Secrets of the Oracle Database

Secrets of the Oracle Database
Author: Norbert Debes
Publisher: Apress
Total Pages: 510
Release: 2010-08-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 143021953X

Secrets of the Oracle Database is the definitive guide to undocumented and partially-documented features of the Oracle Database server. Covering useful but little-known features from Oracle Database 9 through Oracle Database 11, this book will improve your efficiency as an Oracle database administrator or developer. Norbert Debes shines the light of day on features that help you master more difficult administrative, tuning, and troubleshooting tasks than you ever thought possible. Finally, in one place, you have at your fingertips knowledge that previously had to be acquired through years of experience and word of mouth through knowing the right people. What Norbert writes is accurate, well-tested, well-illustrated by clear examples, and sure to improve your ability to make an impact on your day-to-day work with Oracle.

Secrets of the Oracle

Secrets of the Oracle
Author: W. David Shaw
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 555
Release: 2009-12-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1442697261

What is wisdom? Where does it come from? Where can we find it? And what does it mean in our lives? In Secrets of the Oracle, David Shaw explores these questions by turning to the works of wisdom writers, whose words retain their meaning and transformative power even centuries after they were written. Wisdom literature exists in two shaping forms - the aphorism, geared towards the past, and the oracle, a revolutionary impulse looking to the future. Secrets of the Oracle discusses both types of wisdom, finding them in the works of poets and philosophers from Tennyson and Zeno to Yeats and George Berkeley, from Browning and Schleiermacher to T.S. Eliot and F.H. Bradley. The book also discusses the contribution to wisdom of Jesus and the author of Ecclesiastes, of Abraham Lincoln and Norman Maclean. Part celebration of wisdom found and part lament for wisdom lost, Secrets of the Oracle is convincing in its assertion that wisdom articulates what is and offers creative visions of the future.

The Book of Secrets

The Book of Secrets
Author: Melissa McShane
Publisher: Night Harbor Publishing
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2018-02-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1949663213

Helena Davies just wants a job that will get her out of her parents’ basement, but by the end of her first day at Abernathy’s Bookstore, she has a dead boss in the basement and the news that she is now a part of an endless magical war. Abernathy’s is the world’s only living oracle, and Helena is now its custodian. Without any training, she must navigate her new world and find a place for herself within it. But there’s still a murderer on the loose—and Helena might be next on his list.

The Oracle

The Oracle
Author: William J. Broad
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2007-01-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780143038597

A gripping modern-day detective story about the scientific quest to understand the Oracle of Delphi Like Walking the Bible, this fascinating book turns a modern eye on an enduring legend. The Oracle of Delphi was one of the most influential figures in ancient Greece. Human mistress of the god Apollo, she had the power to enter into ecstatic communion with him and deliver his prophesies to men. Thousands of years later, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist William J. Broad follows a crew of enterprising researchers as they sift through the evidence of history, geology, and archaeology to reveal—as far as science is able—the source of her visions.

The Secrets of the Lenormand Oracle

The Secrets of the Lenormand Oracle
Author: Sylvie Steinbach
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Divination cards
ISBN: 9781419670305

'The Secrets of the Lenormand Oracle' provides readers with indispensable contemporary guidelines to easily understand the 36 little cards. With a new intuitive 'no layout' interpretation system, beginners can now easily access the divination power of the deck. This modern and detailed guide answers all your questions regarding 'how to' perform amazingly accurate readings. Through the revelation of the book's 7 secrets, readers can learn how to predict matters of love, career, money and past lives in a professional manner. Whether you are new to the oracle or an experienced Lenormand devotee, this instant classic encompasses all the tools required to master these esoteric cards in order to unveil the future.

The Oracle

The Oracle
Author: William J. Broad
Publisher: Penguin Press HC
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN:

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author describes how a team of scientists, working from subtle clues scattered throughout the ancient literature, as well as from the latest findings in geology, uncovered scientific evidence to explain the Oracle of Delphi's powers.

