Books with author Nicholas Maes

What do you do when you’re being watched at every turn by creatures plotting to take over the world? Simon Carpenter is a normal 16-year-old living in Vancouver. Or is he normal? Any type of music drives him crazy. When walking by a homeless person, he can see the world through the drunken man’s eyes. And when visiting a pet shop he hears a rabbit speaking to him. To solve these mysteries, he takes the rabbit home, only to discover that a foreign "presence" lives inside it. To make matters worse, this "presence" belongs to an army of souls that has plans to supplant the human race.Who are these creatures? How do they plan to accomplish their goal? How is Simon connected to them? And if they can watch his every step, how can he stop them? These are questions he must answer … quickly. Nothing is what it seems to be and failure will lead to worldwide disaster.

Commended for the 2009 Best Books for Kids & Teens, long-listed for the 2009 CLA Book of the Year for Children Award Twelve-year-old Lewis Castorman is a master locksmith: there is no lock on earth that he is unable to open. He is therefore flattered when world-renowned chemist Ernst K. Grumpel invites him to his office in New York City and offers him a lock-picking assignment. His confidence quickly turns to dismay, however, when he learns this job will take him to Yellow Swamp in northern Alberta, the scene of a disastrous chemical spill a year earlier. He is also horrified to discover that Grumpel is utterly ruthless and, through his chemical inventions, can alter the rules of nature at his will. But the assignment is one that Lewis can’t refuse. How is Grumpel able to create such miraculous transformations? What secrets has he locked away and why has he taken pains to store them in Alberta? Despite the strange discoveries Lewis will make at every turn in his adventures, nothing will prepare him for the final encounter that awaits him in Yellow Swamp.

It is the year 2213. Fifteen-year-old Felix Taylor is the last person on Earth who can speak and read Latin. In a world where technology has defeated war, crime, poverty, and famine, and time travel exists as a distinct possibility, Felix's language skills and knowledge seem out of place and irrelevant. But are they? A mysterious plague has broken out. Scientists can't stop its advance, and humanity is suddenly poised on the brink of eradication. The only possible cure is Lupus Ridens, or Laughing Wolf, a flower once common in ancient Rome but extinct for more than 2,000 years. Felix must project back to Roman times circa 71 B.C. and retrieve the flower. But can he navigate through the dangers and challenges of the world of Spartacus, Pompey, and Cicero? And will he find the Laughing Wolf in time to save his family and everyone else from the Plague of Plagues?

Conquer Instant Gratification, Beat Procrastination and Laziness, Become Highly Self Disciplined and Start Getting Things Done.Why is self discipline so rare? And why do most people have tough time developing self disciplined?If you often ponder upon questions like above and sincerely looking for effective ways to discipline yourself so you can achieve your goals sooner, then you have already taken the first right step towards that.Keep going and once you have read till the end of this page, you’ll be convinced that the answers you are looking for are hidden in this short guide called SELF DISCIPLINE MASTERYSelf Discipline Mastery is a step by step guide and your self-discipline blueprint to help you become a highly disciplined performer and achiever. This book is a no-fluff tool box that will serve you with the easy to implement and right strategies to resist temptation, boost self control and develop Navy SEAL mental toughness so you stay focused and determined toward what matters most to you.Here is a quick snapshot of what you’ll find in this short but effective guideYou’ll learn the power of delaying instant gratification and how succeeding in marshmallow test became the strong determinant of the success of kids in future.You’ll understand why self discipline doesn’t need to be boring; why it doesn’t have to be drained off emotions, you’ll finally tap the power of neuropsychology of self disciplineYou will learn 12 solid reasons why most people fail in learning self discipline that other self control books won’t tell you and how to FINALLY overcome them.7 Effective Techniques on how to self discipline and start getting your things done.Learn how you can minimize distractions and overcome temptationsYou'll discover why and how you should have a plan of action, decide and then commit fully to building self discipline.Master effective ways to flex your willpower muscles through mental toughness training exercises and develop Navy Seals mental toughness.Understand how the power of belief can improve your self disciplineYou’ll not merely understand at surface level, rather you’ll experience at the sub-conscious level how discipline equals freedom (REALLY)And much much more.Whether you want to discipline your children, or achieve your goals through disciplined entrepreneurship, become a focussed student or high-performer employee, you’ll be learning self discipline to the core in this blueprint.If you have been in search of best self discipline books in your quest to become self disciplined, Self Discipline Mastery is for you.You’ll find this book to be different from other books on self discipline as it goes to the root of problem, but without bombarding the reader with complicated science or theory elaborates step by step and easy to follow exercises to boost discipline.If you are sincere to conquer temptations, control impulses, and boost willpower, you’ll find all the tools necessary in Self Discipline Mastery.Take the next right step!Go to the Top of The Page and Grab Your Toolbox to Master Self Discipline Now

