Author: United States. National Advisory Committee for AeronauticsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Report
Author: United States. National Advisory Committee for AeronauticsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Raveler
Author: John D. BrownPublisher: Blacksword Books
ISBN: 1940427118
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Talen is in the hands of a powerful half-beast, a creature twisted for war, who is convinced the most merciful thing to do with Talen is kill him. But he might not have that chance, for Nashrud, the Divine sleth hunter, is hot on their trail. As they flee, the two can only hope the perils of the Wilds will save them, for if they are taken, both will become the tools of Mokad. Back on the coast, Sugar is sent to guide Argoth and a handful of warriors on a mission to assassinate Mokad’s Skir Master. To succeed they’re going to have to get through an army, patrols of dogmen, and at least 3,000 dreadmen. And that’s just in the world of flesh, for Mokad also has forces in the world of souls. The odds against Talen and Sugar are immense. At the same time, their powers are awakening. And what they learn just might give mankind a chance against the army poised to annihilate them.
Stung!
Author: Lisa-ann GershwinPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022621303X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
Discusses why the jellyfish population has exploded in recent years and why their dominance is indicative of a declining ocean ecosystem.
The Sting of the Wild
Author: Justin O. SchmidtPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 1421425645
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
The “King of Sting” describes his adventures with insects and the pain scale that’s made him a scientific celebrity. Silver, Science (Adult Non-Fiction) Foreword INDIES Award 2017 Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt is on a mission. Some say it’s a brave exploration, others shake their heads in disbelief. His goal? To compare the impacts of stinging insects on humans, mainly using himself as the test case. In The Sting of the Wild, the colorful Dr. Schmidt takes us on a journey inside the lives of stinging insects. He explains how and why they attack and reveals the powerful punch they can deliver with a small venom gland and a “sting,” the name for the apparatus that delivers the venom. We learn which insects are the worst to encounter and why some are barely worth considering. The Sting of the Wild includes the complete Schmidt Sting Pain Index, published here for the first time. In addition to a numerical ranking of the agony of each of the eighty-three stings he’s sampled so far, Schmidt describes them in prose worthy of a professional wine critic: “Looks deceive. Rich and full-bodied in appearance, but flavorless” and “Pure, intense, brilliant pain. Like walking over flaming charcoal with a three-inch nail embedded in your heel.” Schmidt explains that, for some insects, stinging is used for hunting: small wasps, for example, can paralyze huge caterpillars for long enough to lay eggs inside them, so that their larvae emerge within a living feast. Others are used to kill competing insects, even members of their own species. Humans usually experience stings as defensive maneuvers used by insects to protect their nest mates. With colorful descriptions of each venom’s sensation and a story that leaves you tingling with awe, The Sting of the Wild’s one-of-a-kind style will fire your imagination.
The Films of George Roy Hill
Author: Andrew HortonPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786419319
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
As late as 1976, George Roy Hill was the first and only director to have two films on the all-time top ten box office hits: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting (both starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman). A filmmaker with a diverse background in music, drama and television, Hill proved to be a popular storyteller in a variety of genres. His films are tied to important American themes and reflect an ironic, bittersweet vision of life. The book begins with a discussion of the way Hill's films often make their most important statements on the subtextual level. The stories entertain, but the subtext is often disturbing, contradictory, unresolved. Hill felt that all of his major characters create an environment, a fantasy, an illusion, and then go on to make it happen. It continues by tracing the thematic characteristics that are consistent with Hill's depiction of protagonists who create their own environments and then attempt to inhabit them. Then, individual chapters study in detail the art, craft and style of each of his films, including Thoroughly Modern Millie, Slaughterhouse Five, A Little Romance, The World According to Garp, Little Drummer Girl and Hill's last film Funny Farm.
The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States
Author: George Brown GoodePublisher:
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Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 944
Book Description
Animal Records
Author: Mark CarwardinePublisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402756238
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
This guide features incredible facts about creatures from each of the main animal groups, including mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, fish, and insects.
Drugs in Society
Author: Michael D. LymanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317522729
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
This work focuses on the many critical areas of America’s drug problem, providing a foundation for rational decision making within this complex and multidisciplinary field. Broken up into three sections, Understanding the Problem, Gangs and Drugs, and Fighting Back, topics covered include the business of drugs and the role of organized crime in the drug trade, drug legalization and decriminalization, legal and law enforcement strategies, an analysis of the socialization process of drug use and abuse, and a historical discussion of drug abuse that puts the contemporary drug problem into perspective.
Practical Bacteriology, Blood Work and Animal Parasitology
Author: Edward Rhodes StittPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bacteriology
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
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