Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
Pacific Municipalities
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
Waste Tide
Author: Chen QiufanPublisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 0765389312
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL Award-winning author Chen Qiufan's Waste Tide is a thought-provoking vision of the future. Translated by Ken Liu, who brought Cixin Liu's Hugo Award-winning The Three Body Problem to English-speaking readers. Mimi is drowning in the world's trash. She’s a waste worker on Silicon Isle, where electronics -- from cell phones and laptops to bots and bionic limbs — are sent to be recycled. These amass in towering heaps, polluting every spare inch of land. On this island off the coast of China, the fruits of capitalism and consumer culture come to a toxic end. Mimi and thousands of migrant waste workers like her are lured to Silicon Isle with the promise of steady work and a better life. They're the lifeblood of the island’s economy, but are at the mercy of those in power. A storm is brewing, between ruthless local gangs, warring for control. Ecoterrorists, set on toppling the status quo. American investors, hungry for profit. And a Chinese-American interpreter, searching for his roots. As these forces collide, a war erupts -- between the rich and the poor; between tradition and modern ambition; between humanity’s past and its future. Mimi, and others like her, must decide if they will remain pawns in this war or change the rules of the game altogether. "An accomplished eco-techno-thriller with heart and soul as well as brain. Chen Qiufan is an astute observer, both of the present world and of the future that the next generation is in danger of inheriting." – David Mitchell, New York Times bestselling author of Cloud Atlas
Crescent Tides
Author: J. Aaron GrubenPublisher: Post Tenebras Lux Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
An ancient war of ideas... A lost veterinarian with a horse sedative... The clash of hundreds of war galleys... The dawn of a new age... Dr. Calvin Schmitt, a burned-out veterinarian with a long neglected interest in medieval history, finds himself accidently whisked back to the 16th century Mediterranean. Or was it an accident? Cal and his friends are suddenly the major obstacle in the wild scheme of an enigmatic villain intent on reshaping the world, and must decide if preserving the future they once knew is worth risking their lives in the past. Within these pages, you will find carefully researched historical facts centered around the pivotal Battle of Lepanto combined with speculative science fiction, philosophical discussion, relevant debate about the religious wars between Christianity and Islam, quirky humor, and page-turning storytelling!
Explore 1
Author: Coastal Recreation Management
Author: Tim GoodheadPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1136741925
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The maritime environment includes both the water resource of the terrestrial coast and estuarine and coastal inshore waters. This book, for undergraduate students and those training in the field, relates the need to manage water-based leisure activities with the need to manage the maritime environment on which they depend.
California Municipalities
Author: Haven A. MasonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
Tides
Author: Philip M. SmithPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317200357
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Tides: A Primer for Deck Officers and Officer of the Watch Exams prepares the reader for the Officer of the Watch and Master/Mate certificates required by all officers on commercial seagoing vessels. From the formation of tides and tidal stream data, right through to practice questions with answers, and even mock exam papers, this book will provide you with all the reference material you need in order to pass your exams.
California Municipalities
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
To Sight or To Calculate?
Author: Iwan Achmad AdjiePublisher: CV Jejak (Jejak Publisher)
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
One thing that is rare here from a general point of view; all the 'clashes' of sighting vs. calculations are presented here as sighting vs. sighting. Calculations actually becomes inseparable from sighting and vice versa.
SEASAT
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Space Science and ApplicationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Meteorological satellites
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description