Tower of the Future

Tower of the Future
Author: Saki Hiwatari
Publisher: CMX
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Authors
ISBN: 9781401208158

It seems implausible that there could be a good side to "Noize, the entity that Takery previously believed was bent on total destruction. If it's true, then Zen's family's plans for Takeru might not be as benevolent as he thought. Provoked by the mysterious young Hijiri, Takeru realizes that he can only get the big picture by ascending the mysterious, otherdimensional "Tower," where past, present and future are all revealed. When Takeru, his girlfriend Ichigo, and his buddy Kouki literally vanish into thin air one day, is it the start of his journey of discovery, or something much more deadly?

Tower to Tower

Tower to Tower
Author: Henriette Steiner
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2020-05-12
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0262043920

A cultural history of gigantism in architecture and digital culture, from the Eiffel Tower to the World Trade Center. The gigantic is everywhere, and gigantism is manifest in everything from excessively tall skyscrapers to globe-spanning digital networks. In this book, Henriette Steiner and Kristin Veel map and critique the trajectory of gigantism in architecture and digital culture—the convergence of tall buildings and networked infrastructures—from the Eiffel Tower to One World Trade Center. They show how these two forms of gigantism intersect in the figure of the skyscraper with a transmitting antenna on its roof, a gigantic building that is also a nodal point in a gigantic digital infrastructure. Steiner and Veel focus on two paradigmatic tower sites: the Eiffel Tower and the Twin Towers of the destroyed World Trade Center (as well as their replacement, the One World Trade Center tower). They consider, among other things, philosophical interpretations of the Eiffel Tower; the design and destruction of the Twin Towers; the architectural debates surrounding the erection of One World Trade Center on the Ground Zero site; and such recent examples of gigantism across architecture and digital culture as Rem Koolhaas's headquarters for China Central TV and the phenomenon of the “tech giant.” Examining the cultural, architectural, and media history of these towers, they analyze the changing conceptions of the gigantism that they represent, not just as physical structures but as sites for the projection of cultural ideas and ideals.

Tower to Tower

Tower to Tower
Author: Henriette Steiner
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2020-05-12
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0262358344

A cultural history of gigantism in architecture and digital culture, from the Eiffel Tower to the World Trade Center. The gigantic is everywhere, and gigantism is manifest in everything from excessively tall skyscrapers to globe-spanning digital networks. In this book, Henriette Steiner and Kristin Veel map and critique the trajectory of gigantism in architecture and digital culture—the convergence of tall buildings and networked infrastructures—from the Eiffel Tower to One World Trade Center. They show how these two forms of gigantism intersect in the figure of the skyscraper with a transmitting antenna on its roof, a gigantic building that is also a nodal point in a gigantic digital infrastructure. Steiner and Veel focus on two paradigmatic tower sites: the Eiffel Tower and the Twin Towers of the destroyed World Trade Center (as well as their replacement, the One World Trade Center tower). They consider, among other things, philosophical interpretations of the Eiffel Tower; the design and destruction of the Twin Towers; the architectural debates surrounding the erection of One World Trade Center on the Ground Zero site; and such recent examples of gigantism across architecture and digital culture as Rem Koolhaas's headquarters for China Central TV and the phenomenon of the “tech giant.” Examining the cultural, architectural, and media history of these towers, they analyze the changing conceptions of the gigantism that they represent, not just as physical structures but as sites for the projection of cultural ideas and ideals.

The Once and Future Witches

The Once and Future Witches
Author: Alix E. Harrow
Publisher: Redhook
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2020-10-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316422037

"A gorgeous and thrilling paean to the ferocious power of women. The characters live, bleed, and roar. "―Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel • Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR Books • Barnes and Noble • BookPage In the late 1800s, three sisters use witchcraft to change the course of history in this powerful novel of magic, family, and the suffragette movement. In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find it at the ballot box. But when the Eastwood sisters―James Juniper, Agnes Amaranth, and Beatrice Belladonna―join the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to pursue the forgotten words and ways that might turn the women's movement into the witch's movement. Stalked by shadows and sickness, hunted by forces who will not suffer a witch to vote―and perhaps not even to live―the sisters will need to delve into the oldest magics, draw new alliances, and heal the bond between them if they want to survive. There's no such thing as witches. But there will be. An homage to the indomitable power and persistence of women, The Once and Future Witches reimagines stories of revolution, motherhood, and women's suffrage—the lost ways are calling. Praise for The Once and Future Witches: "A glorious escape into a world where witchcraft has dwindled to a memory of women's magic, and three wild, sundered sisters hold the key to bring it back...A tale that will sweep you away."―Yangsze Choo, New York Times bestselling author "This book is an amazing bit of spellcraft and resistance so needed in our times, and a reminder that secret words and ways can never be truly and properly lost, as long as there are tongues to speak them and ears to listen."―P. Djèlí Clark, author The Black God's Drum For more from Alix E. Harrow, check out The Ten Thousand Doors of January.

