Author: Rosie Cooper
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0500652465
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A fresh approach to science for young brainiacs, this book on climate and weather includes incredible but true stories, interactive activities, and quirky infographics. What’s the difference between climate and weather? How do we know the climate is changing? The need-to-know answers to these and many other pressing questions are explained in this volume through incredible stories, infographics—including how many farts animals add to the atmosphere each year—and fun activities like engineering a solar oven from a pizza box. Budding brainiacs will love reading “Need- to- Know” stories, diving into interactive “Try This” activities, and building a trove of fascinating facts from a series of infographic “Data Dumps.” Featuring the artwork of Harriet Russell, the illustrator of the bestselling This Book Thinks You’re a . . . series, The Brainiac’s Book of Climate and Weather demonstrates how fun and relevant science is to our everyday lives. This brainiac’s book makes the subject interactive, interesting, and easy to relate to for young readers.
The Brainiac's Book of the Climate and Weather
Author: Rosie Cooper
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0500652465
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A fresh approach to science for young brainiacs, this book on climate and weather includes incredible but true stories, interactive activities, and quirky infographics. What’s the difference between climate and weather? How do we know the climate is changing? The need-to-know answers to these and many other pressing questions are explained in this volume through incredible stories, infographics—including how many farts animals add to the atmosphere each year—and fun activities like engineering a solar oven from a pizza box. Budding brainiacs will love reading “Need- to- Know” stories, diving into interactive “Try This” activities, and building a trove of fascinating facts from a series of infographic “Data Dumps.” Featuring the artwork of Harriet Russell, the illustrator of the bestselling This Book Thinks You’re a . . . series, The Brainiac’s Book of Climate and Weather demonstrates how fun and relevant science is to our everyday lives. This brainiac’s book makes the subject interactive, interesting, and easy to relate to for young readers.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0500652465
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A fresh approach to science for young brainiacs, this book on climate and weather includes incredible but true stories, interactive activities, and quirky infographics. What’s the difference between climate and weather? How do we know the climate is changing? The need-to-know answers to these and many other pressing questions are explained in this volume through incredible stories, infographics—including how many farts animals add to the atmosphere each year—and fun activities like engineering a solar oven from a pizza box. Budding brainiacs will love reading “Need- to- Know” stories, diving into interactive “Try This” activities, and building a trove of fascinating facts from a series of infographic “Data Dumps.” Featuring the artwork of Harriet Russell, the illustrator of the bestselling This Book Thinks You’re a . . . series, The Brainiac’s Book of Climate and Weather demonstrates how fun and relevant science is to our everyday lives. This brainiac’s book makes the subject interactive, interesting, and easy to relate to for young readers.
Brainiac
Author: Ken Jennings
Publisher: Villard
ISBN: 1588365522
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A witty, charming, and engaging dive into trivia’s colorful history, from America’s highest-earning game show contestant of all time and host of Jeopardy! “Insightful, informative, and written with a strong dose of humor and humility. . . . I loved this book.”—Will Shortz, crossword editor, The New York Times Ken Jennings is trivia’s undisputed king—and as he traces his rise from anonymous computer programmer to nerd folk icon, he explores his newly conquered kingdom: the world of trivia itself. Trivia, he has found, is centuries older than his childhood obsession with it. Whisking us from the coffeehouses of seventeenth-century London to the Internet age, Jennings chronicles the ups and downs of the trivia fad: the quiz book explosion of the Jazz Age; the rise, fall, and rise again of TV quiz shows; the nostalgic campus trivia of the 1960s; and the 1980s, when Trivial Pursuit® again made it fashionable to be a know-it-all. Jennings also investigates the shadowy demimonde of today’s trivia subculture, guiding us on a tour of trivia across America. He goes head-to-head with the blowhards and diehards of the college quiz-bowl circuit, the slightly soused faithful of the Boston pub trivia scene, and the raucous participants in the annual Q&A marathon in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, “The World’s Largest Trivia Contest.” And, of course, he takes us behind the scenes of his improbable 75-game run on Jeopardy! But above all, Brainiac is a love letter to the useless fact. (Who knew that there’s a crater on Venus named after Laura Ingalls Wilder? Ken Jennings, that’s who.) Engaging and erudite, Brainiac is an irresistible celebration of nostalgia, curiosity, and geeky obsession—in a word, trivia.
