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Jade Street Protection Services

Author : Katy Rex

Publisher : Black Mask Studios

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 24,65 MB

Release : 2020-09-01

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 9781628751581

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Teen delinquent magical girls fight patriarchy and systemic oppression in this whipsmart YA adventure. Divya, Kai, Noemi, Saba, and Emma ditch detention and stumble upon an insidious social conspiracy that makes them question everything they thought they knew. Combining punk rock ethos with manga aesthetic, Katy Rex (Charmed), Annie Wu (Black Canary), Kiki Jenkins (Sex Death Revolution), Fabian Lelay (We Are The Danger), and Mara Jayne Carpenter (Breathless) explore teen angst and class struggle with a healthy dose of love and laughs. “The girls of Jade Street are not here for cosmetics and they don't fight using tiaras and magic rods. They are highly trained magical girls with a lust for life and a thirst for combat. And when things go south, they're the ones you want looking out for you. And they have that great strength that some other groups of magical girls lack, real honest diversity.” -Jeremy Whitley (Princeless, The Pirate Princess, The Unstoppable Wasp)"



We Are The Danger

Author : Fabian Lelay

Publisher : Black Mask Studios

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 43,77 MB

Release : 2020-03-10

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 9781628752267

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Starting as the new girl in your senior year of high school is never easy, and Julie Malliari is having a terrible first day--until she meets Tabitha. After a night out at a rock show, their friendship quickly grows and, before they know it, the two form a band with their sights set on a record deal... they just need to win it in a nationwide Battle of the Bands competition. With Tabitha's rival keen to take the prize for herself, it's a battle not to be missed... From artist and writer Fabian Lelay (Jade Street Protection Services), colorist Claudia Aguirre (Kim & Kim), and letterer Taylor Esposito comes this exuberant tale of friendship, growing up, and rock n roll. Collects issues 1-5. "A wild, fun, very honest book. Fabian does a great job of telling these personal stories that feel intimate and yet universal. The kind of book that will stick with some people forever. -Matthew Rosenberg (4 Kids Walk Into A Bank, Uncanny X-Men) "We Are The Danger captures the exuberance and the drama of forming your first band in a well-crafted story with compelling and relatable characters. And I'm glad to see some Filipino representation!" -Joe Eisma (Morning Glories, Riverdale)



Black Volume 1

Author : Kwanza Osajyefo

Publisher : Black Mask Comics

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 28,90 MB

Release : 2018-05-08

Category : African Americans

ISBN : 9781628752076

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In a world that already hates and fears them - what if only Black people had superpowers. After miraculously surviving being gunned down by police, a young man learns that he is part of the biggest lie in history. Now he must decide whether it's safer to keep it a secret or if the truth will set him free. Collects issues 1-6.



Jade City

Author : Fonda Lee

Publisher : Orbit

Page : 600 pages

File Size : 50,92 MB

Release : 2017-11-07

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0316440892

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In this World Fantasy Award-winning novel of magic and kungfu, four siblings battle rival clans for honor and power in an Asia-inspired fantasy metropolis. *Named one of TIME's Top 100 Fantasy Books Of All Time ​* World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, winner Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for -- and for centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors like the Kaul family have used it to enhance their magical abilities and defend the island from foreign invasion. Now, the war is over and a new generation of Kauls vies for control of Kekon's bustling capital city. They care about nothing but protecting their own, cornering the jade market, and defending the districts under their protection. Ancient tradition has little place in this rapidly changing nation. When a powerful new drug emerges that lets anyone -- even foreigners -- wield jade, the simmering tension between the Kauls and the rival Ayt family erupts into open violence. The outcome of this clan war will determine the fate of all Green Bones -- and of Kekon itself. Praise for Jade City: "An epic drama reminiscent of the best classic Hong Kong gangster films but set in a fantasy metropolis so gritty and well-imagined that you'll forget you're reading a book." --Ken Liu, Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author "A beautifully realized setting, a great cast of characters, and dramatic action scenes. What a fun, gripping read!" --Ann Leckie, Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author "An instantly absorbing tale of blood, honor, family and magic, spiced with unexpectedly tender character beats." --NPR The Green Bone Saga Jade City Jade War Jade Legacy



