Omnibus edition of the second and third novels in the "Uplift" series: "Startide Rising" (winner, 1983 Nebula Award, 1984 Hugo Award, 1984 Locus Poll Award) and "The Uplift War" (winner, 1988 Hugo, 1988 Locus Poll Award). These novels were preceded by" Sundiver" (1980).

Native Americans had a close affinity with the earth and an understanding of the natural forces which shaped their environment. They recognised that not only were our physical bodies composed of the elements of the earth but our core personalities also were influenced by seasonal characteristics and by the tides of time governed by the Sun and the Moon. The time of birth was no chance happening of fate, but an indication of personality traits and inherent potentials we were each born with to meet the challenges of life. The key to exploring your individuality is a Birth Totem - an animal representation which indicates the characteristics and attributes which combined together comprise your 'medicine' - your inner power and resources. Learn how to: - Identify your own Birth Totem - Connect yourself to your true potential - Discover your life purpose and learn how to fulfil it - Explore all aspects of your life including health and relationships.

This collection of papers is the fifth in a series of volumes on the work of the Comparative Austronesian Project. Reflecting the unique experience of fourteen ethnographers in as many different societies, the papers in this volume explore how people in the Austronesian-speaking societies of the Asia-Pacific have traditionally constructed their relationship to land and specific territories. Focused on the nexus of local and global processes, the volume offers fresh perspectives to current debate in social theory on the conflicting human tendencies of mobility and emplacement.

The bestselling series created by ROBERT KIRKMAN (THE WALKING DEAD, INVINCIBLE, OBLIVION SONG) and CHRIS SAMNEE (Daredevil, Black Widow) continues! The one who wields the fire power is destined to save the world, but Owen Johnson has turned his back on that life. He doesn’t want the power—he never did. He only wants to raise his family and live his life, but unseen forces are at work to make that impossible. Danger lurks around every corner as Owen’s past comes back to haunt him. Collects FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN & SAMNEE #13-18

Earth: Australian Outback - 1963.Welcome Agent. This mission propels us along the superverse continuum through the endless oceans of Dark Matter. Some things will seem familiar, others quite strange.A seemingly ordinary Australian youth, Ben Blochentackle, lives a typical troubled teenager's life, always yearning to have some grand adventure. There is more to that desire than he realizes. Ben has been hidden away on Earth for many lives. The time has come for him to find out why. A Superverse war is raging, and he has long been part of. He soon learns that nothing's as it seems.With an immeasurable cataclysm threatening, the Evercycle Council, creators of existence, dispatch two Wardens - Uniss and Dogg - to find answers and avert disaster. Their orders are simple, but underpinned by something malevolent: Go to Earth, collect their mysterious new sidekick Ben Blochentackle, train him, and then together, discover who is behind the war - and, finally, stop the collapse of all existence. Their unexpected union could see Ben become legend and, along with Uniss and Dogg, change the future of existence forever - if they can complete their mission!

The first three Chronicles in the Late-Earth Chronicles series: THE STORM, VALLEY OF THE SHADOW and MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE, now newly revised and together in one volume! Three retro science fiction, end-time page-turners with powerful Messianic themes.

Startide Rising: After crash-landing on an uncharted planet, the human and dolphin crew of a spaceship from Earth battle fleets of alien warships--Novelist.