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Surprising Insights Everywhere from Zero to Oblivion

by NewScientist, Marcus Chown, Douglas Fox, Jo Marchant, Paul Davies, Michael Brooks, Laura Spinney, Linda Geddes, Per Eklund, Jonathan Knight, Nigel Henbest, Ian Stewart, David Harris, Michael de Podesta, Valerie Jamieson, David Fisher, Rick A. Lovett, Andy Coghlan, Stephen Battersby ...

The writers behind New Scientist explore the baffling concept of nothingness from the fringes of the universe to our minds' inner workings.It turns out that nothing is as curious or as enlightening as nothingness itself. What is nothing? Where can it be found? The writers of the world's top-selling science magazine investigate—from the big bang, dark energy, and the void, to superconductors, ... Read more

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The writers behind New Scientist explore the baffling concept of nothingness from the fringes of the universe to our minds' inner workings.It turns out that nothing is as curious or as enlightening as nothingness itself. What is nothing? Where can it be found? The writers of the world's top-selling science magazine investigate—from the big bang, dark energy, and the void, to superconductors,
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Cognition Switch #7

by Gaia Vince, Michael Regnier, Jenny Diski, Geoff Watts, Lucy Maddox, Emma Young, Jo Marchant, Peter Aldhous, Mary O’Hara, Shayla Love, Will Storr ...

Series Book 7 - Cognition Switch
An Artefact for the Transmission of New Ideas.Issue #7: July 2019Featuring Ideas by:Gaia Vince, Michael Regnier, Jenny Diski, Geoff Watts, Lucy Maddox, Emma Young, Jo Marchant, Peter Aldhous, Mary O’Hara, Shayla Love, and Will Storr ... Read more

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An Artefact for the Transmission of New Ideas.Issue #7: July 2019Featuring Ideas by:Gaia Vince, Michael Regnier, Jenny Diski, Geoff Watts, Lucy Maddox, Emma Young, Jo Marchant, Peter Aldhous, Mary O’Hara, Shayla Love, and Will Storr
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State Capture in South Africa

How and why it happened

by Mbongiseni Buthelezi, Peter Vale, Karl von Holdt, Robyn Foley, Ryan Brunette, Jonathan Klaaren, Cherese Thakur, Devi Pillay, Luke Spiropoulos0, Reg Rumney1, Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh2, Michael Marchant3, Hennie van Vuuren4, Patrick Heller5, Barney Pityana6 ...

A multidisciplinary analysis of how state capture unfolded in South Africa and was contested within both civil society and the state itself. It presents a scholarly and empirical understanding of how things went awry, even with various regulating bodies in place, and how to prevent state capture from happening again in the future.The metaphor of ‘state capture’ has dominated South Africa’s ... Read more

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A multidisciplinary analysis of how state capture unfolded in South Africa and was contested within both civil society and the state itself. It presents a scholarly and empirical understanding of how things went awry, even with various regulating bodies in place, and how to prevent state capture from happening again in the future.The metaphor of ‘state capture’ has dominated South Africa’s
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America's Backpack Nuke

A True Account: Love, War, History and Drama - The Mission Was Far Beyond the Call!

by Michael P. Chapanar 11th Engineer Battalion 3 rd Marine Division U.S.M.C. 1967 Vietnam D.M.Z. ...

Blessed with two special talents, I was ordered to strap on a nuclear weapon at the age of 19. The mission was to save thousands of Marines from being slaughtered on the DMZ. Khe Sahn and Con Thien were in peril. How close we were to nuclear war on an eerie night in the fall of 1967 is beyond imagination.The Vietnam conflict started out as a noble cause. It was an opportunity to help the South ... Read more

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Blessed with two special talents, I was ordered to strap on a nuclear weapon at the age of 19. The mission was to save thousands of Marines from being slaughtered on the DMZ. Khe Sahn and Con Thien were in peril. How close we were to nuclear war on an eerie night in the fall of 1967 is beyond imagination.The Vietnam conflict started out as a noble cause. It was an opportunity to help the South
... Read more
The Child's World, Third Edition

The Essential Guide to Assessing Vulnerable Children, Young People and their Families

by Danielle Turney, Julie Taylor, David Shemmings, Yvonne Shemmings, Arnon Bentovim, Emilie Smeaton, Audrey Tait, Helen Wosu, Gillian Ruch, Beth Tarleton, Nadine Tilbury, Claudia Bernard, Jane Barlow, Emily Munro, Katherine Bishop, Ruth Marchant, Simon Hackett, Emma Palmer, Stephen Pizzey, Jenny Gray, Dave Backwith, Michael Murphy, Michaela Rogers, Christine Gould, Barbara Lawrie, Jane Appleton, Karen Whittaker, Stan Houston, Aideen Naughton, David Jones, Liz Hadcroft, Dawn Hodson, Patrick Neil ...

This definitive textbook provides accessible information on best practice for assessing the needs and strengths of vulnerable children and their families. It explores the challenges that practitioners face routinely - with suggestions as to how to address them - as well as the established areas for assessment, of children's developmental needs, parenting ability and motivation, and socio-economic ... Read more

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This definitive textbook provides accessible information on best practice for assessing the needs and strengths of vulnerable children and their families. It explores the challenges that practitioners face routinely - with suggestions as to how to address them - as well as the established areas for assessment, of children's developmental needs, parenting ability and motivation, and socio-economic
... Read more
Memorandum in a Cruet

by 3ichael 7ambert, Michael Andrew Lambert Jr ...

