Legacy Of The Sky

Author : George Reed
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1616140070
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dark Sky Legacy written by George Reed and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-12-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The way mankind has responded to the dark sky throughout history has determined humanity's scientific - and cultural - progress. In this way, astronomy is in some way connected to everything. This fascinating theme is explored in Dark Sky Legacy. George Reed examines the powerful influence of the cosmos on cultural and societal development, reviewing mankind's historical propensity for projecting human experience into a cosmic framework and the centuries-old relationship between astronomy and astrology, the result of which is the emergence of the age of science. Since then, he writes, the purpose of astronomy has been to observe celestial objects for the advancement of scientific knowledge, while astrology deals only in the possibility that celestial bodies influence events on Earth. Reed asserts that the movement away from an inward-looking, "meaningful" cosmos toward an outward-gazing, impersonal one is a shift that has had enormous repercussions in every aspect of human life. He points out that astrology provides a scheme in which the believer is an integral component of an animistic, cyclical universe. Conversely, the pursuit of science and astronomy is a mechanistic, linear activity, which seeks extrinsic answers in terms of precise relationships between sense perceptions. Dark Sky Legacy probes the divergent approaches to the universe that compel individuals and cultures to pursue astrology or astronomy, the intuitive or the analytical. Blending modern science, ancient science, mythology, history, literature, and naked-eye astronomy, and spiced with fascinating detail about astronomy, astrology, celestial mythology, and calendar development, the book is an engrossing study of the profound impact of mankind's relationship with the universe.

Author : J.M Bishop
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1477121919
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book LEGACY OF THE SKY written by J.M Bishop and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-31 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a time of injustice and treachery. Men seek power, and some will stop at nothing to obtain it, no matter the cost. Tension is rising throughout the realms, and many sense that war is coming. While some keep faith in the status quo, others seek out ancient magical relics to aid them in their quest for domination. Even teenagers must show their courage, hone their skills and be ready to defend their kingdoms and tribes. Thrown into the mix are Janus and Zenith, two wandering mercenaries with mysterious pasts, hired to assassinate an evil tyrant. Will their mission succeed in neutralizing this threat to the peace, or cause a devastating all-out war?

Author : MaryAnn Minatra
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781565076686
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jewel in the Evening Sky written by MaryAnn Minatra and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As three couples fight to stay alive in the turbulent tide of Nazi control, their struggle takes you to the depths of God's provision and grace. With quiet determination and courageous hearts, they risk everything to stand for their faith.

Author : Brandy Colbert
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063056682
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Birds in the Sky written by Brandy Colbert and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and legacy of one of the most deadly and destructive acts of racial violence in American history: the Tulsa Race Massacre. Winner, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob marched across the train tracks in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and into its predominantly Black Greenwood District—a thriving, affluent neighborhood known as America's Black Wall Street. They brought with them firearms, gasoline, and explosives. In a few short hours, they'd razed thirty-five square blocks to the ground, leaving hundreds dead. The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating acts of racial violence in US history. But how did it come to pass? What exactly happened? And why are the events unknown to so many of us today? These are the questions that award-winning author Brandy Colbert seeks to answer in this unflinching nonfiction account of the Tulsa Race Massacre. In examining the tension that was brought to a boil by many factors—white resentment of Black economic and political advancement, the resurgence of white supremacist groups, the tone and perspective of the media, and more—a portrait is drawn of an event singular in its devastation, but not in its kind. It is part of a legacy of white violence that can be traced from our country's earliest days through Reconstruction, the Civil Rights movement in the mid–twentieth century, and the fight for justice and accountability Black Americans still face today. The Tulsa Race Massacre has long failed to fit into the story Americans like to tell themselves about the history of their country. This book, ambitious and intimate in turn, explores the ways in which the story of the Tulsa Race Massacre is the story of America—and by showing us who we are, points to a way forward. YALSA Honor Award for Excellence in Nonfiction

Author : Jonathan Crayford
Publisher : Light Network
ISBN 13 : 9781732026872
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Legacy of the Sky Pendant written by Jonathan Crayford and published by Light Network. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Marcus stands at his post at the castle wall, ready to defend his home village of Soulwind, he fumbles a strange pendant around his neck and is completely oblivious to its effects, and also of its origin. Who are these strangers who have suddenly turned up in the peaceful kingdom of Termelanor? And what do they want?

Author : Angel Rose
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1465345655
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sky's Legacy written by Angel Rose and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It hadn’t seen such a peaceful time in nearly five centuries, but peace wasn’t always the best frame of mind for all of the creatures of the world. Doswarn, a man of shadows and lies had been lying in wait in the Shadowlands for decades waiting for a sign. Rayne DeSouza loved her younger sister with all of her heart, or what she could claim to have of a heart. She was the darkest gypsy a man could have the misfortune of meeting. When Doswarn arrived with an offer she had been waiting her entire life to hear, how could she refuse? Analysa DeSouza was as opposite from her sister as a girl could get. She was bright and fun-loving despite what her sister had raised her to believe, when the Shadowman arrived and whisked Rayne away into darkness Analysa was left with a terrible sense of foreboding and doom. Can Analysa unravel the mysteries of their past before Doswarn’s evil plot is completed? Could she pull her sister out of the Darkness, or would she have to embrace her destiny with the help of her most loyal companions?

