Download or read book Genie Us written by Linda Chapman and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-03-31 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would YOU wish for? When Milly, Michael, Jason and Jess move to a town in the middle of nowhere, the last thing they expect to find is a magic book - with its own talking bookworm called Skribble! The grumpy worm promises that The Genie Handbook can make them into genies in six easy steps. Soon they are diving into a world of weirdness and wonder, trouble and trickery, trying to make each other's wishes come true. But when the wishes start to go wrong the magic seems scarier. What is the secret of the mysterious couple watching from the shadows? Why is Skribble so afraid of them? And if the children's greatest wish of all is finally granted, will their world change for better or for worse?
Download or read book Genie and Paul written by Natasha Soobramanien and published by Myriad Editions (US&CA). This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genie and Paul is an utterly original love story: the story of a sister's love for a lost brother, and the story of his love for an island that has never really existed. One morning in May 2003, on the cyclone-ravaged island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean, the body of a man washes up on the beach. Six weeks previously, the night Tropical Cyclone Kalunde first gathered force, destruction of another kind hit 26-year-old Genie Lallan and her life in London: after a night out with her brother she wakes up in hospital to discover that he's disappeared. Where has Paul gone, and why did he abandon her at the club where she collapsed? Genie's search for him leads her to Rodrigues, sister island to Mauritius—their island of origin, and for Paul, the only place he has ever felt at home. Will Genie track Paul down? And what will she find if she does?
Download or read book Genie with the Light Blue Hair written by Ellen Conford and published by Starfire. This book was released on 1990 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jean finds a wish-granting genie in the lamp she receives for her birthday, she discovers that having all her wishes come true isn't as wonderful as she thinks it will be.
Download or read book Living with the Genie written by Alan Lightman and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when scientific and technological breakthroughs keep our eyes focused on the latest software upgrades or the newest cell-phone wizardry, a group of today's most innovative thinkers are looking beyond the horizon to explore both the promise and the peril of our technological future. Human ingenuity has granted us a world of unprecedented personal power -- enabling us to communicate instantaneously with anyone anywhere on the globe, to transport ourselves in both real and virtual worlds to distant places with ease, to fill our bellies with engineered commodities once available to only a privileged elite. Through our technologies, we have sought to free ourselves from the shackles of nature and become its master. Yet science and technology continually transform our experience and society in ways that often seem to be beyond our control. Today, different areas of research and innovation are advancing synergistically, multiplying the rate and magnitude of technological and societal change, with consequences that no one can predict. Living with the Genie explores the origins, nature, and meaning of such change, and our capacity to govern it. As the power of technology continues to accelerate, who, this book asks, will be the master of whom? In Living with the Genie, leading writers and thinkers come together to confront this question from many perspectives, including: Richard Powers's whimsical investigation of the limits of artificial intelligence; Philip Kitcher's confrontation of the moral implications of science; Richard Rhodes's exploration of the role of technology in reducing violence; Shiv Visvanathan's analysis of technology's genocidal potential; Lori Andrews's insights into the quest for human genetic enhancement; Alan Lightman's reflections on how technology changes the experience of our humanness. These and ten other provocative essays open the door to a new dialogue on how, in the quest for human mastery, technology may be changing what it means to be human, in ways we scarcely comprehend.
