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1000 tulosta hakusanalla L. G. Rivera
This sequel to L.G. Rivera's debut novel, Dammed, continues the exploits of Darwin J. Jones, a travel writer. Darwin has problems with women; in every city he visits, they end up dead. During and assignment in Venice, Darwin meets Mina, a beautiful heiress, with a mysterious agenda. Soon, girls start to disappear, and Darwin suspects that Mina may be a killer -or worse. As Darwin sinks deeper into the labyrinth of Venice, he discovers masked balls, naked flesh, and depravities hidden behind ancient fa ades. Skillfully intertwining multiple layers of mythology, author L.G. Rivera takes you into a mind-bending trip through the maze of Venice, right into the center. Harrowing, hallucinogenic and haunting, the story builds to a climax you will not soon forget.
First Published in 1949, The Sacred River attempts to present a survey of James Joyce’s work. In 1932 Mr Strong published an essay in the course of which he suggested that Work in Progress was the first full scale application to the novel of twentieth century ideas on space and time, demanding from the reader a radical change in practice. The essay was read by Joyce, and the theory subsequently confirmed. From that point Mr Strong has continued his study of Joyce. This work is limited to four main lines of approach: interest in singing and singers, a passion with Joyce; literature, in particular Shakespeare, Swift, Blake, and the Romantic Movement, of which the author believes Finnegans Wake to be the logical fulfilment; contemporary theories of psychology; and Christian metaphysics. Mr Strong’s first-hand acquaintance with Dublin in the early nineteen-hundreds has been a further help, as was his friendship with Yeats, A.E., and other Irish writers who knew Joyce personally. The result is a stimulating and provocative piece of criticism, of which we may safely say that it outruns its modest programme. This book is a must read for scholars and researchers of English literature.
First Published in 1949, The Sacred River attempts to present a survey of James Joyce’s work. In 1932 Mr Strong published an essay in the course of which he suggested that Work in Progress was the first full scale application to the novel of twentieth century ideas on space and time, demanding from the reader a radical change in practice. The essay was read by Joyce, and the theory subsequently confirmed. From that point Mr Strong has continued his study of Joyce. This work is limited to four main lines of approach: interest in singing and singers, a passion with Joyce; literature, in particular Shakespeare, Swift, Blake, and the Romantic Movement, of which the author believes Finnegans Wake to be the logical fulfilment; contemporary theories of psychology; and Christian metaphysics. Mr Strong’s first-hand acquaintance with Dublin in the early nineteen-hundreds has been a further help, as was his friendship with Yeats, A.E., and other Irish writers who knew Joyce personally. The result is a stimulating and provocative piece of criticism, of which we may safely say that it outruns its modest programme. This book is a must read for scholars and researchers of English literature.
The first three books in L.G. Surgeson's 'Black River Chronicles', a series of fantasy novels, now available in one volume Summer of Fire: To speak of a time before the Summer of Fire is to speak of a time more than four hundred years gone by. Very few have a genuine understanding of what lead to the time known as the Summer of Fire, of the rising powers that had grown with the patience of mountains. Only in looking back could scholars completely understand the full scale of events that preceded it. It is particularly difficult to distinguish what came 'before', as this is a relative term. Each individual will have a point in time that they consider to be the time 'before', after which their life will have irrevocably changed. General consensus suggests that by 1099 AC it was already too late. But for some, it started long before that. For some of them will live, some of them will die, and some of them will last forever.The Winter That Follows: The Summer of Fire has burned away. The younger gods and their champion have defeated Krynok the Hunter, General Salamander has been destroyed, and slowly Tartaria is reuniting to heal the Clans and the land. Those who survived find themselves standing amongst the ruins with empty hearts, waiting for faces they will never see again. It has not occurred to many that this might be the greatest challenge of all. For once the glorious struggles of the Summer are over, they will have to find their way through the Winter That Follows.The Freetown Bridge: Any who believe the Freetown Bridge to be a monument to freedom have sadly misjudged the dark intent of the Frisian Inquisition. Thousands of slaves have been snatched to help with its construction, and the fears of its purpose are building across the continent. Shrouded in mystery and heavily guarded, the Bridge nears completion. Unable to stop themselves, a small group of adventurers from Aberddu seek to join those who would destroy it. A ragtag gang of mercenaries, priests and greenskins prepare to stand up to the might of the Red Inquisition, before they discover that the enemy is closer than they realised.
