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The Firehandler

Author : Jason Lee Willis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798989119837

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According to legend, the Horned Serpent, a primordial symbol for evil, dwells in the watery abyss of Lake Manitou. To fifteen-year-old Lily Weber, who lives along the shores of Lake Manitou, the Horned Serpent is just another symbol for Satan, which the nuns at Sacred Heart Mission explained as Leviathan in the Old Testament and the Red Dragon in the New Testament. To Halvar Dobie, rumors of a Horned Serpent connect to his Norse heritage with Jormungandr, the creature destined to destroy the world with fire. If his forefathers are correct, an ancient quest is nearing the end. To Winnie Weber, Lily's mother, the evil Unktehi is a malicious monster from Lakota legend that brought the great flood and, even in death, is a force to be feared. To Lily's estranged grandfather Nanakonan, the Horned Serpent is mishi-ginebig, a dreaded creature from Anishinaabe lore that sleeps below the waters of his home, Lake Manitou. His hereditary role is to prepare a warrior to defeat this monster, but when his grandson is forcibly taken away to a boarding school, he is forced to teach Lily the secrets of their family. Caught between cultures, Lily confronts not only this sleeping evil but also her own faith and family as she learns what it means to be a FIREHANDLER. THE DREAMCATCHER CHRONICLES is a generational battle between good and evil, where the dark deeds of the past shape the present-and the prophecies of the future reach back to influence the past.

The Fire Handler

Author : Jason Lee Willis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-28
Category : Boarding schools
ISBN : 1530389429

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1897: In the pine forests of central Minnesota lives the surviving family of the Wijigan Clan, a branch of the Chippewa Indian nation that has survived a cross-continent exodus to arrive at their destination--Lake Manitou. Yet at the turn of the 19th Century, the United States government is trying to remove the Chippewa from prime logging lands through extortion and mandated boarding schools. Lily Asibikaashi, who lives a simple life with her mother and younger brother, has already rejected her culture and wants to become a public school teacher. But when her brother is forcibly taken to a distant boarding school, Lily becomes the last link between the mysterious past and unfulfilled prophecy. Despite her misgivings, Lily is trained as a Wabeno, a Fire Handler, and is given secrets others are willing to murder to discover. If her family is to survive, Lily will have to choose between past and future, duty and dream, faith and family. 1988: Stories of a horned serpent that lives below the lake are still told around campfires, but for Levi MacPherson, his nightmares warn him some of the old legends might be true. To learn about his past, he seeks out his great-grandmother Lily, who seems to be clinging to life just to share her stories. Lily teaches him about the Seven Fires Prophecies, the magic of the Dream Catcher, and his darkest family secrets. She also reveals that her power as a Fire Handler accidentally woke the evil Manitou, and to fully defeat it, Levi must also be trained as she once was by her grandfather. Will Levi destroy the centuries-old prophecy, or will he fulfill it?

Braving the Fire

Author : Jessica Handler
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-10
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781250014559

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Braving the Fire is the first book to provide a road map for the journey of writing honestly about mourning, grief and loss. Created specifically by and for the writer who has experienced illness, loss, or the death of a loved one, Braving the Fire takes the writers' perspective in exploring the challenges and rewards for the writer who has chosen, with courage and candor, to be the memory keeper. It will be useful to the memoirist just starting out, as well as those already in the throes of coming to terms with complicated emotions and the challenges of shaping a compelling, coherent true story. Loosely organized around the familiar Kübler-Ross model of Five Stages of Grief, Braving the Fire uses these stages to help the reader and writer though the emotional healing and writing tasks before them, incorporating interviews and excerpts from other treasured writers who've done the same. Insightful contributions from Nick Flynn, Darin Strauss, Kathryn Rhett, Natasha Trethewey, and Neil White, among others, are skillfully bended with Handler's own approaches to facing grief a second time to be able to write about it. Each section also includes advice and wisdom from leading doctors and therapists about the physical experience of grieving. Handler is a compassionate guide who has braved the fire herself, and delivers practical and inspirational direction throughout.

Time on Fire

Author : Evan Handler
Publisher : Oxymoronic Industries, Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : Myeloid leukemia
ISBN : 0786754788

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Time on Fire by Evan Handler Pdf

Time on Fire is a memoir of illness and survival, love and hope--shot through with anger, humor, and piercing eloquence.

Invisible Sisters

Author : Jessica Handler
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780820348926

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Deeply moving and exquisitely written, Invisible Sisters is an extraordinary story of coming of age as the odd one out--as the daughter of progressive Jewish parents who moved to the South to participate in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, as the healthy sister among sick, and eventually, as the only sister left standing.

