Alight

Author : Fady Joudah
Publisher : Copper Canyon Press
ISBN 13 : 1556594224
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alight written by Fady Joudah and published by Copper Canyon Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With anatomical precision, Joudah illustrates scenes that are at once uncanny and contemporary, be it a Bedouin woman's lavender mourning veil, the chrome doors to an alchemist's home, or the mysterious speaker in 'Smoke,' who exits abruptly and claims to have 'scripts to write and scrolls to find,' a testament to the duties of attending physician and displaced poet alike. In both roles, Joudah has records to keep and history to revisit, and does so beautifully."--Booklist "Joudah's poetry is rich with the influences and styles of both American and Arabic poetry. It can be personal and image-driven, by turns, as well as discursive and social. Its lyric gifts are as powerful as its narrative impulse."--Kenyon Review"Throughout Alight's carefully structured arc of movement and within its individual poems, the quotidian resides within the mythic. Joudah's is an art written out of experience, rather than about it...Poetry like Joudah's strikes a match into our dark places."--Poet Lore The poems in Alight alternate between the estranging familial and strangely familiar, between burning and illumination. As father, husband, and physician, Fady Joudah gives children and vulnerable others voice in this hauntingly lyrical collection, where, with quiet ferociousness, one's self can be reclaimed from suffering's grip over mind and spirit. Fady Joudah is a Palestinian-American poet, translator, and physician of internal medicine. He received his medical training from the Medical College of Georgia and University of Texas, and served with Doctors Without Borders in 2002 and 2005. His first book, The Earth in the Attic, won the 2007 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition, judged by Louise Glück. In 2010 he received a PEN translation award for his translations of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish.

Author : Scott Sigler
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0553393154
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alight written by Scott Sigler and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Alive, Scott Sigler introduced readers to an unforgettable young heroine and a mysterious new world reminiscent of those of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Red Rising. Now he expands his singular vision in the next thrilling novel of this powerful sci-fi adventure series."--

Author : Amanda Dykes
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493425129
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Set the Stars Alight written by Amanda Dykes and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucy Clairmont's family treasured the magic of the past, and her childhood fascination with stories of the high seas led her to become a marine archaeologist. But when tragedy strikes, it's Dashel, an American forensic astronomer, and his knowledge of the stars that may help her unearth the truth behind the puzzle she's discovered in her family home. Two hundred years earlier, the seeds of love are sown between a boy and a girl who spend their days playing in a secret sea cave, while the privileged young son of the estate looks on, wishing to join. As the children grow and war leads to unthinkable heartbreak, a story of love, betrayal, sacrifice, and redemption unfolds, held secret by the passage of time. As Lucy and Dash journey to a mysterious old estate on the East Sussex coast, their search leads them to a community of souls and a long-hidden tale that may hold the answers--and the healing--they so desperately seek.

Author : Sam Lloyd
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486315453
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alight written by Sam Lloyd and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2023-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fire is a natural part of the Australian bush. This is a story about that relationship – fire that breathes life back into nature. Alight shares the story of Australian native plants and animals during a planned fire. Discover how the fire helps Christmas Bells grow new flowers and Wallum Banksia to open its woody seed capsules. Follow Antechinus and a tiny Wallum Sedge Frog as they face the danger of the fire – and the challenges that come after. See how the bush recovers and flourishes after the fire, all under the watch of Old Eucalypt. With engaging text by Sam Lloyd, and stunning illustrations by Samantha Metcalfe, Alight is a gentle exploration of the importance and benefits of healthy fire in the bush. Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 6 to 9.

Author : Scott Sigler
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0553393170
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alight written by Scott Sigler and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Alive, Scott Sigler introduced readers to an unforgettable young heroine and a mysterious new world reminiscent of those of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Red Rising. Now he expands his singular vision in the next thrilling novel of this powerful sci-fi adventure series. “If it’s war they want, they messed with the wrong girl.” M. Savage—or Em, as she is called—has made a bewildering and ominous discovery. She and the other young people she was chosen to lead awoke in strange coffins with no memory of their names or their pasts. They faced an empty, unknown place of twisting tunnels and human bones. With only one another to depend on, they searched for answers and found the truth about their terrifying fate. Confronted by a monstrous enemy, they vowed never to surrender—and, by any means, to survive. The planet Omeyocan may be the sanctuary Em and her comrades seek. But the planet for which they were created turns out not to be a pristine, virgin world. Vestiges of a lost civilization testify to a horrifying past that may yet repeat itself. And when a new enemy creeps from the jungle shadows, Em and her young refugees learn there’s nowhere left to run. They face a simple choice: fight or die. In the midst of this desperate struggle, their unity is compromised from within—and a dangerous zealot devoted to a bloodthirsty god moves to usurp Em’s command, threatening to lead them all down a path to violent doom. Praise for Scott Sigler’s Alive “Suspenseful . . . [Alive] lives up to its hype, packing plenty of thrills. . . . A page-turner that whets the appetite for volume 2.”—Entertainment Weekly “Fascinating and intriguing . . . a cross between Lord of the Flies and The Maze Runner and yet . . . so much more.”—Fresh Fiction “A ripping, claustrophobic thunderbolt of a novel.”—Pierce Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Red Rising “Unstoppable and real, M. Savage is one hell of a heroine. Get ready to be left breathless.”—Kristin Cast, New York Times bestselling author of the House of Night series “Sigler has created a wonderful and engrossing character in M. Savage. Strong and smart, but with the naïveté and misgivings of any teenage girl, she’s someone you’ll definitely want on your side when s**t hits the fan, which it most certainly does.”—Veronica Belmont, host of Sword & Laser “The puzzle unfolds masterfully, right down to the last page.”—Phil Plait, PhD, author of Bad Astronomy

