The Black Star

Author : Eric A. Glover
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781683357780

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Black Star by Eric A. Glover Pdf

Stranded on an alien planet, two astronauts must battle deadly elements and each other to recover a reserve shuttle built for one Black Star is a debut graphic novel by Eric Anthony Glover, based on his original unproduced screenplay, and illustrated by Arielle Jovellanos. In the future, interstellar travel is past its prime and sending shuttles beyond our solar system—even for vital scientific research—is a life-threatening gamble. However, in order to retrieve samples of an alien flower that may hold the key to saving countless lives, Harper North and her crew of scientists must journey to Eleos, a dangerous planet in deep space. But as they approach Eleos, their ship is caught in an asteroid storm and as it hurtles towards the surface, its reserve shuttle detaches, landing over 100 kilometers away. When the rest of the crew perishes in the burning wreckage of the ship, North races towards the rescue shuttle built for one, hoping to fulfill their mission and survive. But North isn’t alone: The team’s wilderness expert is still alive and hell-bent on hunting North down and claiming the shuttle for herself. Now, North has no choice but to reach the shuttle first—and fast. The fuel is leaking. Her GPS battery is dying. And the planet’s deadly seasonal change is coming. As she battles the flora and fauna and tries to elude her ruthless former crew mate, North will find the cost of survival is dear . . . Will she be willing to pay that price?

Author : Eden Robinson
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345810809

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Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson Pdf

Shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize: With striking originality and precision, Eden Robinson, the author of the classic Monkey Beach and winner of the Writers’ Trust of Canada Fellowship, blends humour with heartbreak in this compelling coming-of-age novel. Everyday teen existence meets indigenous beliefs, crazy family dynamics, and cannibalistic river otters . . . The exciting first novel in her trickster trilogy. Everyone knows a guy like Jared: the burnout kid in high school who sells weed cookies and has a scary mom who's often wasted and wielding some kind of weapon. Jared does smoke and drink too much, and he does make the best cookies in town, and his mom is a mess, but he's also a kid who has an immense capacity for compassion and an impulse to watch over people more than twice his age, and he can't rely on anyone for consistent love and support, except for his flatulent pit bull, Baby Killer (he calls her Baby)--and now she's dead. Jared can't count on his mom to stay sober and stick around to take care of him. He can't rely on his dad to pay the bills and support his new wife and step-daughter. Jared is only sixteen but feels like he is the one who must stabilize his family's life, even look out for his elderly neighbours. But he struggles to keep everything afloat...and sometimes he blacks out. And he puzzles over why his maternal grandmother has never liked him, why she says he's the son of a trickster, that he isn't human. Mind you, ravens speak to him--even when he's not stoned. You think you know Jared, but you don't.

Author : Johnston Mcculley Mcculley
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1977589200

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The Black Star by Johnston Mcculley Mcculley Pdf

The Black Star, is a criminal mastermind who is pursued by Roger Verbeck-Flagellum and Muggs, a millionaire bachelor and his ex-thug partner. Black Star was what was once termed a 'gentleman criminal', in that he does not commit murder, nor does he permit any of his gang to kill anyone, not even the police or his arch enemy Roger Verbeck. (source: Wikipedia)

Author : Scott O'Dell
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Eskimos
ISBN : 9780547053196

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Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'Dell Pdf

Bright Dawn must face the challenge of the Iditarod dog sled race alone when her father is injured. Soon she realizes that the race and her life depend on how much she can rely on her lead dog, Black Star.

Author : John Campbell
Publisher : eStar Books
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781612101941

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The Black Star Passes by John Campbell Pdf

The arrival of an unseen dark sun whose attendant marauders aimed at the very end of civilization in this Solar System....

Author : Anandi Ramamurthy
Publisher : Pluto Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0745333494

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Black Star by Anandi Ramamurthy Pdf

Black Star documents the Asian Youth Movements that emerged in 1970s and 1980s Britain. These organizations, established by the children of early migrants, were determined to struggle against both the racism of the street and the state. Anandi Ramamurthy shows how they drew inspiration from black power movements as well as anti-imperialist and workers struggles across the globe. Ramamurthy traces how they saw themselves as part of a wider collective of people struggling for social justice and national liberation. In their struggle to make Britain their home they identified with a broad-based black unity where black was a political color inspiring unity amongst all those struggling against racism. The book documents how by the late 1980s this broad based black identity disintegrated as Islamophobia became a new form of racism. In the process the legacy of the Asian Youth Movements has been largely hidden. Black Star retrieves this history and assesses it's importance for political struggles in Britain today.

Author : Lin Carter
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473220874

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The Black Star by Lin Carter Pdf

It was rarer and more beautiful and more precious than any piece of mineral, and its dark glory outshone the lights of the heavens. The Gods had wrought it in the Country of the Immortals, and no other thing like it had ever been upon the earth. No emperor could hold the Throne without the Black Star. And now it was missing. The evil Green-Robed One who had usurped the Throne would use his darkest powers to reclaim it - and the young warrior fleeing across the embattled land with his beautiful lady to save this treasure of all the world would know the torments of the damned...

Author : Sohail Daulatzai
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780816675869

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Black Star, Crescent Moon by Sohail Daulatzai Pdf

Linking discontent and unrest in Harlem and Los Angeles to anticolonial revolution in Algeria, Egypt, and elsewhere, Black leaders in the United States have frequently looked to the anti-imperialist movements and antiracist rhetoric of the Muslim Third World for inspiration. Daulatzai maps the shared history between Black Muslims, Black radicals, and the Muslim Third World, showing how Black artists and activists imagined themselves not as national minorities but as part of a global majority, connected to larger communities of resistance. From publisher description.

