Dayworld

Author : Philip José Farmer
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504046046

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Dayworld Rebel by Philip José Farmer Pdf

A daybreaker rebels on an overpopulated planet in this dystopian adventure by the author of the World of Tiers series. Jeff Caird was once a daybreaker: a criminal who avoided government-required suspended animation by living seven different identities. Now he goes by the name William St.-George Duncan, and he’s suppressed the memory of his past, and even his real identity, in order to avoid harsh punishment by the government of the Organic Commonwealth of Earth. But the danger is far from over, and the authorities continue to hunt him—because among the things he’s forgotten there’s something very important . . . In the wilderness of northern New Jersey, Dunc has fallen in with a group of rebel daybreakers. As he struggles to retrieve the memory that’s so valuable—and dangerous—to the government, he learns from his new allies that there’s a larger movement to break free from the control of the corrupt World Council that limits citizens to one day of consciousness per week. And the knowledge buried deep within him may be the key to their success. Hugo award–winning Science Fiction Grand Master Philip José Farmer returns to the Dayworld universe for the second installment of his richly imagined trilogy, in which Earth’s overpopulation has led to the most stringent government restrictions on personal freedom imaginable.

Author : Philip José Farmer
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504046053

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Dayworld Breakup by Philip José Farmer Pdf

From the Hugo Award–winning author of Riverworld: The conclusion of the trilogy set on a future Earth where freedom is threatened by an insidious lie. Before the dawn of the New Era, the world was divided into nations with separate governments that engaged in wars, and populations ravaged by poverty, starvation, and disease. After a final bloody conflict, a single government emerged and took drastic measures to control the dangerous overpopulation in the Organic Commonwealth of Earth: Each citizen is “stoned” in suspended animation for six days each week and closely monitored at all times. Thus, resources are plentiful, and there’s peace and prosperity—or is there? It seems the World Council has been lying. Now, rebel daybreaker Jeff Caird and Panthea Snick, formerly of the organic police force, must risk their lives to expose the truth about the corrupt government and rally the citizens of Earth to rise up against the powers that are robbing them of their freedom—and their lives. But what will become of Jeff and his multiple identities as the struggle draws to a close? The breathtaking finale in the Dayworld Trilogy reveals the truth about the perverse government of Earth in the New Era, and the ramifications of its fall, along with a deeper understanding of the man who dares to challenge it.

Author : Philip José Farmer
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504046039

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Dayworld by Philip José Farmer Pdf

“Every bit as appealing as the Riverworld saga,” this brilliant high-concept dystopian novel features an overpopulated Earth under strict government control (Booklist). Only by being watched may you become free. It’s 3414 AD, the rise of the New Era, and Earth has become massively overpopulated. The worldwide government has recently implemented a system that allows human civilization to continue: Each person lives only one day a week. For the other six he or she is “stoned”—placed in suspended animation. To keep everyone to their particular day, the activities of all citizens of the Organic Commonwealth of Earth are closely monitored. Jeff Caird is an “immer,” one of the rebels secretly working to infiltrate the government to gain influence and loosen the surveillance on citizens. He’s also a “daybreaker,” avoiding stoning and thereby conscious all seven days a week. He operates under a different identity every day, delivering sensitive messages between rebels. Jeff is dedicated to his cause, but maintaining seven separate identities, including jobs, families, and friends, is no small feat, and when the juggling finally begins to take its toll, the immers determine that Jeff is a liability who must be eliminated. Now, he’s fighting for survival and on the run from both his fellow rebels and the authoritarian government that considers his mental state incurable and punishable by death. From the Hugo Award–winning author of the Riverworld and World of Tiers series, Dayworld is “an excellent novel, set in a constructed society that is unique and fascinating” (Science Fiction Chronicle).

Author : Jim DeFede
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062103284

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The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede Pdf

The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway’s Smash Hit Musical Come from Away, Featuring All New Material from the Author When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000. The citizens of Gander met the stranded passengers with an overwhelming display of friendship and goodwill. As the passengers stepped from the airplanes, exhausted, hungry and distraught after being held on board for nearly 24 hours while security checked all of the baggage, they were greeted with a feast prepared by the townspeople. Local bus drivers who had been on strike came off the picket lines to transport the passengers to the various shelters set up in local schools and churches. Linens and toiletries were bought and donated. A middle school provided showers, as well as access to computers, email, and televisions, allowing the passengers to stay in touch with family and follow the news. Over the course of those four days, many of the passengers developed friendships with Gander residents that they expect to last a lifetime. As a show of thanks, scholarship funds for the children of Gander have been formed and donations have been made to provide new computers for the schools. This book recounts the inspiring story of the residents of Gander, Canada, whose acts of kindness have touched the lives of thousands of people and been an example of humanity and goodwill.

Author : Holme Lee
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385246935

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This Work-a-Day World by Holme Lee Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Author : Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-03-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781402030659

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Phenomenology of Life. Meeting the Challenges of the Present-Day World by Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka Pdf

Philosophy has been always received or bypassed for its resonance or aloofness with the spirit of the time. Should not philosophy/phenomenology of life be expected to do more to ascertain its validity? Should it not pass the pragmatic test, that is to respond directly to the life-concerns of its time? What is the role of the philosopher and philosophy today? Due to the ever-advancing scientific, technological, social and cultural changes that are shaping human life and the life-world-in-transformation, we are desperately seeking a measure to estimate life's unfolding, a compass to stir the course between Scylla and Charibda to maintain human-hood and creative insight for laying the cornerstones for the unforeseeable unfolding of life dynamisms. It is this challenge which philosophy/phenomenology of life meets with underlying ontopoietic unraveling of the hidden logoic concatenations of beingness-in-becoming. The present collection of essays offers contributions to answer this challenge by focusing upon measure, sharing-in-life, intersubjectivity and communication, societal equilibrium, education, and more. It will be of great interest to those working in the fields of Phenomenology, Philosophy, History of Philosophy, and Contemporary Philosophy.

