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Reading the World and Inventing Science: The Textualized Nature of Theories
Percival S. Gabriel
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2019
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Beau Geste is a 1924 adventure novel by P. C. Wren. It has been adapted for the screen several times.Michael "Beau" Geste is the protagonist. The main narrator (among others), by contrast, is his younger brother John. The three Geste brothers of Brandon Abbas are used as a metaphor for the British upper class values of a time gone by, and "the decent thing to do" is, in fact, the leitmotif of the novel.The Geste brothers are orphans and have been brought up by their aunt. The rest of Beau's band are mainly Isobel and Claudia (only daughter of Lady Patricia, and in a way, also reason enough for Michael to join the French Foreign Legion), and Lady Patricia's relative Augustus.When a precious jewel known as the "Blue Water" goes missing, suspicion falls on the young people, and Beau leaves Britain to join the Foreign Legion (la L gion trang re), followed by his brothers, Digby (his twin) and John. There, after some adventure and separation from Digby, the sadistic Sergeant Lejaune gets command of the little garrison at Fort Zinderneuf in French North Africa, and only an attack by Tuaregs prevents a mutiny and mass desertion (of course the Geste brothers and a few loyals are against the plot). Throughout the book and adventures, Beau's behaviour is true to France and the Legion, and he dies at his post. At Brandon Abbas, the last survivor of the three brothers, John, is welcomed by their aunt and his fianc e Isobel, and the reason for the jewel theft is revealed to have been a matter of honour, and to have been the only "decent thing" possible.
Mr. George Lawrence, C.M.G., First Class District Officer of His Majesty's Civil Service, sat at the door of his tent and viewed the African desert scene with the eye of extreme disfavour. There was beauty neither in the landscape nor in the eye of the beholder. The landscape consisted of sand, stone, kerengia burr-grass, tafasa underbrush, yellow, long-stalked with long thin bean-pods; the whole varied by clumps of the coarse and hideous tumpafia plant. The eye was jaundiced, thanks to the heat and foul dust of Bornu, to malaria, dysentery, inferior food, poisonous water, and rapid continuous marching in appalling heat. Weak and ill in body, Lawrence was worried and anxious in mind, the one reacting on the other. In the first place, there was the old standing trouble about the Shuwa Patrol; in the second, the truculent Chiboks were waxing insolent again, and their young men were regarding not the words of their elders concerning Sir Garnet Wolseley, and what happened, long, long ago, after the battle of Chibok Hill. Thirdly, the price of grain had risen to six shillings a saa, and famine threatened; fourthly, the Shehu and Shuwa sheiks were quarrelling again; and, fifthly, there was a very bad smallpox ju-ju abroad in the land (a secret society whose "secret" was to offer His Majesty's liege subjects the choice between being infected with smallpox, or paying heavy blackmail to the society). Lastly, there was acrimonious correspondence with the All-Wise Ones (of the Secretariat in "Aiki Square" at Zungeru), who, as usual, knew better than the man on the spot, and bade him do either the impossible or the disastrous. And across all the Harmattan was blowing hard, that terrible wind that carries the Saharan dust a hundred miles to sea, not so much as a sand-storm, but as a mist or fog of dust as fine as flour, filling the eyes, the lungs, the pores of the skin, the nose and throat; getting into the locks of rifles, the works of watches and cameras, defiling water, food and everything else; rendering life a burden and a curse. - Taken from "Beau Geste" written by Percival Christopher Wren
Vanguard: Heroes Resilient: A Superhero Adventure
Percival Constantine
Independently Published
2016
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The invasion is coming Vanguard is back in action And this time, they have more autonomy than ever before, plus the support of the new and improved Cerberus. Unfortunately, things are not going too well for the rest of the specials. The reemergence of an old enemy sparks distrust and hatred towards all specials and an underground fighting ring seeks to exploit specials for profit. But a warning from the future will distract the team, making them suspect a traitor in the midst. With so much distrust, can the team and the entire planet unite in order to confront the threat of an alien invasion?Percival Constantine's exciting modern take on classic superheroes continues in its incredible third volume Questions readers have been asking since the beginning of the series are answered while new surprises wait in the wings
A team fractured Fearing potential repercussions from the international community, the new President ordered Vanguard disbanded following the defeat of the Red Fist. In their place is a new organization: Cerberus, a global peace-keeping agency designed to monitor the specials. With no purpose left, the remnants of Vanguard have returned to their normal lives. But old habits-and enemies-die hard. The world still faces grave dangers from human and special alike. And lurking in the shadows is a threat greater than any they have encountered-one that spans time and space If you're a fan of the X-Men or the Avengers, you don't want to miss this stunning second volume of an all-new team of superheroes
