Book Description
The start of an epic fantasy series by "One of the finest talents to appear since Kim Stanley Robinson and William Gibson—perhaps the finest."—Gene Wolfe
Author : David Zindell
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 22,49 MB
Release : 2007-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780765349934
The start of an epic fantasy series by "One of the finest talents to appear since Kim Stanley Robinson and William Gibson—perhaps the finest."—Gene Wolfe
Author : David Zindell
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 27,98 MB
Release : 2007-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1466805811
On the island continent of Ea it is a dark time of chaos and war. Morjin, immortal fallen angel and Lord of Lies, seeks to enslave the entire world. His dreaded assassins are everywhere and land after land falls under his evil power. The one thing that has the potential to destroy him is an object that has been lost for ages: the fabulous Lightstone that legend tells was crafted by the ancient Star people. A call is sent out by one of the major rulers still free of Morjin's grip to all those who oppose the dreaded sorcerer. It is nothing less than a quest to find the Lightstone and give Men hope after ages of despair. It is a quest that none have seen the like of in ten generations. And most believe is doomed to fail. What hero is man enough, brave enough...or foolish enough to embark on such a mad quest? Valashu Elahad, the seventh and youngest Valeri prince of the royal house of Mesh is such a man. With his faithful companion Maram by his side Valashu will journey to the farthest reaches of Ea to try and reclaim this mystical object, to free the world of Morjin's evil and save his people from sure destruction. Along the way he will discover truths about friendship, courage...and love. And the terrible truth about the being who threatens to sunder his world.
Author : L.K. Wilson Jr.
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 19,78 MB
Release : 2001-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1469730960
An evil force arises twice every hundred years. A young man has his destiny forced upon him to fight this evil power. Brey is the last of the Turjim, the human warrior the fights by the good wizard's side, Halloc. Halloc is loyal to the king, but a higher purpose controls his thoughts. Halloc must take young boy and turn him into a man in less than three days. He needs the help of more humans. The life of Brey unfolds. It almost crumbles when his father is murdered. It reaches new heights when he meets a pretty servant girl at the royal castle. Questions fill his mind, but with each new answer comes another thousand questions. Who murdered his father? How did his mother die? What secret does his best friends, Stik and Prat, hide from everyone? What curse does the royal family hide? How can a young boy become a man in three days? The wizard gives Brey the Lightstone, the one talisman that can vanquish the evil wizard forever. It can conquer any wizard. Five humans and a wizard set out on their quest. The journey is full of surprises. There is truth within lies, and deceit amid sincerity, love fed by hate, and serpent's venom within a dove's tear. Their lives will never be the same, if they live at all. Among them is a wizard killer.
Author : Aryeh Lightstone
Publisher : Encounter Books
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 39,30 MB
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1641772654
Aryeh Lightstone, former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords, is uniquely poised to unravel the past, present, and, most importantly, the future of U.S. foreign policy with the Middle East. "A powerful affirmation of humanity’s capacity to achieve the extraordinary." —Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the President, 2017-2021 "Aryeh demonstrates that faithful adherence to one’s core beliefs—in both his faith and his nation—are not only possible but necessary. Read and enjoy." —Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, 2018-2021 The Trump Administration's "Peace to Prosperity" vision for the Middle East was unveiled on January 28, 2020. What followed over the next eleven months, concluding with the signing of the Israel-Morocco normalization agreement was one of the most fascinating and consequential periods of U.S. foreign policy in a generation, leading to five normalization agreements between Israel and Muslim states. The Abraham Accords achieved what had seemed impossible for decades and set the Middle East on a trajectory toward a broad regional peace. Aryeh Lightstone is uniquely positioned to tell the story. As the senior advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, he was in the room for nearly every major discussion and decision involving Middle East policy. He was tasked with the most complex and sensitive component of the Abraham Accords: turning them into practical action and doing it quickly—during a pandemic, no less. In addition, he led the Abraham Accords Business Summit and the Abraham Fund, and served as the key contact between Israel and the other Accords nations. Let My People Know provides a behind-the-scenes account of the strategies that allowed the Abraham Accords to be struck, and an unvarnished look at the region's idiosyncrasies that factored into the process. A rabbi and an enthralling storyteller, Lightstone paints a vivid picture of the varied cultures and personalities involved. He also offers a glimpse into the day-to-day activities of an embassy. Finally, he explains what the Biden administration must do better to advance America's interests abroad. We now have a paradigm for a forward-looking Middle East policy that ultimately benefits the United States. Lightstone makes the case for strategic action to maintain the momentum.
Author : David Zindell
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 24,75 MB
Release : 2009-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1466806419
The seventh and youngest Valeri, Valashu Elahad, noble warrior and prince of the royal house of Mesh, has sought the mythical Lightstone in a quest to stop the dreaded Dark Angel Morjin from enslaving all of Ea.With his stalwart companions, Val braved great dangers and fought many battles in their search for this elusive totem. And find the sacred object they did. But sometimes fulfilling a quest doesn't bring serenity but instead madness untold. Now that the Lightstone has finally been found, Morjin will use all of his talents to get it back. Val's victory in Argattha was only the beginning of a war with Morjin. Val knows that he alone must protect the sacred vessel. But he is coming to understand just what powers he is confronting and he is not sure that he is strong enough to follow the path of righteousness. He wonders who he can trust to help him as he encounters treasonous plots and betrayal by those closest to him, evidence of Morjin's power to destroy him and take the Lightstone.