Author : Sybil Oldfield
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000634259

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This Working-Day World by Sybil Oldfield Pdf

Originally published in 1994, This Working-Day World is lively collection of essays presenting a social, political and cultural view of British women’s lives in the period 1914–45. The volume describes women’s activities in many different areas, ranging from the weekly wash to the rescue of child refugees. Each essay, from an international list of contributors, is based on new research which will complement existing studies in a range of disciplines by adding information on, among other topics, women’s teacher training colleges, and women in the BBC, in medical laboratories and in Art schools. The book does not, however, idealise women: the militarism and racism of the period infected women too, and this is revealed in the account of women in the British Union of Fascists, and the analysis of the Pankhursts’ merging of patriotism and gender issues. Through studies and personal accounts, This Working-Day World reveals past issues that are still pertinent to debates in today’s society. As we read the chapter on the recently discovered Diary of Doreen Bates which outlines possibly the first female civil servant campaign for rights as a single mother, we hear echoes of issues being discussed today. Indeed, as we approach the end of the century it is a good moment to look back and re-evaluate areas and degrees of progress – or the reverse – in society, and in British women’s lives in particular. With its unusual photographs, this accessible and informative collection provides a rich resource for students in twentieth century social and cultural history, and women’s studies courses, and an enlightening volume for general readers.

Author : Elizabeth Wordsworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Christian life
ISBN : OXFORD:591071617

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This work-a-day world, thoughts for busy people by Elizabeth Wordsworth Pdf

Author : Harriet Parr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600057493

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This work-a-day world, by Holme Lee by Harriet Parr Pdf

Author : Adrienne Wolfert
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-23
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781491712184

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7/Day World by Adrienne Wolfert Pdf

Exploring the world and how it shapes the people we are, author Adrienne Wolfert presents a collection of previously published insightful prose and poetry selected from her lifetime of writing. 7/Day World offers a memoir of the connections that make us human beings, including love, death, faith, human relationships, and joy. Wolfert delves into a wide range of storylines that provide an escape from the more mundane functions in todays busy world, including the story of a judge, a view of the world through a babys eyes, a 1965 African American freedom march in Alabama, and the kidnapping of a beautiful woman in a grocery store. Realistic and metaphysical, lyrical and fun, the short stories and poetry in this collection help us reconnect with the experiences and stories that have shaped us and our lifetime. It nudges memories, inspires introspection, and provides comfort.

Author : Marie Basting
Publisher : Chicken House
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781912626427

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Princess BMX by Marie Basting Pdf

Enchanted meets BMX in this hilarious, spellbinding adventure! Trust me, the fairy tales have it so wrong. Dingy towers and wicked step-mums are the least of my worries: it's the boredom that will kill me. Thank the good goblin I discovered BMX. If it wasn't for BMX, nothing would have changed ...

Author : Ashok Kara
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780595170579

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The Ghosts of Justice by Ashok Kara Pdf

It is not possible to read Heidegger's text without the image of his arm raised in the Nazi salute haunting it. The image compels us to examine Heidegger's philosophy in terms of its susceptibility to Nazi ideology. Heidegger's philosophy was inscribed at the end of the history of philosophy, a time when Nazism was on the rise and on its way to the renewal of German destiny. In paragraph six of Being and Time Heidegger outlined his agenda for the renewal of philosophy. The renewal necessitated the destruction of the errant history of ontology in order to retrieve the pure primordial experiences. The parallels between the forms of two agendas are coincidental. However, my work shows where they overlapped. I explore the consequence of this overlap by soliciting the 'first' text of philosophy, The Anaximander Fragment, that speaks about justice and injustice. Justice is also at issue in the text of Jacques Derrida. Derrida's primary resource is paragraph six of Heidegger's Being and Time, a fact that caused some of his readers to assimilate him to Heidegger. Derrida has tried to distance himself from Heidegger and in a late text he has offered us the prescriptive phrase, "Deconstruction is justice," to guide our reading of his text. The phrase invites us to examine Derrida's work in light of its saying. This is what I try to do. I show that a separation cannot be accomplished without a price, because whether an author intends it or not, justice is something ghostly and it keeps its own account. Heidegger's arm and Derrida's hand caught in the trap of paragraph six tell another story, different from the stories the authors tell. The limbs tell the story about the ghosts of justice.

Author : Bill Plotkin
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781577314226

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Soulcraft by Bill Plotkin Pdf

In contemporary America, we lack ceremony and initiation rites to pass from one part of life to the next.

Author : Dr. Ranjit Kumar Singh, IAS (AIR-49)
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-22
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9789355218407

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BPSC Bihar Teacher Recruitment General Studies by Dr. Ranjit Kumar Singh, IAS (AIR-49) Pdf

BPSC Bihar Teacher Recruitment — General Studies (Teacher Exam Cracker Series) is all in one exam book which would help the aspirants to understand the basics and also help them to revise and evaluate their learning. The book contains complete coverage of syllabus and is divided into 8 topics: Elementary Mathematics, Mental Ability Test, General Awareness, General Science, Social Science, Indian National Movement, Geography and Environment.

Author : Disha Experts
Publisher : Disha Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789390711352

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Go To Guide for UPSSSC Preliminary Eligibility Test (UPPET) for Group C by Disha Experts Pdf