The Portal

The Portal
Author: Andrew Norriss
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2007-08-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 014132158X

William and his brother Daniel come home from school one day to find their parents have disappeared - It's the first of a series of shocks they have to cope with, not the least of which is finding that their house has been built over an inter-stellar portal - It's some time before they can solve the mystery of where their parents have gone and why - and in the meantime they have to cope with visiting aliens, chickens, and making their own lunch - It's not easy - Not easy at all.

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Author: Alix E. Harrow
Publisher: Redhook
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2019-09-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316421987

"A gorgeous, aching love letter to stories, storytellers, and the doors they lead us through...absolutely enchanting."—Christina Henry, bestselling author of Alice and Lost Boys LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER! Finalist for the 2020 Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards. In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut. In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place. Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure, and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own. Lush and richly imagined, a tale of impossible journeys, unforgettable love, and the enduring power of stories await in Alix E. Harrow's spellbinding debut--step inside and discover its magic. Praise for The Ten Thousand Doors of January: "One for the favorites shelf... Here is a book to make you happy when you gently close it. Here you will find wonder and questions and an unceasingly gorgeous love of words which compasses even the shape a letter makes against a page."―NPR Books "Devastatingly good, a sharp, delicate nested tale of worlds within worlds, stories within stories, and the realm-cracking power of words."―Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author "A love letter to imagination, adventure, the written word, and the power of many kinds of love."―Kirkus For more from Alix E. Harrow, check out The Once and Future Witches.

Portal of Evil

Portal of Evil
Author: Peter Darvill-Evans
Publisher: Puffin HC
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1989
Genre:
ISBN: 9780140328394

The Steal Like an Artist Journal

The Steal Like an Artist Journal
Author: Austin Kleon
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0761185682

From the New York Times bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work! comes an interactive journal and all-in-one logbook to get your creative juices flowing, and keep a record of your ideas and discoveries. The Steal Like an Artist Journal is the next step in your artistic journey. It combines Austin Kleon’s unique and compelling ideas with the physical quality that makes journals like Moleskines so enormously popular. Page after page of ideas, prompts, quotes, and exercises are like a daily course in creativity. There are lists to fill in—Ten Things I Want to Learn, Ten Things I Probably Think About More Than the Average Person. Challenges to take. Illustrated creative exercises—Make a Mixtape (for someone who doesn’t know you) and Fill in the Speech Balloons. Pro and con charts—What Excites You?/What Drains You? The journal has an elastic band for place-marking and a special pocket in the back—a “swipe file” to store bits and pieces of inspiration. Because if you want to steal like an artist, you need a place to keep your loot.

The Word Changers (Christian Fantasy)

The Word Changers (Christian Fantasy)
Author: Ashlee Willis
Publisher: Dove Christian Publishers
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2017-02-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0990397904

Her parents argue and fight almost every day. Not only is their marriage falling apart, but teenager Posy feels her life is falling apart with it. Amidst anger and tears, she retreats to the old library down the street. Posy selects one mysterious book in an undiscovered corner of the library and is magically drawn into another world. Posy finds herself in a kingdom ruled by a cruel and manipulative king and queen who have attempted to usurp the role that belongs only to the Author of their story. The princess flees, an uprising is breaking out in the kingdom, and the prince and other characters fight against their slavery to the Plot. Posy and the prince search for the fled princess, encountering hideous monsters, fierce battles, incredible danger, and strange creatures that Posy only ever dreamed. They must travel to mysterious places that expose the darkest part of the heart, their own raw fear, and past wounds that haunt them. Will they find truth and forgiveness as they plunge into the book? Will Posy and the prince save the story? Will Posy heal the heartache she knew in her own world? A fantasy with elements of Christian allegory, The Word Changers will keep you turning the pages until the very end.

Boardgames That Tell Stories

Boardgames That Tell Stories
Author: Portal Games
Publisher:
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2015-11-25
Genre: Board gamers
ISBN: 9788360525463

A group of the finest boardgame designers answered Ignacy Trzewiczek's invitation to take part in creating the book. They shared their anecdotes, tips and memoirs, making the book an unique trip over different designing styles, a formidable guide into the world of boardgame creation. Learn about process of design such games like Robinson Crusoe, Pathfinder, Hanabi, Neuroshima Hex and many other!--

World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal

World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal
Author: Aaron Rosenberg
Publisher: Titan Books
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2023-04-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1803365781

The aging orc shaman Ner'zhul has seized control of the Horde and reopened the Dark Portal. His brutal warriors once again encroach upon Azeroth, laying siege to the newly constructed stronghold of Nethergarde Keep. There, the archmage Khadgar and the Alliance commander, Turalyon, lead humanity and its elven and dwarven allies in fighting this new invasion. Even so, disturbing questions arise. Khadgar learns of orcish incursions farther abroad: small groups of orcs who seem to pursue a goal other than simple conquest. Worse yet, black dragons have been sighted as well, and they appear to be aiding the orcs. To counter Ner'zhul's dark schemes, the Alliance must now invade the orcs' ruined homeworld of Draenor. Can Khadgar and his companions stop the nefarious shaman in time to stave off the destruction of two worlds?

Hepatic Circulation

Hepatic Circulation
Author: W. Wayne Lautt
Publisher: Biota Publishing
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2009-11-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1615040102

The Hepatic circulation is unique among vascular beds. The most obvious unique features include the dual vascular supply; the mechanism of intrinsic regulation of the hepatic artery (the hepatic arterial buffer response); the fact that portal blood flow, supplying two thirds of liver blood flow, is not controlled directly by the liver; the fact that 20% of the cardiac output rushes through the most vascularized organ in the body, driven by a pressure gradient of only a few millimeters of mercury; the extremely distensible capacitance and venous resistance sites; the unidirectional acinar blood flow that regulates parenchymal cell metabolic specialization; and the high concentration of macrophagic (Kupffer) cells filtering the blood. The liver is the only organ reported to have regional blood flow monitored by the autonomic nervous system. This mechanism, when dysfunctional, accounts for the hepatorenal syndrome and offers a mechanistic therapeutic target to treat this syndrome. The trigger for liver regeneration is dependent on hepatic hemodynamics so that chronic liver blood flow regulates liver cell mass. In severe liver disease, the whole body circulation is reorganized, by forming portacaval shunts, to accommodate the increased intrahepatic venous resistance. These shunts protect the venous drainage of the splanchnic organs but lead to loss of major regulatory roles of the liver. The development of knowledge of the hepatic vasculature is presented from a historical perspective with modern concepts summarized based on the perspective of the author’s four decades of devotion to this most marvelous of organs.

The Portal

The Portal
Author: Bill Myers
Publisher: Imager Chronicles
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781404175716

When Denise gives Nathan a strange red stone, they are transported to the land of Fayrah where they meet Listro Q, a purple fox-like creature with a Mohawk; Astrophenix, a bear-like fellow who is bad at poetry; Samson, a flying bug with a glowing blue tail; and Mr. Hornsberry, a snooty stuffed bulldog. Nathan's selfish nature soon gets him in trouble and he is lured by the Illusionist and held prisoner in Bobok's castle. Denise and her new friends must free Nathan from his captor, and someone must make an enormous sacrifice so that the others can escape.

Nintendo Heroes

Nintendo Heroes
Author: Tracey West
Publisher: Scholastic
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780439843645

Link and his fairy guide, Navi, are journeying through Hyrule when they learn that an interdimensional portal has been opened and is sucking in anything and everything that gets near it!