Homunculus
Homunculus

Author: James P. Blaylock

Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)

Published: 2013-02-12

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0857689835

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It is the late 19th century and a mysterious airship orbits through the foggy skies. Its terrible secrets are sought by many, including the Royal Society, a fraudulent evangelist, a fiendish vivisectionist, an evil millionaire and an assorted group led by the scientist and explorer Professor Langdon St. Ives. Can St. Ives keep the alien homunculus out of the claws of the villainous Ignacio Narbondo?

Homunculus
Homunculus

Author: Hugh Paxton

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Published: 2011-10-18

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0230764711

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In a remote Catholic mission station in war-torn Sierra-Leone, renegade Irish alchemist, Father Jack, has succeeded where so many before him have failed. With a donation of the necessary body parts from Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel, General Butt Naked, he has constructed a small legion of grotesque bio-robots. Anxious to be rid of his creations before problems arise, he tries to sell his Homunculi to the Japanese doomsday cult, Aum Shinrikyo. When this fails, Rindert, a disillusioned South African mercenary, takes over marketing. The volatile political situation erupts as peace talks between political factions disintegrate and the RUF attempts to seize the capital while it is under environmental attack, suffering the most violent storms in the country’s history. Against this turbulent background, a homunculus auction is arranged. With the capital, Freetown, in anarchy, Liberian radicals poised to invade and drug-crazed soldiers terrorising the countryside, a particularly unsavoury group of buyers is invited, with inevitably exciting results.

Impyrium
Impyrium

Author: Henry H. Neff

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 0062392077

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A 2018 TEXAS LONE STAR READING LIST PICK! "A rare jewel. A new classic in the fantasy genre." —Eoin Colfer, author of the bestselling Artemis Fowl series Henry H. Neff’s new high-stakes middle grade fantasy follows two unlikely allies as they confront a conspiracy that will shake the world of Impyrium to its core. For over three thousand years, the Faeregine dynasty has ruled Impyrium. But the family’s magic has been fading, and with it their power over the empire. Whether it’s treachery from a rival house, the demon Lirlanders, or rebel forces, many believe the Faeregines are ripe to fall. Hazel, the youngest member of the royal family, is happy to leave ruling to her sisters so that she can study her magic. But the empress has other plans for her granddaughter, dark and dangerous plans to exploit Hazel’s talents and rekindle the Faeregine mystique. Hob, a commoner from the remote provinces, has been sent to the city to serve the Faeregines—and to spy on them. One wants to protect the dynasty. The other wants to destroy it. But when Hazel and Hob form an improbable friendship, their bond may save the realm as they know it…or end it for good.

Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology
Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology

Author: Bryan Kolb

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2009-07

Total Pages: 920

ISBN-13: 9780716795865

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Written by respected academics in neuropsychology, this sixth edition guides students on a comprehensive journey of discovery through the realm of contemporary human neuropsychology. The book has a clinical focus throughout.

Homunculus and the Cat
Homunculus and the Cat

Author: Nathan Croft

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-31

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9781620079355

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Homunculus and the Cat - Just a typical kitten saves the afterlife story, disguised as a book about death. In a world where every culture's mythology is real, Medusa's sisters want revenge on Poseidon, Troy is under siege again, and the Yakuza want their homunculi (mythological artificial humans) back. Near Atlantis' Chinatown, a kitten and her human campaign for homunculi rights. Against them are Japanese death gods, an underworld cult, and a fat Atlantean bureaucrat. The main character dies (more than once) and a few underworlds' way of death is threatened. Also with giant armored battle squids.

Doctor Illuminatus
Doctor Illuminatus

Author: Martin Booth

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2007-07-31

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 0316025496

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Pip and her twin brother, Tim, awaken an alchemist's son from a centuries-long slumber when their family moves to an old English country estate, and he enlists them in the fight against an evil alchemist who seeks to create a homunculus.

Hannah and the Homunculus
Hannah and the Homunculus

Author: Kurt Hassler

Publisher: Gale Cengage

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 9781585360437

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Homunculus, a rag doll brought to life by a word, steals Hannah's ability to say "no," which leaves her unable to stop her family from giving her oatmeal for breakfast or piling on unpleasant chores.

Metaphors of Memory
Metaphors of Memory

Author: D. Draaisma

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000-12-07

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780521650243

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First published in 2000, this book explores the metaphors used by philosophers and psychologists to understand memory over the centuries.

If You're Reading This, It's Too Late
If You're Reading This, It's Too Late

Author: Pseudonymous Bosch

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2008-10-01

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 0316041033

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Beware! Dangerous secrets lie between the pages of this book. OK, I warned you. But if you think I'll give anything away, or tell you that this is the sequel to my first literary endeavor, The Name of This Book is Secret, you're wrong. I'm not going to remind you of how we last left our heroes, Cass and Max-Ernest, as they awaited intiation into the mysterious Terces Society, or the ongoing fight against the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais. I certainly won't be telling you about how the kids stumble upon the Museum of Magic, where they finally meet the amazing Pietro! Oh, blast! I've done it again. Well, at least I didn't tell you about the missing Sound Prism, the nefarious Lord Pharaoh, or the mysterious creature born in a bottle over 500 years ago, the key to the biggest secret of all. I really can't help myself, now can I? Let's face it - if you're reading this, it's too late.

A Second Life
A Second Life

Author: Thomas Elsaesser

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 9053561722

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In the Beginning: Recollections of Software Pioneers records the stories of computing's past, enabling today's professionals to improve on the realities of yesterday. The stories in this book clearly show that modern concepts, such as data abstraction, modularity, and structured approaches, date much earlier in the field than their appearance in academic literature. These stories help capture the true evolution. The book illustrates human experiences and industry turning points through personal recollections by the pioneers ... people like Barry Boehm, Peter Denning, Watts Humphrey, Frank Land, and a dozen others.