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While most of her peers were obsessed with their iPhones, Instagramming and Snapchatting their lives, and glued to streaming TV, 19-year-old Amy Crouch was growing up with minimal technology. In My Tech-Wise Life, she and her father, Andy Crouch, share how intentional and controlled use of modern devices, apps, and services has helped her avoid many of the negative experiences of her peers and cultivate positive experiences interacting with the real world.

When Shadow, a powerless mage, chose exile to preserve family honor, he didn’t expect a mysterious call to defeat psionic, camouflaging dragons - nor did he expect them to offer him a glimpse into a life wielding a mage’s power. Surprises mount when a steampunk army invades his homeland and Shadow is tasked with uncovering the secret behind magic’s evolution while leading a youth team infested with at least one traitor.

A chi appartengono le risorse della Terra? Gli interessi, il denaro e il potere si scontrano con l'amore per gli uomini e per la natura. Amore contro pallottole. Ragazzini contro il bracconiere più spietato del mondo. Due ragazzi, un cane, una biologa e un vecchio monaco buddista combattono senza armi una guerra per salvare dal saccheggio una smisurata ricchezza e proteggere un misterioso popolo di ombre.

Bienvenido a QualityLand, en un futuro no muy lejano. En QualityLand todo funciona bien: el trabajo, el ocio y las relaciones se optimizan mediante algoritmos.

In 1934, Irene Curie, working with her husband and fellow scientist, Frederic Joliot, made a discovery that would change the world: artificial radioactivity. This breakthrough allowed scientists to modify elements and create new ones by altering the structure of atoms. Curie shared a Nobel Prize with her husband for their work. But when she was nominated to the French Academy of Sciences, the academy denied her admission and voted to disqualify all women from membership.

In ChatGPT for Fiction Writing, experienced author Sonny Saad lets you in on a game-changing secret: AI. Specifically, leveraging ChatGPT to become your tireless fiction writing partner.

Were the new men and women human or monster? Brought back to life via vitaplasm, did they have souls? Or were they somehow less than human, people minus X?

Étoiles et constellations : Un ciel rempli d’histoires invite les jeunes lecteurs à explorer les merveilles du ciel nocturne. Avec des explications simples, les enfants apprendront à reconnaître des constellations célèbres comme Orion, le Lion, le Taureau, Cassiopée, le Scorpion, les Poissons, et bien d’autres encore.

The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s - and won.

Dejaté sumergir en una historia emocionante desde el principio en la que el destino del protagonista depende del bulbo de un tulipán. La excelente mezcla de novela de aventuras, histórica y romántica dan como resultado un fabuloso relato de Alejandro DumasLos hermanos De Witt, protegidos del gran rey Luis de Francia, encuentra la muerte a manos de la enloquecida población de La Haya, que les cree culpables de conspiración.

We see a bright blue cloud-filled sky. Then we are zooming down, revealing what appears to be a swirling dust funnel in a clearing, surrounded by forest. Zooming farther down we see a young boy playing near it. Finally, we see him get swallowed up into a cosmic portal. We now zoom out, farther and farther until we see a large man dressed in regal garb, he is a wizard, searching desperately through a forest for his son. As he penetrates the trees he sees an ominous portal in the open field. A shoe lies on the ground near the swirling mass. He charges forward.

Imagine a plastic bottle is thrown into a river. The story begins as the current carries it out to sea. Where will it end up? Follow the journey of this bottle and you will experience an exciting adventure. Think about all the plastic that is being dumped in our rivers and oceans. Every year, more and more plastic ends up in the sea, and this could be very bad for future generations. Join us in taking action to reduce plastic waste and protect our oceans for the future.

Two curious children embark on an unexpected adventure with their eccentric Aunt - to protect the biggest secret in the scientific world - DNA. A fun and thoroughly enjoyable scientific adventure.

Jupiter stared at the mirror, which reflected a 12-year-old girl inside of a computer monitor; oh, heavens, the girl was her! Lightning crashes through the window and lights up the camera mounted on the computer. Gnomes escape through the camera hole and attack Jupiter with paper clips, ballpoint pens, and other office supplies. The computer gnomes want revenge because middle schooler, famous hacker, genius Jupiter blamed gnomes for eating her missing homework. Using magic, the gnomes shrink Jupiter into a tiny, digital girl.

Before she was a famous mathematician and the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace (1815 - 1852) was the daughter of well-known poet Lord Byron. When he died, Ada was still very young, and her mother encouraged her interest in mathematics in an attempt to prevent her from turning into a melancholy poet like her father. As an adult, she married a count and, as countess, was given access to some of England’s greatest scientists and authors, including Charles Babbage, who was working to develop an analytical engine. Seeing the potential in computers, Ada partnered with Charles.

Hunted. Afraid. Alone. The season one finale is here! As Book Five begins, Winston has made the decision to go rogue. But can he succeed? Does he truly realize the gravity of his situation, or is he just a petulant teenager? How will Wickham react when he finds out Winston has gone rogue? And, what is Wex up to? Listen to Book Five in the Ballad of Winston the Wandering Trader to find out!

In Beastly Brains, Nancy Castaldo delves into the minds of animals and explores animal empathy, communication, tool use, and social societies through interviews and historical anecdotes. Researchers from Charles Darwin to Jane Goodall have spent years analyzing the minds of animals, and today's science is revolutionizing old theories and uncovering surprising similarities to our own minds. Humans are not alone in our ability to think.

Warum ist der Himmel so blau? Und wie weit ist es bis zur Sonne? Jim Knopf will den Himmel ganz genau erforschen, gemeinsam mit Lukas und der Lokomotive Emma. Doch eine alte gemütliche Lokomotive zum Fliegen zu bringen ist gar nicht so einfach.

Ein Hörbuch voller Wissen und Ideen für Menschen von 6-60 mit den Original-Figuren von Michael Ende.

"Hallo, ist da jemand?" hat Mika gerufen, ist wie eine Sternschnuppe vom fernen Planeten Eljo durchs Weltall gefallen und im Baum vor Joakims Fenster hängen geblieben - gerade in der Nacht, in der Joakim auf die Geburt seines Brüderchens wartet. Die beiden Jungen unterhalten sich über die Entstehung der Welt, über Pflanzen und Tiere und die Menschen.

Anleitungen, Einstellungen, Tipps & Tricks. In diesem Buch erfährst du alles, was du für Fire TV wissen musst....