Author: Danielle A. Vann
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943847921
Category : Family secrets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
After years of running from his tragic past, Jack Yale books a flight home. With him is a typewriter that is intended to be a gift for his granddaughter.The minute Elizabeth's fingers cradle the large black and cream keys themachine responses: popping, sizzling, and roaring to life with a Whiz-Whiz-BANG!Elizabeth quickly discovers the typewriter has powers beyond anything she hasever seen. To solve the mystery, ElizabethYale, alongside Jack, will have to crack the code of the Whizbang Machine. Whatthey find challenges their most basic assumptions of their family, the historyof the typewriter, and even Elizabeth's father's death. The ultimate goal is toremove the curse. The question is: will Jack and Elizabeth be able to carry outtheir mission?
The Whizbang Machine
Author: Danielle A. Vann
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943847921
Category : Family secrets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
After years of running from his tragic past, Jack Yale books a flight home. With him is a typewriter that is intended to be a gift for his granddaughter.The minute Elizabeth's fingers cradle the large black and cream keys themachine responses: popping, sizzling, and roaring to life with a Whiz-Whiz-BANG!Elizabeth quickly discovers the typewriter has powers beyond anything she hasever seen. To solve the mystery, ElizabethYale, alongside Jack, will have to crack the code of the Whizbang Machine. Whatthey find challenges their most basic assumptions of their family, the historyof the typewriter, and even Elizabeth's father's death. The ultimate goal is toremove the curse. The question is: will Jack and Elizabeth be able to carry outtheir mission?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943847921
Category : Family secrets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
After years of running from his tragic past, Jack Yale books a flight home. With him is a typewriter that is intended to be a gift for his granddaughter.The minute Elizabeth's fingers cradle the large black and cream keys themachine responses: popping, sizzling, and roaring to life with a Whiz-Whiz-BANG!Elizabeth quickly discovers the typewriter has powers beyond anything she hasever seen. To solve the mystery, ElizabethYale, alongside Jack, will have to crack the code of the Whizbang Machine. Whatthey find challenges their most basic assumptions of their family, the historyof the typewriter, and even Elizabeth's father's death. The ultimate goal is toremove the curse. The question is: will Jack and Elizabeth be able to carry outtheir mission?
Anyone Can Build a Tub-Style Mechanical Chicken Plucker
Author: Herrick Kimball
Publisher: Whizbang Books
ISBN: 9780972656443
Category : Chickens
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
This book tells small-farm and backyard poultry producers how to easily build an inexpensive professional-style "Whizbang" tub plucker. The Whizbang plucker will strip feathers (pinfeathers too) off scalded chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese with the simple flip of a switch. It takes about 15 seconds to completely pluck the birds. The reader need not be a welder, engineer or machinest to build a Whizbang plucker--basic carpentry skills are all that's needed. A Resources chapter at the end of the book tells the reader where to find needed parts.
Publisher: Whizbang Books
ISBN: 9780972656443
Category : Chickens
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
This book tells small-farm and backyard poultry producers how to easily build an inexpensive professional-style "Whizbang" tub plucker. The Whizbang plucker will strip feathers (pinfeathers too) off scalded chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese with the simple flip of a switch. It takes about 15 seconds to completely pluck the birds. The reader need not be a welder, engineer or machinest to build a Whizbang plucker--basic carpentry skills are all that's needed. A Resources chapter at the end of the book tells the reader where to find needed parts.
