Books with author David Wing

From triangular watermelon wedges to six-sided pomegranates, The Fantastic Fig introduces your kids to basic shapes through a collection of illustrated fruits & vegetables.Great for all Ages: This imaginative picture book covers foods ranging from ordinary oranges to exotic star fruit. Every page features fun artwork and helpful translations in English, Spanish, Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), and Korean. Thoughtful Translations: The last few pages summarize all foods & shapes into a concise study sheet, including different regional translations for concepts known by different names in different countries. Strawberries, for example, can be called Fresas in Mexico or Frutillas in Chile. Likewise, in Mandarin Chinese, both WǔJiǎoXíng and Wǔ Biān Xíng can refer to a Pentagon.Pronunciation Help: Both Chinese Pinyin and Korean Romanization are included to help sound out words using the Latin alphabet.Growing into Global Citizens: Inspired by his own multicultural family, David Ming wrote his multilingual book series to bring together children, parents, and grandparents across cultures and generations. His hope is for multilingual books to make story time more inclusive and fun for everyone. Whether teaching your children your mother tongue or encouraging bilingual/trilingual flexibility, this book is for you.Yeh! Books. Explore Words. Explore Worlds.

On the night before Christmas, Santa and his Elves are faced with a most peculiar problem. Deer and Doe alike have fallen ill with a cold, now Santa must decide whether his famous sleigh team are well enough to fly or find replacements and fast.Mid-flight, having narrowly missed a few monuments, Santa spies a rest spot for his poorly 'deer only to be surprised by the help he finds there.This story is filled with thrills, spills and laughs for all ages.

What would you believe if every TV and media stream were hacked, proclaiming that God was coming to earth tomorrow? Would your thinking change if an asteroid on a collision course with earth was discovered a day later? How would you feel if some of the supernatural events that followed matched your religion while others fit more closely with other faiths? Is this really God, and if so, whose? President Abigail Banister is no stranger to challenges, being the first woman to ever win the office, however none have proved quite as challenging as this. Conflicts erupt worldwide as some leaders aid Abby in trying to prevent mankind's annihilation. Others plot against her, willing to embrace the end for a promise of everlasting peace. And covering it all is narcissist CBN host Larry Knewell, driven only to boost ratings. Can Abby's plan succeed or is mankind's fate already predetermined?

.... A story about life, and what goes with it.... -'I doubt there's a person alive who cannot relate to this...it's like nothing I've ever read or am likely to read again.' - J.L. Redding ....John and Claire Edghes have a wonderful marriage. John is a sweet and likeable man, whose love for his wife is unquestionable, as is her love for him. But when life deals John a devastating blow, as happens to far too many people, and his wife is taken from him, John's life corkscrews into an overwhelming and agonizing journey to the bottom of life. There, in the darkness of his despair, a homeless drunk in trouble with the law, he wakes up one day in a rehab center, where he is pushed to look at what he has become......Forced to face both his past and possible future, John must find the path to rise from the despairing quicksand and somehow manage to find a way to survive. The question is, without Claire, can he?**A Better Place To Be, was awarded the Bronze Medallion for Literary Excellence from Ireland's prestigious DD International Literary Awards--'...David Wind doesn't disappoint with "A Better Place To Be" as he brilliantly reverse engineers a Harry Chapin classic song. The story stands alone even if you've never heard the song. [Wind] has a wonderful ability to paint mental pictures with his writing.' M.Kauf--'An amazingly beautiful story of love, death and depression. Hitting bottom and rebounding to a place not so terrible. The Chapin song sets our hero up for a memorable night. Put this at the top of your to be read list!' A.Keeran--'A moving story that is thoughtfully composed and beautifully written. Worth reading for the poetic nature of the author's prose alone, but the story will not disappoint either.' Bella

