Of Unknown Origin: Movie Tie-In Edition

Of Unknown Origin: Movie Tie-In Edition
Author: Chauncey G. Parker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-11-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781959205739

A very special edition of THE VISITOR, the horrifying novel that inspired the 1983 cult classic film OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN!The ultimate nightmare...For rising young executive Bart Hughes, his Manhattan brownstone was his castle - a haven of peace and security amid the urban rot of New York City. Now, with his wife and children away for the summer, it was more peaceful still. Until he discovered he was not alone, but had an uninvited guest in the house... Until his home became a hunting ground where he stalked his inhuman intruder... Until he realized he was the one being hunted, the one who was trapped by... The Visitor.Terror with teeth that won't let you go!

Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia: Ferns, conifers & their allies

Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia: Ferns, conifers & their allies
Author: Roger Spencer
Publisher: UNSW Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1995
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780868402062

Cultivated plants are the basis of a vast economic and recreational industry. This book provides an inventory of the large number of plants (both native and exotic) that are cultivated in gardens. It includes accurate, up to date nomenclature and, above all an accessible botanically authorative means of plant identification.

Treasures from the Oxus

Treasures from the Oxus
Author: Massimo Vidale
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2017-06-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 1838609768

In history, this grand arterial 1500-mile waterway was always seen as the natural frontier between the northern provinces of the Iranian empires and the outer Turanian lands. It was for centuries central to Achaemenid and later Persian power. But, as the author shows, it has a prehistory which goes very much further back: and a succession of skilled yet still elusive Bronze Age cultures flourished here well before the rise of Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BCE. This richly illustrated book explores the fascinating history, art and archaeology of the region, including its primal trade in silk and foodstuffs; the mineral wealth of the Oxus basin; its exotic myths and beliefs; and the converging tribes and peoples which led to a new stability, economic growth and urbanism. The volume contains 150 full-colour photographs of notable artefacts, including silver decorated vessels, inlaid stone pots, agate beads and 25 'Bactrian Princesses': remarkable statuettes made in chlorite and limestone. Most of these rare objects have never been seen, let alone published, before.

American Sailors and United States Marines at War and Peace

American Sailors and United States Marines at War and Peace
Author: Donald Johnson
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2011-01-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 1450285503

From World War II through Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, American Sailors and United States Marines at War and Peace: Navy Sea Stories and Marine Corps Legends tells exciting stories of a sailor's and a Marine's life at sea during war and peace. Compiled from the experiences of author Donald Johnson and other American sailors and United States Marines, the book delivers a fascinating glimpse into the everyday exploits of men at war and sea. Johnson includes riveting accounts of battles in the Pacific such as Wake Island and Battle of Bunker Hill in Korea. There are personal experiences from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Middle East. Patriotic stories, stories about Navy Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, and tributes are also included. With such adventures as the aftermath of the Battle of Iwo Jima as seen through the eyes of a small boat operator and Operation Desert Storm as told to the author by his sister, who was a combat stevedore. American Sailors and United States Marines at War and Peace demonstrates the rigors of war as experienced by both sailors and Marines and the humor that goes on during war and during peacetime at sea.