Embark on an extraordinary literary journey as you immerse yourself in the pages of "Memorandum in a Cruet." This remarkable memoir takes you on a profound exploration of resilience, self-discovery, and the transformative power of storytelling. Through captivating prose and heartfelt reflections, the author unveils the fragments of their life, intricately woven with tales of triumph and ... Read more

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Embark on an extraordinary literary journey as you immerse yourself in the pages of "Memorandum in a Cruet." This remarkable memoir takes you on a profound exploration of resilience, self-discovery, and the transformative power of storytelling. Through captivating prose and heartfelt reflections, the author unveils the fragments of their life, intricately woven with tales of triumph and
... Read more

Weird Earth

Debunking Strange Ideas About Our Planet

by Donald R. Prothero ...

"A breath of intellectual fresh air . . . [an] amusing look at how to dispel endemic pseudoscience and conspiracy theories through rational thinking." — Publishers WeeklyAliens. Ley lines. Water dowsing. Conspiracies and myths captivate imaginations and promise mystery and magic. Whether it's arguing about the moon landing hoax or a Frisbee-like Earth drifting through space, when held up to ... Read more

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"A breath of intellectual fresh air . . . [an] amusing look at how to dispel endemic pseudoscience and conspiracy theories through rational thinking." — Publishers WeeklyAliens. Ley lines. Water dowsing. Conspiracies and myths captivate imaginations and promise mystery and magic. Whether it's arguing about the moon landing hoax or a Frisbee-like Earth drifting through space, when held up to
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The Simulated Multiverse: An MIT Computer Scientist Explores Parallel Universes, The Simulation Hypothesis, Quantum Computing and the Mandela Effect

Simulation Hypothesis

by Rizwan Virk ...

Series series Simulation Hypothesis
Do multiple versions of ourselves exist in parallel universes living out their lives in different timelines? In this follow up to his bestseller, The Simulation Hypothesis, MIT Computer Scientist and Silicon Valley Game Pioneer Rizwan Virk explores these topics from a new lens: that of simulation theory.If we are living in a simulated universe, composed of information that is rendered around us, ... Read more

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Do multiple versions of ourselves exist in parallel universes living out their lives in different timelines? In this follow up to his bestseller, The Simulation Hypothesis, MIT Computer Scientist and Silicon Valley Game Pioneer Rizwan Virk explores these topics from a new lens: that of simulation theory.If we are living in a simulated universe, composed of information that is rendered around us,
... Read more
Future Minds

The Rise of Intelligence from the Big Bang to the End of the Universe

by Richard Yonck ...

For readers of Michio Kaku and Stephen Hawking, the book readers have acclaimed as "A mega-comprehensive outlook at intelligence as convincing as it is surprising" and "A truly breathtaking forecast on the future of intelligence."With the ongoing advancement of AI and other technologies, our world is becoming increasingly intelligent. From chatbots to innovations in brain-computer interfaces to ... Read more

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For readers of Michio Kaku and Stephen Hawking, the book readers have acclaimed as "A mega-comprehensive outlook at intelligence as convincing as it is surprising" and "A truly breathtaking forecast on the future of intelligence."With the ongoing advancement of AI and other technologies, our world is becoming increasingly intelligent. From chatbots to innovations in brain-computer interfaces to
... Read more

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The Elements We Live By

How Iron Helps Us Breathe, Potassium Lets Us See, and Other Surprising Superpowers of the Periodic Table

by Anja Røyne ...

This "excellent" popular science book explores just what we—and the things around us—are made of ( Aftenposten, Norway).Some elements get all the attention: glittering gold, radioactive uranium—materials we call "precious" because they are so rare. But what could be more precious than the building blocks of life—from the oxygen in our air to the carbon in all living things?In The Elements We Live ... Read more

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This "excellent" popular science book explores just what we—and the things around us—are made of ( Aftenposten, Norway).Some elements get all the attention: glittering gold, radioactive uranium—materials we call "precious" because they are so rare. But what could be more precious than the building blocks of life—from the oxygen in our air to the carbon in all living things?In The Elements We Live
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Biography of Resistance

The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens

by Muhammad H. Zaman ...

Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisis.In September 2016, a woman in Nevada became the first known case in the U.S. of a person who died of an infection resistant to every antibiotic available. Her ... Read more

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Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisis.In September 2016, a woman in Nevada became the first known case in the U.S. of a person who died of an infection resistant to every antibiotic available. Her
... Read more

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Life Skills

How to Cook, Clean, Manage Money, Fix Your Car, Perform CPR, and Everything in Between

by Julia Laflin ...

A Book of Necessary Skills to Help You Function and Thrive in Everyday Life!Do you want to be an independent adult that knows how to live life to its full potential? Do you want to be the one that everyone comes to for advice? You’ve picked up the right book! Full of useful advice and practical skills that everyone should know, this comprehensive how-to guide will provide you with the essential ... Read more

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A Book of Necessary Skills to Help You Function and Thrive in Everyday Life!Do you want to be an independent adult that knows how to live life to its full potential? Do you want to be the one that everyone comes to for advice? You’ve picked up the right book! Full of useful advice and practical skills that everyone should know, this comprehensive how-to guide will provide you with the essential
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