Author: Vincenzo Spiaggi
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524647608
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Iran wants to start the end-of-days-war with the West. To that end, a plot is afoot to kill seven key world leaders, thereby forcing the West to respond militarily. Twenty-two jihadists are on the loose in America, preparing to form an Iranian caliphate when the end-of-days-war ends. Additionally, a host of Iranian operatives and sympathizers within the American government are aiding Iran in its attempt to turn the world to ashes. Can Johnny Skull and his WI-7 teammates succeed in saving the world from destruction? WI-7s road to success is circuitous, but the ultimate outcome will surprise even themselves. Another exciting voyage into the world of war between the future and the past. Spiaggi has spun another classic spy thriller. A fast-paced tale of good versus evil, and how things always work out for the best if you just allow events to unfold by themselves. Xenio Y. Zachariah, Literary Consultant
The First Raindrop of the Storm
Author: Vincenzo Spiaggi
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524647608
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Iran wants to start the end-of-days-war with the West. To that end, a plot is afoot to kill seven key world leaders, thereby forcing the West to respond militarily. Twenty-two jihadists are on the loose in America, preparing to form an Iranian caliphate when the end-of-days-war ends. Additionally, a host of Iranian operatives and sympathizers within the American government are aiding Iran in its attempt to turn the world to ashes. Can Johnny Skull and his WI-7 teammates succeed in saving the world from destruction? WI-7s road to success is circuitous, but the ultimate outcome will surprise even themselves. Another exciting voyage into the world of war between the future and the past. Spiaggi has spun another classic spy thriller. A fast-paced tale of good versus evil, and how things always work out for the best if you just allow events to unfold by themselves. Xenio Y. Zachariah, Literary Consultant
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524647608
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Iran wants to start the end-of-days-war with the West. To that end, a plot is afoot to kill seven key world leaders, thereby forcing the West to respond militarily. Twenty-two jihadists are on the loose in America, preparing to form an Iranian caliphate when the end-of-days-war ends. Additionally, a host of Iranian operatives and sympathizers within the American government are aiding Iran in its attempt to turn the world to ashes. Can Johnny Skull and his WI-7 teammates succeed in saving the world from destruction? WI-7s road to success is circuitous, but the ultimate outcome will surprise even themselves. Another exciting voyage into the world of war between the future and the past. Spiaggi has spun another classic spy thriller. A fast-paced tale of good versus evil, and how things always work out for the best if you just allow events to unfold by themselves. Xenio Y. Zachariah, Literary Consultant
The Rainy Day: For tablet devices
Author: Anna Milbourne
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1409574814
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
A delightful picture book about a wonderfully wet walk. Simple text and colourful illustrations introduce the science of rain to very young children. This is a highly illustrated ebook that can only be read on the Kindle Fire or other tablet.
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1409574814
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
A delightful picture book about a wonderfully wet walk. Simple text and colourful illustrations introduce the science of rain to very young children. This is a highly illustrated ebook that can only be read on the Kindle Fire or other tablet.
Rain
Author: Cynthia Barnett
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0804137110
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Rain is elemental, mysterious, precious, destructive. It is the subject of countless poems and paintings; the top of the weather report; the source of the world's water. Yet this is the first book to tell the story of rain. Cynthia Barnett's Rain begins four billion years ago with the torrents that filled the oceans, and builds to the storms of climate change. It weaves together science—the true shape of a raindrop, the mysteries of frog and fish rains—with the human story of our ambition to control rain, from ancient rain dances to the 2,203 miles of levees that attempt to straitjacket the Mississippi River. It offers a glimpse of our "founding forecaster," Thomas Jefferson, who measured every drizzle long before modern meteorology. Two centuries later, rainy skies would help inspire Morrissey’s mopes and Kurt Cobain’s grunge. Rain is also a travelogue, taking readers to Scotland to tell the surprising story of the mackintosh raincoat, and to India, where villagers extract the scent of rain from the monsoon-drenched earth and turn it into perfume. Now, after thousands of years spent praying for rain or worshiping it; burning witches at the stake to stop rain or sacrificing small children to bring it; mocking rain with irrigated agriculture and cities built in floodplains; even trying to blast rain out of the sky with mortars meant for war, humanity has finally managed to change the rain. Only not in ways we intended. As climate change upends rainfall patterns and unleashes increasingly severe storms and drought, Barnett shows rain to be a unifying force in a fractured world. Too much and not nearly enough, rain is a conversation we share, and this is a book for everyone who has ever experienced it.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0804137110
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Rain is elemental, mysterious, precious, destructive. It is the subject of countless poems and paintings; the top of the weather report; the source of the world's water. Yet this is the first book to tell the story of rain. Cynthia Barnett's Rain begins four billion years ago with the torrents that filled the oceans, and builds to the storms of climate change. It weaves together science—the true shape of a raindrop, the mysteries of frog and fish rains—with the human story of our ambition to control rain, from ancient rain dances to the 2,203 miles of levees that attempt to straitjacket the Mississippi River. It offers a glimpse of our "founding forecaster," Thomas Jefferson, who measured every drizzle long before modern meteorology. Two centuries later, rainy skies would help inspire Morrissey’s mopes and Kurt Cobain’s grunge. Rain is also a travelogue, taking readers to Scotland to tell the surprising story of the mackintosh raincoat, and to India, where villagers extract the scent of rain from the monsoon-drenched earth and turn it into perfume. Now, after thousands of years spent praying for rain or worshiping it; burning witches at the stake to stop rain or sacrificing small children to bring it; mocking rain with irrigated agriculture and cities built in floodplains; even trying to blast rain out of the sky with mortars meant for war, humanity has finally managed to change the rain. Only not in ways we intended. As climate change upends rainfall patterns and unleashes increasingly severe storms and drought, Barnett shows rain to be a unifying force in a fractured world. Too much and not nearly enough, rain is a conversation we share, and this is a book for everyone who has ever experienced it.
