Author: Carol Snow
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 0805098097
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
In Bubble World by Carol Snow, Freesia's perfect bubble is about to pop. Freesia's life is perfect. She lives on the beautiful tropical island of Agalinas, surrounded by idyllic weather, fancy dress shops, and peacocks who sing her favorite song to wake her up in the morning. She has so many outfits she could wear a different one every day for a year and not run out. Lately things on the island may have been a bit flippy: sudden blackouts, students disappearing, even Freesia's reflection looking slightly . . . off. But in Freesia's experience, it's better not to think about things like that too much. Unfortunately for her, these signs are more than random blips in the universe.
Bubble World
Author: Carol Snow
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805095713
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
After 16-year-old Freesia learnsNand tells her friendsNthat their perfect life on a luxurious tropical island is not real, she is banished from her virtual world to the "mainland," where people are ugly, school is hard, and families are dysfunctional.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805095713
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
After 16-year-old Freesia learnsNand tells her friendsNthat their perfect life on a luxurious tropical island is not real, she is banished from her virtual world to the "mainland," where people are ugly, school is hard, and families are dysfunctional.
Bubble World
Author: Carol Snow
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 0805098097
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
In Bubble World by Carol Snow, Freesia's perfect bubble is about to pop. Freesia's life is perfect. She lives on the beautiful tropical island of Agalinas, surrounded by idyllic weather, fancy dress shops, and peacocks who sing her favorite song to wake her up in the morning. She has so many outfits she could wear a different one every day for a year and not run out. Lately things on the island may have been a bit flippy: sudden blackouts, students disappearing, even Freesia's reflection looking slightly . . . off. But in Freesia's experience, it's better not to think about things like that too much. Unfortunately for her, these signs are more than random blips in the universe.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 0805098097
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
In Bubble World by Carol Snow, Freesia's perfect bubble is about to pop. Freesia's life is perfect. She lives on the beautiful tropical island of Agalinas, surrounded by idyllic weather, fancy dress shops, and peacocks who sing her favorite song to wake her up in the morning. She has so many outfits she could wear a different one every day for a year and not run out. Lately things on the island may have been a bit flippy: sudden blackouts, students disappearing, even Freesia's reflection looking slightly . . . off. But in Freesia's experience, it's better not to think about things like that too much. Unfortunately for her, these signs are more than random blips in the universe.
Bubble's World
Author: Jules
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1477269576
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Isabellas Magic Dream Book Six In this latest Bubble adventure, Isabella falls ill. In her dream state, Bubble advises Isabella to urgently find Queen Tovi who has an elixir for her to drink. This elixir will heal Isabella. One day, while out walking with her family, Isabella accidentally falls down a groundhog hole where many different animals help her on her journey to find Queen Tovi and the elixir. Riding in my magic Bubble allows children to explore the world geographically, culturally and emotionally inspiring them to see the world through loving, compassionate eyes and to nurture tolerance and patience. Each story has an underlying message. Book One: Dont Bully. Book Two: Compassion for Others. Book Three: Love Exists Everywhere. Book Four: Importance of Imagination. Book Five: Living in Peace and Harmony.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1477269576
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Isabellas Magic Dream Book Six In this latest Bubble adventure, Isabella falls ill. In her dream state, Bubble advises Isabella to urgently find Queen Tovi who has an elixir for her to drink. This elixir will heal Isabella. One day, while out walking with her family, Isabella accidentally falls down a groundhog hole where many different animals help her on her journey to find Queen Tovi and the elixir. Riding in my magic Bubble allows children to explore the world geographically, culturally and emotionally inspiring them to see the world through loving, compassionate eyes and to nurture tolerance and patience. Each story has an underlying message. Book One: Dont Bully. Book Two: Compassion for Others. Book Three: Love Exists Everywhere. Book Four: Importance of Imagination. Book Five: Living in Peace and Harmony.
