Volume 1 of a three book set about international senior military officers-diplomats who attend school at United States Defense Universities and Command and General Staff Colleges.
This collection of imaginative short fiction by David Manning is gleaned from a lifetime afflicted with creativity, including selections from his inventive 1970s "Blurbs" column, excerpts from a novel-in-progress set at Duke University in 1968, a metaphysical carnival of short stories, and multi-media formats ranging from radio to stage to film to song lyrics."Cecil knew his shadow was gone because it was a sunny day and it should have been there.""'Isadora," she said breathlessly, bursting in the door, "I was walking along thinking about what you had said the other day when all of a sudden a hole appeared in our reality and my husband fell in.'""GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELCOME TO WYOY'S MENTAL BASKETBALL GAME OF THE WEEK. TONIGHT'S CONTEST PITS MIND AGAINST MATTER FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION." "Satan would be available to interview prospective Dow souls in Room 109, starting at 1 o'clock." "The rats were quite diligent, studied hard and didn't so much as squeak at being experimented on. In addition, they turned out to be very good at baseball.""Suppose someone comes up to you and says: 'We are all just members of an ant colony in the basement rec room of a split-level house in Levittown, Long Island.'" At the time he took out a policy insuring the church against the possible non-existence of God, Father McGlib had passed all his tests of faith and was considered a good risk.
David Manning wrote A Brief History of the Recent Future in the mid 1970s with the idea of satirizing the present by forecasting the most bizarre imaginable future. The result was a verbally animated cartoon tracing the evolution of an apocalyptic conflict between proponents of ganic garbage vs those advocating ficial garbage as civilization's final energy resource. Along the way, the tale introduces such absurdities as a credit-system economy; the Bronx Sanitation Air Force; a 3,000-acre rubber-raft island named Carabia; a news toaster that burns headlines onto breakfast bread; and people metabolically transformed by Mango Tango, the core building block of the artificial ecosystem. Resurrected from the past, the book remains, after 35-plus years, a satiric fantasy, now looking back at the odd events nobody knows transpired but brought us to our increasingly dystopian state. Once the harbinger of a future too ridiculous to contemplate, the original bizarre predictions resonate more every day.
Labor Day 1989: Duncan Twist's sleazy client, Nick Varnish, has loaned him a cottage overlooking the salt marshes of Dusktide Beach, a barrier island in southeast North Carolina. Just to the south lies Lorn Island, which is deserted, except for one ethereal resident: the Kindred Spirit. Duncan accidentally encounters a former lover, Tendency Specter, who introduces him to the Kindred Spirit. In turn, the Kindred Spirit introduces him to an unnamed person who has mysteriously disappeared. Intrigued as much by their rekindling relationship as they are by the missing person, Duncan and Tendency begin investigating. As they grapple with both the growing mystery and each other, curious events continue to interrupt both interests. A skeleton half-buried in the sand seems to indicate murder... or maybe not. Or are there two skeletons? Is the skeleton a murder victim or has it been there since the Civil War? Only the Kindred Spirit knows the answers, and it's not talking.
Everyone is looking for something "special" in his or her life, and it usually happens only once in a lifetime. These awesome experiences forever change us. Thomas Kuhn in his book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions calls these experiences paradigm shifts. You are about to experience such a time. The Oblation Hour will help you unearth and discover truths "hidden in plain sight." -ANTHONY JONES, ESQ. Would you like to be so confident about how to live your life that all doubts and fears would cease? Then get ready to embark upon a journey called, The Oblation Hour. This book will teach you how to find every answer, solve every problem, and win every battle. Other than reading the Bible, nothing you have encountered will change your world the way this book will. Once you begin to access the power and information of the Oblation Hour, you will discover that life should never be anything other than Oblation Hour directed. The Oblation Hour way of life is what you have been searching for all of your life. -JAMES DAVID MANNING
Two homeless beggars meet on the streets of New York in the winter of 1870. One is a handicapped Irish Civil War veteran with a low self-esteem trying to find something in life to hang on to; the other a confident, well-educated former slave trying to make the most of his considerable potential as an accomplished chef. An exploration of the two men's lives is augmented by images brought to life through the magic of the ex-slave's cooking. During the course of this exploration, and subsequent events, it becomes apparent that the veteran has emerged from the war half slave and the slave only half free. Rather than a historic drama, the play comments on the present (often in humorous or absurd tones) through parallels between the 1870s and current issues: homelessness, growing extremes of wealth and poverty, corporate greed, a recent controversial war, and racial/ethnic prejudices.
