Unicorns Ii

Author : Gardner Dozois,Jack Dann
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625791184

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Unicorns II by Gardner Dozois,Jack Dann Pdf

Fascinating, ferocious, forever freeãtwelve tales of fantasy's most magical creatures! A collection of twelve tales of fantasy featuring the legendary unicorn includes the work of Michael Bishop, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Patricia C. Wrede, Jane Yolen, and others. "The Calling of Paisley Coldpony" by Michael Bishop "Unicornucopia" by Lawrence Watt-Evans "The Black Horn" by Jack Dann "The Hole in Edgar's Hillside" by Gregory Frost "The Hunting of Death: The Unicorn" by Tanith Lee "Slaking the Unicorn with Gun and Camera" by Mike Resnick "The Boy Who Drew Unicorns" by Jane Yolen "Ghost Town" by Jack C. Halderman, II "The Stray" by Gardner Dozois and Susan Casper "The Shade of Lo Man Gong" by William F. Wu "The Princess, the Cat, and the Unicorn" by Patricia C. Wrede "Naked Wish-Fulfillment" by Janet Kagan At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Author : Stephanie Rose
Publisher : Searose
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783754605592

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The Tears of the Unicorns II: Prophecy by Stephanie Rose Pdf

After Miriel returns the Grail to Elysion, the world seems to be saved. But her brother Caylen, consumed with wrath about the injustice of the world, starts to strive for the annihilation of all life, in order to create a new and better world. The chaos, which is protected by the Teala of Darkness, will help him to fulfill his wish. Now it is up to Miriel and Sirion to prevent Caylen from implementing his destructive plan, and save their world.

Author : Lucy Linn Fells
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504994224

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Journey of the Two Unicorns by Lucy Linn Fells Pdf

The journey of two unicorns is an allegory to humans journey through the centuries. The story could reflect many peoples lives. The story is about love that was sacrificed for a higher purpose and underwent hard trials. Each of us wishes to live the better life. Many of us try hard and dont know which way to go and feel stuck in one place. They are looking for the light in the darkness. They dont know they themselves can shine and also help other people to be oriented in the darkness. Like unicorns, which through their love for one another and through the will to fulfill their promise, found the deepest love towards themselves. Two unicorns are sent to help horses that were suffering in the dry pastures. But not every horse was pleased by their arrival. Unicorns had to undergo a lot of trials and battles to fulfill their task.

Author : Robert Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Unicorns
ISBN : OXFORD:600039026

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The Unicorn by Robert Brown Pdf

Author : Jonathan Tallant
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351388504

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Truth and the World by Jonathan Tallant Pdf

How do we explain the truth of true propositions? Truthmaker theory is the branch of metaphysics that explores the relationships between what is true and what exists. It plays an important role in contemporary debates about the nature of metaphysics and metaphysical enquiry. In this book Jonathan Tallant argues, controversially, that we should reject truthmaker theory. In its place he argues for an 'explanationist' approach. Drawing on a deflationary theory of truth he shows that it allows us to explain the truth of true propositions and respond to recent arguments that purport to show otherwise. He augments this with a distinction between internally and externally quantified claims: externally quantified claims are claims that quantify over elements of our ontology that play an indispensable explanatory role; internally quantified claims do not. He deploys this union of deflationism and a distinction between kinds of quantification to pursue metaphysical inquiry, sketching the implications for a number of first-order debates, including those in the philosophy of time, modality and mathematics, and also shows how this explanationist model can be used to solve the key problems that afflicted truthmaker theory. Truth and the World is an important contribution to debates about truth and truthmaker theory as well as metametaphysics, the metaphysics of time and the metaphysics of mathematics, and is essential reading for students and scholars engaged in the study of these topics.

Author : Richard R. La Croix
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1972-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9004034366

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Proslogion II [i.e. Two] and III [i.e. Three]. by Richard R. La Croix Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : SRLF:A0014507388

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Notes and Queries by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mary Haight
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781136823596

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The Snake and the Fox by Mary Haight Pdf

The Snake and the Fox is a highly imaginative and fun way to learn logic. Mary Haight's characters guide you through an elaborate tale of how logic works. This book features the Snake and the Fox, Granny, Gussie and the Newts, Ren^De Descartes and Miss Nightingale, along with a huge supporting cast of humans, devils and sausage machines. For anyone coming to logic for the first time, this is the best place to start. Mary Haight makes logic easy and fun - she asks the reader questions, and uses words instead of logic symbols with amusing pictures and characters to help them. This book teaches all the basics the reader needs to know about logic (how arguments work, sound, valid reasoning, truth tables, Venn diagrams etc) in a truly enjoyable and innovative way. Anyone teaching themselves logic, or learning it on a course is bound to benefit fromthis original and intriguing book.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z314828403

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Notes and Queries: a Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, Etc by Anonim Pdf

Author : D. R. Dowty,R. Wall,S. Peters
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789400990654

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Introduction to Montague Semantics by D. R. Dowty,R. Wall,S. Peters Pdf

