Author: Janet Asimov
Publisher: Walker & Company
ISBN: 9780802768667
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Jeff Wells leaves the space academy with his mixed-up robot Norby and the two of them head back to Earth to help Jeff's brother unravel a mystery involving zapped robots and stolen computer parts.
Norby Down to Earth
Author: Janet Asimov
Publisher: Walker & Company
ISBN: 9780802768667
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Jeff Wells leaves the space academy with his mixed-up robot Norby and the two of them head back to Earth to help Jeff's brother unravel a mystery involving zapped robots and stolen computer parts.
Publisher: Walker & Company
ISBN: 9780802768667
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Jeff Wells leaves the space academy with his mixed-up robot Norby and the two of them head back to Earth to help Jeff's brother unravel a mystery involving zapped robots and stolen computer parts.
Norby Finds a Villain & Norby Down to Earth
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504095537
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
In the sixth volume of the complete children’s sci-fi series, Jeff and Norby reunite with an adventurous princess and uncover the mystery of Norby’s maker. Norby Finds a Villain Jeff and his mixed-up robot, Norby, are joined by red-headed Rinda, Crown Princess of the planet Izz, and Rinda’s small robot, Pera. Their time-travelling adventures take them from the Pleistocene period to five hundred years into a false future. Along the way, they must tame evil forces of Ing the Incredible Ingrate and bring back the Others, the intelligent and wise beings from ancient times. Norby Down to Earth Jeff Wells has a space dynamics test coming up at the academy, but when he hears that his brother, Fargo, is in trouble down on Earth, he and Norby blast into hyperspace and head home to help. It turns out that Fargo has tripped into a mystery involving zapped robots and stolen computer parts. Norby, in his inimitable mixed-up way, manages to jump into the middle of the mystery through his research into MacGillicuddy, his maker. It seems that MacGillicuddy left behind a very strange family. . . .
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504095537
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
In the sixth volume of the complete children’s sci-fi series, Jeff and Norby reunite with an adventurous princess and uncover the mystery of Norby’s maker. Norby Finds a Villain Jeff and his mixed-up robot, Norby, are joined by red-headed Rinda, Crown Princess of the planet Izz, and Rinda’s small robot, Pera. Their time-travelling adventures take them from the Pleistocene period to five hundred years into a false future. Along the way, they must tame evil forces of Ing the Incredible Ingrate and bring back the Others, the intelligent and wise beings from ancient times. Norby Down to Earth Jeff Wells has a space dynamics test coming up at the academy, but when he hears that his brother, Fargo, is in trouble down on Earth, he and Norby blast into hyperspace and head home to help. It turns out that Fargo has tripped into a mystery involving zapped robots and stolen computer parts. Norby, in his inimitable mixed-up way, manages to jump into the middle of the mystery through his research into MacGillicuddy, his maker. It seems that MacGillicuddy left behind a very strange family. . . .
Norby: Robot for Hire
Author: Janet and Isaac Asimov
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Norby the Mixed-Up Robot
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504095502
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
A Space Academy student and his time-travelling robot stop an evil villain from taking over the Solar System in this children’s sci-fi classic. Fourteen-year-old Jeff Wells, a cadet at the Space Academy on Mars, is in danger of being kicked out unless he can improve his grades. With a little help from the academy’s commandant, Jeff finds a robot named Norby to help him study. But Norby’s no ordinary robot. He has the only mini-anti-gravity device in existence. Norby’s special abilities suddenly come in handy when a villain named Ing targets Jeff’s older brother in his quest to conquer the Solar System. When Ing takes over Manhattan Island, renaming it “the Kingdom of Ing,” Norby and Jeff put studying aside to teach Ing a lesson!
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504095502
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
A Space Academy student and his time-travelling robot stop an evil villain from taking over the Solar System in this children’s sci-fi classic. Fourteen-year-old Jeff Wells, a cadet at the Space Academy on Mars, is in danger of being kicked out unless he can improve his grades. With a little help from the academy’s commandant, Jeff finds a robot named Norby to help him study. But Norby’s no ordinary robot. He has the only mini-anti-gravity device in existence. Norby’s special abilities suddenly come in handy when a villain named Ing targets Jeff’s older brother in his quest to conquer the Solar System. When Ing takes over Manhattan Island, renaming it “the Kingdom of Ing,” Norby and Jeff put studying aside to teach Ing a lesson!
