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In Relativity Now: A Graphic Guide to Einstein's Theories, readers gain insight into the nature of time, gravity, light, and the very fabric of our universe. Along the way, cartoon canines demonstrate the theories of Special Relativity and General Relativity visually.Like a cross between a Stephen Hawking book and a collection of NEW YORKER (TM) cartoons, Relativity Now: A Graphic Guide to Einstein's Theories has been described as "brilliant, ...

In Relativity Now for Teens & Tweens: Einstein's Theories Explained, readers will gain insight into the nature of time, gravity, light, and the very fabric of our universe. Along the way, cartoon dogs demonstrate the theories of Special and General Relativity.The Relativity Now books have been described as "brilliant, unprecedented, and mind-blowing!" So what are you waiting for? Time is running out!Intended Audience/Other Editions: This editi...

Tracing the development of Fielding¿s agendas, Johnson presents a compelling portrait of an author who claimed a place within literary culture for women¿s experiences. While Fielding often retreats from the overtly political concerns that captured the attention of her contemporaries, her works are daring forays into the public sphere that both c

A small, yet powerful totem on Witchcraft and Hoodoo, by a true practitioner of both. Warlock and High Priest Christopher Belmont Johnson.

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Small, Irrelevant Matters is a collection of nine short stories that take place in rural Virginia. The stories touch on moments in the lives of farmers, college students, soldiers, foundry workers and store clerks. They explore the space in-between life's bigger events: car rides and lunch breaks where the simplest interaction, a brief gesture or a thoughtless remark, can change lives unexpectedly. These quiet vignettes are snapshots of the wa...

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I wrote Witchcraft: Step by Step, to be both a Grimoire of Witchcraft as well as a step by step instruction manual. A sort of how to of Witchcraft. In it I have written all the instructions I wish that I had received when I began walking the path of a Witch/Warlock. I have also included some controversial teachings of my own, which contradict the commonly accepted notions. I did this because my own personal experience in Witchcraft completely...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

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Ekklesia: Three Inquiries in Church and State" offers a New World rejoinder to the largely Europe-centered academic discourse on church and state. In contrast to what is often assumed, in the Americas the relationship between church and state has not been one of freedom or separation but one of unstable and adaptable collusion. "Ekklesia" sees in the settler states of North and South America alternative patterns of conjoined religious and poli...

It was Maurice Sugar, labour activist and lawyer for the United Auto Workers, who played a key role in guiding the newly-formed union through the treacherous legal terrain obstructing its development in the 1930s. Christopher Johnson chronicles the life of Maurice Sugar, from his roots in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to the struggles of the early 1930s.

The 53 studies represent most of the papers presented at a July 2000 conference in Chania, Crete. The breeding of medicinal plants has received renewed attention because of the recognition that the best way to conserve genetic resources is to use them, and the need to improve the quality control of materials for the market. Published simultaneously

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This book offers a detailed, comparatist defense of hyperbole in the Baroque period. Focusing on Spanish and Mexican lyric (Gongora, Quevedo, and Sor Juana), English drama ("King Lear" and translations of Seneca), and French philosophy (Descartes and Pascal), Christopher Johnson reads Baroque hyperbole as a sophisticated, often sublime, frequently satiric means of making sense of worlds and selves in crisis and transformation. Grounding his re...

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Man nennt sie Loopers. Sie sind die gut bezahlten Auftragskiller einer verbrecherischen Organisation in der Zukunft, in der Zeitreisen zwar möglich, aber illegal sind. Das Syndikat nutzt die Technologie und beseitigt seine Opfer, in dem es sie dreißig Jahre zurück in die Vergangenheit schickt, wo ein Looper wartet und die Zielperson erschießt. Die Morde sind ebenso kaltblütig wie perfekt. Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) ist so ein Looper und er ist...

I Don't Have Crooked Legs tells the story of a beautiful young filly named Kit Kat, born on a wonderful place called Unwanted Farms. Everything appears to be fine until one day two other babies laugh at her, and she hears them say she has crooked legs. Their laughter and those words, "crooked legs, " leave her wanting to hide from everyone. Her mom, Cookie, shows her own imperfection to Kit Kat and sends her off on a journey of self discovery ...