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Twilight of the Clockwork God: Conversations on Science and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: John David Ebert, PUBLISHER: NA, NA Acquista Ora

Country Conversations: Timeless Stories from the Legends of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, Timothy Edward, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Country ong>Conversationsong> explores ong>theong> world ong>ofong> country music through ong>theong> eyes ong>ofong> some ong>ofong> country musicas greatest artists. Country music icons Charlie Louvin, Bill Anderson, ong>theong> Bellamy Broong>theong>rs, Hal Bynum, and Ricky Lynn Gregg share unforgettable stories in ong>theong>ir own words. From ong>theong> artistsa own personal experiences on and ong>ofong>f ong>theong> stage to priceless advice for up-and-coming country singers and songwriters, Country ong>Conversationsong> takes you deep inside ong>theong> vortex ong>ofong> Americaas music, highlighting ong>theong> ups and downs ong>ofong> country stardom. Country ong>Conversationsong> shares rare insights on ong>theong> music business, humorous stories, uplifting anecdotes, and behind-ong>theong>-scenes glimpses from artists who shaped country music. Filled with interesting country music facts, trivia, history, and entertainment, Country ong>Conversationsong> sheds new light on what it means to be a country music legend. Acquista Ora

God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lennox, John, PUBLISHER: Lion Publishing Plc, Intended to provide a basis for discussion, this captivating study evaluates ong>theong> evidence ong>ofong> modern science in relation to ong>theong> debate between ong>theong> aong>theong>istic and ong>theong>istic resource addresses such topics as ong>theong> origin ong>ofong> life; ong>theong> genetic code and its origin; ong>theong> nature and scope ong>ofong> evolution; and ong>theong> scope and limits ong>ofong> science. Gripping and thoroughly argued, it is an illuminating look at one ong>ofong> man's greatest debates. This updated edition features 10 percent new content and a brand new forward from ong>theong> author.

Weird Science: A Conflatation of Art and Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hong>ofong>mann, Irene / Grabner, Michelle / Wittkopp, Gregory, PUBLISHER: Cranbrook Art Museum, Art meets science -- and engages ong>theong> recent controversies ong>ofong> science studies -- in work by contemporary artists Mark Dion, Gregory Green, Margaret Honda, and Andrea Zittel. Using scientific language, strategies and protocols, each ong>ofong> ong>theong>se projects focuses on a different area ong>ofong> exploration (natural science, nuclear physics, zoology, and genetic engineering), and investigates ong>theong> influence, authority, and effects ong>ofong> science. David Wilson, Director ong>ofong> ong>theong> Museum ong>ofong> Jurassic Technology, writes on ong>theong> 17th century scholar, inventor, curator, and early progenitor ong>ofong> 'weird science', Athanasius Kircher; exhibition curator Irene Hong>ofong>mann places ong>theong>se works into ong>theong> context ong>ofong> each artist's career.

The Role and Impact of the Internet on Library and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liu, Lewis-Guodo, PUBLISHER: Praeger, Since that time, ong>theong> literature on ong>theong> Internet and its impact on and role in libraries and research has exploded. A simple keyword search in " Library Literature and Information Index," a primary electronic index ong>ofong> library and information science research literature, retrieves over items related to ong>theong> Internet. ong>Theong> dominance ong>ofong> ong>theong> Internet not only provides great opportunities for libraries to provide better services, but also poses tremendous challenges to librarians and library and information science scholars. This volume includes discussions ong>ofong> current issues and trends, written by scholars and practitioners in ong>theong> fields ong>ofong> library and information science, computer science, and computer engineering.

Talking Bones: The Science of Forensic Anthropology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomas, Peggy, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, This exciting young adult set brings ong>theong> latest scientific advances right from ong>theong> laboratory to ong>theong> library. It makes information about science and technology readily available to young people in basic terms ong>theong>y can understand. Highlights include: -- ong>Theong> history ong>ofong> ong>theong> particular science or technology, including its key inventors, researchers, and pioneers -- A description ong>ofong> a particular science or technology, introducing its basic concepts and terms -- Applications to everyday life -- A discussion ong>ofong> ong>theong> future ong>ofong> ong>theong> science or technology, including both ong>theong> advantages and ong>theong> potential negative effect on human life and ong>theong> environment.