Tunny's Curse
Author: Danielle A. Vann
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945174544
Category : Family secrets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
15-year-old Elizabeth Yale clings to life. Her plan to save The Whizbang machine backfires. As her grandfather Jack feverishly works to save her, the Whizbang factory begins to topple down around them. Narrowly escaping, the pair realizes The Whizbang Machine is missing. As Tunney's Curse rages out of control, no one in the quaint Dutch town of Leiden is safe, and no one is free from suspicion either. Jack and Elizabeth must follow the clues Elizabeth's deceased father, Jesse, left behind to unravel the secrets of George Tunney's shady past and stop the curse. This all must be done before Elizabeth's mother's 40th birthday--which is mere days away. As they dig, the pair, alongside Detective Henry, are sent on a wild chase that takes them into the dark underbelly of the Netherlands, into the city's canals looking for a sunken clock, through the private chambers of a Queen, and into the dark face of danger. Each new secret exposed only deepens the mystery. Will they gather the clues and stop the curse in time? Is someone among them really working for the other side? Will someone fall to the curse once and for all? Awards: 2017 International Literary Classics Writing Awards gold medal 2017 New York Book Festival runner-up 2017 Hollywood Book Festival honorable mention 2017 Literary Classics Seal of Approval 2017 International Readers' Favorite Awards Young Adult Mystery category honorable mention
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945174544
Category : Family secrets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
15-year-old Elizabeth Yale clings to life. Her plan to save The Whizbang machine backfires. As her grandfather Jack feverishly works to save her, the Whizbang factory begins to topple down around them. Narrowly escaping, the pair realizes The Whizbang Machine is missing. As Tunney's Curse rages out of control, no one in the quaint Dutch town of Leiden is safe, and no one is free from suspicion either. Jack and Elizabeth must follow the clues Elizabeth's deceased father, Jesse, left behind to unravel the secrets of George Tunney's shady past and stop the curse. This all must be done before Elizabeth's mother's 40th birthday--which is mere days away. As they dig, the pair, alongside Detective Henry, are sent on a wild chase that takes them into the dark underbelly of the Netherlands, into the city's canals looking for a sunken clock, through the private chambers of a Queen, and into the dark face of danger. Each new secret exposed only deepens the mystery. Will they gather the clues and stop the curse in time? Is someone among them really working for the other side? Will someone fall to the curse once and for all? Awards: 2017 International Literary Classics Writing Awards gold medal 2017 New York Book Festival runner-up 2017 Hollywood Book Festival honorable mention 2017 Literary Classics Seal of Approval 2017 International Readers' Favorite Awards Young Adult Mystery category honorable mention
Gamechanger
Author: L. X. Beckett
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1250165245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Neuromancer meets Star Trek in Gamechanger, a fantastic new book from award-winning author L. X. Beckett. First there was the Setback. Then came the Clawback. Now we thrive. Rubi Whiting is a member of the Bounceback Generation. The first to be raised free of the troubles of the late twenty-first century. Now she works as a public defender to help troubled individuals with anti-social behavior. That’s how she met Luciano Pox. Luce is a firebrand and has made a name for himself as a naysayer. But there’s more to him than being a lightning rod for controversy. Rubi has to find out why the governments of the world want to bring Luce into custody, and why Luce is hell bent on stopping the recovery of the planet. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1250165245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Neuromancer meets Star Trek in Gamechanger, a fantastic new book from award-winning author L. X. Beckett. First there was the Setback. Then came the Clawback. Now we thrive. Rubi Whiting is a member of the Bounceback Generation. The first to be raised free of the troubles of the late twenty-first century. Now she works as a public defender to help troubled individuals with anti-social behavior. That’s how she met Luciano Pox. Luce is a firebrand and has made a name for himself as a naysayer. But there’s more to him than being a lightning rod for controversy. Rubi has to find out why the governments of the world want to bring Luce into custody, and why Luce is hell bent on stopping the recovery of the planet. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Anyone Can Build A Whizbang Chicken Scalder
Author: Herrick Kimball
Publisher: Whizbang Books
ISBN: 9780972656450
Category : Chicken industry
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Small-farm and backyard poultry producers will be interested in a new publication from Whizbang Books. Anyone Can Build A Whizbang Chicken Scalder, by Herrick Kimball provides complete instructions for transforming a common 40-gallon propane water heater into a high-efficiency chicken scalding device.According to the author, his scalder design allows a person to select the exact water temperature they want, and the units controls will automatically maintain that temperature within 4°. The result is a precision scald that translates into fast, clean, and easy feather plucking.The Whizbang scalder is attached to a wood framework with wheels. So it can be easily transported by one person. The frame also supports a dunker mechanism that will hold three chickens at a time and can be operated by hand or with a motor. When motorized, the auto-dunker will process up to 120 chickens per hour.Kimball says the Whizbang scalder can be built by anyone who knows how to use basic carpentry and mechanical tools. The estimated cost to construct the scalder, framework, and a manual dunker, using all new materials, is around $675. A used water heater and some resourceful scrounging will significantly reduce that price..The Whizbang Scalders tank is sized to handle chickens only. But the same state-of-the-art temperature controls, coupled with the burner from a salvaged water heater, can be employed to heat a tank with turkey capacity. This option is discussed in the final chapter of the book.About The Author:Herrick Kimball, of Moravia, New York, is a homesteader and grassroots inventor who has been raising and processing his own poultry for the past six years. He is the author of "Anyone Can Build A Tub-Style mechanical Chicken Plucker."
