The Wizard and the Prophet

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Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307961702
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Book Synopsis The Wizard and the Prophet by : Charles C. Mann

Download or read book The Wizard and the Prophet written by Charles C. Mann and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling, award-winning author of 1491 and 1493—an incisive portrait of the two little-known twentieth-century scientists, Norman Borlaug and William Vogt, whose diametrically opposed views shaped our ideas about the environment, laying the groundwork for how people in the twenty-first century will choose to live in tomorrow's world. In forty years, Earth's population will reach ten billion. Can our world support that? What kind of world will it be? Those answering these questions generally fall into two deeply divided groups--Wizards and Prophets, as Charles Mann calls them in this balanced, authoritative, nonpolemical new book. The Prophets, he explains, follow William Vogt, a founding environmentalist who believed that in using more than our planet has to give, our prosperity will lead us to ruin. Cut back! was his mantra. Otherwise everyone will lose! The Wizards are the heirs of Norman Borlaug, whose research, in effect, wrangled the world in service to our species to produce modern high-yield crops that then saved millions from starvation. Innovate! was Borlaug's cry. Only in that way can everyone win! Mann delves into these diverging viewpoints to assess the four great challenges humanity faces--food, water, energy, climate change--grounding each in historical context and weighing the options for the future. With our civilization on the line, the author's insightful analysis is an essential addition to the urgent conversation about how our children will fare on an increasingly crowded Earth.

So You Want to Be a Wizard

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0547545118
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Book Synopsis So You Want to Be a Wizard by : Diane Duane

Download or read book So You Want to Be a Wizard written by Diane Duane and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Industrial Light & Magic

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Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0345381521
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (453 download)

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Book Synopsis Industrial Light & Magic by : Mark Cotta Vaz

Download or read book Industrial Light & Magic written by Mark Cotta Vaz and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 1996 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The way that special effects are designed and then created in films is explained in this lavishly illustrated book that traces the development of the ILM company of George Lucas.

The Wizard in My Shed

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Publisher : Hodder Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 9781444954388
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (543 download)

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Book Synopsis The Wizard in My Shed by : Simon Farnaby

Download or read book The Wizard in My Shed written by Simon Farnaby and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merdyn the Wild is from the Dark Ages. He's the world's greatest Warlock (don't call him a wizard), banished to the 21st century for bad behaviour, and he's about to create a whole load of trouble for Rose, aged 12. Rose is a totally ordinary girl, on a mission to mend her broken family. Bubbles is Rose's guinea pig. He just poos a lot. When Rose bumps into Merdyn and discovers what he is, she quickly realises that he could be just what she needs. Rose agrees to help Merdyn navigate the confusing ways of the modern world (things like: the lidded bowl in the bathroom is NOT a sink, it's a TOILET, so definitely DON'T wash your face in it) if Merdyn gives her a spell to fix her family in return. Now they just need to hide him in the shed without Rose's mum noticing, track down Merdyn's magic staff and find a way to send Merdyn back through time to the Dark Ages. What could possibly go wrong...?

Wizard's First Rule

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780765300270
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Wizard's First Rule by : Terry Goodkind

Download or read book Wizard's First Rule written by Terry Goodkind and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-06-23 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Light Fantastic

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061801151
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Book Synopsis The Light Fantastic by : Terry Pratchett

Download or read book The Light Fantastic written by Terry Pratchett and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Humorously entertaining. . . subtly thought-provoking. . . . Pratchett’s Discworld books are filled with humor and with magic, but they're rooted in—of all things—real life and cold, hard reason.”—Chicago Tribune Bumbling wizard Rincewind and hapless tourist Twoflower have survived a host of misadventures . . . only to face annihilation as a red star hurtles towards the Discworld in this gloriously funny second installment in Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series (also the second book in the Wizards collection) It’s just one of those days when nothing seems to go right—and a most inopportune time for the first tourist ever to set foot in Discworld—accompanied by the carnivorous Luggage—to extend his already eventful vacation, even if it’s not quite by choice. A monstrous red star is on a direct collision course with the Discworld and the future appears uncertain at best. Discworld needs a hero to save it from total destruction. Unfortunately, it’s got the bumbling Rincewind, still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world. The alternative couldn’t be much worse. . . . The Discworld novels can be read in any order, but The Light Fantastic is the second book in the Wizards collection. The other books in the collection include: The Color of Magic Sourcery Eric Interesting Times The Last Continent Unseen Academicals

The Government Manual for New Wizards

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Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0740789120
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (47 download)

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Book Synopsis The Government Manual for New Wizards by : Matthew David Brozik

