The Barrier

Author : Shankari Chandran
Publisher : Macmillan Publishers Aus.
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781760553975

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FROM THE MILES FRANKLIN WINNING AUTHOR OF CHAI TIME AT THE CINNAMON GARDENS Twenty years ago an Ebola epidemic brought the world to the edge of oblivion. The West won the war, the East was isolated behind a wall, and a vaccine against Ebola was developed. Peace prevailed. Now Agent Noah Williams is being sent over the barrier to investigate a rogue scientist who risks releasing another plague. But why would a once-respected academic threaten the enforced vaccination program that ensures humans are no longer an endangered species? Hunting for answers amid shootouts, espionage and murder, Noah will have to confront a fundamental question: In the fight for survival, can our humanity survive too? PRAISE FOR THE BARRIER 'The Barrier uses action-packed, tech-savvy speculative fiction to examine intractable problems of today's world.' Sydney Morning Herald

Author : Erik Weihenmayer,Buddy Levy
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250088802

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No Barriers by Erik Weihenmayer,Buddy Levy Pdf

2018 Colorado Book Awards finalist in Creative Nonfiction, and National Bestseller and Honorable Mention Award Winner in the Outdoor Literature category of the 2017 National Outdoor Book Awards (NOBA) “A beautiful book about family and finding a way to achieve more than you ever thought possible.” —Brad Meltzer, New York Times bestselling author Erik Weihenmayer is the first and only blind person to summit Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Descending carefully, he and his team picked their way across deep crevasses and through the deadly Khumbu Icefall; when the mountain was finally behind him, Erik knew he was going to live. His expedition leader slapped him on the back and said something that would affect the course of Erik’s life: “Don’t make Everest the greatest thing you ever do.” No Barriers is Erik’s response to that challenge. It is the moving story of his journey since descending Mount Everest: from leading expeditions around the world with blind Tibetan teenagers to helping injured soldiers climb their way home from war, from adopting a son from Nepal to facing the most terrifying reach of his life: to solo kayak the thunderous whitewater of the Grand Canyon. Along the course of Erik’s journey, he meets other trailblazers—adventurers, scientists, artists, and activists—who, despite trauma, hardship, and loss, have broken through barriers of their own. These pioneers show Erik surprising ways forward that surpass logic and defy traditional thinking. Like the rapids of the Grand Canyon, created by inexorable forces far beneath the surface, No Barriers is a dive into the heart and mind at the core of the turbulent human experience. It is an exploration of the light that burns in all of us, the obstacles that threaten to extinguish that light, and the treacherous ascent towards growth and rebirth.

Author : Rex Beach
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664636195

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The Barrier by Rex Beach Pdf

This is a love story set in Yukon at the height of the gold rush. A white man, Lt Meade Burrell falls in love with a girl called Necia, whom he later believes to be half native American and half white. She is also loved by a French Canadian trapper named Poleon, who does not care about her lineage.

Author : Barrier Island Work Group (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Barrier islands
ISBN : UCAL:C3335544

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Report of the Barrier Island Work Group by Barrier Island Work Group (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Luther Martin Winsor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UIUC:30112019309456

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The Barrier System for Control of Floods in Mountain Streams by Luther Martin Winsor Pdf

Author : ALLEN FRENCH
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1904-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:3506052022030

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THE BARRIER A NOVEL by ALLEN FRENCH Pdf

The Barrier: A Novel by Allen French is a gripping historical fiction that transports readers to a turbulent era of conflict and resilience. Immerse yourself in a vividly depicted world where characters must navigate the barriers of societal expectations, personal limitations, and the consequences of their choices. In this captivating novel, Allen French weaves a rich tapestry of human emotions, political intrigue, and moral dilemmas. Follow the lives of unforgettable characters as they confront personal and societal barriers, challenging the status quo and redefining their destinies. The Barrier: A Novel delves deep into the complexities of human nature, exploring themes of love, duty, and the pursuit of freedom. Allen French's masterful storytelling and meticulous attention to historical detail will transport you to a bygone era, where the struggle for self-discovery takes center stage. If you're a fan of immersive historical fiction, rich character development, and thought-provoking narratives, The Barrier: A Novel is a must-read. Order your copy today and embark on a transformative journey through the barriers that shape our lives.

