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Exotic Wings

Author : Ferra Alas

Publisher : Archway Publishing

Page : 215 pages

File Size : 43,27 MB

Release : 2021-01-24

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1480899186

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Exotic Wings will take you through the journey I traveled from my sanctioned childhood to the war-torn teenage years, all the way to the American dream. Growing up in Iraq has created a survivor I never thought I would become. Through the hardships I faced, I found so much strength worth sharing with all of you out there, who perhaps wonder what it is like to live in Iraq. There is a trauma to living under a dictatorship, economic sanctions, and one war after another. The book entails a journey of recovery that will hopefully pave the path for some of you to learn to cope, embrace, and make peace with your past.



NASCAR Mavericks

Author : H.A. Branham

Publisher : Motorbooks

Page : 199 pages

File Size : 43,88 MB

Release : 2024-10-29

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0760388792

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In this officially licensed and stunningly illustrated volume, get a thrilling, up-close-and-personal look at NASCAR’s mavericks and key moments from the dawn of the sport to present day. In every sport there are mavericks—trailblazers, risk-takers, hell-raisers, forward-thinkers—who drive the breakthroughs and advances that shape and define the sport. Written by longtime motorsports journalists H.A. Branham and Holly Cain, NASCAR Mavericks covers the NASCAR story in chronological order, focusing on key movers and shakers—the men and women key to the sport’s evolution—often related through first-hand stories. Racing great Tony Stewart’s foreword sets the scene. Accompanied by exceptional images sourced from NASCAR’s archives plus other top photographers, the profiles include such NASCAR legends as: Bill France Sr. and Bill France Jr. The Flock Brothers Lee and Richard Petty Smokey Yunick Janet Guthrie The Earnhardts Humpy Wheeler Tony Stewart Interspersed with the maverick profiles are sidebars highlighting legendary races, machines, and events like the first Daytona 500, Plymouth’s Hemi Superbird, record-setting pit stops, Jeff Gordon’s T-Rex car, and more. NASCAR Mavericks proves that racing always improves the breed!



The Carpe Noctem Chronicles:Of Blood and Magic

Author : Danika Jayde

Publisher : Xlibris Corporation

Page : 389 pages

File Size : 38,22 MB

Release : 2013-11-22

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1493119702

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Vixy’s quest for blood continues with her having to visit an island of deadly Sirens, a village of animalistic Vampires, a run-in with Werewolves, and much, much more in her strive to save her brother Alex’s life. But even if she survives all the dangers she has to face dead-on just to obtain the blood she needs, will she accomplish the request from the Witch Navinanex to even perform her magic. Will Vixy survive the ritual itself that takes away her humanity, and if she survives it, in exchange will she lose her sanity? And just what comes next for her if she does...



The Long Reach of Night

Author : Adrian Cole

Publisher : Wildside Press

Page : 281 pages

File Size : 39,42 MB

Release : 2024-07-02

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Once more the cursed warrior, The Voidal and his bizarre familiar, the incorrigible Elfloq, travel through the nightmare regions of the omniverse in search of a way to break the grip of the Dark Gods on their destiny, to free the Voidal from the will of the Oblivion Hand. They encounter even more mad gods and monstrous beings on their terrifying odyssey: Thunderhammer, smith of the gods; Scyllarza, half human half demoness; the Thief of Thieves, and the Preposterous Library among others. THE LONG REACH OF THE NIGHT, second volume of the Voidal Trilogy, is sword and sorcery in the grand tradition of Jack Vance and Michael Moorcock!



I Can't Believe it! 2

Author : DK

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 354 pages

File Size : 41,15 MB

Release : 2018-06-05

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0744057159

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Book Description

Boggle your mind with the weird and wonderful facts, photos, and illustrations packed into the pages of this awesome almanac. I Can't Believe It! 2 brings together some of the most fascinating information and myth-busting true-or-false questions from four of DK's bestselling titles: It Can't Be True! (astonishing visual comparisons that explain extraordinary facts about the world around us); True or False? (unbelievable but true answers to big questions); Strange but True! (bizarre beasts, incredible places, and peculiar phenomena that are really real); and It Can't Be True! 2 (a compendium of hundreds more visual comparisons). Covering a huge range of subjects from outer space to dinos, head lice to hamburgers, and snowflakes to fearsome flowers, this is truly a book with the "Wow!" factor that tells you things about our crazy universe you will hardly believe. I Can't Believe It! 2 has something to astound everyone, over and over again. Parents will want to steal this book from their kids.



Strange But True!

Author : DK

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 194 pages

File Size : 10,6 MB

Release : 2015-09-08

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1465449078

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The bizarre beasts, incredible places, and peculiar phenomenons featured in this mind-blowing compendium are not just really weird - they're really real! With more than 125,000 copies sold worldwide, this wacky encyclopedia explores our world's most exciting oddities. Did you know there's a plant that eats mice? Or that you can dip your toe in a rainbow-colored river? From fiery tornadoes flying across the sky to huge sinkholes eating up the earth, each example is illustrated with jaw-dropping images and handy fast facts that provide the explanations behind the stories. Whether it's geography, people, places, animals, plants, or weather, Strange But True! is the ideal book for curious young minds who are fascinated by our weird and wonderful world.



The Birds of Pandemonium

Author : Michele Raffin

Publisher : Algonquin Books

Page : 241 pages

File Size : 12,92 MB

Release : 2014-01-01

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1616201363

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Book Description

Describes the mission and efforts of Pandemonium Aviaries, a conservation organization dedicated to saving and breeding birds at the edge of extinction, and discusses the issues endangered exotic birds face due to deforestation, pollution, and poaching.



MEMORY SPROUTS III

Author : SATHEESAN RANGORATH

Publisher : Notion Press

Page : 623 pages

File Size : 15,88 MB

Release : 2019-08-12

Category : Poetry

ISBN : 1645878643

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Book Description

Everything in this cosmos is linked by a unique thread of uniting the imagination of every being and non-being. They are related to one another, strung together like beads and are connected by a magic faith. Life is expected to revolve like an escalator as the cycle hopes to move us forward despite the fear and pain of birth and death.



The Shelf Life of Ashes

Author : Hollis Giammatteo

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 248 pages

File Size : 30,22 MB

Release : 2016-05-10

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 1631520482

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When Hollis Giammatteo sought a job working with the elderly, she did so with the intention of finding models of healthy aging. And she failed. In The Shelf Life of Ashes, Giammatteo chronicles her experiences with her wards, as well as the trip she embarks upon when her mother, who is convinced she is dying, entreats her to come “home.” Trips back, traumas triggered, identity in crisis, equanimity gained—this quasi-comic, concentrated journey engages the reader in the process of naming and facing the tasks involved in growing old, while asking a simple but weighted question: Can aging be done well?



Poems of Imagination

Author : Ian Henry Love

Publisher : AuthorHouse

Page : 70 pages

File Size : 21,93 MB

Release : 2019-03-27

Category : Poetry

ISBN : 1728386306

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These poems are the imaginings inside my head. Their ordering reflects my priorities. My family comes first. The time and place poems focus on everyday life, feelings and reactions to events. The narrative poems have helped me to grasp some of the issues lying behind the shifting identities in these islands. They dip down into pre-history and up again into the present day. Geology is a unifying theme. The commentary poems range from the serious to the frivolous. They set out my stall. I hope they are not too lecturing. The poems of possibility are my attempt to wrap some metaphysics around the real world. I have thought that when I go, maybe my “ Annie... “ poem and “ Dreaming On “ might make a suitable epitaph. As with music, I am aware that accessibility is important. I hope that the words in these poems let you in and are not too obscure.