Island Of Daemons

Author : Nigel Barley
Publisher : Monsoon Books
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789814358316

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Island of Demons by Nigel Barley Pdf

Many men dream of running away to a tropical island and living surrounded by beauty and exotic exuberance. Walter Spies did more than dream. He actually did it. In the 1920s and 30s, Walter Spies — ethnographer, choreographer, film maker, natural historian and painter — transformed the perception of Bali from that of a remote island to become the site for Western fantasies about Paradise and it underwent an influx of foreign visitors. The rich and famous flocked to Spies’ house in Ubud and his life and work forged a link between serious academics and the visionaries from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Charlie Chaplin, Noel Coward, Miguel Covarrubias, Vicki Baum, Barbara Hutton and many others sought to experience the vision Spies offered while Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, the foremost anthropologists of their day, attempted to capture the secret of this tantalizing and enigmatic culture. Island of Demons is a fascinating historical novel, mixing anthropology, the history of ideas and humour. It offers a unique insight into that complex and multi-hued world that was so soon to be swept away, exploring both its ideas and the larger than life characters that inhabited it.

Author : Dean Swinford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135515676

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Through the Daemon's Gate by Dean Swinford Pdf

This book tells the story of the early modern astronomer Johannes Kepler’s Somnium, which has been regarded by science historians and literary critics alike as the first true example of science fiction. Kepler began writing his complex and heavily-footnoted tale of a fictional Icelandic astronomer as an undergraduate and added to it throughout his life. The Somnium fuses supernatural and scientific models of the cosmos through a satirical defense of Copernicanism that features witches, lunar inhabitants, and a daemon who speaks in the empirical language of modern science. Swinford’s looks at the ways that Kepler’s Somnium is influenced by the cosmic dream, a literary genre that enjoyed considerable popularity among medieval authors, including Geoffrey Chaucer, Dante, John of Salisbury, Macrobius, and Alan of Lille. He examines the generic conventions of the cosmic dream, also studying the poetic and theological sensibilities underlying the categories of dreams formulated by Macrobius and Artemidorus that were widely used to interpret specific symbols in dreams and to assess their overall reliability. Swinford develops a key claim about the form of the Somnium as it relates to early science: Kepler relies on a genre that is closely connected to a Ptolemaic, or earth-centered, model of the cosmos as a way of explaining and justifying a model of the cosmos that does not posit the same connections between the individual and the divine that are so important for the Ptolemaic model. In effect, Kepler uses the cosmic dream to describe a universe that cannot lay claim to the same correspondences between an individual’s dream and the order of the cosmos understood within the rules of the genre itself. To that end, Kepler’s Somnium is the first example of science fiction, but the last example of Neoplatonic allegory.

Author : Jaci Burton
Publisher : Dell
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780440336525

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Surviving Demon Island by Jaci Burton Pdf

What’s America’s top female action star doing on a tropical island shrouded in secrecy? To Gina Bliss, competing in a survival-type reality show is a nice change from fending off on-screen villains. Until she meets real-life action hero Derek Marks. A survival specialist in a tight black T and sexy stubble, he’s arousing every bad-boy fantasy she’s ever had . . . and testing her survival skills to the max. Martial arts, jungle warfare—Derek’s done it all. But his latest mission is more dangerous than a stick of dynamite. Try telling that to the sexy, adrenaline-pumped actress who’s got his libido racing off the charts. As the heat rises between them and real-life violence erupts, suddenly Derek and Gina are on the run . . . and when they uncover a secret so explosive it could blow the lid off their so-called reality show, these two unlikely heroes are about to discover what surviving’s really about. . . . From the Paperback edition.

Author : Ladina Bezzola Lambert
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9042015780

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Imagining the Unimaginable by Ladina Bezzola Lambert Pdf

From the contents: How metaphors matter: Astolfo's lunar journey in the Orlando furioso. - Images proposed in Jest: Galileo's Sidereus nuncius and the dialogue. - The stuff that dreams are made of: Kepler's Somnium. - Worlds of words: Cyrano de Bergerac's Lune and Soleil. - Metaphors as systems of thought: Fontenelle, Cyrano, Wilkins and Huygens.

