Knights of Visaria
Knights of Visaria

Author: Michael G Thomas

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2021-09-10

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13:

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The world will burn as the broken remnant of the old Empire awakens from its slumber. Its armies are on the march as it seeks to restore all that was lost. Reinfried dreams of glory as he travels South to the Republic of Antenor with his uncle, a legendary fencing master in search of adventure. They reach the Golden City only to mistakenly foil the assassination of a princess from Visaria. She is a survivor from the unstoppable horde invading her homeland. Legions of soldiers march to war behind a banner not seen in a thousand years. The fearless Princess Ikarae rallies an unlikely band of heroes to help save Visaria. Franz von Müller and Reinfried are the first, soon joined by Henry Hawkins, the suave arms dealer with a ship filled with incredible war machines, Captain Harlac, a skilled sailor and privateer, and Adept Uriel, a mysterious eyeless praetor with the power to harness the natural world to deadly effect. In the style of incredible fantasy epics like Game of Thrones, The Witcher, and The Lord of the Rings, comes a story filled with waring kingdoms, incredible creatures, powerful magicks and a rising empire that seeks to destroy all in its path. Knights of Visaria is the first novel in the epic War Masters series that will see the remnants of the old Empire rise once more. 100,000-words of war, romance, and adventure! The thrilling sequel, The Sword of Kyrios (The War Masters Book 2) is due for release in October 2021.

The Knight
The Knight

Author: Gene Wolfe

Publisher: Tor Books

Published: 2005-08-01

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 142991551X

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A young man in his teens is transported from our world to a magical realm that contains seven levels of reality. Very quickly transformed by magic into a grown man of heroic proportions, he takes the name Able and sets out on a quest to find the sword that has been promised to him, a sword he will get from a dragon, the one very special blade that will help him fulfill his life ambition to become a knight and a true hero. Inside, however, Able remains a boy, and he must grow in every sense to survive the dangers and delights that lie ahead in encounters with giants, elves, wizards, and dragons. His adventure will conclude next year in the second volume of The Wizard Knight, The Wizard. Gene Wolfe is one of the most widely praised masters of SF and fantasy. He is the winner of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Nebula Award, twice, the World Fantasy Award, twice, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the British Fantasy Award, and France's Prix Apollo. His popular successes include the four-volume classic The Book of the New Sun. With this new series, Wolfe not only surpasses all the most popular genre writers of the last three decades, he takes on the legends of the past century, in a work that will be favorably compared with the best of J. R. R. Tolkien, E. R. Eddison, Mervyn Peake, and T. H. White. This is a book---and a series---for the ages, from perhaps the greatest living writer in (or outside) the fantasy genre. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Women, Identity and India's Call Centre Industry
Women, Identity and India's Call Centre Industry

Author: J.K. Tina Basi

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-06-02

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1134016352

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Introduction : 'a myriad of well-wishing "little sisters"' -- Globalizing India : the rise of the call centre and BPO industries -- Pinking and rethinking professional identities : the construction of women's work identities -- BTMs in BPOs : using sartorial strategies to establish patterns of identification and recognition -- Techs and the city : challenging patriarchal norms through spatial practice -- Conclusion : agency and identity.

Demographic Transition Theory
Demographic Transition Theory

Author: John C. Caldwell

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-09-21

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 1402044984

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This book has a strong theoretical focus and is unique in addressing both mortality and fertility over the full span of human history. It examines the demographic transition in the change in the human condition from high mortality and high fertility to low mortality and low fertility. It asks if fluctuating populations is a new phenomenon, or if there has long been an inherent tendency in Man to maximize survival and to control family size.

Zombie Dawn Outbreak
Zombie Dawn Outbreak

Author: Michael G. Thomas

Publisher: Zombie Dawn Trilogy

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781906512637

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The first novel in the exciting Zombie Dawn Trilogy that follows the outbreak of a deadly Zombie plague and the people that are left, fighting to survive. The first week is the most bloody and in just days the capital cities of the world are burning and hordes of the undead roam the streets.In bitter North of Alaska, Dr Garcia the high level researcher and troubleshooter tries to halt the spread of the virus against impossible odds as her facility is torn apart from within. In the United Kingdom a bored office and his hapless friends find their building at the heart of a zombie infestation. Using everything at their disposal as well as their movie knowledge they try to escape to safety.Thousands of miles away Sergeant Black of the US Marines faces the terrifying prospect of zombie Taliban suicide bombers in the middle of Afghanistan whilst trying to work his way into the heart of enemy territory. Gary, a police officer who finds himself caught up in a bloodthirsty undead riot find enemies on all sides, both living and the dead.Bruce, the Australian medieval re-enactor who after hours of public demonstrations finally tests his armour and weapons for the first time against a drooling enemy that wants to simply tear him limb from limb. Lastly, Zack and his video gaming friends who grab their trusty zombie survival manuals and attempt to use their gaming and movie knowledge to get out of their city in one piece.Part of the Zombie Dawn series of short stories and full length novels that chart the events of Zombie Apocalypse throughout the world. This series is written by the renowned authors of the ZOMPOC manuals ‘How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse’ and ‘Weapons & Tactics for the Zombie Apocalypse’.

Zompoc
Zompoc

Author: Michael G. Thomas

Publisher: Swordworks

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781906512330

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Meticulously researched and vigorously detailed this important survival manual is the most detailed and up-to-date book you will find to keep you and your family safe during the Zompoc (Zombie Apocalypse). This book is unique in its coverage of all Zombie strains from the viral infected fast zombies through to the shambling re-animated undead. All subjects from zombie identification, first-aid, escape techniques, household defence, combat techniques and raiding through to bartering, supplies, vehicle modification, weapons and convoy structure are all covered in great detail. With this book you can prepare for the day the Zompoc strikes and be ready to fight back and eradicate the Zombie menace from our streets. This book is illustrated throughout and even contains full plans and instructions for a post-Zompoc rebuilding of civilisation!

The Palgrave Handbook of Infertility in History
The Palgrave Handbook of Infertility in History

Author: Gayle Davis

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-09-01

Total Pages: 656

ISBN-13: 1137520809

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This ground-breaking, interdisciplinary volume provides an overdue assessment of how infertility has been understood, treated and experienced in different times and places. It brings together scholars from disciplines including history, literature, psychology, philosophy, and the social sciences to create the first large-scale review of recent research on the history of infertility. Through exploring an unparalleled range of chronological periods and geographical regions, it develops historical perspectives on an apparently transhistorical experience. It shows how experiences of infertility, access to treatment, and medical perspectives on this ‘condition’ have been mediated by social, political, and cultural discourses. The handbook reflects on and interrogates different approaches to the history of infertility, including the potential of cross-disciplinary perspectives and the uses of different kinds of historical source material, and includes lists of research resources to aid teachers and researchers. It is an essential ‘go-to’ point for anyone interested in infertility and its history. Chapter 19 is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license via link.springer.com.

Universal Studios Monsters
Universal Studios Monsters

Author: Michael Mallory

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2009-09-08

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 0789318962

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From the 1920s through the 1950s, Universal Studios was Hollywood’s number one studio for horror pictures, haunting movie theaters worldwide with Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon, among others. Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror explores all of these enduring characters, chronicling both the mythology behind the films and offering behind-the-scenes insights into how the films were created. Universal Studios Monsters is the most complete record of the horror films of this legendary studio, with biographies of major personalities who were responsible for the most notable monster melodramas in film history. The stories of these films and their creators are told through interviews with surviving actors and studio employees. A lavish photographic record, including many behind-the-scenes shots, completes the story of how these classics were made. This is a volume no fan of imaginative cinema will want to be without.