Secrets Of The Sky

Author : Sandra K Athans
Publisher : Millbrook Press ™
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467750172

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Secrets of the Sky Caves by Sandra K Athans Pdf

What's more dangerous than scaling Mount Everest? For mountaineer Pete Athans, the answer lies in the ancient kingdom of Mustang, a remote part of the Asian nation of Nepal. Long-abandoned caves built high into steep cliffs contain amazing treasures—and pose incredible dangers. Reaching these "sky caves" safely takes guts, smarts, and luck. And then there's the question of what to do with a two-thousand-year-old human skull. . . From 2007 to 2012, Pete explored Mustang's sky caves with a team that included scientists, mountain climbers, and even two children. They found mummies, murals, manuscripts, and other priceless artifacts. Follow Pete on his dangerous trips to the sky caves and discover the secrets the caves revealed.

Author : Atia Abawi
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780698158542

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The Secret Sky by Atia Abawi Pdf

An eye-opening, heart-rending tale of love, honor and betrayal from veteran foreign news correspodent Atia Abawi Fatima is a Hazara girl, raised to be obedient and dutiful. Samiullah is a Pashtun boy raised to defend the traditions of his tribe. They were not meant to fall in love. But they do. And the story that follows shows both the beauty and the violence in current-day Afghanistan as Fatima and Samiullah fight their families, their cultures and the Taliban to stay together. Based on the people Atia Abawi met and the events she covered during her nearly five years in Afghanistan, this stunning novel is a must-read for anyone who has lived during America's War in Afghanistan. Perfect for fans of Patricia McCormick, Linda Sue Park, and Khaled Hosseini, this story will stay with readers for a long time to come. * “A suspenseful, enlightening, and hopeful love story.” Publishers Weekly, starred review “Riveting plot, sympathetic characters and straightforward narration studded with vivid, authentic detail: a top choice.” – Kirkus review “Heartbreaking and heartwarming.” – VOYA review

Author : Heather Maclean
Publisher : Blink
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780310754770

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Toward a Secret Sky by Heather Maclean Pdf

Toward a Secret Sky by New York Times bestselling author Heather Maclean is a new breed of YA novel: an intelligent adventure-quest crossed with a sweeping, forbidden love story. A mix of reality and possibility, this fast-paced thriller will appeal to fans of Stephenie Meyer and Dan Brown as it leads the reader on a breathless flight through the highlands of Scotland, the secret city under London, and history itself. Shortly after 17-year-old Maren Hamilton is orphaned and sent to live with grandparents she’s never met in Scotland, she receives an encrypted journal from her dead mother that makes her and everyone around her a target. It confirms that her parents were employed by a secret, international organization that’s now intent on recruiting her. As Maren works to unravel the clues left behind by her mother, a murderous madness sweeps through the local population, terrorizing her small town. Maren must decide if she’ll continue her parents’ fight or stay behind to save her friends. With the help of Gavin, an otherworldly mercenary she’s not supposed to fall in love with, and Graham, a charming aristocrat who is entranced with her, Maren races against the clock and around the country from palatial estates with twisted labyrinths to famous cathedrals with booby-trapped subterranean crypts to stay ahead of the enemy and find a cure. Along the way, she discovers the great truth of love: that laying down your life for another isn’t as hard as watching them sacrifice everything for you.

Author : Melinda Rice
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001-02-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781461662181

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Secrets In The Sky by Melinda Rice Pdf

It's 1943 and the world is at war, but 12-year-old Bethany Parker is stuck at home in Sweetwater, Texas. When the Women Air Force Service Pilots come to town, she is thrilled. They are glamorous and daringóand they befriend Bethany! When one of the women dies during a training flight, Bethany is convinced the mysterious crash was the work of a Nazi spy, and she sets out to prove it. The Lone Star Heroines series brings to life real events in Texas history and shows young readers how girls living during those exciting times experienced and even contributed to those dramatic events. Each book in the series includes a chapter of background stories and pictures of the actual people who lived them. Look for other stories of The Lone Star Heroines Series, and the Lone Star Heroes series for boys, too.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2001-05-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781570626609

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Thunder in the Sky by Anonim Pdf

Understanding the development and practice of power—based on an in-depth observation of human psychology—has been a part of traditional Chinese thought for thousands of years and is considered a prerequisite for mastering the arts of strategy and leadership. Thunder in the Sky presents two secret classics of this ancient Chinese tradition. The commentary by Thomas Cleary—the renowned translator of dozens of Asian classics—highlights the contemporary application of these teachings.

Author : Ian Ridpath
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Atmosphereic physics
ISBN : 0874060796

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Secrets of the Sky by Ian Ridpath Pdf

Author : Brian Caswell,David Phu An Chiem,Kylie Bell
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789814317092

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Pre-School Parenting Secrets by Brian Caswell,David Phu An Chiem,Kylie Bell Pdf

The creators of cutting-edge learning strategies New Brain Software and Optimal Flow Method. Brian Caswell and David Chiem have accumulated betweenween them over 50 years of experience in the domains of education, mind development, him, the literary and performing arts, and the creation of active learning programmes for children of all ages. --Book Jacket.

Author : Carol Guffey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1478718439

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Secrets of a Sky Princess by Carol Guffey Pdf

"Secrets of a Sky Princess" gives readers rare insight into the serious aspects of an award-winning flight attendant's career and provides many amusing and entertaining anecdotes involving passengers and flight crews abroad the aircraft and in the airport.

