Unlocked Books

Author: Benedek Lang
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271033789
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
During the Middle Ages, the Western world translated the incredible Arabic scientific corpus and imported it into Western culture: Arabic philosophy, optics, and physics, as well as alchemy, astrology, and talismanic magic. The line between the scientific and the magical was blurred. According to popular lore, magicians of the Middle Ages were trained in the art of magic in &“magician schools&” located in various metropolitan areas, such as Naples, Athens, and Toledo. It was common knowledge that magic was learned and that cities had schools designed to teach the dark arts. The Spanish city of Toledo, for example, was so renowned for its magic training schools that &“the art of Toledo&” was synonymous with &“the art of magic.&” Until Benedek L&áng&’s work on Unlocked Books, little had been known about the place of magic outside these major cities. A principal aim of Unlocked Books is to situate the role of central Europe as a center for the study of magic. L&áng helps chart for us how the thinkers of that day&—clerics, courtiers, and university masters&—included in their libraries not only scientific and religious treatises but also texts related to the field of learned magic. These texts were all enlisted to solve life&’s questions, whether they related to the outcome of an illness or the meaning of lines on one&’s palm. Texts summoned angels or transmitted the recipe for a magic potion. L&áng gathers magical texts that could have been used by practitioners in late fifteenth-century central Europe.

Unlocked Book 8.5

Author: Shannon Messenger
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534463437
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 532

Book Description
Book 8.5 in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series delivers what fans of the series have been begging for! Told in an exciting new way, the saga continues with plenty of huge reveals and shocking new twists—plus a complete series guide with beautiful black-and-white illustrations and other awesome bonuses! In this extra special installment of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, the story picks up right from Legacy’s particularly devastating cliffhanger. But chapters alternate between Sophie and Keefe’s perspectives to give readers deeper insights into both beloved characters. New powers will be discovered. Hard truths from the past will come to light. And all of your favorite characters will find themselves tested in ways they never imagined. And that’s not all! Unlocked also includes a comprehensive guide to the world of the Lost Cities, featuring new character and world details that have never been revealed before—plus fun bonuses like Keeper-themed recipes, a detailed map of the Lost Cities, gorgeous illustrations, and so much more!

Unlocked

Author: Gezim Gashi
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 935708228X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Do you want to do something bigger in life? This powerful self-help book will motivate you to go after your biggest dreams, no matter how your life began. Unlocked: The Power of You proves that unlocking our authentic selves unleashes our greatest potential in a no-limits, post-pandemic world. While sharing his remarkable story-from escaping the Kosovo genocide to Sweden to speaking at Harvard University as the first Albanian-Swede to ever launch a high school institute in the United States- Gezim Gashi maps the way to personal success and fulfillment for the reader. Gezim Gashi is currently on the 'Unlocked: The Book Tour' in North America with stops such as Harvard University and A&M University to encourage people to reach the next level in life.

Unlocked

Author: Karen Kingsbury
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310412099
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
Bestselling author Karen Kingsbury reminds us that before you take a stand, you’ve got to take a chance. Despite his quiet ways and quirky behaviors, Holden Harris is very happy and socially engaged—on the inside, in a private world all his own. But Holden is an eighteen-year-old with autism. Every day he is bullied at school by kids who only see that he is very different. Ella Reynolds is part of the in-crowd. A cheerleader and star of the high school drama production, her life seems perfect. When she catches Holden listening to her rehearse for the school play, she is drawn to him . . . the way he is drawn to the music. Then Ella makes a dramatic discovery—she and Holden were best friends as children. Frustrated by the way Holden is bullied and horrified at the indifference of her peers, Ella decides to take a stand against the most privileged and popular kids at school. Including her boyfriend, Jake. Ella believes miracles can happen in the most unlikely places and that just maybe an entire community might celebrate from the sidelines. But will Holden’s praying mother, Ella, and a cast of theater kids be enough to unlock the prison that contains Holden? This time friendship, faith, and the power of a song must be strong enough to open the doors to the miracle Holden needs. This contemporary, inspirational read is a standalone novel. Book length: approximately 80,000 words. Includes a reading group guide and a letter to readers from the author.

Unlocked

Author: Ryan G. Van Cleave
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802721869
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 171

Book Description
While trying to impress a beautiful, unattainable classmate, fourteen-year-old Andy discovers that a fellow social outcast may be planning an act of school violence.

