The Mermaid Mahjong Circle

Author : Claudia Grossman
Publisher : Gatekeeper Press
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781642379952

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The Mermaid Mahjong Circle by Claudia Grossman Pdf

A fairy tale for women, The Mermaid Mahjong Circle follows two lifelong friends and artists, Evie and Hannah, as they embark on an adventure that takes them from the present to the past and back again, thanks to a tale about a mysterious mahjong tile crafted a century ago. From the moment they discover the extraordinary tile on a beach near San Francisco, Evie and Hannah are caught up in the adventure of their lives, an amazing journey that tests the parameters of how far they can open their minds and their hearts to the power of friendship, of art, and of believing in something outside of reality that will change them forever. Smart, funny, and whimsical, with a touch of magic, The Mermaid Mahjong Circle is a nod to women empowering themselves through the things that matter most to them. Enter the circle and become enchanted.

Author : Fern Bernstein
Publisher : Jag Dedigner Services
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 173375850X

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Mah Jongg Mondays by Fern Bernstein Pdf

Join Fern and a colorful cast of characters in her debut memoir titled Mah Jongg Mondays. Fern, married and a mother of three sons takes us into her modern middle-class suburban Long Island world where one day she gets the "Big Idea" to learn the Chinese tile game called mah jongg. Weekly games provide the setting for deep-seeded relationships to form around the mah jongg table. These Monday gatherings become a source of support and strength for Fern as her husband is diagnosed with cancer. Fear, insecurity and potential heart-wrenching loss become challenges she must overcome. The author weaves the themes of destiny, faith, friendship, time and love throughout the story. Fern takes us on her journey around the mah jongg table, eastward to the seaport town of Greenport and through her husband's battle with cancer as she relies on faith, friendship and her personal relationship with God. Read this heartwarming story about the wonderful things that can happen when five women are destined to come together to play an old Chinese game, sitting around a table with 152 tiles, dice and a mah jongg card. Love always; love all ways, for time has no guarantee.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Computer games
ISBN : UCSD:31822032243719

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Computer Gaming World by Anonim Pdf

Author : Amy Lo
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781462917136

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Complete Book of Mah Jongg by Amy Lo Pdf

Master the exhilarating game of Mahjong with this introductory guide. This complete, easy-to-follow instructional Mahjong handbook includes over 150 full-color photographs and illustrations to introduce players to this captivating game. This is the first Mahjong book to fully cover the Cantonese or "old rules" game. It also includes all of the most popular variations, such as the Shanghai game, the 16-tile or Taiwanese game, and the 12-tile game. Included are the rules, tactics, techniques, strategy and the rituals only the most experienced players know. This Mahjong book includes: Easy-to-follow instructions Full-color illustrations and photographs Instruction on: Authentic Chinese Mahjong play Cantonese Mahjong play Shanghai Mahjong play American Mahjong play The 12-tile versions of the game The Complete Book of Mah Jong is the perfect guide for all skill levels to learn the different styles of Mahjong—from Mahjong beginners to pros.

Author : Kaz Delaney
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781742695211

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Dead, Actually by Kaz Delaney Pdf

Dead, Actually is a scathingly funny and sexy mystery set in the depths of Gold Coast society (is that an oxymoron?). Whatever. You're going to LOL and love it.

Author : Sinclair Lewis
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547730941

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Kingsblood Royal by Sinclair Lewis Pdf

Neil Kingsblood is a white middle-class man who discovers, while researching his family background, that he is directly descended from an African adventurer on the American frontier. Through various machinations, Kingsblood loses his banking job and takes a lesser one. He begins to be treated differently by former acquaintances, despite the lack of visible black African ancestry. He is forced to choose between continuing what he has come to see as a hollow existence in the white community and taking on the oppressed minority status of the black community. After Kingsblood tells several white friends about his newfound ancestry, the news quickly spreads, and he finds that acquaintances change their behavior toward him. He engages in a quixotic struggle against the racism newly apparent but widespread in his community.

Author : David Sheff
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0618683356

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Beautiful Boy by David Sheff Pdf

Sheff's story tells of his teenage son's addiction to meth, in this real-time chronicle of the shocking descent into substance abuse and the family's gradual emergence into hope.

Author : Poul Anderson
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504053662

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The Boat of a Million Years by Poul Anderson Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book and Hugo and Nebula Award Finalist: This epic chronicle of ten immortals over the course of history “succeeds admirably” (The New York Times). The immortals are ten individuals born in antiquity from various cultures. Immune to disease, able to heal themselves from injuries, they will never die of old age—although they can fall victim to catastrophic wounds. They have walked among mortals for millennia, traveling across the world, trying to understand their special gifts while searching for one another in the hope of finding some meaning in a life that may go on forever. Following their individual stories over the course of human history and beyond into a richly imagined future, “one of science fiction’s most revered writers” (USA Today) weaves a broad tapestry that is “ambitious in scope, meticulous in detail, polished in style” (Library Journal).

