Steel Butterflies

Steel Butterflies
Title Steel Butterflies PDF eBook
Author Nancy Brown Diggs
Publisher SUNY Press
Pages 222
Release 1998-01-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 9780791436240

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Explores how Japanese women living in the United States see themselves and how they see American women.

Effect of Steel Manufacturing Processes on the Quality of Bearing Steels

Effect of Steel Manufacturing Processes on the Quality of Bearing Steels
Title Effect of Steel Manufacturing Processes on the Quality of Bearing Steels PDF eBook
Author J. J. C. Hoo
Publisher ASTM International
Pages 411
Release 1988
Genre Rolling contact
ISBN 0803109997

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No Rattling of Sabers

No Rattling of Sabers
Title No Rattling of Sabers PDF eBook
Author Esther Raizen
Publisher University of Texas Press
Pages 212
Release 1995
Genre Poetry
ISBN 9780292770713

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This collection offers 93 poems, in their original Hebrew and in Esther Raizen's English translation. In the introduction, Raizen explores the issue of whether poetry written with a defined political message and in the context of current events can qualify as noteworthy literature. Poems included are by soldiers and civilians, as well as well-known poets.

The Blast Furnace and Steel Plant

The Blast Furnace and Steel Plant
Title The Blast Furnace and Steel Plant PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 830
Release 1919
Genre
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Empress of All Seasons

Empress of All Seasons
Title Empress of All Seasons PDF eBook
Author Emiko Jean
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages 360
Release 2018-11-06
Genre Young Adult Fiction
ISBN 1328530612

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In this Japanese folklore–inspired YA fantasy for fans of The Hunger Games, a lowly young woman with a monstrous secret competes to become empress. Each generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku. The rules are simple. Survive the palace’s enchanted seasonal rooms. Conquer Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Marry the prince. All are eligible to compete—all except yōkai, supernatural monsters and spirits whom the human emperor is determined to enslave and destroy. Mari has spent a lifetime training to become empress. Winning should be easy. And it would be, if she weren't hiding a dangerous secret. Mari is a yōkai with the ability to transform into a terrifying monster. If discovered, her life will be forfeit. As she struggles to keep her true identity hidden, Mari’s fate collides with that of Taro, the prince who has no desire to inherit the imperial throne, and Akira, a half-human, half-yōkai outcast. Torn between duty and love, loyalty and betrayal, vengeance and forgiveness, the choices of Mari, Taro, and Akira will decide the fate of Honoku… Winter 2018-2019 Kids’ Indie Next List “Dark, daring, and utterly delicious.”—C.J. Redwine, New York Times–bestselling author of The Bloodspell “Will latch onto your imagination and sweep you along for a magical and dangerous ride.”—Joelle Charbonneau, New York Times–bestselling author of The Testing Trilogy “Jean's world building is incredible.”—Booklist “An engaging story that also questions the power structures of heaven and earth, male and female, human and yokai. A narrative that will engage fans of the genre with a much-needed non-Western setting.”—Kirkus Reviews

The Natural History of Blenheim’s High Park

The Natural History of Blenheim’s High Park
Title The Natural History of Blenheim’s High Park PDF eBook
Author Aljos Farjon
Publisher Pelagic Publishing Ltd
Pages 619
Release 2024-08-08
Genre Science
ISBN 1784274313

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High Park, at Blenheim in Oxfordshire UK, is a SSSI of great significance for its numerous ancient oaks and the organisms associated with these trees. This book gives a detailed, lavishly illustrated and thoroughly researched description of the biodiversity and natural history of what is by several measures the most significant site for ancient oaks in Europe. It draws together the expertise of more 60 specialists, and reports on the results of in-depth surveys of High Park. Chapters cover different groups, including: flora (including bryophytes), fungi, lichens, molluscs, arachnids, flies, hymenoptera, butterflies, moths, beetles – with a special focus on saproxylic species, bugs, reptiles and amphibians, birds and mammals. Despite their undoubted importance, very few sites with ancient oaks in England, the most important European country for these magnificent trees, have seen a comprehensive published account, adding to the value of this study. Several of the contributing authors describe their survey techniques in some detail, some of which are not widely known. Records are analysed in the various chapters and often compared with data from other similar sites. Overall, the book gives encouraging evidence of the great biodiversity still to be found in England, and should help to stimulate similar efforts to uncover the biodiversity and describe the natural history of ancient parkland and woodland, so that conservation of these sites can be based on firm scientific data.

Hotel Magnifique

Hotel Magnifique
Title Hotel Magnifique PDF eBook
Author Emily J. Taylor
Publisher Penguin
Pages 401
Release 2022-04-05
Genre Young Adult Fiction
ISBN 0593404521

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Hotel Magnifique opened the door to a sumptuous and glittering world of magic and mysteries and left me enchanted. Perfect for fans of Caraval and The Night Circus.” –Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows and Small Favors Decadent and darkly enchanting, this lavish YA fantasy debut follows seventeen-year-old Jani as she uncovers the deeply disturbing secrets of the legendary Hotel Magnifique. All her life, Jani has dreamed of Elsewhere. Just barely scraping by with her job at a tannery, she’s resigned to a dreary life in the port town of Durc, caring for her younger sister Zosa. That is, until the Hotel Magnifique comes to town. The hotel is legendary not only for its whimsical enchantments, but also for its ability to travel—appearing in a different destination every morning. While Jani and Zosa can’t afford the exorbitant costs of a guest’s stay, they can interview to join the staff, and are soon whisked away on the greatest adventure of their lives. But once inside, Jani quickly discovers their contracts are unbreakable and that beneath the marvelous glamour, the hotel is hiding dangerous secrets. With the vexingly handsome doorman Bel as her only ally, Jani embarks on a mission to unravel the mystery of the magic at the heart of the hotel and free Zosa—and the other staff—from the cruelty of the ruthless maître d’hôtel. To succeed, she’ll have to risk everything she loves, but failure would mean a fate far worse than never returning home.