Author : Sayantani DasGupta
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338355925

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The Chaos Curse (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond #3) by Sayantani DasGupta Pdf

Creating order out of chaos has frightening consequences in this New York Times bestselling series! Kiranmala must leave the Kingdom Beyond and travel to her hometown of Parsippany to save Prince Lal, who has been spirited to the unlikeliest of places -- a tree in the yard of her best-enemy-for-life. She also faces evil serpents (of course!), plus a frightening prophecy about her role in the coming conflict between good and evil. Most troubling of all, though, is the way reality all around her seems to waver and flicker at odd moments. Could it be that the Anti-Chaos Committee's efforts are causing a dangerous disruption in the multiverse? Kiran must grapple with the increasingly tangled threads that threaten to ensnare her...and everyone in the world and the Kingdom Beyond.

Author : Kirsten Hubbard
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781484708804

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Watch the Sky by Kirsten Hubbard Pdf

The signs are everywhere. Jory's stepfather, Caleb, says. Red leaves in the springtime. Pages torn from a library book. All the fish in an aquarium facing the same way. A cracked egg with twin yolks. Everywhere and anywhere. And because of them, Jory's life is far from ordinary. He must follow a very specific set of rules: don't trust anyone outside the family, have you rwork boots at the ready just in case, and always, always watch out for the signs. The end is coming, and they must be prepared. School is Jory's only escape from Caleb's tight grasp, and with the help of new friends, he begins to explore aworld beyond his family's desert ranch. As Jory's friendships grow, Caleb notifies Jory's mother and siblings that the time has come for final preparations. They begin an exhausting schedule, digging a shelter where they will live until the disaster is over. But as the hole gets deeper, so does the family's doubt about whether Caleb's prophecy is true. When the stark reality of what it will mean to live underground becomes clear, Jory must choose between living his own life or following behind Caleb, shutting his eyes to the bright world he's just begun to see.

Author : David Berlinski
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0151005273

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The Secrets of the Vaulted Sky by David Berlinski Pdf

Explores the enigmatic world of astrology--one of the oldest "predictive arts"--Revealing its complexities and scientific merit.

Author : Wendy Mass
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316235013

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Pi in the Sky by Wendy Mass Pdf

Joss is the seventh son of the Supreme Overlord of the Universe, and all he gets to do is deliver pies. That's right: pies. Of course these pies actually hold the secrets of the universe between their buttery crusts, but they're still pies. Joss comes from a family of overachievers, and is happy to let his older brothers shine. But when Earth suddenly disappears, Joss is tasked with the not-so-simple job of bringing it back. With the help of an outspoken girl from Earth named Annika, Joss embarks on the adventure of a lifetime and learns that the universe is an even stranger place than he'd imagined.

Author : Linda Sarah
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781471119279

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Secret Sky Garden by Linda Sarah Pdf

A startlingly original picture book about a little girl who creates a garden on a disused car park rooftop Funni loves the old, disused car park, and spends a lot of time there flying her kite and playing her recorder. But something is missing. Definitely. So Funni decides to create a garden in the neglected space and after weeks of careful nurture, her garden in the sky takes shape. One day, a little boy, Zoo, spots the square of colour amongst the grey from an incoming flight, and decides to try to find it. And slowly, not only do Funni's flowers bloom, but a very special friendship blossoms too. Beautifully illustrated in line and watercolour by up-and-coming talent, Fiona Lumbers, this is a poignant and memorable story from award-winning author, Linda Sarah.

Author : Linda Lael Miller
Publisher : HQN Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780369704924

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Big Sky Secrets by Linda Lael Miller Pdf

The “First Lady of the West,” #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller, delivers the stunning finale of her acclaimed series set in Parable, Montana—where a city-bound cowboy meets the one woman who might make him stay in Big Sky Country! Self-made millionaire Landry Sutton heads to Hangman Bend’s Ranch to sell his land to his brother, Zane. Though he’s got cowboy in his blood, Landry plans to return to city life before the dust even settles on his boots. Of course, he didn’t count on falling for Big Sky Country…or Ria Manning. Ria is starting to settle into country life herself…until she has a close encounter of the terrifying kind with a buffalo. Turns out the peeping monster belongs to the cowboy next door—and he has her running even more scared than his bison. She wants a home where the buffalo don’t roam, and the men don’t either. Could Landry’s homecoming be her heart’s undoing? Previously published. Read the entire fan-favorite Parable series: Book 1: Big Sky Country Book 2: Big Sky Mountain Book 3: Big Sky River Book 4: Big Sky Summer Book 5: Big Sky Wedding Book 6: Big Sky Secrets

Author : Arthur Holland Michel
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780544971660

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Eyes In The Sky by Arthur Holland Michel Pdf

The fascinating history and unnerving future of high-tech aerial surveillance, from its secret military origins to its growing use on American citizens Eyes in the Sky is the authoritative account of how the Pentagon secretly developed a godlike surveillance system for monitoring America's enemies overseas, and how it is now being used to watch us in our own backyards. Whereas a regular aerial camera can only capture a small patch of ground at any given time, this system—and its most powerful iteration, Gorgon Stare—allow operators to track thousands of moving targets at once, both forwards and backwards in time, across whole city-sized areas. When fused with big-data analysis techniques, this network can be used to watch everything simultaneously, and perhaps even predict attacks before they happen. In battle, Gorgon Stare and other systems like it have saved countless lives, but when this technology is deployed over American cities—as it already has been, extensively and largely in secret—it has the potential to become the most nightmarishly powerful visual surveillance system ever built. While it may well solve serious crimes and even help ease the traffic along your morning commute, it could also enable far more sinister and dangerous intrusions into our lives. This is closed-circuit television on steroids. Facebook in the heavens. Drawing on extensive access within the Pentagon and in the companies and government labs that developed these devices, Eyes in the Sky reveals how a top-secret team of mad scientists brought Gorgon Stare into existence, how it has come to pose an unprecedented threat to our privacy and freedom, and how we might still capitalize on its great promise while avoiding its many perils.