Author : Steven Sauter
Publisher : Orion Sauter
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 34,67 MB
Release : 2020-03-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition! Or brain cancer! This is our personal journey as a family when our 21 year old son was diagnosed with a brain mass and the roller coaster ride that followed. His life was turned upside down and his parent's worst nightmare that started on December 23, 2010. Keywords: NGGCT, germ cell tumor, endoscopic 3rd ventriculostomy, pediatric brain cancer, Massachusetts General Hospital
Author : National Aeronautics Administration
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 32,62 MB
Release : 2014-09-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781501081729
Addressing a field that has been dominated by astronomers, physicists, engineers, and computer scientists, the contributors to this collection raise questions that may have been overlooked by physical scientists about the ease of establishing meaningful communication with an extraterrestrial intelligence. These scholars are grappling with some of the enormous challenges that will face humanity if an information-rich signal emanating from another world is detected. By drawing on issues at the core of contemporary archaeology and anthropology, we can be much better prepared for contact with an extraterrestrial civilization, should that day ever come.
Author : Lucy Saxon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 17,1 MB
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 161963368X
Desperate to escape an arranged marriage and the life her high-ranking government official father planned for her, Cat Hunter does the unthinkable. She runs away from her homeland Tellus, disguises herself as a boy, and stows away on an air ship. She's ready for life in a new land where the general population isn't poverty stricken and at the mercy of the cruel officials. What she isn't quite ready for is meeting Fox, a crew member aboard the Stormdancer-which turns out to be a smugglers' ship. So begins an epic adventure that spans both land and sea. This explosive debut starts a unique six-book series. Each novel will be set in a different land within the Tellus world, with repeating characters and related, nonlinear storylines that combine to create a one-of-a-kind, addictive reading experience.
Author : Malva Freymuth Tarasewicz
Publisher :
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 30,73 MB
Release : 2014-03
Category : Autism in children
ISBN : 9780967002743
A fascinating memoir of a mother helping her autistic son to overcome his challenges; a success story that covers the journey from infancy to adulthood, and illustrates how love, determination, and hard work can conquer all. Written to have broad audience appeal, this book is simultaneously a valuable autism/special-needs resource for parents and professionals. It is filled with inspiring, creative ideas, and includes reader resources such as thought-provoking discussion questions and an index of the therapeutic interventions/attitudes discussed throughout the text. Benjamin, the focal subject of the story, has become a rising star in the world of public speaking, has been featured on TV and in various news stories, and is making a real impact in the communities that invite him to speak. His story encourages listeners to overcome their own barriers as well as educating them to have a more compassionate viewpoint towards those who are different. Benjamin s message reaches far beyond the bounds of autism, and so does this book, as is evidenced by the glowing advance praise provided by recognized names such as Rosalind Wiseman (NY Times bestselling author), Temple Grandin (world-famous autistic and author), Dr. Robert Melillo (bestselling author and co-founder of Brain Balance Centers), and others.
Author : Jostein Gaarder
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 735 pages
File Size : 16,55 MB
Release : 2007-03-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1466804270
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
Author : Alfred Bester
Publisher : Orion Publishing Group
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 10,63 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575094192
One of the very best must-read SF novels of all time.
Author : David Klass
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 50,4 MB
Release : 2013-08-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0374379963
When Jerry Downing, star quarterback in a small football town, gets a second chance after his drunk driving had serious consequences, Carla Jensen, ace reporter for the school newspaper, invites him to join her in writing a blog, mainly about sports.
Author : Mike Lynch
Publisher : Adventure Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,74 MB
Release : 2012-08-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781591933540
Grab your lawn chair and a pair of binoculars, and head outside with your guide to the night sky. Beloved WCCO Radio meteorologist Mike Lynch points out constellations and other fascinating features in the stars above. He highlights 27 constellations, offering tips that will make you an expert at locating objects in the night sky, as well as the stories and myths behind the constellations. Plus, his monthly star maps show galaxies, nebulae and more. With his warm anecdotes and step-by-step instructions, Mike helps you "make the stars your old friends."
Author : David Luke
Publisher : Aeon Books
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 24,30 MB
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1916068987
Scientist and psychonaut David Luke weaves personal experience and scientific research in this comprehensive exploration of chemically mediated extra ordinary human experiences."Emphasizing parapsychological aspects of the psychedelic experience, Luke's new book fills in a fascinating and previously neglected lacuna in the burgeoning field of human studies with these compounds. " - Rick Strassman, PhD "A psychedelic Indiana Jones. " - Matt Colborn, PhD "David Luke's delightful one-liner about his book is that it's 'about weird people in weird places taking weird substances doing weird things and, importantly, having weird experiences' . . . On reflection, it's much more profound than that . . . So weird reader, forge ahead without fear. " - Dean Radin, PhD "In his fascinating book David plunges into this controversial topic and gives the backstory, the front story, and possible ways forward to bring paranormal and psychedelic research together, and further our understanding of both. " - Dennis J. McKenna, PhD "A remarkable collection and a necessary one. This body of research illuminates aspects of psychedelic experiences usually obscured or denied in the medical and clinical research and sensationalized in the popular press. " - James Fadiman, PhD "A real Dr Gonzo. " - Will Self
Author : Eoin Colfer
Publisher :
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,5 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Fowl, Artemis (Fictitious character)
ISBN : 9780241335659
Young Artemis has frequently used high-tech fairy magic to mastermind the most devious criminal activity of the new century. Now, at a conference in Iceland, Artemis has gathered the fairies to present his latest idea to save the world from global warming.
