Author: Laura Krantz
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647005027
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Inspired by her popular Wild Thing podcast, journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if aliens might exist How likely is it that humans aren’t alone in the universe? Reports of strange lights, UFO sightings, and alien encounters abound—and some (like recent accounts from US Navy pilots) even sound credible. And in recent years, armed with state-of-the-art technology and better information, the search for extraterrestrials overflows with exciting possibilities. Within our own solar system, astrobiologists search for the biochemical building blocks that might sustain microbes, astronomers discover far-flung stars, orbited by planets that could be teeming with life, and astrophysicists point sophisticated telescopes toward the deep reaches of the universe, looking for anything out of the ordinary. Is There Anybody Out There? turns our collective gaze skyward: What’s the likelihood of life on other planets? Or that aliens have already made the trip to visit us? How would they get here? Why do we want to find them? And what does it mean if we do (or don’t)? Teaching readers to challenge their gut assumptions and open their minds to new possibilities, using critical thinking and the scientific method, journalist Laura Krantz investigates the science, culture, and philosophy of a universe where we’re not alone—and why the idea of alien life has abducted our imaginations.
Hello? Is Anybody There?
Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1444003232
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
In the hours before his brother is born, eight year old Joe has an unusual visitor, Mika, who falls out of a spaceship and lands upside down in an apple tree in Joe's garden. Hens, dinosaurs, an astronaut and a white rabbit all play their part in this magical story in which the encounter between Earth-boy and alien opens up the wonders of the universe.Tender and enchanting as The Little Prince and with the same classic quality, HELLO? IS ANYBODY THERE? confirms Jostein Gaarder as an exceptional writer for children. Sally Gardner's lively pencil drawings on almost every page make this a delightful package.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1444003232
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
In the hours before his brother is born, eight year old Joe has an unusual visitor, Mika, who falls out of a spaceship and lands upside down in an apple tree in Joe's garden. Hens, dinosaurs, an astronaut and a white rabbit all play their part in this magical story in which the encounter between Earth-boy and alien opens up the wonders of the universe.Tender and enchanting as The Little Prince and with the same classic quality, HELLO? IS ANYBODY THERE? confirms Jostein Gaarder as an exceptional writer for children. Sally Gardner's lively pencil drawings on almost every page make this a delightful package.
Is There Anybody Out There? (A Wild Thing Book)
Author: Laura Krantz
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647005027
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Inspired by her popular Wild Thing podcast, journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if aliens might exist How likely is it that humans aren’t alone in the universe? Reports of strange lights, UFO sightings, and alien encounters abound—and some (like recent accounts from US Navy pilots) even sound credible. And in recent years, armed with state-of-the-art technology and better information, the search for extraterrestrials overflows with exciting possibilities. Within our own solar system, astrobiologists search for the biochemical building blocks that might sustain microbes, astronomers discover far-flung stars, orbited by planets that could be teeming with life, and astrophysicists point sophisticated telescopes toward the deep reaches of the universe, looking for anything out of the ordinary. Is There Anybody Out There? turns our collective gaze skyward: What’s the likelihood of life on other planets? Or that aliens have already made the trip to visit us? How would they get here? Why do we want to find them? And what does it mean if we do (or don’t)? Teaching readers to challenge their gut assumptions and open their minds to new possibilities, using critical thinking and the scientific method, journalist Laura Krantz investigates the science, culture, and philosophy of a universe where we’re not alone—and why the idea of alien life has abducted our imaginations.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647005027
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Inspired by her popular Wild Thing podcast, journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if aliens might exist How likely is it that humans aren’t alone in the universe? Reports of strange lights, UFO sightings, and alien encounters abound—and some (like recent accounts from US Navy pilots) even sound credible. And in recent years, armed with state-of-the-art technology and better information, the search for extraterrestrials overflows with exciting possibilities. Within our own solar system, astrobiologists search for the biochemical building blocks that might sustain microbes, astronomers discover far-flung stars, orbited by planets that could be teeming with life, and astrophysicists point sophisticated telescopes toward the deep reaches of the universe, looking for anything out of the ordinary. Is There Anybody Out There? turns our collective gaze skyward: What’s the likelihood of life on other planets? Or that aliens have already made the trip to visit us? How would they get here? Why do we want to find them? And what does it mean if we do (or don’t)? Teaching readers to challenge their gut assumptions and open their minds to new possibilities, using critical thinking and the scientific method, journalist Laura Krantz investigates the science, culture, and philosophy of a universe where we’re not alone—and why the idea of alien life has abducted our imaginations.