Developing Multi-Agent Systems with JADE

Author : Fabio Luigi Bellifemine

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 300 pages

File Size : 34,64 MB

Release : 2007-03-13

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0470058404

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Learn how to employ JADE to build multi-agent systems! JADE (Java Agent DEvelopment framework) is a middleware for the development of applications, both in the mobile and fixed environment, based on the Peer-to-Peer intelligent autonomous agent approach. JADE enables developers to implement and deploy multi-agent systems, including agents running on wireless networks and limited-resource devices. Developing Multi-Agent Systems with JADE is a practical guide to using JADE. The text will give an introduction to agent technologies and the JADE Platform, before proceeding to give a comprehensive guide to programming with JADE. Basic features such as creating agents, agent tasks, agent communication, agent discovery and GUIs are covered, as well as more advanced features including ontologies and content languages, complex behaviours, interaction protocols, agent mobility, and the in-process interface. Issues such as JADE internals, running JADE agents on mobile devices, deploying a fault tolerant JADE platform, and main add-ons are also covered in depth. Developing Multi-Agent Systems with JADE: Comprehensive guide to using JADE to build multi-agent systems and agent orientated programming. Describes and explains ontologies and content language, interaction protocols and complex behaviour. Includes material on persistence, security and a semantics framework. Contains numerous examples, problems, and illustrations to enhance learning. Presents a case study demonstrating the use of JADE in practice. Offers an accompanying website with additional learning resources such as sample code, exercises and PPT-slides. This invaluable resource will provide multi-agent systems practitioners, programmers working in the software industry with an interest on multi-agent systems as well as final year undergraduate and postgraduate students in CS and advanced networking and telecoms courses with a comprehensive guide to using JADE to employ multi agent systems. With contributions from experts in JADE and multi agent technology.



Dead Ends

Author : Erin Jade Lange

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 28,47 MB

Release : 2013-09-03

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1619630818

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A riddle rarely makes sense the first time you hear it. The connection between Dane, a bully, and Billy D, a guy with Down Syndrome, doesn't even make sense the second time you hear it. But it's a collection of riddles that solidify their unlikely friendship. Dane doesn't know who his dad is. Billy doesn't know where his dad is. So when Billy asks for Dane's help solving the riddles his dad left in an atlas, Dane can't help but agree. The unmarked towns lead them closer to secrets of the past. But there's one secret Billy isn't sharing. It's a secret Dane might have liked to know before he stole his mom's car and her lottery winnings and set off on a road trip that will put him face to face with Billy's dad.



Jelly's Gold

Author : David Housewright

Publisher : Minotaur Books

Page : 318 pages

File Size : 12,85 MB

Release : 2009-05-12

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 142995034X

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Rushmore McKenzie, a retired St. Paul policeman and unexpected millionaire, often works as an unlicensed P.I., doing favors as it suits him. When graduate students Ivy Flynn and Josh Berglund show up with a story about $8 million in missing stolen gold from the ‘30s, McKenzie is intrigued. In the early 20th century, St. Paul, Minnesota was an open city —a place where gangsters could come and stay unmolested by the local authorities. Frank "Jelly" Nash was suspected of masterminding a daring robbery of gold bars in 1933, but, before he could unload it, he was killed in the Kansas City Massacre. His gold, they believe, is still somewhere in St. Paul. But they aren't the only ones looking. So are a couple of two-bit thugs, a woman named Heavenly, a local big-wig, and others. When Berglund is shot dead outside of Ivy's apartment, the treasure hunt turns unexpectedly deadly. In this hard-boiled mystery from David Housewright, Mac McKenzie is looking for more than a legendary stash from seventy-five years ago---he's looking for a killer and the long hidden truth behind Jelly's gold.



The Collapse of Complex Societies

Author : Joseph Tainter

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 268 pages

File Size : 46,9 MB

Release : 1988

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 9780521386739

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Dr Tainter describes nearly two dozen cases of collapse and reviews more than 2000 years of explanations. He then develops a new and far-reaching theory.



The Jade Boy

Author : Cate Cain

Publisher : Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.

Page : 260 pages

File Size : 45,38 MB

Release : 2013-09-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1848772327

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What if the Great Fire of London wasn't an accident? London, 1666. Eleven-year-old Jem Green is a lonely but resourceful kitchen boy, always in trouble with the cook for pilfering from the larder. He's fascinated by the wealthy visitors he glimpses in the Dukes' household but when the powerful and frightening Count Cazalon requests to meet him, it becomes clear that his life might actually be in danger. And he is not the only child involved in the Count's sinister plan. As Jem starts meeting secretively with Ann, a young sorceress, and Tolly, a mute slave boy who can mind-speak, the three of them piece together the Count's terrible plans to devastate the City of London, and try to understand why Jem is at the heart of it all. 'Recalls Joan Aiken and Sally Gardner in its confident blend of historical fact with creepy fantasy' THE TIMES



Princess Protection Program: Royalty Undercover

Author : Disney Book Group

Publisher : Disney Electronic Content

Page : 64 pages

File Size : 48,51 MB

Release : 2010-02-17

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1423138333

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Carter Mason is going to Costa Luna for a week to visit her best friend, the Queen! Rosalinda is preparing for Independence Day festivities, and Carter can't wait to join the fun. Rosalinda has another special guest at the palace, though—a spoiled, demanding, nine year old princess! Carter tries to teach the young girl how to blend in and be a true princess, which is no easy feat.