Author : Ami Weaver
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1488077274
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Montana Country Legacy: Her Big Sky Dreams written by Ami Weaver and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh start in Montana From City Girl to Rancher’s Wife by Ami Weaver When Josie Callahan’s life in Los Angeles falls apart, she jumps at the chance to start over as a private chef in Montana. More used to stilettos and stainless steel appliances than cowboy boots and cozy kitchens, Josie is out of her element…especially with her sexy boss, Luke Ryder. Luke prefers horses to heartbreakers, but a delicious happily-ever-after might be on the menu! A Match Made in Montana by Joanna Sims When Officer Logan Wolf pulls over Josephine Brand for speeding, he’s struck by her irresistible blue eyes and sad smile. Even more striking is the news that she’s maid of honor at his best friend’s wedding! Josephine’s ex, Brice, broke her heart—yet she can’t deny her attraction to Logan. But just as her pain begins to fade, Brice shows up, wanting a second chance… Previously published as From City Girl to Rancher’s Wife and A Match Made in Montana

Author : J.M Bishop
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1477121897
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book LEGACY OF THE SKY written by J.M Bishop and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a time of injustice and treachery. Men seek power, and some will stop at nothing to obtain it, no matter the cost. Tension is rising throughout the realms, and many sense that war is coming. While some keep faith in the status quo, others seek out ancient magical relics to aid them in their quest for domination. Even teenagers must show their courage, hone their skills and be ready to defend their kingdoms and tribes. Thrown into the mix are Janus and Zenith, two wandering mercenaries with mysterious pasts, hired to assassinate an evil tyrant. Will their mission succeed in neutralizing this threat to the peace, or cause a devastating all-out war?

Author : Ian Gardner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472837398
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sent by the Iron Sky written by Ian Gardner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on from the success of Ian Gardner's critically acclaimed trilogy on the exploits of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in World War II, Sent by the Iron Sky tells their exhilarating story for a new readership. From the moment they entered the war in June, 1944, the men of 3rd Battalion were faced with brutal fighting against horrendous odds. Later in the year, nearly five months in combat with no relief lead to heavy losses that reduced them to the size of a company. Their heroic defence of Bastogne saw their division awarded a Unit Citation, a first in the history of the US armed forces, and they subsequently fought on across Europe, finishing the war occupying Hitler's mountain retreat of Berchtesgaden. Drawing on years of research and interviews with veterans of some of the toughest battles of World War II, together with maps and over 200 vintage images, Ian Gardner brings to life some of the most bitter fighting of the war in Europe, laying bare the horrors of war, the deprivations of day-to-day living and the chaos of the front line. Additional material includes a chapter on the fate of the men captured in Normandy and a foreword by Lee Wolverton, the grandson of the commander of 3rd Battalion, Col Robert Wolverton.

Author : S.M. Stirling
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 1429987472
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sky People written by S.M. Stirling and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marc Vitrac was born in Louisiana in the early 1960's, about the time the first interplanetary probes delivered the news that Mars and Venus were teeming with life—even human life. At that point, the "Space Race" became the central preoccupation of the great powers of the world. Now, in 1988, Marc has been assigned to Jamestown, the US-Commonwealth base on Venus, near the great Venusian city of Kartahown. Set in a countryside swarming with sabertooths and dinosaurs, Jamestown is home to a small band of American and allied scientist-adventurers. But there are flies in this ointment – and not only the Venusian dragonflies, with their yard-wide wings. The biologists studying Venus's life are puzzled by the way it not only resembles that on Earth, but is virtually identical to it. The EastBloc has its own base at Cosmograd, in the highlands to the south, and relations are frosty. And attractive young geologist Cynthia Whitlock seems impervious to Marc's Cajun charm. Meanwhile, at the western end of the continent, Teesa of the Cloud Mountain People leads her tribe in a conflict with the Neanderthal-like beastmen who have seized her folk's sacred caves. Then an EastBloc shuttle crashes nearby, and the beastmen acquire new knowledge... and AK47's. Jamestown sends its long-range blimp to rescue the downed EastBloc cosmonauts, little suspecting that the answer to the jungle planet's mysteries may lie there, among tribal conflicts and traces of a power that made Earth's vaunted science seem as primitive as the tribesfolk's blowguns. As if that weren't enough, there's an enemy agent on board the airship... Extravagant and effervescent, The Sky People is alternate-history SF adventure at its best. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.