Everything s Relative

Everything s Relative
Author: Tony Rothman
Publsiher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2008-05-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780470349267

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The surprising truth behind many of the most cherished "facts" in science history Morse invented the telegraph, Bell the telephone, Edison the light bulb, and Marconi the radio . . . right? Well . . . the truth is slightly more complicated. The history of science and technology is riddled with apocrypha, inaccuracies, and falsehoods, and physicist Tony Rothman has taken it upon himself to throw a monkey wrench into the works. Combining a storyteller's gifts with a scientist's focus and hardheaded devotion to the facts-such as they may be-Rothman breaks down many of the most famous "just-so" stories of physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, and technology to give credit where credit is truly due. From Einstein's possible misunderstanding of his own theories to actress Hedy Lemarr's role in the invention of the radio-controlled torpedo, he dredges his way through the legends of science history in relating the fascinating stories behind some of the most important, and often unsung, breakthroughs in science. Tony Rothman, PhD (Bryn Mawr, PA), is a Research Associate at Bryn Mawr College. He is the author of seven other critically acclaimed science books and a frequent contributor to leading science publications, including Scientific American and Discover.

Everything s Relative

Everything s Relative
Author: Jenna McCarthy
Publsiher: Penguin
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2016-02-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780698191860

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Her two memoirs were “hilarious.”* Her first novel, Pretty Much Screwed, was “brilliant.”** Now, Jenna McCarthy returns with a novel of crazy last wishes and life-changing first steps… When their mother dies, sisters Jules, Brooke, and Lexi breathe a collective sigh of relief. Their days of being hurt and controlled by Juliana Alexander are over. It turns out, Juliana isn’t about to let a little detail like death stop her. The three estranged sisters—one control freak, one peacekeeper and one red hot mess—are shocked to discover that their mother was hiding a massive fortune, one that promises to completely transform all of their lives. But in classic Juliana fashion, there’s a catch. Three of them, to be exact. Now Jules, Brooke, and Lexi find themselves forced to rely on one another in order to become the women their mother wanted them to be. With millions of dollars on the line and as many obstacles in the way, the sisters embark on a hilarious journey of self-discovery, forgiveness, and the real meaning of wealth. READERS GUIDE INCLUDED *Jane Heller, New York Times bestselling author **Janet Evanovich, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Absolute Truth for a Relative World

Absolute Truth for a Relative World
Author: Dennis Dinger
Publsiher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2010-11-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780557836758

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It is difficult these days to hear or read and decide what is true and what is false. It seems like there are a lot of lies and deceptions floating about. Some are lies. Mostly, rather, people are telling the "truth" as they perceive it - ""relative truth."" So as Pilate asked Jesus, "What is truth?" Where does one go in the 21st Century to discern truth from falsehood? The answer is "to the Bible." God speaks in absolutes - always has - always will. The answers to most of mankind's questions can be found in the Word of God. This book is a study of truth as it appears in the Bible. It behooves mankind, especially Christians, to familiarize themselves with the Word of God. Otherwise, they can be blown about, tossed, and scattered, like fall's leaves dancing to every little breeze. We all want to be well-grounded, solid individuals. Knowing God, and the truths of His Word, can produce that result. This book should provide many answers - especially, the one to Pilate's question.

The Syntax of Relative Clauses

The Syntax of Relative Clauses
Author: Guglielmo Cinque
Publsiher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2020-09-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781108479707

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Drawing on a wide range of languages, Cinque argues that all relative clause types derive from a single, double-headed, structure.

Making a Difference

Making a Difference
Author: R. C. Sproul
Publsiher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2019-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781493416271

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The great challenge for the Christian in a post-Christian context is how to impact this fallen world with our faith. In Making a Difference, beloved theologian R. C. Sproul shows readers how to confront today's moral and social issues with an effective biblical response. Dr. Sproul first examines the major philosophies that affect the way Americans think and act--secularism, existentialism, humanism, and pragmatism--and then presents ideas on how to apply a biblical perspective to spheres of public life that need the Christian's influence today: economics, science, art and literature, and government.

The Paradox of Progress

The Paradox of Progress
Author: James Willis
Publsiher: Radcliffe Publishing
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1995
Genre: Family Practice
ISBN: 1857750632

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Rekindles the spirit that some have lost and explores the problem retaining respect for human values in an increasingly systemized world.

In Search of a Theory of Everything

In Search of a Theory of Everything
Author: Demetris Nicolaides
Publsiher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2020-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780190098353

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"In Search of a Theory of Everything is an adventurous journey in space and time in search of a unified "theory of everything" (TOE) by means of a rare and agile interplay between the natural philosophies of influential ancient Greek thinkers and the laws of modern physics. For a TOE, all the phenomena of nature share a subtle underlying commonality and are explainable by a single overarching immutable principle. Reading the past for what it is, is of tremendous value, but so is its reading from the perspective of modern knowledge. Not to judge it for its flaws but to be inspired by its insights. This comparative study of the universe is the spirit of In Search of a Theory of Everything-to physics through philosophy, to the new via the old, and in a balanced way. A relatively "easier" analysis of nature, that of a major natural philosopher of antiquity, commences every chapter to fasten the bedrock for the more complex. The transition into the more complicated views of modern physics is gradual and systematic, entwining finely the two, the ancient with the new, the forgotten with the current, by unfolding a history and a philosophy of science, and connecting all the great feats of the mind and time. Those philosophers had ideas that resonate with aspects of modern science; puzzles that still baffle; and rationales that can be used to reassess completely anew fundamental but competing principles of modern physics, even to speculate about open physics problems. In Search of a Theory of Everything is a new kind of sight, is a philosophical insight of modern physics"--

Things I Will Never Tell You

Things I Will Never Tell You
Author: Todd Andrew Rohrer
Publsiher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2009-07
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781440160011

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A man had an "accident". He lost his sense of time and emotional capacity. This is his sixth attempt to communicate since the accident.