Books with author David Joel Stevenson

[For fans of Hunger Games and Maze Runner]Near the edge of Jonah Whitfield's small farming village lies the Deathlands – a strange desert in the middle of a lush, green landscape.It is strictly forbidden.Jonah often lingers at the border of the Deathlands out of curiosity, hunting wild game where no one else feels safe. When he follows a wounded deer into the desolate expanse, he stumbles upon a hatch to a futuristic underground society.After setting eyes on a beautiful girl whose only wish is to see the surface, Jonah is determined to free her from a prison made of comfort and lies. Will he rescue her, or will he find himself trapped mere miles away from the life he has taken for granted?

[The sequel to 2015's The Surface's End.]The truth about the Deathlands is revealed as soon as Talitha arrives in Jonah's quiet town. Her presence is unsettling. Some are accepting, but others feel the need to prepare for an attack on their way of life from the people living beneath the desert.Deep underground, however, the facts about the surface are further censored and obscured. The Facility Leaders are doing everything within their power to keep their citizens - especially the Laborers - in the dark.But both worlds have been illuminated, and must face the reality of each other's existence.

Victor Boone is an arrogant, six-foot tall hunk of man candy who uses incredible powers to fly around in spandex and save his city’s citizens from evil doers. Especially the busty ones.But he’s not a superhero.In truth, an invisible, insecure and overweight Robby Willis is the one with the powers. But he’s so terrified of anyone knowing that he even exists as a person that he’s not comfortable with a cliche disguise.The two men form a partnership: Robby does the saving and Victor takes the credit.The problem is, Victor’s been murdered.Can Robby overcome his social anxiety with the help of the prettiest smelling girl he’s ever known? Or will he let the evil villain The Vacant destroy the city, leaving him to finally be alone?

Victor Boone is an arrogant, six-foot tall hunk of man candy who uses incredible powers to fly around in spandex and save his city’s citizens from evil doers. Especially the busty ones.But he’s not a superhero.In truth, an invisible, insecure and overweight Robby Willis is the one with the powers. But he’s so terrified of anyone knowing that he even exists as a person that he’s not comfortable with a cliche disguise.The two men form a partnership: Robby does the saving and Victor takes the credit.The problem is, Victor’s been murdered.Can Robby overcome his social anxiety with the help of the prettiest smelling girl he’s ever known? Or will he let the evil villain The Vacant destroy the city, leaving him to finally be alone?

Near the edge of Jonah Whitfield's small farming village lies the Deathlands – a strange desert in the middle of a lush, green landscape. It is strictly forbidden. Jonah often lingers at the border of the Deathlands out of curiosity, hunting wild game where no one else feels safe. When he follows a wounded deer into the desolate expanse, he stumbles upon a hatch to a futuristic underground society. After setting eyes on a beautiful girl whose only wish is to see the surface, Jonah is determined to free her from a prison made of comfort and lies. Can he rescue her, or will he find himself trapped mere miles away from the life he has taken for granted?

The sequel to 2015's The Surface's End.The truth about the Deathlands is revealed as soon as Talitha arrives in Jonah's quiet town. Her presence is unsettling. Some are accepting, but others feel the need to prepare for an attack on their way of life from the people living beneath the desert.Deep underground, however, the facts about the surface are further censored and obscured. The Facility Leaders are doing everything within their power to keep their citizens - especially the Laborers - in the dark.But both worlds have been illuminated, and must face the reality of each other's existence.

When you can't sleep, there's always NIGHTS. The Night People are safe at last. After all the ugly pranks and vicious murders, things have finally returned to normal. The friends who are left are trying to forget and move on, taking comfort by meeting up late-night at their old hang out, Nights. It was the ancient spirit of Angelica Fear that caused all the trouble. And now she's been destroyed once and for all. Burned in a fire. But if it's true that the horror is dead, what did Angelica mean when her voice cried out from the flames? . . . "The Evil Lives!"

Excerpt from The Principles and Practice of Canal and River EngineeringThe Second Edition Of this Book being out of print, we have, at the request of the Publishers, revised it for republication.In doing so it will be seen that we have adhered closely to the original plan Of the work, and that the principal changes are additions which recent practice has enabled us to make in further illustration Of the principles which were so clearly and ably set forth even in the First Edition of this Book.We regret that the Author was himself unable to again revise the work from which we personally have derived great assistance in our profession, and our hope is that the absence of the master-hand will not be too apparent.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

One of the leading figures in the age of great engineers, David Stevenson (1815-86) was the son of a lighthouse builder, and while studying at Edinburgh University he was already gaining experience at his father's side. It is for his lighthouses and works of inland navigation that he is best remembered: he designed Britain's most northerly lighthouse and worked on improving navigation on rivers such as the Dee, the Forth and the Clyde. His article on inland navigation for the Encyclopaedia Britannica was published separately in 1858, and was revised and updated for this second edition in 1872. Although Stevenson acknowledges that the age of the canal has been superseded by the age of the railway, he maintains that there is much to learn from the older technology. Illustrated with cross-sections and plans, this work will be of interest to readers seeking to explore the history of Britain's industrial infrastructure.

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