Download or read book In Genie Us written by Alana Church and published by Boruma Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-21 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shanaya is a lesbian, but her best friend - the woman she desperately loves - definitely isn't. Worse yet, she's about to marry a complete jerk. When a flamboyantly gay genie emerges from her antique necklace, she turns herself into a sexy man. But now can she learn to think like a man, act like a man, and make love like a man...before Allison makes the worst mistake of her life? ~~~~~ PG Excerpt ~~~~~ Shanaya nearly choked. ?What? You?re gay? A gay genie?? He scowled at her. ?Oh, great. And now I have to deal with a bigot, too?? He waved his fingers mockingly. ?Are you scared I?m going to infect you with my horrible gay cooties?? ?No, no, nothing like that!? she protested quickly. ?I?m?I?m a lesbian! So I?m actually kind of glad you?re gay.? ?You?re a lesbian? Awesome!? The genie leaped to his feet and bounded towards her. ?Gay high-five, girlfriend!? She lifted a hand and their palms clapped together. ?Now,? he said, leaning against her bookcase. ?What can I do for you, o my mistress?? Right. Genies grant wishes. But??First of all, I need to get everything straight.? She chewed her lip. ?And I can?t go on calling you?you. Especially if you?re not going to tell me what your real name is. Not that I?m asking you to,? she added hastily. ?How about?Gene?? ?Gene?? He rolled his eyes dramatically. ?I suppose I can live with that. Gene. Fine.? ?And how many wishes do I get? Three?? ?Three?? Gene scoffed. ?Girlfriend, that was centuries ago. You have to keep up with the times. Haven?t you ever heard of inflation? You get lots more than that. But first, I have to lay out the rules.? She nodded. ?Okay.? ?Rule one: No wishing for more wishes. That is total bullcrap. Also, you don?t get to banish me and then summon me with a fresh set. You start with a finite number, and that?s all you get until you banish me permanently or you die. Got it?? She nodded. Gene ticked off a second point on his fingers. ?Next rule. No murder, violence, or emotional or psychological torture. We?re kinder, gentler djinn, these days. You want to knock off your older sister so you can marry the sultan?s son instead of her, you better take care of that yourself.? ?Um?how long have you been away from Earth, anyway?? He ignored her. ?Third. I can give advice, if you ask for it. But I?m not going to volunteer information if you?re going to do something spectacularly stupid.? He grinned, sharklike, and she shivered. ?Watching humans screw things up is half the fun. ?Any questions?? She swallowed. ?There?s?there?s this girl.? ?Oh?? Gene cocked an eyebrow. ?Cute?? ?Gorgeous!? ?And let me guess. She doesn?t even know you exist, right? You?ve been pining your heart out for her for years, wanting one glance from her smoldering eyes, one kiss from her glistening lips?? ?No! We?re best friends!? ?Best friends. Sure. And you want me to change her sexuality so she?ll desire you? Or maybe just a simple love spell?? His look was disgusted, and she hung her head in shame. ?Hell and no. We can?t take away free will. No potions, spells, hypnosis, or any of that crap. You want this girl in bed, you better find a better way to do it.? Her heart, which had leapt with horrified hope a few seconds ago, crashed back into her belly. But? ?What if it was my choice? You wouldn?t be taking away her free will then.? ?Your choice? What are you talking about?? The thought was so audacious it took her breath away. She swallowed, cold sweat breaking out on the back of her neck. ?Could you?could you turn me into a man?? Gene stared at her, the silence in the room stretching out until she was quivering like a string. ?That?s more than stupid. It?s insane.?
Download or read book Behind the Ride written by David Mumpower and published by Theme Park Press. This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind the Pixie Dust Curtain Every Disney attraction comes with a story, and every story involves a few tricks of the trade that only Imagineers know. Here's your chance to peek behind the curtain and learn some of the secrets about thirty of the most popular Disney theme park rides. David Mumpower takes you behind-the-scenes at Disneyland and Walt Disney World to reveal the inner workings of your favorite attractions. He'll explain why Walt Disney chose many of these rides, and he'll describe the challenges that Imagineers faced in doing the impossible by bringing them to life. Mumpower begins with the story of how a Russian monarch's love of sledding indirectly led to the invention of the modern roller coaster. Then, he details the physical and thematic obstacles that Imagineers overcame to build iconic attractions like Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain, and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Of course, some of the best Disney rides are more recent. Mumpower also examines the difficulties in developing cutting-edge attractions like Avatar Flight of Passage, Radiator Springs Racers, and Slinky Dog Dash. Mumpower covers opening day rides still in operation today as well as some of the most recent additions to the vaunted Disney theme park lineup. He discusses all of these ride experiences plus the tricks that make them possible--and magical. If you've ever gotten off a Disney ride and wondered how they did it, or if you're the type of fan who'd rather examine an attraction than experience it, or maybe you'd like to be an Imagineer yourself someday, this is the book you've been waiting for.
