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Hawking's Hallway (Paperback)
Neal Shusterman, Eric Elfman
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R297
R261
Discovery Miles 2 610
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Tesla's Attic (Paperback)
Neal Shusterman, Eric Elfman
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R251
R194
Discovery Miles 1 940
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After their home burns down, fourteen-year-old Nick, his younger
brother, and their father move into a ramshackle Victorian house
they've inherited. When Nick opens the door to his attic room, he's
hit in the head by a toaster. That's just the beginning of his
weird experiences with the old junk stored up there. After getting
rid of the odd antiques in a garage sale, Nick befriends some local
kids-Mitch, Caitlin, and Vincent-and they discover that all of the
objects have extraordinary properties. What's more, Nick figures
out that the attic is a strange magnetic vortex, which attracts all
sorts of trouble. It's as if the attic itself has an intelligence .
. . and a purpose.
Ultimately Nick learns that the genius Nikola Tesla placed the
items-his last inventions-in the attic as part of a larger plan
that he mathematically predicted. Nick and his new friends must
retrieve everything that was sold at the garage sale and keep it
safe. But the task is fraught with peril-in addition to the dangers
inherent in Tesla's mysterious and powerful creations, a secret
society of physicists, the Accelerati, is determined to stop Nick
and alter destiny to achieve its own devious ends. It's a lot for a
guy to handle, especially when he'd much rather fly under the radar
as the new kid in town.
Fans of intrigue, action, humor, and nonstop surprises are
guaranteed a read unlike any other in Tesla's Attic, Book One of
the Accelerati Trilogy.
Praise for Tesla's Attic
"Lively, intelligent prose elevates this story of teenagers versus
mad scientists, the third-person point of view offering a stage to
various players in their play of galactic consequence. A wild tale
in the spirit of Back to the Future, with a hint of Malamud's The
Natural tossed in."--Kirkus Reviews
"This collaboration between Shusterman and Elfman tempers the
scarier elements of Nick's quest with deft, humorous writing and
plenty of the ordinary adventures of a new kid in school finding
his niche. Hand this one to fans of Rick Riordan's Kane Chronicles
or Kenneth Oppel's Airborne."--Booklist
* ..".Shusterman and Elfman have crafted a plot more devious,
characters far quirkier, climaxes (yes, there are two) more
breathless, and a narration much, much funnier than recent
mad-science offerings. Sticking with a third-person narration frees
the authors to be as wryly and sophisticatedly witty as they please
without compromising the veracity of their middle-school cast,
resulting in storytelling as delightful as the story being told."
-Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
What do Richard Branson, Quincy Jones, Yvon Chouinard, David E.
Stewart, Elon Musk, Frank Nuovo, John Paul DeJoria and Steve Jobs
have in common with Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, Teddy
Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson and Sir Isaac Newton? They all share
the 12 Essential Traits of the Renaissance Man. BEYOND GENIUS
travels through history to determine the 12 essential traits that
define a Renaissance Man, then applies those attributes to
determine some of the Renaissance Men of today. We tell their
stories of determination and perseverance, their expertise in a
variety of fields, their insatiable curiosity, the infusion of
their wisdom and creativity into our culture. We explore the making
of a Renaissance Man and the deep connection these men have to
advancements in the sciences, the arts and our way of being. Scott
Griffiths & Eric Elfman, and their team, have put more than
1,000 hours of research into studying the history of the
Renaissance Man, identifying common attributes that are constant
throughout time, and identifying a select group today's most
successful Renaissance Men. By understanding these traits,
identifying and developing them, the innerRenaissance Man can be
unleashed in more men for the betterment of the world.
What do Richard Branson, Quincy Jones, Yvon Chouinard, David E.
Stewart, Elon Musk, Frank Nuovo, John Paul DeJoria and Steve Jobs
have in common with Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, Teddy
Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson and Sir Isaac Newton? They all share
the 12 Essential Traits of the Renaissance Man. BEYOND GENIUS
travels through history to determine the 12 essential traits that
define a Renaissance Man, then applies those attributes to
determine some of the Renaissance Men of today. We tell their
stories of determination and perseverance, their expertise in a
variety of fields, their insatiable curiosity, the infusion of
their wisdom and creativity into our culture. We explore the making
of a Renaissance Man and the deep connection these men have to
advancements in the sciences, the arts and our way of being. Scott
Griffiths & Eric Elfman, and their team, have put more than
1,000 hours of research into studying the history of the
Renaissance Man, identifying common attributes that are constant
throughout time, and identifying a select group today's most
successful Renaissance Men. By understanding these traits,
identifying and developing them, the innerRenaissance Man can be
unleashed in more men for the betterment of the world.
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