In this book we hope to acquaint the reader with the fundamentals of truth conditional model-theoretic semantics, and in particular with a version of this developed by Richard Montague in a series of papers published during the 1960's and early 1970's. In many ways the paper 'The Proper Treatment of Quantification in Ordinary English' (commonly abbreviated PTQ) represents the culmination of Montague's efforts to apply the techniques developed within mathematical logic to the semantics of natural languages, and indeed it is the system outlined there that people generally have in mind when they refer to "Montague Grammar". (We prefer the term "Montague Semantics" inasmuch as a grammar, as conceived of in current linguistics, would contain at least a phonological component, a morphological component, and other subsystems which are either lacking entirely or present only in a very rudi mentary state in the PTQ system. ) Montague's work has attracted increasing attention in recent years among linguists and philosophers since it offers the hope that semantics can be characterized with the same formal rigor and explicitness that transformational approaches have brought to syntax. Whether this hope can be fully realized remains to be seen, but it is clear nonetheless that Montague semantics has already established itself as a productive para digm, leading to new areas of inquiry and suggesting new ways of conceiving of theories of natural language. Unfortunately, Montague's papers are tersely written and very difficult to follow unless one has a considerable background in logical semantics.

Author : Robert Ehrlich
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000587999

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Hunting the Faster than Light Tachyon, and Finding Three Unicorns and a Herd of Elephants by Robert Ehrlich Pdf

In 1905, Albert Einstein declared speeds greater than light to be impossible. This book describes the author’s decades-long search for the hypothetical subatomic particles known as tachyons that violate this principle. This book is a scientific detective story. The crime is speeding—that is, the possible breaking of the cosmic speed limit, namely the speed of light, as stipulated by Einstein. This detective story is also a memoir written by a member of a band of "tachyon hunters." The author’s pursuit of tachyons has been met with skepticism from most physicists, who note correctly that no such superluminal particles have ever been surely observed and that there have been many false sightings. Nevertheless, considerable circumstantial evidence for tachyons has already been published and an ongoing experiment could decide the issue in the next few years. This book is written for the general reader, containing humor and eliminating jargon whenever possible, and will also be of interest to scientists. The hunt for the tachyon will fascinate all readers who approach the study of physics with curious and open minds.

Author : Barbara Drake Boehm
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781588397133

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A Blessing of Unicorns by Barbara Drake Boehm Pdf

This Bulletin examines the fascinating stories behind the only known sets of unicorn tapestries in the world—one at The Met Cloisters and another at the Musée de Cluny, Paris. The thirteen tapestries that compose the two sets—six at the Cluny and seven at The Met—remain shrouded in mystery, with their origins and original owners still unknown. Considering the iconography of these two collections together and drawing from primary sources, this Bulletin aims to reach a better understanding of these masterworks and their mythical subject that has captured the public imagination for centuries.

Author : Pamela Samash,Angelica Samash,Serena Samash
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781984559135

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The Tale of Two Unicorns by Pamela Samash,Angelica Samash,Serena Samash Pdf

Unicorn Adventures is a series of stories about events that happened within unicorn villages in mysterious lands where very few have been. Created by an adult and children, these stories can go in just about any direction and be very unpredictable. But reading isn’t all Unicorn Adventures has to offer, each page has an easy activity for the child to do so they can feel like they’re a part of the story. When blue jays fly, the child will fly with them. And if the unicorn has to swim, so will the reader. Each page also contains two versions—one for a baby or toddler and one for a more elementary-age child. We try to keep the words smaller and readable so children will build confidence as they explore each page. Our unicorns go through many experiences and have personalities and emotions. Oftentimes, they need to work together with a friend or a family member to accomplish their goal. Our books do have Christian content because God is the creator of all things and provides lessons in his Word to help us on our own life adventures. So we hope you have a warm fire, cozy blankets, and lots of cuddles for your time together in reading Unicorn Adventures.

Author : Katie Schenkel
Publisher : Far Out Fables
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781515883319

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The Wolf in Unicorn's Clothing by Katie Schenkel Pdf

In this graphic novel version of Aesop's "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", a young wolf desparate to befriend a herd of unicorns decides to knit herself a disguise in hopes that the unicorns will accept her. Includes a classic retelling of the fable, visual questions, and a glossary.

Author : Ruiz Emilio
Publisher : Europe Comics
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-16T00:00:00+02:00
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9791032805688

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In Search of the Unicorn - Volume 2 - The White Smiths by Ruiz Emilio Pdf

1471. Leading a band of faithful crossbowmen, Juan de Olid leaves Castile in secret, bound for adventure and the unknown lands of Sub-Saharan Africa. The expedition's objective is to bring back a unicorn horn as quickly as possible—the future of the kingdom depends on it. On the advice of the most pre-eminent experts of their day, Juan de Olid and his companions take along with them the one thing that can help them in their quest: a virgin. For the scent of unsullied maidens has the power to tame the most formidable of unicorns. Meanwhile, the apothecaries of King Henry IV of Castile, nicknamed "the Impotent," impatiently await this legendary horn, as it is said it can cure the King and ensure the continuation of the royal line...