Toward The Abyss

Author : London Shah
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780759555068

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Journey to the Heart of the Abyss by London Shah Pdf

The sequel to London Shah's thrilling futuristic mystery The Light at the Bottom of the World, perfect for fans of Illuminae and These Broken Stars Leyla McQueen has finally reunited with her father after breaking him out of Broadmoor, the illegal government prison—but his freedom comes at a terrible cost. As Leyla celebrates his return, she must grapple with the pain of losing Ari. Now separated from the boy who has her heart and labeled the nation’s number one enemy, Leyla must risk illegal travel through unchartered waters in her quest for the truth behind her father's arrest. Across Britain, the fallout from Leyla's actions has escalated tensions between Anthropoid and non-Anthropoid communities, bringing them to an all-time high. And, as Leyla and her friends fight to uncover the startling truths about their world, she discovers her own shocking past—and the horrifying secrets behind her father’s abduction and arrest. But as these long-buried truths finally begin to surface, so, too, do the authorities’ terrible future plans. And if the ever-pervasive fear prevents the people from taking a stand now, the abyss could stay in the dark forever.

Author : Harry Kessler
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 961 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307701480

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Journey to the Abyss by Harry Kessler Pdf

These fascinating, never-before-published early diaries of Count Harry Kessler—patron, museum director, publisher, cultural critic, soldier, secret agent, and diplomat—present a sweeping panorama of the arts and politics of Belle Époque Europe, a glittering world poised to be changed irrevocably by the Great War. Kessler’s immersion in the new art and literature of Paris, London, and Berlin unfolds in the first part of the diaries. This refined world gives way to vivid descriptions of the horrific fighting on the Eastern and Western fronts of World War I, the intriguing private discussions among the German political and military elite about the progress of the war, as well as Kessler’s account of his role as a diplomat with a secret mission in Switzerland. Profoundly modern and often prescient, Kessler was an erudite cultural impresario and catalyst who as a cofounder of the avant-garde journal Pan met and contributed articles about many of the leading artists and writers of the day. In 1903 he became director of the Grand Ducal Museum of Arts and Crafts in Weimar, determined to make it a center of aesthetic modernism together with his friend the architect Henry van de Velde, whose school of design would eventually become the Bauhaus. When a public scandal forced his resignation in 1906, Kessler turned to other projects, including collaborating with the Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal and the German composer Richard Strauss on the opera Der Rosenkavalier and the ballet The Legend of Joseph, which was performed in 1914 by the Ballets Russes in London and Paris. In 1913 he founded the Cranach-Presse in Weimar, one of the most important private presses of the twentieth century. The diaries present brilliant, sharply etched, and often richly comical descriptions of his encounters, conversations, and creative collaborations with some of the most celebrated people of his time: Otto von Bismarck, Paul von Hindenburg, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Diaghilev, Vaslav Nijinsky, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, Sarah Bernhardt, Friedrich Nietzsche, Rainer Marie Rilke, Paul Verlaine, Gordon Craig, George Bernard Shaw, Harley Granville-Barker, Max Klinger, Arnold Böcklin, Max Beckmann, Aristide Maillol, Auguste Rodin, Edgar Degas, Éduard Vuillard, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch, Ida Rubinstein, Gabriele D’Annunzio, Pierre Bonnard, and Walther Rathenau, among others. Remarkably insightful, poignant, and cinematic in their scope, Kessler’s diaries are an invaluable record of one of the most volatile and seminal moments in modern Western history.

Author : Carol Shaben
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781455545629

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Into the Abyss by Carol Shaben Pdf

Only four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop... and the criminal he was shackled to. On an icy night in October 1984, a commuter plane carrying nine passengers crashed in the remote wilderness of northern Alberta, killing six people. Four survived: the rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop, and the criminal he was escorting to face charges. Despite the poor weather, Erik Vogel, the 24-year-old pilot, was under intense pressure to fly. Larry Shaben, the author's father and Canada's first Muslim Cabinet Minister, was commuting home after a busy week at the Alberta Legislature. Constable Scott Deschamps was escorting Paul Archambault, a drifter wanted on an outstanding warrant. Against regulations, Archambault's handcuffs were removed-a decision that would profoundly impact the men's survival. As the men fight through the night to stay alive, the dividing lines of power, wealth, and status are erased, and each man is forced to confront the precious and limited nature of his existence.

Author : Emily Skrutskie
Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781635830019

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The Edge of the Abyss by Emily Skrutskie Pdf

Eighteen-year-old Cas Leung struggles with her morality and her romantic relationship with fellow pirate Swift as she and the Minnow crew work to take down wild sea monsters, dubbed Hellbeasts, who are attacking ships and destroying the ocean ecosystem.

