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A tale of apocalyptic destruction told by a survivor. The Fires of Orc is dystopian science fiction with a contemporary theme, tracing the fall of civilization in the age of quantum computing. Political intrigue, love of power and hubris - all told in a literary style that invokes Philip K. Dick, Ursula Le Guin and other masters of the genre. The debut novel from acclaimed editorial writer Tony Phillips, The Fires of Orc is one of 2017’s most talked about cross-genre books, blending classic themes with postmodern style and a nod to the prose of a bygone century.
This is the story of a young American born in Brooklyn, New York on April 21, 1917 - just two days before the U.S. declared war on Germany in World War 1; the activities growing up on Staten Island; the four years at NYU getting his degree as an Aeronautical Engineer; his ten years with Pan American Airways in Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, Belem, at the mouth of the Amazon and the WWII years as a technician attached to the US Air Force forecasting weather to the Air Ferries on their flights to Africa; then to Guatemala as a Flight Dispatcher for the post war expansion of PAA from New Orleans and Miami to Panama. After ten years with PAA a new career in real estate from residential to commercial, including leadership leading to the 1971 presidecy of CAR. Having kept a journal, this book recounts these events along with a description of vacation trips to England, France, Spain, Brazil and spaces in between. It is a tale of the interesting events that make up a lifetime.
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“Many famous women, and many more unknown and forgotten, have been before me, making the path smooth, and regulating my steps.” -Virginia Woolf As a woman pharmacist, the author agrees wholeheartedly with the above statement. Her new book American Women Pharmacists: Contributions to the Profession names the pioneering women in the field and discusses the roles that women--both famous and unknown--have played in the field of pharmacy. This unique book consolidates information from a wide variety of sources into a single reference on women in pharmacy. Beginning with the early colonial days and extending to the present, this well-referenced volume examines the role of women in pharmacy. It...
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