Author : Clara Benson
Publisher : Mount Street Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Murder at Sissingham Hall by Clara Benson Pdf

"It's absolutely delightful, and I would recommend it to anyone who's a fan of Sarah Caudwell, or Agatha Christie, or anyone who loves really clever British murder mysteries set in the '20s." - Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl. On his return from South Africa, Charles Knox is invited to spend the weekend at the country home of Sir Neville Strickland, whose beautiful wife Rosamund was once Knox's fiancee. But in the dead of night Sir Neville is murdered. Who did it? As suspicion falls on each of the house guests in turn, Knox finds himself faced with deception and betrayal on all sides, and only the enigmatic Angela Marchmont seems to offer a solution to the mystery. This 1920s whodunit will delight all fans of traditional country house murder stories.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 898 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Art
ISBN : UCAL:B2988730

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Catalogue of Copyright Entries ... by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Art
ISBN : UTEXAS:059172131526898

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Catalog of Copyright Entries by Anonim Pdf

Author : Britney S. Lewis
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781368075909

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The Undead Truth of Us by Britney S. Lewis Pdf

Death was everywhere. They all stared at me, bumping into one another and slowly coming forward. Sixteen-year-old Zharie Young is absolutely certain her mother morphed into a zombie before her untimely death, but she can't seem to figure out why. Why her mother died, why her aunt doesn't want her around, why all her dreams seem suddenly, hopelessly out of reach. And why, ever since that day, she's been seeing zombies everywhere. Then Bo moves into her apartment building—tall, skateboard in hand, freckles like stars, and an undeniable charm. Z wants nothing to do with him, but when he transforms into a half zombie right before her eyes, something feels different. He contradicts everything she thought she knew about monsters, and she can't help but wonder if getting to know him might unlock the answers to her mother's death. As Zharie sifts through what's real and what's magic, she discovers a new truth about the world: Love can literally change you—for good or for dead. In this surrealist journey of grief, fear, and hope, Britney S. Lewis's debut novel explores love, zombies, and everything in between in an intoxicating amalgam of the real and the fantastic.

Author : Pinnacle Entertainment,Shane Lacy Hensley,B. D. Flory
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-04
Category : Fantasy games
ISBN : 0982642733

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Deadlands Reloaded by Pinnacle Entertainment,Shane Lacy Hensley,B. D. Flory Pdf

"The Marshal's Handbook is the setting book for Deadlands Reloaded." -- From back cover

Author : Ryo Kamiya
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1495254887

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Maid by Ryo Kamiya Pdf

Maid: The Role-Playing Game is a comedic take on a uniquely Japanese cultural icon: The fetishized modern maid. Injecting the concept of Maid with 50ccs of anime and comedy, the players take on the roles of maids, serving the master (played by the GM). Sheets are left unfolded and mantelpieces undusted when giant robots crash through the mansion, ninjas attack and kidnap the young master, and a demonic pit to Hell opens up in the pantry... and all before teatime! Play in the modern comedy setting, or mix it up with 9 additional settings including Victorian era, old Edo period, fantasy and post-apocalypse; and 6 genres including romance, horror, and action. Due to the rules system and random events that form the backbone of the Maid RPG, the game practically runs itself: Go from opening the book to playing a game with friends within just minutes! Three game styles in one: The traditional scenario-type; the random event-driven type; and the "favor race," a race to the master's heart! Make characters and start playing the game within minutes of opening the book. Everything about the game gears it for Fast Play, Now. Optional character types including player-character masters and butlers, and optional rules for seduction and romantic tragedy. 11 complete adventure scenarios. 3 complete "replays," actual play scenarios in screenplay format. Great for learning the feel of the game. The first ever Japanese tabletop role-playing game to be released in English! ...which, when you think about it, totally makes sense in a weird sort of way. Hundreds of optional items, costumes, genre and setting events, all presented in a way to easily bring them into the game! Combines the original Japanese core book and two supplements into one huge, complete edition of the game in English. A $75 value!

Author : Nathan Altice
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780262534543

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I Am Error by Nathan Altice Pdf

The complex material histories of the Nintendo Entertainment System platform, from code to silicon, focusing on its technical constraints and its expressive affordances. In the 1987 Nintendo Entertainment System videogame Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, a character famously declared: I AM ERROR. Puzzled players assumed that this cryptic mesage was a programming flaw, but it was actually a clumsy Japanese-English translation of “My Name is Error,” a benign programmer's joke. In I AM ERROR Nathan Altice explores the complex material histories of the Nintendo Entertainment System (and its Japanese predecessor, the Family Computer), offering a detailed analysis of its programming and engineering, its expressive affordances, and its cultural significance. Nintendo games were rife with mistranslated texts, but, as Altice explains, Nintendo's translation challenges were not just linguistic but also material, with consequences beyond simple misinterpretation. Emphasizing the technical and material evolution of Nintendo's first cartridge-based platform, Altice describes the development of the Family Computer (or Famicom) and its computational architecture; the “translation” problems faced while adapting the Famicom for the U.S. videogame market as the redesigned Entertainment System; Nintendo's breakthrough console title Super Mario Bros. and its remarkable software innovations; the introduction of Nintendo's short-lived proprietary disk format and the design repercussions on The Legend of Zelda; Nintendo's efforts to extend their console's lifespan through cartridge augmentations; the Famicom's Audio Processing Unit (APU) and its importance for the chiptunes genre; and the emergence of software emulators and the new kinds of play they enabled.