When the sculpture of a horse disappears from the gallery, everyone is panicked! The police start a countrywide search—where could he be? Has he been stolen? Did he run away? In a village outside the city, young Lyra dreams of having a friend of her very own. So when she hears a knocking at her window and sees the face of a horse peering through the glass, she cannot believe her luck! Their friendship blossoms as Lyra and the horse spend a wonderful few days together, playing games and picking flowers in the garden. But then, a figure arrives to take the horse home—back to where he belongs. And before she knows it, Lyra is whisked off on an unexpected adventure. This inspiring picture book is a celebration of friendship and reminds us all that the power of dreaming means we’ll never be alone for long!

Jenny Tripper will die an early death because of a family curse that has already claimed her mother. She lives and works in her aunt’s failing fortune-telling shop, and is haunted every moment by a medieval ghost.But then a mysterious package arrives on her doorstep: a holographic woman pleads for Jenny’s help in saving the Solar System from a powerful interstellar foe. She agrees and finds not only friends, doors to other universes, and the power to manipulate quantum waves, but an incredible destiny that’s been waiting for her … if Jenny can master her abilities without going insane.

Felix Taylor once stopped a devastating plague, but now he must save his world from humankind itself. It’s been a year since Felix Taylor travelled back to ancient Rome and saved his world from a lethal plague. Again his knowledge of Latin seems useless now that life in the 23rd century has returned to normal. But is it really?A stranger has discovered the time machine and used it to project back into the past. It becomes clear his purpose is to reverse Felix’s success, to bring back the plague and doom future generations to death. To make matters worse, this stranger is very close to Felix.With help from his friend Carolyn, Felix must return to the world of Julius Caesar, as well as a later era divided by religion, to stop the re-emergence of the plague. If he fails to do so, his world will turn to dust like ancient Rome.

What do you do when you’re being watched at every turn by creatures plotting to take over the world? Simon Carpenter is a normal 16-year-old living in Vancouver. Or is he normal? Any type of music drives him crazy. When walking by a homeless person, he can see the world through the drunken man’s eyes. And when visiting a pet shop he hears a rabbit speaking to him. To solve these mysteries, he takes the rabbit home, only to discover that a foreign "presence" lives inside it. To make matters worse, this "presence" belongs to an army of souls that has plans to supplant the human race.Who are these creatures? How do they plan to accomplish their goal? How is Simon connected to them? And if they can watch his every step, how can he stop them? These are questions he must answer … quickly. Nothing is what it seems to be and failure will lead to worldwide disaster.

Reading Level: Ages 10 and up. Nick and Joey May, brothers, troublemakers, and adventurers... When older brother Nick accidentally hits a baseball into the yard of Miss Yaga, who everyone in the neighborhood knows is an evil witch who loves to turn little boys into creatures that are never to be seen again, the brothers find themselves on the quest of a lifetime. Joey's mouth, which never shuts, gets him in trouble, as the neighbor is older and more evil than the neighborhood children could have ever guessed! The May Boys must enter a maze to find a mysterious Blue Rose, which is the only object that can save Joey, who has been cursed by the evil Miss Yaga, who can only undo the curse if the brothers find the Blue Rose in time. Even if they find their prize, they may not survive the dangers of The Maze.

Higgs Force is a gripping account of the scientists who have revealed the hidden structure of the natural world. It is the story of the fundamental components of matter and the forces that bind them together; a tale that is woven around the symmetry at the heart of the universe and the mystery of how this symmetry is broken. The book is divided into three parts. The first three chapters provide the broad historical and philosophical context. The next three describe, in turn, each of the forces that are important in particle physics. The final three chapters are about the modern synthesis of the particles and forces and the search for the last missing piece in the particle physics jigsaw.