Achtriel is a prodigious, but solitary, foundling living near Rouen in the seventh century AD. With her adoptive grandfather and his lively circle of friends, she has grown up well-educated and independent. But changes in her environment require her to adapt to new and often difficult circumstances. One of these is the addition to her household of a mysterious and beautiful older girl, Tirzah. Achtriel’s struggles with Tirzah, as well as with her own limitations, bring more contact and conflict with the wider world.
A Clever Girl: Interregnum continues the story of Achtriel and her community in the early seventh century AD. In addition, it focuses on the history of Tirzah before her appearance in Part 1. attempt at statuary, Laocoon, his eyeballs protruding, almost comically, behind the snake. "Ah, here you are at last!" the Duke's booming voice observed. She turned to see him holding the hand of a strange lady. Her oddness was not so much intriguing as puzzling. She wore somber robes, cut in Druidic lines, and a motley cap, cataracts of greying hair descending from it. "This is the child I spoke of, Moira," the Duke said happily, as if displaying cured," she said finally. "Give her to me." ------------------------------------------------------------ attempt at statuary, Laocoon, his eyeballs protruding, almost comically, behind the snake. "Ah, here you are at last!" the Duke's booming voice observed. She turned to see him holding the hand of a strange lady. Her oddness was not so much intriguing as puzzling. She wore somber robes, cut in Druidic lines, and a motley cap, cataracts of greying hair descending from it. "This is the child I spoke of, Moira," the Duke said happily, as if displaying cured," she said finally. "Give her to me." ------------------------------------------------------------
KI, A 14 YEAR OLD 'FERAL CHILD' has lived alone on an artificial planet after the demise of her community. Returning to earth, she is confined by an unscrupulous psychologist in his institute. Nez, 18, an escapee from "Camp", a (high I.Q. zoo), breaks into Ki's room and takes her to his co-conspirators, Handl, 16, a medical expert and mathematician, Pogo, 8, a computer "scrambler", Lost Boy, 17 a poetic, suicidal slacker, and the Grls, prostitutes involved in undercover rescue missions. Short-sighted genetic engineering, and its politicized misuse, have critically endangered our species. Handl, and her coterie, may hold the key to the future of humanity. But they must make sense of the deadly oligarchy controlling the United States.
Achtriel is a prodigious, but solitary, foundling living near Rouen in the seventh century AD. With her adoptive grandfather and his lively circle of friends, she has grown up well-educated and independent. But changes in her environment require her to adapt to new and often difficult circumstances. One of these is the addition to her household of a mysterious and beautiful older girl, Tirzah. Achtriel’s struggles with Tirzah, as well as with her own limitations, bring more contact and conflict with the wider world.
A Clever Girl: Interregnum continues the story of Achtriel and her community in the early seventh century AD. In addition, it focuses on the history of Tirzah before her appearance in Part 1. attempt at statuary, Laocoon, his eyeballs protruding, almost comically, behind the snake. "Ah, here you are at last!" the Duke's booming voice observed. She turned to see him holding the hand of a strange lady. Her oddness was not so much intriguing as puzzling. She wore somber robes, cut in Druidic lines, and a motley cap, cataracts of greying hair descending from it. "This is the child I spoke of, Moira," the Duke said happily, as if displaying cured," she said finally. "Give her to me." ------------------------------------------------------------ attempt at statuary, Laocoon, his eyeballs protruding, almost comically, behind the snake. "Ah, here you are at last!" the Duke's booming voice observed. She turned to see him holding the hand of a strange lady. Her oddness was not so much intriguing as puzzling. She wore somber robes, cut in Druidic lines, and a motley cap, cataracts of greying hair descending from it. "This is the child I spoke of, Moira," the Duke said happily, as if displaying cured," she said finally. "Give her to me." ------------------------------------------------------------
Brain Drops is an out-of-the-ordinary story of self-discovery. The journey follows a young woman as she fights her way back to reality. After a physical blow to the head, she was propelled into the warm and comfortable land of fantasy. Every time she taps back into the world that continues to spin around her, she wonders if it is worth the battle. Brain Drops is a raw, revelatory, and incredibly entertaining memoir that also provides a glimpse of what’s been going on inside the braincase of society.
