Author:
Publisher: What Do You Know? Publications
ISBN: 1476990468
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Question 3 At the 2011 World Championships, what event won by Missy Franklin was her first individual world title? Answer: 200-meter backstroke Franklin dominated the field in the final with a time of 2:05.10, breaking her own national record and winning gold. This was Franklin's first individual world title. (Sample from The First Challenge) Question 1 Which of these is one of Missy’s favorite singers? Answer: Justin Bieber Justin Beiber even twitted Franklin after winning gold in the 2012 Olympics saying, “Heard @FranklinMissy is a fan of mine. Now I’m a fan of hers too! CONGRATS on winning GOLD! #muchlove.” Franklin tweeted in response: “I just died. Thank you!” (Sample from The Fourth Challenge) Question 11 What is Missy’s favorite football team? Answer: Denver Broncos (Sample from The Fourth Challenge) What do you know about Missy Franklin? Diddly SQUAT, that’s what! I have one quest in mind. To challenge you and break you with the hardest question you will ever face! These questions are NOT for the faint-hearted. So, do NOT buy if you're not up to the challenge!
What Do You Know About Missy Franklin? The Unauthorized Trivia Quiz Game Book About Missy Franklin Facts
Author:
Publisher: What Do You Know? Publications
ISBN: 1476990468
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Question 3 At the 2011 World Championships, what event won by Missy Franklin was her first individual world title? Answer: 200-meter backstroke Franklin dominated the field in the final with a time of 2:05.10, breaking her own national record and winning gold. This was Franklin's first individual world title. (Sample from The First Challenge) Question 1 Which of these is one of Missy’s favorite singers? Answer: Justin Bieber Justin Beiber even twitted Franklin after winning gold in the 2012 Olympics saying, “Heard @FranklinMissy is a fan of mine. Now I’m a fan of hers too! CONGRATS on winning GOLD! #muchlove.” Franklin tweeted in response: “I just died. Thank you!” (Sample from The Fourth Challenge) Question 11 What is Missy’s favorite football team? Answer: Denver Broncos (Sample from The Fourth Challenge) What do you know about Missy Franklin? Diddly SQUAT, that’s what! I have one quest in mind. To challenge you and break you with the hardest question you will ever face! These questions are NOT for the faint-hearted. So, do NOT buy if you're not up to the challenge!
Publisher: What Do You Know? Publications
ISBN: 1476990468
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Question 3 At the 2011 World Championships, what event won by Missy Franklin was her first individual world title? Answer: 200-meter backstroke Franklin dominated the field in the final with a time of 2:05.10, breaking her own national record and winning gold. This was Franklin's first individual world title. (Sample from The First Challenge) Question 1 Which of these is one of Missy’s favorite singers? Answer: Justin Bieber Justin Beiber even twitted Franklin after winning gold in the 2012 Olympics saying, “Heard @FranklinMissy is a fan of mine. Now I’m a fan of hers too! CONGRATS on winning GOLD! #muchlove.” Franklin tweeted in response: “I just died. Thank you!” (Sample from The Fourth Challenge) Question 11 What is Missy’s favorite football team? Answer: Denver Broncos (Sample from The Fourth Challenge) What do you know about Missy Franklin? Diddly SQUAT, that’s what! I have one quest in mind. To challenge you and break you with the hardest question you will ever face! These questions are NOT for the faint-hearted. So, do NOT buy if you're not up to the challenge!
Then Came You
Author: Jennifer Weiner
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451617739
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The plans of four women--including a college student egg donor, a working-class surrogate mother, a wealthy woman, and her stepdaughter--are thrown into turmoil when the wealthy woman's husband suddenly dies and names the stepdaughter the unborn baby's guardian.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451617739
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The plans of four women--including a college student egg donor, a working-class surrogate mother, a wealthy woman, and her stepdaughter--are thrown into turmoil when the wealthy woman's husband suddenly dies and names the stepdaughter the unborn baby's guardian.
The New York Times Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indexes
Languages : en
Pages : 2256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indexes
Languages : en
Pages : 2256
Book Description
The Man in the High Castle
Author: Philip K. Dick
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547572484
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Slavery is back. America, 1962. Having lost a war, America finds itself under Nazi Germany and Japan occupation. A few Jews still live under assumed names. The 'I Ching' is prevalent in San Francisco. Science fiction meets serious ideas in this take on a possible alternate history.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547572484
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Slavery is back. America, 1962. Having lost a war, America finds itself under Nazi Germany and Japan occupation. A few Jews still live under assumed names. The 'I Ching' is prevalent in San Francisco. Science fiction meets serious ideas in this take on a possible alternate history.