Close Encounters?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lamdourne, R. J. A. / Lambourne, Robert / Lambourne, R. J., PUBLISHER: Taylor & Francis Group, Currently, science fiction in all its forms is enjoying enormous popular interest. ong>Theong>re can be no doubt that science fiction books and films have great influence on ong>theong> public view ong>ofong> science and scientists. Close Encounters? examines ong>theong> historical development ong>ofong> science fiction as a genre in books and films, tracing its roots, examining its most common ideas, exploring its relationship to real science, and attempting to assess its cultural impact. Discussion focuses on major ong>theong>mes such as time travel, politics, religion, ecology, and disasters. ong>Theong> authors consider ong>theong> science in science fiction, ong>theong> images ong>ofong> scientists that science fiction conveys, and some ong>ofong> ong>theong> political, religious, and social motifs prominent in science fiction. ong>Theong>y also discuss pseudo-science and its growing influence on ong>theong> public perception ong>ofong> science. This fascinating, thought-provoking study should be read by all those interested in how ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> science and its role in our society is portrayed in science fiction.

Science Fiction Cinema: From Outerspace to Cyberspace

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: King, Geong>ofong>f / Krzywinska, Tanya / Siegel, Geong>ofong>f, PUBLISHER: Wallflower Press, This book charts ong>theong> dimensions ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most popular genres in ong>theong> cinema. From lurid comic-book blockbusters to dark dystopian visions, science fiction is seen as both a powerful cultural barometer ong>ofong> our times and ong>theong> product ong>ofong> particular industrial and commercial frameworks. ong>Theong> authors outline ong>theong> major ong>theong>mes ong>ofong> ong>theong> genre, from representations ong>ofong> ong>theong> mad scientist and computer hacker to ong>theong> relationship between science fiction and postmodernism, exploring issues such as ong>theong> meaning ong>ofong> special effects and ong>theong> influence ong>ofong> science fiction cinema on ong>theong> entertainment media ong>ofong> ong>theong> digital age. Over one hundred films are discussed and ong>theong> book concludes with an extensive case study ong>ofong> "Star Wars I: ong>Theong> Phantom Menace."

Black Elk Lives: Conversations with the Black Elk Family

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Black Elk Desersa, Esong>theong>r / DeSersa, Clifton / Desersa Jr, Aaron, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, ong>Theong> story and teachings ong>ofong> Nicholas Black Elk (), first recorded by John G. Neihardt in "Black Elk Speaks," have played a critical role in shaping ong>theong> way in which Native Americans and oong>theong>rs view ong>theong> past, present, and future ong>ofong> Native America. ong>Theong>se ong>conversationsong> with ong>theong> descendents ong>ofong> Black Elk ong>ofong>fer an intimate look at life on ong>theong> Pine Ridge Reservation and fresh perspectives on ong>theong> religious, economic, and political opportunities and challenges facing ong>theong> Lakota people today. In addition to revealing more about Black Elk ong>theong> healer, ong>theong> family also provides glimpses ong>ofong> Black Elk as a family man, teacher, and influential ancestor.

Conversations with Isaiah Berlin

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jahanbegloo, Ramin, PUBLISHER: Halban Publishers, Revealing and enlightening, "ong>Conversationsong> with Isaiah Berlin" gives a close view ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> ong>theong> foremost thinkers ong>ofong> our time. Philosopher and leading proponent ong>ofong> liberal thinking, Isaiah Berlin has changed our sense ong>ofong> history and ong>theong> world. His impact on ong>theong> intellectual and political views ong>ofong> ong>theong> second half ong>ofong> ong>theong> twentieth century alone makes it critical to understand his works and analyze his thoughts, and ong>theong>se ong>conversationsong> are a perfect introduction to both. This revised edition follows Isaiah Berlin from Petrograd to Oxford, Washington to Moscow, and London to Jerusalem. ong>Theong> topics range broadly from philosophy to music, history to literature, Judaism to Israel, Marx and Machiavelli to his extraordinary encounters with Anna Akhmatova and Boris Pasternak in post-war Russia.

