Down and Rising

Down and Rising
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Total Pages : 676
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ISBN-10 : 1731171390
ISBN-13 : 9781731171399
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Down and Rising by : Rohith S. Katbamna

The debut novel from award-winning filmmaker Rohith S. Katbamna, tells the powerful story of a brave few who venture for truth in the aftermath of a global uprising. In the year 2027, society has fallen. Mass revolts and warring nations have claimed countless lives and destroyed vast lands. Forced into a dark slumber, the world now draws fewer breaths and hosts infinite graveyards. In England, ten survivors who have journeyed many miles are on a path ready to converge. With histories soaked in the blood of betrayal, lies and deceit, one common thread binds them. The human instinct to seek a greater truth. Over six days, these ten souls will come to find that the ruined world around them is reawakening. As a presence emerges, bringing with it a merciless intention to eliminate any and all beating bodies, this company of strangers will confront a series of hardships in a tale of underdogs, oppressors and the human condition. Down and Rising is an immersive reading experience. An imaginative multi-story arc intricately woven together by striking imagery, reference materials and finely crafted characters.

Rising Up and Rising Down: pt. II. Studies in consequences (1991-2003). Southeast Asia (1991-2000). Introduction ; The skulls on the shelves (Cambodia) ; The last generation (Cambodian America) ; Kickin' it (Cambodian America) ; I'm especially interested in young girls (Thailand) ; But what do we do? (Burma) ; Yakuza lives (Japan) ; Europe (1992, 1994, 1998). Introduction ; Where are all the pretty girls? (Ex-Yugoslavia) ; The war never came here (ex-Yugoslavia) ; The avengers of Kosovo (Yugoslavia) ; Africa (1993, 2001). Introduction ; The jealous ones (Madagascar) ; Special tax (Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo)

Rising Up and Rising Down: pt. II. Studies in consequences (1991-2003). Southeast Asia (1991-2000). Introduction ; The skulls on the shelves (Cambodia) ; The last generation (Cambodian America) ; Kickin' it (Cambodian America) ; I'm especially interested in young girls (Thailand) ; But what do we do? (Burma) ; Yakuza lives (Japan) ; Europe (1992, 1994, 1998). Introduction ; Where are all the pretty girls? (Ex-Yugoslavia) ; The war never came here (ex-Yugoslavia) ; The avengers of Kosovo (Yugoslavia) ; Africa (1993, 2001). Introduction ; The jealous ones (Madagascar) ; Special tax (Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo)
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Total Pages : 626
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105026628797
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Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis Rising Up and Rising Down: pt. II. Studies in consequences (1991-2003). Southeast Asia (1991-2000). Introduction ; The skulls on the shelves (Cambodia) ; The last generation (Cambodian America) ; Kickin' it (Cambodian America) ; I'm especially interested in young girls (Thailand) ; But what do we do? (Burma) ; Yakuza lives (Japan) ; Europe (1992, 1994, 1998). Introduction ; Where are all the pretty girls? (Ex-Yugoslavia) ; The war never came here (ex-Yugoslavia) ; The avengers of Kosovo (Yugoslavia) ; Africa (1993, 2001). Introduction ; The jealous ones (Madagascar) ; Special tax (Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo) by : William T Vollmann

Rising Up and Rising Down

Rising Up and Rising Down
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Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : NWU:35556035123835
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Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Rising Up and Rising Down by : William T. Vollmann

Face Down In Rising Sun

Face Down In Rising Sun
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Total Pages : 424
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ISBN-10 : 1736080903
ISBN-13 : 9781736080900
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Face Down In Rising Sun by : K. D. Allbaugh

Clara Olson was a small-town girl from rural Crawford County, Wisconsin who longed for more than the experiences of growing up on a farm in a large Norwegian family. She aspired to see the world and experience the thrills of the Roaring Twenties. A fated meeting with a dashing young man promised just that. Erdman Olson led a fast-paced lifestyle in the underground world of speakeasies and bootlegging amidst the Prohibition era. Erdman introduced a world of excitement that Clara craved, but little did she realize how it would change her life forever. What happened next would shock the world and leave her family searching for answers. This is a fictional account inspired by a true story.

Rising

Rising
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Publisher : Milkweed Editions
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 9781571319708
ISBN-13 : 1571319700
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Rising by : Elizabeth Rush

A Pulitzer Prize Finalist, this powerful elegy for our disappearing coast “captures nature with precise words that almost amount to poetry” (The New York Times). Hailed as “the book on climate change and sea levels that was missing” (Chicago Tribune), Rising is both a highly original work of lyric reportage and a haunting meditation on how to let go of the places we love. With every record-breaking hurricane, it grows clearer that climate change is neither imagined nor distant—and that rising seas are transforming the coastline of the United States in irrevocable ways. In Rising, Elizabeth Rush guides readers through these dramatic changes, from the Gulf Coast to Miami, and from New York City to the Bay Area. For many of the plants, animals, and humans in these places, the options are stark: retreat or perish. Rush sheds light on the unfolding crises through firsthand testimonials—a Staten Islander who lost her father during Sandy, the remaining holdouts of a Native American community on a drowning Isle de Jean Charles, a neighborhood in Pensacola settled by escaped slaves hundreds of years ago—woven together with profiles of wildlife biologists, activists, and other members of these vulnerable communities. A Guardian, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal Best Book Of 2018 Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award A Chicago Tribune Top Ten Book of 2018