This book makes a substantial collection of Vaughan Williams's writings widely available to music lovers, students, and researchers alike. It comprises 102 items written by the composer between 1897 and the year of his death, 1958, including articles for musical magazines, transcripts of broadcasts, obituary notices and program notes. The great majority of items in this anthology have been unavailable since their initial publication, some have never been published, and very few have been reprinted. Vaughan Williams reveals the many roles he played during his life in the pages of this book: he was an active supporter of amateur music-makers, a leader in the folksong revival, educator, performer, campaigner for English music, and polemicist. Through all these perspectives, the words are unmistakably those of a composer who came to believe it his duty to build an active and cohesive musical community within his native country.
Sylvia Solo is a seventh-grade student at an ultra-expensive private school that she attends by virtue of a violin scholarship. As part of a class assignment, Sylvia visits the Metropolitan Museum's ancient Egyptian collection. While there in Perneb's tomb, the lights go out. As she begins playing her violin, a guard investigates, and his flashlight reveals ancient symbols carved into the stone walls that look to Sylvia like musical notes. She plays the notes and finds herself transported back to the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt. There, she meets Da'av and his cat Teekay, who guide her on a brief romp into the underworld. Da'av is a protege of Imhapknum, a priest trying to save the spiritual soul of the kingdom from the ambitious Niphut, right-hand lady to the aging Pharaoh. A young adult fantasy, the book can be enjoyed by adults of any age with active imaginations.
Männer im Kampf um Recht und Rache. Dramatische Romane aus einer harten Zeit. Top-Autoren des Genres schrieben diese Western-Romane. Dieses Buch enthält folgende Romane: Pete Hackett: Blutspur nach Westen Alfred Bekker: Kit Blane Alfred Bekker: Dunkler Prediger Alfred Bekker: Die Eisenbahnräuber Thomas West: Weidekrieg Pete Hackett: Und der Teufel schlug den Takt Pete Hackett: Pulverdampf am Bow Creek David Manning: Der Schatz des Ronicky Doone Pete Hackett: Marshal Logan und eine Stadt in Angst
As part of its ongoing commitment to the nation's space program, NASA's medical leadership asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to review specific aspects of the scientific basis, policies, and procedures associated with the Longitudinal Study of Astronaut Health (LSAH). NASA created the LSAH in 1992 to address a variety of issues, including both the health of astronauts during space flight and the longer-term health issues that might be associated with space flight and flight training.
This synthesis will be of interest to maintenance engineers, bridge engineers, and others interested in methods and procedures for removing concrete from bridges. Information is provided on equipment and procedures used by states to remove concrete from highway bridges. Repairing structural concrete involves removal and replacement of deteriorated concrete. This report of the Transportation Research Board describes the equipment and procedures used for both complete and partial removal of concrete from bridge decks and substrates.
MARVEL Spider-Man: A History and Celebration of the Web-Slinger, Decade by Decade encapsulates all of the history, art, and memories of everybody’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
Think cats and dogs are for the birds? It's time for something more exotic . . . Whether you're already an exotic pet owner or you're thinking about becoming one, here is your one-stop guide to owning such unusual household pets as lizards, snakes, frogs, newts, spiders, and insects. Increasingly popular, these creatures offer low-maintenance, low-allergy, space-saving alternatives to traditional pets. This practical and accessible handbook covers more than fifty of the most popular amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates available from captive-bred stock and offers care requirements, handling advice, breeding information, photographs, and more for each species. It also includes expert advice on: Choosing the most suitable species Setting up a tank or vivarium Feeding and proper diet Health hazards and warning signs And much more!
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