The first three books in L.G. Surgeson's 'Black River Chronicles', a series of fantasy novels, now available in one volume Summer of Fire: To speak of a time before the Summer of Fire is to speak of a time more than four hundred years gone by. Very few have a genuine understanding of what lead to the time known as the Summer of Fire, of the rising powers that had grown with the patience of mountains. Only in looking back could scholars completely understand the full scale of events that preceded it. It is particularly difficult to distinguish what came 'before', as this is a relative term. Each individual will have a point in time that they consider to be the time 'before', after which their life will have irrevocably changed. General consensus suggests that by 1099 AC it was already too late. But for some, it started long before that. For some of them will live, some of them will die, and some of them will last forever.The Winter That Follows: The Summer of Fire has burned away. The younger gods and their champion have defeated Krynok the Hunter, General Salamander has been destroyed, and slowly Tartaria is reuniting to heal the Clans and the land. Those who survived find themselves standing amongst the ruins with empty hearts, waiting for faces they will never see again. It has not occurred to many that this might be the greatest challenge of all. For once the glorious struggles of the Summer are over, they will have to find their way through the Winter That Follows.The Freetown Bridge: Any who believe the Freetown Bridge to be a monument to freedom have sadly misjudged the dark intent of the Frisian Inquisition. Thousands of slaves have been snatched to help with its construction, and the fears of its purpose are building across the continent. Shrouded in mystery and heavily guarded, the Bridge nears completion. Unable to stop themselves, a small group of adventurers from Aberddu seek to join those who would destroy it. A ragtag gang of mercenaries, priests and greenskins prepare to stand up to the might of the Red Inquisition, before they discover that the enemy is closer than they realised.
Red River Expedition (dominion of Canada 1870)
G. L. Huyshe; Rifle Brigade
Naval Military Press Ltd
2004
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Homeland Security National Risk Characterization
Henry H Willis; Mary Tighe; Andrew Lauland; Liisa Ecola; Shoshana R Shelton; Meagan L Smith; John G Rivers; Kristin J Leuschner; Terry Marsh; Daniel M Gerstein
RAND
2018
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To provide transparency into the decisionmaking process surrounding its planning processes, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asked RAND to develop a risk assessment methodology that can be used to identify the greatest risks to homeland security and support prioritization of DHS mission elements. The methodology is presented in this report.
De nos jours, la statistique, en tant que outil m thodologique, mode de pens e et langage, est devenue un l ment essentiel de la formation de tous les citoyens. Malgr a, l'enseignement de la statistique est fort questionn, car, tr's souvent, il n'offre pas une formation satisfaisante. Sur cette base, la premi re partie du travail s'occupe de la construction d'un cadre th orique valable pour questionner et fonder l'enseignement de la statistique dans le domaine de la g ographie. Les conceptions th oriques du constructivisme et de la th orie curriculaire, les contributions du mouvement de r novation de l' ducation statistique et les principes du mod le ducatif mergent dans la soci t de la connaissance ont constitu les sources d'une approche syst mique de l'enseignement. Dans un deuxi me partie on analyse les caract ristiques de l'enseignement de la statistique dans les tudes de g ographie. On utilise pour cela les programmes d'enseignement des cours qui s'offrent aux tudiants dans les facult's espagnoles de g ographie et dont l'analyse a fait ressortir des pratiques et des conceptions qu'il faudrait absolument r viser.
L' Eleve De La Nature (par G. Guillard De Beaurieu)...
Hutson Street Press
2025
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L' Eleve De La Nature (par G. Guillard De Beaurieu)...
Hutson Street Press
2025
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