P. W. Stone and the Missing Kingdoms

P. W. Stone and the Missing Kingdoms
Author: S. C. Easley
Publisher: Wind Born Publishing
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2021-07-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1734851503

Sometimes the planets and stars do align. Enter the Kingdom Realms, where the unseen is seen, and battles must be won. On the verge of succumbing to a life of isolation, P. W. Stone, a quirky, misunderstood teen, discovers her identity as an heir to an abandoned kingdom. After a total solar eclipse aligns seven cities named Salem with the hidden realm, the event propels her into a garden paradise with six fellow heirs. Paradise is not what it seems. Sinister adversaries lurk at every turn, attempting to take P.W. Stone's life, prevent her dominion, and snatch the newfound Destiny Scroll before she and the other Salem Seven members unveil the secret to their defeat on Earth. What occurs in one realm affects the other. If the teens don't accomplish what their ancestors failed to do and claim their mountain of inheritance, life on Earth as they know it will come to a tragic end. Will P.W. emerge into whom she's called to be and take back all that is rightfully hers? Chronicles of Narnia meets The Shack in this epic fantasy. P. W. Stone and the Missing Kingdoms is an excellent gift for 10-14-year-olds who are ready to embark on an identity-seeking adventure. Those readers interested in the afterlife, biblical symbolism, books about heaven, Creation, Christian fantasy, Dead Sea Scrolls, fantasy adventure, Garden of Eden, Heaven, Heavenly encounters, key to the Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Manifestation of the sons and daughters, Melchizedek, Mythology, near death encounters, transfiguration, time travel, and trip to heaven would find P. W. Stone and the Missing Kingdoms a fulfilling read.

Dragon Games

Dragon Games
Author: P. W. Catanese
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2010-01-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1416998683

A surprise visitor to the Aerie provides devastating news for Happenstance about his past--but it's the future that Umber and Hap must contend with: they need to learn all they can about Meddlers if they are to discover what Hap's role in Umber's mission is to be. And that means a risky trip to The Inferno, where Caspar has taken the key pages of Umber's research. But that's only one of the perilous journeys Umber has in mind for his mysterious ward: Umber's nemesis, the wheeling and dealing Hameron, has acquired some dragon eggs, and Umber can't resist the opportunity to study a new magical species, even if it means a trip to the corrupt kingdom of Sarnica. But when he and Hap see what the warlord of Sarnica has planned for the dragon hatchlings at the upcoming Dragon Games, Umber's quest for knowledge turns into a dangerous rescue operation.

Wired for War

Wired for War
Author: P. W. Singer
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2009-01-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1440685975

“[Singer's] enthusiasm becomes infectious . . . Wired for War is a book of its time: this is strategy for the Facebook generation.” —Foreign Affairs “An engrossing picture of a new class of weapon that may revolutionize future wars. . .” —Kirkus Reviews P. W. Singer explores the great­est revolution in military affairs since the atom bomb: the dawn of robotic warfare We are on the cusp of a massive shift in military technology that threatens to make real the stuff of I, Robot and The Terminator. Blending historical evidence with interviews of an amaz­ing cast of characters, Singer shows how technology is changing not just how wars are fought, but also the politics, economics, laws, and the ethics that surround war itself. Travelling from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to modern-day "skunk works" in the midst of suburbia, Wired for War will tantalise a wide readership, from military buffs to policy wonks to gearheads.

The Lost Stone

The Lost Stone
Author: Jordan Quinn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442496924

Welcome to the Kingdom of Wrenly—a new chapter book series full of fantasy and adventure. Meet Lucas, the eight year-old prince, and Clara, the daughter of the queen’s seamstress. Lucas is an only child who longs to make friends and go on adventures. Clara knows the kingdom well, so she and Lucas team up and explore the lands of Wrenly! In The Lost Stone, Lucas and Clara search for Queen Tasha’s missing emerald. On their exciting adventure, they travel to all the main attractions of Wrenly: Primlox (the island of fairies), Burth (the island of trolls), Crestwood (the island of dragons), Hobsgrove (the island of wizards), and the beautiful Mermaid’s Cove. King Caleb has promised to reward the person who finds the precious stone, and Lucas and Clara are determined to search the entire kingdom until they find it! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Kingdom of Wrenly chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Waste

Waste
Author: Kate O'Neill
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2019-09-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0745687431

Waste is one of the planet’s last great resource frontiers. From furniture made from up-cycled wood to gold extracted from computer circuit boards, artisans and multinational corporations alike are finding ways to profit from waste while diverting materials from overcrowded landfills. Yet beyond these benefits, this “new” resource still poses serious risks to human health and the environment. In this unique book, Kate O’Neill traces the emergence of the global political economy of wastes over the past two decades. She explains how the emergence of waste governance initiatives and mechanisms can help us deal with both the risks and the opportunities associated with the hundreds of millions – possibly billions – of tons of waste we generate each year. Drawing on a range of fascinating case studies to develop her arguments, including China’s role as the primary recipient of recyclable plastics and scrap paper from the Western world, “Zero-Waste” initiatives, the emergence of transnational waste-pickers’ alliances, and alternatives for managing growing volumes of electronic and food wastes, O’Neill shows how waste can be a risk, a resource, and even a livelihood, with implications for governance at local, national, and global levels.