Author : Emma L. Adams
Publisher : Emma L. Adams
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alight written by Emma L. Adams and published by Emma L. Adams. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's not easy being one of the last living dragon shifters in London. Two years ago, when the faeries attacked the mortal realm, all supernaturals were dragged into the open. Unfortunately for dragon shifters like Ember and her sister, dragons are still hunted by humans and supernaturals alike. Keeping a low profile is difficult with monsters roaming the streets, but Ember and her band of rogue shifters have managed to survive. Until their oldest enemy, the supernatural-hunting Orion League, emerges from the shadows and captures Ember's sister. To get her back, Ember is prepared to walk into the depths of London's magical underworld, even if it means kidnapping a lethal ex-hunter who'd like nothing better than to add her name to his kill list. His inside knowledge of the League is the key to saving her sister, but with their allies turning on them, Ember must choose who to trust or meet the same end as the other dragon shifters. Keywords: urban fantasy, magic, dragons, fantasy with magic, urban fantasy series, magical London, British fantasy, complete fantasy series, ghost mystery, female protagonist urban fantasy, ghosts, post-apocalyptic fantasy, contemporary fantasy, fae urban fantasy series, dragon shifters, urban fantasy mage, action urban fantasy, shifters, myths and legends, assassins

Author : Alan Bissett
Publisher : Cargo Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1910741043
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alight Here written by Alan Bissett and published by Cargo Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we think of Scottish literature we think first of the urban grit which came from Edinburgh and Glasgow or the rural poetry of the Highlands and Islands. No-one thinks of Falkirk. Who ever came out of Falkirk? The place may be on the map due to engineering innovations such as the Falkirk Wheel and the iconic Kelpies sculpture but the town’s contribution to our nation’s literature has so far been underlooked. Edited and introduced by author and playwright, Alan Bissett - originally from Hallglen in Falkirk - this collection features established writers from the area such as Aidan Moffat, the lyrical genius behind the band Arab Strap; Gordon Legge, who was key to the ‘Rebel Inc’ movement of the 1990s; Janet Paisley, one of Scotland’s leading Scots language voices; and Brian McCabe, arguably one of Scotland’s most accomplished short-story writers. Alongside them are a host of new and young talents, as well as unseen poetry unearthed from Falkirk Archives. Together, these voices create a compelling picture of Falkirk.

Author : Marcus Shields
Publisher : Telostic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 192651520X
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Future Alight written by Marcus Shields and published by Telostic Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-05 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the near-destruction of Washington, D.C. by two different nuclear bombs, the future of America again hangs in the balance as Sam Jacobson’s “Mars Gang” of super-human rebels arrive at the White House and hold the U.S. government to account. But the most deadly enemy of the U.S. leader (or of the small group of Karéin-Mayréij’s other super-human followers, who have come to defend him), isn’t the Mars Gang. It’s someone else – someone with a sinister, last-ditch plan of his own, to first kill the Storied Watcher and then murder the President. The subtle, supernatural plans of an alien goddess are put to the ultimate test, as a mortal struggle between the Light and the Dark plays itself out on the grounds of the White House… with the future of mankind itself, at stake! Don’t miss this exciting final volume of the Angel Brings Fire and Future Burns Bright novel series!

Author : Karen Bao
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451469038
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dove Alight written by Karen Bao and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventeen-year-old Phaet Theta, the reluctant but fierce figurehead of the resistance, leads her friends and their Earthbound compatriots in a final push against the Lunar Standing Committee, even as the death tolls rise and Phaet's loved ones are threatened.

Author : Karen Bao
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698152794
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dove Alight written by Karen Bao and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The action-packed finale of this explosive sci-fi series for fans of Ender’s Game and Star Wars. Shy, introverted Phaet Theta has gone from being a top student to an interplanetary fugitive to the reluctant but fierce leader of a revolution. With the Earthbound on their side, she and her friends finally have a chance at toppling the evil leaders who’ve held the Moon captive for decades. But as the death tolls rise, the cost of the war weighs heavily on Phaet, even as she’s forced to lead her siblings and Wes, the love of her life, into terrible danger. Phaet started this war because she lost someone she loved. Will she have to lose another to end it?