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Books : Literature & Fiction : Authors, A-Z : ( J ) : Jones, James
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It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar wind blows through it, and birds of prey hover over it." So Melville wrote of his masterpiece, one of the greatest works of imagination in literary history. In part, "Moby-Dick" is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopaedia of whaling lore and legend, the book can be seen as part of its author's lifelong meditation on America. Written with wonderfully redemptive humour, "Moby-Dick" is also a profound inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception.
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The infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile when a savage creature known as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales. These magical characters now disguise themselves as normal citizens in modern-day New York and around the world.In this volume, Pinocchio suffers seriously divided loyalties between his father, the evil Adversary, and his fellow Fable refugees in New York. Discover what he does while his father hosts a secret conference of the imperial elite to decide the ultimate fate of Fabletown. Plus, Bigby Wolf reluctantly decides it's finally time to square accounts with his long-estranged father, the North Wind and makes a journey with Snow White and their kids to find him.
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The Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary is the ultimate guide to pronunciation in English. Thousands of pronunciations not shown in general dictionaries are included, from people and places, to words from science, technology and literature. Based on the classic work by Daniel Jones, the 17th edition is edited by three of the most distinguished phonetics scholars working today. Now better than ever, the 17th edition includes: * NEW! Up-to-date entries including general vocabulary and people and places in the news (e.g. cybercrime, Condoleezza, Darfur, SARS, weblog) * NEW! Lively study pages help with common areas of difficulty * Clear, accessible layout with 80,000 entries and 220,000 British and North American pronunciations using the International Phonetic Alphabet * 200 information panels that explain phonetics terminology and the relationship between spelling and sound The CD-ROM features the whole paper dictionary plus: * NEW! Spoken North American pronunciations as well as British pronunciations for every word Â- no need to understand phonetics to get the information you need! * Record your own voice and listen back * Search by alphabet or phonetic symbols * Interactive pronunciation exercises
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The Dark Child is a distinct and graceful memoir of Camara Laye's youth in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea. Long regarded Africa's preeminent Francophone novelist, Laye (1928-80) herein marvels over his mother's supernatural powers, his father's distinction as the village goldsmith, and his own passage into manhood, which is marked by animistic beliefs and bloody rituals of primeval origin. Eventually, he must choose between this unique place and the academic success that lures him to distant cities. More than autobiography of one boy, this is the universal story of sacred traditions struggling against the encroachment of a modern world. A passionate and deeply affecting record, The Dark Child is a classic of African literature.
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Write Like a Chemist is a unique guide to chemistry-specific writing. Written with National Science Foundation support and extensively piloted in chemistry courses nationwide, it offers a structured approach to writing that targets four important chemistry genres: the journal article, conference abstract, scientific poster, and research proposal. Chemistry students, post-docs, faculty, and other professionals interested in perfecting their disciplinary writing will find it an indispensable reference.
Users of the book will learn to write through a host of exercises, ranging in difficulty from correcting single words and sentences to writing professional-quality papers, abstracts, posters, and proposals. The book's read-analyze-write approach teaches students to analyze what they read and then write, paying attention to audience, organization, writing conventions, grammar, and science content, thereby turning the complex process of writing into graduated, achievable tasks. Concise writing and organizational skills are stressed throughout, and "move structures" teach students conventional ways to present their stories of scientific discovery. This resource includes over 350 excerpts from ACS journal articles, ACS conference abstracts, and successful NSF CAREER proposals, excerpts that will serve as useful models of chemistry writing for years to come.
Other special features:
Usable in chemistry lab, lecture, and writing-dedicated courses
Useful as a writing resource for practicing chemists
Augmented by Language Tips that address troublesome areas of language and grammer in a self-study format
Accompanied by a Web site: http://www.oup.com/us/writelikeachemist
Supplemented with an answer key for faculty adopting the book
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The One Minute ReaderExcitement, warmth, challenge, fun, gratitude, curiosity, love and many other feelings will be yours as you spend one brief minute on each page in this unique book. Don’t be surprised if you take a second minute to reread it an a few more minutes to rethink the thought it provoked.
Here are pages of thoughts about classics, best sellers and some unheard of books. The thoughts shared about the book will give you a new appreciation of the book and the person recommending it.
Many of the contributors are known in every household and some are known only in their own household, but they have on thing in common: their willingness to share a few thoughts about a favorite book and why they enjoyed it.
