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The Rookery

Author : Deborah Hewitt

Publisher : Tor Books

Page : 421 pages

File Size : 12,54 MB

Release : 2021-08-10

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 125023980X

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Return to a magical alternate London as Deborah Hewitt continues the Nightjar series with The Rookery. After discovering her magical ability to see people's souls, Alice Wyndham only wants three things: to return to the Rookery, join the House Mielikki and master her magic, and find out who she really is. But when the secrets of Alice's past threaten her plans, and the Rookery begins to crumble around her, she must decide how far she's willing to go to save the city and people she loves. "Superb, darkly charming.... It's a delight to explore the Rookery..." --Publishers Weekly starred review At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.



The Nightjar

Author : Deborah Hewitt

Publisher : Tor Books

Page : 451 pages

File Size : 23,34 MB

Release : 2019-09-03

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1250239818

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The Nightjar by Deborah Hewitt is a stunning contemporary fantasy debut about another London, a magical world hidden behind the bustling modern city we know. Alice Wyndham has been plagued by visions of birds her whole life...until the mysterious Crowley reveals that Alice is an ‘aviarist’: capable of seeing nightjars, magical birds that guard human souls. When her best friend is hit by a car, only Alice can find and save her nightjar. With Crowley’s help, Alice travels to the Rookery, a hidden, magical alternate London to hone her newfound talents. But a faction intent on annihilating magic users will stop at nothing to destroy the new aviarist. And is Crowley really working with her, or against her? Alice must risk everything to save her best friend—and uncover the strange truth about herself. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.



Rookery Blues

Author : Jon Hassler

Publisher :

Page : 484 pages

File Size : 38,75 MB

Release : 1997-11-26

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9780345423085

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Rookery State College in the late 1960s is an academic backwater if ever there was one -- until the Icejam Quintet is born. With Leland Edwards on piano, Neil Novotny on clarinet, Victor Dash on drums, and Connor on bass, the group comes together with the help of its muse, the lovely Peggy Benoit, who plays saxophone and sings. But soon isolated Rookery State will be touched by the great discontent sweeping the country: the first labor union in the college's history comes noisily to campus. As a teachers strike takes shape, the five musicians must struggle with their loyalties -- to the school, the town, their families, and one another....



The Rookery at Noxubee Wildlife Refuge

Author : James Martin

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 102 pages

File Size : 21,72 MB

Release : 2007-06-01

Category : Art

ISBN : 1430323566

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Picture over 30,000 birds each year returning to a small island of cypress trees to breed and raise their young. This breeding place-called a rookery- is located in the north end of Bluff Lake at Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, located in central Mississippi. From early spring, when the first flocks arrive, through mid-fall when the last group departs for the winter, the trees and sky are full of birds. Breeders include Cattle Egrets, Snowy Egrets, Great Egrets, Little Blue Herons and White Ibises. This book provides a brief introduction to the rookery and its residents, followed by a pictorial essay of life at the rookery, from arrival to departure.



The Auditorium Building

Author : Jay Pridmore

Publisher : Pomegranate

Page : 74 pages

File Size : 43,1 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 9780764924965

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Commissioned by Ferdinand Peck and produced by architects Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler--soon to be leaders of the Chicago School--in 1889, the Auditorium Building was a wondrous complex, housing a hotel, offices, stores, and a theater. Adler's engineering skills overcame the problem of a foundation that had to support an unevenly distributed weight; Sullivan designed the stunning theater, which was spanned by four elliptical arches studded with 3,500 incandescent electric lights and decorated with gold leaf. Adler created a hydraulic stage--with twenty-six lifts--and one of the first air-conditioning systems in a public building. Among the many design features in the interior of the Auditorium were murals, onyx, marble, open loggias, stained glass, filigreed vents, wainscoting, and bronze-plated posts. Scholars considered the Auditorium Building the most important single structure in Chicago. The Auditorium thrived until its closing in 1940. In 1946 Roosevelt University purchased the building, and the Auditorium Theatre Council restored the theater to its former glory. Today, the Auditorium Building is thriving as a showcase for major theatrical events, Roosevelt University concerts, and other events.