Sherlock: The Fire Brigade Dog

Author : Paul Osborne
Publisher : Random House
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781473558335

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Sherlock: The Fire Brigade Dog by Paul Osborne Pdf

The full, true story of the dog featured on the cover of Clare Balding's HEROIC ANIMALS ____________________ The incredible true story of Sherlock, the brave dog with a nose for saving lives. Firefighter Paul Osborne works with the Fire Investigation Dog unit, where he handles Sherlock - an excitable, bright-eyed cocker spaniel. What makes Sherlock different? He's the most talented investigative dog the Fire Brigade has ever produced, capable of identifying extraordinarily subtle traces and scents even after thousand-degree blazes - even when he has to wear special protective boots due to the dangerous environments. Today, Paul and Sherlock fearlessly plunge into the most dramatic fire scenes in London, helping to keep the capital safe around the clock. With remarkable insight into the life of London's most heroic working dog, this inspiring account of the London Fire Brigade's four-legged heroes will delight and amaze. Foreword by Dany Cotton, Commissioner for The London Fire Brigade ____________________ Winners of the Mirror and RSPCA Animal Hero Awards 2017 Written in collaboration with and with full support from the London Fire Brigade

Fire Dog Heroes

Author : Linda Bozzo
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0766032027

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Fire Dog Heroes by Linda Bozzo Pdf

Explains the history of the arson K-9 team and the training methods used to transform an ordinary dog into a canine hero.

Analysis and Interpretation of Fire Scene Evidence

Author : Jose R. Almirall,Kenneth G. Furton
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004-02-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780203492727

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Analysis and Interpretation of Fire Scene Evidence by Jose R. Almirall,Kenneth G. Furton Pdf

Ongoing advances in arson detection tools and techniques increase the importance of scientific evidence in related court proceedings. In order to assemble an airtight case, investigators and forensic scientists need a resource that assists them in properly conducting the chemical analysis and interpretation of physical evidence found at scenes of s

The Mechanical Handler

Author : Billy Korth
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781291505566

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David (Bill) Korth joined the Royal Navy as a fifteen-year old boy seaman in 1964, opting for a career in the Fleet Air Arm. Over twenty-five years he served at air stations countrywide, and on most of the old aircraft carriers, namely HMS Ark Royal, HMS Eagle, HMS Hermes and HMS Bulwark. He also saw service, both ashore and afloat, with Naval Air Squadrons 800, 848, 846 and 899. He saw action in the Falklands and in Northern Ireland, and had many detachments to various Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ships.This volume of Billy's memoirs is a warm collection of stories and anecdotes which will be enjoyed by chockheads and non-chockheads alike.

A Fire Upon The Deep

Author : Vernor Vinge
Publisher : Tor Science Fiction
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429981989

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Now with a new introduction for the Tor Essentials line, A Fire Upon the Deep is sure to bring a new generation of SF fans to Vinge's award-winning works. A Hugo Award-winning Novel! “Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today.”-David Brin Thousands of years in the future, humanity is no longer alone in a universe where a mind's potential is determined by its location in space, from superintelligent entities in the Transcend, to the limited minds of the Unthinking Depths, where only simple creatures, and technology, can function. Nobody knows what strange force partitioned space into these "regions of thought," but when the warring Straumli realm use an ancient Transcendent artifact as a weapon, they unwittingly unleash an awesome power that destroys thousands of worlds and enslaves all natural and artificial intelligence. Fleeing this galactic threat, Ravna crash lands on a strange world with a ship-hold full of cryogenically frozen children, the only survivors from a destroyed space-lab. They are taken captive by the Tines, an alien race with a harsh medieval culture, and used as pawns in a ruthless power struggle. Tor books by Vernor Vinge Zones of Thought Series A Fire Upon The Deep A Deepness In The Sky The Children of The Sky Realtime/Bobble Series The Peace War Marooned in Realtime Other Novels The Witling Tatja Grimm's World Rainbows End Collections Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge True Names At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Web Services - ICWS-Europe 2003

Author : Mario Jeckle,Liang-Jie Zhang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-22
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540398721

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Web Services - ICWS-Europe 2003 by Mario Jeckle,Liang-Jie Zhang Pdf

After some time of early experience Web Services are moving themselves from a new highly fragmented technology to a piece of nowadays infrastructures which promise to address various current challenges. These include especially classical issues of integration and data in a heterogeneous environment. The Web Service technology provides an open and technology-agnostic interface, and furthermore propels new usage paradigms in distributed computing infrastructures like Grid Services. Successful adoption of Web Service technology relies on the de?nition of interoperable architectural building blocks which can be integrated in existing softwarearchitectures,likeJ2EEorCORBAheritage. Interoperabilitywillsurely proveitselfasthecriticalsuccessfactoroftheWebServiceproliferation. Inorder to accomplish these interoperability various standardization bodies such as the W3C, UN or OASIS founded activities to create speci?cations and products implementing these building blocks. As the sister event of the First International Conference on Web Services (ICWS 2003), which was held in Las Vegas, June 23 - 26, USA, has proven to be an excellent catalyst for research and collaboration, the 2003 International C- ference on Web Services - Europe (ICWS-Europe 2003) is expected to continue this trend. The topics of papers collected in this proceedings volume ranges from issues like modeling, development, deployment, publishing, as well as discovery, composition and collaboration, plus monitoring and analytical control. Addit- nal contributions summarize some research and development challenges of bu- ding Web Service solutions. Especially, some contributions present an emerging research direction, namely, Web Services collaboration. Moreover, some major research activities associated with facilitating extended business collaboration using Web services and semantic annotation are also covered.

