Stages of Conflict


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Stages of Conflict brings together an array of dramatic texts, tracing the intersection of theater and social and political life in the Americas over the past five centuries. Historical pieces from the sixteenth century to the present highlight the encounter between indigenous tradition and colonialism, while contributions from modern playwrights such as Virgilio Pinero, Jose Triana, and Denise Stolkos take on the tumultuous political and social upheavals of the past century. The editors have added critical commentary on the origins of each play, affording scholars and students of theater, performance studies, and Latin American studies the opportunity to view the history of a continent through its rich and diverse theatrical traditions.--from publisher's statement.




Saint Emperor of Soul and Martial Land


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In the Soul Martial Continent, the soul beasts were revered. The strength of a soul beast often determined a person's future, a person's life and death. The weak were mediocre people who were bullied. When the strong were angered, blood would flow like rivers. [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter] Close]




Starstone (A Twisted Pines Wolf Shifter Romance)


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Twelve years ago, I was exiled from Twisted Pines. My mother challenged the Alpha and lost. Now, my father’s been hurt, and I am the only one who can help him. But I’ll have to face the woman who killed my mother… And my fated mate, who wants me to follow in my mother’s footsteps. Starstone is a prequel novella to the Sons of the Alpha series, a steamy wolf shifter romance set in Montana. Melinda Moreau wasn’t always the Alpha of Twisted Pines clan. Find out how she and her fated mate Jackson overcome their differences to become the powerhouse that took down Victoria Moreau.




Eyes In The Sky


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The fascinating history and unnerving future of high-tech aerial surveillance, from its secret military origins to its growing use on American citizens Eyes in the Sky is the authoritative account of how the Pentagon secretly developed a godlike surveillance system for monitoring America's enemies overseas, and how it is now being used to watch us in our own backyards. Whereas a regular aerial camera can only capture a small patch of ground at any given time, this system—and its most powerful iteration, Gorgon Stare—allow operators to track thousands of moving targets at once, both forwards and backwards in time, across whole city-sized areas. When fused with big-data analysis techniques, this network can be used to watch everything simultaneously, and perhaps even predict attacks before they happen. In battle, Gorgon Stare and other systems like it have saved countless lives, but when this technology is deployed over American cities—as it already has been, extensively and largely in secret—it has the potential to become the most nightmarishly powerful visual surveillance system ever built. While it may well solve serious crimes and even help ease the traffic along your morning commute, it could also enable far more sinister and dangerous intrusions into our lives. This is closed-circuit television on steroids. Facebook in the heavens. Drawing on extensive access within the Pentagon and in the companies and government labs that developed these devices, Eyes in the Sky reveals how a top-secret team of mad scientists brought Gorgon Stare into existence, how it has come to pose an unprecedented threat to our privacy and freedom, and how we might still capitalize on its great promise while avoiding its many perils.




Shadow's Descent


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Their world assaulted by an extradimensional invasion of life-devouring Shadow, Yip and his companions must find a way to halt the incursion before the Cabal and their loathsome allies drain the living energies of their planet, destroying all life and potential on Ea’ae. Aided by Aroganji the Fang Shi, master of the elements of change, Wrindanneth Priest of Maeth Onai, wielder of divine and arcane magics, and Slate the Dwarven axe-wielding Bor’Banna, imbued by the powers of the All-Father’s first forge, Yip ventures to Taerris’thule, the City of the Fallen Gods, in an effort to restore the seal of Eldre’gheu, one of the fourteen seals protecting Ea’ae from extraplanar intrusion. Shadow’s Descent is the second book of the Chronicles of the Fists, an epic fantasy trilogy recounting Yip and his friends’ adventures against the forces of Darkness. Revised second edition edited by Ashley Davis, Priestess of K’un Lun. Tags/Related Terms: Coming of age, young adult, ya, trade, fantasy, sff, sf, sf, asian, japan, china, science fiction, magic, martial arts, meditation, religion, war, adventure, alternate history, ancient text, chinese, doctrine, doctrine, gardens, government, hierarchy, hierarchy, high fantasy, invasion, love, martial, mmpb, modern fantasy, morality, mysticism, oriental, philosophical, political, power, religious orders, speculative, speculative fiction, strategy, temple, Shadow's Rise, Shadow's Descent, Lords of Light, Chronicles of the Fists, Joseph J. Bailey, chi, qi, magic, qigong, chi kung, chi gung, fantasy, sorcery, action, adventure, epic, book, books, epic fantasy, high fantasy, sword and sorcery, martial arts, wuxia, internal alchemy, meditation, haiku, ebook, ebooks, writing, writer, author, authors, novel, novels, trilogy, series, magical, humor, satire, nerd, nerds, rpg, rpg’s, wizard, wizards, warrior, warriors, evil, geek, self-help, sorcery, mage, mages, fantasy, tropes, memes, roleplaying, sword, swords, comedy, magic, magical, jest, joke, elf, elves, elfs, elven, elfin, fey, mmo, mmorpg, d&d, dragons, dragon, Dwarf, Dwarfs, Dwarves, Dwarven, hero, heroes, heros, villain, villains, fun, Gnome, Gnomes, Gnomish, guide, guides, manual, manuals, technowizard, technowizardry, Paratechnology, tinker, tinkering, steampunk, science, clockwork, technology, technological, metaphysical, metaphysics, metaphysicist, monk, monks, kung fu, wu shu, karate, poetry, knight, knights, arcane, divine, abyss, Cabal, tao, Taoism, zen, Buddhism, shaolin, asia, Asian, spell, quest, adventure, mystic, master, alchemy, neigong, nei kung, neigung, nae gong, demon, daemon, shadow, shadows, void, peace, enlighten, enlightenment, realization, kensho, satori, insight, shikanataza, koan, haiku, fiction, literature, novel, novella, paladin, light, holy, holy sword, Light, Indural, Yeren, Dracodaeran, Dracodin, K’un Lun, Priest, Priests, Priest of K’un Lun, Maeth Onai, fang shi, Bor’Banna, Darkness, Tides of Darkness, Return of the Cabal, Ascension of the Four, Ea’ae, seal, seals, extraplanar, planes, dimensions, extradimensional, supernatural, supramundane, Yip, Aroganji, Wrindanneth, Slate, Spreesprocket, beard, mustache, tome, treatise, Fists, Flaming Fists, Four, the Four, the Fists, faerviage, airship, gate, portal, Tellanon, Illdrassil, yuan qi, yuan-chi, yuan chi, celestial, celestial qi, life, energy of life, one light, ka, dalaren ka, Shadow's Rise – Return of the Cabal, Shadow's Descent – Tides of Darkness, Lords of Light – Ascension of the Four, Joe Bailey, Joseph Bailey