Author : Kureha
Publisher : Yen Press LLC
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781975370343

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Bride of the Barrier Master, Vol. 2 by Kureha Pdf

Hana held up her end of the deal and is ready to follow through with the plan: get married, repair the barrier, get divorced, and cash in on a big payday! However, Saku has caught feelings for Hana, and he deviously changed the terms of their contract. He’s not letting her divorce him that easily, as he’s on a mission to persuade her to reciprocate his feelings. While Hana is trying to dodge his steamy advances, trouble rears its ugly head. Twins from the Nijouin clan turn up and make it incredibly hard for Hana to lay low at school. Things with her own twin, Hazuki, are as tense as ever. And to top it all off, terrorists are wreaking absolute havoc, and Hana may have to reveal her power in order to stop them!

Author : Rex Beach
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781442921818

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The Barrier (Volume 1 of 2) (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition) by Rex Beach Pdf

Author : Thomas Hodgkin
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385413474

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The Pfahlgraben. An Essay Towards a Description of the Barrier of the Roman Empire Between the Danube and the Rhine by Thomas Hodgkin Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

Author : Eugene Rodgers
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 589 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612511887

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Beyond the Barrier by Eugene Rodgers Pdf

When this book originally appeared in 1990, it was hailed as an important new work because of the author's access to Adm. Richard E. Byrd's just-released private papers. Previous books on the legendary polar explorer had to rely on sources subject to the admiral's vigilant censorship or the control of his heirs and friends. With this study Eugene Rodgers provides a scrupulously honest and objective account of Byrd's 1929 expedition to Antarctica. Without discrediting the expedition's success or Byrd's leadership, Rodgers shows that the admiral was not the saintly hero he and the press depicted. Nor was the expedition without its problems. Interviews with surviving members of the expedition together with a wealth of other new material indicate that Byrd, contrary to his claims, was not a good navigator--his pilots usually had to find their way by dead reckoning--and that he was not on the actual flight that discovered Marie Byrd Land. The book further reveals a crisis over drunkenness among the men (including Byrd), the admiral's fear of mutiny, and his rewriting of news stories from the pole to embellish his own image.

Author : United States. Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Barrier islands
ISBN : MINN:31951P00925331S

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Alternative Policies for Protecting Barrier Islands Along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States and Draft Environmental Statement by United States. Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Pdf

Author : Damon Knight
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575111257

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Beyond the Barrier by Damon Knight Pdf

He reached for Churan's throat and his hands closed on air... ...yet the alien had not moved. With a chill of terror, Naismith realized that his arm had passed completely through the ugly, green-skinned body. The aliens' laughter swelled out, malicious and mocking. Behind him, Lall's voice said, "A nice try. But not good enough."

Author : Rex Beach
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Barrier by Rex Beach Pdf

He didn’t say any more, but we’ve always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. In consequence, I’m inclined to reserve all judgements, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores. The abnormal mind is quick to detect and attach itself to this quality when it appears in a normal person, and so it came about that in college I was unjustly accused of being a politician, because I was privy to the secret griefs of wild, unknown men. Most of the confidences were unsought—frequently I have feigned sleep, preoccupation, or a hostile levity when I realized by some unmistakable sign that an intimate revelation was quivering on the horizon; for the intimate revelations of young men, or at least the terms in which they express them, are usually plagiaristic and marred by obvious suppressions. Reserving judgements is a matter of infinite hope. I am still a little afraid of missing something if I forget that, as my father snobbishly suggested, and I snobbishly repeat, a sense of the fundamental decencies is parcelled out unequally at birth...FROM THE BOOKS.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Barrier-free design
ISBN : MINN:31951D035482913

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A Barrier-free Environment for the Elderly and the Handicapped by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging Pdf

Author : Paul A. Hsieh,John R. Freckleton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Groundwater flow
ISBN : UCR:31210024980789

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Documentation of a Computer Program to Simulate Horizontal-flow Barriers Using the U.S. Geological Survey's Modular Three-dimensional Finite-difference Ground-water Flow Model by Paul A. Hsieh,John R. Freckleton Pdf