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Author | : Stanton A. Coblentz |
Publisher | : Wildside Press LLC |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2008-03-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1434463060 |
Stanton Arthur Coblentz (1896-1982) was an American author and poet. His first published science fiction was "The Sunken World," a satire about Atlantis, in 1928.
Author | : Stanton A. Coblentz |
Publisher | : Wildside Press LLC |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2008-03-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1434463052 |
Stanton Arthur Coblentz (1896-1982) was an American author and poet. His first published science fiction was "The Sunken World," a satire about Atlantis, in 1928.
Author | : M. John Harrison |
Publisher | : Gollancz |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2021-04-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780575096363 |
*WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2020* *A New Statesman Book of the Year* 'A mesmerising, mysterious book . . . Haunting. Worrying. Beautiful' Russell T. Davis 'Brilliantly unsettling' Olivia Laing 'A magificent book' Neil Gaiman 'An extraordinary experience' William Gibson Winner of the Goldsmiths Prize 2020, this is fiction that pushes the boundaries of the novel form. Shaw had a breakdown, but he's getting himself back together. He has a single room, a job on a decaying London barge, and an on-off affair with a doctor's daughter called Victoria, who claims to have seen her first corpse at age thirteen. It's not ideal, but it's a life. Or it would be if Shaw hadn't got himself involved in a conspiracy theory that, on dark nights by the river, seems less and less theoretical... Meanwhile, Victoria is up in the Midlands, renovating her dead mother's house, trying to make new friends. But what, exactly, happened to her mother? Why has the local waitress disappeared into a shallow pool in a field behind the house? And why is the town so obsessed with that old Victorian morality tale, The Water Babies? As Shaw and Victoria struggle to maintain their relationship, the sunken lands are rising up again, unnoticed in the shadows around them.
Author | : World Bank |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2009-02-25 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0821379143 |
'The Sunken Billions: The Economic Justification for Fisheries Reform' shows the difference between the potential and actual net economic benefits from marine fisheries is about $50 billion per year, or some $2 trillion over the last three decades. If fish stocks were rebuilt, the current marine catch could be achieved with approximately half the current global fishing effort. This illustrates the massive overcapacity of the global fleet. The excess competition for the limited fish resources results in declining productivity, economic inefficiency, and depressed fisher incomes. The focus on the deteriorating biological health of world fisheries has tended to obscure their equally critical economic health. Achieving sustainable fisheries presents challenges not only of biology and ecology, but also of managing political and economic processes and replacing pernicious incentives with those that foster improved governance and responsible stewardship. Improved governance of marine fisheries could regain a substantial part of this annual economic loss and contribute to economic growth. Fisheries governance reform is a long-term process requiring political will and consensus vision, built through broad stakeholder dialogue. Reforms will require investment in good governance, including strengthening marine tenure systems and reducing illegal fishing and harmful subsidies. Realizing the potential economic benefits of fisheries means reducing fishing effort and capacity. To offset the associated social adjustment costs, successful reforms should provide for social safety nets and alternative economic opportunities for affected communities.
Author | : Franck Goddio |
Publisher | : British Museum |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : HISTORY |
ISBN | : 9780500292372 |
Beneath the waters of Abukir Bay, at the edge of the northwestern Nile Delta, lie the submerged remains of once-lost ancient Egyptian cities that sank over 1,200 years ago, but were dramatically rediscovered in the last years of the 20th century. Pioneering underwater excavations, begun in 1999 and still underway, are uncovering an array of ancient buildings and artefacts. Temple ruins and monumental statuary, harbour installations (and no fewer than 69 shipwrecks), exquisite jewellery and delicate ceramics are among the intriguing remains of these cities already lifted from the sea. Through these extraordinary finds, this book tells the story of how two iconic ancient civilizations, Egypt and Greece, interacted in the late first millennium BC, from the founding of Thonis-Heracleion, Naukratis and Canopus as trading and religious centres to the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great, through the ensuing centuries of Ptolemaic (Hellenistic) rule, to the suicide of Cleopatra and the ultimate dominance of Rome. Throughout, Greeks and Egyptians lived alongside one another in these lively cities, sharing their politics, religious beliefs, languages and customs. Greek kings adopted the regalia of the pharaoh; ordinary Greek citizens worshipped in Hellenic sanctuaries next to Egyptian temples; and their ancient gods and mythologies became ever more closely intertwined. Published to accompany the blockbuster British Museum exhibition showcasing a spectacular collection of objects, this book retells the history and rediscovery of this vibrant and multi-cultural ancient society.
