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Author: Katherine Kurtz
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008-01-29
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 1101208678
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew York Times bestselling author of In the King's Service Alaric Morgan has been pledged to the king's service. His Deryni blood makes him ideal to safeguard the Haldane kings and ensure that Prince Brion shall have the protection of his hereditary magic.
Author: Morgan G. Ames
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2019-11-19
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 0262537443
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fascinating examination of technological utopianism and its complicated consequences. In The Charisma Machine, Morgan Ames chronicles the life and legacy of the One Laptop per Child project and explains why—despite its failures—the same utopian visions that inspired OLPC still motivate other projects trying to use technology to “disrupt” education and development. Announced in 2005 by MIT Media Lab cofounder Nicholas Negroponte, One Laptop per Child promised to transform the lives of children across the Global South with a small, sturdy, and cheap laptop computer, powered by a hand crank. In reality, the project fell short in many ways—starting with the hand crank, which never materialized. Yet the project remained charismatic to many who were captivated by its claims of access to educational opportunities previously out of reach. Behind its promises, OLPC, like many technology projects that make similarly grand claims, had a fundamentally flawed vision of who the computer was made for and what role technology should play in learning. Drawing on fifty years of history and a seven-month study of a model OLPC project in Paraguay, Ames reveals that the laptops were not only frustrating to use, easy to break, and hard to repair, they were designed for “technically precocious boys”—idealized younger versions of the developers themselves—rather than the children who were actually using them. The Charisma Machine offers a cautionary tale about the allure of technology hype and the problems that result when utopian dreams drive technology development.
Author: Katherine Kurtz
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-12-02
Total Pages: 532
ISBN-13: 0698171993
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew York Times bestselling author Katherine Kurtz’s novels of the Deryni have been hailed by Anne McCaffrey as “an incredible historical tapestry of a world that never was and of immensely vital people who ought to be.” Now Kurtz weaves a thrilling conclusion to the epic Childe Morgan trilogy, in which bonds of both magic and loyalty will be put to the ultimate test… Alaric Morgan always knew his purpose in life—to stand alongside the king of Gwynedd. The old king knew that whichever of his sons succeeded to the throne would benefit from having a Deryni at his side. Alaric and the young Prince Brion Haldane were bound together by magic—a magic to be called upon when Brion was most in need. Now eighteen, Brion has ascended to the throne and seven-year-old Alaric has come to court. Through the coming years, both will grow to manhood and come to realize their destinies. Brion will strive to solidify his power and position, seek out a bride to secure his legacy, and ultimately, when faced with an unbeatable foe, call upon Alaric to fulfill his oath. Meanwhile, Alaric slowly learns the extent of his powers and how to use them, and will face the prejudice that many have against Deryni in its ugliest form. He will experience bittersweet first love, great personal loss, and the hard lessons one gains from both. And he will be there to unleash the full power of his Deryni magic at Brion’s command. For Alaric is—and always will be—the King’s Deryni.
Author: Katherine Kurtz
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780441008278
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the conclusion of the Deryni series, political power meets its match in the power of magic as the time approaches for the king's wedding.
Author: Kadian Louise Morgan-Graham
Publisher:
Published: 2020-09-08
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9780228836575
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Immigrant Child is an entertaining, exciting, thought-provoking children's book. It chronicles a child's experience moving from a developing country to a developed one with her parents. The initial excitement dwindled when she was faced with many cultural differences. A highlight of the book is the questions at the end that target the different levels of comprehension.
Author: Peggy Lou Morgan
Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
Published: 2009-01-22
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 0814429602
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBesides the usual parenting challenges, parents of disabled children face added obstacles that can tax the resolve and resources of even the strongest families. Peggy Lou Morgan has developed a powerful system for obtaining dramatically better care for children with one or more serious disabilities. Parenting Your Complex Child reflects the experience and knowledge she has gained through decades of navigating a sea of complex medical, educational, occupational, and social issues while working with disabled clients and with her own son. Morgan’s unique tracking and documentation tools let parents adapt to their child’s challenges, create routines that support the child’s needs, communicate those needs to busy professionals -- and be taken seriously by them. The book also helps parents lay the groundwork for care to continue after they themselves can no longer provide it. Compassionate, practical, and proven, Parenting Your Complex Child helps parents ensure that life-changing decisions are based on the best interests of the child -- and on the best information available.
Author: Gordon R. Dickson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-10-15
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 1627934839
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDonal Graeme set out to re-shape the galaxy, but first he must tear it apart. Donal Graeme, Dorsai of the Dorsai, was the final link in a long genetic train, the ultimate soldier, whose breadth of vision made him a master of space war and strategy - and something even greater. He was the focus of centuries of evolution, the culmination of planned development, and through him a new force made itself felt. Dorsai were renowned throughout the galaxy as the finest soldiers ever born, trained from birth to fight and win, no matter what the odds. With Donal at their head they embarked upon the final, impossible venture: they set out to unify the splintered worlds of Mankind.
Author: Katherine Kurtz
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008-11-25
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780441016617
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMore than thirty years ago, Katherine Kurtz changed the face of fantasy with the Deryni Chronicles. In 2005, Ace published a newly revised and expanded Deryni Checkmate in hardcover. Now, that edition is available in mass market for the first time.
Author: Raye Morgan
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-03-06
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 0373177941
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Janis and Mykal married on a wing and a prayer, and were blissfully happy. But the cold, hard truth tore them apart-- descended from two warring families, how could their love survive? Now they're further apart than ever but Mykal's discovered he's a prince! Janis yearns to tell him that she's carrying his baby. In the fairy tale, Cinderella gets her man, but in the real world can a girl from the roughest end of town become a princess? Janis knows she owes it to her unborn baby to try..."--P. [4] of cover.
Author: Katherine Kurtz
Publisher:
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780345252906
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