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John Davis

One November day in the year 2087, everything was normal. The very next, Ancient ships had descended from the sky and just like that, there was no normal. Not anymore.There were only two governments left standing, the United States and Germany. In mere minutes of news coverage, we had answers to some of mankind's greatest mysteries. They left shortly after the rise of the Egyptian armies. Not out of fear, that's for damn sure. To our best estimation, they left so we would breed, exp...

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John Davis

Lieutenant Jack Strong leads his team of elite marines to a distress beacon in the far reaches of colonization. Expecting faulty equipment, they instead find themselves in the first stages of war against a species similar to mythical demons.The Colony is a fantastic short story of military warfare and science fiction, with an ending that will leave you questioning everything.

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John Davies

The book presents the conclusions of a psychologist seeking to make sense of contemporary particle physics as described in a number of popular science texts and media articles, written by physicists, seeking to explain the workings of the sub-atomic world. The accounts, it is argued, are a) mutually exclusive and contradictory, and b) metaphysical or magical in essence.Themes of the book include: a discussion of the way we allow physicists to invent things that have no perceivable qualitie...

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John Davis

The lost city of Atlantis is real. As Lieutenant Josh Pierce discharges from the military following eight tough years of service, he comes home to find his life turned upside down. Shortly after, strangers arrive to volunteer Josh for a meeting with a secretive Atlantis team.Unlike anything you've read before, Lost City is a story of love, deception and exploration, all tied to a city that thrived thousands of years before our own civilization. As the mission of the Atlantis team sl...

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John Davies, Alexander J. Kent

The "utterly fascinating" untold story of Soviet Russia's global military mapping program—featuring many of the surprising maps that resulted (Marina Lewycka, author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian).From 1950 to 1990, the Soviet Army conducted a global topographic mapping program, creating large-scale maps for much of the world that included a diversity of detail that would have supported a full range of military planning. For big cities like Ne...

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John Davis

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Gunship

In a distant galaxy, planets are on the brink of civil war. While the totalitarian Legion prepares its troops, Captain Adam Michaels sees opportunity in the field of smuggling. Now, along with the rest of the Gunship's crew, Adam will chase their biggest payday yet. Of course, they'll have to face vampires, orc, true love, and plenty of other perils along the way. Gunship is the perfect mix of whiskey, saloons, spaceships and alien races.

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John Davis

Opdyke is known as the Ghost Planet for good reason. Those who are forced to terraform the icy planet, never leave. When Val Lucas finds himself on the prison train bringing fresh souls to the labor camp, he has other plans. Earning the trust of several within the camp, Val begins to plan their escape. Now, it's a matter of surviving the frigid weather, packs of ferren (ice wolves) and the Continuum soldiers who will hunt them. That's only the beginning.True adventure awaits them in...

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John Davies

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Confident Pet Care

The best backyard breeds of chicken for eggs and meatAre you looking for the breed of chicken that lays the most eggs? The one that produces the most meat? Or a dual-purpose chicken that you can use for both eggs and meat?Look no further, you’re about to discover which breed is best for you. This book gives you:Profiles on the 5 best breeds of chicken for eggsTells you how many eggs they lay per year, and what size the eggs a...

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John Davies

Stretching from the Ice Ages to the present day, this masterful account traces the political, social and cultural history of the land that has come to be called Wales.Spanning prehistoric hill forts and Roman ruins to the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution and the series of strikes by Welsh miners in the late twentieth century, this is the definitive history of an enduring people: a unique and compelling exploration of the origins of the Welsh nation, its development and its ro...

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John Davies

There are a lot of important skills needed for a career in engineering. As well as academic skills, future engineers need to be able to present data, work in project teams, carry out experiments, problem solve and write reports. This book emphasises the importance of these core skills, and supports engineering students as they successfully navigate their courses and move forward into a career of ongoing development.Written in a friendly and encouraging style, Skills for engineering...

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John Davie

Ancient Greek lives on in our culture in surprising ways. Sometimes funny - the word for an actor, hupokrites, gives us 'hypocrite'; sometimes beautiful - an astronaut is literally a sailor of the skies. And that's before we get to the myths which gave us our Achilles heel or our Midas Touch. And what about crocodile tears, which comes from the Greek's belief that crocodiles cried while eating their victims!This is a learned but always entertaining journey through the world of the ...

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John Davis

Rewilding is restoring natural processes and species, then stepping back so that nature can express its own will. In essence, rewilding means giving the land back to wildlife and wildlife back to the land.Recalling the late great Wild Earth journal, this provocative anthology showcases the most notable original articles and art published by Rewilding Earth (rewilding.org) in 2018. Rewilding Earth Unplugged is an inspiring, informative, and user-friendly manual for...