Publisher: Whizbang Books
ISBN: 9780972656450
Category : Chicken industry
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Small-farm and backyard poultry producers will be interested in a new publication from Whizbang Books. Anyone Can Build A Whizbang Chicken Scalder, by Herrick Kimball provides complete instructions for transforming a common 40-gallon propane water heater into a high-efficiency chicken scalding device.According to the author, his scalder design allows a person to select the exact water temperature they want, and the units controls will automatically maintain that temperature within 4°. The result is a precision scald that translates into fast, clean, and easy feather plucking.The Whizbang scalder is attached to a wood framework with wheels. So it can be easily transported by one person. The frame also supports a dunker mechanism that will hold three chickens at a time and can be operated by hand or with a motor. When motorized, the auto-dunker will process up to 120 chickens per hour.Kimball says the Whizbang scalder can be built by anyone who knows how to use basic carpentry and mechanical tools. The estimated cost to construct the scalder, framework, and a manual dunker, using all new materials, is around $675. A used water heater and some resourceful scrounging will significantly reduce that price..The Whizbang Scalders tank is sized to handle chickens only. But the same state-of-the-art temperature controls, coupled with the burner from a salvaged water heater, can be employed to heat a tank with turkey capacity. This option is discussed in the final chapter of the book.About The Author:Herrick Kimball, of Moravia, New York, is a homesteader and grassroots inventor who has been raising and processing his own poultry for the past six years. He is the author of "Anyone Can Build A Tub-Style mechanical Chicken Plucker."
Anyone Can Build A Whizbang Apple Grinder and Cider Press
Author: Herrick Kimball
Publisher: Whizbang Books
ISBN: 9780972656498
Category : Apples
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Publisher: Whizbang Books
ISBN: 9780972656498
Category : Apples
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Beyond Zero and One
Author: Andrew Smart
Publisher: OR Books
ISBN: 1682190072
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
“Andrew Smart deftly shows why it’s time for us to think deeply about thinking machines before they begin thinking deeply about us.” —Douglas Rushkoff, author, Escaping the Growth Trap,Present Shock, and Program or Be Programmed “Provocative and cool.” —Cory Doctorow “Forget the Turing test—will the supersmart AIs that we hear so much about these days pass the acid test? In this playful, informative, and prescient book, Andrew Smart brings psychedelics into dialogue with neuroscience in order to challenge the whiz-bang computational views of human and machine sentience that dominate the headlines. Giving robots LSD sounds like a joke, but Smart is dead serious in his critique of the hidden and sometimes dangerous biases that underlie both popular and scientific fantasies of digital minds.” —Erik Davis, host of “Expanding Mind” and author, Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information “Philosophy, psychedelics, robots, and the future; consciousness and intelligence, what else do you desire? Here you will see why those machines that reach singularity will be smarter than us and take over the world—and shall need to be conscious…and maybe they can only be conscious if they are human enough. The thesis of the book, and the path shown us by Smart, leads to a great trip, of imagination and philosophy, of maths and neuroscience.” —Dr. Tristan Bekinschtein, Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge Can we build a robot that trips on acid? This is not a frivolous question, according to neuroscientist Andrew Smart. If we can’t, he argues, we haven’t really created artificial intelligence. In an exposition reminiscent of crossover works such as Gödel, Escher, Bach and Fermat’s Last Theorem, Andrew Smart weaves together Mangarevan binary numbers, the discovery of LSD, Leibniz, computer programming, and much more to connect the vast but largely forgotten world of psychedelic research with the resurgent field of AI and the attempt to build conscious robots. A book that draws on the history of mathematics, philosophy, and digital technology, Beyond Zero and One challenges fundamental assumptions underlying artificial intelligence. Is the human brain based on computation? Can information alone explain human consciousness and intelligence? Smart convincingly makes the case that true intelligence, and artificial intelligence, requires an appreciation of what is beyond the computational.