The Post Apocalyptic Epic Science Fiction Fantasy of the far future continues... ---Thirty centuries earlier, the Circle of Afzal created genetic mirror images of the themselves and froze their clones in cryogenic suspension. But now, with the destruction of the Dark Masters accomplished, this new terror comes forth.---To stop the darkness from returning, Areenna, Mikaal, and Neleh must follow different paths if they are to stand a chance at stopping the approaching danger, with Neleh accepting the most hazardous journey ever conceived. Accompanying her are Roth, Timon, and Mikaal.---Join those who must fight their way through the Dream Weavers of Nevaeh, to end the threat of the oncoming eternal domination of NevaehDream Weavers of Nevaeh, is a mix between Terry Brooks' Shannara Chronicles and Kass Morgans' The Hundred Series and combines futuristic dystopian societies ruled by magic and metaphysics with sci-fi/Fantasy and begins in Iceland, 3000 years after the destruction of the world, the most malignant danger Nevaeh has ever faced emerges

Spy tells, for the first time, the full, authoritative story of how FBI agent Robert Hanssen, code name grayday, spied for Russia for twenty-two years in what has been called the “worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history”–and how he was finally caught in an incredible gambit by U.S. intelligence.David Wise, the nation’s leading espionage writer, has called on his unique knowledge and unrivaled intelligence sources to write the definitive, inside story of how Robert Hanssen betrayed his country, and why.Spy at last reveals the mind and motives of a man who was a walking paradox: FBI counterspy, KGB mole, devout Catholic, obsessed pornographer who secretly televised himself and his wife having sex so that his best friend could watch, defender of family values, fantasy James Bond who took a stripper to Hong Kong and carried a machine gun in his car trunk.Brimming with startling new details sure to make headlines, Spy discloses:-the previously untold story of how the FBI got the actual file on Robert Hanssen out of KGB headquarters in Moscow for $7 million in an unprecedented operation that ended in Hanssen’s arrest.-how for three years, the FBI pursued a CIA officer, code name gray deceiver, in the mistaken belief that he was the mole they were seeking inside U.S. intelligence. The innocent officer was accused as a spy and suspended by the CIA for nearly two years. -why Hanssen spied, based on exclusive interviews with Dr. David L. Charney, the psychiatrist who met with Hanssen in his jail cell more than thirty times. Hanssen, in an extraordinary arrangement, authorized Charney to talk to the author.-the full story of Robert Hanssen’s bizarre sex life, including the hidden video camera he set up in his bedroom and how he plotted to drug his wife, Bonnie, so that his best friend could father her child.- how Hanssen and the CIA’s Aldrich Ames betrayed three Russians secretly spying for the FBI–including tophat, a Soviet general–who were then executed by Moscow. -that after Hanssen was already working for the KGB, he directed a study of moles in the FBI when–as he alone knew–he was the mole.Robert Hanssen betrayed the FBI. He betrayed his country. He betrayed his wife. He betrayed his children. He betrayed his best friend, offering him up to the KGB. He betrayed his God. Most of all, he betrayed himself. Only David Wise could tell the astonishing, full story, and he does so, in masterly style, in Spy.

Introduce your kids to colors, numbers, and vehicles in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean.Great for All Ages: Have fun counting from 1 to 10, starting with One Red Bicycle and building up to Ten White Airplanes. Every page pairs colorful artwork with precise translations in all four languages, including both Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters.Thoughtful Translations: The last few pages summarize all colors, numbers, and vehicles, including multiple translations when concepts are known by different words in different countries. Cars, for example, may be called Coches in Mexico or Carros in Venezuela. Likewise, in Mandarin Chinese, there is more than one way to say Bus. Some people will say GōngGòng QìChē, while others will use the transliterated words BāShì.Pronunciation Help: Both Chinese Pinyin and Korean Romanization are included to help sound out words using the Latin alphabet.Growing up to be Global Citizens: Inspired by his own multicultural family, David Ming created his multilingual book series to bring together children, parents, and grandparents across cultures and generations. His hope is for multilingual books to make story time more inclusive and fun for everyone. Whether teaching your children your mother tongue or encouraging bilingual/trilingual flexibility, this book is for you.Yeh! Books. Explore Words. Explore Worlds.

Welcome to Nevaeh -- where magic has replaced technology. The Complete Science Fiction and Fantasy Bundle of the Trilogy and Backstory of the Epic Fantasy Series Tales Of Nevaeh. Enter the e ritual and magic of the future of our world, combine with sword and sorcery as ten dominions struggle for supremacy while a dark, formidable power emerges to threaten all. BOOK I: Born To Magic begins the Epic Sci-Fi fantasy Sword & Sorcery saga What would you do if you were 18 and told the future of the world is in your hands?Young Areenna of Freemorn is just coming of age and discovering her powers when she is called to a place of magic from which few ever return. Mikaal of Tolemac, the son of the High King holds a secret so dangerous it could shatter the fabric of the world should it become known.--3,000 years after America is destroyed by nuclear war, the inhabitants have evolved, embracing magic and metaphysical warfare. As enemies from across the seas begin to close in, ancient legends come alive, leaving no one safe. The only two who can stop the onset of the darkest evil is the sorceress, Areenna, and Mikaal, the son of the High King of Neveah. With the safety of the world in their hands, and their powers young and erratic, will Mikaal and Areenna find the courage and strength to overcome the impossible, or...BOOK II: The Dark Masters --Across the sea, the sorcerers known as the Dark Masters, launch a fleet of ships with tens of thousands of warriors. In Nevaeh, charged with an epic journey, Areenna and Mikaal, armed only with their psychic abilities, their swords and Areenna's bow, must travel to the desolate Frozen Mountains. There, in the unchartered dangerous region, they must discover not just the legends, but the millennia old secret awaiting them in their fight to save Nevaeh from extermination. BOOK III: TRINITY--Areenna of Freemorn and Mikaal of Tolemac must bring together the ten dominions for one last battle against their ruthless enemy. The Dark Masters threaten to annihilate the Nevaens, wiping humanity from the face of the earth, unless Areenna and Mikaal can find the mystical power that is Nevaeh's salvation--To save their world, and their people, they must go where no one has gone for 3000 years: below the Island--deep beneath what used to be Manhattan. As the days grow darker, they search to find deliverance for their people, and become what has been prophesied--the Trinity of power. To accomplish this, they must first discover the third pillar of their powers.--Time is running out. Can they build the Trinity in time to save humanity from extinction?BOOK IV: Dream Weavers of Nevaeh --Thirty centuries before, the Circle of Afzal created genetic mirror images of the themselves and froze their clones in cryogenic suspension. But now, with the destruction of the Dark Masters accomplished, this new terror comes forth.--To stop the darkness from returning, Areenna, Mikaal, and Neleh must follow different paths if they are to stand a chance at stopping the approaching danger, with Neleh accepting the most hazardess journey ever conceived.BOOK V: The Legend of Ailish--The legend of Ailish begins in the year 3256, two thousand years before we learned of her in The Dark Masters.--Recalled to The Island by the Eight Sorceresses of Nevaeh, Ailish, Queen Mother of Morvene and the most powerful sorceress in Nevaeh, must say goodbye to her children and leave everything behind, as she ventures into the unknown, charged with saving Nevaeh from the Circle of Afzal and the Dark Masters themselves.Tales of Nevaeh series. Amix between Terry Brooks' Shannara series and The Hundred Series by Kass Morgan, Born to Magic combines post-apocalyptic futuristic societies ruled by magic and metaphysical elements with science fiction.. Teens,young adults, and adults alike will love this fantasy.