Starred Tower

Starred Tower
Author: Ryan Debruyn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 616
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre:
ISBN:

The apocalypse began with an internal cancer-like growth. A new organ formed, and Towers sprouted from the Earth. All worldly knowledge upended. No explanation or rules given. So, humanity made its own... Jeff Smith was born over a century after "The Rise," the historical name for the day that seven indestructible mechanical towers rose like spiraling drills. Earlier that month, everyone on the planet was given the potential to be something more, to live forever-to be a superhuman. Like everyone else, Jeff wants to cultivate his God Liquid and join the immortal rankers as they conquer the Northern Tower and capture riches beyond imagining. What better life could there be? Unfortunately, for twenty-one years, Jeff hasn't been allowed to cultivate thanks to his tyrant of a mother-thanks to Leah. Then, on the day he is going to escape, a powerful guild on a manhunt attacks Leah's group of scavengers, and Jeff is thrown through a very unique dungeon portal- a portal that hasn't been used in nearly a hundred years. When spells and skills unleash chaos, a special blue screen powers up, and Jeff's journey begins.

The Fall

The Fall
Author: Garth Nix
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0007261195

First of a thrilling fantasy adventure series set on the Dark World, where society is ranked according to its colour clan and the most precious commodity is light. In all the world there is only one place that ever sees the sun. A seven-towered castle built upon a mountain high above the desolate ice lands below.

From The Tower of Babel To One World Government

From The Tower of Babel To One World Government
Author: Jean-Joseph Boni
Publisher:
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2021-01-14
Genre:
ISBN:

In the midst of a rising New World Order is it imperative for Christians to understand its origins and its overall goal from a Biblical perspective. It is no longer a conspiracy theory because "Big Brother" One World Government is at our doorsteps! Are we Biblically ready? Do we succumb or we fight back in the name of Jesus!

Devil's Tower

Devil's Tower
Author: Mark Sumner
Publisher: Del Rey
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1996
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780345402097

When an evil magic arises during the Civil War, wreaking death and destruction along the western frontier, Jake Bird must stand up to the man who killed his father and faces a showdown with the most dangerous wielder of magic in all the West--General George Armstrong Custer. Original.

The Tower and the Cloud

The Tower and the Cloud
Author: Richard N. Katz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2008
Genre: Campus planning
ISBN: 9780967285399

"The emergence of the networked information economy is unleashing two powerful forces. On one hand, easy access to high-speed networks is empowering individuals. People can now discover and consume information resources and services globally from their homes. Further, new social computing approaches are inviting people to share in the creation and edification of information on the Internet. Empowerment of the individual -- or consumerization -- is reducing the individual's reliance on traditional brick-and-mortar institutions in favor of new and emerging virtual ones. Second, ubiquitous access to high-speed networks along with network standards, open standards and content, and techniques for virtualizing hardware, software, and services is making it possible to leverage scale economies in unprecedented ways. What appears to be emerging is industrial-scale computing -- a standardized infrastructure for delivering computing power, network bandwidth, data storage and protection, and services. Comsumerization and industrialization beg the question "Is this the end of the middle?"; that is, what will be the role of "enterprise" IT in the future? Indeed, the bigger question is what will become of all of our intermediating institutions? This volume examines the impact of IT on higher education and on the IT organization in higher education." -Web site blurb.

Inquiry Into the Collapse of Texas Tower No. 4

Inquiry Into the Collapse of Texas Tower No. 4
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Armed Services
Publisher:
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1961
Genre: Governmental investigations
ISBN:

Investigates the causes of the collapse of Texas Tower No. 4, an offshore AF Radar Tower, which killed 28 men.