Title: Backlash
Author: Aaron Allston
File Type: Mobi
Subject:Science-Fiction:Star Wars
Description:Repercussions from the dark side’s fatal seduction of Jacen Solo and the mysterious plague of madness afflicting young Jedi continue to wreak havoc galaxy-wide. Having narrowly escaped the deranged Force worshippers known as the Mind Walkers and a deadly Sith hit squad, Luke and Ben Skywalker are in pursuit of the now Masterless Sith apprentice. It is a chase that leads to the forbidding planet Dathomir, where an enclave of powerful dark side Force-wielders will give Vestara the edge she needs to escape—and where the Skywalkers will be forced into combat for their quarry and their lives. Meanwhile, Han and Leia have completed their own desperate mission, shuttling madness-stricken Jedi from Coruscant to safe haven in the Transitory Mists and beyond the grasp of Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala. But the bold maneuver has intensified Daala’s fury, and she is determined to shatter Jedi Order resistance once and for all. Yet no greater threat exists than that which still waits in the depths of the distant Maw Cluster A being of pure, ravenous dark-side energy named Abeloth calls out across the stars to Jedi and Sith alike. For some it may be the ultimate source of answers crucial to their survival. For others it could be the ultimate weapon of conquest. But for all, it is a game-changing—and life-altering—encounter of untold magnitude and a tactical gambit with unimaginable consequences. About the AuthorAaron Allston is the_ New York Times_ bestselling author of the Star Wars Legacy of the Force novelsstrong Betrayal, Exile,strong and strongFurystrong the Star Wars The New Jedi Order Enemy Lines adventures strongRebel Dreamstrong and strongRebel Standstrong novels in the popular Star Wars X-Wing series and the Doc Sidhe novels, which combine 1930s-style hero-pulps with Celtic myth. He is also a longtime game designer and was recently inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design (AAGAD) Hall of Fame. He lives in Central Texas.
Title: Lies My Teacher Told Me About Christophe
Author: James W. Loewen
File Type: Mobi
Subject:History
Description:
Art and text sum up the new thinking about Columbus in a graphically appealing format. Using this colorful 32 x 21 poster, students are introduced to artwork and writings from primary sources on the early history of the Americas. With this original material, teachers can help students understand the perspectives of people who were here first, analyze historical myths, and read their textbooks more critically. The booklet provides a full discussion of this period in history.
Title: Doctor Who_ Seeing I
Author: Jonathan Blum
File Type: Mobi
Subject:Science-Fiction:Doctor Who
Description:Amazon.com ReviewSeeing I is the second in the BBC range from coauthors Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum. The first 170 or so of the book's 279 pages drag interminably as Sam and the Doctor spend three years being unable to meet up due to the fact that the Doctor has been locked up in an inescapable prison for the crime of trying to locate his companion using somewhat unorthodox methods. Sam in the meantime becomes a quasi-ecoterrorist seeking to undermine the controlling techno-company on the planet. It's this same organization that holds the Doctor, and it isn't until Sam finds his details on a file pirated from the company that they get to finally meet, after almost three whole books spent apart.It's not explained quite how Sam knows this is the Doctor (presumably there was a photo) since he was going under the name of Doctor Bowman, but within a few pages she manages to break into the prison and rescue him. Bang. All over in a flash. Then the rest of the plot kicks in. The company has been using eye-implant technology, which the Doctor has realized is alien to this culture at this time. The trouble is traced to a Gallifreyan mind control device, which is supplying power to the company. Furthermore, this device has been seeded on the planet by an insectoid race of aliens called the I so that they may come along later and harvest whatever use the indigenous population have made of the technology.Seeing I is a curious mixture of well-written character pieces and a paper-thin plot designed only to achieve the objective of forcing the characters to develop. The authors have decided to push against the general trend of the BBC's range and to present a work that only just manages to stand alone in its own right. If you like talk, internal angst, and uncertainty as opposed to action, plot, and adventure, this novel is doubtless going to please you. For those who prefer a more traditional WHO yarn, you'd be better off starting elsewhere. --David J. Howe, Amazon.co.ukThe Doctor and Sam have been separated. Landing on Haolem, Sam finds herself employed by INC, a company that dominates the planet and one of its major employers. Sam learns that decisions and actions can be made as fast as INC employees think. Is this a workforce of computerized zombies?
Title: Doctor Who_ Claws of Axos
Author: Terrance Dicks
File Type: Mobi
Subject:Science-Fiction:Doctor Who
Description:span Apple-style-span serif (0, 0, 64) 13px -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing 2px -webkit-border-vertical-spacing 2px A mysterious UFO lands on Earth. The Axons have arrived, desperate for help and eager to offer in return an exciting gift - axonite, potentially the most powerful substance man has ever seen. With its powers of duplication, the possibilities for mankind are endless. The Ministry of Defence is delighted but the Doctor has his suspicions. Are the Axons as genuine as they seem? Just what is the Doctors arch enemy, the Master, doing aboard this ship?span
Title: Star Wars_ X-Wing_ Wraith Squadron
Author: Aaron Allston
File Type: Mobi
Subject:Science-Fiction:Star Wars
Description:It is Wedge Antilles boldest creation a covert-action unit of X-wing fighters, its pilots drawn from the dregs of other units, castoffs and rejects given one last chance. But before the new pilots can complete their training, the squadrons base is attacked by former Imperial Admiral Trigit, and Wraith Squadron is forced to swing into action—taking over an Imperial warship and impersonating its crew. The mission to gain vital intelligence about Trigits secret weapons, to sabotage the admirals plans, and to lure him into an Alliance trap. But the high-stakes gamble pits Wraith Squadrons ragtag renegades against the Empires most brilliant master of guile and deception. Are they up to the challenge? If not, the penalty is instant death...
Title: Two Lives
Author: William Trevor
File Type: Mobi
Subject:Fiction
Description:Two beautiful, memorable novels in one volume, both focussing on women who retreat into their imaginations until the boundaries between what is real and what is not become blurred. In Reading Turgenev, which was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize, an Irish country girl is trapped in a loveless marriage with an older man. But she finds unusual solace - in secret meetings with a man who shares her passion for Russian novels. The second story, My House in Umbria tells how romantic novelist Emily Delahunty helps the survivors of a bomb attack on a train and invents colourful pasts for her convalescent patients.