Theres Something Going On

Download or read book There's Something Weird Going On written by ego_bot and published by ego_bot. This book was released on 2024-05-23 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young man uses hallucinogenic drugs to escape what he believes is a simulated reality. Two wildlife biologists discover video evidence of Bigfoot on a trail cam. A tree posits the origin of the Universe and the meaning of life. From cyber dramas about population decline and AI art to a planetary invasion by giant monsters shaped like an ancient religious symbol, There's Something Weird Going On offers ten tales of empathy for thinking beings in a rapidly changing world. Emanating from the heartfelt fiction of Ted Chiang and Greg Egan, and fueled by the existential angst of the modern era, this collection weaves morality and metaphysics, consciousness and conservation, and love and loss into visions of haunting optimism, offering an ember of solace to all souls who call this strange reality home.

Download or read book There's Always Something Going Right written by Tammy F. Small M. Ed and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Howard Glasser's nationally recognized system of relationship, The Nurtured Heart Approach, Certified Trainers Small and Triandis connect these constructs to common dilemmas, settings and situations in schools. Using specific activities, discussion springboards, and original ideas, this workbook provides educators and building personnel with hands-on tools for bringing out the best version of their students, staff and building environment. The Nurtured Heart Approach coaches significant adults in how to energize what is going right, to diminish energy to negative behaviors, and to empower students toward their capabilities to both follow rules and step into their own Greatness.

Download or read book Kissing Shadows written by Renée and published by Huia Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do we ever really know or understand the motives of the ones we love? When Vivvie Caird is faced by the sight of her beautiful, strong-willed mother lying limp and speechless in a hospital bed, she feels empowered to begin unlocking the mystery that is her father's legacy. Vivvie's naïve undertaking soon finds a parallel in her mother's own account of what happened when her husband left home one day, never to return. A family, and a court must confront a devastating event that occurred in the midst of the hard times of last century. This fast-paced, page-turning novel takes the reader into an absorbing and moving world of shadowy relationships and intrigue.

Download or read book The Girl in a Coma written by John Moss and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allison Briscoe is your average fifteen-year-old-until someone tries to kill her. Shot in the head, her doctors and family think she is in a coma, but in fact, though she cannot move, she can think, she can hear, and she can dream. Each night, Allison lives vicariously through her pioneer ancestors, experiencing their adventures through their eyes. First, she enters the world of Rebecca Haun, a fifteen-year-old rebel who lived in Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War. To prove a friend innocent of murder, Rebecca betrays her Mennonite beliefs and joins the Women's Brigade with George Washington's rag-tag army at Valley Forge. And each day, Allison struggles to find a way to show her family that she is awake—a goal that becomes increasingly desperate when she realizes that whoever shot her has come back to finish the job.

Download or read book Vampires at Midnight written by M.P. Starkweather and published by Phoenix Eclipse Publishing. This book was released on 2023-06-28 with total page 1531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two rival vampires walk into a bar–no, it’s not just a bad joke. That’s the story of how my life turned upside down. Or maybe right-side up. Because the one thing these powerful men agree on is that they want me, all to themselves. But becoming entangled with them opens me up to a world of danger and secrets that may yet get me killed, whether I accept their claims on me or not. All of which gets more complicated when my world is thrown for another loop and I wind up bringing a third vampire into the mix… Hope they’re prepared for the sexy wolf shifter I can’t stop salivating over. If the five of us can all get on the same page, though, maybe we’ll figure out a way to save this city we all call home.

Download or read book Shadows written by Arthur Jackson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-10-16 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The riddle held in a ships log from an ancient Chinese Junk holds the secret to the greatest human mystery of our age, or the end of existence. This time the problems not only embroil James Ellis, but the daughter of Professor Kathy Allison, Sharon Allison who has now become a rising star in the world of theoretical physics. The world becomes a maelstrom of aged mysteries and modern terrors as two different generations struggle to solve the same problem from two different directions. It is not a contest that either group can afford to lose.

Download or read book Sadist Ii: the Duppy King written by Kel Fulgham and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-11-16 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After suffering heavy losses at the hands of the Sadist, Patrick Stetson goes home to properly tend to his wounds. Three years later, Patrick is up for promotion and his life has almost returned to normal. But he learns the danger he fought once before is back, and this time it's hunting him. Paige Stetson left New York and moved to Boston leaving the past behind her. But her new found freedom is short lived once she receives the message encapsulated in a dream. Donald Jones found peace and happiness with his new family. Donald felt the call but ignored it until destiny showed up at his doorstep. Maria Fletcher withdrew from everyone after losing all she loved and cherished. Patrick was the last of her family, so she reached out to him and learned that Cal Johnson was still alive. It wasn't long before her help was sought by Norton Wyle, an ambitious federal agent who wants to harness the Sadist's power. The final judgment has begun, and in the eyes of the Sadist, all are guilty.