Superhuman threats require a superhuman response After a mysterious phenomenon called The Event, superhumans-called specials-now walk among us. And the potential danger these untested and powerful beings warrants a way to keep them in check. Enter Vanguard, a government-sanctioned team of superheroes designed to deal with rogue specials. This team of powerful beings with even more powerful personalities must overcome their differences while dealing with one life-threatening crisis after another But a mysterious warlord and his terrorist network waits in the shadows, planning to use superhumans for their own nefarious purposes Fans of the X-Men and Avengers do not want to miss this explosive first season of an all-new superhero prose series
The war is over, the heroes failed Twenty years have passed since the alien invasion of Earth began and humanity has lost. The invaders have set up a new government run by their human co-conspirators, and the superhuman population is now imprisoned, used as forced labor, or subjected to inhumane experimentation. But a new team of specials exists in the future, continuing the legacy of Vanguard. Together, they are the only source of resistance against the alien overlords. For years, their efforts have been valiant, yet futile. Now though, they have the opportunity to change their fate, if only they can send the mysterious Chronos into the past Explore the future in the fourth volume of Percival Constantine's superhero epic
The end is nigh The alien invasion has begun, and Vanguard is all but decimated from threats both external and internal. Enter Talon-a special who has traveled twenty years from the future in order to avert the alien subjugation of the entire planet But when Vanguard has to deal with the threat of a traitor among their ranks and the loss of much of their strength, Talon has her work cut out for her.Can the team rally together and discover a way to defeat the alien menace once and for all? Or is Talon's hellish timeline inevitable?Percival Constantine's explosive superhero epic reaches its Earth-shattering conclusion in this final volume
Death is not the endMy name is Luther Cross, the handsome and stylish son of a demon father and a human mother. With my knowledge of the supernatural and my own mystic abilities, I make my living as Chicago's foremost paranormal investigator.But now, I'm dead. Killed by a demon while protecting a young woman and her supernatural child. If I move on to the afterlife, my enemies will be waiting. So I'm trapped between two worlds, unable to affect either.There's a sliver of hope, though. My allies are working overtime to find a way to resurrect me. My job is to discover the identity of the rogue angel who set this all into motion, while also avoiding other threats. Being a ghost has just given me a whole new set of problems.If it all works out, I'll be back to my usual attractive self and avert a second war between Heaven and Hell. But if it all goes south, then we're all screwed.No pressure, right?
The Musical Instruments of the Indigenous People of South Africa
Percival Kirby
Wits University Press
2013
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Percival Kirby was one of the greatest South African musicologists and ethnomusicologists. Born in Scotland in 1887, after completing his studies at the Royal College of Music in London he came out to South Africa as the Music Organiser to the Natal Education Department. In 1920 he moved to Johannesburg as acting Professor of Music at the then University College. He was soon appointed Professor of Music and stayed at the University of the Witwatersrand for 30 years. Kirby was a conductor, timpanist, flautist, composer, teacher, musicologist, scientist and an artist. As well as researching and writing on African music, he wrote the definitive book on the wreck of the Grosvenor. Kirby was concerned about the demise of traditional cultural practices of African people. Whilst at Wits, he was encouraged by his colleagues, people like Raymond Dart and Louis Maingard, to make a comprehensive study of the musical practices of the indigenous peoples of southern Africa. Between 1923 and 1933, supported by several study grants, he travelled thousands of miles, undertook more than nine special expeditions as well as many shorter excursions in his ancient Model T Ford to places like Pietersburg and Potgietersrus, to the area then known as Sekhukhuneland, Transvaal, and to Swaziland and Botswana. He was hosted by local chiefs and taught to play the instruments he encountered. He managed to purchase many of the instruments, and this collection is now known as the Kirby Collection and housed at the South African College of Music, University of Cape Town. The book Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa, first published in 1934, was the culmination of these research trips. It has become the standard reference on indigenous South African musical instruments, but has been out of print for many years. This fourth edition, with a revised title, contains an introduction by Mike Nixon, Head of the Ethnomusicology and African Music programme at the South African College of Music, and new reproductions of the valuable historic photographs by Paff and others, but leaves Kirby’s original text unchanged.
A History of the African-American People
Percival L. Everett; James Kincaid
Akashic Books,U.S.
2004
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Presents a fictitious chronicle of a former senator Strom Thurmond's efforts to write a history of African Americans, revealing the antics of Congressional office workers, publishing house interns, editors, and rival editors.
