Author: Tim Donovan
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1952269865
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The Alien Grand Design weaves all aspects of UFOlogy and history into a coherent picture. It is based on the author’s research and insights since the 1970s. The book explains everything alien enthusiasts want to know. • What are aliens really up to? • How and why do they deceive us? • What is their ultimate goal? With unparalleled insight and frankness, the author describes what the long-term impact of the phenomenon will be. The Alien Grand Design will be of great interest to anyone curious about the future.
The Alien Grand Design
The Grand Design
Author: Stephen Hawking
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553907077
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A whirlwind tour of fundamental physics and cosmology.”—The Wall Street Journal “Fascinating . . . a wealth of ideas [that] leave us with a clearer understanding of modern physics in all its invigorating complexity.”—Los Angeles Times When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent “grand design” of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion—or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow present the most illuminating scientific thinking about these and other abiding mysteries of the universe, in nontechnical language marked by brilliance and simplicity. According to quantum theory, the cosmos does not have just a single existence or history. The authors explain that we ourselves are the product of quantum fluctuations in the early universe and show how quantum theory predicts the “multiverse”—the idea that ours is just one of many universes that appeared spontaneously out of nothing, each with different laws of nature. They conclude with a riveting assessment of M-theory, an explanation of the laws governing our universe that is currently the only viable candidate for a “theory of everything”: the unified theory that Einstein was looking for, which, if confirmed, would represent the ultimate triumph of human reason. A succinct, startling, and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, The Grand Design is a book that will inform—and provoke—like no other.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553907077
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A whirlwind tour of fundamental physics and cosmology.”—The Wall Street Journal “Fascinating . . . a wealth of ideas [that] leave us with a clearer understanding of modern physics in all its invigorating complexity.”—Los Angeles Times When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent “grand design” of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion—or does science offer another explanation? In The Grand Design, Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow present the most illuminating scientific thinking about these and other abiding mysteries of the universe, in nontechnical language marked by brilliance and simplicity. According to quantum theory, the cosmos does not have just a single existence or history. The authors explain that we ourselves are the product of quantum fluctuations in the early universe and show how quantum theory predicts the “multiverse”—the idea that ours is just one of many universes that appeared spontaneously out of nothing, each with different laws of nature. They conclude with a riveting assessment of M-theory, an explanation of the laws governing our universe that is currently the only viable candidate for a “theory of everything”: the unified theory that Einstein was looking for, which, if confirmed, would represent the ultimate triumph of human reason. A succinct, startling, and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, The Grand Design is a book that will inform—and provoke—like no other.
The Grand Design
Author: John Marco
Publisher: Spectra
ISBN: 0804180857
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
From John Marco comes the epic sequel to his thrilling debut military fantasy, The Jackel of Nar. An infamous warrior is once again caught between two irrexixtible forces, and his choice may change the world... Prince Richius Vantran, the Jackal of Nar, has fled into exile. Meanwhile, Nar has exploded in civil war. The conflict is being waged between the religious fanatics of Bishop Herrith, who follow the Light of God, and the ruthless followers of Count Biagio and his Black Renaissance. As the terrifying slaughter mounts, fueled by the development of hideous new war machines, Vantran is offered a chance to ally with a third faction and take his revenge against his ancient enemy Biagio. But Biagio, a master of deception and intrigue, has a grand design to gain total power that involves luring Vantran's new allies into a deadly trap. As for Vantran, Biagio has a special punishment: to strike the warrior-prince's only weakness...Vantran's innocent daughter. And Vantran himself will unwittingly seal the young girl's fate.
Publisher: Spectra
ISBN: 0804180857
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
From John Marco comes the epic sequel to his thrilling debut military fantasy, The Jackel of Nar. An infamous warrior is once again caught between two irrexixtible forces, and his choice may change the world... Prince Richius Vantran, the Jackal of Nar, has fled into exile. Meanwhile, Nar has exploded in civil war. The conflict is being waged between the religious fanatics of Bishop Herrith, who follow the Light of God, and the ruthless followers of Count Biagio and his Black Renaissance. As the terrifying slaughter mounts, fueled by the development of hideous new war machines, Vantran is offered a chance to ally with a third faction and take his revenge against his ancient enemy Biagio. But Biagio, a master of deception and intrigue, has a grand design to gain total power that involves luring Vantran's new allies into a deadly trap. As for Vantran, Biagio has a special punishment: to strike the warrior-prince's only weakness...Vantran's innocent daughter. And Vantran himself will unwittingly seal the young girl's fate.