Publisher: Villard
ISBN: 1588365522
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A witty, charming, and engaging dive into trivia’s colorful history, from America’s highest-earning game show contestant of all time and host of Jeopardy! “Insightful, informative, and written with a strong dose of humor and humility. . . . I loved this book.”—Will Shortz, crossword editor, The New York Times Ken Jennings is trivia’s undisputed king—and as he traces his rise from anonymous computer programmer to nerd folk icon, he explores his newly conquered kingdom: the world of trivia itself. Trivia, he has found, is centuries older than his childhood obsession with it. Whisking us from the coffeehouses of seventeenth-century London to the Internet age, Jennings chronicles the ups and downs of the trivia fad: the quiz book explosion of the Jazz Age; the rise, fall, and rise again of TV quiz shows; the nostalgic campus trivia of the 1960s; and the 1980s, when Trivial Pursuit® again made it fashionable to be a know-it-all. Jennings also investigates the shadowy demimonde of today’s trivia subculture, guiding us on a tour of trivia across America. He goes head-to-head with the blowhards and diehards of the college quiz-bowl circuit, the slightly soused faithful of the Boston pub trivia scene, and the raucous participants in the annual Q&A marathon in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, “The World’s Largest Trivia Contest.” And, of course, he takes us behind the scenes of his improbable 75-game run on Jeopardy! But above all, Brainiac is a love letter to the useless fact. (Who knew that there’s a crater on Venus named after Laura Ingalls Wilder? Ken Jennings, that’s who.) Engaging and erudite, Brainiac is an irresistible celebration of nostalgia, curiosity, and geeky obsession—in a word, trivia.
Brainiacs
Author: Edmund Callis Berkeley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Boneheads and Brainiacs
Author: Moira Dolan
Publisher: Linden Publishing
ISBN: 1610353684
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Even the greatest minds in medicine have been terribly, terribly wrong. The inventor of the lobotomy won a Nobel prize in medicine for destroying his patients' brains. Another Nobel laureate thought malaria cured syphilis. The discoverer of anaphylactic shock also researched the spirit world and ESP. A pioneer of organ transplants was an ardent eugenicist, while the founder of sports physiology heroically spoke out against Nazism. Boneheads and Brainiacs profiles the winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine from 1901 to 1950—a surprisingly diverse group of racists, cranks, and opportunists, as well as heroes, geniuses, and selfless benefactors of humanity. Forget all the ivory tower stereotypes of white-coated doctors finding miracle cures. Boneheads and Brainiacs reveals the messy human reality behind medical progress, in a highly entertaining book written for the ordinary reader. Some were bad scientists; others were great scientists and lousy human beings. But the majority of these researchers produced knowledge that now saves millions of lives—priceless discoveries like the role of vitamins in nutrition, the dangers of radiation, treatments for diabetes and deadly infectious diseases, and more. Boneheads and Brainiacs showcases the enthralling, all-too-human personal lives that made modern medicine possible.
Publisher: Linden Publishing
ISBN: 1610353684
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Even the greatest minds in medicine have been terribly, terribly wrong. The inventor of the lobotomy won a Nobel prize in medicine for destroying his patients' brains. Another Nobel laureate thought malaria cured syphilis. The discoverer of anaphylactic shock also researched the spirit world and ESP. A pioneer of organ transplants was an ardent eugenicist, while the founder of sports physiology heroically spoke out against Nazism. Boneheads and Brainiacs profiles the winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine from 1901 to 1950—a surprisingly diverse group of racists, cranks, and opportunists, as well as heroes, geniuses, and selfless benefactors of humanity. Forget all the ivory tower stereotypes of white-coated doctors finding miracle cures. Boneheads and Brainiacs reveals the messy human reality behind medical progress, in a highly entertaining book written for the ordinary reader. Some were bad scientists; others were great scientists and lousy human beings. But the majority of these researchers produced knowledge that now saves millions of lives—priceless discoveries like the role of vitamins in nutrition, the dangers of radiation, treatments for diabetes and deadly infectious diseases, and more. Boneheads and Brainiacs showcases the enthralling, all-too-human personal lives that made modern medicine possible.