We Need to Talk
Author: Celeste Headlee
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062669028
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
“WE NEED TO TALK.” In this urgent and insightful book, public radio journalist Celeste Headlee shows us how to bridge what divides us--by having real conversations BASED ON THE TED TALK WITH OVER 10 MILLION VIEWS NPR's Best Books of 2017 Winner of the 2017 Silver Nautilus Award in Relationships & Communication “We Need to Talk is an important read for a conversationally-challenged, disconnected age. Headlee is a talented, honest storyteller, and her advice has helped me become a better spouse, friend, and mother.” (Jessica Lahey, author of New York Times bestseller The Gift of Failure) Today most of us communicate from behind electronic screens, and studies show that Americans feel less connected and more divided than ever before. The blame for some of this disconnect can be attributed to our political landscape, but the erosion of our conversational skills as a society lies with us as individuals. And the only way forward, says Headlee, is to start talking to each other. In We Need to Talk, she outlines the strategies that have made her a better conversationalist—and offers simple tools that can improve anyone’s communication. For example: BE THERE OR GO ELSEWHERE. Human beings are incapable of multitasking, and this is especially true of tasks that involve language. Think you can type up a few emails while on a business call, or hold a conversation with your child while texting your spouse? Think again. CHECK YOUR BIAS. The belief that your intelligence protects you from erroneous assumptions can end up making you more vulnerable to them. We all have blind spots that affect the way we view others. Check your bias before you judge someone else. HIDE YOUR PHONE. Don’t just put down your phone, put it away. New research suggests that the mere presence of a cell phone can negatively impact the quality of a conversation. Whether you’re struggling to communicate with your kid’s teacher at school, an employee at work, or the people you love the most—Headlee offers smart strategies that can help us all have conversations that matter.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062669028
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
“WE NEED TO TALK.” In this urgent and insightful book, public radio journalist Celeste Headlee shows us how to bridge what divides us--by having real conversations BASED ON THE TED TALK WITH OVER 10 MILLION VIEWS NPR's Best Books of 2017 Winner of the 2017 Silver Nautilus Award in Relationships & Communication “We Need to Talk is an important read for a conversationally-challenged, disconnected age. Headlee is a talented, honest storyteller, and her advice has helped me become a better spouse, friend, and mother.” (Jessica Lahey, author of New York Times bestseller The Gift of Failure) Today most of us communicate from behind electronic screens, and studies show that Americans feel less connected and more divided than ever before. The blame for some of this disconnect can be attributed to our political landscape, but the erosion of our conversational skills as a society lies with us as individuals. And the only way forward, says Headlee, is to start talking to each other. In We Need to Talk, she outlines the strategies that have made her a better conversationalist—and offers simple tools that can improve anyone’s communication. For example: BE THERE OR GO ELSEWHERE. Human beings are incapable of multitasking, and this is especially true of tasks that involve language. Think you can type up a few emails while on a business call, or hold a conversation with your child while texting your spouse? Think again. CHECK YOUR BIAS. The belief that your intelligence protects you from erroneous assumptions can end up making you more vulnerable to them. We all have blind spots that affect the way we view others. Check your bias before you judge someone else. HIDE YOUR PHONE. Don’t just put down your phone, put it away. New research suggests that the mere presence of a cell phone can negatively impact the quality of a conversation. Whether you’re struggling to communicate with your kid’s teacher at school, an employee at work, or the people you love the most—Headlee offers smart strategies that can help us all have conversations that matter.
A Penguin Rolling Down a Hill
Author: Kevin Tranter
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524637696
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
A Penguin Rolling Down a Hill is a young adult/crossover fantasy adventure set in a land where the dreams we have at night, while we are sleeping, are actually produced and performed. Up near the Zenith Territory lies the magnificent Palace of Somnium. Ever since the beginning of time, the palace has been the residence of the dream ambassador, Mr. Good, and the place where all the nice, pleasant, happy dreams were conceived. Vile, another dream ambassador who specializes in nightmares, did all his scary stuff down in the Nether Regions in a dark and gloomy place called Torment Towers. All that was, until recently. With the advent of 3D computer-animated dreams up at the palace, Vile found himself lagging behind in the technology stakes. And he didnt like it. So he marched over to the palace and kicked Mr. Goods butt out. Vile is now in total control of Dream World, and everyone, everywhere, every night faces the prospect of horrible nightmaresnightmares that will lead to stress, anxiety, depression, and lack of sleep all across the world. The consequences could very well be catastrophic. Vile must be stopped, and Mr. Good has a plan. He calls for help from the physical world. But can two sixth-form students really save the world?