Myths on the Margins


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Can myths be true? Hiding behind their unreality is often deep meaning waiting to be uncovered. This book explores four myths first found on the margins of Israel's faith. Over time these myths became major resources for understanding and articulating faith. They began as stories of wicked angels, kings claiming to be gods, and women whom men should fear. They then developed to become sources of deep insight. They helped open up our understanding of sin and suffering, of Christ as servant king, and of the Word and Wisdom of God incarnate. Like imaginative works of art, which can communicate truth in ways that photographs cannot, these myths adorn the halls of faith and invite wonder and engagement.




Tales for the Thrifty Barbarian


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High Fantasy is swords, magic, intrigue, dragons, storms, and conflict all woven into tales of different lands. Sit at a hearth-side table in our FWI Tavern, order a mug of ale and enjoy this menu: . . . a pair of common swordsmen are on the run after killing their count (Larry N. Morris) . . . a lass with psionic powers holds life and order in her hands (Jamie Hughes) . . . a spoiled Lady and her bitter heir-protector put aside all differences when wizards adn Orqs attack (Frank Creed) . . . a necromancer and alchemist brave a wraith storm to save a loved one (A.P. Reckert) . . . hunters battle environmentalists over dragon-rights and an inept elf acts as mediator (Brian David Smith) . . . three warriors defend a village against a dark beast (Jaren Schroeder) . . . and, a wizardling is quested to recover an artifact to save his land from the enemy (Eugene N. Erno).




Swansong


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Having faced death in every form, Targa Tik has no room left for sorrow. No mercy. No fear. She kills when ordered, putting no value on any life, not even her own. But her perspective changes when she is promoted leader, finding herself mentor to a brilliant young flyer. She expects to teach that girl how to be proper dragon riders, but instead, she’s the one who learns the lessons. Together, the future of Astrea lies in their hands, but if only she is courageous enough to step aside.




Cleopatra Incarnate and the great alien mother snake


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Cleopatra, a Queen and the last Pharaoh of Egypt comes from space as the most prominent foreign galactic being ever to walk the face of the Earth. As the Egyptians believed that in death all would recycle and renew into new life, so Cleopatra is reborn again through a woman of the American Civil Rights Era and then she is born again through another young woman of the American aughts. In this incarnate story Cleopatra is something other than human as she embarks on a journey on Earth in the name of truth, justice and union of Earth and the rest of space. She is poetic and speaks the language of outer space as she faces trials on Earth and asks her old notorious snake, that took her life, to guide her through Earth’s authorities' accusations against her. As the ancient war between Rome and Egypt lead to her demise, her alien spirit takes flight into the American Era where trials are wavering in two different human women that embody the very alien spirit of Cleopatra.




An Omega's Desire (Book One)


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Ensnared in a prophecy only she can see, Omega wolf Luna is destined for a love as wild as the mountain spring. Promised to Alpha Torin, a leader steeped in mystery and power, her heart yearns for Silas, the Beta whose laughter echoes in her soul. As ancient bloodlines entwine and hidden truths surface, Luna’s loyalties are tested by visions of her own end. Amidst a blooming valley ripe with renewal and strife, Luna must choose between the man preordained to be hers, or to shatter pack laws for the one who shares her past. Torn between the echoes of forbidden romance and the call of destiny, who will become Luna's ultimate salvation?