Teaching Science to Children: An Inquiry Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Friedl, Alfred E. / Koontz, Tricia / Koontz, Trish, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua, This is a comprehensive, easy-to-use text containing more than 300 science teaching activities, 30 ong>ofong> which are new to this edition. ong>Theong> book's focus on ong>theong> inquiry approach places value on ong>theong> student's thinking and doing science, and ties ong>theong> text to ong>theong> inquiry-oriented National Science Education Standards for science teaching issued by ong>theong> National Research Council. Each ong>ofong> ong>theong> inquiry activities contains combined discussions ong>ofong> methods and content. ong>Theong> text helps students overcome science anxiety and shows ong>theong>m how easy it is to teach science using a simple, consistent three-step approach to each ong>ofong> ong>theong> science activities (set induction, investigation, and resolution). All activities use simple, easy-to-find materials. Over 250 pieces ong>ofong> line art clearly illustrate ong>theong> teaching activities.

The Genie in the Bottle: 68 All New Commentaries on the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schwarcz, Joe, PUBLISHER: ECW Press, "ong>Theong> Genie in ong>theong> Bottle" makes science downright fun. Dr. Joe Schwarcz blends quirky anecdotes about everyday chemistry with engaging tales from ong>theong> history ong>ofong> science. Get a different twist on licorice and travel to ong>theong> dark side ong>ofong> ong>theong> sun. Control stinky feet and bend spoons and minds. Learn about ong>theong> latest on chocolate research, flax, ginkgo biloba, magnesium, and blueberries. Read about ong>theong> ups ong>ofong> helium and ong>theong> downs ong>ofong> drain cleaners. Find out why bug juice is used to color ice cream, how spies used secret inks, and how acetone changed ong>theong> course ong>ofong> history. It's all ong>theong>re "Dr. Joe" also solves ong>theong> mystery ong>ofong> ong>theong> exploding shrimp and, finally, he lets us in on ong>theong> secret ong>ofong> ong>theong> genie in ong>theong> bottle.

Kundalini Yoga

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pandit, M. P., PUBLISHER: Lotus Press (WI), ong>Theong> science ong>ofong> yoga includes many disciplines ong>ofong> power and realization. ong>Ofong> ong>theong>se, none is perhaps more famous than ong>theong> Kundalini Yoga. ong>Theong> search for inner awakening and unfolding ong>ofong> hidden powers has brought man to ong>theong> threshold ong>ofong> ong>theong> last frontier: himself. This book expounds ong>theong> science ong>ofong> consciousness, and quickly reviews ong>theong> concepts ong>ofong> chakras, mantras, yoga, and awakening ong>ofong> ong>theong> kundalini energy as ong>theong> foundation ong>ofong> realization.

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On ong>theong> Functions ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brain and ong>ofong> Each ong>ofong> Its Parts: With Observations on ong>theong> Possibility ong>ofong> Determining ong>theong> Instincts, Propensities, and Talents, or ong>theong> Moral and Intellectual Dispositions ong>ofong> Men and Animals, by ong>theong> Configuration ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brain and Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen

Goethe's Way of Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Seamon, David / Zajonc, Arthur, PUBLISHER: State University ong>ofong> New York Press, Though best known for his superlative poetry and plays, Johann Wolfgang von Goeong>theong> () also produced a sizable body ong>ofong> scientific work that focused on such diverse topics as plants, color, clouds, weaong>theong>r, and geology. Goeong>theong>'s way ong>ofong> science is highly unusual because it seeks to draw togeong>theong>r ong>theong> intuitive awareness ong>ofong> art with ong>theong> rigorous observation and thinking ong>ofong> science. Written by major scholars and practitioners ong>ofong> Goeong>theong>an science today, this book considers ong>theong> philosophical foundations ong>ofong> Goeong>theong>'s approach and applies ong>theong> method to ong>theong> real world ong>ofong> nature, including studies ong>ofong> plants, animals, and ong>theong> movement ong>ofong> water. Part I discusses ong>theong> philosophical foundations ong>ofong> ong>theong> approach and clarifies its epistemology and methodology; Part II applies ong>theong> method to ong>theong> real world ong>ofong> nature; and Part III examines ong>theong> future ong>ofong> Goeong>theong>an science and emphasizes its great value for better understanding and caring for ong>theong> natural environment.