Author : Carol Shaben
Publisher : Random House Canada
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780307360243

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Into the Abyss by Carol Shaben Pdf

On an icy night in October 1984, a Piper Navajo commuter plane carrying 9 passengers crashed in the remote wilderness of northern Alberta, killing 6 people. Four survived: the rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop, and the criminal he was escorting to face charges. Despite the poor weather, Erik Vogel, the 24-year-old pilot, was under intense pressure to fly--a situation not uncommon to pilots working for small airlines. Overworked and exhausted, he feared losing his job if he refused to fly. Larry Shaben, the author's father and Canada's first Muslim Cabinet Minister, was commuting home after a busy week at the Alberta Legislature. After Paul Archambault, a drifter wanted on an outstanding warrant, boarded the plane, rookie Constable Scott Deschamps decided, against RCMP regulations, to remove his handcuffs--a decision that profoundly impacted the men's survival. As they fought through the night to stay alive, the dividing lines of power, wealth and status were erased and each man was forced to confront the precious and limited nature of his existence. The survivors forged unlikely friendships and through them found strength and courage to rebuild their lives. Into the Abyss is a powerful narrative that combines in-depth reporting with sympathy and grace to explore how a single, tragic event can upset our assumptions and become a catalyst for transformation.

Author : Orson Scott Card
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0671676253

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The Abyss by Orson Scott Card Pdf

The sea holds many mysteries . . . but one is truly out of this world! When divers attempt to retrieve a sunken U.S. submarine, they discover a powerful force lurking deep beneath the sea, ready to unleash war, chaos and destruction! Ties in to the sensational summer movie.

Author : London Shah
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781368044530

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The Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah Pdf

From debut author London Shah, comes a thrilling futuristic Sci-Fi mystery perfect for fans of Illuminae and These Broken Stars.In the last days of the twenty-first century, sea creatures swim through the ruins of London. Trapped in the abyss, humankind wavers between hope and fear of what lurks in the depths around them, and hope that they might one day find a way back to the surface. When sixteen-year-old submersible racer Leyla McQueen is chosen to participate in the city's prestigious annual marathon, she sees an opportunity to save her father, who has been arrested on false charges. The Prime Minister promises the champion whatever their heart desires. But the race takes an unexpected turn, forcing Leyla to make an impossible choice. Now she must brave unfathomable waters and defy a corrupt government determined to keep its secrets, all the while dealing with a guarded, hotheaded companion she never asked for in the first place. If Leyla fails to discover the truths at the heart of her world, or falls prey to her own fears, she risks capture-or worse. And her father will be lost to her forever.

Author : Emily Skrutskie
Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-08
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780738747613

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The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie Pdf

Cassandra Leung’s been a sea monster trainer ever since she could walk, raising genetically engineered beast to defend ships crossing the NeoPacific ... until pirates snatch her from the blood-stained decks.

Author : Vikram Talwar
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781543700756

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Crossing the Abyss by Vikram Talwar Pdf

“Crossing the Abyss” is the highest form of spiritual manifestation, a universal law, in which soul slowly ascends, towards highest states of consciousness, Self in relationship to the movements of the “Celestial Kingdom” in which Reality is undeniable. All Abrahamic religions go back to the ultimate experience of Self, “I” in which truth is unified in One. “Behold, thou art one in me, a Son of God; and thus, may all become my sons Amen.” Moses 6:68. This book is an evidence based on facts and real life experiences on what lies ahead, as we may have engaged ourselves in self destructive practices in meeting the challenges of this millennium. It answers the very question about truth, as the highest form of divinity present in every human being and not a hypocritical function of blind faith, practiced by religion. Transcending mortality into immortality an “Aryan Kshatriya” of a warrior class scaling strength in character, annihilation in traits and on path to self-realization, made an Atonement post 9/11. This in service to protect all Christians and the Royal Crowns on The Path to the Royal Road in a discipline and discipleship - Raja Yoga with Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II. Enforcing withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, release of 15 MI agents in Iran, to remission in histories and celestial performances in harmonizing global deficit and establishing global financial equilibrium 2007 to 2010 with the G20. He fulfilled measure of creation in 12 celestial kingdoms and 53 godheads, at cost of $10.8 trillion. Born in family of patriots, martyrs and freedom fighters 1930 Indian Revolution the Talwar’s hail from Northwest Frontier Provinces, these Pathans who defend their motherland, the Khyber and Bolan passes from invasions 325 B.C. Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan 1200 A.D. first Anglo Afghan war in 1839-42 A.D. and ancestral heritage in wearing their name serving armies of Maharajah Ranjit Singh 1839 A.D.