Proud Pada
Author: S.G. Blaise
Publisher: Lilac Grove Entertainment LLC
ISBN: 1734760583
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Lilla is on her next mission as a Sybil, when she must travel to the Pada world following the trail of a ruthless murderer. Navigating deadly politics turns increasingly difficult, when the Teryn emperor goes missing. Now the Teryn empire is heading towards civil war, and Lilla must uncover who is behind the conspiracy before it's too late. Unfortunately her success depends on the Proud Pada.
Publisher: Lilac Grove Entertainment LLC
ISBN: 1734760583
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Lilla is on her next mission as a Sybil, when she must travel to the Pada world following the trail of a ruthless murderer. Navigating deadly politics turns increasingly difficult, when the Teryn emperor goes missing. Now the Teryn empire is heading towards civil war, and Lilla must uncover who is behind the conspiracy before it's too late. Unfortunately her success depends on the Proud Pada.
Brainiac's Road Trip
Author: Susan Hood
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
ISBN: 9780880881951
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
This fun-filled book will keep the kids busy in the back seat. Puzzles, games, riddles, mazes, fill-in-the-blank stories, travel bingo, and lots more, plus an erasable pen!
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
ISBN: 9780880881951
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
This fun-filled book will keep the kids busy in the back seat. Puzzles, games, riddles, mazes, fill-in-the-blank stories, travel bingo, and lots more, plus an erasable pen!
Brave New Worlds
Author: John Joseph Adams
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
ISBN: 159780455X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
You are being watched. Your every movement is being tracked, your every word recorded. Your spouse may be an informer, your children may be listening at your door, your best friend may be a member of the secret police. You are alone among thousands, among great crowds of the brainwashed, the well-behaved, the loyal. Productivity has never been higher, the media blares, and the army is ever triumphant. One wrong move, one slip-up, and you may find yourself disappeared -- swallowed up by a monstrous bureaucracy, vanished into a shadowy labyrinth of interrogation chambers, show trials, and secret prisons from which no one ever escapes. Welcome to the world of the dystopia, a world of government and society gone horribly, nightmarishly wrong. What happens when civilization invades and dictates every aspect of your life? From 1984 to The Handmaid's Tale, from Children of Men to Bioshock, the dystopian imagination has been a vital and gripping cautionary force. Brave New Worlds collects the best tales of totalitarian menace by some of today's most visionary writers, including Neil Gaiman, Paolo Bacigalupi, Orson Scott Card, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. When the government wields its power against its own people, every citizen becomes an enemy of the state. Will you fight the system, or be ground to dust beneath the boot of tyranny?
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
ISBN: 159780455X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
You are being watched. Your every movement is being tracked, your every word recorded. Your spouse may be an informer, your children may be listening at your door, your best friend may be a member of the secret police. You are alone among thousands, among great crowds of the brainwashed, the well-behaved, the loyal. Productivity has never been higher, the media blares, and the army is ever triumphant. One wrong move, one slip-up, and you may find yourself disappeared -- swallowed up by a monstrous bureaucracy, vanished into a shadowy labyrinth of interrogation chambers, show trials, and secret prisons from which no one ever escapes. Welcome to the world of the dystopia, a world of government and society gone horribly, nightmarishly wrong. What happens when civilization invades and dictates every aspect of your life? From 1984 to The Handmaid's Tale, from Children of Men to Bioshock, the dystopian imagination has been a vital and gripping cautionary force. Brave New Worlds collects the best tales of totalitarian menace by some of today's most visionary writers, including Neil Gaiman, Paolo Bacigalupi, Orson Scott Card, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. When the government wields its power against its own people, every citizen becomes an enemy of the state. Will you fight the system, or be ground to dust beneath the boot of tyranny?
