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Silent Shield

Author : S.T. Bende
Publisher : S.T. Bende
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Silent Shield written by S.T. Bende and published by S.T. Bende. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shieldmaiden Ingrid Tirsdatter is in the final leg of her very first mission. After chasing a dark mage one thousand years into the future, she and her team have spent the past two months trying to stop him from doing the unthinkable—enacting a magical spell that’s certain to destroy their world. But when a collection of crystals goes missing, it’s clear their enemy is making his final play. And when Axel starts acting peculiar, Ingrid realizes that more than just their home is on the line. If she and her team can’t stop the dark mage, her past—and her future—may disappear forever.

Still

Author : David S. Shields
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022601343X
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Still written by David S. Shields and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-06-18 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The success of movies like The Artist and Hugo recreated the wonder and magic of silent film for modern audiences, many of whom might never have experienced a movie without sound. But while the American silent movie was one of the most significant popular art forms of the modern age, it is also one that is largely lost to us, as more than eighty percent of silent films have disappeared, the victims of age, disaster, and neglect. We now know about many of these cinematic masterpieces only from the collections of still portraits and production photographs that were originally created for publicity and reference. Capturing the beauty, horror, and moodiness of silent motion pictures, these images are remarkable pieces of art in their own right. In the first history of still camera work generated by the American silent motion picture industry, David S. Shields chronicles the evolution of silent film aesthetics, glamour, and publicity, and provides unparalleled insight into this influential body of popular imagery. Exploring the work of over sixty camera artists, Still recovers the stories of the photographers who descended on early Hollywood and the stars and starlets who sat for them between 1908 and 1928. Focusing on the most culturally influential types of photographs—the performer portrait and the scene still—Shields follows photographers such as Albert Witzel and W. F. Seely as they devised the poses that newspapers and magazines would bring to Americans, who mimicked the sultry stares and dangerous glances of silent stars. He uncovers scene shots of unprecedented splendor—visions that would ignite the popular imagination. And he details how still photographs changed the film industry, whose growing preoccupation with artistry in imagery caused directors and stars to hire celebrated stage photographers and transformed cameramen into bankable names. Reproducing over one hundred and fifty of these gorgeous black-and-white photographs, Still brings to life an entire long-lost visual culture that a century later still has the power to enchant.

The History of Big Safari

Author : Colonel Bill Grimes, USAF Retired
Publisher : Archway Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1480804568
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The History of Big Safari written by Colonel Bill Grimes, USAF Retired and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than half a century, Big Safari-modified aircraft have performed dangerous and essential missions to collect intelligence, conduct surveillance and reconnaissance, and engage in special operations missions around the globe in the interest of national security. These state-of-the-art aircraft have been flown, operated, and maintained by men and women whose dedication and commitment have made the world a safer place. In The History of Big Safari, author Colonel Bill Grimes, a retired US Air Force officer, presents a history of this program, which has been in existence for more than sixty years. Born as a special acquisition program in 1952, Big Safari has been in a unique position to save lives by rapidly fielding essential systems with a quick-reaction capability to ensure decision makers on the battlefield and at the Pentagon have timely intelligence to plan and execute operations. Grimes shows how, without a special acquisition program such as Big Safari, the nation's ability to react to evolving dangers and threats would be mired in bureaucracy when timely responses are critical. With detailed cutaway illustrations revealing aircraft modifications and mission equipment, The History of Big Safari also includes photographs, sidebars, and anecdotes. It goes behind the scenes with the men and women who participated in the challenging projects and daring missions. It shares the development of cutting-edge technology and special mission aircraft, as well as the global events that necessitated these once-classified programs. Finally, it provides insight into long-veiled projects, operations, and missions that comprise the world under the purview of Big Safari.

Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Silence in the Land of Logos

Author : Silvia Montiglio
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400823765
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Silence in the Land of Logos written by Silvia Montiglio and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-17 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In ancient Greece, the spoken word connoted power, whether in the free speech accorded to citizens or in the voice of the poet, whose song was thought to know no earthly bounds. But how did silence fit into the mental framework of a society that valued speech so highly? Here Silvia Montiglio provides the first comprehensive investigation into silence as a distinctive and meaningful phenomenon in archaic and classical Greece. Arguing that the notion of silence is not a universal given but is rather situated in a complex network of associations and values, Montiglio seeks to establish general principles for understanding silence through analyses of cultural practices, including religion, literature, and law. Unlike the silence of a Christian before an ineffable God, which signifies the uselessness of words, silence in Greek religion paradoxically expresses the power of logos--for example, during prayer and sacrifice, it serves as a shield against words that could offend the gods. Montiglio goes on to explore silence in the world of the epic hero, where words are equated with action and their absence signals paralysis or tension in power relationships. Her other examples include oratory, a practice in which citizens must balance their words with silence in very complex ways in order to show that they do not abuse their right to speak. Inquiries into lyric poetry, drama, medical writings, and historiography round out this unprecedented study, revealing silence as a force in its own right.

United States Special Operations Forces Posture Statement

Author : U.S. Special Operations Command
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book United States Special Operations Forces Posture Statement written by U.S. Special Operations Command and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Homer's Trojan Theater

Author : Jenny Strauss Clay
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139494651
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Homer's Trojan Theater written by Jenny Strauss Clay and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-10 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving away from the verbal and thematic repetitions that have dominated Homeric studies and exploiting the insights of cognitive psychology, this highly innovative and accessible study focuses on the visual poetics of the Iliad as the narrative is envisioned by the poet and rendered visible. It does so through a close analysis of the often-neglected 'Battle Books'. They here emerge as a coherently visualized narrative sequence rather than as a random series of combats, and this approach reveals, for instance, the significance of Sarpedon's attack on the Achaean Wall and Patroclus' path to destruction. In addition, Professor Strauss Clay suggests new ways of approaching ancient narratives: not only with one's ear, but also with one's eyes. She further argues that the loci system of mnemonics, usually attributed to Simonides, is already fully exploited by the Iliad poet to keep track of his cast of characters and to organize his narrative.

Shieldmaiden Squadron

Author : S.T. Bende
Publisher : S.T. Bende
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shieldmaiden Squadron written by S.T. Bende and published by S.T. Bende. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighteen-year-old Ingrid Tirsdatter is a shieldmaiden—a Viking warrior tasked with protecting her clan while upholding their virtues of honor, valor, and total domination. She’s one-hundred-percent focused on climbing the shieldmaiden ranks, and not at all focused on Axel Andersson—the overly confident and unnaturally good-looking warrior who saved her life exactly one time . . . and hasn’t let her forget it. When an unparalleled enemy threatens Ingrid’s clan, she vows to do everything in her power to protect her home. But saving Valkyris will require her to travel one thousand years into the future, join an elite Southern California sorority, capture a magic-wielding psychopath . . . and not fall for the one warrior in all the realms who could be her undoing. Ingrid’s new assignment is a nightmare in the making, but she’s determined to do her clan proud. After all, she’s a shieldmaiden. And shieldmaidens never back down. This is a full length, young adult fantasy for readers who love action, adventure, subterfuge and romance.

Sorority Subterfuge

Author : S.T. Bende
Publisher : S.T. Bende
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sorority Subterfuge written by S.T. Bende and published by S.T. Bende. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ingrid Tirsdatter is no stranger to difficult missions. As a first-year shieldmaiden, she’s fought off Viking warriors, defeated the not-quite-dead, and ridden into battle atop a fire-breathing dragon. But nothing in her training prepared her for her current assignment. In order to stop a madman from destroying her home, Ingrid’s jumped one thousand years into the future, moved into an elite Southern California sorority, and done everything in her power to not get distracted by Axel Andersson—her absurdly attractive, and extraordinarily egotistical, battle partner. So far, she’s managed to keep her mission reasonably on track. But when a mysterious stranger shows up with an offer to lead Ingrid to her target, her well-orchestrated plan begins to unravel. It turns out that Ingrid isn’t the only one engaged in subterfuge. If she fails to hunt down the elements that have set her enemy on his dark path, there’s no telling what will become of the future . . . or the past. Ingrid and her team are in a race against time. And if they can’t outrun their target, both of the worlds she’s come to love will be nothing more than a memory.

