Author: Diane Duane
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0152052232
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
Nita and Kit rejoin forces when a strange darkness of the mind overcomes the older wizards, stealing away their power, and forcing the younger wizards to go to war to save the world.
Wizards at War
Author: Diane Duane
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0152052232
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
Nita and Kit rejoin forces when a strange darkness of the mind overcomes the older wizards, stealing away their power, and forcing the younger wizards to go to war to save the world.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0152052232
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
Nita and Kit rejoin forces when a strange darkness of the mind overcomes the older wizards, stealing away their power, and forcing the younger wizards to go to war to save the world.
The War of the Wizards
Author: Carol Gaskin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780816703180
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The reader, as apprentice to the wizard Caladrius, becomes involved in a war of the wizards, during the course of which the reader's choices determine the development of the plot.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780816703180
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The reader, as apprentice to the wizard Caladrius, becomes involved in a war of the wizards, during the course of which the reader's choices determine the development of the plot.
The Weapon Wizards
Author: Yaakov Katz
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250088348
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
"A lively account of Israel's evolving military prowess...if The Weapon Wizards were a novel, it would be one written by Horatio Alger; if it were a biblical allegory, it would be the story of David and Goliath." —The New York Times Book Review From drones to satellites, missile defense systems to cyber warfare, Israel is leading the world when it comes to new technology being deployed on the modern battlefield. The Weapon Wizards shows how this tiny nation of 8 million learned to adapt to the changes in warfare and in the defense industry and become the new prototype of a 21st century superpower, not in size, but rather in innovation and efficiency—and as a result of its long war experience. Sitting on the front lines of how wars are fought in the 21st century, Israel has developed in its arms trade new weapons and retrofitted old ones so they remain effective, relevant, and deadly on a constantly-changing battlefield. While other countries begin to prepare for these challenges, they are looking to Israel—and specifically its weapons—for guidance. Israel is, in effect, a laboratory for the rest of the world. How did Israel do it? And what are the military and geopolitical implications of these developments? These are some of the key questions Yaakov Katz and Amir Bohbot address. Drawing on a vast amount of research, and unparalleled access to the Israeli defense establishment, this book is a report directly from the front lines.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250088348
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
"A lively account of Israel's evolving military prowess...if The Weapon Wizards were a novel, it would be one written by Horatio Alger; if it were a biblical allegory, it would be the story of David and Goliath." —The New York Times Book Review From drones to satellites, missile defense systems to cyber warfare, Israel is leading the world when it comes to new technology being deployed on the modern battlefield. The Weapon Wizards shows how this tiny nation of 8 million learned to adapt to the changes in warfare and in the defense industry and become the new prototype of a 21st century superpower, not in size, but rather in innovation and efficiency—and as a result of its long war experience. Sitting on the front lines of how wars are fought in the 21st century, Israel has developed in its arms trade new weapons and retrofitted old ones so they remain effective, relevant, and deadly on a constantly-changing battlefield. While other countries begin to prepare for these challenges, they are looking to Israel—and specifically its weapons—for guidance. Israel is, in effect, a laboratory for the rest of the world. How did Israel do it? And what are the military and geopolitical implications of these developments? These are some of the key questions Yaakov Katz and Amir Bohbot address. Drawing on a vast amount of research, and unparalleled access to the Israeli defense establishment, this book is a report directly from the front lines.
Game Wizards
Author: Jon Peterson
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262542951
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
The story of the arcane table-top game that became a pop culture phenomenon and the long-running legal battle waged by its cocreators. When Dungeons & Dragons was first released to a small hobby community, it hardly seemed destined for mainstream success--and yet this arcane tabletop role-playing game became an unlikely pop culture phenomenon. In Game Wizards, Jon Peterson chronicles the rise of Dungeons & Dragons from hobbyist pastime to mass market sensation, from the initial collaboration to the later feud of its creators, Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. As the game's fiftieth anniversary approaches, Peterson--a noted authority on role-playing games--explains how D&D and its creators navigated their successes, setbacks, and controversies. Peterson describes Gygax and Arneson's first meeting and their work toward the 1974 release of the game; the founding of TSR and its growth as a company; and Arneson's acrimonious departure and subsequent challenges to TSR. He recounts the "Satanic Panic" accusations that D&D was sacrilegious and dangerous, and how they made the game famous. And he chronicles TSR's reckless expansion and near-fatal corporate infighting, which culminated with the company in debt and overextended and the end of Gygax's losing battle to retain control over TSR and D&D. With Game Wizards, Peterson restores historical particulars long obscured by competing narratives spun by the one-time partners. That record amply demonstrates how the turbulent experience of creating something as momentous as Dungeons & Dragons can make people remember things a bit differently from the way they actually happened.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262542951
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
The story of the arcane table-top game that became a pop culture phenomenon and the long-running legal battle waged by its cocreators. When Dungeons & Dragons was first released to a small hobby community, it hardly seemed destined for mainstream success--and yet this arcane tabletop role-playing game became an unlikely pop culture phenomenon. In Game Wizards, Jon Peterson chronicles the rise of Dungeons & Dragons from hobbyist pastime to mass market sensation, from the initial collaboration to the later feud of its creators, Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. As the game's fiftieth anniversary approaches, Peterson--a noted authority on role-playing games--explains how D&D and its creators navigated their successes, setbacks, and controversies. Peterson describes Gygax and Arneson's first meeting and their work toward the 1974 release of the game; the founding of TSR and its growth as a company; and Arneson's acrimonious departure and subsequent challenges to TSR. He recounts the "Satanic Panic" accusations that D&D was sacrilegious and dangerous, and how they made the game famous. And he chronicles TSR's reckless expansion and near-fatal corporate infighting, which culminated with the company in debt and overextended and the end of Gygax's losing battle to retain control over TSR and D&D. With Game Wizards, Peterson restores historical particulars long obscured by competing narratives spun by the one-time partners. That record amply demonstrates how the turbulent experience of creating something as momentous as Dungeons & Dragons can make people remember things a bit differently from the way they actually happened.