In the Bubble
Author: John Thackara
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262701154
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
How to design a world in which we rely less on stuff, and more on people. We're filling up the world with technology and devices, but we've lost sight of an important question: What is this stuff for? What value does it add to our lives? So asks author John Thackara in his new book, In the Bubble: Designing for a Complex World. These are tough questions for the pushers of technology to answer. Our economic system is centered on technology, so it would be no small matter if "tech" ceased to be an end-in-itself in our daily lives. Technology is not going to go away, but the time to discuss the end it will serve is before we deploy it, not after. We need to ask what purpose will be served by the broadband communications, smart materials, wearable computing, and connected appliances that we're unleashing upon the world. We need to ask what impact all this stuff will have on our daily lives. Who will look after it, and how? In the Bubble is about a world based less on stuff and more on people. Thackara describes a transformation that is taking place now—not in a remote science fiction future; it's not about, as he puts it, "the schlock of the new" but about radical innovation already emerging in daily life. We are regaining respect for what people can do that technology can't. In the Bubble describes services designed to help people carry out daily activities in new ways. Many of these services involve technology—ranging from body implants to wide-bodied jets. But objects and systems play a supporting role in a people-centered world. The design focus is on services, not things. And new principles—above all, lightness—inform the way these services are designed and used. At the heart of In the Bubble is a belief, informed by a wealth of real-world examples, that ethics and responsibility can inform design decisions without impeding social and technical innovation.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262701154
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
How to design a world in which we rely less on stuff, and more on people. We're filling up the world with technology and devices, but we've lost sight of an important question: What is this stuff for? What value does it add to our lives? So asks author John Thackara in his new book, In the Bubble: Designing for a Complex World. These are tough questions for the pushers of technology to answer. Our economic system is centered on technology, so it would be no small matter if "tech" ceased to be an end-in-itself in our daily lives. Technology is not going to go away, but the time to discuss the end it will serve is before we deploy it, not after. We need to ask what purpose will be served by the broadband communications, smart materials, wearable computing, and connected appliances that we're unleashing upon the world. We need to ask what impact all this stuff will have on our daily lives. Who will look after it, and how? In the Bubble is about a world based less on stuff and more on people. Thackara describes a transformation that is taking place now—not in a remote science fiction future; it's not about, as he puts it, "the schlock of the new" but about radical innovation already emerging in daily life. We are regaining respect for what people can do that technology can't. In the Bubble describes services designed to help people carry out daily activities in new ways. Many of these services involve technology—ranging from body implants to wide-bodied jets. But objects and systems play a supporting role in a people-centered world. The design focus is on services, not things. And new principles—above all, lightness—inform the way these services are designed and used. At the heart of In the Bubble is a belief, informed by a wealth of real-world examples, that ethics and responsibility can inform design decisions without impeding social and technical innovation.
A Bubble that Broke the World
Author: Garet Garrett
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN: 1610164830
Category : Credit
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
"Most of the matter in this book has appeared in the Saturday Evening Post during the last twelve months."--Author's note. June 1, 1932.
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN: 1610164830
Category : Credit
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
"Most of the matter in this book has appeared in the Saturday Evening Post during the last twelve months."--Author's note. June 1, 1932.
Wicked World
Author: Karel van Berkel
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000358585
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Wicked World advocates the need to acknowledge the complex contexts in which managers, professionals and policymakers operate. Conventional tools do not serve us well in these new contexts and regularly aggravate the situation. This book offers a systemic perspective in exploring complex challenges and a sensemaking framework to deal with interconnected, persistent problems. Looking beyond the problem; seeking deeper patterns and linkages to other problems; realizing that cause and effect may not be obvious or close by; and that small changes can have major impacts...these are essential steps in operating in a wicked world. It is time for new perceptions and concepts that can support us. Systems and complexity theories are a starting point for this book. A comprehensive sensemaking framework can guide us in dealing with challenges such as digitalization and robotization impacting businesses, institutions, homes and society as a whole; social inequity and polarizing discourses; obesity, burn-out and cybersecurity. The first step is to become ‘systems savvy’ – Wicked World takes you on this journey.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000358585
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Wicked World advocates the need to acknowledge the complex contexts in which managers, professionals and policymakers operate. Conventional tools do not serve us well in these new contexts and regularly aggravate the situation. This book offers a systemic perspective in exploring complex challenges and a sensemaking framework to deal with interconnected, persistent problems. Looking beyond the problem; seeking deeper patterns and linkages to other problems; realizing that cause and effect may not be obvious or close by; and that small changes can have major impacts...these are essential steps in operating in a wicked world. It is time for new perceptions and concepts that can support us. Systems and complexity theories are a starting point for this book. A comprehensive sensemaking framework can guide us in dealing with challenges such as digitalization and robotization impacting businesses, institutions, homes and society as a whole; social inequity and polarizing discourses; obesity, burn-out and cybersecurity. The first step is to become ‘systems savvy’ – Wicked World takes you on this journey.
Fizzics
Author: F. Ronald Young
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421401134
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Bubbles are everywhere—in water and in air, made from soap and from gas. They are referenced in literature and sung about in songs. They are even the subject of great works of art. From the youngest child blowing bubbles in the backyard to the adult studying the fascinating science behind them, bubbles capture our imagination. F. Ronald Young’s far-reaching survey of the humble bubble explores the complex behavior of these seemingly simple objects. If you stop to think about it, bubbles and droplets are the cornerstones of the world around us. They are the reason that dolphins cannot swim faster, that the sky is blue, and that coffee rings form. They are essential to knowing how atom smashers work, how detergents clean dishes, and how to pour a perfect pint. Beyond these basics, Young shows how humans have put bubbles to use throughout history. Whether in technology—making fire-fighting foams and waterproof makeup—or in medicine—cleaning wounds and clarifying ultrasounds—bubbles are capable of more than most of us have imagined. With easy-to-understand explanations, detailed illustrations, and entertaining anecdotes, Young reveals the Fizzics behind these familiar—yet surprising—objects.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421401134
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Bubbles are everywhere—in water and in air, made from soap and from gas. They are referenced in literature and sung about in songs. They are even the subject of great works of art. From the youngest child blowing bubbles in the backyard to the adult studying the fascinating science behind them, bubbles capture our imagination. F. Ronald Young’s far-reaching survey of the humble bubble explores the complex behavior of these seemingly simple objects. If you stop to think about it, bubbles and droplets are the cornerstones of the world around us. They are the reason that dolphins cannot swim faster, that the sky is blue, and that coffee rings form. They are essential to knowing how atom smashers work, how detergents clean dishes, and how to pour a perfect pint. Beyond these basics, Young shows how humans have put bubbles to use throughout history. Whether in technology—making fire-fighting foams and waterproof makeup—or in medicine—cleaning wounds and clarifying ultrasounds—bubbles are capable of more than most of us have imagined. With easy-to-understand explanations, detailed illustrations, and entertaining anecdotes, Young reveals the Fizzics behind these familiar—yet surprising—objects.