King of Shadows

King of Shadows
Author: Susan Cooper
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 5
Release: 2012-03-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0689845782

Only in the world of the theater can Nat Field find an escape from the tragedies that have shadowed his young life. So he is thrilled when he is chosen to join an American drama troupe traveling to London to perform A Midsummer Night's Dream in a new replica of the famous Globe theater. Shortly after arriving in England, Nat goes to bed ill and awakens transported back in time four hundred years -- to another London, and another production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Amid the bustle and excitement of an Elizabethan theatrical production, Nat finds the warm, nurturing father figure missing from his life -- in none other than William Shakespeare himself. Does Nat have to remain trapped in the past forever, or give up the friendship he's so longed for in his own time?

Empires of the Plain

Empires of the Plain
Author: Lesley Adkins
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2004-12-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1466838388

"Well-told story of a life dedicated to scholarship, with great adventures and derring-do an unexpected bonus." - Kirkus Reviews From 1827 Henry Rawlinson, fearless soldier, sportsman and imperial adventurer of the first rank, spent twenty-five years in India, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan in the service of the East India Company. During this time he survived the dangers of disease and warfare, including the disastrous First Anglo-Afghan War. A gifted linguist, fascinated by history and exploration, he became obsessed with cuneiform, the world's earliest writing. An immense inscription high on a sheer rock face at Bisitun in the mountains of western Iran, carved on the orders of King Darius the Great of Persia over 2,000 years ago, was the key to understanding the many cuneiform scripts and languages. Only Rawlinson had the physical and intellectual skills, courage, self-motivation and opportunity to make the perilous ascent and copy the monument. Here, Lesley Adkins relates the story of Rawlinson's life and how he triumphed in deciphering the lost languages of Persia and Babylonia, overcoming his brilliant but bitter rival, Edward Hincks. While based in Baghdad, Rawlinson became involved in the very first excavations of the ancient mounds of Mesopotamia, from Nineveh to Babylon, an area that had been fought over by so many powerful empires. His decipherment of the inscriptions resurrected unsuspected civilizations, revealing intriguing details of everyday life and forgotten historical events. By proving to the astonished Victorian public that people and places in the Old Testament really existed (and, furthermore, that documents and chronicles had survived from well before the writing of the Bible), Rawlinson became a celebrity and assured his own place in history.

Affluence and Freedom

Affluence and Freedom
Author: Pierre Charbonnier
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2021-06-22
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1509543732

In this pathbreaking book, Pierre Charbonnier opens up a new intellectual terrain: an environmental history of political ideas. His aim is not to locate the seeds of ecological thought in the history of political ideas as others have done, but rather to show that all political ideas, whether or not they endorse ecological ideals, are informed by a certain conception of our relationship to the Earth and to our environment. The fundamental political categories of modernity were founded on the idea that we could improve on nature, that we could exert a decisive victory over its excesses and claim unlimited access to earthly resources. In this way, modern thinkers imagined a political society of free individuals, equal and prosperous, alongside the development of industry geared towards progress and liberated from the Earth’s shackles. Yet this pact between democracy and growth has now been called into question by climate change and the environmental crisis. It is therefore our duty today to rethink political emancipation, bearing in mind that this can no longer draw on the prospect of infinite growth promised by industrial capitalism. Ecology must draw on the power harnessed by nineteenth-century socialism to respond to the massive impact of industrialization, but it must also rethink the imperative to offer protection to society by taking account of the solidarity of social groups and their conditions in a world transformed by climate change. This timely and original work of social and political theory will be of interest to a wide readership in politics, sociology, environmental studies and the social sciences and humanities generally.

The Ancient Giants Who Ruled America

The Ancient Giants Who Ruled America
Author: Richard J. Dewhurst
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2013-12-17
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1591437520

A study of the substantial evidence for a former race of giants in North America and its 150-year suppression by the Smithsonian Institution • Shows how thousands of giant skeletons have been found, particularly in the Mississippi Valley, as well as the ruins of the giants’ cities • Explores 400 years of giant finds, including newspaper articles, first person accounts, state historical records, and illustrated field reports • Reveals the Stonehenge-era megalithic burial complex on Catalina Island with over 4,000 giant skeletons, including kings more than 9 feet tall • Includes more than 100 rare photographs and illustrations of the lost evidence Drawing on 400 years of newspaper articles and photos, first person accounts, state historical records, and illustrated field reports, Richard J. Dewhurst reveals not only that North America was once ruled by an advanced race of giants but also that the Smithsonian has been actively suppressing the physical evidence for nearly 150 years. He shows how thousands of giant skeletons have been unearthed at Mound Builder sites across the continent, only to disappear from the historical record. He examines other concealed giant discoveries, such as the giant mummies found in Spirit Cave, Nevada, wrapped in fine textiles and dating to 8000 BCE; the hundreds of red-haired bog mummies found at sinkhole “cenotes” on the west coast of Florida and dating to 7500 BCE; and the ruins of the giants’ cities with populations in excess of 100,000 in Arizona, Oklahoma, Alabama, and Louisiana. Dewhurst shows how this suppression began shortly after the Civil War and transformed into an outright cover-up in 1879 when Major John Wesley Powell was appointed Smithsonian director, launching a strict pro-evolution, pro-Manifest Destiny agenda. He also reveals the 1920s’ discovery on Catalina Island of a megalithic burial complex with 6,000 years of continuous burials and over 4,000 skeletons, including a succession of kings and queens, some more than 9 feet tall--the evidence for which is hidden in the restricted-access evidence rooms at the Smithsonian.

Lost in the Taiga

Lost in the Taiga
Author: Vasiliĭ Peskov
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1994
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

The sole surviving family member, the daughter Agafia, lives by herself in the Lykov family cabin to this day.