Explore the issues that are changing user/librarian interactions in today’s evolving electronic libraries This book examines the rapid advances in technology and scientific discovery that have changed the way sci/tech library users seek informationchanges which have also necessitated increasingly high levels of skill in information technology and advanced subject knowledge from librarians. From negotiating the intricacies of working with e-journals to simplifying the data collection process, anyone involved in allocating library resources or prioritizing research agendas will find relevant, useful information here, as will those involved in library education. Emerging Issues in the Electronic Environment: Challenges for Librarians and Researchers in the Sciences begins with Scientific Communication: New Roles and New Players, a detailed examination of the evolution of the information-seeking behavior of scientists, from the days of print-based resources to today’s electronic media. Next, you’ll find techniques designed to maximize the ability of scientists to make lucky connections in their electronic search for information in Too Important to be Left to Chance: Serendipity and the Digital Library. Four chapters in Emerging Issues in the Electronic Environment bring you up-to-date information on various aspects of working with e-journals: For Better or Worse: The Joys and Woes of E-Journals, investigates the impact of electronic-only journal holdings on collection development decisions and the accompanying issues of archiving, economics, content, and research use Scan It and They Will Come . . . But Will They Cite It? provides citation data on the usefulness and impact of retrospective digitization projects for journal contents The Use of Online Supplementary Material in High-Impact Scientific Journals raises vital questions as to whether the print or electronic article should be regarded as the primary archival resource Challenges and Opportunities for Bibliometrics in the Electronic Environment: The Case of the Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science investigates how issues of access, copyright, and fair use, as well as differences among online file formats may impact bibliometric analysis Two chapters in Emerging Issues in the Electronic Environment are designed to help simplify the data collection process. Information Overload: Keeping Current Without Being Overwhelmed will show you how to identify needed sources by using current awareness services and e-mail filtering technologies The Impact of Electronic Bibliographic Databases and Electronic Journal Articles on the Scholar’s Information Seeking Behavior and Personal Collection of Reprints reviews organizational methods for managing large collections of electronic articles. In addition, this forward-thinking book contains four chapters that point out possible avenues for increased librarian-facilitated service to users: Biology Databases for the New Life Sciences discusses the new sequence, microarray, and protein structure databases, the emergence of bioinformatics, and the opportunities available to librarians in this developing area Map and Spatial Data Acquisitions in the Electronic Age shows how the traditionally complicated and time-consuming process of acquiring cartographic information can be simplified by efficient use of the Internet Webinar Technology: Applications in Libraries reviews the operation, application, and features of Webinars and compares this technology with Web tutorials, virtual reference, and courseware management systems, videoconferencing, and Webcasting Preserving Digital Librari
We walked in on a surreal scene. There are few words, if any, to accurately describe the abject horror... What Jeannie and Kevin McDonough saw was a wanted, multi-state serial killer about to take his next victim-their own daughter. What happened next was a thrilling true-crime story of a fight for justice and the harrowing struggle with the unexpected nightmare of "survivor guilt".
Brain Drops is an out-of-the-ordinary story of self-discovery. The journey follows a young woman as she fights her way back to reality. After a physical blow to the head, she was propelled into the warm and comfortable land of fantasy. Every time she taps back into the world that continues to spin around her, she wonders if it is worth the battle. Brain Drops is a raw, revelatory, and incredibly entertaining memoir that also provides a glimpse of what’s been going on inside the braincase of society.
Harlequin® Heartwarming celebrates wholesome, heartfelt relationships that focus on home, family, community and love. Experience all that and more with four new novels in one collection! This Harlequin Heartwarming box set includes: THE DOC’S INSTANT FAMILY Bachelor Cowboys by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Childs Genevieve Porter has always wanted to feel needed. She can’t pass up the chance to help Doctor Collin Cassidy foster his little patient—by marrying him! But what happens when it begins to feel like a real family? REUNITED WITH THE RANCHER Love, Oregon by Anna Grace When Whitman Benton runs for county commissioner to protect his hometown from development, he doesn’t realize pretending to date city girl Piper Wallace will be part of the campaign. A relationship might lend him credibility…but can it lead to forever? THE COWBOY’S SECOND CHANCE The Fortunes of Prospect by USA TODAY bestselling author Cheryl Harper She’s a burned-out doctor looking for quiet, and he’s renovating a ranch into a home for foster kids. Keena Murphy and Travis Armstrong have nothing in common—except the spark between them. Is this enough to keep Keena in Prospect permanently? THE COWGIRL’S HOMECOMING The Cowgirls of Larkspur Valley by Jeannie Watt Tanner Hayes has three years to turn the family ranch around—or he’ll have to sell. Hiring Whitney Fox, recently unemployed, should be nothing but a business arrangement. Until he can’t imagine running the ranch without Whitney at his side. Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Heartwarming!
In this folkloric examination of mass-produced material culture in the United States, Jeannie Banks Thomas examines the gendered sculptural forms that are among the most visible, including Barbie, Ken, and G.I. Joe dolls; yard figures (gnomes, geese, and flamingos); and cemetery statuary (angels, sports-related images, figures of the Virgin Mary, soldiers, and politicians). Images of females are often emphasized or sexualized, frequently through nudity or partial nudity, whereas those of the male body are not only clothed but also armored in the trappings of action and aggression. Thomas locates these various objects of folk art within a discussion of the post-women's movement discourse on gender. In addition to the items themselves, Thomas explores the stories and behaviors they generate, including legends of the supernatural about cemetery statues, oral narratives of yard artists and accounts of pranks involving yard art, narratives about children's play with Barbie, Ken, and G.I. Joe, and the electronic folklore (or "e-lore") about Barbie that circulates on the Internet.
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