Author : Gregory Lessing Garrett
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780359276851

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The Flat Earth Trilogy Book of Secrets I by Gregory Lessing Garrett Pdf

This book is an Anthology of Gregory Lessing Garrett's writings and others on the topic of Flat Earth Plane Cosmology of all types, including Enclosed Earth, Hollow Earth, Concave Earth, Infinite Plane Earth, The Enochian Earth Model, etc... The hope is that the ideas expounded in this Flat Earth Trilogy series will provide compelling justifications for the claim that no curvature can be found on the Earth, which points to the empirical conclusion that we live on a plane and not a spinning ball in science fiction outer space. The details regarding the possible topography of the Earth are discussed in depth in this book, but ultimately, the absolute true topography of the Earth is not known by anyone. -Gregory Lessing Garrett

Author : Peter Sloot,Marian Bubak,Alfons Hoekstra,Bob Hertzberger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1348 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1999-03-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 3540658211

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High-Performance Computing and Networking by Peter Sloot,Marian Bubak,Alfons Hoekstra,Bob Hertzberger Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on High-Performance Computing and Networking, HPCN Europe 1999, held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in April 1999. The 115 revised full papers presented were carefully selected from a total of close to 200 conference submissions as well as from submissions for various topical workshops. Also included are 40 selected poster presentations. The conference papers are organized in three tracks: end-user applications of HPCN, computational science, and computer science; additionally there are six sections corresponding to topical workshops.

Author : John F. Rooney
Publisher : John F. Rooney
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0975275674

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The Daemon in Our Dreams by John F. Rooney Pdf

Three strangers in different parts of the world each have three nightmares in which a young Indian man stares menacingly at them. The dreams invoke funeral pyres, glaring skulls, and feral beasts. What ties the three strangers and their ghostly interloper to one another?

Author : Hermann Hellwagner,Alexander Reinefeld
Publisher : Springer
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006-12-29
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540470489

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SCI: Scalable Coherent Interface by Hermann Hellwagner,Alexander Reinefeld Pdf

Scalable Coherent Interface (SCI) is an innovative interconnect standard (ANSI/IEEE Std 1596-1992) addressing the high-performance computing and networking domain. This book describes in depth one specific application of SCI: its use as a high-speed interconnection network (often called a system area network, SAN) for compute clusters built from commodity workstation nodes. The editors and authors, coming from both academia and industry, have been instrumental in the SCI standardization process, the development and deployment of SCI adapter cards, switches, fully integrated clusters, and software systems, and are closely involved in various research projects on this important interconnect. This thoroughly cross-reviewed state-of-the-art survey covers the complete hardware/software spectrum of SCI clusters, from the major concepts of SCI, through SCI hardware, networking, and low-level software issues, various programming models and environments, up to tools and application experiences.

Author : Rhook
Publisher : Rhook
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-30
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Maledicted: A Discovery of Daemons & Demons by Rhook Pdf

In "A Discovery of Daemons and Demons," the first electrifying installment of The Maledicted series by up-and-coming author Rhook, meet Lili—a woman of indomitable spirit and unyielding courage. While the story follows Premiere, a photographer journeying to Haiti's mystical southern regions, it's Lili who commands your attention as she fights for her freedom against otherworldly adversaries. Bound by an inexplicable connection to Premiere, Lili is no mere love interest; she's a force to be reckoned with, a guardian of secrets as ancient as the Haitian lands they traverse. As Premiere navigates a labyrinth of enigmas that could shatter his world, Lili faces her own labyrinth of darkness, both supernatural and deeply personal. This enthralling tale masterfully blends elements of fantasy, science fiction, and dark paranormal intrigue. Lili's relentless pursuit of freedom serves as an anthem for every woman who has ever battled to carve her own path in a world fraught with mystical peril. Get ready to be ensnared; this is one story that will leave you desperate for the next chapter.

Author : Charles Goulet
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0595096506

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The Isle of Demons by Charles Goulet Pdf

"The Isle of Demons is the true story of Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval who, in 1642, was marooned for two years on a deserted island off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada."--Back cover.

