michael Whelan Pdf

Award-winning artist Whelan has illustrated the work of almost every major author in speculative fiction. Here are featured all the artist's major recent paintings, as well as a series of 25 never-before-seen works produced especially for this book. Over 100 full-color reproductions.

Beloved

Author : A. M. A. Hafez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-27
Category : Persian poetry
ISBN : 1780374305

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Beloved by A. M. A. Hafez Pdf

Hafez is one of the best known medieval Persian mystic poets, as celebrated and popular as his near contemporary Rumi. As with Rumi, modern translations have a strong appeal to today's readers. Both ardent mystic and lover, Hafez fuses earthly and divine love.

Libyan Sugar

Author : Michael Christopher Brown
Publisher : Twin Palms Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 1936611090

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Centered around the 2011 Libyan Revolution, Libyan Sugar is a road trip through a war zone, detailed through photographs, journal entries, and written communication with family and colleagues. A record of Michael Christopher Brown's life both inside and outside Libya during that year, the work is about a young man going to war for the first time and his experience of that age-old desire to get as close as possible to a conflict in order to discover something about war and something about himself, perhaps a certain definition of life and death.

Ogre, Ogre

Author : Piers Anthony
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1997-06-23
Category : Fantasy
ISBN : 0345418530

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Even in Xanth where anything was possible through magic it seemed improbable that an ogre would be chosen to guide and save seven females even if he suddenly seems well-bred.

A Model Summer

Author : Paulina Porizkova
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007-04-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781401387525

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An incisive, beautifully written first novel by a former supermodel that explores the glamorous and gritty world she inhabited Only a handful of women in the world have experienced what Paulina Porizkova has--being whisked away to model in Paris while still a teenager, reaching the pinnacle of the profession before her schoolmates had even graduated--and fewer still have the insight to capture it on paper. In her first novel, Paulina tells the story of Jirina. A tall, scrawny fifteen-year-old girl from Sweden, she's much more accustomed to taunts and disdain than admiration and affection, whether from her classmates or her own family. That all changes when her only friend, Hatty, asks to practice her makeup and photography skills on Jirina. Almost before she knows it Jirina is on a plane to Paris, where she will spend the summer in a milieu entirely alien to her. Living at the home of her modeling agency's owner and constantly subjected to blunt physical assessments, catty and often cruel fellow models, and womanizing photographers--and, miraculously enough, while sometimes feeling truly beautiful--Jirina embarks on a journey beyond her wildest imaginings. Between photo shoots in Italy and Morocco and parties with models and musicians, Jirina manages to make a few friends, fall in love, and, eventually, feel the very adult pain of betrayal and heartbreak. Told with the grace, simplicity, and accuracy that can only come from real-life experience, A Model Summer is both the debut of a notably talented novelist and an unusually well-informed look behind the scenes at a world many people fantasize about, but few really know.