Red Rising

Red Rising
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Publisher : Del Rey
Total Pages : 414
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ISBN-10 : 9780345539793
ISBN-13 : 0345539796
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Red Rising by : Pierce Brown

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pierce Brown’s relentlessly entertaining debut channels the excitement of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. “Red Rising ascends above a crowded dys­topian field.”—USA Today ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—Entertainment Weekly, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness “I live for the dream that my children will be born free,” she says. “That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them.” “I live for you,” I say sadly. Eo kisses my cheek. “Then you must live for more.” Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class. Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity’s overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society’s ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies . . . even if it means he has to become one of them to do so. Praise for Red Rising “[A] spectacular adventure . . . one heart-pounding ride . . . Pierce Brown’s dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Ender’s Game. . . . [Red Rising] has everything it needs to become meteoric.”—Entertainment Weekly “Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow.”—Scott Sigler “Red Rising is a sophisticated vision. . . . Brown will find a devoted audience.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch Don’t miss any of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Saga: RED RISING • GOLDEN SON • MORNING STAR • IRON GOLD • DARK AGE • LIGHT BRINGER

Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold)

Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold)
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9780545532341
ISBN-13 : 0545532345
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold) by : Pam Muñoz Ryan

A modern classic for our time and for all time-this beloved, award-winning bestseller resonates with fresh meaning for each new generation. Perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo, Christopher Paul Curtis, and Rita Williams-Garcia. Pura Belpre Award Winner * "Readers will be swept up." -Publishers Weekly, starred review Esperanza thought she'd always live a privileged life on her family's ranch in Mexico. She'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants, and Mama, Papa, and Abuelita to care for her. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California and settle in a Mexican farm labor camp. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard work, financial struggles brought on by the Great Depression, or lack of acceptance she now faces. When Mama gets sick and a strike for better working conditions threatens to uproot their new life, Esperanza must find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances--because Mama's life, and her own, depend on it.

The Rising

The Rising
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Publisher : Ignatius Press
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9781586178512
ISBN-13 : 1586178512
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis The Rising by : Robert Ovies

When nine-year-old C.J. Walker touches the arm of his mother's dead friend at her wake service and whispers the wish that she wouldn't be dead, he's just trying to do the right thing. But when the undertaker sees the woman's rosary sliding off her outstretched fingers and tumbling down her raised left arm, the firestorm can't be held in check. Frightened people near and far demand to know how many of their own loved ones might have been buried alive by the same undertaker, or by any undertaker. But proof that C.J. Walker can indeed raise the dead is secretly videoed, then publicly aired. In a single morning, C.J.'s mother, Lynn, watches their home becoming a fortress and her son becoming a target. Grieving individuals desperate to see death let go of their loved ones; representatives from news, medical, and scientific organizations; influential religious representatives; and powerful government agencies all move in to gain maximum positions of influence over the greatest power on earth. Through the ordeal, Lynn and her separated husband, Joe, struggle to find a way to escape with C.J., to keep him hidden from every pursuer, and somehow to make it possible for him to live a normal life again. But to do it all they must act quickly, before he's stolen away by authorities in high places.

Rising

Rising
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Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 0648518167
ISBN-13 : 9780648518167
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Rising by : Heidi Catherine

Humans now live in a super greenhouse. Seas have risen. Oceans have acidified. And the fight for resources is deadly. To ensure nothing of this magnitude ever happens again, only those with enough intelligence and heart will earn the right to bear children and heal the earth. Nine teens must face the tests of the Proving to decide who will be Bound to this new order. Four of them will challenge the system in ways even they can't imagine. Nova. The gentle soul who has everything to lose. Kian. The champion of this new world who's determined to succeed. Dex. The one who'll learn nothing is as it seems. Wren. The rebel who wants nothing to do with any of it. As the fight to breed becomes a fight to survive, rules are broken, and hearts are captured. This Proving won't just decide the future of this new order, it will decide the future of humankind.

The Tiger Rising

The Tiger Rising
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Publisher : Candlewick Press
Total Pages : 137
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ISBN-10 : 9780763649449
ISBN-13 : 0763649449
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis The Tiger Rising by : Kate DiCamillo

A National Book Award finalist by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger—a real-life, very large tiger—pacing back and forth in a cage. What’s more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things—like memories, and heartache, and tigers—can’t be locked up forever. Featuring a new cover illustration by Stephen Walton.