Author : Basil Davidson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429710223

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Black Star by Basil Davidson Pdf

This book provides a balanced view about a charismatic leader, Kwame Nkrumah during an exciting period of history in Ghana. It discusses the failure of Nkrumah's means and abilities to meet the challenge of his aims from the standpoint of Ghana's welfare.

Author : Michael Moreci
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250117847

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Black Star Renegades by Michael Moreci Pdf

In the tradition of Star Wars, a galaxy-hopping space adventure about a galactic kingdom bent on control and the young misfit who must find the power within before it’s too late. SyFy Wire—January Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Pick Up as soon as Possible The Verge—18 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Read in January Chicago Review of Books—Best New Books of January Cade Sura holds the future of the galaxy in his hands: the ultimate weapon that will bring total peace. He didn’t ask for it, he doesn’t want it, and there’s no worse choice to wield it in all of space, but if he doesn’t, everyone’s totally screwed. The evil Praxis kingdom is on the cusp of having every star system under its control, and if that happens, there’ll be no contesting their cruel reign. Especially if its fanatical overlord, Ga Halle, manages to capture Cade and snag the all-powerful weapon for herself. Cade can’t hide from Praxis, and he can’t run from the destiny that’s been shoved into his hands. So he only has one option: He has to fight. Cade’s not going to let destiny send him on a suicide run, though. With some help from his friends—rebels and scoundrels alike—Cade’s going to use this weapon to chart a new destiny for the galaxy, and for himself. He just has to do so before everyone around him discovers that he’s a complete and total fraud. Blending the space operatics of Star Wars and the swagger of Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Star Renegades is a galaxy-hopping adventure that blasts its way from seedy spacer bars to sacred temples guarded by deadly creatures—all with a cast of misfit characters who have nowhere to go and nothing to lose.

Author : John W. Jr. Campbell
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547123231

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The Black Star Passes by John W. Jr. Campbell Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Black Star Passes" by John W. Jr. Campbell. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Runoko Rashidi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Africans
ISBN : 0956638023

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Black Star by Runoko Rashidi Pdf

Author : Gabriel Morley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : African American teenagers
ISBN : 0615723942

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Blame It on the Black Star by Gabriel Morley Pdf

Westbrook Washington is a bright 14-year-old African-American boy from Mississippi. He is not worried when his 19-year-old brother, Corey, is shipped off to Iraq with the local National Guard unit "because the war is pretty much over anyway." But West is surprised when he begins receiving letters from Corey who details his experiences in Iraq and his disillusionment with the war. When Corey is killed by a roadside bomb, West is tasked with writing Corey's obituary for the local newspaper. In the meantime, he teams up with Corey's best friend Ray Ray to find the local Army recruiter who talked Corey into joining the Army so they can beat him up. Along the way, swept up in the anger and confusion over his brother's death, Westbrook steals every American flag in town and burns them at an abandoned train yard. When a WWII veteran who lives near the train yard is critically injured by the fire, both boys realize the potential consequences of their actions and come to understand that childhood is behind them. I'm a librarian and wrote this book because I could not find contemporary, meaningful books for young adult boys. I wanted to write a book that dealt with the experience many boys are facing - an older brother who joins the Army and is then immediately sent to war. One day you are a high school kid, the next day you are being shot at in a foreign country for no reason.

Author : David C. Morton,Charles K. Wolfe
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0870497928

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DeFord Bailey by David C. Morton,Charles K. Wolfe Pdf

Bailey is largely forgotten today, a victim of the recording industry's emphasis on the blues during the 1920s--a decision which segregated forever "black" folk music from "white" folk music. Bailey was from an African American mountain culture that shared much of its musical heritage with its Anglo-Saxon neighbors, producing a unique hybrid which Bailey called "black hillbilly." A virtuoso on the harmonica, guitar, and banjo, Bailey became one of the Grand Old Opry's earliest stars during the 1920s, only to be fired from the Opry in 1941 during one of the Opry's more repressive eras. Bailey's story is told mainly in his own words through interviews conducted by his longtime friend Morton, with Wolfe (English and folklore, Middle Tennessee State Univ.) providing cultural and historical background. The authors' stated goal was to write a book of universal appeal, and indeed the work is a fascinating cultural history. -- Library Journal

Author : Zoe Whittall
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770899438

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The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall Pdf

A finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and a national bestseller, Zoe Whittall’s The Best Kind of People is a stunning tour de force about the unravelling of an all-American family. George Woodbury, an affable teacher and beloved husband and father, is arrested for sexual impropriety at a prestigious prep school. His wife, Joan, vaults between denial and rage as the community she loved turns on her. Their daughter, Sadie, a popular over-achieving high school senior, becomes a social pariah. Their son, Andrew, assists in his father’s defense, while wrestling with his own unhappy memories of his teen years. A local author tries to exploit their story, while an unlikely men’s rights activist attempts to get Sadie onside their cause. With George locked up, how do the members of his family pick up the pieces and keep living their lives? How do they defend someone they love while wrestling with the possibility of his guilt? With exquisite emotional precision, award-winning author Zoe Whittall explores issues of loyalty, truth, and the meaning of happiness through the lens of an all-American family on the brink of collapse.