Download or read book The Government Manual for New Wizards written by Matthew David Brozik and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comedic duo behind The Government Manual for New Superheroes is back, and this time they've brought their magic wands and enchanted artifacts. The Government Manual for New Wizards is a hilarious, mock-official handbook for wannabe witches and warlocks who need advice on recognizing the onset of wizardolescence, understanding the laws of magic (and the magic of laws), choosing (or being chosen by) the right magical items and enchanted artifacts, dealing with the dead (grateful and otherwise), successfully hosting magical exhibitions, and the proper care and feeding of magical creatures. Wands, charms, cloaks of invisibility, shoes of stealth (or sneakers), and other otherworldly accoutrements--it's all here, discussed tongue-in-cheek but with the utmost Governmental authority. This entertaining guide offers such sage advice as: * A demon is just as afraid of you as you are of it--provided, of course, that you are eight feet tall, composed of living fire, and capable of destroying a small village with a single angry thought. Otherwise, it doesn't find you frightening at all. * When selecting educational programs, do not be tempted by solicitations from wizardry parchment mills. A so-called degree from such a place is not worth the scroll on which it appears to be inscribed. The ink will disappear not long after the school itself does. The Government Manual for New Wizards is a sidesplitting spoof of all things wizard-y.

A Wizard Alone

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780152055097
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (55 download)

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Book Synopsis A Wizard Alone by : Diane Duane

Download or read book A Wizard Alone written by Diane Duane and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Wizards of Wyrd World

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Publisher : Darby Creek ™
ISBN 13 : 1467730319
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (677 download)

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Book Synopsis The Wizards of Wyrd World by : Pamela F. Service

Download or read book The Wizards of Wyrd World written by Pamela F. Service and published by Darby Creek ™. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josh Higgins and his sister Maggie have vowed not to use the alien gizmo that lets them visit other worlds. But when Josh's favorite writer comes to town, the temptation is too much. Along with famous author P. L. Cuthbertson, Josh and Maggie prepare to visit the land of Cuthbertson's books: Wyrd World. As soon as the crew arrives, some of Wyrd World's thuggish locals mistake P.L. for a wizard—and that's not a good thing. Josh and Maggie begin a rescue mission, sneaking through fortresses and dungeons. But to challenge the planet's evil rulers, they'll have to unite a group of rebels and outcasts who would just as soon fight each other. . . .

The Wizard's Dilemma

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547546823
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Book Synopsis The Wizard's Dilemma by : Diane Duane

Download or read book The Wizard's Dilemma written by Diane Duane and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002-08-01 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel “filled with very credible teen angst, morality, and an intriguing blend of science fiction and fantasy” from the author of A Wizard Abroad (School Library Journal). Still recovering from an overly eventful vacation in Ireland, teenage wizard Nita Callahan is looking forward to some peace and quiet in her suburban New York home. Instead, her close friend Kit seems to be acting a little weird, and Nita keeps running into problems for which wizardry either isn’t the answer or else it’s the wrong one. How do you fix what can’t be fixed? Only the Transcendent Pig knows, and it’s not telling. But Nita needs to find out—and soon. Her wizardly partnership with Kit starts to fall apart. Much worse, her mother gets sick . . . so sick she may never leave the hospital.Only one person can help Nita—the One she’s devoted her life to fighting. “Powerful and satisfying.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A gripping and dynamic fantasy . . . Fans of the author will flock to this new adventure, which likely will bring new readers to the series.”—VOYA Praise for the Young Wizards series “Duane is tops in the high adventure business . . . This rollicking yarn will delight readers.”—Publishers Weekly “High Wizardry is . . . high entertainment.”—Locus “Recommend this series to young teens who devour books about magic and wizards . . . or kids looking for ‘Harry Potter’ read-alikes.”—School Library Journal “Stands between the works of Diana Wynne Jones . . . and Madeleine L’Engle . . . An outstanding, original work.”—The Horn Book

The Wizard's Butler

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ISBN 13 : 9781940575186
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (751 download)

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Book Synopsis The Wizard's Butler by : Nathan Lowell

Download or read book The Wizard's Butler written by Nathan Lowell and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How an ex-Army medic became butler to a demented wizard.

The Wizard

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062067001
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis The Wizard by : Jack Prelutsky

Download or read book The Wizard written by Jack Prelutsky and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wizard, watchful, waits alone within his tower of cold gray stone and ponders in his wicked way what evil deeds he'll do this day. What do you think the wizard is planning to do? Conjure a magic spell? Turn a frog into a flea? Fill a cauldron with bubbling brew? You may think you know . . . but watch out. Because if the wizard is bored, he may come looking for you!