The Violence Project
Author: Jillian Peterson
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647002273
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
"Groundbreaking." ―Rachel Louise Snyder, bestselling author of No Visible Bruises An examination of the phenomenon of mass shootings in America and an urgent call to implement evidence-based strategies to stop these tragedies Winner of the 2022 Minnesota Book Award Using data from the writers’ groundbreaking research on mass shooters, including first-person accounts from the perpetrators themselves, The Violence Project charts new pathways to prevention and innovative ways to stop the social contagion of violence. Frustrated by reactionary policy conversations that never seemed to convert into meaningful action, special investigator and psychologist Jill Peterson and sociologist James Densley built The Violence Project, the first comprehensive database of mass shooters. Their goal was to establish the root causes of mass shootings and figure out how to stop them by examining hundreds of data points in the life histories of more than 170 mass shooters—from their childhood and adolescence to their mental health and motives. They’ve also interviewed the living perpetrators of mass shootings and people who knew them, shooting survivors, victims’ families, first responders, and leading experts to gain a comprehensive firsthand understanding of the real stories behind them, rather than the sensationalized media narratives that too often prevail. For the first time, instead of offering thoughts and prayers for the victims of these crimes, Peterson and Densley share their data-driven solutions for exactly what we must do, at the individual level, in our communities, and as a country, to put an end to these tragedies that have defined our modern era.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647002273
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
"Groundbreaking." ―Rachel Louise Snyder, bestselling author of No Visible Bruises An examination of the phenomenon of mass shootings in America and an urgent call to implement evidence-based strategies to stop these tragedies Winner of the 2022 Minnesota Book Award Using data from the writers’ groundbreaking research on mass shooters, including first-person accounts from the perpetrators themselves, The Violence Project charts new pathways to prevention and innovative ways to stop the social contagion of violence. Frustrated by reactionary policy conversations that never seemed to convert into meaningful action, special investigator and psychologist Jill Peterson and sociologist James Densley built The Violence Project, the first comprehensive database of mass shooters. Their goal was to establish the root causes of mass shootings and figure out how to stop them by examining hundreds of data points in the life histories of more than 170 mass shooters—from their childhood and adolescence to their mental health and motives. They’ve also interviewed the living perpetrators of mass shootings and people who knew them, shooting survivors, victims’ families, first responders, and leading experts to gain a comprehensive firsthand understanding of the real stories behind them, rather than the sensationalized media narratives that too often prevail. For the first time, instead of offering thoughts and prayers for the victims of these crimes, Peterson and Densley share their data-driven solutions for exactly what we must do, at the individual level, in our communities, and as a country, to put an end to these tragedies that have defined our modern era.
Freedom of Expression®
Author: Kembrew McLeod
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9780816650316
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
In 1998 the author, a professional prankster, trademarked the phrase "freedom of expression" to show how the expression of ideas was being restricted. Now he uses intellectual property law as the focal point to show how economic concerns are seriously eroding creativity and free speech.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9780816650316
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
In 1998 the author, a professional prankster, trademarked the phrase "freedom of expression" to show how the expression of ideas was being restricted. Now he uses intellectual property law as the focal point to show how economic concerns are seriously eroding creativity and free speech.
A Geography Of Time
Author: Robert N. Levine
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786722533
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
In this engaging and spirited book, eminent social psychologist Robert Levine asks us to explore a dimension of our experience that we take for granted—our perception of time. When we travel to a different country, or even a different city in the United States, we assume that a certain amount of cultural adjustment will be required, whether it's getting used to new food or negotiating a foreign language, adapting to a different standard of living or another currency. In fact, what contributes most to our sense of disorientation is having to adapt to another culture's sense of time.Levine, who has devoted his career to studying time and the pace of life, takes us on an enchanting tour of time through the ages and around the world. As he recounts his unique experiences with humor and deep insight, we travel with him to Brazil, where to be three hours late is perfectly acceptable, and to Japan, where he finds a sense of the long-term that is unheard of in the West. We visit communities in the United States and find that population size affects the pace of life—and even the pace of walking. We travel back in time to ancient Greece to examine early clocks and sundials, then move forward through the centuries to the beginnings of ”clock time” during the Industrial Revolution. We learn that there are places in the world today where people still live according to ”nature time,” the rhythm of the sun and the seasons, and ”event time,” the structuring of time around happenings(when you want to make a late appointment in Burundi, you say, ”I'll see you when the cows come in”).Levine raises some fascinating questions. How do we use our time? Are we being ruled by the clock? What is this doing to our cities? To our relationships? To our own bodies and psyches? Are there decisions we have made without conscious choice? Alternative tempos we might prefer? Perhaps, Levine argues, our goal should be to try to live in a ”multitemporal” society, one in which we learn to move back and forth among nature time, event time, and clock time. In other words, each of us must chart our own geography of time. If we can do that, we will have achieved temporal prosperity.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786722533
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
In this engaging and spirited book, eminent social psychologist Robert Levine asks us to explore a dimension of our experience that we take for granted—our perception of time. When we travel to a different country, or even a different city in the United States, we assume that a certain amount of cultural adjustment will be required, whether it's getting used to new food or negotiating a foreign language, adapting to a different standard of living or another currency. In fact, what contributes most to our sense of disorientation is having to adapt to another culture's sense of time.Levine, who has devoted his career to studying time and the pace of life, takes us on an enchanting tour of time through the ages and around the world. As he recounts his unique experiences with humor and deep insight, we travel with him to Brazil, where to be three hours late is perfectly acceptable, and to Japan, where he finds a sense of the long-term that is unheard of in the West. We visit communities in the United States and find that population size affects the pace of life—and even the pace of walking. We travel back in time to ancient Greece to examine early clocks and sundials, then move forward through the centuries to the beginnings of ”clock time” during the Industrial Revolution. We learn that there are places in the world today where people still live according to ”nature time,” the rhythm of the sun and the seasons, and ”event time,” the structuring of time around happenings(when you want to make a late appointment in Burundi, you say, ”I'll see you when the cows come in”).Levine raises some fascinating questions. How do we use our time? Are we being ruled by the clock? What is this doing to our cities? To our relationships? To our own bodies and psyches? Are there decisions we have made without conscious choice? Alternative tempos we might prefer? Perhaps, Levine argues, our goal should be to try to live in a ”multitemporal” society, one in which we learn to move back and forth among nature time, event time, and clock time. In other words, each of us must chart our own geography of time. If we can do that, we will have achieved temporal prosperity.
