Significant Moments


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SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS is a dynamic book of 70 short stories and articles. You will read about a variety of stimulating topics. HUMAN INTEREST topics are Remarkable People, Gray Hair, Survival Man, Don't Give Up, Why Settle For More?, Facing Crises, Middle East Solutions, Servers are People, Why Do we Cry?, Why People Work, Is Television Healthy to Watch? Endless Possibilities, Negative and Positive Solutions, Dependence and Independence, Hiring and Firing Employees, Fiddle A Dee! Why Some People Are Called Bums, Why People Are Creative, Getting Along With Relatives, Why We Think We Are Limited, Future Generations, Happenings and Soap Operas PHILOSOPHICAL TOPICS are Understanding Why?, Celestial Awareness, Expectations, Criterions For Living, Will Humanity Survive?, We Can Change, New Perspectives, Facing Death, Count Your Blessings, and Introspections. ADVENTURE TOPICS are Jane Gwendell's Outer Space Experience, New Horizons, Voyagers, Facts About Zoos, White Cliffs, Enjoy The Caribbean Islands, Intriguing Bahama Islands, Great Britain Yesterday and Today, Look Beyond The Horizon, Wonderland Fantasies, Floating on Icebergs, Remote Places, Fantasies and Realities and Diamond Mines. OTHER EXCITING TOPICS are Solving Problems, Using Your Imagination, Spinning Wheels, Extrasensory Experiences, New Age Music, Playing A Harp, Rare Commodities, Different Bands, Icecream Treats, Our American Economy Today, Uses of Glass, Our Favorite Foods, Effects of Sounds, Experiencing Fires, Uses of Rubber, Creatures In The World, Global Warming, Revolving Objects, Physical Therapy, All About Books, Selecting Textbooks and Still Life Collections.




Significance in Simple Moments


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A Simple Moment. A chance Meeting. An Extraordinary Experience in which You'll discover you are never JUST anything !




50 Great Moments


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This captivating book presents 50 great moments from the past five decades of the Electron Microscope Unit's activities. Blending history and science in an engaging style, 50 Great Moments tells the story of the unit's creation and profiles the key figures that have forged the facility into the success that it is today.




David McCullough Great Moments in History E-book Box Set


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From New York Times bestselling author David McCullough, a special ebook boxed set features books that study key points of American history. The David McCullough Great Moments in History ebook box set includes the following McCullough classics: 1776 is the riveting story of George Washington, the men who marched with him, and their British foes in the momentous year of American independence. The Johnstown Flood is the classic history of an American tragedy that became a scandal in the age of the Robber Barons, the preventable flood that destroyed a town and killed 2,000 people. Path Between the Seas is the epic National Book Award–winning history of the heroic successes, tragic failures, and astonishing engineering and medical feats that made the Panama Canal possible. The Great Bridge is the remarkable, enthralling story of the planning and construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which linked two great cities and epitomized American optimism, skill, and determination. A special bonus is included: The Course of Human Events. In this Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, David McCullough draws on his personal experience as a historian to acknowledge the crucial importance of writing in history’s enduring impact and influence, and he affirms the significance of history in teaching us about human nature through the ages.




Powerful Moments in Sports


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Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics. Billie Jean King takes on Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes. Title IX is passed. Some moments in sports—whether they take place on a track, on a tennis court, or in a courtroom—transcend the event itself. Some have helped America live out its creed that all men are created equal. Others have pushed the nation toward gender equality. Others have changed individual sports to such a degree that they have transformed society. Powerful Moments in Sports: The Most Significant Sporting Events in American History encompasses more than a single player, team, or game. This book looks at how a particular event revolutionized a sport, how a contest of speed inspired a nation, or even how a humble victory affected the world. Martin Gitlin considers such impactful moments as Jackie Robinson’s integration of Major League Baseball, Gertrude Ederle becoming the first female to swim the English Channel—and shattering the times of five men who had accomplished the feat before her—and the underdog US hockey team defeating the Soviets at the 1980 Olympics. The twenty events featured in this book had profound social, political, and cultural importance and inspired athletes and spectators alike. Spanning multiple decades, Powerful Moments in Sports reveals the tremendous impact athletes have had on America—and the world—over the years. Covering football, baseball, hockey, basketball, track and field, boxing, and more, this book will fascinate and enlighten sports fans, historians, and those interested in the impact of athletic endeavors on culture and society.




Little Big Moments


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Little Big Moments is a collection of short essays offering practical and entertaining advice about how to handle the stress of parenting young children. Andrew Taylor-Troutman divides his stories between two key themes: affirming caregivers ("You are enough") and valuing community ("You are not alone"). While sharing his experiences from camping vacations, grocery shopping, and youth sports, Taylor-Troutman weaves his own insights with those of such parenting experts as Dr. Becky Kennedy and Janet Lansbury. He tackles controversial issues, including gender roles and gun violence, from a faith perspective that values compassion and inclusion. Little Big Moments is a book for caregivers on the go, perfect for when you're idling in the afterschool carpool line or retreating behind the last parenting sanctuary, the closed bathroom door. In the midst of the daily grind of work and family, this book will encourage, educate, and entertain you.




Lift


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Just as the Wright Brothers combined science and practice to finally realize the dream of flight, Ryan and Robert Quinn combine research and personal experience to demonstrate how to reach a psychological state that elevates us and those around us to greater heights of achievement, integrity, openness, and empathy. It's the psychological equivalent of aerodynamic lift, and it is the fundamental state of leadership. This book draws on recent advances in positive psychology and organizational science to describe four questions that, when asked in any situation, will help us experience the fundamental state of leadership. Engaging personal stories illustrate how the Quinns and others have applied these concepts at work, at home, and in the community. --




Key Moments in Church History


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Spanning from the birth of Christianity through the Crusades and the Protestant Reformation to John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council, Key Moments in Church History is a brief and accessible guide to the origins and evolution of the Catholic Church. In this insightful and informative look at eleven of the most significant periods in church history, Finley not only helps readers understand the context and characters of the past, but sheds light on the current and future Church. The result is a hopeful and inspirational reading experience that is ideal for personal reflection or group use.




Great Moments in Greek Archaeology


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This beautifully illustrated book offers a wide-ranging overview of the greatest archaeological sites and discoveries from ancient Greece. The contributors--a veritable who's who of the most venerable names in Greek archaeology--include both those who have excavated at the sites in question and scholars who have spent a lifetime studying the monuments about which they write. Presented here are the legendary sites of ancient Greece, including the Athenian Acropolis, Olympia, Delphi, Schliemann's Mycenae, and the Athenian Agora; the most iconic sculptures in the Greek world, such as the Aphrodite of Melos and the Nike of Samothrace; and several fascinating chapters on underwater archaeology discussing the Kyrenia and Uluburun shipwrecks and the astonishing bronze masterpieces raised from the sea. This is the first book to bring together the archaeological legacy of ancient Greece in a concise and accessible way while still preserving the excitement of discovery.




Great Moments in Exploration


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Forty episodes from the history of exploration.