Author : Anthony Peake
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781848379640

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The Daemon by Anthony Peake Pdf

"Anthony Peake is engaged in one of the most important strands of ontological inquiry of modern times, nothing less than unravelling the Gordian knot that is the mystery of our existence." - Bob Rickard, founder editor of Fortean Times Appearing in Greek mythology and popularised by Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, the Daemon is broadly understood as a guiding spirit which exists as one half of your split self. In The Daemon: A Guide to Your Extraordinary Secret Self, Anthony Peake proposes that people consist of not one but two separate consciousnesses - everyday consciousness and that of The Daemon, a higher being that seems to possess knowledge of future events. Drawing upon phenomena such as déjà vu and Near-Death Experiences, he explores the ways that our Daemon breaks through into our consciousness and can subconsciously impact upon our decisions. From the author of Is There Life After Death?, this endlessly fascinating book draws upon the neurology, metaphysics and theology. It also follows the stories of famous figures, including Byron, Geothe, Jean Cocteau and many others, who have 'felt a force outside themselves'. This radical book will change the way you perceive reality, time and ultimately yourself.

Author : Daniel Suarez
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101007518

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Daemon by Daniel Suarez Pdf

Daniel Suarez’s New York Times bestselling debut high-tech thriller is “so frightening even the government has taken note” (Entertainment Weekly). Daemons: computer programs that silently run in the background, waiting for a specific event or time to execute. They power almost every service. They make our networked world possible. But they also make it vulnerable... When the obituary of legendary computer game architect Matthew Sobol appears online, a previously dormant daemon activates, initiating a chain of events that begins to unravel our interconnected world. This daemon reads news headlines, recruits human followers, and orders assassinations. With Sobol’s secrets buried with him, and as new layers of his daemon are unleashed, it’s up to Detective Peter Sebeck to stop a self-replicating virtual killer before it achieves its ultimate purpose—one that goes far beyond anything Sebeck could have imagined...

Author : Nicolas Guelfi,Egidio Astesiano,Gianna Reggio
Publisher : Springer
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2003-07-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540365204

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Scientific Engineering for Distributed Java Applications by Nicolas Guelfi,Egidio Astesiano,Gianna Reggio Pdf

FIDJI 2002 was an international forum for researchers and practitioners in- rested in the advances in, and applications of, software engineering for distri- ted application development. Concerning the technologies, the workshop focused on “Java-related” technologies. It was an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas. All papers submitted to this workshop were reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee. Acceptance was based primarily on the originality and contribution. We selected for these postworkshop proceedings 16 papers amongst 33 submitted, two tutorials, and two keynotes. FIDJI 2002 was aimed at promoting a scienti?c approach to software engin- ring. The scope of the workshop included the following topics: – design of distributed Java applications – Java-related technologies – software and system architecture engineering and development methodo- gies – development methodologies for UML – development methodologies for reliable distributed systems – component-based development methodologies – management of evolutions/iterations in the analysis, design, implementation, and test phases – dependability support during system lifecycle – managing inconsistencies during application development – atomicity and exception handling in system development – software architectures, frameworks, and design patterns for developing d- tributed systems – integration of formal techniques in the development process – formal analysis and grounding of modeling notation and techniques (e. g.

Author : Kevin Weir
Publisher : EDGE-Lite
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770531772

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Endless Hunger by Kevin Weir Pdf

It’s 2133, and Earth has rebuilt after a global catastrophe. Megacities, wireless tech, and augmented humans are all commonplace. What isn’t common, is Kraft. Kraft sees monsters. This tends to get him in trouble, especially when the rest of the world doesn’t believe they exist. For Kraft, even an easy job like cleaning a corporation’s computer system involves a dark cult, a battle with faeries, and a computer virus that reaches into the real world. --- "A lot of what I believe makes Endless Hunger stand out is how it deals with the multiple genres it spans. The world that New Montreal exists in is built upon sci-fi technologies (Wireless communication, smart clothing, advanced security), but Kraft is dealing with fantasy problems (Faeries, vampires, wizards). Rather than juxtaposing the elements of science and magic, my work looks at the parallels. It sees how those parts of each genre can mix to create something new." - Kevin Weir, author

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433081644670

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New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register by Anonim Pdf