The Ghost Breaker
Author : Paul Dickey
Publisher :
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 42,59 MB
Release : 1914
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The Ghost Breaker
Author : Paul Dickey
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,63 MB
Release : 2019-12-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
The Ghost Breaker anthology bridges various literary styles and themes, encapsulating a dynamic exploration of mystery, the supernatural, and human perseverance. Its diverse range of narratives, from hair-raising suspense to introspective journeys, signifies a considerable breadth within the literary canon, highlighting the texts versatility and the editors meticulous curation. Within its pages, standout pieces illuminate dark corners of the human psyche, testing characters against the ethereal and unknown, thereby showcasing the anthologys capacity to engage readers on multiple levels, both intellectually and emotionally, without attributing its greatness to a single piece or author, focusing instead on the collective as a whole. The ensemble of authors, Paul Dickey and Charles Goddard, brings together a rich tapestry of backgrounds and experiences, contributing depth and perspective to the anthologys overarching themes. Their collective contributions resonate with the early 20th-century's fascination with spiritualism and the supernatural, engaging with cultural and literary movements of their time. This amalgamation of views weaves a complex narrative around the human experience with the unknown, enriching the readers understanding of the varied ways in which we confront our fears and curiosities. The Ghost Breaker is recommended for readers eager to immerse themselves in a spectrum of supernatural narratives that are as enlightening as they are entertaining. This anthology offers a unique opportunity to explore an array of literary styles and thematic explorations within a single volume. It beckons the reader to delve into its pages for its educational value, broad insights, and the vibrant dialogue it fosters between the works of its contributing authors, making it an invaluable addition to the libraries of those fascinated by the intersection of the human experience and the supernatural.
Ship Breaker (National Book Award Finalist)
Author : Paolo Bacigalupi
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,88 MB
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 031608168X
Book Description
Set in a dark future America devastated by the forces of climate change, this thrilling bestseller and National Book Finalist is a gritty, high-stakes adventure of a teenage boy faced with conflicting loyalties. In America's flooded Gulf Coast region, oil is scarce, but loyalty is scarcer. Grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts by crews of young people. Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota--and hopefully live to see another day. But when, by luck or by chance, he discovers an exquisite clipper ship beached during a recent hurricane, Nailer faces the most important decision of his life: Strip the ship for all it's worth or rescue its lone survivor, a beautiful and wealthy girl who could lead him to a better life.... In this powerful novel, Hugo and Nebula Award winning author Paolo Bacigalupi delivers a fast-paced adventure set in the vivid and raw, uncertain future of his companion novels The Drowned Cities and Tool of War. "Suzanne Collins may have put dystopian literature on the YA map with The Hunger Games...but Bacigalupi is one of the genre's masters, employing inventively terrifying details in equally imaginative story lines." —Los Angeles Times A New York Times Bestseller A Michael L. Printz Award Winner A National Book Award Finalist A VOYA 2010 Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers Book A Rolling Stone 40 Best YA Novels Book Don’t miss the other books in the series: The Drowned Cities Tool of War
The Ghost Breaker
Author : Charles Goddard
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 30,96 MB
Release : 1915
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A Place of Darkness
Author : Kendall R. Phillips
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 13,83 MB
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1477315519
Book Description
Horror is one of the most enduringly popular genres in cinema. The term “horror film” was coined in 1931 between the premiere of Dracula and the release of Frankenstein, but monsters, ghosts, demons, and supernatural and horrific themes have been popular with American audiences since the emergence of novelty kinematographic attractions in the late 1890s. A Place of Darkness illuminates the prehistory of the horror genre by tracing the way horrific elements and stories were portrayed in films prior to the introduction of the term “horror film.” Using a rhetorical approach that examines not only early films but also the promotional materials for them and critical responses to them, Kendall R. Phillips argues that the portrayal of horrific elements was enmeshed in broader social tensions around the emergence of American identity and, in turn, American cinema. He shows how early cinema linked monsters, ghosts, witches, and magicians with Old World superstitions and beliefs, in contrast to an American way of thinking that was pragmatic, reasonable, scientific, and progressive. Throughout the teens and twenties, Phillips finds, supernatural elements were almost always explained away as some hysterical mistake, humorous prank, or nefarious plot. The Great Depression of the 1930s, however, constituted a substantial upheaval in the system of American certainty and opened a space for the reemergence of Old World gothic within American popular discourse in the form of the horror genre, which has terrified and thrilled fans ever since.
