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A Wizard from the Start

Author : Don Brown
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780547488165

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A wizard from the start, Thomas Edison had a thirst for knowledge, taste for mischief, and hunger for discovery—but his success was made possible by his boundless energy. At age fourteen he coined his personal motto: “The More to do, the more to be done,” and then went out and did: picking up skills and knowledge at every turn. When learning about things that existed wasn't enough, he dreamed up new inventions to improve the world. From humble beginnings as a farmer’s son, selling newspapers on trains and reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, Tom began his inventing career as a boy and became a legend as a man.

Disciple of War

Author : Michael G. Manning
Publisher : Michael Manning
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-21
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781943481408

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Disciple of War by Michael G. Manning Pdf

War looms on the horizon but Selene’s training as a wizard must begin, even though her age makes success nearly unattainable. Will searches for a solution, but their only hope may be a dangerous bargain with the king. The fate of two nations lies on Will’s shoulders and the future is paved with violence. With few options, he needs the aid of uncertain allies and dubious friends. Traitors lurk among them, and soon he will be forced to choose who to trust—and who to sacrifice. For a terrible power has arrived in Darrow, and the price of victory will be paid in blood.

A Wizard of Earthsea

Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780547851396

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A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin Pdf

Originally published in 1968, Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea marks the first of the six now beloved Earthsea titles. Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tumultuous tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.

So You Want to Be a Wizard

Author : Diane Duane
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780547545110

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So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane Pdf

A mysterious library book opens the door to a world of magic and danger in the first book in the beloved Young Wizards series. Bullied by her classmates, Nita Callahan is miserable at school. So when she finds a mysterious book in the library that promises her the chance to become a wizard, she jumps at the opportunity to escape her unhappy reality. But taking the Wizard's Oath is no easy thing, and Nita soon finds herself paired with fellow wizard-in-training Kit Rodriguez on a dangerous mission. The only way to become a full wizard is to face the Lone Power, the being that created death and is the mortal enemy of all wizards. As Nita and Kit battle their way through a deadly alternate version of New York controlled by the Lone Power, they must rely on each other and their newfound wizarding skills to survive--and save the world from the Lone One's grasp.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Author : Frank L. Baum,L. Frank Baum
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781616402839

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum,L. Frank Baum Pdf

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has been enchanting audiences since it was first published in 1900. While many fans may know the work only by its movie counterpart, the world L. Frank Baum built within the books is much more elaborate. Since the more recent publication of Gregory Maguire's Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West and the Broadway play of the same name, fans have had a rekindled interest in Baum's original works from which the retellings draw heavily. Anyone interested in fantasy, magic, and silliness is sure to love this American classic.L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) is one of the most recognized and beloved children's authors, though he is often recognized for only one of his many stories. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is easily his most popular work, though Baum actually wrote 13 sequels in Oz. His writings consist of practically every genre: Baum wrote 55 novels in total, 82 short stories, more than 200 poems, as well as scripts, and other miscellaneous writings. Interestingly, many of his non-Oz works were published under pseudonyms. Baum made many attempts to bring his work to stage and screen, but the most successful productions were not made until after his death.

Exercise Workbook for Beginning AudoCAD 2002

Author : Cheryl R. Shrock
Publisher : Industrial Press Inc.
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0831131969

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Exercise Workbook for Beginning AudoCAD 2002 by Cheryl R. Shrock Pdf

Created for classroom instruction or as a self-study tutorial. Perfect for instructors new to AutoCAD. Each lesson is basically a lesson plan and saves the instructor hours of preparation time. There are 30 lessons with step by step instructions followed by exercises designed for practicing. The lessons are simple, clear and not intimidating. Th... more �e content can easily be configured for a 6 to 18 wk term.

A Wizard Alone

Author : Diane Duane
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0152055096

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A Wizard Alone by Diane Duane Pdf

While Nita mourns her mother's death, teenage wizard Kit and his dog Ponch set out to find a young autistic boy who vanished in the middle of his Ordeal, pursued by the Lone Power.

Beginning AutoCAD 2005

Author : Bob McFarlane
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781136079252

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Beginning AutoCAD 2005 by Bob McFarlane Pdf

Beginning AutoCAD 2005 is a course based on learning and practising the essentials of 2D drawing using AutoCAD. Bob McFarlane’s hands-on approach is uniquely suited to independent learning and use on courses. The focus on 2D drawing in one book, ensures the reader gets a thorough grounding in the subject, with a greater depth of coverage than tends to be available from general introductions to AutoCAD. As a result, this book provides a true, step-by-step, detailed exploration of the AutoCAD functions required at each stage of producing a 2D drawing – an approach often not found in the many software reference guides available. The emphasis on learning through doing makes this book ideal for anyone involved in engineering, construction or architecture – where the focus is on productivity and practical skills. The author has also matched the coverage to the requirements of City and Guilds, Edexcel (BTEC) and SQA syllabuses. New features in AutoCAD 2005 are covered in this book including: Drafting Tools; Drawing Management; Drawing Output; Plot and Publish Tools; Productivity Tools; Sheet Set Manager, and Tool Palette Enhancements. The result is a useful refresher course for anyone using AutoCAD at this level, and those upgrading to the new software release. The course is also designed to be fully relevant to anyone using other recent releases, including AutoCAD 2004. Bob McFarlane is Curriculum Manager for CAD and New Media at Motherwell College, Scotland, and an Autodesk Educational Developer.

