Beyond the Wrinkles


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Beyond the Wrinkles is a collection of short stories about people living in a nursing home. They are heartwarming, moving and inspirational. You will discover that older people have feelings and emotions not unlike you and me. Just because they may not be able to speak, they can still think. Being blind doesn't stop them from hearing and understanding. Although their outer shell may appear lifeless, inside they are human beings that have feelings. Join the author as she looks Beyond the Wrinkles.




Seeing Beyond the Wrinkles


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Unfolding Curiosity


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Unfolding Curiosity: Wrinkles and Surprises fromBusiness and Beyond is a collection of quick reads that look at the "usual" with a slant. For relentlessly curious people, the idea that we can learn from fields far beyond their own disciplines is normal, to be expected.If you are one of those people - or want to be - you'll find a roadmap in this book. Many examples show how much of what we read, hear, experience or feel that is not directly connected to our work may offer a surprise or wrinkle on something we think we know. That, in turn, can help us learn.Unfolding Curiosity finds new ways to look at the world to give organization leaders ideas from unexpected sources - from sumo wrestlers and zoos, to foresters and river rafting guides. And much more. Take the plunge and learn something new today.




A Wrinkle in Time


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NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM DISNEY Read the ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic that has delighted children for over 60 years! "A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite books of all time. I've read it so often, I know it by heart." —Meg Cabot Late one night, three otherworldly creatures appear and sweep Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe away on a mission to save Mr. Murray, who has gone missing while doing top-secret work for the government. They travel via tesseract--a wrinkle that transports one across space and time--to the planet Camazotz, where Mr. Murray is being held captive. There they discover a dark force that threatens not only Mr. Murray but the safety of the whole universe. A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in Madeleine L’Engle’s Time Quintet.




Wrinkles in Time


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Astrophysicist George Smoot spent decades pursuing the origin of the cosmos, "the holy grail of science," a relentless hunt that led him from the rain forests of Brazil to the frozen wastes of Antarctica. In his search he struggled against time, the elements, and the forces of ignorance and bureaucratic insanity. Finally, after years of research, Smoot and his dedicated team of Berkeley researchers succeeded in proving the unprovable—uncovering, inarguably and for all time, the secrets of the creation of the universe. Wrinkles in Time describes this startling discovery that would usher in a new scientific age—and win Smoot the Nobel Prize in Physics.







Seeing Beyond the Wrinkles


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Forever Young


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Dr. Perricone’s FOREVER YOUNG makes an extraordinary promise: by following a program designed to decrease wrinkles and dramatically improve the appearance of the skin, the reader is also guaranteed more energy, less fat and an improved mood. The core of Dr. Perricone’s appeal is his scientific grounding and authority. In a field notorious for the triumph of style over substance, Dr. Perricone is at the cutting edge of new science which is scientifically proven to work. At the core of the new book is an exciting new science on skin: Nutrigenomics and gene expression. With his innovative vision, Dr. Perricone has applied the new science to ease wrinkles, make the skin supple, smooth and glowing. His prescriptive program will shave years off the reader's appearance and will give the reader more energy.




The Land Beyond


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The Land Beyond is a contemporary fantasy set in the twenty-first century. This is the second book of The Land series. Readers see Josie, the protagonist, pursuing more unusual adventures in the lands beyond. Parallel to her adventures is Josie’s interaction with the other characters in the story. She discovers as she grows older, that friendship love and trust are never constant. Attitudes and lifestyles also change. In her interaction with others, there are moments when Josie realises that she must make choices This causes her to re-think her relationship with some of the people she interacts with.