Publisher: OR Books
ISBN: 1682190072
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
“Andrew Smart deftly shows why it’s time for us to think deeply about thinking machines before they begin thinking deeply about us.” —Douglas Rushkoff, author, Escaping the Growth Trap,Present Shock, and Program or Be Programmed “Provocative and cool.” —Cory Doctorow “Forget the Turing test—will the supersmart AIs that we hear so much about these days pass the acid test? In this playful, informative, and prescient book, Andrew Smart brings psychedelics into dialogue with neuroscience in order to challenge the whiz-bang computational views of human and machine sentience that dominate the headlines. Giving robots LSD sounds like a joke, but Smart is dead serious in his critique of the hidden and sometimes dangerous biases that underlie both popular and scientific fantasies of digital minds.” —Erik Davis, host of “Expanding Mind” and author, Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information “Philosophy, psychedelics, robots, and the future; consciousness and intelligence, what else do you desire? Here you will see why those machines that reach singularity will be smarter than us and take over the world—and shall need to be conscious…and maybe they can only be conscious if they are human enough. The thesis of the book, and the path shown us by Smart, leads to a great trip, of imagination and philosophy, of maths and neuroscience.” —Dr. Tristan Bekinschtein, Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge Can we build a robot that trips on acid? This is not a frivolous question, according to neuroscientist Andrew Smart. If we can’t, he argues, we haven’t really created artificial intelligence. In an exposition reminiscent of crossover works such as Gödel, Escher, Bach and Fermat’s Last Theorem, Andrew Smart weaves together Mangarevan binary numbers, the discovery of LSD, Leibniz, computer programming, and much more to connect the vast but largely forgotten world of psychedelic research with the resurgent field of AI and the attempt to build conscious robots. A book that draws on the history of mathematics, philosophy, and digital technology, Beyond Zero and One challenges fundamental assumptions underlying artificial intelligence. Is the human brain based on computation? Can information alone explain human consciousness and intelligence? Smart convincingly makes the case that true intelligence, and artificial intelligence, requires an appreciation of what is beyond the computational.
Machine Man by Kirby & Ditko
Author: Various
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302489267
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
A military machine with a soul, a thinking computer in the form of a man, X-51 is the Machine Man! Abel Stack gave a government-created robot a human face, nurturing the man inside the machine and calling him son. But Stack's death left that son, Aaron, alone and running for his life. The military wants to strip him apart, mankind doesn't understand him - but in exploits crafted by two of the medium's greatest talents, he'll still redefine humanity. Few comic books were lucky enough to be graced by the work of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. COLLECTING: MACHINE MAN (1978) #1-19; INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #235-237.
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302489267
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
A military machine with a soul, a thinking computer in the form of a man, X-51 is the Machine Man! Abel Stack gave a government-created robot a human face, nurturing the man inside the machine and calling him son. But Stack's death left that son, Aaron, alone and running for his life. The military wants to strip him apart, mankind doesn't understand him - but in exploits crafted by two of the medium's greatest talents, he'll still redefine humanity. Few comic books were lucky enough to be graced by the work of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. COLLECTING: MACHINE MAN (1978) #1-19; INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #235-237.
Building Faith Through a Carpenter's Hands
Author: Brandon Russell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943848584
Category : Carpenters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Faith is something you are innately born with or it comes after you've been served a hearty dose of "real" life. The latter road is a much tougher journey, and it just so happens to be celebrity carpenter Brandon Russell's walk towards faith. In his first book, Brandon shares his own experiences while imparting the tools and lessons of wisdom he has learned along the way to create a life built on the most solid of foundations--a foundation of faith in God. The lessons are wrapped into an action-plan called The Toolbox, located at the end of each chapter. The Toolbox is packed with Scripture and applicable lessons for living the best life TODAY!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943848584
Category : Carpenters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Faith is something you are innately born with or it comes after you've been served a hearty dose of "real" life. The latter road is a much tougher journey, and it just so happens to be celebrity carpenter Brandon Russell's walk towards faith. In his first book, Brandon shares his own experiences while imparting the tools and lessons of wisdom he has learned along the way to create a life built on the most solid of foundations--a foundation of faith in God. The lessons are wrapped into an action-plan called The Toolbox, located at the end of each chapter. The Toolbox is packed with Scripture and applicable lessons for living the best life TODAY!
Out Of Control
Author: Kevin Kelly
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 078674703X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 078674703X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.