Prismland

Ariane Selph was chosen by the Rainbow World Record Keeper crystal to unlock the secrets of Rainbow World, a world sitting one half dimension away, sharing a common sky with Earth. Even the Lemp historians from Rainbow World, responsible for the crystal's programming, could not have predicted that Ariane would be an open conduit to the crystal at such a young age. Instead of receiving only parts of the crystal's programming, she has it all now. Ariane needs to talk to Spero Zezas, the Elfin Walker Bearer, before her brain explodes with the information she must pass. She is receiving desperate messages in her dreams from someone named Aeneas, and he says he's from Earth 2. When the twelve astral travelers visited Rainbow World to help save it from Earth's pollution, the Dragon called "Sentinel" referred to Earth as Earth 1. They all wondered why. Now Ariane knows why, and the information that she must pass is too shocking, confusing, and overwhelming for a mere twelve year old to hold inside. Nobody will believe what she has to say...she doesn't believe it herself!

In a world where magic is tightly controlled, the most powerful man in history must choose between his kingdom and his son in the first book in the epic NYT bestselling Lightbringer series. Guile is the Prism. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit, and charm are all that preserves a tenuous peace. Yet Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live. When Guile discovers he has a son, born in a far kingdom after the war that put him in power, he must decide how much he's willing to pay to protect a secret that could tear his world apart. If you loved the action and adventure of the Night Angel trilogy, you will devour this incredible epic fantasy series by Brent Weeks.

This book pioneers a subfield of Romantic periodical studies, distinct from its neighbours in adjacent historical periods.

"Matthew P. Dziennik has written a compelling account of the Scottish Highland soldier and his service in Great Britain's American colonies during the French and Indian War and America's Revolutionary War. In the middle to the late decades of the eighteenth century, the British state recruited more than twelve thousand soldiers from the Highlands of Scotland for the purpose of expanding and defending Britain's American empire, thereby transforming the most maligned region of the British Isles into a key sustainer of British imperialism. Dziennik's fascinating history corrects the mythologized image of the Highland soldier as a noble savage, a primitive if courageous relic of clanship, revealing instead how the Gaels used their military service to further their own interests in terms of material security and social status. Using both English and Gaelic sources, the author re-creates the experiences and the mindset of the Highland soldier in the New World and demonstrates in the process how a periphery of the British Isles became a center of the British Empire." -- [Tiré de la jaquette].

The first of its kind, this book traces the evolution of motion picture technology in its entirety. Beginning with Huygens' magic lantern and ending in the current electronic era, it explains cinema’s scientific foundations and the development of parallel enabling technologies alongside the lives of the innovators. Product development issues, business and marketplace factors, the interaction of aesthetic and technological demands, and the patent system all play key roles in the tale. The topics are covered sequentially, with detailed discussion of the transition from the magic lantern to Edison’s invention of the 35mm camera, the development of the celluloid cinema, and the transition from celluloid to digital. Unique and essential reading from a lifetime innovator in the field of cinema technology, this engaging and well-illustrated book will appeal to anyone interested in the history and science of cinema, from movie buffs to academics and members of the motion picture industry.