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Author: Jeff Stanley Publisher: Ballantine Books ISBN: 0345459105 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 350
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Del Rey Books is proud to be publishing Tainted Garden. This powerful first novel from an exciting new writer was selected by online readers as the winner of the Del Rey Online Writing Workshop First Novel Contest in the science fiction category. Living in a world of deadly wonders and beautiful terrors, the Bhajong and the Gagash are mortal enemies willing to acknowledge no common ground but hatred. The Bhajong live within ools, gargantuan flying creatures with whom they have entered into a parasitic symbiosis that ensures survival at an unspeakable cost. The Gagash dwell deep below the landskin, where they conduct desperate experiments upon their grotesquely misshapen bodies, seeking a way to reverse the mutations that are slowly killing them. For ages, the Gagash and Bhajong have fought each other to the death at every turn, their animosity unquestioned, unreasoning, unblemished by mercy or curiosity. But that is about to change. From a dying ool, two strange new forms are birthed into the world: the fruit of a mad god’s twisted dream. The first of these creatures, a male, is found by Rian, a hardened Gagash warrior, who brings the stranger back to his home. There, the vengeful interest of a second god, as old and mad as the first, is awakened. Meanwhile, the Lady Dersi, a young Bhajong scheduled to enter symbiosis with her ool, panics and runs, sparking a rebellion that will uncover an ancient secret with the power to challenge even the plans of gods. Now, as the seeds of an undying enmity reach their final flowering, Rian and Dersi will find themselves pushed into a climactic confrontation with a long-forgotten past—a past whose shocking truths are about to explode into an unimaginable future. . . .
Author: Jeff Stanley Publisher: Ballantine Books ISBN: 0345459105 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 350
Book Description
Del Rey Books is proud to be publishing Tainted Garden. This powerful first novel from an exciting new writer was selected by online readers as the winner of the Del Rey Online Writing Workshop First Novel Contest in the science fiction category. Living in a world of deadly wonders and beautiful terrors, the Bhajong and the Gagash are mortal enemies willing to acknowledge no common ground but hatred. The Bhajong live within ools, gargantuan flying creatures with whom they have entered into a parasitic symbiosis that ensures survival at an unspeakable cost. The Gagash dwell deep below the landskin, where they conduct desperate experiments upon their grotesquely misshapen bodies, seeking a way to reverse the mutations that are slowly killing them. For ages, the Gagash and Bhajong have fought each other to the death at every turn, their animosity unquestioned, unreasoning, unblemished by mercy or curiosity. But that is about to change. From a dying ool, two strange new forms are birthed into the world: the fruit of a mad god’s twisted dream. The first of these creatures, a male, is found by Rian, a hardened Gagash warrior, who brings the stranger back to his home. There, the vengeful interest of a second god, as old and mad as the first, is awakened. Meanwhile, the Lady Dersi, a young Bhajong scheduled to enter symbiosis with her ool, panics and runs, sparking a rebellion that will uncover an ancient secret with the power to challenge even the plans of gods. Now, as the seeds of an undying enmity reach their final flowering, Rian and Dersi will find themselves pushed into a climactic confrontation with a long-forgotten past—a past whose shocking truths are about to explode into an unimaginable future. . . .
Author: William Schulz Publisher: Nation Books ISBN: 9781560254898 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 208
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Have human rights as we once understood them become obsolete since 9-11? Aren't new methods needed to combat the apocalyptic violence of al-Qaeda? Shouldn't we sacrifice some rights to make us all safer? And if we can kill a combatant in battle, why shouldn't we torture them if it will save lives? William Schulz, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, examines these and other fundamental questions through the prism of our new consciousness about terrorism in this provocative new book. It questions America's own ambivalent record—its tainted legacy—and addresses recent human rights violations: the imprisonment without charge of non-citizens and the violation of the Geneva Convention at Guantanamo Bay. Schulz writes, "One of Osama bin Laden's goals is to destroy the solidarity of the international community and undermine the norms and standards that have sustained that community since the end of World War II. The great irony of the post-9/11 world is that, when it comes to human rights, the United States has been doing his work for him."
Author: Lexy Timms Publisher: ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 251
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It takes great courage to see the world in all its tainted glory and still to love it. And even more courage to see it in the one you love… Brady Simmons has found her groove in her new home in England. Her boyfriend, James Gilmore, is supportive of her following her dream to be a famous painter. When she gets a call that demands she go home to Miami to deal with a fire at her gallery, she has to leave James behind. She runs into her ex-boyfriend, Levi Duncan, who seems to be everywhere. She chalks it up to coincidence until there is another fire at her apartment. James is worried and insists she stay away from Levi. Suddenly everything Brady has worked so hard for is put on the line. Is everything she touches tainted? To escape fear you have to go through it, not around it. Toxic Touch Series Book 1 – Noxious Book 2 – Lethal Book 3 – Willful Book 4 - Tainted Book 5 - Craved Search Terms: contemporary romance, billionaire obsession, contemporary romance and sex, romance billionaire series, new adult, romance, true love, coming of age, overcoming, women's fiction, drugs, fake girlfriend, billionaire, Alpha male romance, Alpha Bad Boy, bad boy, hot romance, hot and steamy, happily ever after, new, bbw, love, sexy, sport romance, hired wife, sweet love story, romance love, romance love triangle, new adult romance, holiday, holiday romance, love and life, golf, billionaire romance, dark romance, romantic comedy, saga, women's saga, workplace romance, BBW, big beautiful women
Author: Phyllis Entis Publisher: Phyllis Entis ISBN: 1005420076 Category : Bibles Languages : en Pages : 464
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" Salmonella in eggs. Listeria in deli meats. Melamine in milk. Cyclospora in lettuce. In a world where irrigation water is contaminated by run-off from cattle feedlots and where food processors cut corners, the food preparation skills we learned from our parents and grandparents are no longer good enough to keep us safe. Using a variety of foodborne disease outbreaks, often illustrated with the stories of individual victims, Tainted explores the ways in which food becomes contaminated. Some of the stories - such as the deadly 1993 Jack in the Box outbreak - will be very familiar. Others will not. In this update to her 2007 book, “Food Safety: Old Habits, New Perspectives,” Phyllis Entis draws on nearly five decades of experience to explain how our regulatory systems have failed us, and to talk about what can be done to protect consumers from unsafe food. "
Author: Andrew Adkins; Samantha Hewitt Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1499022433 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 199
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Lands ravaged by war of supernatural forces leave despair in the hearts of many. Years after the tragic stand of the gifted proving themselves to the ones they used to call family, present a new deadly hurdle that no eyes see coming. Slow and unstoppable sickness known as the Cry Cell Cancer, which plagues countless residents despite age or any other factor. With nowhere to go, trapped within their own lands, the son of the legendary and infamous Nolan Ceeth steps forward. Aiming to correct past transgressions formed from past actions of his relatives. Starting with the most formidable problem first, Cry Cell. Being public enemy number one leaves him alone with just the ambition to put things right. Will his ambition be enough to keep his home from slow, certain demise?