Prinicples of Environmental Engineering and Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davis, MacKenzie L. / Masten, Susan J., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, Principles ong>ofong> Environmental Engineering and Science by Mackenzie Davis and Susan Masten is intended for a course in introductory environmental engineering for sophomore- or junior-level students. ong>Theong> emphasis ong>ofong> this new text is on engineering principles raong>theong>r than on engineering design. ong>Theong> concept ong>ofong> mass balance is carried throughout ong>theong> text as a tool for problem solving, and ong>theong> text boasts extensive coverage ong>ofong> chemistry, biology, and hydrology than oong>theong>r books have. ong>Theong> chemistry review in Chapter 2 and coverage ong>ofong> ethics will aid students in better understanding ong>theong> engineering topics presented in ong>theong> book.

How to Raise Children of Destiny

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morgan, Patricia, PUBLISHER: Whitaker House, ong>Godong> has a divine plan for this generation, a plan for ong>theong> children on this earth. This groundbreaking book reveals ong>theong> link between ong>theong> rise ong>ofong> young prophets, priests, and kings in ong>theong> body ong>ofong> Christ and ong>theong> ong>Godong>-ordained heads ong>ofong> nations, spiritual leaders, and deliverers responsible for ong>theong> salvation ong>ofong> a generation. Dr. Patricia Morgan calls ong>godong>ly parents to train ong>theong>ir children to be ong>theong> next generation ong>ofong> leaders and to teach ong>theong>m ong>theong> strength and power that is found in ong>theong> covenant promises ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Godong> ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir faong>theong>rs

The Science Times Book of Birds

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wade, Karil / Wade, Nicholas, PUBLISHER: Lyons Press, ong>Theong> fifty best feature articles on birds are gaong>theong>red in this beautifully illustrated anthology from Science Times, ong>theong> weekly section ong>ofong> ong>Theong> New York Times. ong>Theong> collection covers a wide range: ong>theong> evolution ong>ofong> a seventy-five-million-year-old flightless bird, ong>theong> meddling in-laws ong>ofong> ong>theong> white-breasted bee-eaters ong>ofong> Kenya, ong>theong> extramarital flings ong>ofong> ong>theong> Eurasian great reed warbler, ong>theong> practice ong>ofong> siblicide among cattle egrets, crows' astonishing tool-making ability, and many more fascinating and illuminating topics. "ong>Theong> Science Times Book ong>ofong> Birds" will be a great gift for bird lovers, students, and anyone interested in evolution and natural history.

Understanding the One You Love

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stephens, Steve, PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, Through hundreds ong>ofong> questions, inspiring reflections on love, and spiritual insights on relationships, Stephens helps couples draw closer togeong>theong>r by stimulating ong>conversationsong> on priorities, ong>theong> future, personal preferences and experiences, commitment, finances, and children.

Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Numbers, Ronald L., PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, If we want nonscientists and opinion-makers in ong>theong> press, ong>theong> lab, and ong>theong> pulpit to take a fresh look at ong>theong> relationship between science and religion, Ronald Numbers suggests that we must first dispense with ong>theong> hoary myths that have masqueraded too long as historical truths. Until about ong>theong> s, ong>theong> dominant narrative in ong>theong> history ong>ofong> science had long been that ong>ofong> science triumphant, and science at war with religion. But a new generation ong>ofong> historians both ong>ofong> science and ong>ofong> ong>theong> church began to examine episodes in ong>theong> history ong>ofong> science and religion through ong>theong> values and knowledge ong>ofong> ong>theong> actors ong>theong>mselves. Now Ronald Numbers has recruited ong>theong> leading scholars in this new history ong>ofong> science to -puncture ong>theong> myths, from Galileo's incarceration to Darwin's deathbed conversion to Einstein's belief in a personal ong>Godong> who "didn't play dice with ong>theong> universe." ong>Theong> picture ong>ofong> science and religion at each oong>theong>r's throats persists in mainstream media and scholarly journals, but each chapter in "Galileo Goes to Jail" shows how much we have to gain by seeing beyond ong>theong> myths.

Perceiving God: The Epistemology of Religious Experience

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alston, William P., PUBLISHER: Cornell University Press, In this clear and provocative account ong>ofong> ong>theong> epistemology ong>ofong> religious experience, William P. Alston argues that ong>theong> perception ong>ofong> ong>Godong>-his term for direct experiential awareness ong>ofong> ong>Godong>-makes a major contribution to ong>theong> grounds ong>ofong> religious belief. Surveying ong>theong> variety ong>ofong> reported direct experiences ong>ofong> ong>Godong>, Alston demonstrates that a person can be justified in holding certain beliefs about ong>Godong> on ong>theong> basis ong>ofong> mystical experience.

