The Talking Backpack

The Talking Backpack
Author: StoryBuddiesPlay
Publisher: StoryBuddiesPlay
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2024-03-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

The Talking Backpack Delve into the enchanting world of "The Talking Backpack," a captivating science fiction tale tailored for children seeking magical adventures and valuable life lessons. Join Maya, an inquisitive sixth-grader, as she unwraps a special birthday surprise – a talking backpack named Buckle. Initially enchanted by Buckle's ability to provide instant answers and academic shortcuts, Maya soon grapples with the moral dilemma of relying on his powers. As Maya navigates the consequences of her choices, she discovers the profound significance of integrity and hard work. With Buckle's guidance redirected toward positive endeavors, Maya embarks on an exhilarating journey of self-discovery, tapping into her own potential while leveraging Buckle's extraordinary abilities to foster learning in exciting new ways. Filled with heartwarming themes of friendship, resilience, and the allure of genuine knowledge, "The Talking Backpack" resonates with young readers, urging them to confront challenges with honesty, embrace the value of perseverance, and revel in the joy of authentic learning experiences

The Backpack

The Backpack
Author: Tim A. Gardner
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2019-04-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119576415

A guide for being fully equipped to succeed on the journey of life The Backpack: How to Understand and Manage Yourself While Loving Others Along the Way tells the story of Jon, Sofia, and Buddy whose pathways merge on a life-changing flight. Written by a senior consultant with the Flippen Group (a world-wide leader in self-awareness training), the book brings together an angry passenger, a wise flight attendant, and a down-home cowboy. Their chance meeting leads to the ride of their lives as they fully grasp the importance and meaning of their backpacks. As this engaging story reveals, self-awareness is like a backpack! If we are to be prepared to succeed on the journey of life, we need to know and accept which backpack is ours, decide what we need to put in it or take out of it, and be fully aware of how our backpacks are affecting all of the other passengers around us. The question is: Are we whacking the other passengers with our backpack as we travel through life. . . or are we helping them? Offers life lessons on self-awareness written in the form of a funny and engaging story Shows how we can lighten, fill and understand our “backpack” in order to lead a more successful life Written by a senior consultant with the Flippen Group The Backpack offers a story that explores the concepts of self-awareness and other-awareness, including the importance of appreciating your personality, living by your core values, mentally preparing for your day, being aware of your impact on others and packing your backpack wisely.

Rucksack Universe Box Set #1

Rucksack Universe Box Set #1
Author: Anthony St. Clair
Publisher: Rucksack Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-11-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1940119162

For the first time ever, 5 travel fantasy adventures in one e-book box set! From Ireland to India, Hong Kong to London, join a cast of wanderers, ancient heroes, and more for adventures that go to the heart of what matters most in life. For the first time ever you can get 5 Rucksack Universe books in one e-book box set: Wander The Martini of Destiny Home Sweet Road Forever the Road The Lotus and the Barley The Rucksack Universe series combines alternate history, speculative fiction, myth, adventure, globetrotting, and intrigue—all with well-poured pints of beer. Library Journal says Anthony St. Clair’s storytelling has "universe building reminiscent of Terry Pratchett," and readers say they love the Rucksack Universe's unique combination of "quirk, wit, travel, and magic.” If you love insightful wanderers and adventures set all over the world, download a sample or buy the box set now. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; min-height: 12.0px} li.li1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} ul.ul1 {list-style-type: disc}

Forever the Road

Forever the Road
Author: Anthony St. Clair
Publisher: Rucksack Press
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2014-09-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1940119081

Their entwined fate becomes his impossible choice. A strange eclipse looms above India's city of the smiling fire. When an ancient evil awakens, the world teeters on a razor's edge of life and annihilation. Rootless globetrotter Jay wanted Agamuskara to be just another place he visited, but the strange object in his backpack has other ideas. In the global secret order of Jakes and Jades, destiny-changing Jade Agamuskara Bluegold stands above the rest, all the while keeping up appearances as the humble proprietor of the Everest Base Camp Pub & Hostel. However, she struggles to untangle the terrible future she foresees and to ignore her doubts about her past choices. Despite themselves, both Jade and Jay befriend the evasive, stout-quaffing Faddah Rucksack—a man without a destiny who seems determined to direct their own. As fires rage in a land of ash, a backpacker, a bartender, and the world's only Himalayan-Irish sage become trapped between their entwined fate and an impossible choice. FOREVER THE ROAD is a captivating page-turner in Anthony St. Clair's Rucksack Universe. If you like Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, or Octavia Butler, you'll love this ongoing fantasy series of globetrotting intrigue. Buy the book to start Anthony St. Clair's tale of travel twists and turns today!

Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks

Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks
Author: Scott Fullam
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2004-01-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0596003145

A collection of unusual projects for computer hardware geeks of all ages explains how to create such projects as a personal Lojack system, Web-enabled coffee machine, cubicle intrusion detection systems, and a laptop battery extender.

UnBoxing

UnBoxing
Author: The Marino Family
Publisher: Mark C. Marino
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2023-06-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

Choose your path! Find your way! When Cece arrives in the magical foster care home, the Tangerine House, Mrs. Wobbles gives her a box of memories and warns her only to open it when she is ready. If you choose to open it for her, you may unleash a tide of Cece's memories along with Mrs. Wobbles nemesis: Santana, the devil winds. But you will also send the book itself into a jumble. With the help of some friends, help Cece as she tries to piece her memories together and get a little more comfortable with chaos! "A wildly imaginative and endlessly fun choose-your-own-adventure narrative filled with secrets, magic, and history. Readers of all ages will enjoy this wonderful romp in the company of the engaging Cece whose background story as a foster child raises important awareness of young person in her situation." -- Minsoo Kang, author of The Melancholy of Untold History

The Diary of a 90s Kid

The Diary of a 90s Kid
Author: Spondon Ganguli
Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing
Total Pages: 61
Release: 2023-08-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9359203106

In this relatable book, the author talks about her childhood memories in the 1990s. How they spent their days without the internet, handheld phones, or gadgets. What they do at school and how they fill their summer days. The author takes you back to their time when you can be a kid again and remember how to have fun and be worry-free. Take a trip down the memory lane through her memoir.

Mission of a Lifetime

Mission of a Lifetime
Author: Priscilla J. Krahn
Publisher: Ambassador International
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2017-03-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1620206595

A missing airplane . . . Hostile tribes . . . Mysterious kidnappings . . . p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} Responsibility falls upon twenty-one-year-old William Rodriguez when his missionary parents disappear in the hostile jungles of Columbia. Willie knows that he has to go find them, but what will it cost him? When his dreams and his very life are on the line, Willie doesn’t know whom to trust. Will he be able to overcome his past mistakes and the present failure that seems set on destroying his mission? When Willie finds himself in the midst of a drug smuggling ring, difficult decisions are thrust upon him. Can he escape his captors before his family is killed? Can he find forgiveness in his heart for the very people who ruined his life or will it only bring back more painful memories? Will he be able to survive the mission of a lifetime?

The Year in Television, 2009

The Year in Television, 2009
Author: Vincent Terrace
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786456442

This reference work is a chronicle of all the first run entertainment programs broadcast from January 1 to December 31, 2009. Included are series, TV movies, aired pilots, specials, miniseries and Internet series. Alphabetically arranged entries provide casts, storylines, production credits, networks, broadcast dates, and excerpts from newspaper reviews. New to this volume is a listing of the highlights of the year and coverage of all the unaired pilots produced for the 2008–2009 season.

How to Make Friends and Monsters

How to Make Friends and Monsters
Author: Ron Bates
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2013-07-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0310735521

Howard Boward, a 13-year-old boy-genius with a chip on his shoulder is too smart for his own good. He has troubles making friends—possibly because he complains so much. Until one day a science experiment goes haywire, and Howard creates a best friend for himself—Franklin—who also happens to be a monster. Creating Franklin was an accident, not like Howard was playing God or anything—or so Howard tells himself. Franklin and Howard are having so much fun, Howard decides to create more “friends,” using DNA from kids at school. Only, these friends aren’t quite as friendly. Soon there’s a major mess and Howard has to sort it all out before the monsters destroy their human counterparts. But terminating the monsters proves harder than he imagined. They didn’t choose to be monsters; they can’t go against their innate nature. Howard finds himself facing consequences for playing God. Getting rid of the monsters means learning to tame his own inner beast, and Howard begins to understand the meaning of free will and true friendship