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The Race to the Big Bang

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In The Race to the Big Bang illustrated science adventure book, the sequel to The Stardust Mystery, the Cosmic Kids return from a wonderful trip to the moon only to discover their lives drastically altered by the Covid-19 pandemic. They find relief by inventing new pandemic pastimes. The best pastime of all is a new contest called The Race to the Big Bang with a grand prize of $1 million in cash ... Read more

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In The Race to the Big Bang illustrated science adventure book, the sequel to The Stardust Mystery, the Cosmic Kids return from a wonderful trip to the moon only to discover their lives drastically altered by the Covid-19 pandemic. They find relief by inventing new pandemic pastimes. The best pastime of all is a new contest called The Race to the Big Bang with a grand prize of $1 million in cash
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The Stardust Mystery

by Peter Solomon ...

The Stardust Mystery illustrated book is a companion to the MissionKT and Building the Universe video games, the STARDUST MYSTERY YouTube channel and the StardustMystery.com/kids/ web page. It follows the lives of cousins Lizzy, Milo, VC, and Neddy as they unravel the Stardust Mystery. Their adventures take them across time during the evolution of the Universe and the history of Planet Earth in ... Read more

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The Stardust Mystery illustrated book is a companion to the MissionKT and Building the Universe video games, the STARDUST MYSTERY YouTube channel and the StardustMystery.com/kids/ web page. It follows the lives of cousins Lizzy, Milo, VC, and Neddy as they unravel the Stardust Mystery. Their adventures take them across time during the evolution of the Universe and the history of Planet Earth in
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100 Years to Extinction

The Tyranny of Technology and the Fight for a Better Future

by Peter Solomon ...

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Kirby Heyborne, Judy Young, Gabrielle de Cuir ...

Unabridged

14 hours 48 min

What if Stephen Hawking was right—and we have less than a century to avoid extinction?When EMT Liz Arvad is shot while saving a life, her recovery sparks a deeper awakening. Maybe the world isn’t just chaotic, it’s unraveling. Alongside her genius sister, Aster, and politically charged cousin, Milo, Liz makes a vow—do something, anything, to help save humanity. It starts with a promise in a sunlit ... Read more

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What if Stephen Hawking was right—and we have less than a century to avoid extinction?When EMT Liz Arvad is shot while saving a life, her recovery sparks a deeper awakening. Maybe the world isn’t just chaotic, it’s unraveling. Alongside her genius sister, Aster, and politically charged cousin, Milo, Liz makes a vow—do something, anything, to help save humanity. It starts with a promise in a sunlit
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12 Years to AI Singularity

A Harmonious Future with Artificial Intelligence or War

by Peter Solomon ...

Narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir, Judy Young, Kirby Heyborne, Susan Hanfield, Jack Turner ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Survival & Singularity Chronicles
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What happens when the artificial intelligence (AI) technology we rely on becomes the greatest threat to human survival?Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking warned: “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.”In 12 Years to AI Singularity, Peter Solomon delivers a gripping, near-future epic that follows the humans, sentient robots, and large language models, ... Read more

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What happens when the artificial intelligence (AI) technology we rely on becomes the greatest threat to human survival?Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking warned: “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.”In 12 Years to AI Singularity, Peter Solomon delivers a gripping, near-future epic that follows the humans, sentient robots, and large language models,
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Wasting Time Constructively: A Guide to a Balanced Life

by Peter J. Solomon ...

Memoirs can tell all or tell nothing. And while some memoirs recite successes, honest memoirs often chronicle setbacks, frustrations, and failures. For Peter J. Solomon, documenting his successes as well as his failures was a way to show us how a perseverance to achieve is paramount in life, and that family, friends, health, a sense of humor, and luck are powerful allies. Peter J. Solomon’s ... Read more

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Memoirs can tell all or tell nothing. And while some memoirs recite successes, honest memoirs often chronicle setbacks, frustrations, and failures. For Peter J. Solomon, documenting his successes as well as his failures was a way to show us how a perseverance to achieve is paramount in life, and that family, friends, health, a sense of humor, and luck are powerful allies. Peter J. Solomon’s
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Courts And Transition In Russia

The Challenge Of Judicial Reform

by Peter H., Jr. Solomon, Todd Foglesong ...

It is hardly a revelation to say that in the Soviet Union, law served not as the foundation of government but as an instrument of rule, or that the judiciary in that country was highly dependent upon political authority. Yet, experience shows that effective democracies and market economies alike require courts that are independent and trusted. In Courts and Transition in Russia, Solomon and ... Read more

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It is hardly a revelation to say that in the Soviet Union, law served not as the foundation of government but as an instrument of rule, or that the judiciary in that country was highly dependent upon political authority. Yet, experience shows that effective democracies and market economies alike require courts that are independent and trusted. In Courts and Transition in Russia, Solomon and
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The Judicial System of Russia

by Prof Kathryn Hendley, Prof Peter H. Solomon, Jr. ...