The Evolution Wars: A Guide to the Debates

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ruse, Michael / Wilson, Edward Osborne, PUBLISHER: ABC-CLIO, A thought-provoking series that chronicles ong>theong> discussions, disputes, and debates that have divided scientists and advanced science through ong>theong> ages. ong>Theong> origins ong>ofong> humanity? ong>Theong> causes ong>ofong> homosexuality? Experimentation on humans and animals? In both ong>theong>ory and practice, science is riven by controversy. Always has been, always will be. Controversies in Science reveals ong>theong> history ong>ofong> humanity's disputatious pursuit ong>ofong> truth-ong>theong> passions, ong>theong> polemics, and ong>theong> partisanship. ABC-CLIO's Controversies in Science series examines some ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest debates in ong>theong> history ong>ofong> science's quest for truth. Edited by top scientists, philosophers, and historians, ong>theong> titles explore fields as diverse as cosmology, genetics, evolution, psychiatry, and ong>theong> fascinating and speculative study ong>ofong> extraterrestrial biology. Who are we? Where do we come from? And what limits should we place on ong>theong> pursuit ong>ofong> answers to ong>theong>se questions? ong>Theong> truth is out ong>theong>re. But what routes have we taken? What routes should we take? Controversies in Science ong>ofong>fers a road map.

The Divine Family: The Trinity and Our Life in God

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McDonough, William K. / Hahn, Scott, PUBLISHER: Servant Publications, In this fourth title in ong>theong> series ong>ofong> contemporary Catholic classics, William K. McDonough ong>ofong>fers a popular explanation ong>ofong> ong>theong> meaning ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity, ?ong>theong> fundamental doctrine ong>ofong> ong>theong> Catholic faith, ? and its relation to ong>theong> body ong>ofong> Christian revelation. He presents a synong>theong>sis ong>ofong> ong>theong> Catholic faith: ong>theong> triune life ong>ofong> ong>Godong>; ong>theong> Person ong>ofong> ong>theong> Faong>theong>r, ong>theong> Son and ong>theong> Holy Spirit; creation; ong>theong> Incarnation; mariology; divine adoption; divine indwelling; prayer, sacraments and sacramentals; love; life with ong>Godong> here and hereafter. McDonough relies on ong>theong> ong>theong>ology ong>ofong> Saints John and Paul, ong>theong> teachings ong>ofong> ong>theong> Faong>theong>rs ong>ofong> ong>theong> church, and ong>theong> spiritual writings ong>ofong> Sister Elizabeth ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity, a contemporary ong>ofong> Saint Th?r?se ong>ofong> Lisieux. He sees ong>theong> mystery ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trinity as a secret?ong>theong> Secret ong>ofong> Secrets?beyond all our guessing?that, once revealed to us, becomes ong>theong> pattern for true Christian living.

Autobiography of God

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ogilvie, Lloyd John, PUBLISHER: Regal Books, This contemporary commentary on ong>theong> parables ong>ofong> Jesus ong>ofong>fers a flesh, exciting look at ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> ong>Godong> and how He works in our lives.

Glorious Grasses: The Grains

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hughes, Meredith Sayles, PUBLISHER: Lerner Publications, *Spotlighted in Booklist as an "established series that continue s] to turn out titles ong>ofong> high quality and appeal." This lively science series serves up a cornucopia ong>ofong> information on a variety ong>ofong> edible plants. Explore topics ranging from where ong>theong> plants originated; how ong>theong>y were first cultivated; how ong>theong>y're currently grown, processed, and sold; to how ong>theong>y're eaten around ong>theong> world and what ong>theong>ir scientific applications are. Each book includes cross-sectional diagrams ong>ofong> ong>theong> focus plants, literary quotes, nutritional information, sidebars, recipes, and activities. Supports ong>theong> national science education standards Unifying Concepts and Processes: Systems, Order, and Organization; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Evolution and Equilibrium; Unifying Concepts and Processes: Form and Function; and Life Science as outlined by ong>theong> National Academics ong>ofong> Science and endorsed by ong>theong> National Science Teachers Association.

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