Download or read book The Genie in the Machine written by Robert Plotkin and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Genie in the Machine examines how computers are being used to automate the process of inventing, and explains the steps that high-tech companies, patent lawyers, inventors, and consumers should take to thrive in the upcoming Artificial Invention Age.
Download or read book The Iron Will of Genie Lo written by F. C. Yee and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fate of the heavens is at stake in The Iron Will of Genie Lo, the hilarious and highly anticipated sequel to the The Epic Crush of Genie Lo, from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Avatar, The Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi, F. C. Yee. Genie Lo thought she was busy last year, juggling her academic career with protecting the Bay Area from demons. But now, as the Heaven-appointed Guardian of California, she’s responsible for the well-being of all yaoguai and spirits on Earth. Even the ones who interrupt her long-weekend visit to a prestigious college, bearing terrible news about a cosmos-threatening force of destruction in a nearby alternate dimension. The goddess Guanyin and Genie’s boyfriend, Quentin Sun Wukong, do their best to help, but it’s really the Jade Emperor who’s supposed to handle crises of this magnitude. Unfortunately for Genie and the rest of existence, he’s gone AWOL. Fed up with the Jade Emperor’s negligence, Genie spots an opportunity to change the system for the better by undertaking a quest that spans multiple planes of reality along with an adventuring party of quarrelsome Chinese gods. But when faced with true danger, Genie and her friends realize that what will save the universe this time isn’t strength, but sacrifice. Genie Lo series: The Epic Crush of Genie Lo The Iron Will of Genie Lo
Download or read book Genie Wishes written by Elisabeth Dahl and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sweet, funny novel follows fifth-grader Genie Kunkle through a tumultuous year. From the first day of school, Genie knows there will be good, bad, and in-between. The good? She’s in homeroom with her best friend, Sarah. The bad? Sarah’s friend from camp, Blair, is a new student at their school, and is itching to take Genie’s place as Sarah’s BFF. The in-between? Genie is excited to be elected to write her class’s blog, where she’s tasked with tracking the wishes and dreams of her class. But expressing her opinion in public can be scary—especially when her opinion might make the rest of her class upset. Elisabeth Dahl authentically captures the ups and downs of a tween girl’s life, and the dramas—both little and big—that fill the scary transition between childhood and adolescence. UPraise for Genie Wishes/u "Girls should identify and mothers should approve of this gentle tale of growing up." —Kirkus Reviews "Upbeat slice-of-life novel." —Publishers Weekly "Here’s to reading about Genie’s sixth-grade year soon." —Booklist "The author has a keen eye for the tween girl experience: Genie’s plans for the future involve living right by her best friend and working together as dolphin trainers, while the highlight of her summer is the fact that her other friend just joined the pool. This will no doubt resonate with tween girls, and it has the charm and the discussion fodder to make an excellent mother-daughter book club selection." —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Download or read book Merchant Vessels of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 2152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Genie and the Shadow Kings written by Gina Manis and published by Gina Manis. This book was released on 2021-05-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing ever happens in a genie lamp. I get my kicks watching the parallel worlds that I am thrown in and out of as I serve my masters. All their wishes are the same. Wealth. Power. Fame. I give it to them and move on because my freedom is never their wish. These newest three masters are different, and it isn’t because they are half Vampire. They did not mean to rub my bottle and have no desire to collect their wishes. Instead, they want to give them to someone else. Who does that? They drag me through their world, and for the first time, I am in one place long enough to feel human. A desire for a true life awakens in me, and I can taste my freedom in their touch. What would it be like to be claimed by three? I will use every trick I know to find out.
Download or read book Sampling Media written by David Laderman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work digs deep into sampling practices across audio-visual media, from found footage filmmaking to Internet 'memes' that repurpose music videos, trailers and news broadcasts. The book extends the conceptual boundaries of sampling by emphasizing its inter-medial dimensions, exploring its politics, and examining its historical and global scope.
