Tales Of The Windship

A lost and nameless girl called Nobody steps aboard an ancient Windship seeking a home somewhere in the wide world of fairy tales. Nobody begins her journey soaring over clouds towards England to become the mother of Lazy Jack. She soon realizes she's much too young to be Jack's mother, so the Windship sails for a kingdom in Germany where Nobody spins straw into gold for an imp named Rumplestiltskin, then marries the king. Alas, Nobody is certain she's not a queen but she might be someone's sister, so she sets sail for China to join The Four Foo Sisters where she acquires a neck made of iron which nearly loses. Soon Nobody decides it's more likely she has a brother, so she sails for France to meet The Yellow Dwarf who is much too greedy to be an ideal relation, and she flees once again. From France the Windship drifts to Mexico where Nobody serves as the humble servant, Esperanza, and when that doesn't suit her, Nobody escapes to Russia to become the romantic, dog-loving daughter of a nobleman. When all these characters and countries fail to bestow her true identity, Nobody confesses to possessing a name and a country after all: she's Myrtle Peaseblossom who dwells in modern times in a modern city in the United States of America.

In the midst of a technological age, a strange and menacing phenomenon rains upon the Earth, changing people into mindless savages. While governments around the globe unite to combat this spreading infection, airships of the 1930's are redesigned and reintroduced to the world. Because of the vessel's size and its capability to stay airborne for weeks at a time, it is regarded as the next innovation for cruise ship/vacation travel industries, while environmentalists envision it as a solution to the world's overpopulation problem. The windship proves its worth when the stricken become organized and rise up against the world. It is then; the windship becomes a reckoning force and Earth's only hope for survival.

In the midst of a technological age, a strange and menacing phenomenon rains upon the Earth, changing people into mindless savages. While governments around the globe unite to combat this spreading infection, airships of the 1930’s are redesigned and reintroduced to the world. Because of the vessel’s size and its capability to stay airborne for weeks at a time, it is regarded as the next innovation for cruise ship/vacation travel industries, while environmentalists envision it as a solution to the world’s overpopulation problem. The windship proves its worth when the stricken become organized and rise up against the world. It is then; the windship becomes a reckoning force and Earth’s only hope for survival.

Windship Technology, Part A contains the proceedings of the International Symposium on Windship Technology (WINDTECH '85), held at the University of Southampton, England, on April 24-25, 1985. The symposium provided a forum for discussing developments in windship technology, including the use of calculation methods to analyze wind propulsion on cargo ships and weather routing for wind-assisted ships. Measurements of the comparative performance of sailing rigs are also presented. Comprised of 17 chapters, this volume begins by tracing the revival of serious interest in the possible use of the wind in ship propulsion over the past decade, and giving examples of the wide range of rigs that have been developed and are now installed on ships. The reader is then introduced to Project INDOSAIL intended to develop cargo sailing vessels for the Indonesian inter-island trade. Subsequent chapters focus on sail-assist developments from 1979 to 1984; economic aspects of the application of additional sail power on small German fishing vessels; sail retrofit on inter-island vessels in Fiji; and the aerodynamics of a triangular jib-and-boom combination. The book concludes with an evaluation of two-dimensional sail shape determined by pressure and its tension. This book will appeal to government officials, academics, ship owners, and other parties with an interest in windship technology.

The Moontide is coming. Urte stands on the brink of war. Now three seemingly ordinary people will decide the fate of the world. Urte is divided, its two continents separated by impassable seas. But once every twelve years, the Moontide sees the waters sink to their lowest point and the Leviathan Bridge is revealed, linking east to west for twenty-four short months. The Rondian emperor, overlord of the west, is hell-bent on ruling both continents, and for the last two Moontides he has led armies of battle-magi across the bridge on crusades of conquest, pillaging his way across Antiopa. But the people of the east have been preparing--and, this time, they are ready for a fight. An epic fantasy, rich in intricate plots, intrigue and treachery. Vast forces collide and ordinary people make heart-rending choices that will shake the world.

This Thanksgiving give yourself a nice gift! Presenting the Thanksgiving tales from the acclaimed authors to help you soak into the spirit of this wonderful festival: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott) Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen (O. Henry) The Purple Dress (O. Henry) An English Dinner of Thanksgiving (George Eliot) Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner (Lucy Maud Montgomery) The Genesis of the Doughnut Club (Lucy Maud Montgomery) Ezra's Thanksgivin' Out West (Eugene Field) Three Thanksgivings (Charlotte Perkins Gilman) Helen's Thanksgiving (Susan Coolidge) John Inglefield's Thanksgiving (Nathaniel Hawthorne) Thanksgiving at the Polls (Edward Everett Hale) Millionaire Mike's Thanksgiving (Eleanor H. Porter) The Thanksgiving of the Wazir (Andrew Lang) The Master of the Harvest (Mrs. Alfred Gatty) A Wolfville Thanksgiving (Alfred Henry Lewis) How We Kept Thanksgiving at Oldtown (Harriet Beecher Stowe) The Thanksgiving Party and its Consequences (Mary Jane Holmes) The Night before Thanksgiving (Sarah Orne Jewett) Miss Heck's Thanksgiving Party (Ida Hamilton Munsell)

DigiCat presents to you a collection of the most beloved and touching tales of Thanksgiving: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott) The First Thanksgiving (Albert F. Blaisdell, Francis K. Ball) Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner (Lucy Maud Montgomery) The Genesis of the Doughnut Club (Lucy Maud Montgomery) An English Dinner of Thanksgiving (George Eliot) Ezra's Thanksgivin' Out West (Eugene Field) John Inglefield's Thanksgiving (Nathaniel Hawthorne) Helen's Thanksgiving (Susan Coolidge) Thanksgiving at the Polls (Edward Everett Hale) Millionaire Mike's Thanksgiving (Eleanor H. Porter) The Thanksgiving of the Wazir (Andrew Lang) The Master of the Harvest (Mrs. Alfred Gatty) How We Kept Thanksgiving at Oldtown (Harriet Beecher Stowe) The Queer Little Baker Man (Phila Butler Bowman) A Turkey for the Stuffing (Katherine Grace Hulbert) Mrs. November's Party (Agnes Carr) The Debut of Dan'l Webster (Isabel Gordon Curtis) The Kingdom of the Greedy (P. J. Stahl) Thankful (Mary E. Wilkins Freeman) Beetle Ring's Thanksgiving Mascot (Sheldon C. Stoddard) Mistress Esteem Elliott's Molasses Cake (Kate Upson Clark) Thanksgiving at Todd's Asylum (Winthrop Packard) Wishbone Valley (R. K. Munkittrick) Patem's Salmagundi (E. S. Brooks) Miss November's Dinner Party (Agnes Carr) The Story of Ruth and Naomi (Bible) Bert's Thanksgiving (J. T. Trowbridge) How Obadiah Brought About a Thanksgiving (Emily Hewitt Leland) The White Turkey's Wing (Sophie Swett) The Thanksgiving Goose (Fannie Wilder Brown) A Novel Postman (Alice Wheildon) Chip's Thanksgiving (Annie Hamilton Donnell) A Thanksgiving Dinner (Edna Payson Brett) Two Old Boys (Pauline Shackleford Colyar) 1800 and Froze to Death (C. A. Stephens) Mon-daw-min (H. R. Schoolcraft) A Mystery in the Kitchen (Olive Thorne Miller) Who Ate the Dolly's Dinner? (Isabel Gordon Curtis) The Night before Thanksgiving (Sarah Orne Jewett) A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays (Amy Ella Blanchard)