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524637696
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
A Penguin Rolling Down a Hill is a young adult/crossover fantasy adventure set in a land where the dreams we have at night, while we are sleeping, are actually produced and performed. Up near the Zenith Territory lies the magnificent Palace of Somnium. Ever since the beginning of time, the palace has been the residence of the dream ambassador, Mr. Good, and the place where all the nice, pleasant, happy dreams were conceived. Vile, another dream ambassador who specializes in nightmares, did all his scary stuff down in the Nether Regions in a dark and gloomy place called Torment Towers. All that was, until recently. With the advent of 3D computer-animated dreams up at the palace, Vile found himself lagging behind in the technology stakes. And he didnt like it. So he marched over to the palace and kicked Mr. Goods butt out. Vile is now in total control of Dream World, and everyone, everywhere, every night faces the prospect of horrible nightmaresnightmares that will lead to stress, anxiety, depression, and lack of sleep all across the world. The consequences could very well be catastrophic. Vile must be stopped, and Mr. Good has a plan. He calls for help from the physical world. But can two sixth-form students really save the world?
Last Lecture
Author: Perfection Learning Corporation
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9781663608192
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9781663608192
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Missions Through Adventure
Author: Jesse Shumard
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595443117
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The Shumard family is supposed to be going on a vacation. Every time they try to relax, they get a call from their boss Dr. Ferial. Dr. Ferial calls them every time to go out on assignments. Mr. Shumard's sister, Christina, needs help getting away from her abusive husband. Her brother helps out before he takes the family out on the vacation. After he helps out his sister, the family appears to have more missions while trying to be on vacation. The parents didn't know at first that they both work for the same agency until the dad receives a phone call from his boss and wants to talk to his wife. The children of the family also join in on the missions. This book is set up for a family to enjoy on a rainy day or winter night. This book is dedicated to a professor from my community college who encouraged me to write.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595443117
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The Shumard family is supposed to be going on a vacation. Every time they try to relax, they get a call from their boss Dr. Ferial. Dr. Ferial calls them every time to go out on assignments. Mr. Shumard's sister, Christina, needs help getting away from her abusive husband. Her brother helps out before he takes the family out on the vacation. After he helps out his sister, the family appears to have more missions while trying to be on vacation. The parents didn't know at first that they both work for the same agency until the dad receives a phone call from his boss and wants to talk to his wife. The children of the family also join in on the missions. This book is set up for a family to enjoy on a rainy day or winter night. This book is dedicated to a professor from my community college who encouraged me to write.
To Catch a Butterfly
Author: Vivek Kumar Agarwal
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
ISBN: 812231158X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
Life could seem like a jungle. Or a garden. Depends on whether you know your way around it. Same was the case with Nirmal, a young, fun loving, peppy guy. Living in Paris, MNC job and a foreign girl-friend, he had it all. His cup was full but was so brittle. It cracked one day and he felt empty. He felt lost in that beautiful jungle. In comes Sara. A professor, a guide, an alter ego. Her now loving, now rebuffing gestures brought him to his knees and made him learn the lessons he already had but dared not look for. May be you are also looking for some of them.
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
ISBN: 812231158X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
Life could seem like a jungle. Or a garden. Depends on whether you know your way around it. Same was the case with Nirmal, a young, fun loving, peppy guy. Living in Paris, MNC job and a foreign girl-friend, he had it all. His cup was full but was so brittle. It cracked one day and he felt empty. He felt lost in that beautiful jungle. In comes Sara. A professor, a guide, an alter ego. Her now loving, now rebuffing gestures brought him to his knees and made him learn the lessons he already had but dared not look for. May be you are also looking for some of them.
