Magnetic Mansion

Magnetic Mansion
Author: Forrest Haskell
Publisher: TOP
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2007-09-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781929976423

Zack Heikel buys on a whim an old abandoned mansion and after moving in, he stumbles upon an enormous vault hidden in a secret room in the basement. After using an acetylene torch to gain entry, he finds four million dollars in cash, along with journal records from illegal rackets in the Chicago and Detroit areas in the 1930's. More surprising is a jar of formaldehyde containing nine severed human fingers, three of which wore a very unusual silver signet ring. An ancient manuscript found among the rubble in an upstairs library explains the rings and also spoke of an order of men from biblical times calling themselves The Knights of Zion. Zack spends years trying to find answers to these mysteries woven into the old mansion as well as why it was built the way it was and who is the old hunchback caretaker that still lives in a shack on the rear of the property. Stranger still, who were the nine bodies buried in the woods behind the mansion and what exactly was the secret elevator shaft

Thomas' Magnetic Play Book (Thomas and Friends)

Thomas' Magnetic Play Book (Thomas and Friends)
Author: Random House
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 10
Release: 2019-05-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1984894129

This Thomas & Friends Magnetic Play Book features nine magnets that stick right to the pages! Get ready for magnetic adventures with Thomas & Friends! This super-interactive book features nine magnets that stick right to the sturdy pages! Kids will have trainloads of fun creating their own scenes with Thomas, James, Percy, the Troublesome Trucks, and more! Plus the magnets come packaged in a reclosable case, keeping everything handy at home or on the go! In the early 1940s, a loving father crafted a small blue wooden train engine for his son, Christopher. The stories that this father, the Reverend W Awdry, made up to accompany the wonderful toy were first published in 1945 and became the basis for the Railway Series, a collection of books about Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends--and the rest is history. Thomas & Friends(TM) are now a big extended family of engines and others on the Island of Sodor. They appear not only in books but also in television shows and movies, and as a wide variety of beautifully made toys. The adventures of Thomas and his friends, which are always, ultimately, about friendship, have delighted generations of train-loving boys and girls for more than 70 years and will continue to do so for generations to come.

Mixed-Up House Magnetic Build-its

Mixed-Up House Magnetic Build-its
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9780735332256

Mudpuppy Mixed-up House Magnetic Design Sets provide hours of portable fun. A hinged tin holds 4 illustrated background scenes on 2 double-sided cards plus 3 sheets of interchangeable magnets. - Product is phthalate free and printed with nontoxic inks - Mudpuppy products meet the most stringent safety standards in North America and E.U. and are compliant with CPSIA, ASTM, and CE regulations

The Mansion

The Mansion
Author: Ezekiel Boone
Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2019-09-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1501165518

When a family moves into a remote high-tech mansion equipped with next-generation artificial intelligence that can control the house’s every function—a buried secret leads to terrifying and catastrophic consequences. Nellie is programmed to be the perfect digital assistant. But something sinister lurks in her source code—and now she’s the perfect killer. When Billy Stafford and his wife move into their house designed with every comfort in mind, he thinks it will be the perfect chance to work on their marriage and to restart his career. A brilliant computer engineer fallen on hard times, Billy’s been hired by his former business partner to test out Nellie: a cutting-edge artificial intelligence program hardwired into the house. All Billy has to do is fix a few bugs in the system, which sounds easy enough. But as winter settles in and Billy and his wife are left alone in the woods, a dark reality begins to emerge. Nellie’s problems are much worse than a few technology glitches. Infused with the sinister history of the mansion and her own creator’s sins, she has, in fact, become a killing machine. And the only way to escape is to give her what she wants… A gripping technothriller about AI gone rogue, The Mansion is “a thrilling story that combines modern technology with old fears” (Shelf Awareness).

The Making of Salem

The Making of Salem
Author: Robin DeRosa
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2009-10-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0786454490

The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 are a case study in hysteria and group psychology, and the cultural effects still linger centuries later. This critical study examines original trial transcripts, historical accounts, fiction and drama, film and television shows, and tourist sites in contemporary Salem, challenging the process of how history is collected and recorded. Drawing from literary and historical theory, as well as from performance studies, the book offers a new definition of history and uses Salem as a tool for rethinking the relationships between the truth and the stories people tell about the past.

A Great Game

A Great Game
Author: Charles Platt Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 166
Release: 1914
Genre:
ISBN: