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Author
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In The Genius Checklist, Dean Keith Simonton examines the key factors in creative genius and finds that they are more than a little contradictory. Simonton, who has studied creativity and genius for more than four decades, draws on both scientific research and stories from the lives of famous creative geniuses that range from Isaac Newton to Vincent van Gogh to Virginia Woolf. He explains the origin of IQ tests and the art of estimating the IQ of...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Partners, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A look at genius, through portraits of 12 iconic figures in fields ranging from music to medicine, to explore what leads certain people to reach their creative heights early in life, whereas others don't uncover their potential until their later years"--
Author
Series
Genius Files volume 5
Language
English
Description
"Tween twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald have finally reached the last leg of their wacky and dangerous cross-country road trip, but they must fend off a host of strange assassins before they reach their home in California"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Wharton Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"For many people, Islam remains a mystery. Here Bernard Lewis and Buntzie Ellis Churchill examine Islam: what its adherents believe and how their religion has shaped them, their rich and diverse cultures, and their politics over more than 14 centuries."--Book jacket.
Author
Series
Genius Files volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The wackiest road trip in history continues as the McDonald twins travel the Southwest dodging nefarious villains and visiting weird but true American landmarks"--
7) Zero hour
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Overlord has been reborn and forced to hop from victim to victim when he erases the personality. Otto is the only person who can contain him, and in order to get close to him, he needs the secret location of H.I.V.E. Nero knows that Otto cannot fall into Overlord's hands, so he activates Zero Hour, a plan to deal with any member of G.L.O.V.E., setting off a desperate race across the globe. But little do they know that Overlord has a new weapon in...
8) Rogue
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Wing and Raven find themselves in a deadly race against time to track Otto down before the other G.L.O.V.E. assassins get to him. Their pursuit takes them to a secret facility hidden deep within the Amazon rainforest, where they face a mysterious operative even deadlier than Raven. Meanwhile back at H.I.V.E., the school's own automated defence systems turn against the pupils and staff, and there is no one there to stop it.
Author
Series
Jack and the geniuses volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Traveling to Antarctica for a prestigious science competition, twelve-year-old Jack and his genius foster siblings, Ava and Matt, become caught up in a mystery involving a missing scientist.
10) Bloodline
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"As the students of H.I.V.E. face the challenges of their final year at the school, Otto Malpense is forced to confront his own legacy as a new threat rises from the shadows of his past. Old wounds will be reopened and dark, hidden secrets will be revealed as H.I.V.E.'s enemies seek a final, ruthless revenge against the school. Otto and his friends face a desperate, deadly fight against an enemy more powerful and dangerous than any they have faced...
Author
Series
Jack and the geniuses volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Jack, his genius siblings, and inventor Hank Witherspoon go to Hawaii and help technology billionaire Ashley Hawking find out who is sabotaging her revolutionary electric plant that harvests energy from the deep ocean. Includes facts about the deep ocean, the scientific process, and green power, as well as instructions for an experiment.
Author
Series
Jack and the geniuses volume 3
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
Description
When Jack and his genius foster siblings, Ava and Matt, discover inventor Hank Witherspoon is missing, they travel deep into the Amazon jungle, overcoming strange creatures, a raging river, and some very clever foes to find their friend and protect his big idea.
13) Food fight!
Author
Series
Mal and Chad volume 2
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
b1374625x.
Language
English
Description
When Chad begins having scary dreams, Mal builds a dream portal to defeat Chad's nightmare beast once and for all. Something goes wrong, though, and the beast follows Mal back to reality. Now Megan and her friends are in danger . . . but Mal is there to come to the rescue.
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