Star Trek: Corps of Engineers: Grand Designs
Author: Allyn Gibson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416579168
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 645
Book Description
The thrilling Star Trek short story collection featuring Starfleet’s Corps of Engineers! Corps of Engineers These are the voyages of the U.S.S. da Vinci. Their mission: to solve the problems of the galaxy, one disaster at a time. Starfleet veteran Captain David Gold, along with his crack Starfleet Corps of Engineers team lead by former Starship Enterprise ™ engineer Commander Sonya Gomez, travel throughout the Federation and beyond to fix the unfixable, repair the irreparable, and solve the unsolvable. Whether it's an artificial planetary ring that was damaged during the Dominion War, an out-of-control generation ship, a weapons inspection gone horribly wrong, shutting down a crashed probe, solving a centuries-old medical mystery, or clearing a sargasso sea of derelict ships, the S.C.E. is on the case! But the problems they face aren't just technical; Tev must confront the demons of his past, Lense must confront the demons of her present, Gold faces a crisis of leadership on his own ship, and Gomez must lead an away team into the middle of a brutal ground war. Plus the da Vinci crew must find a way to work with their Klingon counterparts in a deadly rescue mission.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416579168
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 645
Book Description
The thrilling Star Trek short story collection featuring Starfleet’s Corps of Engineers! Corps of Engineers These are the voyages of the U.S.S. da Vinci. Their mission: to solve the problems of the galaxy, one disaster at a time. Starfleet veteran Captain David Gold, along with his crack Starfleet Corps of Engineers team lead by former Starship Enterprise ™ engineer Commander Sonya Gomez, travel throughout the Federation and beyond to fix the unfixable, repair the irreparable, and solve the unsolvable. Whether it's an artificial planetary ring that was damaged during the Dominion War, an out-of-control generation ship, a weapons inspection gone horribly wrong, shutting down a crashed probe, solving a centuries-old medical mystery, or clearing a sargasso sea of derelict ships, the S.C.E. is on the case! But the problems they face aren't just technical; Tev must confront the demons of his past, Lense must confront the demons of her present, Gold faces a crisis of leadership on his own ship, and Gomez must lead an away team into the middle of a brutal ground war. Plus the da Vinci crew must find a way to work with their Klingon counterparts in a deadly rescue mission.
The Human Rights of Aliens in Contemporary International Law
Author: Richard B. Lillich
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719009143
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Parts of this volume were originally delivered as the Melland Schill lectures at the University of Manchester, Nov. 19-20, 1981.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719009143
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Parts of this volume were originally delivered as the Melland Schill lectures at the University of Manchester, Nov. 19-20, 1981.
The Alien Plan for Earth
Author: Tim Donovan
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1949483185
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Unlike books that accept deceptive accounts at face value, The Alien Plan for Earth relies on critical analysis to uncover what has long been hidden from the public by government and aliens alike. The Alien Plan for Earth weaves all aspects of UFOlogy and history into a coherent picture. It tells the whole story: • What aliens are really up to; • Why and how they deceive us; • What is their ultimate goal. With unparalleled insight and frankness, the book spells out exactly what the long-term impact of The Alien Plan will be. The Alien Plan will be of great interest to everyone curious about what the future holds.
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN: 1949483185
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Unlike books that accept deceptive accounts at face value, The Alien Plan for Earth relies on critical analysis to uncover what has long been hidden from the public by government and aliens alike. The Alien Plan for Earth weaves all aspects of UFOlogy and history into a coherent picture. It tells the whole story: • What aliens are really up to; • Why and how they deceive us; • What is their ultimate goal. With unparalleled insight and frankness, the book spells out exactly what the long-term impact of The Alien Plan will be. The Alien Plan will be of great interest to everyone curious about what the future holds.
Grand Designs
Author: Lara Kriegel
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822390531
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
With this richly illustrated history of industrial design reform in nineteenth-century Britain, Lara Kriegel demonstrates that preoccupations with trade, labor, and manufacture lay at the heart of debates about cultural institutions during the Victorian era. Through aesthetic reform, Victorians sought to redress the inferiority of British crafts in comparison to those made on the continent and in the colonies. Declaring a crisis of design and workmanship among the British laboring classes, reformers pioneered schools of design, copyright protections, and spectacular displays of industrial and imperial wares, most notably the Great Exhibition of 1851. Their efforts culminated with the establishment of the South Kensington Museum, predecessor to the Victoria and Albert Museum, which stands today as home to the world’s foremost collection of the decorative and applied arts. Kriegel’s identification of the significant links between markets and museums, and between economics and aesthetics, amounts to a rethinking of Victorian cultural formation. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including museum guidebooks, design manuals, illustrated newspapers, pattern books, and government reports, Kriegel brings to life the many Victorians who claimed a stake in aesthetic reform during the middle years of the nineteenth century. The aspiring artists who attended the Government School of Design, the embattled provincial printers who sought a strengthened industrial copyright, the exhibition-going millions who visited the Crystal Palace, the lower-middle-class consumers who learned new principles of taste in metropolitan museums, and the working men of London who critiqued the city’s art and design collections—all are cast by Kriegel as leading cultural actors of their day. Grand Designs shows how these Victorians vied to upend aesthetic hierarchies in an imperial age and, in the process, to refashion London’s public culture.