The Obsidian Tower

Author : Melissa Caruso

Publisher : Orbit

Page : 459 pages

File Size : 24,43 MB

Release : 2020-06-02

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0316425079

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"A classic, breathtaking adventure brimful of dangerous magic and clever politics. A book that will thrill and delight any fantasy fan."―Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne In this fresh epic fantasy bursting with intrigue and ambition, questioned loyalties, and broken magic, one woman will either save an entire continent or bring about its downfall. "Guard the tower, ward the stone. Find your answers writ in bone. Keep your trust through wits or war--nothing must unseal the door." Deep within Gloamingard Castle lies a black tower. Sealed by magic, it guards a dangerous secret that has been contained for thousands of years. As Warden, Ryxander knows the warning passed down through generations: nothing must unseal the Door. But one impetuous decision will leave her with blood on her hands--and unleash a threat that could doom the world to fall to darkness. Praise for The Obsidian Tower: "Block out time to binge this can't-stop story filled with danger and unexpected disaster. From the fresh take on time-honored tropes to a crunchy, intrigue-filled story, The Obsidian Tower is a must-read for lovers of high fantasy."―C. L. Polk, World Fantasy award-winning author of The Midnight Bargain "Deftly balances two of my favorite things: razor-sharp politics and characters investigating weird, dark magic. A must-read."―Emily A. Duncan, author of New York Times bestseller Wicked Saints Rooks and Ruin The Obsidian Tower The Quicksilver Court The Ivory Tomb For more from Melissa Caruso, check out: Swords and Fire The Tethered Mage The Defiant Heir The Unbound Empire



Beauty and the Rake

Author : Erica Monroe

Publisher : Quillfire Publishing

Page : 325 pages

File Size : 21,75 MB

Release : 2015-04-21

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Scoundrels, thieves, and rebels inhabit the rookeries--where dangerous men fall in love with fierce women. ONCE SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL... Abigail Vautille dreamed of escaping the Whitechapel rookery and starting a new life until one tragic night left her scarred and penniless. To save her family from debtor's prison, she strikes a deal with the rogue who owns her father's gambling vowels--if he excuses the debt, for two weeks, she'll give him her body, but not her heart. ONCE HE WAS CHARMING... Inspector Michael Strickland of the Metropolitan Police has always had a way with women. Success comes easily to him, and he glides through life on his good looks and family name. But Abigail lights a passion within him he never knew existed. He sees the beauty within her, not the beast she believes herself to be. TOGETHER, THEIR LOVE IS BEYOND A FAIRY TALE. After a dangerous figure from Abigail's past resurfaces vowing vengeance, things take a sinister turn. But Michael will stop at nothing to keep the woman he loves safe. When the stakes are high and the scars are more than skin deep, passion may be the key to a happily ever after. ------- Note: Beauty and the Rake is a dark, gritty, and steamy (heat level 4 out of 5, on-page sex scenes) full-length romantic suspense set in pre-Victorian working-class London. While it is book three in the Rookery Rogues series, it can be read as a stand-alone historical romance.



A Rookery of Penguins and Other Bird Groups

Author : Jilly Hunt

Publisher : Raintree

Page : 50 pages

File Size : 29,63 MB

Release : 2013-07

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1406239577

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Different animals live together in different ways. In this book, readers find out how penguins form rookeries and work together to find food and raise young. The book also explores how other birds, such as puffins and social weavers, live in groups.



The Merchandise Mart

Author : Jay Pridmore

Publisher : Pomegranate

Page : 76 pages

File Size : 36,27 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Architecture

ISBN : 9780764924972

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A huge complex spanning two city blocks, the Merchandise Mart is the largest wholesale design center in the world. The brainchild of James Simpson of Marshall Field & Company, it was planned to house Field's huge wholesale division and prop up sagging sales. Executed by the architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White--of Opera House and Field Museum fame--the Mart was the world's most complex mixed-use structure: a warehouse, a department store, and a commercial office tower. All this was presented in a successful blend of elements from the Chicago School, classicism, and Art Deco, built on former Chicago & North Western Railway property and air space over the tracks. Unfortunately, Field's suffered from the Great Depression, and so the Mart stood almost empty during World War II. In 1946 Joseph P. Kennedy purchased the Merchandise Mart for $16 million (it had cost $32 million to build). Under Kennedy's managerial flair; the Mart thrived. Renovations between 1986 and 1991 injected new life into the building and today the Marchandise Mart is an enduring monument to the brash, inventive, and successful Chicago spirit.



Ma Gastronomie. Fernand Point

Author : Fernand Point

Publisher : Duckworth Publishing

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 19,79 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Cooking, French

ISBN : 9780715638361

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Since its first publication in France in 1969, Fernand Point's 'Ma Gastronomie' has taken its place among the true classics of French gastronomy. It is as celebrated for Point's wise, witty and provocative views on food as for his remarkable, inventive recipes, carefully compiled from his handwritten notes.