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Quicksilver

Author : Neal Stephenson

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 480 pages

File Size : 13,65 MB

Release : 2009-10-13

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0061792772

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Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe, in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight. It is a chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of "Half-Cocked Jack" Shaftoe -- London street urchin turned swashbuckling adventurer and legendary King of the Vagabonds -- risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox. And it is the tale of Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent Europe through the newborn power of finance. A gloriously rich, entertaining, and endlessly inventive novel that brings a remarkable age and its momentous events to vivid life, Quicksilver is an extraordinary achievement from one of the most original and important literary talents of our time. And it's just the beginning ...



Quicksilver

Author : Kenneth Baxter Ragsdale

Publisher : Texas A&M University Press

Page : 368 pages

File Size : 44,27 MB

Release : 1976

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780890961889

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Before Terlingua achieved some notoriety as the site of the annual World Championship Chili Cookoff, the ghost town was the bustling center of the mercury mining industry in the United States. Quicksilver tells the story of the company town and its feudal lord, Chicago industrialist Howard E. Perry, who built a hilltop mansion overlooking the dry domain. Based on many primary sources, this solidly researched and historically sound book tells of profit, power, and loss; of U.S. Army protection from the effects of revolution south of the border; of Depression-era maneuverings and labor unrest; and of a region that holds growing fascination for thousands of visitors each year. Color and authenticity come from the author's interviews with such individuals as Robert Cartledge, who for nearly three decades worked as store clerk, purchasing agent, and finally general manager of the Chisos Mining Company in Terlingua.



Quicksilver

Author : Stephanie Spinner

Publisher : Laurel Leaf

Page : 242 pages

File Size : 50,80 MB

Release : 2007-12-18

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 0307433641

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Hermes—also known as Mercury, Wayfinder, and Prince of Thieves—has many talents. Wearing his famed winged sandals, he does the bidding of his father Zeus, leads the dead down to Hades, and practices his favorite arts of trickery and theft. He also sees the future, travels invisibly, loves jokes, and abhors violence. And he’s an entertaining and ideal narrator on a fast-paced journey through ancient Greek mythology—from Medusa’s cave to Trojan War battlefields to the mysterious Underworld. Stephanie Spinner brings the famous messenger—and the best-known gods and mortals of mythology—to life with high action and spare, powerful prose.



Quicksilver

Author : Rebecca J. Anderson

Publisher : Carolrhoda Books

Page : 332 pages

File Size : 28,75 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0761387994

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To prevent the public from learning about Tori's unusual DNA, technology "geek" Tori and her adoptive parents move to a new town and change their names.



QuickSilver

Author : Karl Rohnke

Publisher : Prentice Hall

Page : 308 pages

File Size : 30,33 MB

Release : 1995

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN :

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Since Project Adventure began in 1971, thousands of teachers, health care professionals, PE instructors, corporate trainers, recreation specialists and others have attended Project Adventure workshops. These people have come away rejuvenated and eager to take back to their own programs the power and magic of Project Adventure activities. QuickSilver includes ten years' worth of new ideas: Icebreakers, Warm-Ups, Games, Stunts, Initiatives, Trust Activities, Closures and more. There's a plethora of programmatic play in these pages, enough to delight even the most avid game collector. There is also a section on leadership, where the authors have combined their 43 years of experience to provide you with some insights into leading effective Adventure programs. Whether you are an experienced or novice Adventure leader, or just looking for ways to bring people together in a fun, positive and meaningful way, QuickSilver will surely become one of your most valued resources.



Quicksilver

Author : Curt Nicolaus Schuette

Publisher :

Page : 184 pages

File Size : 44,92 MB

Release : 1931

Category : Mercury

ISBN :

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Quicksilver

Author : United States Tariff Commission

Publisher :

Page : 20 pages

File Size : 45,52 MB

Release : 1935

Category : Mercury

ISBN :

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Quicksilver

Author : C. D. R. Jack L. Wells

Publisher : Jack Wells

Page : 401 pages

File Size : 10,54 MB

Release : 2007-12

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0741440598

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Men at sea in a difficult and unpopular war: this was the fall of 1967 and Vietnam was on the way to becoming an American nightmare. Yet each man had to find his own way to cope with the exhaustion, boredom and ultimately combat with a resourceful and persistent enemy. ENS Patrick Dillan, USN was assigned to USS LARTER (DD 766). Only 26 he was a bit of a rebel on what was supposed to be a 6 month Westpac deployment: dealing with normal evolutions, port calls and combat while he wrestled with his own and his ship mate's emotions.