Bringing Up Geeks
Author: Marybeth Hicks
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440630240
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A breakthrough parenting book that redefines the meaning of 'geek' and inspires parents to free themselves and their kids from the 'culture of cool.' In a world of superficial values, peer pressure, and out-of-control consumerism, the world needs more GEEKS: Genuine, Enthusiastic, Empowered Kids. Today's 'culture of cool' has changed the way kids grow up. Rather than enjoying innocent childhoods while developing strong, authentic characters, today's kids can become cynical 'even jaded' as they absorb the dangerous messages and harmful influences of a dominant popular culture that encourages materialism, high-risk behaviors, and a state of pseudo-adulthood. Author and mother of four Marybeth Hicks suggests an alternative: bringing up geeks. In this groundbreaking book, she shows parents how they can help their children gain the enthusiasm to pursue their passions, not just the latest fashions; the confidence to resist peer pressure and destructive behaviors; the love of learning that helps them excel at school and in life; and the maturity to value family as well as friends, as well as make good moral decisions. With a foundation like that, kids will grow up to be the coolest adults.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440630240
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A breakthrough parenting book that redefines the meaning of 'geek' and inspires parents to free themselves and their kids from the 'culture of cool.' In a world of superficial values, peer pressure, and out-of-control consumerism, the world needs more GEEKS: Genuine, Enthusiastic, Empowered Kids. Today's 'culture of cool' has changed the way kids grow up. Rather than enjoying innocent childhoods while developing strong, authentic characters, today's kids can become cynical 'even jaded' as they absorb the dangerous messages and harmful influences of a dominant popular culture that encourages materialism, high-risk behaviors, and a state of pseudo-adulthood. Author and mother of four Marybeth Hicks suggests an alternative: bringing up geeks. In this groundbreaking book, she shows parents how they can help their children gain the enthusiasm to pursue their passions, not just the latest fashions; the confidence to resist peer pressure and destructive behaviors; the love of learning that helps them excel at school and in life; and the maturity to value family as well as friends, as well as make good moral decisions. With a foundation like that, kids will grow up to be the coolest adults.
Basic Brain
Author: Fred Goodwin
Publisher: Lichtenstein Creative Media
ISBN: 1932479252
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Publisher: Lichtenstein Creative Media
ISBN: 1932479252
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Improving Male Sexuality, Fertility and Testosterone
Author: Danny Purser
Publisher: DP Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Men -- Too tired to make it go at night (or anytime)? Feel beat up? Have NO libido and no interest? Are you "Sexhausted"?! You know you MUST have LOW testosterone but the docs keep telling you you're WRONG!!?!? Find out why and how to make it all better. Dr. Purser uses his 30 years practice experience and huge knowledge base to engagingly detail how you (the patient or the physician) can properly figure out that low testosterone, zero libido (sex drive) and low sperm count, then how to properly (according to research and the medical literature) treat both PLUS get your libido running on high again (like when you were 25 and healthy). You'll quickly see why he's ALWAYS voted as the most popular speaker at the many conferences at which he speaks each year! He gives the perspective of someone who's done years of endocrinology research, written tons of books on all of this, and been involved in three decades of practice. As a patient you KNOW you want more natural options considered first (something most doctors don't seem to have a clue about), and Dr. Purser details those options (and EXACTLY how to discover what you're low in) and references the literature as to why these must be looked at. His info is up-to-date (even cutting edge), easy to follow (even for physicians) ( :-) ), and gets to the real root of the problem -- you'll see why he also takes care of a LOT of physicians. He leaves no stone unturned. Have your doctor (and you) follow his advice and hopefully you'll get better quick, feel better, have better sex, and live longer with this proscribed approach. Read and enjoy! Why low testosterone and why you? Is it your gonads causing your low tes? (Rare actually -- read why) Is it central (is your pituitary, in the center of your brain, damaged?)? A lot more common problem -- and Dr. Purser tells you why, and how this occurred and how to deal with this differently. Is the cause a vitamin deficiency? Making tes is like making bread -- if you're missing a key recipe item -- BOOM! Not TES! Buy this book to find out what happens if you're deficient in a key vitamin (or 4 or 5 or 6...). Is it a mineral deficiency? You better find out why and how to figure this out. Is it an amino acid deficiency? Do you know L-arginine is what you use to make tes? Are you low? Are there others? Read about it so you can tell your doctor!! Lack of Testosterone in Men Causes Depression and Fatigue -- the "WORK DAYS" are FOREVER! Is this you? Your doctor (well meaning, don't get us wrong) has just put you on an anti-depressant that makes you feel WORSE! As a matter of fact, you feel TERRIBLE!!! And this is the THIRD one he's tried? And he's also got you on amphetamines to help with the fatigue and exhaustion? Ugh! Why? Well, you'll learn why in this well detailed book on HYPOGONADISM And what medical research says. AND what you can do about it! You're in your 30's and your doctor just suggested some Viagra? What the HECK? Find out what you can do that's MUCH better (and more natural and FDA approved for just this problem) in this easy to read inexpensive book! Yes, I said FDA approved -- most physicians don't have a clue -- they haven't read a PDR on this particular easy to use substance that can stimulate your body NATURALLY to create MORE testosterone and sperm -- it may be all you need!! Read up on this and other tricks and treatments in Dr. Purser's newest book. Scroll up and grab a copy today.