A story about life, and what goes with it. ——'I doubt there's a person alive who cannot relate to this......it's like nothing I've ever read or am likely to read again.'——J.L. Redding John and Claire Edghes have a wonderful marriage. John is a sweet and likeable man, whose love for his wife is unquestionable, as is her love for him. But when life deals John a devastating blow, as happens to far too many people, and his wife is taken from him, John’s life corkscrews into an overwhelming and agonizing journey to the bottom of life. There, in the darkness of his despair, a homeless drunk in trouble with the law, he wakes up one day in a rehab center, where he is pushed to look at what he has become. Forced to face both his past and possible future, John must find the path to rise from the despairing quicksand and somehow manage to find a way to survive. The question is, without Claire, can he?--'...David Wind doesn't disappoint with "A Better Place To Be" as he brilliantly reverse engineers a Harry Chapin classic song. The story stands alone even if you've never heard the song. [Wind] has a wonderful ability to paint mental pictures with his writing.' M.Kauf--'An amazingly beautiful story of love, death and depression. Hitting bottom and rebounding to a place not so terrible. The Chapin song sets our hero up for a memorable night. Put this at the top of your to be read list!' A.Keeran--'A moving story that is thoughtfully composed and beautifully written. Worth reading for the poetic nature of the author's prose alone, but the story will not disappoint either.' Bella

From triangular watermelon wedges to six-sided pomegranates, The Fantastic Fig introduces your kids to basic shapes through a collection of illustrated fruits & vegetables.Great for all Ages: This imaginative picture book covers foods ranging from ordinary oranges to exotic star fruit. Every page features fun artwork and helpful translations in English, Spanish, Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), and Korean. Thoughtful Translations: The last few pages summarize all foods & shapes into a concise study sheet, including different regional translations for concepts known by different names in different countries. Strawberries, for example, can be called Fresas in Mexico or Frutillas in Chile. Likewise, in Mandarin Chinese, both WǔJiǎoXíng and Wǔ Biān Xíng can refer to a Pentagon.Pronunciation Help: Both Chinese Pinyin and Korean Romanization are included to help sound out words using the Latin alphabet.Growing into Global Citizens: Inspired by his own multicultural family, David Ming wrote his multilingual book series to bring together children, parents, and grandparents across cultures and generations. His hope is for multilingual books to make story time more inclusive and fun for everyone. Whether teaching your children your mother tongue or encouraging bilingual/trilingual flexibility, this book is for you.Yeh! Books. Explore Words. Explore Worlds.

If you lived in a Post Apocalyptic world of Epic Fantasy... What would you do if you were 18 and told the future of the world is in your hands? Young Areenna of Freemorn is just coming of age and discovering her powers when she is called to a place of magic from which few ever return.Mikaal of Tolemac, the son of the High King holds a secret so dangerous it could shatter the fabric of the world should it become known......3,000 years after America is destroyed by nuclear war, the inhabitants have evolved, embracing magic and metaphysical warfare. As their Dystopian enemies from across the seas begin to close in, ancient legends come alive, leaving no one safe. The only two who can stop the onset of the darkest evil is the sorceress,Areenna, and Mikaal, the son of the High King of Neveah. With the safety of the world in their hands, and their powers young and erratic, will Mikaal and Areenna find the courage and strength to overcome the impossible, or...--- An International Best Seller, Born to Magic is a mix between Shannara Chronicles by Terry Brooks and The Hundred Series by Kass Morgan, combining futuristic dystopian societies ruled by magic and visionary and metaphysical elements with sorcerers and warriors that young adults, adults, and teens alike will love in this Epic Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Fantasy series based upon the magic that grew from the science & technology of the 20th & 21st centuries.."A perfect mix of fantasy and science fiction." Nicholas C. Rossis Author of The Pearseus Seriess"Uniquely intriguing blend of Shannara and Star Wars perhaps?" Sheila Deeth VINE VOICE 5 Stars!"I slipped into the tale like a comfy robe. A comfy robe with a bunch of intriguing pockets full of secrets! The action and pacing throughout the rest of the book made it a page turner and I loved the strong female lead." Amy Vansant, Author of the Angeli Trilogy"...this one is worth the read!" Christy's Reviews"Once again David Wind captures the imagination of his readers in this first book in the Tales of Nevaeh series. With complex characters, an engaging story line, and breathtaking descriptions, Born to Magic takes the reader on a roller coaster ride of epic proportions! I couldn't put it down! I am looking forward to reading the next in the series!" C.L. Bradford, 5 Stars