Author: Mary Jo Bang Publisher: Graywolf Press ISBN: 1555979017 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 102
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The eagerly awaited new poetry collection by Mary Jo Bang, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award We were told that the cloud cover was a blanket about to settle into the shape of the present which, if we wanted to imagine it as a person, would undoubtedly look startled— as after a verbal berating or in advance of a light pistol whipping. The camera came and went, came and went, like a masked man trying to light a too-damp fuse. The crew was acting like a litter of mimics trying to make a killing. Anything to fill the vacuum of time. —from "The Doomsday Clock" The Last Two Seconds is an astonishing confrontation with time—our experience of it as measured out by our perceptions, our lives, and our machines. In these poems, full of vivid imagery and imaginative logic, Mary Jo Bang captures the difficulties inherent in being human in the twenty-first century, when we set our watches by nuclear disasters, species collapse, pollution, mounting inequalities, warring nations, and our own mortality. This is brilliant and profound work by an essential poet of our time.
Author: Mike Jason Publisher: Michael Williams ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 131
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THE LAST TWO Two world powers are in the midst of an intense struggle for global domination. Tensions are running high due to a hostile threat to unleash a chemical weapon containing a deadly plague capable of killing millions of people around the world. News stories are running day and night about the strong possibility of a poisonous attack, causing many people to panic. Citizens across America are stocking up on emergency supplies and barricading their homes to protect themselves if an attack occurs. Then it happens. The bomb hits the United States, and the plague spreads through a massive mushroom cloud afflicting the entire world. Only two known survivors remain, a wealthy, socialite woman and a poor, hardworking man. They must put their immense differences aside while facing unexpected dangers and twists at every turn to make it out of the ruins and survive.
Author: Bostjan Videmsek Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1538178478 Category : Languages : en Pages : 249
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This is the story of the last two northern white rhinos, Najin and Fatu, as the species has fallen victim to poaching, wars, climate change, and Asian economic boom to become functionally extinct, as well as the story of the scientists and conservationists around the world fighting to save the species through scientific innovation.
Author: Arthur Marsicano Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595413188 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 196
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As the writer's wife fights advanced ovarian cancer, pancreatitis and possible liver cancer, they turn to friends, family and their very different religious beliefs for strength, support and insight. During a dramatic two-year period their lives intersect with others experiencing tragedy, and they draw strength, inspiration and even joy from all of them-every single one of them. Jean Marsicano's life was threatened by ovarian cancer-known to many as the silent killer-and she was joined by her husband, her "Rock," as they focused on fighting the evil which had invaded her body. They counted their blessings, asked if their lives had meaning, and in the face of great adversity, they enjoyed life. Jean survived The Last Two Years thanks to three physicians-"Pal" and "Mitch" who supplied support and direction when they needed it most, and Dr. Goodman, a brilliant young physician who delivered Jean's medical care with skill, wisdom and compassion. As The Last Two Years end, they find hope in the face of continuing uncertainty and joy in friends, family and the beaches of South Carolina. And they realize "God was There," and will always be there with them.
Author: Linda Randall Wisdom Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 1459250176 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 177
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Delaney's GROOMS "You don't own a tux shop for forty years and not know a little something about romance."—Karl Delaney You've Just Seen Your New Mommy! Ring bearer Patrick O'Connor pulled that note out of his jacket right after he'd gazed out the tux shop window at a pretty lady. Patrick thought girls were icky, but he wanted to find a woman for his dad. Sure, they were best buds—but a kid needed a mom! Jack knew that his son was infatuated with Sandi Galloway—who could blame the kid for having good taste? She'd make a great nanny for Patrcik—heck, Jack wouldn't mind some good-night kisses himself! And when Jack was in danger of losing Patrick, Sandi made for a great "pretend" wife. But Mrs. Jack O'Connor? Sandi didn't look like any mother Jack ever knew. Then again, maybe that's why Patrick asked her to marry them...for real.
Author: Kaden Hurley Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers ISBN: 0768489458 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 176
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A wonderful, classic tale along the lines of Lord of the Rings or The Chronicles of Narnia. Camilla, age 12, and Ebeny, age 10, are sisters leading a normal, everyday life with their uncle. But one day all of that changes when they are suddenly whisked away to another world. In this new world, they uncover many secrets and befriend extraordinary-creatures who help them flee from Gorgon, an evil sorcerer who would do anything to destroy them. In the end, will good triumph over evil? ***** With imaginary creatures aplenty - gallops, sorcerers, runkeys, dragons, becons - who fight for either good or evil, two young girls discover that they are actually elves, the last two elves alive. The Last Two must learn about their true identity, develop their magical talent and warrior skills, and then battle to defeat Gorgon, the evil enemy. In the final battle, they do indeed defeat Gorgon - at least for now. Elves of Zeoch immerses you in another world, and reveals the strong power that lies in the bond between family and friends.
Author: Paul Winick Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1665564245 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 305
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The last two Jews of Kabul returned to their bullet-ridden housing-synagogue complex on Flower Seller Street in Kabul in 2002 after the fall of the Talban. The former friends blamed each other for their imprisonment and the theft of their 800-year-old torah scrolls. They now despised each other. The story continues telling how they renew their friendship, rescue the scrolls, rebuild the complex and join their families in Israel. In Israel, they struggle as Orthodox Sephardic Jews with family who have become secularized.Ttheir traditions must bend. They hit many roadblocks along the way in trying to build a synagogue which encompasses all traditions. Their first synagogue is blown-up, a grandson is beaten. A granddaughter is kidnapped. Along the way we learn alot about chess, the art world, and about rare coins, and how all of these help them achieve their goals. We also see how the younger man, a widower, must bend some of his traditions when he starts to fall in love with a modern Ashkenazi woman. We learn about the differences of the two sects of Judaism and the difficulties the last two Jews of Kabul have in loosening their traditions. To paraphrase a song, they realize their traditions are as shaky as a fiddler on the roof.
Author: Mario Gliozzi Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing ISBN: 152758125X Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 505
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The book tells the fascinating story of physics starting from the 19th century, from the wave theory of light, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism, up to the discoveries of the 20th century. It investigates the frequently contrasting ideas and the raging arguments that led to our current understanding of the physical world, from the theory of relativity to quantum mechanics.
Author: Massimo Livi Bacci Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 1400870127 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 335
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Profound changes have occurred in the demography and sociology of Italian fertility since Napoleonic times. Using the statistical system instituted in 1861 with national unification, Massimo Livi-Bacci provides a systematic and detailed analysis of fertility trends in Italy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He brings to light the main features of the secular decline: its rapid occurrence in the northern and central areas; the widening urban-rural gap; the shaping of social and economic differences; and the late, slow downward trend in the South. Multivariate statistical analysis enables the author to measure the changing relationship between fertility and social or economic phenomena. Historical evidence illustrates the effect on fertility of mass emigration and Fascist policy as well as of social changes such as those in agrarian structure, mobility, and communications. An altered attitude toward procreation is evident in some parts of Italy in the early nineteenth century. The decline becomes apparent in certain northern and central regions in the 1870s and 1880s and it appears at the aggregate national level in the 1890s. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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