Publisher: DP Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Men -- Too tired to make it go at night (or anytime)? Feel beat up? Have NO libido and no interest? Are you "Sexhausted"?! You know you MUST have LOW testosterone but the docs keep telling you you're WRONG!!?!? Find out why and how to make it all better. Dr. Purser uses his 30 years practice experience and huge knowledge base to engagingly detail how you (the patient or the physician) can properly figure out that low testosterone, zero libido (sex drive) and low sperm count, then how to properly (according to research and the medical literature) treat both PLUS get your libido running on high again (like when you were 25 and healthy). You'll quickly see why he's ALWAYS voted as the most popular speaker at the many conferences at which he speaks each year! He gives the perspective of someone who's done years of endocrinology research, written tons of books on all of this, and been involved in three decades of practice. As a patient you KNOW you want more natural options considered first (something most doctors don't seem to have a clue about), and Dr. Purser details those options (and EXACTLY how to discover what you're low in) and references the literature as to why these must be looked at. His info is up-to-date (even cutting edge), easy to follow (even for physicians) ( :-) ), and gets to the real root of the problem -- you'll see why he also takes care of a LOT of physicians. He leaves no stone unturned. Have your doctor (and you) follow his advice and hopefully you'll get better quick, feel better, have better sex, and live longer with this proscribed approach. Read and enjoy! Why low testosterone and why you? Is it your gonads causing your low tes? (Rare actually -- read why) Is it central (is your pituitary, in the center of your brain, damaged?)? A lot more common problem -- and Dr. Purser tells you why, and how this occurred and how to deal with this differently. Is the cause a vitamin deficiency? Making tes is like making bread -- if you're missing a key recipe item -- BOOM! Not TES! Buy this book to find out what happens if you're deficient in a key vitamin (or 4 or 5 or 6...). Is it a mineral deficiency? You better find out why and how to figure this out. Is it an amino acid deficiency? Do you know L-arginine is what you use to make tes? Are you low? Are there others? Read about it so you can tell your doctor!! Lack of Testosterone in Men Causes Depression and Fatigue -- the "WORK DAYS" are FOREVER! Is this you? Your doctor (well meaning, don't get us wrong) has just put you on an anti-depressant that makes you feel WORSE! As a matter of fact, you feel TERRIBLE!!! And this is the THIRD one he's tried? And he's also got you on amphetamines to help with the fatigue and exhaustion? Ugh! Why? Well, you'll learn why in this well detailed book on HYPOGONADISM And what medical research says. AND what you can do about it! You're in your 30's and your doctor just suggested some Viagra? What the HECK? Find out what you can do that's MUCH better (and more natural and FDA approved for just this problem) in this easy to read inexpensive book! Yes, I said FDA approved -- most physicians don't have a clue -- they haven't read a PDR on this particular easy to use substance that can stimulate your body NATURALLY to create MORE testosterone and sperm -- it may be all you need!! Read up on this and other tricks and treatments in Dr. Purser's newest book. Scroll up and grab a copy today.