Author : Marguerite W. Davol
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 16,54 MB
Release : 1997-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
A humble artist agrees to confront the terrifying dragon that threatens to destroy his village.
Author : Siobhan McDermott
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 25,5 MB
Release : 2024-03-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0593706137
A 12-year-old girl wins an invitation to train as an apprentice to immortals in the first book of the new must-read magical series destined to take the world by storm—perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers, Skandar and Eragon. Let the competition begin! “A new classic fantasy adventure.” — Eoin Colfer, author of the internationally best-selling Artemis Fowl series An outsider in her village above the cloud sea, 12-year-old orphan Yeung Zhi Ging’s only hope of escape is to win the single invitation to train as a Silhouette: an apprentice to the immortals. After her ill-fated attempt to impress the Silhouette scout leads to a dragon attack on the jade mountain, Zhi Ging is sure that her chances, and her life, are over. But the scout spots her potential and offers her protection and a second chance. She’s in. In her lessons in Hok Woh, the underwater realm of the immortals, Zhi Ging must face the challenging trials set by her teachers to prove that she’s worthy of being a Silhouette—despite her rivals' attempts to sabotage her. But as Zhi Ging’s power grows, so do the rumours of the return of the Fui Gwai, an evil spirit that turns people into grey-eyed thralls. When the impossible happens and the Fui Gwai attack the Silhouettes, can Zhi Ging use her newly uncovered talents to save her friends and the world beyond? Or will the grey-eyed spirit consume them all? “A soaring, luminous new world." —Jessica Townsend, New York Times bestselling author of The Nevermoor series
Author : Dan Reeder
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,80 MB
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Dragons in art
ISBN : 9781501037092
People will tell you that dragons are imaginary, that they don't exist. Yet it seems that dragon lore appears in every culture in every part of the world. There's just something about these flying, flame throwing, fantastical animals that runs deep in the human psyche. We love them. We want them. And we shall have them?
Author : Walden Bello
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 34,7 MB
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1786995980
Emerging relatively unscathed from the banking crisis of 2008, China has been viewed as a model of both rampant success and fiscal stability. But beneath the surface lies a network of fissures that look likely to erupt into the next big financial crash. A bloated real-estate sector, roller-coaster stock market, and rapidly growing shadow-banking sector have all coalesced to create a perfect storm: one that is in danger of taking the rest of the world's economy with it. Walden Bello traces our recent history of financial crises – from the bursting of Japan's 'bubble economy' in 1990 to Wall Street in 2008 – taking in their political and human ramifications such as rising inequality and environmental degradation. He not only predicts that China might be the site of the next crash, but that under neoliberalism this will simply keep happening. The only way that we can stop this cycle, Bello argues, is through a fundamental change in the ways that we organise: a shift to cooperative enterprise, respectful of the environment, and which fractures the twin legacies of imperialism and capitalism. Insightful, erudite and passionate, Paper Dragons is a must-read for anyone wishing to prevent the next financial meltdown.
Author : Douglas B. Fuller
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 36,12 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0198777205
This book provides an in-depth study of China's information technology (IT) industry and policy in the 21st century, and explores the connection between China's financial system and technological development outcomes.
Author : Walden Bello
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,14 MB
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1786995999
Emerging relatively unscathed from the banking crisis of 2008, China has been viewed as a model of both rampant success and fiscal stability. But beneath the surface lies a network of fissures that look likely to erupt into the next big financial crash. A bloated real-estate sector, roller-coaster stock market, and rapidly growing shadow-banking sector have all coalesced to create a perfect storm: one that is in danger of taking the rest of the world’s economy with it. Walden Bello traces our recent history of financial crises – from the bursting of Japan’s ‘bubble economy’ in 1990 to Wall Street in 2008 – taking in their political and human ramifications such as rising inequality and environmental degradation. He not only predicts that China might be the site of the next crash, but that under neoliberalism this will simply keep happening. The only way that we can stop this cycle, Bello argues, is through a fundamental change in the ways that we organise: a shift to cooperative enterprise, respectful of the environment, and which fractures the twin legacies of imperialism and capitalism. Insightful, erudite and passionate, Paper Dragons is a must-read for anyone wishing to prevent the next financial meltdown.
Author :
Publisher : Usborne Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,45 MB
Release : 2012-09-25
Category : Paper aeroplanes
ISBN : 9781409549772
Following on the success of 100 paper planes, this title features new planes based on four different layouts, each decorated with its own unique colours, motifs and patterns - ranging from Aztec prints to fighting tigers to sci fi. It features clear and concise instructions on how to fold and throw the planes.
Author : David Kawami
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 15,82 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486253252
Toys that fly and the magical fascination of mythical monsters make this collection of cut and assemble dragons doubly appealing. Papercraft expert David Kawami has created eight colorful beasts - complete with scales, batlike wings and ferocious stares - that beginning as well as advanced model builders can easily construct and set into motion.
Author : Helena Ku Rhee
Publisher : Random House Studio
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 27,94 MB
Release : 2020-02-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 052564461X
An office at night is reimagined as a fantastical kingdom of paper complete with friendly dragons in this own voices picture book. When the babysitter is unable to come, Daniel is woken out of bed and joins his parents as they head downtown for their jobs as nighttime office cleaners. But the story is about more than brooms, mops, and vacuums. Mama and Papa turn the deserted office building into a magnificent kingdom filled with paper. Then they weave a fantasy of dragons and kings to further engage their reluctant companion--and even encourage him to one day be the king of a paper kingdom. The Paper Kingdom expresses the joy and spirit of a loving family who turn a routine and ordinary experience into something much grander. Magical art by Pascal Campion shows both the real world and the fantasy through the eyes of the young narrator.
Author : Evan Hunter
Publisher : New York : Dell
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 22,20 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Authors
ISBN :
In New York during the frenetic week before Christmas, a plagiarism trial has profound effects on a playwright, the plaintiff, and a best-selling novelist, the defendant.