Hopefully their thoughts will inspire you to visit your bookstore today, to purchase and enjoy the entire book.
You are the same today as you’ll be in five years, except for two things: the people you meet and the books you read.
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Garlow and Jones trace Brown's misguided and false teaching back to its roots, which, surprisingly, are still active in our culture and churches today.
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As bombs begin to fall on Pearl Harbor, nineteen-year-old PFC Richard Mask is wearing a pistol, a .45 caliber automatic that makes him feel connected to the army of the Wild West and Custer's Cavalry. In the chaos of his first days and weeks of the war, as Mask and his company move from Schofield Barracks to the beaches of Oahu, then to a remote mountain pass, a struggle over the pistol dominates this novella's action, providing the pathos and savagery of the story.
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"The only one of my contemporaries who I felt had more talent than myself was James Jones. And he has also been the one writer of any time for whom I felt any love."-Norman Mailer
Paris. May, 1968. This is the Paris of the barricaded boulevards of rebelling students' strongholds, of the literati, the sexual anarchists, the leftists-written chillingly of a time in French history closely paralleling America in the late '60s. The reader sees, feels, smells and fears all the turmoil of the frightening social quicksand of 1968.
James Jones (19211977) established himself as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century with his WWII trilogy, From Here to Eternity (National Book Award winner), The Thin Red Line and Whistle.
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Unearth the divine secrets of the deities in these four sacred sanctuaries. Sacred Ground 2 presents 112 more pages of holy sites to use as PC home bases, as settings for your next adventure, or as lairs for your characters' most powerful enemies. Each entry provides location maps and fortifications, NPC stats and backgrounds, and plot ideas to bring the site to life.This plug-and-play sourcebook includes:
- Hai Shen Gong: A vibrantly
colorful Middle Kingdom temple sits atop a wind-blasted cliff overlooking
the crashing waves of the dark sea below. The head priestess personally
attends to the fiery beacon that warns ships away from the dangerous
shoals.
- Creche Hospice: A small country
estate houses an unfinished temple complex and the headquarters
of the Creche Knights. The hospice is pilgrimage site, hospital,
garrison, and inn all at once, but also a prison for an entity called
the Blasphemer, which prophesies that other creatures like itself
will soon rise to plunge the religions of the world into chaos.
- The Oracle: This ancient
mountain tower is kept by mystics dedicated to the Lady of Fate,
and is home to the goddess's oracle. At the request of supplicants,
this young girl can plumb the depths of history and unravel the
threads of destiny.
- Earthblood Grove: On the
edges of civilization is an old-growth stand of hardwood trees with
the reputation of being haunted and filled with strange fey creatures.
Those concerned with such things know the secret of the forest:
it is a druidic grove with a powerful natural relic hidden in its
heart.
- Hai Shen Gong: A vibrantly
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Fantastical stories to spur the imagination.
What if? It’s a question that is the beginning of endless possibilities. When science fiction writer Monica Hughes posed this question to a group of science fiction and fantasy writers, the result was this incredible collection of stories.
Covering the galaxy in setting and every possible emotion, these tales pose some interesting questions. What if the moon was haunted by a beautiful maiden? What if noise was forbidden and music was a crime? What if famous people were cloned over and over again? What if only you could save the world and you don’t know how?
List of contributors for What If…?
Alison Baird, Edo van Belkom, Lesley Choyce, Joan Clark, Charles de Lint, Sarah Ellis, Marcel Gagné, Priscilla Galloway, James Alan Gardner, Monica Hughes, Jason Kapalka, Eileen Kernaghan, Alice Major, Robert Priest, Jean-Louis Trudel, Tim Wynne-Jones
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New information never before published! Who actually built the Pyramids of the Giza Plateau, and why? Is there a really a Hall of Records under the Giza Plateau? Are the mythological figures of ancient Egypt - Osiris, Isis, Anubis, Horus, and others, actually the same characters represented in certain books of the Old Testament? How did we evolve on this planet? Where were we before earth? On May 3, 2000, a certain three individuals independently (physically and actually) made their way to Cairo for a rendezvous. These three individuals, up to this point, had no idea as to what event was about to unfold. They only knew that their previous training and unique skills would be required. It was here that they were given the co-ordinate entry points. Two world-recognized experts on Ancient Egyptian Civilization and Sites, Howard Middleton- Jones, and researcher, James M. Wilkie, bring forth some of the most startling revelations ever imparted in the history of humankind.
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