The Wizards War
Author: Selena McGrady
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1463439512
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
When young Titas awakens to find a stranger wandering into his home his world is turned into something akin to the grand stories his mother tells. Within days Titas finds himself battling for his life but he and his family are not the only ones in danger. Far to the northwest an army encampment is ambushed. In the desperate struggle that ensues the fates of three soldiers and Titas are entwined in a great war for survival and freedom.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1463439512
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
When young Titas awakens to find a stranger wandering into his home his world is turned into something akin to the grand stories his mother tells. Within days Titas finds himself battling for his life but he and his family are not the only ones in danger. Far to the northwest an army encampment is ambushed. In the desperate struggle that ensues the fates of three soldiers and Titas are entwined in a great war for survival and freedom.
The Wizards
Author: Stephen Wyllie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780670858033
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Fantasy story featuring the rivalry of two wizards.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780670858033
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Fantasy story featuring the rivalry of two wizards.
WaR: Wizards and Robots
Author: will.i.am
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141360690
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
An explosive action-adventure novel created by will.i.am and renowned futurist Brian David Johnson. Wizards are real, robots from the future are here, and the fate of our world rests in the hands of one unsuspecting teenager. When a young man breaks into her home claiming her life is in danger, Ada Luring's world changes forever. Geller is a wizard, on the run from his father's hidden clan who want to kill Ada and her mother. Sara Luring is the scientist who will create the first robot, the wizards' age-old foes. But a robot has travelled back in time to find Ada, and will lay everything on the line to protect her, as she may just be the key to preventing the earth's destruction in the future. Ada, Geller and the robots must learn to work together to change the past and secure the future. But they don't have much time before a mysterious enemy launches its attack on Earth...
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141360690
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
An explosive action-adventure novel created by will.i.am and renowned futurist Brian David Johnson. Wizards are real, robots from the future are here, and the fate of our world rests in the hands of one unsuspecting teenager. When a young man breaks into her home claiming her life is in danger, Ada Luring's world changes forever. Geller is a wizard, on the run from his father's hidden clan who want to kill Ada and her mother. Sara Luring is the scientist who will create the first robot, the wizards' age-old foes. But a robot has travelled back in time to find Ada, and will lay everything on the line to protect her, as she may just be the key to preventing the earth's destruction in the future. Ada, Geller and the robots must learn to work together to change the past and secure the future. But they don't have much time before a mysterious enemy launches its attack on Earth...
The Wizard War
Author: R. V. Jones
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN: 9781635610796
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
R.V. Jones' personal account of his key role in what Churchill called "The Wizard War" with British Scientific Intelligence from 1939 to 1945. Projects he worked on sought to combat Germany's applications of science during World War II, including navigational beams, chaff, and radar. Their efforts helped the Allies achieve ultimate victory.
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN: 9781635610796
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
R.V. Jones' personal account of his key role in what Churchill called "The Wizard War" with British Scientific Intelligence from 1939 to 1945. Projects he worked on sought to combat Germany's applications of science during World War II, including navigational beams, chaff, and radar. Their efforts helped the Allies achieve ultimate victory.
Wizard's First Rule
Author: Terry Goodkind
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765300270
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
An unearthly adversary descends on an idyllic fantasy world, corrupting magic against good and slaughtering innocents, and only a single man can stop him.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765300270
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
An unearthly adversary descends on an idyllic fantasy world, corrupting magic against good and slaughtering innocents, and only a single man can stop him.
Most Secret War
Author: R.V. Jones
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141957670
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Reginald Jones was nothing less than a genius. And his appointment to the Intelligence Section of Britain's Air Ministry in 1939 led to some of the most astonishing scientific and technological breakthroughs of the Second World War. In Most Secret War he details how Britain stealthily stole the war from under the Germans' noses by outsmarting their intelligence at every turn. He tells of the 'battle of the beams'; detecting and defeating flying bombs; using chaff to confuse radar; and many other ingenious ideas and devices. Jones was the man with the plan to save Britain and his story makes for riveting reading.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141957670
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Reginald Jones was nothing less than a genius. And his appointment to the Intelligence Section of Britain's Air Ministry in 1939 led to some of the most astonishing scientific and technological breakthroughs of the Second World War. In Most Secret War he details how Britain stealthily stole the war from under the Germans' noses by outsmarting their intelligence at every turn. He tells of the 'battle of the beams'; detecting and defeating flying bombs; using chaff to confuse radar; and many other ingenious ideas and devices. Jones was the man with the plan to save Britain and his story makes for riveting reading.