The Norby Chronicles
Author: Janet Asimov
Publisher: Ace Books
ISBN: 9780441586349
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Jeff Wells purchases a used robot named Norby to help him improve his grades at the Space Academy, but learns that Norby was constructed by a genius using parts from an alien spacecraft and has unexpected powers
Publisher: Ace Books
ISBN: 9780441586349
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Jeff Wells purchases a used robot named Norby to help him improve his grades at the Space Academy, but learns that Norby was constructed by a genius using parts from an alien spacecraft and has unexpected powers
Norby and the Court Jester
Author: Janet Asimov
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780783886107
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the masters of robot fiction, the acclaimed Norby books are puredelight for young and old alike. Now the Asimovs present the newest, most enchantingadventure of the one and only Norby . . . It's spring break for the students at the Space Academy, so Jeff Wells and his robotNorby are ready to have some fun! Unfortunately, they've decided to visit the planet Izz--where a sinister court jester is waiting with his evil bag of tricks.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780783886107
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the masters of robot fiction, the acclaimed Norby books are puredelight for young and old alike. Now the Asimovs present the newest, most enchantingadventure of the one and only Norby . . . It's spring break for the students at the Space Academy, so Jeff Wells and his robotNorby are ready to have some fun! Unfortunately, they've decided to visit the planet Izz--where a sinister court jester is waiting with his evil bag of tricks.
Norby and the Invaders
Author: Janet Asimov
Publisher: Walker & Company
ISBN: 9780802766076
Category : Robots
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Jeff and his mixed-up robot, Norby, get involved in new adventures on a strange planet.
Publisher: Walker & Company
ISBN: 9780802766076
Category : Robots
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Jeff and his mixed-up robot, Norby, get involved in new adventures on a strange planet.
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
Author: Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393245209
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
"[An] extraordinary book. . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer. . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence."—James Gleick, New York Times Book Review High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived—a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution and the nature of history.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393245209
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
"[An] extraordinary book. . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer. . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence."—James Gleick, New York Times Book Review High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived—a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution and the nature of history.
Norby's Other Secret
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486472442
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
When unscrupulous scientists try to kidnap Norby in order to learn the secret of the robot's anti-gravitational capabilities, he and Jeff discover on the dragon-inhabited planet Jamya the key to an even more precious secret.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486472442
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
When unscrupulous scientists try to kidnap Norby in order to learn the secret of the robot's anti-gravitational capabilities, he and Jeff discover on the dragon-inhabited planet Jamya the key to an even more precious secret.
The Creative Cure
Author: Jacob Nordby
Publisher: Hierophant Publishing
ISBN: 1950253058
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
“I’m just not that creative” is a common refrain in today’s society. But according to author and creative coach Jacob Nordby, nothing could be further from the truth. Every human being is creative, and having a regular creative practice is a vital key to a happy and fulfilling life. If we don't exercise our creativity regularly, our lives can feel dull, stagnant, and rote. Many people live this way and believe “this is just the way life is,” without realizing that developing a regular creative practice can be the cure to what ails them. Nordby knows this all too well. By the time he reached his midthirties, he was running a successful mortgage company and lived in a big house with fancy cars. But he felt like he was dying inside. Starting and maintaining a creative practice is what saved his life. Now, in this powerful book, he explains how he traded in his stagnant way of life for one full of meaning and purpose, and offers specific steps to help you build your own creative practice. The Creative Cure is a call for a revolution, fostering change where all change must begin: within. This internal change will allow you to express your own creative gifts, cultivate happiness, and experience the unique feeling of fulfillment that only a creative practice can offer. Packed with powerful, transformative exercises, this book is the medicine you need to find and reinvigorate your creative soul.
Publisher: Hierophant Publishing
ISBN: 1950253058
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
“I’m just not that creative” is a common refrain in today’s society. But according to author and creative coach Jacob Nordby, nothing could be further from the truth. Every human being is creative, and having a regular creative practice is a vital key to a happy and fulfilling life. If we don't exercise our creativity regularly, our lives can feel dull, stagnant, and rote. Many people live this way and believe “this is just the way life is,” without realizing that developing a regular creative practice can be the cure to what ails them. Nordby knows this all too well. By the time he reached his midthirties, he was running a successful mortgage company and lived in a big house with fancy cars. But he felt like he was dying inside. Starting and maintaining a creative practice is what saved his life. Now, in this powerful book, he explains how he traded in his stagnant way of life for one full of meaning and purpose, and offers specific steps to help you build your own creative practice. The Creative Cure is a call for a revolution, fostering change where all change must begin: within. This internal change will allow you to express your own creative gifts, cultivate happiness, and experience the unique feeling of fulfillment that only a creative practice can offer. Packed with powerful, transformative exercises, this book is the medicine you need to find and reinvigorate your creative soul.