Skybreaker
Author : Kenneth Oppel
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 24,30 MB
Release : 2009-09-22
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 006196848X
Book Description
A legendary ghost ship. An incredible treasure. A death-defying adventure. Forty years ago, the airship Hyperion vanished with untold riches in its hold. Now, accompanied by heiress Kate de Vries and a mysterious gypsy, Matt Cruse is determined to recover the ship and its treasures. But 20,000 feet above the Earth's surface, pursued by those who have hunted the Hyperion since its disappearance, and surrounded by deadly high-altitude life forms, Matt and his companions soon find themselves fighting not only for the Hyperion—but for their very lives.
The Ghost of a Memory
Author : Bobbi Holmes
Publisher : Robeth Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 38,17 MB
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Book Description
Past and present collide when a secret from the 1920s wreaks havoc on Marlow House. Walt struggles to remember what he may have forgotten before it’s too late.
Outcast
Author : Michelle Paver
Publisher : Hodder Children's Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,52 MB
Release : 2012-09
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781444006636
Book Description
Torak is alone and on the run. Rejected by the clans and hunted by all who cross his path, he hides out in the haunted reedbeds of Lake Axehead - where he falls prey to an even greater menace.
Superman: Dawnbreaker
Author : Matt de la Peña
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 12,61 MB
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 039954965X
Book Description
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES! DC Icons continues with the coming-of-age story of the world's first super hero, SUPERMAN, from Newbery award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author MATT DE LA PEÑA. When the dawn breaks, a hero rises. Clark Kent has always been faster, stronger--better--than everyone around him. But it's not like he's earned his powers . . . yet. Lately it's difficult to hold back and keep his heroics in the shadows. When Clark follows the sound of a girl crying, he comes across Gloria Alvarez and learns that people are disappearing from the Mexican-American and undocumented worker community in Smallville. Teaming up with his best friend, Lana Lang, Clark discovers that before he can save the world, he must save Smallville. “In his brilliant take on Superman, de la Peña shows us that there’s a chance we’ll all need to step up like Clark Kent—with or without a cape.” —Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Miles Morales: Spider-Man and Long Way Down "A wonderful, bold interpretation of a DC icon that aspires to embrace all readers, new and old." —Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW "Matt de la Peña’s Superman is the quintessential American alien. Despite being caught between two worlds, he’s everything we love about the Man of Steel: courageous, compassionate, and full of hope." —Gene Luen Yang, author of New Super-Man and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Act fast! The first printing includes a poster of Clark Kent! Each first printing in the DC Icons series has a limited-edition poster--collect them all to create the full image! Don't miss the rest of the DC Icons series! Read the books in any order you choose: * Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo * Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu * Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas
The Code Breaker
Author : Walter Isaacson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 38,50 MB
Release : 2021-03-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1982115874
Book Description
A Best Book of 2021 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Time, and The Washington Post The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a “compelling” (The Washington Post) account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies. When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had left a paperback titled The Double Helix on her bed. She put it aside, thinking it was one of those detective tales she loved. When she read it on a rainy Saturday, she discovered she was right, in a way. As she sped through the pages, she became enthralled by the intense drama behind the competition to discover the code of life. Even though her high school counselor told her girls didn’t become scientists, she decided she would. Driven by a passion to understand how nature works and to turn discoveries into inventions, she would help to make what the book’s author, James Watson, told her was the most important biological advance since his codiscovery of the structure of DNA. She and her collaborators turned a curiosity of nature into an invention that will transform the human race: an easy-to-use tool that can edit DNA. Known as CRISPR, it opened a brave new world of medical miracles and moral questions. The development of CRISPR and the race to create vaccines for coronavirus will hasten our transition to the next great innovation revolution. The past half-century has been a digital age, based on the microchip, computer, and internet. Now we are entering a life-science revolution. Children who study digital coding will be joined by those who study genetic code. Should we use our new evolution-hacking powers to make us less susceptible to viruses? What a wonderful boon that would be! And what about preventing depression? Hmmm…Should we allow parents, if they can afford it, to enhance the height or muscles or IQ of their kids? After helping to discover CRISPR, Doudna became a leader in wrestling with these moral issues and, with her collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier, won the Nobel Prize in 2020. Her story is an “enthralling detective story” (Oprah Daily) that involves the most profound wonders of nature, from the origins of life to the future of our species.