While Innocents Slept
Author: Adrian Havill
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312975173
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
The chilling true story of Garrett Wilson, whose infant children from two marriages mysteriously died, apparently from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Wilson's second former wife, and the mother of his son who died, accused Wilson, who had remarried and had a third child, of philandering and killing his two children for insurance money. of photos. Martin's Press. (July)
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312975173
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
The chilling true story of Garrett Wilson, whose infant children from two marriages mysteriously died, apparently from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Wilson's second former wife, and the mother of his son who died, accused Wilson, who had remarried and had a third child, of philandering and killing his two children for insurance money. of photos. Martin's Press. (July)
Afrofuturism
Author: Ytasha L. Womack
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613747993
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
2014 Locus Awards Finalist, Nonfiction Category In this hip, accessible primer to the music, literature, and art of Afrofuturism, author Ytasha Womack introduces readers to the burgeoning community of artists creating Afrofuturist works, the innovators from the past, and the wide range of subjects they explore. From the sci-fi literature of Samuel Delany, Octavia Butler, and N. K. Jemisin to the musical cosmos of Sun Ra, George Clinton, and the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, to the visual and multimedia artists inspired by African Dogon myths and Egyptian deities, the book's topics range from the "alien" experience of blacks in America to the "wake up" cry that peppers sci-fi literature, sermons, and activism. With a twofold aim to entertain and enlighten, Afrofuturists strive to break down racial, ethnic, and social limitations to empower and free individuals to be themselves.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613747993
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
2014 Locus Awards Finalist, Nonfiction Category In this hip, accessible primer to the music, literature, and art of Afrofuturism, author Ytasha Womack introduces readers to the burgeoning community of artists creating Afrofuturist works, the innovators from the past, and the wide range of subjects they explore. From the sci-fi literature of Samuel Delany, Octavia Butler, and N. K. Jemisin to the musical cosmos of Sun Ra, George Clinton, and the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, to the visual and multimedia artists inspired by African Dogon myths and Egyptian deities, the book's topics range from the "alien" experience of blacks in America to the "wake up" cry that peppers sci-fi literature, sermons, and activism. With a twofold aim to entertain and enlighten, Afrofuturists strive to break down racial, ethnic, and social limitations to empower and free individuals to be themselves.
Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung Fu Cavemen from the Future
Author: Dav Pilkey
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545513162
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
Tra-la-laaa! Dav Pilkey -- ahem -- we mean, George and Harold, the authors of SUPER DIAPER BABY, are back with their second epic novel! Meet Ook and Gluk, the stars of this sensationally silly graphic novel from the creators of Captain Underpants! It's 500,001 BC, and Ook and Gluk's hometown of Caveland, Ohio, is under attack by an evil corporation from the future. When Ook, Gluk, and their little dinosaur pal Lily are pulled through a time portal to 2222, they discover a future world that's even more devastated than their own. Luckily, they find a friend in Master Wong, a martial arts instructor who trains them in the ways of kung fu. Now all they have to do is travel back in time 502,223 years and save the day!
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545513162
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
Tra-la-laaa! Dav Pilkey -- ahem -- we mean, George and Harold, the authors of SUPER DIAPER BABY, are back with their second epic novel! Meet Ook and Gluk, the stars of this sensationally silly graphic novel from the creators of Captain Underpants! It's 500,001 BC, and Ook and Gluk's hometown of Caveland, Ohio, is under attack by an evil corporation from the future. When Ook, Gluk, and their little dinosaur pal Lily are pulled through a time portal to 2222, they discover a future world that's even more devastated than their own. Luckily, they find a friend in Master Wong, a martial arts instructor who trains them in the ways of kung fu. Now all they have to do is travel back in time 502,223 years and save the day!