Lost
Author: Michael Sandusky
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1984572024
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A sabotaged Pan Am flying boat crashes en route from Los Angeles to Hong Kong in 1936. It is given up for lost. However, seven passengers survive a watery death. The passenger list includes a movie star actress, society matron, newspaper reporter, Roosevelt cabinet member, African huntress, Sikh chauffeur, and a Princeton-trained lawyer by the name of Michelangelo Barrier. Without food and only the clothes falling off their backs, they stumble upon a terrible secret. Who is going to believe such an account? Who will take the word of presumed dead passengers in a dark, murky lost world?
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1984572024
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A sabotaged Pan Am flying boat crashes en route from Los Angeles to Hong Kong in 1936. It is given up for lost. However, seven passengers survive a watery death. The passenger list includes a movie star actress, society matron, newspaper reporter, Roosevelt cabinet member, African huntress, Sikh chauffeur, and a Princeton-trained lawyer by the name of Michelangelo Barrier. Without food and only the clothes falling off their backs, they stumble upon a terrible secret. Who is going to believe such an account? Who will take the word of presumed dead passengers in a dark, murky lost world?
The Last Seven
Author: K. Monaz
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499033257
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Strange phenomenon takes place around the world. Seven random people on earth woke up the next day to find no one else around; no friends, no family. What's going on? So many questions left unanswered . . . Each struggled to piece together what needs to be done. Each found symbols directing them to a destination where they must carry out the most horrific quest to save themselves. But, all is not what it seems. . .
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499033257
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Strange phenomenon takes place around the world. Seven random people on earth woke up the next day to find no one else around; no friends, no family. What's going on? So many questions left unanswered . . . Each struggled to piece together what needs to be done. Each found symbols directing them to a destination where they must carry out the most horrific quest to save themselves. But, all is not what it seems. . .
Mystery Tribune / Issue No11
Author: Brendan DuBois
Publisher: Mystery Tribune
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Our 240 page Issue No11, Fall 2019 edition of Mystery Tribune is a must-have featuring Brendan DuBois, SJ Rozan, William Soldan, and more. Issue No11: Fall 2019 features A curated collection of short fiction including stories by Brendan DuBois, SJ Rozan, Ewa Mazierska, Nick Kolakowski, Richie Narvaez, Todd Robinson, Chris McGinley, and William R. Soldan. Interviews and Reviews by Daniel Kraus, Scott Adlerberg, Tobias Carroll, Kristen Lepionka, and Charles Perry. Art and Photography by Jessica Almeida, Sergey Nehaev, and more. This issue also features a preview of the new graphic novel Rivers of London Volume 7: Action at a Distance by Ben Aaronovitch (Author), Andrew Cartmel (Author), and Brian Williamson (Illustrator). NY Times Bestselling author Reed Farrel Coleman has called Mystery Tribune “a cut above” and mystery grand masters Lawrence Block and Max Allan Collins have praised it for its “solid fiction” and “the most elegant design”. An elegantly crafted quarterly issue, printed on uncoated paper and with a beautiful layout designed for optimal reading experience, our Fall 2019 issue will make a perfect companion or gift for avid mystery readers and fans of literary crime fiction.
Publisher: Mystery Tribune
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Our 240 page Issue No11, Fall 2019 edition of Mystery Tribune is a must-have featuring Brendan DuBois, SJ Rozan, William Soldan, and more. Issue No11: Fall 2019 features A curated collection of short fiction including stories by Brendan DuBois, SJ Rozan, Ewa Mazierska, Nick Kolakowski, Richie Narvaez, Todd Robinson, Chris McGinley, and William R. Soldan. Interviews and Reviews by Daniel Kraus, Scott Adlerberg, Tobias Carroll, Kristen Lepionka, and Charles Perry. Art and Photography by Jessica Almeida, Sergey Nehaev, and more. This issue also features a preview of the new graphic novel Rivers of London Volume 7: Action at a Distance by Ben Aaronovitch (Author), Andrew Cartmel (Author), and Brian Williamson (Illustrator). NY Times Bestselling author Reed Farrel Coleman has called Mystery Tribune “a cut above” and mystery grand masters Lawrence Block and Max Allan Collins have praised it for its “solid fiction” and “the most elegant design”. An elegantly crafted quarterly issue, printed on uncoated paper and with a beautiful layout designed for optimal reading experience, our Fall 2019 issue will make a perfect companion or gift for avid mystery readers and fans of literary crime fiction.