Author: Kay Amert Publisher: RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press ISBN: 9781933360560 Category : Early printed books Languages : en Pages : 0
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This book offers offers insightful and informative research about Simon de Colines, one of the greatest typographers and printers of the Renaissance.
Author: Dexter Palmer Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0525432736 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 338
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In 1726, in the town of Godalming, England, a woman confounded the nation’s medical community by giving birth to seventeen rabbits. This astonishing true story is the basis for Dexter Palmer’s stunning, powerfully evocative new novel. Surgeon’s apprentice Zachary Walsh knows that his master, John Howard, prides himself on his rationality. But John cannot explain how or why Mary Toft, the wife of a local journeyman, has managed to give birth to a dead rabbit. When this singular event becomes a regular occurrence, John and Zachary realize that nothing in their experience as rural physicians has prepared them to deal with a situation like this—strange, troubling, and possibly miraculous. John contacts several of London’s finest surgeons, three of whom soon arrive in Godalming to observe, argue, and perhaps use the case to cultivate their own fame. When King George I learns of Mary’s plight, she and her doctors are summoned to London, where Zachary experiences a world far removed from his small-town existence and is exposed to some of the darkest corners of the human soul. All the while Mary lies in bed, as doubts begin to blossom among her caretakers and a growing group of onlookers waits with impatience for another birth, another miracle.
Author: Neal Shusterman Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 144247243X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 464
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"In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--Provided by publisher.
Author: J.A. Cipriano Publisher: DDCO Publishing, LLC. ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages :
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Aaron Hope plays video games, like a lot, just not professionally. When he entered the EpiX! Games! PVP World Championship on a lark, this college senior never expected to make it to the final round, nor to get drugged and shoved into the alpha test for World of Ruul. The premise for this virtual reality MMO is simple. Find all eight treasures scattered throughout the world before the maelstrom’s forces devour everything in sight. The only catch? You can’t log off, and if you die… well, let’s just say what happens in the game doesn’t stay in the game.
Author: J. M. Vasques Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0557209137 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 268
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TRAGIC RABBIT'S OWN FAVORITES PRESENTED IN THIS QUALITY TRADE SOFTCOVER CHOCK-FULL OF PRETTY PIX - GREAT FOR GIFTS OR YOUR OWN COLLECTION. BOOK CONTAINS *ALL* OF THE FOLLOWING TITLES ON VARIED SUBJECTS: SOMETHING ABOUT TOM, SACRED BAND OF THEBES, LISTEN (POEM), SHILOH, DER COWBOY, A MOMENT IN MEMPHIS, HIGH KINGS (POEM), ELEGY FOR A FAIRY, KING OF SHREDS AND PATCHES, ANTIQUE GODS (POEM), DOG BOYS, LAND OF THE PHARAOHS, ANTIQUE GODS DO GATHER (POEM), ELEGY FOR A FAIRY, SING JOHNNIE O'SHEA!, ON THE LONELY OCEAN, A FONDNESS FOR PICKLES, THE TRAMP, DEATH DOTH BITE (POEM) AND GRAVITY IN GARDENS. ALSO AVAILABLE IN HARDBACK WITH DUSTJACKET. CLICK ON TITLE LINK FOR PREVIEW AND BOOK DETAILS.
Author: Neal Shusterman Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ISBN: 1442472464 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 512
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“Intelligent and entertaining.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Even better than the first book.” —School Library Journal (starred review) Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the chilling sequel to the Printz Honor Book Scythe from New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman, author of the Unwind dystology. Humans learn from their mistakes. I cannot. I make no mistakes. The Thunderhead is the perfect ruler of a perfect world, but it has no control over the scythedom. A year has passed since Rowan had gone off grid. Since then, he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. His story is told in whispers across the continent. As Scythe Anastasia, Citra gleans with compassion and openly challenges the ideals of the “new order.” But when her life is threatened and her methods questioned, it becomes clear that not everyone is open to the change. Old foes and new enemies converge, and as corruption within the Scythedom spreads, Rowan and Citra begin to lose hope. Will the Thunderhead intervene? Or will it simply watch as this perfect world begins to unravel?