The Knight

Author : Gene Wolfe
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 142991551X

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The Knight by Gene Wolfe Pdf

A young man in his teens is transported from our world to a magical realm that contains seven levels of reality. Very quickly transformed by magic into a grown man of heroic proportions, he takes the name Able and sets out on a quest to find the sword that has been promised to him, a sword he will get from a dragon, the one very special blade that will help him fulfill his life ambition to become a knight and a true hero. Inside, however, Able remains a boy, and he must grow in every sense to survive the dangers and delights that lie ahead in encounters with giants, elves, wizards, and dragons. His adventure will conclude next year in the second volume of The Wizard Knight, The Wizard. Gene Wolfe is one of the most widely praised masters of SF and fantasy. He is the winner of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Nebula Award, twice, the World Fantasy Award, twice, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the British Fantasy Award, and France's Prix Apollo. His popular successes include the four-volume classic The Book of the New Sun. With this new series, Wolfe not only surpasses all the most popular genre writers of the last three decades, he takes on the legends of the past century, in a work that will be favorably compared with the best of J. R. R. Tolkien, E. R. Eddison, Mervyn Peake, and T. H. White. This is a book---and a series---for the ages, from perhaps the greatest living writer in (or outside) the fantasy genre. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A Wizard of Mars

Author : Diane Duane
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-12
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780547487953

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In the hotly anticipated ninth installment of the Young Wizards series, Kit and Nita become part of an elite team investigating the mysterious “message in a bottle,” which holds the first clues to the secrets of the long-lost inhabitants of Mars. But not even wizardry can help them cope with the strange events that unfold when the “bottle” is uncorked and a life form from another era emerges. Though the Martians seem friendly, they have a plan that could change the shape of more than one world. As the shadow of interplanetary war stretches over both worlds, Kit and Nita must fight to master the strange and ancient synergy binding them to Mars and its last inhabitants. If they don’t succeed, the history that left Mars lifeless will repeat itself on Earth.

C#Builder Kick Start

Author : Joseph Mayo
Publisher : Sams Publishing
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0672325896

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C#Builder Kick Start by Joseph Mayo Pdf

bull; Borland-authorized introduction to C#Builder, the first full-featured alternative to Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. bull; C#Builder offers special features designed to assist the more than 3 million Delphi and JBuilder users with the transition to .NET - without leaving the Borland tools they ve invested in for years. bull; C#Builder Kick Start is fully supported by Borland and developed with their cooperation to be the book of choice for C#Builder.

Off to Be the Wizard

Author : Scott Meyer
Publisher : 47north
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Civilization, Medieval
ISBN : 1612184715

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Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer Pdf

An io9 Can't Miss Science Fiction and Fantasy title in March 2014. Martin Banks is just a normal guy who has made an abnormal discovery: he can manipulate reality, thanks to reality being nothing more than a computer program. With every use of this ability, though, Martin finds his little "tweaks" have not escaped notice. Rather than face prosecution, he decides instead to travel back in time to the Middle Ages and pose as a wizard. What could possibly go wrong? An American hacker in King Arthur's court, Martin must now train to become a full-fledged master of his powers, discover the truth behind the ancient wizard Merlin...and not, y'know, die or anything.

A WIZARD NAMED WESLEY II

Author : Kevin M. Kirsch; Rachel S. Kirsch
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781463481308

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A WIZARD NAMED WESLEY II by Kevin M. Kirsch; Rachel S. Kirsch Pdf

Look who’s back in this all new great adventure! Follow Wesley Durgan into another year as he discovers the incredible power of the Wizard’s ring. This second installment picks up right where the first book leaves off and answers any questions you might have had. Wesley soon finds that he has enemies out in the world as well as a new romance he did not expect. So pull up that very comfortable chair that you enjoy so much and take a great ride into the land of magic and mayhem!

Wizard's First Rule

Author : Terry Goodkind
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001-06-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0765300273

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Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind Pdf

An unearthly adversary descends on an idyllic fantasy world, corrupting magic against good and slaughtering innocents, and only a single man can stop him.

The Farthest Shore

Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442459939

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The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin Pdf

When the prince of Enlad declares the wizards have forgotten their spells, Ged sets out to test the ancient prophecies of Earthsea.