Rogue Oracle

Rogue Oracle
Author: Alayna Williams
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2011-02-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1439182833

THE MORE YOU KNOW ABOUT THE FUTURE, THE MORE THERE MAY BE TO FEAR. Tara Sheridan is the best criminal profiler around—and the most unconventional. Trained as a forensic psychologist, Tara also specializes in Tarot card reading. But she doesn’t need her divination skills to realize that the new assignment from her friend and sometime lover, Agent Harry Li, is a dangerous proposition in every way. Former Cold War operatives, all linked to a top-secret operation tracking the disposal of nuclear weapons in Russia, are disappearing. There are no bodies, and no clues to their whereabouts. Harry suspects a conspiracy to sell arms to the highest bidder. The cards—and Tara’s increasingly ominous dreams—suggest something darker. Even as Tara sorts through her feelings for Harry and her fractured relationship with the mysterious order known as Delphi’s Daughters, a killer is growing more ruthless by the day. And a nightmare that began decades ago in Chernobyl will reach a terrifying endgame that not even Tara could have foreseen. . . .

Secret of the Oracle: an Ancient Greek Mystery

Secret of the Oracle: an Ancient Greek Mystery
Author: Saviour Pirotta
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2017-10-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1472940164

The second book in the ancient Greek Mysteries series, a thrilling follow up to Mark of the Cyclops, is a mix of Sherlock Holmes and ancient Greece from bestselling author Saviour Pirotta, with stunning illustrations from up-and-coming illustrator Freya Hartas. This exciting adventure will have readers gripped from start to finish.Scribe Nico and his friend Thrax are back for another adventure in ancient Greece. Their master has brought them to Delphi, to seek guidance from the great oracle. But between the majestic hills of the sacred city, a sinister plot has been formed, and a farmer's daughter has gone missing. Can Nico and Thrax solve the clues, save the girl and learn the secret of the oracle?This dramatic and mysterious tale is packed with wonderful characters and insight into the daily life of the ancient Greeks, a required topic in the KS2 History curriculum. Perfect for fans of the Roman Mysteries, or anyone interested in ancient Greece.

The Secrets of the Belline Oracle

The Secrets of the Belline Oracle
Author: Sylvie Steinbach
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2018-12-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781727465891

Did you know that the most revered esoteric divination deck in Europe after Tarot is the Belline oracle? A French cartomancy reference since its first publication, the oracle's illustrations were created in the 1800s by Edmond, famous card reader and astrologer whose clients included Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo, Napoleon III and many alumni of the time. Marcel Forget, known as Belline, Prince of Seers used his name and reputation to bring the oracle to the masses in the 1960s; many books in French have been published since, but no significant English manual on the Belline Oracle has come to light - until now! Following her significant contribution to the Lenormand oracle's renaissance, Sylvie Steinbach introduces the Secrets of the Belline Oracle, sharing her analysis of the fifty-three cards supporting Edmond's definitions, and her use of the oracle for modern card reading. With this essential introduction, you will learn to understand the 53 cards' meanings by unlocking their symbolism, integrate Sylvie Steinbach's contemporary attributes on the original definitions, apply the cards using basic and advanced spreads that address any type of inquiries, and offer spiritual readings such as mediumship, past life and manifestation work to your clients. If you seek to expand your knowledge on oracles, this manual is your next step to mastering the Edmond-Belline oracle masterpiece.

The Oracle Glass

The Oracle Glass
Author: Judith Merkle Riley
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2012-11-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1402270593

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller! "An outstanding historical novel of 17th–century France ... based on a real–life scandal known as the Affaire des Poisons, this tale is riveting from start to finish."—Library Journal Her ability to see the future may prevent her from living in the present... For a handful of gold, Madame de Morville will read your future in a glass of swirling water. You'll believe her, because you know she's more than 150 years old and a witch, and she has all of Paris in the palm of her hand. But Madame de Morville hides more behind her black robes than you know. Her real age, the mother and uncle who left her for dead, the inner workings of the most secret society of Parisian witches: none of these truths would help her outwit the rich who so desperately want the promise of the future. After all, it's her own future she must control , no matter how much it is painted with uncertainty and clouded by vengeance. More Praise for The Oracle Glass: "Absorbing and arresting."—New York Times "Fascinating and factual."—Los Angeles Times "Chilly, witty, and completely engrossing ... great, good fun."— Kirkus Reviews "Take a full cup of wit, two teaspoons of brimstone, and a dash of poison, and you have Judith Merkle Riley's mordant, compelling tale of an ambitious young woman who disguises herself as an ancient prophetess in order to gain entry into the dangerous, scheming glamour of the Sun King's court. Based on scandalous true events, The Oracle Glass brims with our human foibles, passions, and eccentricities; it's a classic of the genre and unlike any historical novel you have ever read."—C. W. Gortner, author of The Confessions of Catherine de Medici