Author : Sam S. Lightstone
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 27,45 MB
Release : 2010-07-26
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0080552315
The rapidly increasing volume of information contained in relational databases places a strain on databases, performance, and maintainability: DBAs are under greater pressure than ever to optimize database structure for system performance and administration. Physical Database Design discusses the concept of how physical structures of databases affect performance, including specific examples, guidelines, and best and worst practices for a variety of DBMSs and configurations. Something as simple as improving the table index design has a profound impact on performance. Every form of relational database, such as Online Transaction Processing (OLTP), Enterprise Resource Management (ERP), Data Mining (DM), or Management Resource Planning (MRP), can be improved using the methods provided in the book. The first complete treatment on physical database design, written by the authors of the seminal, Database Modeling and Design: Logical Design, Fourth Edition Includes an introduction to the major concepts of physical database design as well as detailed examples, using methodologies and tools most popular for relational databases today: Oracle, DB2 (IBM), and SQL Server (Microsoft) Focuses on physical database design for exploiting B+tree indexing, clustered indexes, multidimensional clustering (MDC), range partitioning, shared nothing partitioning, shared disk data placement, materialized views, bitmap indexes, automated design tools, and more!
Author : Noam Lightstone
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,10 MB
Release : 2015-03-18
Category : Anxiety
ISBN : 9781511462877
How to Overcome Your Fears, Stress, and Anxiety without Spending Hours in Therapy or Thousands on Pills #1 Bestseller: Depression Help #1 Bestseller: Pathologies In Psychology And Counseling Do you have trouble believing in yourself? Do you run away when you feel anxious? Are you always beating yourself up? Do you feel like you aren''t reaching your full potential? Like invisible chains are holding you back? Your answers to these questions dictate how you feel about yourself, how happy you are, and what you''ll be able to achieve in life. But most self-help information out there isn''t practical. It merely acts as a placebo until you inevitably feel bad again, or is full of platitudes like "Be present" and "Just be happy." There has to be a better way to solve these problems. The Real Struggle Is In Your Mind Most people have the desire and capacity to get over the mental wastes (like anxiety, procrastination, and fear) that are bothering them, but they let obstacles stop them from ever getting started. "He who says he can, and he who says he can''t, are both usually right." If you can''t control your mind, you can''t win. What you might not realize is that you can make DRASTIC changes in your life and solve the problems you face, like: being too scared to talk to an attractive person, procrastinating on a goal, or being caught in endless cycles of worrying. You take a series of small changes (like phoning a friend or writing for 5 minutes in a journal) and build a ritual that you follow every time you come across a mental waste. All you need to know are the right tools to use for what''s bothering you, and how to apply them. N. Lightstone''s book Mastery Of The Mind teaches you: Mindfulness techniques to calm your mind so you can see and dismantle the thought patterns going on in your head, and learn how to let them go and change them. How to identify the bad habits and mental traps you might be doing without even knowing that are keeping you from crushing life. Tools that you can implement to attack and destroy 19 of these mental wastes, like fear, procrastination, negative thinking, jealousy, and more. In this book you will learn: The one method to get over ANY fear, and why "Just do it" is useless (you''d pay thousands just to learn this method alone). The one law that shows that what you think leads to how you feel, and how you can change your thoughts to improve your mood, self-esteem, and confidence. 2 essential tools to fast-track your self-improvement and supercharge your results. How to get out of those useless thought patterns or spirals - the reason you get into them, and the one simple method to step out of them. The REAL reason you procrastinate so much, and the 3 ways you can curb and control it. How to get out of any negative thinking by expanding your scope into the future and using a simple 9 step question-and-answer process. Why you compare yourself to others, and what you can do instead of being endlessly jealous. It''s time to stop overthinking getting over bad habits and mental wastes. You can improve your health, mood, self-esteem, and confidence by arming yourself with the right tools, and stop yourself from reverting to old patterns. Mastery Of The Mind is a simple approach that''s easy to implement no matter what mental waste you''re struggling with. Scroll to the top of the page and click the "Add to cart" button now to experience a personal breakthrough as you take control of your mind-and take control of your life!
Author : David Zindell
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 38,97 MB
Release : 2009-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0765349949
Death and destruction surround the Lightstone in the third book of Zindell's magnificent and deeply moving fantasy epic. A complex story of mythic proportions with a young hero out to prove himself and to save his world.--"Library Journal."
Author : Sharon Creech
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 32,51 MB
Release : 2022-04-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1913101673
Gina Filomena has been told she has an overactive imagination, but after meeting her new neighbour, Antonio, and being taught by inspirational teacher, Miss Lightstone, she starts to understand the transformative power of the imagination and finds her place in the world.
Author : David Zindell
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 38,57 MB
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 146680582X
David Zindell crafted a glorious fantasy in The Lightstone, an epic tale of good versus evil...and how far a man will go to save his world without destroying all he loves. The quest continues in The Silver Sword. On the island continent of Ea it is a dark time of chaos and war. Morjin, the evil Lord of Lies, seeks to enslave the entire world. Land after land falls under his evil power. The one thing that has the potential to destroy him is an object that has been lost for ages: the Lightstone. The call to seek this stone was sent out by one of the few major rulers still free of Morjin's grip to all those who oppose the dreaded sorcerer. One who answered this call was Valashu Elahad, the seventh and youngest Valeri prince of the royal house of Mesh. Val and his stalwart companions have braved many dangers and fought many battles in their search for this elusive totem. It looks as if their quest may be at an end and a great victory shimmers on the horizon. But not all images are real. Is the Lightstone within Val's grasp or has he embarked upon a road too horrible to conceive?