Unlocked

Author: Denise Reid
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1543497403
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 481

Book Description
Convinced of God’s plan for every person’s life, my journey to unlock and empower leaders began. Thousands of leaders waited on the other side of my obedience. I could never have dreamt what God would do when He unlocked my life and the lives of others. Do you want your life to unlock? Unlock to understand God’s supernatural provision, unlock to discover God’s heavenly abode. Unlock to see God’s miracles signs and wonders In the unlocking of God’s plan for my life, I became a tourist. No fixed abode, no place to call home, living out of bags, travelling all the time, no income to depend upon, only God’s provision. What does it mean? Just do it! This became my story to just do it! Whatever God said, do it! For every branch of the tourism venture, there was a battle. Every step required a victory. Journeys on the world’s worst roads, travelling on the world’s worst train, closely knit with beggars, thieves, and prostitutes, but firmly in the hand of God and His protection. Baptisms in green slime, deliverance for thousands, secret conferences. Being a nomad requires action, effort, a plan, a purpose, a vision; moving from one venture to another, from one adventure to another, from nation to nation to see God move. Empowering and strengthening leaders throughout the third world, training, releasing, mentoring leaders became my life. This is my story unlocked.

Unlocked

Author: Vassilis Zidianakis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789608963757
Category : Photography of the nude
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Unlocked is a book in the form of a photo narrative that attempts to unlock the depiction of the naked body in the post photographic, digital era. Based on an original idea and research by Vassilis Zidianakis the 512 page publication presents the work of more than 140 international photographers and artists and it takes the form of an original composition of images sourced from the internet and our constantly evolving relationship with photography and image.

iPhone Unlocked

Author: David Pogue
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982176652
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 512

Book Description
Make the most of your iPhone with this witty, authoritative, full-color guide to iOS 14. Apple has sold over 2.2 billion iPhones—but not one has come with a user guide. And with each annual update of iOS, Apple piles on more and more features; at this moment, the Settings app alone bristles with over 1,000 options. In iPhone Unlocked, the #1 bestselling iPhone author David Pogue offers a curated guide to the essential and useful features of the new iPhone 12 family—and all other models that can run the iOS 14 software. A former New York Times tech columnist and bestselling how-to author, no one is better equipped than Pogue to offer expert instruction to this complicated iPhone. With his trademark humor, crystal-clear prose, and 300 full-color illustrations, Pogue guides readers through everything in iOS 14: Home-screen widgets, the new App Library, the all-new Translate app, the redesigned Search, FaceTime, and calling screens, and much more. Whether you’re a new iPhone user or a seasoned veteran, iPhone Unlocked is a gorgeous, authoritative, all-in-one master class on all things iPhone.

Mentorship Unlocked

Author: Janice Omadeke
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1394243235
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 247

Book Description
Unlock the power of mentorship in your journey to success in this practical and inspiring guide What is a mentor? Why is having a mentor crucial to success? Or how do you make sure that you're a good mentor? In Mentorship Unlocked: The Science and Art of Setting Yourself Up for Success, veteran entrepreneur and innovator Janice Omadeke delivers an insightful discussion of mentorship, including what it is, how to find a qualified mentor, and how to make mentorship work for you. In the book, she explores the mentorship advice that helped her start a groundbreaking company after studying entrepreneurship and strategic management at MIT and Harvard. You’ll find practical steps you can take to build your own plan for finding the right mentor for you, or for becoming someone else’s trusted advisor. You’ll also discover: Compelling personal anecdotes and quotes from the author’s own mentors that shed light on key issues arising from that unique relationship Contemporary research and data about mentorship Strategies and techniques you can apply immediately to find a mentor or get more value from an existing mentor relationship Perfect for both established and early-career professionals, Mentorship Unlocked is also an essential read for managers, executives, and other business leaders who aim to better understand one of the most powerful types of relationships crucial to success.

Component-Based Software Engineering

Author: Ian Gorton
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540356282
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description
This is the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Component-Based Software Engineering, CBSE 2006, held in Västerås, Sweden in June/July 2006. The 22 revised full papers and 9 revised short papers presented cover issues concerned with the development of software-intensive systems from reusable parts, the development of reusable parts, and system maintenance and improvement by means of component replacement and customization.