Author | : J. G. Ballard |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2012-07-23 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0871404060 |
From one of the most powerful and original talents in science fiction comes the story of a new world--a strange world where solar radiation fluctuations have melted the polar ice caps, flooding the land and raising the temperature of the atmosphere.
Author | : S C Green |
Publisher | : Grymm & Epic |
Total Pages | : 447 |
Release | : 2017-09-04 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0473305577 |
“… one of the most original books I’ve ever read.” – I Heart Reading “One of my most enjoyable reads of this year, cracking along at high speed and using intriguing ideas to create a world that’s like a cracked mirror version of our own history.” – BookieMonster In the heart of London lies the Engine Ward, a district forged in coal and steam, where the great Engineering Sects vie for ultimate control of the country. For many, the Ward is a forbidding, desolate place, but for Nicholas Thorne, the Ward is a refuge. Deep within the bowels of the Ward, Nicholas can finally escape his strange affliction – the thoughts of animals that crowd his head. The shadows of his past hang over him, forcing him to remain hidden alongside the Stokers – a forgotten people who toil day and night to keep the boilers of the Ward constantly firing, so that the engine of progress may continue to hum. But rebellion is stirring within the ranks of The Stokers, led by Nicholas' childhood friend, the brilliant engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Forbidden to do the work that brings him his only joy, Brunel innovates in secret, his mind growing ever more twisted by the desire for knowledge. Battles rage in the shadows of bizarre buildings at the heart of this nightmarish alternative London. As men transform into flesh-eating monsters, Nicholas and Brunel seek a way to restore peace – will London's salvation come from a mechanical army, or on the backs of prehistoric beasts? The Sunken is the first book in the Engine Ward fantasy series by S C Green. For fans of China Mieville and Neal Stephenson who want to explore the clash of religion, technology, and bestiary in a city on the cusp of industrial revolution. metaphysical fantasy, dark fantasy, epic fantasy, grim dark, steampunk, science fiction, alternate history, Victorian, Georgian, London, dragons, dinosaurs, zombies, vampires, dystopian, gothic, historical fantasy
Author | : Peter F. Copeland |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 1992-10-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780486272863 |
Accurately detailed, ready-to-color anthology with 39 excellently rendered illustrations: divers on site of ancient Greek shipwreck, Roman merchant ship in a storm, remains of 9th-century Viking Ship, a German U-boat sinking an English freighter in 1917, the sunken Titanic as it looks today, historic diving suits and scuba-diving equipment, recovered treasure, much more. Captions.
Author | : C. W. Trisef |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-06-22 |
Genre | : Bimini Islands (Bahamas) |
ISBN | : 9781463559212 |
Fall, current day, Atlantic Ocean. Another hurricane tears through the Bahamas, headed for Florida. Among the wreckage: a U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat, one survivor (Ret Cooper), and a spherical object of curious design (the Oracle). Ret Cooper is a simple young man with mysterious origins, unique physical features, and no memory of his past. His new family and friends discover he is truly extraordinary, with supernatural powers and strange scars on the palms of his hands. But what is his destiny? The Oracle is the key to Earth's unity and full potential, too perfect to be man-made. Legend claims it can unleash limitless power when filled with Mother Nature's six, pure, original elements. But where are these elements? And which of our planet's ancient secrets will be explained in the process of locating them? The first book from new author C.W. Trisef will have you cheering for Ret as he travels a submerged road, discovers a lost city, climbs an electrifying mountain, and begins to unravel the mystery of the Oracle...all during his first year of high school.
Author | : Kate Walbert |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2015-06-09 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1476799326 |
"The story of four women as they negotiate one of Manhattan's swiftly changing neighborhoods, extreme weather, and the perils and unease of twenty-first-century life"--