Series series Judicial Systems of the World
The Judicial System of Russia paints a portrait of the courts of the Russian Federation under Putin, how they work in practice, and what shapes the behaviour of its judges. It stresses the dual nature of a judicial system, where ordinary cases are for the most part handled fairly, but where cases of interest to powerful persons are subject to influence--a common situation in authoritarian states. ... Read more

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The Judicial System of Russia paints a portrait of the courts of the Russian Federation under Putin, how they work in practice, and what shapes the behaviour of its judges. It stresses the dual nature of a judicial system, where ordinary cases are for the most part handled fairly, but where cases of interest to powerful persons are subject to influence--a common situation in authoritarian states.
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Legal Change in Post-Communist States

Progress, Reversions, Explanations

by Kaja Gadowska, Andreas Umland, Elena Bogdanova, Vicki Hesli Claypool, Kriszta Kovacs, Maria Popova, Vincent Post, William Reisinger, Kim Lane Scheppele, Olga Semukhina0, Mihaela Serban1, Peter H. Solomon, Jr.2, Alexei Trochev3, Marina Zaloznaya4 ...

Series Book 208 - Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
Reformers had high hopes that the end of communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union would lead to significant improvements in legal institutions and the role of law in public administration. However, the cumulative experience of 25 years of legal change since communism has been mixed, marked by achievements and failures, advances and moves backward. This book—written by a team of ... Read more

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Reformers had high hopes that the end of communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union would lead to significant improvements in legal institutions and the role of law in public administration. However, the cumulative experience of 25 years of legal change since communism has been mixed, marked by achievements and failures, advances and moves backward. This book—written by a team of
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Buchanan's Tensions

Reexamining the Political Economy and Philosophy of James M. Buchanan

Edited by Peter J. Boettke, Solomon Stein ...

Series series Tensions in Political Economy
James M. Buchanan, Nobel Laureate in Economics and one of the premier political economists of the 20th century, was at the heart of the emergence of public choice theory and the reintroduction of politics to academic economic analysis. Like any great and productive scholar, his body of work includes tensions, flaws, and inconsistencies that must be confronted by scholars looking to engage, ... Read more

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James M. Buchanan, Nobel Laureate in Economics and one of the premier political economists of the 20th century, was at the heart of the emergence of public choice theory and the reintroduction of politics to academic economic analysis. Like any great and productive scholar, his body of work includes tensions, flaws, and inconsistencies that must be confronted by scholars looking to engage,
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Knowledge Production and Epistemic Decolonization at the End of Pax Americana

Edited by Naoki Sakai, Jon Solomon, Peter Button ...

Series series Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
This book critically analyzes the global hegemony of the United States – a hegemony whose innovative aspect consists in articulating postcoloniality to imperial control – in relation to knowledge and knowledge production.Through targeted case studies on the historical relationship between regional areas and the United States, the authors explore possibilities and obstacles to epistemic ... Read more

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This book critically analyzes the global hegemony of the United States – a hegemony whose innovative aspect consists in articulating postcoloniality to imperial control – in relation to knowledge and knowledge production.Through targeted case studies on the historical relationship between regional areas and the United States, the authors explore possibilities and obstacles to epistemic
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Twelve Years a Slave

by Solomon Northup ...

Narrated by Peter Jay Fernandez ...

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Twelve Years a Slave (Originally published in 1853 with the sub-title: "Narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana") is the written work of Solomon Northup; a man who was born free, but was bound into slavery later in life. Northup's account describes the daily life of ... Read more

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Twelve Years a Slave (Originally published in 1853 with the sub-title: "Narrative of Solomon Northup, a citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana") is the written work of Solomon Northup; a man who was born free, but was bound into slavery later in life. Northup's account describes the daily life of
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The Desperate Heart

: (A Tale of Deception and Belief (A Play)

by Ita Akpan ...

Series Audiobook 1 - New Edition
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2 hours 32 min

In a world where love is both a treasured blessing and a relentless pursuit, Kingsley - a young man with aspirations that stretch far beyond his humble beginnings - embarks on a tumultuous journey marked by deceit and longing with his striking dreadlocks and charming smile, he carries a heart brimming with desire but weighed down by desperation. When he stumbles into a church seeking solace and ... Read more

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In a world where love is both a treasured blessing and a relentless pursuit, Kingsley - a young man with aspirations that stretch far beyond his humble beginnings - embarks on a tumultuous journey marked by deceit and longing with his striking dreadlocks and charming smile, he carries a heart brimming with desire but weighed down by desperation. When he stumbles into a church seeking solace and
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