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Author: Patrick Carman Publisher: Turtleback Books ISBN: 9780606147361 Category : Adventure stories Languages : en Pages : 0
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In this follow-up to "The House of Power," the world of Atherton has collapsed and the three levels have become one. While Edgar embarks on a quest to find Atherton's mad maker, Samuel and Isabel venture through dangerous underground realms.
Author: Arnon Soffer Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN: 1461642140 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 317
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In a never-ending battle to match population growth with food and energy production, the countries of the Middle East have been frenziedly developing water resources, including international rivers and groundwate, without considering their neighbors' needs. The inevitable result has been more frequent and increasingly bitter conflicts. At the same time, a halting Arab-Israeli peace process spurred by the collapse of the Soviet Union continues. Are we indeed entering a new era in a new Middle East? Do the region's leaders understand that reality has changed and that a transition is inevitable? Focusing on international rivers and ground water in the region, this timely study provides thoughtful_if pessimistic_answers to these questions. Encompassing all water sources in the Middle East, Arnon Soffer thoroughly explores the Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, Jordan, Orontes, and Litani Rivers, as well as international groundwater. He also weighs the implications of going to war over water and such unconventional solutions to the water shortage as desalination and importation.
Author: Patrick Carman Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0316032352 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 336
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Atherton was once a magnificent three-tiered world, but few inhabitants know the truth of its dark origin: it is a giant man-made satellite, created as a refuge from a dying Earth. Now this strange place is torn apart--its three lands, formerly separated by treacherous cliffs, have collapsed and collided. But a gifted climber and adventurous orphan boy, Edgar, is determined to discover the secret of Atherton's survival, and embarks on a life-or-death quest to find its mad maker. In bestselling author Patrick Carman's rich and riveting follow-up to The House of Power, an extraordinary world meets its destiny in an epic and unforgettable rebirth.
Author: Patrick Carman Publisher: Turtleback Books ISBN: 9780606147361 Category : Adventure stories Languages : en Pages : 0
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In this follow-up to "The House of Power," the world of Atherton has collapsed and the three levels have become one. While Edgar embarks on a quest to find Atherton's mad maker, Samuel and Isabel venture through dangerous underground realms.
Author: Monica Halpern Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 9780792259466 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 50
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Explains what volcanoes are and why they erupt, shows where they are located around the world, and describes some of the significant eruptions that have occurred.
Author: M. Bashir Sulahria Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1469135310 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 261
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Ethnic violence spirals our of control as Britain leaves the Indian Subcontinent after World War II, dividing the country into Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan. Fazal, a proud tender hearted Muslim Shopkeeper living in a small Punjabi village stands dazed in front Of his Hindu friend's shop, reduced to ashes by Muslim vigilantes. A few months later his ten year old son Karim is torn apart from his Sikh friend Makhan as his family is forced to flee India. The two friends grow up; one in Pakistan, the other in India embarking on military careers and espionage while their countries remain in perpetual conflict.
Author: Patrick Carman Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers ISBN: 9780316142823 Category : JUVENILE FICTION Languages : en Pages : 149
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After Atherton's three-tiered world collapses, ending the geographical division of the social classes, Edgar, Samuel, and Isabel try to restore the flow of water and uncover the world's mysterious origins in the process.
Author: Paul Buchheit Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 367
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Rivers on Fire commemorates the sesquicentennial of the deadliest fire in the recorded history of the world -- on the same night as one of the most infamous destructions of a city by means of fire. The book is part historical novel, and part a love story with interweavings of triumph, treachery, and heartbreak. It addresses our nation's long-held sense of exceptionalism, our treatment of minority groups, and issues related to the environment. It contemplates the enigmatic workings of the brain in its ability to create language. Finally, it reflects upon the mysteries of the spiritual and materialistic components of life.
Author: Arnon Sofer Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 9780847685110 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 322
Book Description
In a never-ending battle to match population growth with food and energy production, the countries of the Middle East have been frenziedly developing water resources, including international rivers and groundwate, without considering their neighbors' needs. The inevitable result has been more frequent and increasingly bitter conflicts. At the same time, a halting Arab-Israeli peace process spurred by the collapse of the Soviet Union continues. Are we indeed entering a new era in a new Middle East? Do the region's leaders understand that reality has changed and that a transition is inevitable? Focusing on international rivers and ground water in the region, this timely study provides thoughtful_if pessimistic_answers to these questions. Encompassing all water sources in the Middle East, Arnon Soffer thoroughly explores the Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, Jordan, Orontes, and Litani Rivers, as well as international groundwater. He also weighs the implications of going to war over water and such unconventional solutions to the water shortage as desalination and importation.
Author: C. J. Mackie Publisher: New Academia Publishing/ The Spring ISBN: Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 276
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This book explores the different generations of heroes in early Greek myth and Homer's vision of war through four important symbolic themes- Monsters, Horses, Archers, and Fire. In the Greek mythical tradition there are 'early' heroes like Perseus and Heracles and Bellerophon, who all make a name for themselves by confronting terrifying monsters (like Medusa and Cerberus and the Chimaera). And then there are 'later' heroes, some of whom acquire their renown in the war at Troy (people like Achilles and Ajax and Agamemnon). The central focus of this book is the way that Homer's great epic poem the Iliad deals with these different generations of heroes. Heracles is a particularly important background figure in the Iliad, not least because he himself is meant to have sacked Troy in earlier times. In one sense the second Greek expedition against Troy rivals the earlier one, and is distinguished from it in many different ways. Rivers of Fire argues that in the Iliad an evolution in heroic conduct is meant to have taken place. The earlier defeat of Troy by Heracles was completed with a level of humanity and compassion. The city survived and prospered after the crisis of Heracles' defeat. The emphasis in the later sack of Troy in the Iliad, however, is on the use of fire as a means of utterly destroying the city. There will be no survival for Troy this second time around, once Agamemnon and his army are within its magnificent walls. "Mackie offers a compelling and very coherent interpretation of the Iliad. Its clear and jargon free style will make it an attractive addition to any reading list on epic." - Peter Toohey, Professor and Head of Classics, University of Calgary. "This book is a significant contribution to our understanding both of Homer and of Greek myth. Moreover, its discussion of war and its consequences strikes a note very much in tune with our own contemporary world." - John Davidson, Professor of Classics, Victoria University of Wellington.
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