Wizard at Large

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Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0307549593
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Book Synopsis Wizard at Large by : Terry Brooks

Download or read book Wizard at Large written by Terry Brooks and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2009-01-21 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Three of the Magic Kingdom of Landover Series It all began when the half-able wizard Questor Thews announced that finally he could restore the Court Scribe Abernathy to human form. It was his spell that had turned Abernathy into a Wheaten Terrier—though with hands and able to talk. All went well—until the wizard breathed the magic dust of his spell and suddenly sneezed. Then, where Abernathy had stood, there was only a bottle containing a particularly evil imp. It had been in the collection of Michael Ard Rhi, former King of Landover, now exiled to Earth. Abernathy must now be a part of that collection! High Lord Ben Holiday set forth for Earth, taking his green but beautiful love, Willow, with him. Unfortunately, they were long in returning. And without the soil in which to root as a tree at times, Willow could not long survive. That left it up to Questor Thews to save them. Grimly he set out to seek help, knowing himself to be incompetent. And to make things worse, the imp had escaped and sought the help of the evil witch Nightshade, now back from exile in Faerie. Questor's only idea seemed impossible, but . . .

A Wizard of Mars

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0547487959
Total Pages : 565 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (474 download)

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Book Synopsis A Wizard of Mars by : Diane Duane

Download or read book A Wizard of Mars written by Diane Duane and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2010-04-12 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “One of finest current writers of speculative fiction pays loving homage to its Golden Age in this ninth title in the Young Wizards series.” —Kirkus Reviews In the hotly anticipated ninth installment of the Young Wizards series, Kit Rodriguez and Nita Callahan 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. Praise for the Young Wizards series “Duane is tops in the high adventure business . . . This rollicking yarn will delight readers.” —Publishers Weekly “High Wizardry is . . . high entertainment.” —Locus “Recommend this series to young teens who devour books about magic and wizards . . . or kids looking for ‘Harry Potter’ read-alikes.” —School Library Journal “Stands between the works of Diana Wynne Jones . . . and Madeleine L’Engle . . . An outstanding, original work.” —The Horn Book

To Light a Candle

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Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 1429931167
Total Pages : 866 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Book Synopsis To Light a Candle by : Mercedes Lackey

Download or read book To Light a Candle written by Mercedes Lackey and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2005-12-27 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Outstretched Shadow, which was named by VOYA as Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror book for 2003, Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory introduced readers to The Obsidian Trilogy and a complex new fantasy world populated by humans, centaurs, elves, talking unicorns, and demons. The Golden City of the Bells, where only humans live, is ruled by the Mage Council, practitioners of High Magic---a powerful magic that is stable and reliable, though rigidly controlled and performed only by men. Outside the City's walls, humans and magical beings mix freely and call upon Wild Magic---a system sometimes erratic, always driven by desire and need, and performed by both men and women. Now, in To Light a Candle, the Demon Queen sends her forces against her human and elven enemies, sowing distraction and death. In the human City, the Queen's agents work to divide the Council and foment rebellion among the City's citizens. In the countryside, they target the most vulnerable and valuable---the young Elf Prince and the Wild Mages who might be the Demons' most dangerous enemies. To his own surprise, young Kellen, once the disappointing son of the great Mage who leads the City's Mage Council, has become a powerful Knight-Mage. Valued for his bravery and his skills as both wizard and warrior, Kellen joins the Elves' war councils. Yet he cannot convince the City of his birth that it is in terrible danger. Kellen's sister Idalia, a Wild Mage with great healing ability, has pledged her heart to Jermayan, a proud Elven warrior. Someday Idalia will pay a tragic Price for a world-saving work of Wild Magic, but until then, she will claim any joy life can offer her. Jermayan, who has learned much while fighting at Kellen's side and loving the human Idalia, finds that everything changes when he Bonds with a dragon while rescuing the Elf Prince and becomes the first Elven Mage in a thousand years. Furious at her enemies' success with the dragon, the Demon Queen attacks in force. Light struggles against Dark, like flickering candle flames buried deep in the shadow of Obsidian Mountain. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Sticker Book

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Publisher : RP Minis
ISBN 13 : 9780762464401
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (644 download)

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Book Synopsis Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Sticker Book by : Running Press

Download or read book Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Sticker Book written by Running Press and published by RP Minis. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A one-of-a-kind miniature light-up replica of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for fans and collectors of Harry Potter and J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World. Kit includes: 4 x 3-inch molded collectible replica of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with flickering light feature 16-page sticker book with 8 Hogwarts-related full-color photographs from the Harry Potter films

Off to Be the Wizard

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Publisher : 47north
ISBN 13 : 9781612184715
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (847 download)

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Book Synopsis Off to Be the Wizard by : Scott Meyer

Download or read book Off to Be the Wizard written by Scott Meyer and published by 47north. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.