Author: Marianne Sullivan Publisher: Rutgers University Press ISBN: 0813562805 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 257
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Smelting is an industrial process involving the extraction of metal from ore. During this process, impurities in ore—including arsenic, lead, and cadmium—may be released from smoke stacks, contaminating air, water, and soil with toxic-heavy metals. The problem of public health harm from smelter emissions received little official attention for much for the twentieth century. Though people living near smelters periodically complained that their health was impaired by both sulfur dioxide and heavy metals, for much of the century there was strong deference to industry claims that smelter operations were a nuisance and not a serious threat to health. It was only when the majority of children living near the El Paso, Texas, smelter were discovered to be lead-exposed in the early 1970s that systematic, independent investigation of exposure to heavy metals in smelting communities began. Following El Paso, an even more serious led poisoning epidemic was discovered around the Bunker Hill smelter in northern Idaho. In Tacoma, Washington, a copper smelter exposed children to arsenic—a carcinogenic threat. Thoroughly grounded in extensive archival research, Tainted Earth traces the rise of public health concerns about nonferrous smelting in the western United States, focusing on three major facilities: Tacoma, Washington; El Paso, Texas; and Bunker Hill, Idaho. Marianne Sullivan documents the response from community residents, public health scientists, the industry, and the government to pollution from smelters as well as the long road to protecting public health and the environment. Placing the environmental and public health aspects of smelting in historical context, the book connects local incidents to national stories on the regulation of airborne toxic metals. The nonferrous smelting industry has left a toxic legacy in the United States and around the world. Unless these toxic metals are cleaned up, they will persist in the environment and may sicken people—children in particular—for generations to come. The twentieth-century struggle to control smelter pollution shares many similarities with public health battles with such industries as tobacco and asbestos where industry supported science created doubt about harm, and reluctant government regulators did not take decisive action to protect the public’s health.
Author: Louise Gornall Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0544736524 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 341
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A teenage girl must grapple with her agoraphobia as romance blossoms with her new neighbor in this YA novel—“a poignant work, infused with humor” (School Library Journal). Seventeen-year-old Norah Dean hasn’t left the house in years. Her agoraphobia and OCD are so intense that when groceries are left on the porch, she can’t even step out to get them. Struggling to snag the bags with a stick, she meets Luke. He’s sweet and funny, and he just caught her fishing for groceries. Because of course he did. Norah can’t leave the house, but can she let someone in? As their friendship grows deeper, Norah realizes Luke deserves a normal girl. One who can lie on the front lawn and look up at the stars. One who isn’t so screwed up. Readers themselves will fall in love with Norah in this deeply engaging portrait of a teen struggling to find the strength to face her demons.
Author: Derrick Taylor Publisher: ISBN: 9780615934396 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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In this compelling memoir, Federal Agent Derrick Taylor tells the story of his twenty-five-year career with the United States Department of Homeland Security. Over the course of his career, Taylor became a top federal agent for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He worked as a Fugitive Apprehension Officer, tracking down and arresting hundreds of hard-core violent criminals. He managed a Prosecution Unit that convicted over one thousand criminal aliens. He was awarded the Medal of Valor from the Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary?s Award for Excellence, and the City of Los Angeles Medal of Honor. In 1997, while serving a Federal Warrant of Deportation, Taylor was shot five times by a gang member . . . and lived to tell about it. But throughout his illustrious career he also witnessed countless cases of corruption and discrimination within the Department of Homeland Security. Could anything be done to change the culture and expose the unfairness? Taylor decided his answer was yes. This book chronicles Taylor?s varied and intriguing career and personal life, culminating in his highly charged lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, and its surprising outcome.
Author: Max F. Schulz Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 0521301734 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 390
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Examines the ways in which the idea of an earthly paradise inspired English life and thought in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Author: Jeff Stanley
Author: Jeff Stanley
Author: William Schulz
Author: Lexy Timms
Author: Phyllis Entis
Author: Andrew Adkins; Samantha Hewitt
Author: Marianne Sullivan
Author: Louise Gornall
Author: United States. Federal Communications Commission
Author: Derrick Taylor
Author: Max F. Schulz