Download or read book The Epic Crush of Genie Lo written by F. C. Yee and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The struggle to get into a top-tier college consumes sixteen-year-old Genie’s every waking thought. But when she discovers she’s a celestial spirit who’s powerful enough to bash through the gates of heaven with her fists, her perfectionist existence is shattered. Enter Quentin, a transfer student from China whose tone-deaf assertiveness beguiles Genie to the brink of madness. Quentin nurtures Genie’s outrageous transformation—sometimes gently, sometimes aggressively—as her sleepy suburb in the Bay Area comes under siege from hell-spawn. This epic YA debut draws from Chinese folklore, features a larger-than-life heroine, and perfectly balances the realities of Genie’s grounded high school life with the absurd supernatural world she finds herself commanding.
Download or read book Genie Meanie written by Mahtab Narsimhan and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When eight-year-old Kiara discovers that her recently deceased grandmother left her a genie, trapped in a bottle of garam-masala, she’s elated. She’ll be a modern-day Aladdin and have someone to do her bidding. And Kiara could really use a little magic. Third grade is just about to start and she’s spent the summer worried about being in class with Matt, a bully who seems to have nothing else to do but make Kiara and her best friend Bai’s lives miserable. Unfortunately, the genie has decided he's on vacation after working for ten thousand years and is looking for someone to do his bidding. A battle of wills ensues, and Kiara realizes that you don’t really need magic to solve your problems. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Download or read book This Is Chance written by Jon Mooallem and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrilling, cinematic story of a community shattered by disaster—and the extraordinary woman who helped pull it back together “A powerful, heart-wrenching book, as much art as it is journalism.”—The Wall Street Journal “A beautifully wrought and profoundly joyful story of compassion and perseverance.”—BuzzFeed (Best Books of the Year) In the spring of 1964, Anchorage, Alaska, was a modern-day frontier town yearning to be a metropolis—the largest, proudest city in a state that was still brand-new. But just before sundown on Good Friday, the community was jolted by the most powerful earthquake in American history, a catastrophic 9.2 on the Richter Scale. For four and a half minutes, the ground lurched and rolled. Streets cracked open and swallowed buildings whole. And once the shaking stopped, night fell and Anchorage went dark. The city was in disarray and sealed off from the outside world. Slowly, people switched on their transistor radios and heard a familiar woman’s voice explaining what had just happened and what to do next. Genie Chance was a part-time radio reporter and working mother who would play an unlikely role in the wake of the disaster, helping to put her fractured community back together. Her tireless broadcasts over the next three days would transform her into a legendary figure in Alaska and bring her fame worldwide—but only briefly. That Easter weekend in Anchorage, Genie and a cast of endearingly eccentric characters—from a mountaineering psychologist to the local community theater group staging Our Town—were thrown into a jumbled world they could not recognize. Together, they would make a home in it again. Drawing on thousands of pages of unpublished documents, interviews with survivors, and original broadcast recordings, This Is Chance! is the hopeful, gorgeously told story of a single catastrophic weekend and proof of our collective strength in a turbulent world. There are moments when reality instantly changes—when the life we assume is stable gets upended by pure chance. This Is Chance! is an electrifying and lavishly empathetic portrayal of one community rising above the randomness, a real-life fable of human connection withstanding chaos.
Download or read book United States Plant Patents written by United States. Patent and Trademark Office and published by . This book was released on 2002-08-06 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book I Am the Genie Disney Aladdin written by John Sazaklis and published by Golden/Disney. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new Little Golden Book all about the Genie from Disney Aladdin! Children ages 2 to 5 will love reading about the big blue star of Disney Aladdin--the Genie! This new Little Golden Book is beautifully illustrated with a unique art style and features Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, and other characters from the hit movie. Disney Aladdin is an animated classic featuring beloved characters, an award-winning soundtrack, and a timeless tale of love and adventure. This Little Golden Book is part of the charming "I Am . . ." series, which provides a unique introduction to favorite Disney characters.
