Author : Rose Estes
Publisher : TSR
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 29,49 MB
Release : 1988-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780880385428
Mika, shaman of the Wolf Nomands, faces treachery from the demon Maelfesh and confronts danger in the form of the sinister forces of the cavernquatch, the granite moles, and the rock beasties
Author : Romeo Dallaire
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 33,12 MB
Release : 2009-02-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0307371190
On the tenth anniversary of the date that UN peacekeepers landed in Rwanda, Random House Canada is proud to publish the unforgettable first-hand account of the genocide by the man who led the UN mission. Digging deep into shattering memories, General Dallaire has written a powerful story of betrayal, naïveté, racism and international politics. His message is simple and undeniable: “Never again.” When Lt-Gen. Roméo Dallaire received the call to serve as force commander of the UN intervention in Rwanda in 1993, he thought he was heading off on a modest and straightforward peacekeeping mission. Thirteen months later he flew home from Africa, broken, disillusioned and suicidal, having witnessed the slaughter of 800,000 Rwandans in only a hundred days. In Shake Hands with the Devil, he takes the reader with him on a return voyage into the hell of Rwanda, vividly recreating the events the international community turned its back on. This book is an unsparing eyewitness account of the failure by humanity to stop the genocide, despite timely warnings. Woven through the story of this disastrous mission is Dallaire’s own journey from confident Cold Warrior, to devastated UN commander, to retired general engaged in a painful struggle to find a measure of peace, reconciliation and hope. This book is General Dallaire’s personal account of his conversion from a man certain of his worth and secure in his assumptions to a man conscious of his own weaknesses and failures and critical of the institutions he’d relied on. It might not sit easily with standard ideas of military leadership, but understanding what happened to General Dallaire and his mission to Rwanda is crucial to understanding the moral minefields our peacekeepers are forced to negotiate when we ask them to step into the world’s dirty wars. Excerpt from Shake Hands with the Devil My story is not a strictly military account nor a clinical, academic study of the breakdown of Rwanda. It is not a simplistic indictment of the many failures of the UN as a force for peace in the world. It is not a story of heroes and villains, although such a work could easily be written. This book is a cri de coeur for the slaughtered thousands, a tribute to the souls hacked apart by machetes because of their supposed difference from those who sought to hang on to power. . . . This book is the account of a few humans who were entrusted with the role of helping others taste the fruits of peace. Instead, we watched as the devil took control of paradise on earth and fed on the blood of the people we were supposed to protect.
Author : Paul Davies
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 39,51 MB
Release : 2019-01-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0241309603
'A gripping new drama in science ... if you want to understand how the concept of life is changing, read this' Professor Andrew Briggs, University of Oxford When Darwin set out to explain the origin of species, he made no attempt to answer the deeper question: what is life? For generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental question. Life really does look like magic: even a humble bacterium accomplishes things so dazzling that no human engineer can match it. And yet, huge advances in molecular biology over the past few decades have served only to deepen the mystery. So can life be explained by known physics and chemistry, or do we need something fundamentally new? In this penetrating and wide-ranging new analysis, world-renowned physicist and science communicator Paul Davies searches for answers in a field so new and fast-moving that it lacks a name, a domain where computing, chemistry, quantum physics and nanotechnology intersect. At the heart of these diverse fields, Davies explains, is the concept of information: a quantity with the power to unify biology with physics, transform technology and medicine, and even to illuminate the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe. From life's murky origins to the microscopic engines that run the cells of our bodies, The Demon in the Machine is a breath-taking journey across the landscape of physics, biology, logic and computing. Weaving together cancer and consciousness, two-headed worms and bird navigation, Davies reveals how biological organisms garner and process information to conjure order out of chaos, opening a window on the secret of life itself.
Author : Rose Estes
Publisher :
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 25,72 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Science fiction, American
ISBN : 9780140112771
Author : Jack Carr
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 20,34 MB
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1982123753
"It's been twenty years since 9/11, two decades since the United States was attacked on home soil and set out to make the guilty pay with their lives. In the shadows, the enemy has been patient--learning, and adapting. And the enemy is ready to strike again. A new president offers hope to a country weary of conflict. He's a young, popular, self-made visionary...but he's also a man with a secret. Halfway across the globe a regional superpower struggles with sanctions imposed by the United States and her European allies, a country whose ancient religion spawned a group of ruthless assassins. Faced with internal dissent and extrajudicial targeted killings by the United States and Israel, the Supreme Leader puts a plan in motion to defeat the most powerful nation on earth. Meanwhile, a young PhD student has gained access to a bioweapon thought to be confined to a classified military laboratory known only to a select number of officials. A second-generation agent, he has been assigned a mission that will bring his adopted homeland to its knees."--Back cover.