The Starfighter Invitation

Author : Andrea K Höst
Publisher : Andrea K Höst
ISBN 13 : 1925188205
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book The Starfighter Invitation written by Andrea K Höst and published by Andrea K Höst. This book was released on 2018-12-08 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only thing bigger than the world's first full virtual reality game is the mystery surrounding its origins. Who is behind Ryzonart Games? How was such a huge advance in technology achieved? Taia de Haas loves having her own virtual spaceship, and wants nothing more than to visit every planet in the solar system. But she cannot ignore the question of whether such a magnificent gift comes with strings attached. Is the game a trick, a trap, a subtle invasion? Or an opportunity to step up and fight for her own planet? Caught in a tangle of riddles and lies, Taia can't resist trying to win answers from Ryzonart's mysterious administrators. But will finding the truth cost her the Singularity Game?

The Mortal Voice in the Tragedies of Aeschylus

Author : Sarah Nooter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108548628
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book The Mortal Voice in the Tragedies of Aeschylus written by Sarah Nooter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voice connects our embodied existence with the theoretical worlds we construct. This book argues that the voice is a crucial element of mortal identity in the tragedies of Aeschylus. It first presents conceptions of the voice in ancient Greek poetry and philosophy, understanding it in its most literal and physical form, as well as through the many metaphorical connotations that spring from it. Close readings then show how the tragedies and fragments of Aeschylus gain meaning from the rubric and performance of voice, concentrating particularly on the Oresteia. Sarah Nooter demonstrates how voice - as both a bottomless metaphor and performative agent of action - stands as the prevailing configuration through which Aeschylus' dramas should be heard. This highly original book will interest all those interested in classical literature as well as those concerned with material approaches to the interpretation of texts.

Things in Poems

Author : Josef Hrdlička
Publisher : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press
ISBN 13 : 802464939X
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (246 download)

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Download or read book Things in Poems written by Josef Hrdlička and published by Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press. This book was released on 2022-10-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, fifteen scholars and poets, from Austria, Britain, Czechia, France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, and Russia, explore the topic of things and objects in poetry written in a number of different languages and in different eras. The book begins with ancient poetry, then moves on to demonstrate the significance of objects in the Chinese poetic tradition. From there, the focus shifts to things and objects in the poetry of the twentieth and the twenty-first century, examining the work of Czech, Polish, and Russian poets alongside other key figures such as Rilke, Francis Ponge, William Carlos Williams, and Paul Muldoon. Along the way, the reader gets an introduction to key terms and phrases that have been associated with things in the course of poetic history, such as ekphrasis, objective lyricism, and hyperobjects.

United States Special Operations Forces 1996 Posture Statement

Author : H. Allen Holmes
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788149113
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book United States Special Operations Forces 1996 Posture Statement written by H. Allen Holmes and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 868 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2005

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2005 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Blood for Magic

Author : Aundrea Singer
Publisher : JMS Books LLC
ISBN 13 : 1646566378
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Blood for Magic written by Aundrea Singer and published by JMS Books LLC. This book was released on 2020-12-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-year-old Tarquin is smart, tactless, and braver than he knows. He's also been Mage of the Realm of Kelor for two years, taking the title from his mother after she died protecting Kelor from a terrible threat. Mages, unlike all other magicians, give their blood in exchange for far more powerful magic. Unfortunately for the Mage of the Realm, there's always the chance one day Kelor will need magic of such potency that a mage will have to give not just their blood, but their life. Tarquin's mother already made this sacrifice, and Tarquin knows it's likely also his fate. While on a quest to heal his brother, who is dying because of Tarquin's reckless mistake, Tarquin is attacked by a horrific, flesh-eating monster. He's saved by an enigmatic and mute young soldier, called "Five", who is cursed with a terrifying appearance that conceals the heart of a knight. There's an almost instant attraction between the two men, but no time to explore it. The monster's attack is the harbinger of a new invasion. With Kelor helpless, the realm's only hope lies with Tarquin. Just as he feared, his sole choice is to sacrifice himself the way his mother did, in exchange for magic strong enough to destroy the coming evil. He's prepared to give up his life to save the realm, but before the battle is over, he'll be faced not just with his own death, but the death of everyone he cares about. Including the cursed soldier he's come to love.

Bringing Forth the New

Author : Michael Maizels
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350341592
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Bringing Forth the New written by Michael Maizels and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing Forth the New provides a headlong introduction into the world of Chinese contemporary visual art, opening from the art world onto the political, technological and economic vectors of recent Chinese history. Each chapter reads an important facet of recent Chinese history through the work of a significant artist. From examining trade war and intellectual property through the work of political pop painters such as Yu Youhan, to the development of gendered constructs in China through the work of Cui Xuiwen.