The Handler's Gambit

Author : Ingrid Moon
Publisher : Ingrid Moon
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798989242412

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The Handler's Gambit by Ingrid Moon Pdf

A young officer undermines a warlord's conquest to free himself and a girl he barely knows. Play the game. Murder the innocent. Don't let them see you sweat. Commander Boone's treacherous secret could save thousands of lives—if he could only escape from the murderous warlord who employs him. He wears his game face while following orders to destroy enemy fleets and handles a reckless assassin with elemental powers. Behind the scenes, he is undermining the warlord's pursuit of an innocent rival. The duplicity and the horrors are taking their toll. Boone wants out. In a bold gambit, he crafts a plan to escape. But his superiors might be catching on, and the plan is not without its own horrors. With everything working against him, including the woman he thought was his salvation, he may not live long enough to execute it. "Perfect for fans of Ender's Game, Handler's Gambit contains intricate worldbuilding and gripping action scenes."— Reedsy Discovery "Absolutely epic action with a tug at the heartstrings.” — Beta Reader Space Battles | Biological “Magic" | Ground Assaults | Betrayal | Unlikely Allies The Handler's Gambit is a dark, character-driven thrill ride across the galaxy, where the sacrifices made for freedom clash with the indomitable human spirit.

Animal Handler

Author : Alix Wood
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1900-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781477760079

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Animal Handler by Alix Wood Pdf

From detecting drugs to competing in sporting events, animals have proven they can do it all with the right training. Do you have what it takes to be that trainer? Filled with engaging facts and tips, this volume provides everything you’ll need to know about the ins and outs of animal training and handling.

Man Up!

Author : Ross Mathews
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781455501793

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Man Up! by Ross Mathews Pdf

In this hilarious and inspirational memoir, Ross Mathews -- best known as "Ross the Intern" from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno -- chronicles his life growing up as an atypical kid in a small Northwestern farm town to living as an atypical adult in Los Angeles, to eventually being his loud, proud, apologetically genuine self on national television. As a young kid growing up in a farm town, Ross Mathews might as well have wished for a pet unicorn or a calorie-free cookie tree to grow in his front yard. Either of those far-fetched fantasies would have been more likely to come true than his real dream: working in television in Hollywood, California. Seriously, that stuff just doesn't happen to people like Ross. But guess what? It totally did. Now, with his first book, Ross takes us inside his journey as a super-fan, revealing the most embarrassing and hilarious moments of his small-town life and big-city adventures. From learning to swear like a hardened trucker to that time in high school when had to face down the most frightening opponent of all (his girlfriend's lady bits), Ross holds nothing back. Oh, then there's his surprisingly shady past involving the cutest pair of plus-sized women's pajama bottoms, deliciously dangerous pot butter, and embezzled sandwiches. And, of course, how he's managed to turn an obsession with pop-culture into one-on-one interactions with celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, Tiffani-Amber Theissen, Madonna, Michelle Kwan, and countless more without ever having a single restraining order issued against him. Infused with Ross's trademark humor, unique voice, and total honesty, Man Up! is a mission statement for anyone who doesn't fit the mold. His hasn't been the most traditional way to build a career in Hollywood, but Ross has somehow managed to make his mark without ever compromising who he is. He is as serious about this as he is about Golden Girls trivia: You don't need to change who you are to achieve your dreams (although there's nothing wrong with a makeover every now and then). You just need to Man Up!

Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me

Author : Friends Chelsea's Family, and Other Victims
Publisher : Borderline Amazing/A Chelsea Handler Book
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781455504657

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Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me by Friends Chelsea's Family, and Other Victims Pdf

"My tendency to make up stories and lie compulsively for the sake of my own amusement takes up a good portion of my day and provides me with a peace of mind not easily attainable in this economic climate."--Chelsea Handler, from Chapter 10 of Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang It's no lie: Chelsea Handler loves to smoke out "dumbassness," the condition people suffer from that allows them to fall prey to her brand of complete and utter nonsense. Friends, family, co-workers--they've all been tricked by Chelsea into believing stories of total foolishness and into behaving like total fools. Luckily, they've lived to tell the tales and, for the very first time, write about them.