Icarus

Icarus

Author: Adam Wing

Publisher:

Published: 2017-10-25

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9781773702421

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A myth as old as civilization. The boy who donned wax wings and flew too close to the sun. Follow the tale of Icarus. And that of the father who tried to save him ... but brought his life to an end. You will come to love him. Then you will watch him fall. Live the tragic story as you never imagined possible.


The Icarus Deception

The Icarus Deception

Author: Seth Godin

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2012-12-31

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 067092301X

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In The Icarus Deception, Seth Godin's most inspiring book, he challenges readers to find the courage to treat their work as a form of art Everyone knows that Icarus's father made him wings and told him not to fly too close to the sun; he ignored the warning and plunged to his doom. The lesson: Play it safe. Listen to the experts. It was the perfect propaganda for the industrial economy. What boss wouldn't want employees to believe that obedience and conformity are the keys to success? But we tend to forget that Icarus was also warned not to fly too low, because seawater would ruin the lift in his wings. Flying too low is even more dangerous than flying too high, because it feels deceptively safe. The safety zone has moved. Conformity no longer leads to comfort. But the good news is that creativity is scarce and more valuable than ever. So is choosing to do something unpredictable and brave: Make art. Being an artist isn't a genetic disposition or a specific talent. It's an attitude we can all adopt. It's a hunger to seize new ground, make connections, and work without a map. If you do those things you're an artist, no matter what it says on your business card. Godin shows us how it's possible and convinces us why it's essential. 'If Seth Godin didn't exist, we'd need to invent him' Fast Company 'Seth Godin is a demigod on the web, a bestselling author, highly sought-after lecturer, successful entrepreneur, respected pundit and high-profile blogger' Forbes Seth Godin is the author of thirteen international bestsellers that have changed the way people think about marketing, the ways ideas spread, leadership and change including Permission Marketing, Purple Cow, All Marketers are Liars, The Dip and Tribes. He is the CEO of Squidoo.com and a very popular lecturer. His blog, www.sethgodin.typepad.com, is the most influential business blog in the world, and consistently one of the 100 most popular blogs on any subject..


Understanding Myths and Legends

Understanding Myths and Legends

Author: Karen Moncrieffe

Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

Published: 2015-12-03

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 0857471694

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Understanding Myths and Legends contains 27 stories from different countries around the World, ranging from Perseus and Medusa from Ancient Greece to an Indian legend on how the Peacock got his glorious feathers. These exciting stories are full of fearsome monsters, brave heroes and magical happenings, and will appeal to both girls and boys. Understanding Myths and Legends is a flexible resource that can be used to support topic work in history and RE or used as part of a unit of work in literacy. The stories and activities are ideal for use in guided reading sessions. To enable teachers to make the most of each story, they are accompanied by: background information to enable teachers to place the story confidently in context; differentiated reading tasks, using a variety of question styles, to help improve children's reading and comprehension skills; speaking and listening activities to deepen children's insight into the stories and encourage engagement; cross-curricular follow-up ideas, enabling you to extend the story further. Myths and legends are not only excellent stories. They also help children to gain a true understanding of life in ancient times and improve their understanding of other people, cultures and places, making them an essential part of the primary curriculum.


Icarus at the Edge of Time

Icarus at the Edge of Time

Author: Brian Greene

Publisher: Knopf

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 0307268888

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A futuristic reimaging of the classic Greek myth, as a boy ventures through deep space and challenges the awesome power of black holes. The beauty of the book lies in the images, provided by NASA and the Hubble Space telescope, and printed on board rather than paper.


A Book of Myths

A Book of Myths

Author: Jean Lang

Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag

Published: 2023-07-11

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 3849663752

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"A Book of Myths" deals in a most entertaining manner with the mythology of Greece and Rome and many other noted lands. Added to the pleasure of the story there is the lure of the legend and the spell of old ways and customs. Not only many of the most celebrated are retold, but also many of the less well-known tales. The aim of the author, it is stated, has been to simplify for those who are not erudite scholars the stories of mythology, to which constant reference is made not only in classic, but in modern poetry, and to direct the attention of readers to poems which are not already known to them. Included are tales of Prometheus, Pygmalion, Orpheus, Perseus, King Midas, Pan, the Lorelei, Baldur and many more.


The Adventure of

The Adventure of

Author: Greek Mythology

Publisher:

Published: 2015-11-22

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9780994377166

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Daedalus and his son Icarus were famous and well known architects in Greece, Egypt and even Persia. They Made wings to escape from the king Minoas' prison as the tyrant king didn't allow them to return to their homeland.


Daedalus and Icarus

Daedalus and Icarus

Author: Will Roberts

Publisher:

Published: 2020-10-14

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13:

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The classic story of Daedalus the brilliant engineer who built The Labyrinth to house the Minotaur, for King Minos, but who fell out of favour and was imprisoned in a tower. He made wings of wax and feathers for his son Icarus and himself, and flew away from the island and their captors. Unfortunately, despite warnings from his father, Icarus flew too close to the sun, the wax holding his wings together melted and he plunged into the sea.


Falling for Icarus

Falling for Icarus

Author: Rory MacLean

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780141015941

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On a windy afternoon in early spring Rory MacLean fell to earth in Anissari, a village surrounded by white mountains in an ancient corner of Crete. MacLean's mother had died only a few months earlier and he had been engulfed by grief. But an old desire had also taken hold to build and fly an aeroplane. And so he set off to the land where Daedalus and Icarus had made their maiden flight and settled in to days of eating lamb and drinking wine with his Cretan neighbours and, with their help, attempting to build a Woodhopper from scratch and make it fly.


Clockwork Wings

Clockwork Wings

Author: Stacy Buck

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-08-24

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781501050961

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TRY PART 1 FOR FREE NOW! Clockwork Wings: the Chronicles of Icarus Parts 1-5 is now available in one massive collected edition of steampunk action adventure. Using steampunk wings created by his father, Icarus must escape the clutches of the evil king Minos, meet up with unlikely allies, and save Athens from certain destruction. Will Icarus have what it takes in this coming of age tale that picks up where the Greek myths left off? Or will the evil king Minos, with the help of the god of the underworld, Hades, destroy Athens, and take over all of Greece? Read the series filled with steampunk airships battles, mighty minotaur armies, and high flying on the wing adventure.