Girl without Name
Author: Hu LiHuLiMiFeng
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1648975682
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 681
Book Description
A young girl called Wang Wang Wang Wang. Because of her name, she had been laughed at since she was young. At the age of fifteen, her father had passed away in a strange manner.She had been targeted by a group of inhuman monsters! Strangely, they kept asking for her name. As he fled, the Maze of the Seven Roads, the Diary of Dust, the Micro-powers, a series of "supernatural" incidents came one after another ... Through her father's diary, she learned that the history of the clan's lineage--all originated from the "divine genes" that the Germans had found in Tibet during the Second World War! However, to unravel the final truth, he still needed a key, and that was Wang Wangwan's real name.
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1648975682
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 681
Book Description
A young girl called Wang Wang Wang Wang. Because of her name, she had been laughed at since she was young. At the age of fifteen, her father had passed away in a strange manner.She had been targeted by a group of inhuman monsters! Strangely, they kept asking for her name. As he fled, the Maze of the Seven Roads, the Diary of Dust, the Micro-powers, a series of "supernatural" incidents came one after another ... Through her father's diary, she learned that the history of the clan's lineage--all originated from the "divine genes" that the Germans had found in Tibet during the Second World War! However, to unravel the final truth, he still needed a key, and that was Wang Wangwan's real name.
The Wandering Earth
Author: Cixin Liu
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1250796822
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
From New York Times bestselling author Cixin Liu, The Wandering Earth is a science fiction short story collection featuring the title tale--the basis for the blockbuster international film, now streaming on Netflix. These ten stories, including five Chinese Galaxy Award-winners, are a blazingly original ode to planet Earth, its pasts, and its futures. Liu's fiction takes the reader to the edge of the universe and the end of time, to meet stranger fates than we could have ever imagined. With a melancholic and keen understanding of human nature, Liu's stories show humanity's attempts to reason, navigate, and above all, survive in a desolate cosmos. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1250796822
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
From New York Times bestselling author Cixin Liu, The Wandering Earth is a science fiction short story collection featuring the title tale--the basis for the blockbuster international film, now streaming on Netflix. These ten stories, including five Chinese Galaxy Award-winners, are a blazingly original ode to planet Earth, its pasts, and its futures. Liu's fiction takes the reader to the edge of the universe and the end of time, to meet stranger fates than we could have ever imagined. With a melancholic and keen understanding of human nature, Liu's stories show humanity's attempts to reason, navigate, and above all, survive in a desolate cosmos. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Wealth of Shenanigans: The Tactile Underbelly of Concept
Author: Gary Van Den Heuvel
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1483457818
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Gary Van Den Heuvel was born on a dairy farm in western Wisconsin, and he epitomized the independence of mind, humor, earthiness, and pragmatism of a working class, rural life. For most of his life he worked as a solitary, independent scholar, and as a result, his penetrating vision is virtually unknown by the larger world. Gary possessed a brilliant and insightful philosophical mind that wrestled constantly and fruitfully with the great challenges of our time. The present book synthesizes his vision by combining memoir, essay, Joycean irrationality, and spiritual insight. It illuminates how an understanding of touch as the foundation of mind can shift how we live. Engaging with his ideas can help us better face the serious challenges of our current situation through a radical shift in our philosophical paradigm. Van Den Heuvel also abridged his hero Susanne K. Langer's three-volume masterwork Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling for The Johns Hopkins University Press, which published it in 1988.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1483457818
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Gary Van Den Heuvel was born on a dairy farm in western Wisconsin, and he epitomized the independence of mind, humor, earthiness, and pragmatism of a working class, rural life. For most of his life he worked as a solitary, independent scholar, and as a result, his penetrating vision is virtually unknown by the larger world. Gary possessed a brilliant and insightful philosophical mind that wrestled constantly and fruitfully with the great challenges of our time. The present book synthesizes his vision by combining memoir, essay, Joycean irrationality, and spiritual insight. It illuminates how an understanding of touch as the foundation of mind can shift how we live. Engaging with his ideas can help us better face the serious challenges of our current situation through a radical shift in our philosophical paradigm. Van Den Heuvel also abridged his hero Susanne K. Langer's three-volume masterwork Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling for The Johns Hopkins University Press, which published it in 1988.