Waiting For The Cyclone

Thirteen stories that expose the complications of women who dare to deviate from the status quo. In the land of fiction, women are too often cast as inherently good—typically kind, always considerate, and traditionally in possession of high morals. Not so in the recklessly audacious stories in Waiting for the Cyclone. A mother in need of rehabilitation, a wife who wakes up in the arms of a man who isn’t her husband, a young woman who comes face-to-face with a bully from years ago. These women don’t need to be liked, do not comply to set expectations, and are not compelled to make apologies. These women, and a dozen more, are perfectly imperfect. A collection of short stories that behaves much like the weather pattern it was named for, Waiting for the Cyclone is at times fast and reckless and at others, calm yet under high pressure. A powerful literary debut from one of Canada’s most promising young writers.

With themes of family, cooperation, safety, and a positive attitude, this book about preparing for a natural disaster lets kids experience a cyclone moment-by-moment A cyclone is coming to Useless Loop. Annie has never been in a cyclone, but everyone else seems to know just what to do. She helps her parents get everything ready, then waits to see what the cyclone will bring. Will it be scary? Will it be boring? Annie finds out it is both, and more in this exciting read that celebrates the richness of Australian Aboriginal storytelling.

A mother reassures her child about the wind, lightning, and thunder when a storm passes through.

Riding the Cyclone, the world famous Coney Island rollercoaster was supposed to be the highlight of twelve-year-old Nora's summer, but right after they disembark, Nora's thirteen-year-old cousin Riley falls to the ground and into a coma that Nora thinks is her fault.

"Largely by reason of its isolation, the tiny volcanic island of Tikopia in the South Pacific, has managed to retain its traditional Polynesian culture far more than most Pacific islands. Almost seventy years after the life of the island community was detailed by anthropology student Raymond (later Sir Raymond) Firth, the present author, Julian Treadaway, made several visits to Tikopia, sharing the life of his Tikopian host families for many months at a time, and noting remarkable continuity with the time of Firth's visits and even before. Comparing the present with the past observed by these earlier visitors, Treadaway's stories provide a fascinating account of this continuity and change. With a meticulously observant yet empathetic eye and an easy style, Treadaway records the day-to-day life of the community - detailing the distinctive marriage, funeral, circumcision and other ceremonies; everyday activities such as house-building and growing, catching and preparing food; and unique Tikopian customs of, amongst other things, crawling into houses and ritualistic crying. Through these stories he poses the question that hangs over Tikopia and all such communities: how best can traditional societies benefit from the modern world without completely losing their distinctive culture and identity?"--Cover.

Cyclone's Core – A Sci-Fi Military Thriller Dr. Joshua Davidson is his generation's most brilliant scientist. He gets abducted. Months later his signal is picked up in a forsaken desert in Central Asia and U.S. President Carl Carlson orders a raid to get the top-value asset out. But as soon as legendary Navy Seal "Cyclone" Ben Harrow's boots hit the ground in Asia, the Cyclone faces a horrific enemy... This exciting story has it all: It's a thriller. Watch Ben as he faces his worst nightmares come to life. It's a war story. It features Navy Seals, hulking helicopters, propeller gunships, fighter jets, and superbombs. It's a sci-fi story. Some nano-tech machines just beg to be turned loose. And it's a love story. Witness the commitment of a husband to his dying wife. It's full of action and adventure. Be there! science fiction marines, mens action adventure, navy seal seals science fiction adventure, military mystery thriller, dystopian, uzbekistan, nano tech, international thriller suspense mystery, technothriller