What If?
Author: Randall Munroe
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544272994
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have an enormous, dedicated following, as do his deeply researched answers to his fans' strangest questions. The queries he receives range from merely odd to downright diabolical: - What if I took a swim in a spent-nuclear-fuel pool? - Could you build a jetpack using downward-firing machine guns? - What if a Richter 15 earthquake hit New York City? - Are fire tornadoes possible? His responses are masterpieces of clarity and wit, gleefully and accurately explaining everything from the relativistic effects of a baseball pitched at near the speed of light to the many horrible ways you could die while building a periodic table out of all the actual elements. The book features new and never-before-answered questions, along with the most popular answers from the xkcd website. What If? is an informative feast for xkcd fans and anyone who loves to ponder the hypothetical.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544272994
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have an enormous, dedicated following, as do his deeply researched answers to his fans' strangest questions. The queries he receives range from merely odd to downright diabolical: - What if I took a swim in a spent-nuclear-fuel pool? - Could you build a jetpack using downward-firing machine guns? - What if a Richter 15 earthquake hit New York City? - Are fire tornadoes possible? His responses are masterpieces of clarity and wit, gleefully and accurately explaining everything from the relativistic effects of a baseball pitched at near the speed of light to the many horrible ways you could die while building a periodic table out of all the actual elements. The book features new and never-before-answered questions, along with the most popular answers from the xkcd website. What If? is an informative feast for xkcd fans and anyone who loves to ponder the hypothetical.
Storm Song
Author: Nancy Viau
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780545722773
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Three children play, sing, eat, and snuggle together as they wait for a thunderstorm to pass.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780545722773
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Three children play, sing, eat, and snuggle together as they wait for a thunderstorm to pass.
Storm is Coming!
Author: Heather Tekavec
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 014240070X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When the old farmer warns that a storm is coming, Dog spreads the word and leads all of the animals to shelter. Huddled together, they wait anxiously for Storm to come. But who is this frightening creature named Storm, and what will happen when he arrives? When the rain starts pelting the roof and lightning fills the sky, the animals are relieved. The sky must be trying to protect them by scaring Storm away! But when everything stops and the sky is quiet, the animals hear the thump, thump of someone coming toward the barn. Could it be storm?
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 014240070X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When the old farmer warns that a storm is coming, Dog spreads the word and leads all of the animals to shelter. Huddled together, they wait anxiously for Storm to come. But who is this frightening creature named Storm, and what will happen when he arrives? When the rain starts pelting the roof and lightning fills the sky, the animals are relieved. The sky must be trying to protect them by scaring Storm away! But when everything stops and the sky is quiet, the animals hear the thump, thump of someone coming toward the barn. Could it be storm?
A Necklace of Raindrops and Other Stories
Author: Joan Aiken
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780756956868
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This magical collection of eight gloriously imaginative stories is ideal for bedtime reading. These stories contain a wealth of wonderful characters and ideas, all with the colorful, dreamlike quality of the very best fairy tales. Illustrations.
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780756956868
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This magical collection of eight gloriously imaginative stories is ideal for bedtime reading. These stories contain a wealth of wonderful characters and ideas, all with the colorful, dreamlike quality of the very best fairy tales. Illustrations.
Elemental Movement
Author: Rae Johnson
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
ISBN: 1581121326
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Ancient alchemy : the elements through the ages - Inner alchemy : elemental symbols and the psyche - Somatic alchemy - Elemental movement - Embodying the elements.
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
ISBN: 1581121326
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Ancient alchemy : the elements through the ages - Inner alchemy : elemental symbols and the psyche - Somatic alchemy - Elemental movement - Embodying the elements.
Isaac's Storm
Author: Erik Larson
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0375708278
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
From the bestselling author of The Devil in the White City, here is the true story of the deadliest hurricane in history. National Bestseller September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people in what remains the greatest natural disaster in American history--and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devastating personal tragedy. Using Cline's own telegrams, letters, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude. Riveting, powerful, and unbearably suspenseful, Isaac's Storm is the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets the great uncontrollable force of nature.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0375708278
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
From the bestselling author of The Devil in the White City, here is the true story of the deadliest hurricane in history. National Bestseller September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people in what remains the greatest natural disaster in American history--and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devastating personal tragedy. Using Cline's own telegrams, letters, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude. Riveting, powerful, and unbearably suspenseful, Isaac's Storm is the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets the great uncontrollable force of nature.
Rain Song
Author: Lezlie Evans
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395698655
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Celebrates the sights and sounds of a summer thunderstorm
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395698655
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Celebrates the sights and sounds of a summer thunderstorm