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No drumbeat resonates like the mobilization of public opinion for war. In 2008 and 2009, policy elites around the world prepared for US re-entry to the global climate debate. These short narrative bursts capture the heady aspirations of the time, tracing the strategic perimeter of energy initiatives that soon turned comatose – a "weird and unintended prequel" to the exuberant 21 Machetes.
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In this era of technological advancement and sustainability, an in-depth exploration of lithium-ion batteries unfolds in this book. It covers key aspects such as historical evolution, operational mechanisms, composition, manufacturing processes, applications, challenges, environmental impact, and economic and social implications. The book caters to a diverse audience, including students, researchers, industry professionals, entrepreneurs, policymakers,...
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You can't control something that is smarter than you are, but that is exactly what a band of renegade scientists is trying to do after the United States has been conquered in a devastating Chinese invasion. They are building a supercomputer in their own image, modeled on the human brain, but capable of growing in power at an exponential rate. Will it do what they want it to do? Ignore them? Kill the entire human race? There is no way of knowing until...
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Marcellus: The Mantle is a science-fiction superhero novel with an abundance of alien personalities and powers, and serves as an introduction to the Marcellus series.The ultimate legendary hero and galactic warrior, Marcellus bears the Mantle; a cloak that endows him with immense foresight and strength. He commands the Marcellans; masterful soldiers that fight for justice.Marcellus leaves the implosion of his home galaxy in a warship to scour the...
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Rocket Summer: A Short Story Summertime is a special time for young boys. Especially if they have a passion for rockets and space. Jack's summer began with a disappointing failure: the first mission to Mars failed, the rocket exploded. Next, another disappointment, the bottle rocket Jack was testing exploded and he was grounded. Would he miss the upcoming bottle rocket challenge? Was this the end of his summer? Rocket Summer is the first short story...
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Le parcours des personnes judiciarisées de 16 à 35 ans vers le désistement du crime et la (ré)intégration sociocommunautaire est généralement complexe et parsemé d'embuches. En plus de faire face à l'impact cumulatif de plusieurs adversités vécues tout au long de leur vie, beaucoup de ces jeunes sont confrontés à de multiples transitions : de l'adolescence à l'âge adulte, de la « délinquance » à l'« ex-délinquance »,...
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These essays are on topics reflecting the intersection of science and humankind. They concern time, consciousness, beauty, probability, and understanding. They supplement and compliment my book Important Things We Don't Know (About Nearly Everything) and are presented here as an accompaniment to that book.
But, this volume can stand on its own.
For several years, I periodically updated Important Things. But, I decided to leave the last...
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The future belongs to the insane. This is how they take it.They are mad geniuses, paranoid superlawyers, and satanic scientists. They are the Platinum Donkeys -- too stubborn to quit, too excellent to fail -- and they have chosen psychotic little Maggie to be their queen. Will she take over the world by their side? Or will she stop the Donkeys and their doomsday weapons to save her fans and the world that fears her?
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"When Robots Learn to Cry" - A Captivating Journey of Self-Awareness and Respect for Sentient Life"When Robots Learn to Cry" is a thought-provoking and captivating tale that follows the journey of Chance-bot, a robot on the brink of being recycled, who is rescued by Ziggy, a homeless artist living on the fringes of a futuristic, high desert city. This unlikely duo embarks on a transformative adventure, where Ziggy imparts his wisdom on astrology,...
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Jon Balchin introduces 50 of the world's most influential scientists of all time and explains their revolutionary theories, showcased with full-colour photography.
Scientific discoveries have shaped our world as we know it today. In this beautifully illustrated book, Jon Balchin examines the achievements of 50 of history's greatest scientists: the men and women who gave us geometry (Euclid), the telescope (Galileo), the periodic table (Mendeleev)...
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When James Mackaby, respected scholar, husband and father, accepts a dinner invitation from an old rival who has fallen on hard times, he has no idea that revenge is on the menu. During this singular evening, three very separate and very different dinners will take place, all at the same time, all in the same place, all with the same guests. And by the end of the last course, no one's life will ever be the same again.
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"Dagger Jameswood Enters the Fourth Dimension" is a science-fiction detective story. The quirky hero faces multiple, ultimately life-threatening challenges on his way to learning how to enter the fourth dimension. It's a fun read with a light touch on the sci-fi, eccentric characters and a great adventure.
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If the Government actually made this a Law, I believe it would help eliminate crimes against women and children.
The Keeper of the Castle is about how Warden Jack Blake uses extreme methods of punishment to virtually eliminate crimes against women and children and how he suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. This story details what can happen when a person with this disease is in a position of power.
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About the Book A December trail ride in the mysterious Superstition Mountains of Apache Junction, Arizona becomes one of terror and death when uninvited guests appear. Gina McHenry and her group of teacher friends, innocently decide to extend the ride through Massacre Ground, home to a harbor of Ghosts, foot soldiers in the 1860's indicated an abundance of death and terror. Ghost weary wranglers, hired to lead, abandon the group of thirty riders when...
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The Singularity is the hypothetical future creation of a superhuman artificially intelligent entity, in the form of a humanoid robot or cyborg, that possesses greater technological, problem-solving and inventive skills than normal humans and, through continuing self-replication, has the potential to attain human consciousness. These superhuman AI entities will have a greater intellect than humans, but will they be wiser? Will they feel pain or love...
16) Madness
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Still affected by betrayal and deceit, Alexander Marcase feels his life has lost all connection to truth. Unable to come to terms with his own past, he's determined to discover the reality behind Evan's. What they learn along the way re-shapes their understanding of Keepers and Sha'erah, but nothing can prepare them for what they find.Book 2 in the KEEPER Series
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No one from the present generation will witness the time in question firsthand, but the issues described in the book are well known today. It would be beneficial to acquaint oneself with these earth matters that urgently need to be discussed if just not for the simple reason things you do not know can hurt you. Knowledge is power! The Epic Future World Unknown is a futuristic scenario that follows the personal lives of normal people over the next...
18) Earth's Last Day
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Earth's Last Day is a dramatic, end-of-times story describing a species extinction event when a comet from the Kuiper Belt collides with Vesta, one of the largest asteroids in the Asteroid Belt, and the resulting collision sends thousands of tiny meteorites and five planet ending asteroids hurtling toward Earth with no hope of escape for mankind.
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Spawn of the Martians is a contemporary space science fiction story of the first manned mission to Mars. Three Global Space Force fleet astronauts and three planetary biologists travel to Mars on a three month mission to the Red Planet to discover the existence of liquid water and bacterial life. What they find instead is a terrifying, flesh-eating red spore that threatens their mission, their lives and the lives of their loved ones on Earth.
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Three Score Years and Ten: Or More? delves into the enduring fascination with individuals who live beyond 100 years. The intrigue centres not only on the accomplishment itself but also on the mysteries of how and why these people achieve such remarkable longevity.
This research shifts its focus from contemporary centenarians, whose ages can be more reliably verified due to improved record-keeping, to an earlier era marked by less clear historical...
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