Author : Ruby Duvall
Publisher : Ruby Duvall
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 23,86 MB
Release : 2019-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Desire leaves her bound to a demon. Love will unlock her destiny. In Shumei's world, her black hair marks her as being touched by magic and thereby vulnerable to its corruption. Shunned by her village, she and her family scrape by selling herbal remedies, but a mysterious epidemic has depleted her stores, and she is forced to leave the protection of town to replenish them. With only moonlight to guide her, Shumei does what she can to evade the demons known to stalk the woods, but she finds herself confronted by an alluring man with a wicked smile and desolate eyes—one who somehow knows her deepest, darkest desires…and whose depraved hunger betrays his inhuman nature. Little does she know how a single moment of weakness will end up unlocking her potential, her destiny, and her heart. ♥♥♥ Caught in the Devil's Hand is a full-length "dark lite" fantasy romance featuring demons, awakened magic powers, and a steamy romance between an incubus and the young woman who can't help wanting him. If you like enemies with benefits, cynical heroes who learn to hope, magical bonds, and happily ever afters, you'll love Caught in the Devil's Hand. Note that while the relationship ends in an HEA, the story ends in a cliffhanger.
Author : Erik Lynd
Publisher : Erik Lynd
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,30 MB
Release : 2017-11-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1943069107
An alliance of evil. An army of demons. All in a day's work for Hell's bounty hunter. Being Hell’s bounty hunter was never a job Christopher wanted. Most days he wishes he had never opened the Book and inherited the job of Hunter of Lost Souls. Once a typical college student, he now spends his time hunting down those who have escaped Hell and returning them to their infernal prison. Guess it does beat slinging burgers. His latest hunt will take him from New York to the slums of Mexico. To make matters worse, the dark souls are united and they have a new weapon, a recruit fresh from the underworld. And he's brought a whole army with him.
Author : Diana Gabaldon
Publisher : Anchor Canada
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,15 MB
Release : 2011-01-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0385674716
A keepsake collection of Lord John Grey’s shorter adventures and a spectacular addition to any Gabaldon fan’s library, Lord John and the Hand of Devils brings three unique novellas together for the first time. Lord John and the Hellfire Club marks the first appearance of Lord John outside the Outlander novels. A young diplomat who had begged for Lord John’s help is killed before he can explain his need. Witnessing the murder, Grey vows to avenge the young man, as the trail leads to the notorious Hellfire Club and the dark caves beneath Medmenham Abbey. In Lord John and the Succubus, Grey’s assignment as liaison to a Hanoverian regiment in Germany finds him caught between two threats: the advancing French and Austrian army, and the menace of a mysterious “night-hag,” who spreads fear and death among the troops. Finally, in Lord John and the Haunted Soldier, Lord John is called to the Arsenal at Woolwich to answer a Royal Commission of Enquiry’s questions regarding a cannon that exploded during the battle of Krefeld. Accusations ensue, and Lord John finds himself knee-deep in a morass of gunpowder, treason, and plot–haunted by a dead lieutenant, and followed by a man with no face.
Author : Nikolas Schreck
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,52 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Sex instruction
ISBN : 9781840680614
In the first comprehensive and unflinching,overview of the erotic initiation and sexual,sorcery essential to the mysterious magical,tradition known as the 'Left Hand Path', this,complete guide covers an enormous array of taboo,and previously forbidden practices. Penetrating,the veil of secrecy and obscuring the ecstasies,and dangers of a way of magic that can be a,powerful instrument of psychic transmutation, this,is a sometimes disturbing, always inspring study,of the shadow side of eros.
Author : Iva Choice
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 15,19 MB
Release : 2012-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1462065155
As Julia Anderson seemingly struggles alone to raise her children, keep her marriage and help her abusive husband, a team of angels assemble to battle for their safety to bring healing to the family through God's love. Through the nurturing gifts of those around her, seen and invisible, Julia learns to forgive, stand up for herself and her children, and to live by faith. Why does she stay? The question is answered in this story of unseen battles, both in Julia Anderson's home and in the unknown spirit world. Take a healing journey into the mind of a Midwest woman overcoming abuse, the sacrifices and courage it takes to make a stand for all their lives. Enjoy the blessings of children's resilience, angels in training, and finally finding that peaceful place of being simply In His Hands!