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822390531
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
With this richly illustrated history of industrial design reform in nineteenth-century Britain, Lara Kriegel demonstrates that preoccupations with trade, labor, and manufacture lay at the heart of debates about cultural institutions during the Victorian era. Through aesthetic reform, Victorians sought to redress the inferiority of British crafts in comparison to those made on the continent and in the colonies. Declaring a crisis of design and workmanship among the British laboring classes, reformers pioneered schools of design, copyright protections, and spectacular displays of industrial and imperial wares, most notably the Great Exhibition of 1851. Their efforts culminated with the establishment of the South Kensington Museum, predecessor to the Victoria and Albert Museum, which stands today as home to the world’s foremost collection of the decorative and applied arts. Kriegel’s identification of the significant links between markets and museums, and between economics and aesthetics, amounts to a rethinking of Victorian cultural formation. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including museum guidebooks, design manuals, illustrated newspapers, pattern books, and government reports, Kriegel brings to life the many Victorians who claimed a stake in aesthetic reform during the middle years of the nineteenth century. The aspiring artists who attended the Government School of Design, the embattled provincial printers who sought a strengthened industrial copyright, the exhibition-going millions who visited the Crystal Palace, the lower-middle-class consumers who learned new principles of taste in metropolitan museums, and the working men of London who critiqued the city’s art and design collections—all are cast by Kriegel as leading cultural actors of their day. Grand Designs shows how these Victorians vied to upend aesthetic hierarchies in an imperial age and, in the process, to refashion London’s public culture.
Grand Designs at 25
Author: Kevin McCloud
Publisher:
ISBN: 1836001339
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Grand Designs 25 features Kevin McCloud's personal selection of the most significant and memorable builds from 25 years of this acclaimed TV series.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1836001339
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Grand Designs 25 features Kevin McCloud's personal selection of the most significant and memorable builds from 25 years of this acclaimed TV series.
The Grand Design Exposed
Author: John Daniel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780927022415
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
"A Little One Amidst the Shadows" tells of three episodes in the life of a man: one night in the young boy's life, one day in the old man's death, and a passion week in between. Along with this little one, the reader peers within the darkness and through the valley of shadows. Who are the three visitors? Why is there such suffering and so much pain? Where is God?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780927022415
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
"A Little One Amidst the Shadows" tells of three episodes in the life of a man: one night in the young boy's life, one day in the old man's death, and a passion week in between. Along with this little one, the reader peers within the darkness and through the valley of shadows. Who are the three visitors? Why is there such suffering and so much pain? Where is God?
Return
Author: Ian Houston
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039199488
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
It is the year 2312, and the City covers most of the planet. Street kid David North is a “Super,” but his power – moving strings, wires, and similar things with his mind – isn’t entirely under his control. During a violent altercation with one of the City’s notorious gangs, he is saved from near death by a couple of Super teenagers who are students of an underground scientific research and training facility called Project Arete. David immediately feels a curious connection with one of his saviors—Sarah, a young woman with glowing green bionic eyes. During his recovery at Project Arete’s hospital, David is given the opportunity to join PA and, warily, he takes it. Perhaps there, finally off the City’s streets, he could learn more about his power and how to control it . . . and more about Sarah. But there is someone who doesn’t want David to get too close to her. And even though he is making lasting friendships, as David spends more time at PA, he discovers things are not exactly what they seem. An ancient mystery is slowly unfurling, and when David finds himself caught up in a 3000-year-old betrayal, he must confront impossible choices to protect the ones he loves. But will his choices doom them all to repeat the mistakes of the ancient past? The first book in the action-packed Keystone Trilogy, Return takes you deep inside a world where no choice is easy, no answer is the right one, and every step you take comes with great responsibility.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039199488
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
It is the year 2312, and the City covers most of the planet. Street kid David North is a “Super,” but his power – moving strings, wires, and similar things with his mind – isn’t entirely under his control. During a violent altercation with one of the City’s notorious gangs, he is saved from near death by a couple of Super teenagers who are students of an underground scientific research and training facility called Project Arete. David immediately feels a curious connection with one of his saviors—Sarah, a young woman with glowing green bionic eyes. During his recovery at Project Arete’s hospital, David is given the opportunity to join PA and, warily, he takes it. Perhaps there, finally off the City’s streets, he could learn more about his power and how to control it . . . and more about Sarah. But there is someone who doesn’t want David to get too close to her. And even though he is making lasting friendships, as David spends more time at PA, he discovers things are not exactly what they seem. An ancient mystery is slowly unfurling, and when David finds himself caught up in a 3000-year-old betrayal, he must confront impossible choices to protect the ones he loves. But will his choices doom them all to repeat the mistakes of the ancient past? The first book in the action-packed Keystone Trilogy, Return takes you deep inside a world where no choice is easy, no answer is the right one, and every step you take comes with great responsibility.