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Drone volume 2
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In the near future, the U.S. transforms warfare by testing lethal remote-controlled robotic drones on the front lines. To the world's superpowers, the technology is something to be coveted and stolen. To a group of state-side fun-loving hackers, it is the ultimate video game. As featured in FCBD 2009.
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Drone volume 1
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In the near future, the U.S. transforms warfare by testing lethal remote-controlled robotic drones on the front lines. To the world's superpowers, the technology is something to be coveted and stolen. To a group of state-side fun-loving hackers, it is the ultimate video game. As featured in FCBD 2009. Double issue!
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Drone volume 3
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Rebel soldiers and a Chinese operative have captured a platoon of U.S. Military drones, but only escaped technician Cat Dixon has the override codes. Fortunately, injured Cat has an ally in a protector drone controlled by hackers across the globe.
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Drone volume 4
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Chinese assassins are closing in on the American hackers, so their across-the-globe rescue of Cat and the hostages goes mobile. Meanwhile, the rebels attack with a drone army of their own.
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Although P.G. Wodehouse's woebegone protagonists are usually young men, in Jill the Reckless the master of British humor turns his attention to the fairer sex. Jill Mariner's young adulthood is beset by an array of mishaps and misfortunes—but will she work her way out of the wreckage and find true love? If you're already a Wodehouse fan, you can probably guess the correct answer, but dip into Jill the Reckless to hear the tale
...6) Laughing Gas
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Joey Cooley is a golden-curled child film star, the idol of American motherhood. Reginald, third Earl of Havershot, is a boxing blue on a mission to save his wayward cousin from the fleshpots of Hollywood. Both are under anesthesia at the dentist's office when something strange happens and their identities are swapped. Suddenly, Joey can use his six-foot frame to get his own back on his Hollywood persecutors. But Reggie has to endure everything Joey...
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In many ways, Jill Mariner has it made: born into a family with money and blessed with good looks and smarts, she's looking forward to a lifetime of love and leisure as the book opens. But she soon finds out that life has a funny way of upending one's expectations. When everything changes in an instant, Jill finds herself penniless and looking for love. Will she learn how to make her way in the world? Read The Little Warrior to find out.
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Drone Vol. 2 Fatal Error volume 2
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The drone operators find themselves ambushed at sea by an unexpected foe enemy drones! With nowhere to run and only one surviving robot to defend them, rookie David Weaver is their only hope of survival. No pressure!
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Drone Vol. 2 Fatal Error volume 4
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As David Weaver is about to be executed, he finds help from an unexpected source. But if his rescuers don't beat the enemy drones in the world's deadliest video game, there's no second life for David.
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Drone Vol. 2 Fatal Error volume 3
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English
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David Weaver is taken hostage by enemy drones! But as his captors interrogate him, his friends attempt to rescue him using an unconventional source of help.
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Drone Vol. 2 Fatal Error volume 1
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English
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After being drafted into the military's drone program, David Weaver discovers that it isn't quite the video game he thought it was. But when the drones are called to investigate a sunken submarine, he finds himself on the front lines of a conflict that could start WWIII.
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Drone volume 1
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English
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In the near future, the U.S. transforms warfare by testing lethal remote-controlled robotic drones on the front lines. To the world's superpowers, the technology is something to be coveted and stolen. To a group of state-side fun-loving hackers, it is the ultimate video game. As featured in FCBD 2009. Double issue!
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One of P. G. Wodehouse's most enticing later works, Barmy in Wonderland is a gem of a novel from the master of social satire and comedy. Cyril Fotheringay-Phipps, known to his friends as Barmy, has made a poor decision. He has invested ten thousand dollars in a stage production that seems doomed from the start in order to be near the woman of his dreams-Miss Dinty Moore. Will he find true love, or merely lose a fortune? Featuring a cast of sharply...
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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, have applications that impact many aspects of people's lives. Since Amazon announced it would start using drones in its daily operations, all eyes have been on the growing commercial drones market. Readers will learn the interesting facts and figures about commercial drones, including how this technology works and how it's used. Science, engineering, and technology topics support elementary STEM concepts....
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Dragons vs. drones volume 1
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Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"A young computer genius is chased by sleek, high-tech drones into a land populated by Godzilla-size dragons, setting off a war that only he can stop"--
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Farm fields can span hundreds of acres. With so much area to cover, checking crops and livestock can be difficult. But with an agricultural drone, this job becomes much simpler. Young readers will discover how drones help farmers maximize efficiencies and bring abundant harvests.
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Dragons vs. drones volume 2
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Razorbill
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[2017]
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English
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Marcus and Dree's efforts to organize a quest to find the storied, magical Egg are challenged by the reluctance of Dracone's rebels and dragons and the advancing war against Francis' army of drones.
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With drone use soaring, remotely piloted aircraft have captured people's imaginations. Militaries, businesses, and hobbyists are continually finding new ways to use UAVs and develop their technology. Drones in some countries now deliver food and packages. Young readers will find out about exciting drone technology improvements and what they might lead to in the future.
20) Military Drones
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Military drones have been part of wars for more than 100 years. Today's military unmanned aerial vehicles are packed with sensors, high-quality cameras, and even weapons. With each UAV flight, military members are kept safe away from war zones. Young readers will learn how both aerial and underwater military drones operate and get inside details about some of the missions they've completed.