Author : George Hutchinson
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780231545969

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Facing the Abyss by George Hutchinson Pdf

Mythologized as the era of the “good war” and the “Greatest Generation,” the 1940s are frequently understood as a more heroic, uncomplicated time in American history. Yet just below the surface, a sense of dread, alienation, and the haunting specter of radical evil permeated American art and literature. Writers returned home from World War II and gave form to their disorienting experiences of violence and cruelty. They probed the darkness that the war opened up and confronted bigotry, existential guilt, ecological concerns, and fear about the nature and survival of the human race. In Facing the Abyss, George Hutchinson offers readings of individual works and the larger intellectual and cultural scene to reveal the 1940s as a period of profound and influential accomplishment. Facing the Abyss examines the relation of aesthetics to politics, the idea of universalism, and the connections among authors across racial, ethnic, and gender divisions. Modernist and avant-garde styles were absorbed into popular culture as writers and artists turned away from social realism to emphasize the process of artistic creation. Hutchinson explores a range of important writers, from Saul Bellow and Mary McCarthy to Richard Wright and James Baldwin. African American and Jewish novelists critiqued racism and anti-Semitism, women writers pushed back on the misogyny unleashed during the war, and authors such as Gore Vidal and Tennessee Williams reflected a new openness in the depiction of homosexuality. The decade also witnessed an awakening of American environmental and ecological consciousness. Hutchinson argues that despite the individualized experiences depicted in these works, a common belief in art’s ability to communicate the universal in particulars united the most important works of literature and art during the 1940s. Hutchinson’s capacious view of American literary and cultural history masterfully weaves together a wide range of creative and intellectual expression into a sweeping new narrative of this pivotal decade.

Author : Makiia Lucier
Publisher : HMH Books For Young Readers
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780544968585

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Song of the Abyss by Makiia Lucier Pdf

When men start vanishing at sea without a trace, seventeen-year-old Reyna, a Master Explorer, must travel to a country shrouded in secrets to solve the mystery before it is too late.

Author : Eli Avidar
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442245488

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The Abyss by Eli Avidar Pdf

Eli Avidar looks into the abyss that divides Israel from its Arab neighbors, in order to understand the inherent flaws, prevailing misunderstandings, and tragic mistakes that characterize the relations and bloodletting, and how, if at all possible, to bridge the differences. In doing so, he offers a new perspective about the reality of the Middle East and all the clichés that have transformed the Hebrew-Arab lexicon into a complex and hopeless minefield. It raises the question of whether the ongoing violent conflict between Israel and its neighbors might also be the result of a serious short circuit in communications. Is it possible that Israel, which has invested efforts and resources in knowing its adversaries, never even bothered to properly understand their language and their culture? Is it possible that Israeli leaders, who made their way to the top through the military and were privileged to know the most deeply hidden intelligence secrets, never learned to send messages of peace and reconciliation that the other side could respect and understand? Spanning six decades, the book explains why the main diplomatic initiatives have so far failed to solve the Israel-Palestinian conflict, and what needs to be done to break out of the vicious circle of ignorance and mutual suspicion that characterizes the conflict. Avidar uses his experience as diplomatic advisor to former foreign minister Ariel Sharon and as head of Israel’s representative office in Qatar to reveal secret diplomatic meetings as well as the dynamics of the unique and complex diplomacy of the Middle East. He also tells about the activities of the 504 division of the Israel Defense Forces Intelligence Unit, in which he served as an operator of agents.

Author : Steve Nahaj
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692383298

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Welcome to the Abyss by Steve Nahaj Pdf

Johan Nivens, filmmaker and restless soul, has reached the end of his twenties and life looks messy. Societal pressures have mounted, scorched his wits, and turned a relationship stale. After breaking up with his longtime girlfriend and moving back home to live with his father, Johan finds hope in a fiery new romance, but not without the booze and mischief induced by a full restart.As the love affair lingers, Johan becomes paralyzed by indecision and flees to the Rocky Mountains, where he hopes to ease the gnaw of existential malaise. But as the axiom urges: wherever you go, there you are. Covering ground from Hollywood to Paris, this millennial jaunt is narrated with humor and wholehearted introspection.

Author : Joseph Finley
Publisher : Tarastone Press
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 098841080X

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The Key to the Abyss by Joseph Finley Pdf

Only one key can free the fallen angels from their prison.AD 998. At a French abbey, Brother Ciarán mac Tomás interrogates a possessed man about a cryptic prophecy. The demon reveals that the servants of evil are searching for the Key to the Abyss referenced in the Book of Revelation. And with it, they will free the fallen angels and bring about the apocalypse.Determined to stop them, Ciarán and his companion, Alais, pursue a clue to the Key's whereabouts in the heart of medieval Rome. Yet Alais has been having dark dreams of the Eternal City, sensing a terrible evil within its ruins. The city is also embroiled in a war between the Prince of Rome and the Holy Roman Emperor. Even worse, the emperor has besieged Castel Sant'Angelo, the very place where the secret to the Key is hidden.Finding a way inside the fortress, however, is only one of their problems. For Rome is full of mysteries tied to the Key. From a secret concealed by a long-dead pope to an arcane book written by the ancient race of Nephilim. Even more, Alais' darkening dreams may hold a vital piece of the puzzle. But can these two unlikely heroes solve the mystery of the Key before it's too late?The thrilling journey that began with Enoch's Device continues in The Key to the Abyss. Begin the adventure today!

Author : J.L. Langland
Publisher : Council of Wizardry
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Into the Abyss by J.L. Langland Pdf