The Luminous Sea

Author : Melissa Barbeau
Publisher : Breakwater Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 155081737X

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The Luminous Sea by Melissa Barbeau Pdf

The Luminous Sea is a novel in the fictional Newfoundland outport of Molasses Bay. While the novel owes a debt to the magic realist tradition, it falls into the literary genre of new weird. A team of researchers are studying the emergence of phosphorescent tides and in the process of sampling marine life populations Vivienne, a young research assistant, hooks up a creature unknown to science: a kind of fish, both sentient and distinctly female. Vivienne's supervisors, Colleen and Isaiah, recognize the importance of the discovery and intend to exploit it to their fullest benefit. They begin invasive scientific testing on the specimen even as they make preparations to transport the animal to St. John's. Meanwhile, the creature is wasting away, and Vivienne is increasingly disturbed by the events around her. Colleen and Isaiah are willing to do anything to keep their discovery a secret and Vivienne is forced to decide if she will endanger herself to save her fish.

Author : Michel Anctil
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780773554108

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Luminous Creatures by Michel Anctil Pdf

Naturalists in antiquity worked hard to dispel fanciful ideas about the meaning of living lights, but remained bewildered by them. Even Charles Darwin was perplexed by the chaotic diversity of luminous organisms, which he found difficult to reconcile with his evolutionary theory. It fell to naturalists and scientists to make sense of the dazzling displays of fireflies and other organisms. In Luminous Creatures Michel Anctil shows how mythical perceptions of bioluminescence gradually gave way to a scientific understanding of its mechanisms, functions, and evolution, and to the recognition of its usefulness for biomedical and other applied fields. Following the rise of the modern scientific method and the circumnavigations and oceanographic expeditions of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, biologists began to realize the diversity of bioluminescence's expressions in light organs and ecological imprints, and how widespread it is on the planet. By the end of the nineteenth century an understanding of the chemical nature and physiological control of the phenomenon was at hand. Technological developments led to an explosion of knowledge on the ecology, evolution, and molecular biology of bioluminescence. Luminous Creatures tracks these historical events and illuminates the lives and the trail-blazing accomplishments of the scientists involved. It offers a unique window into the awe-inspiring, phantasmagorical world of light-producing organisms, viewed from the perspectives of casual observers and scientists alike.

Author : Grace Lin
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316317696

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When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin Pdf

A New York Times Bestseller A National Book Award FinalistAn IndieBound Bestseller This breathtaking, full-color illustrated fantasy is inspired by Chinese folklore, and is a companion to the Newbery Honor winner Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Pinmei's gentle, loving grandmother always has the most thrilling tales for her granddaughter and the other villagers. However, the peace is shattered one night when soldiers of the Emperor arrive and kidnap the storyteller. Everyone knows that the Emperor wants something called the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night. Determined to have her grandmother returned, Pinmei embarks on a journey to find the Luminous Stone alongside her friend Yishan, a mysterious boy who seems to have his own secrets to hide. Together, the two must face obstacles usually found only in legends to find the Luminous Stone and save Pinmei's grandmother--before it's too late. A fast-paced adventure that is extraordinarily written and beautifully illustrated, When the Sea Turned to Silver is a masterpiece companion novel to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and Starry River of the Sky.

Author : John I Knight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z136964902

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Mechanics Magazine by John I Knight Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : DMM:057002846809

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Mechanics magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Industrial arts
ISBN : HARVARD:HX1CFB

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The Mechanics' Magazine and Journal of Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Manufactures and Shipbuilding by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Banville
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307429308

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The Sea by John Banville Pdf

BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An “extraordinary meditation on mortality, grief, death, childhood and memory" (USA Today) about a middle-aged Irishman who has gone back to the seaside to grieve the loss of his wife. In this luminous novel, John Banville introduces us to Max Morden, a middle-aged Irishman who has gone back to the seaside town where he spent his summer holidays as a child to cope with the recent loss of his wife. It is also a return to the place where he met the Graces, the well-heeled family with whom he experienced the strange suddenness of both love and death for the first time. What Max comes to understand about the past, and about its indelible effects on him, is at the center of this elegiac, gorgeously written novel—among the finest we have had from this masterful writer.

Author : J. Wesley Van Dervoort
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Natural history
ISBN : OSU:32435078317088

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The Natural History of the Ocean by J. Wesley Van Dervoort Pdf

Author : Arthur MANGIN
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022039160

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The Mysteries of the Ocean ... Translated, Edited and Enlarged by W. H. Davenport Adams ... New Edition, Revised by Arthur MANGIN Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : General
ISBN : UCLA:31158010715240

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Cassell's Family Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : NWU:35556000687889

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The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1814
Category : Art
ISBN : PRNC:32101064253352

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The Monthly Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : J. Wesley Van Dervoort
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Marine biology
ISBN : OSU:32435078317096

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The Water World by J. Wesley Van Dervoort Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1811
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z157115104

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The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Photography
ISBN : UCAL:B2870147

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Anthony's Photographic Bulletin by Anonim Pdf