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Alex Hargreaves is being haunted by the past. But the ghosts that plague him are born of science, not superstition. As a Security Specialist for the ISA, Alex has a memory implant that allows instantaneous access to memories – both good and bad. He can recall facts and figures with unfailing accuracy, but cannot move past the painful sense of death and abandonment made manifest by the tragic loss of his wife and daughter. Those memories, like all the memories within his mind, remain excruciatingly present. When communication with an isolated Deep Space Observatory is lost, Alex and his synthetic partner, Persephone, are sent to investigate. The Cochrane is a small observatory tucked within a pocket of relative inactivity. A single data analyst runs it on a six-month rotation. Six months in the emptiness of space can feel like an eternity. Depression is a common problem. Suicide and accidental death are not unheard of at stations like Cochrane. Alex and Persephone are sent to learn which of these fates has found Amanda Hayes.
River Songs is rich with bracing, authentic, generous stories--writing that revels in language and spirit. Avoiding most of fly fishing’s clichés--the romantic elegies, the Moby-Dick-like conquests, the play-by-play detailing a "victory" over a fish-- Steve Duda instead offers pieces that breathe lived experience, reveal vulnerabilities, and convey a broad perspective of what it means to have "a long run with a tight crew." Duda is interested in what has been learned out there on the river: what is it about this "ridiculous activity" that connects us to this planet, makes us human, gives us hope? River Songs focuses on the in-between moments and the unexpected revelations--awe, fear, frustration, doubt, joy--that are as much a part of fishing as tying knots and chucking flies. Readers ride along with Duda in battered pickup trucks, fish "between jobs," look longingly at unfished famous rivers while touring with a country-punk band, and wonder how a fishing trip led to getting a tooth pulled while being surrounded by trash-talking friends. They will find beauty, discovery, heartbreak, good dogs, and the wonder of nature within the expanse of Northwest landscapes and beyond.
In the swiftly evolving realm of technology, the challenge of classical computing's constraints in handling intricate problems has become pronounced. While classical computers excel in many areas, they struggle with complex issues in cryptography, optimization, and molecular simulation. Addressing these escalating challenges requires a disruptive solution to push the boundaries of computation and innovation. Principles and Applications of Quantum Computing Using Essential Math, authored by A. Daniel, M. Arvindhan, Kiranmai Bellam, and N. Krishnaraj. This guide pioneers the transformative potential of quantum computing by seamlessly blending rigorous mathematics with quantum theory. It equips...
In the land of the count, a boy will fall in love and become much more than a man. In this fantasy romance for all ages, a boy catches a glimpse of the beautiful Fifika as he flees with his family from danger. The clan travels with haste to the lands of a mysterious benefactor. There in the Carpathians, the hillsides are filled with enchanted beasts. Tragedy strikes Fifika’s family, and the count invites her and the boy into his castle to learn. The boy, now almost a man, falls deeply in love under Fifika’s tutelage. When he finally learns the secret of the white wolf that seems to watch over Fifika, he must choose between his family and the only life he knows and the uncertain dangers of life with his love in the mountainous lands with a very different kind of family. Blending magic, romance, and poetry, The White Wolf’s Secret is a classic shapeshifter coming-of-age tale for fantasy fans of any age.
A gorgeously illustrated collection of first-person stories on the sublime joy of flyfishing Every fly fisher has one: that moment—that ineffable, transcendent moment—they can point to and say, That’s it. That was when time seemed to stop and I felt fully alive. That’s why I fish. Collected and framed by the award-winning writer Peter Kaminsky, The Catch of a Lifetime presents the moving first-person stories of more than seventy anglers recounting their catch of a lifetime. With its tales of brown trout in Montana and bluefish at Montauk Point, smallmouth in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters and unforgettable adventures with giant taimen on the steppes of central Asia, bonefish in New Ca...
Griffin Cory (1727-1780) was probably born in Stamford, Connecticut, and was imprisoned as a Tory during the Revolutionary War. He died at Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and in 1783 his wife and family were evacuated to New Brunswick. Descendants in Canada lived chiefly in New Brunswick, although some immigrated back to the United States.
"Silent screams bounce around my head like an impending storm, brewing into a force that will escape in a wild dance of chaos and be lost forever if I don't stop to write them down." For centuries, philosophers have pondered the Zen Buddhist koan: "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" What, then, is the sound of one hand screaming? Within these pages you will find . . . a bookstore that keeps more than dusty old tomes on its shelves . . . a phantom limb that can reach into the next world . . . the exquisite taste of a book-aged skull . . . a comic that colors people's lives with terror . . . graves unable to hold their wares . . . a collector of haunted artifacts who gets more than he ba...