![]() ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Discover the age of the Earth, how the ocean floor is mapped, how to sieve fossils from sea floor sediments, how garden snails provided a clue to the continental drift theory, what gases make up the atmosphere, and much, much more! Learn how earthquakes are recorded, how the Grand Canyon was formed, about plate tectonics, how rock minerals are changed by weathering, how much of the Earth's surface is covered by water, and where icebergs originate. See how glaciers create fjords, how beaches are shaped, where Africa is splitting apart along the Rift Valley, ocean-floor volcanoes, the atmosphere from space, the elements in the Earth's crust, and an exploded volcano. ![]() Superb, full-color photography of geological equipment, rocks, minerals and 3-D models reveals the ideas and discoveries that have changed our understanding of the world in which we live. Here is a spectacular, thought-provoking and highly informative guide to the fascinating story of the Earth. Discover the secrets of the Earth - from the far reaches of the atmosphere to deep beneath the surface. ![]()
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![]() ![]() But no matter what she does, Shannon never feels okay. Now a wise eighth grader, Shannon thinks shes got it figured out-her true friends, her favorite hobbies, and the key to happiness. Is Shannon being true to herself? Friends Forever Eighth grade. But suddenly, everyone has to watch the same shows, love the same songs, and like the same people. Now that Shannons best friends with the most popular girl in school, sixth grade is supposed to be perfect. Will they stay friends? And is Shannon in The Group? Or out? Best Friends Follow your heart. But when her friend joins up with another circle of friends called The Group, Shannon feels left out. When Shannon makes her first ever friend, she thinks shes found her bestie for life. This box set includes: Real Friends When best friends are not forever. ![]() About the Book Get all of your favorite friends in one box set featuring these bestselling and beloved graphic memoirs: Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever! Book Synopsis Get all of your favorite friends in one boxed set featuring these bestselling and beloved graphic memoirs: Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever! From award-winning creators Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham comes a series about friendship, family, and finding your own path, inspired by Shannons real life. ![]() ![]() ![]() Much of Devil House is built around Gage Chandler’s findings of the protagonists who were around at the time and were the potential suspects, accomplices, or witnesses. ![]() The setting of the killings is a former adult book and video shop which is hugely unpopular with the local residents but a regular hangout with teens. ![]() What is fascinating about this is the murders did not make headline news the first time around, even though they took place during the 1980s Satanic Panic era and looked vaguely ritualistic in nature. Gage is seeking his next literary hit and buys the house which was the scene of an unsolved double murder fifteen years earlier. Sound familiar? If you’ve seen Sinister, you bet it does. A true-crime writer buys the house which was previously the scene of a gruesome murder and plans to research and write about it. Even though the main case is non-supernatural, it still reminded me of the hit film Sinister. ![]() ![]() The only question that remains is, who built it? About the Author Christopher Knight has written five very successful books. ![]() Their persuasive conclusion: if higher life only developed on Earth because the Moon is exactly what it is and where it is, it bes unreasonable to cling to the idea that the Moon is a natural object. In addition, Knight and Butler discovered that the Moon possesses few or no heavy metals and has no core-something that should not be possible. ![]() On further investigation, they found a consistent sequence of beautiful integer numbers when looking at every major aspect of the Moon-no such pattern emerges for any other planet or moon in the solar system. Christopher Knight and Alan Butler realized that the ancient system of geometry they presented in their earlier, breakthrough study works as perfectly for the Moon as it does the Earth. ![]() Book Synopsis The authors of Civilization One return, bringing new evidence about the Moon that will shake up our world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, Marcus Rashford MBE wants to show YOU how to achieve your dreams, in this positive and inspiring guide for life. Marcus Rashford is famous worldwide for his skills both on and off the pitch – but before he was a Manchester United and England footballer, and long before he started his inspiring campaign to end child food poverty, he was just an average kid from Wythenshawe, South Manchester. I’ve achieved a lot so far, but it didn’t come in one go big things rarely happen overnight, and good things rarely happen as if by magic. ![]() ![]() You have to be able to dream big and be prepared to work towards your dreams. It’s hard to know what is possible until you start. An inspiring, positive and practical guide for kids from Marcus Rashford MBE, footballer and child food poverty campaigner. ![]() ![]() Let’s look closer at Rousseau’s political writings to see the ideas they sowed, the destructive fruits they reaped, and the roots they left to feed our culture’s worldview today. In that post, I mentioned how Rousseau’s unbiblical worldview gave rise to the faulty conclusions in his book, The Social Contract. That’s why I stopped by Rousseau’s house in Switzerland during my backpacking journey to trace the history of Marxism, as my last blog post described. But as we’ll soon see, eighteenth-century philosopher Jean-Jacque Rousseau-whose thinking continues to majorly impact Western culture-suggested the answer is e.Ĭonsidering how this answer paints a picture which looks suspiciously like life under later communist regimes, it’s no wonder Rousseau played a vital (if sometimes indirect) role in influencing the thinking behind Marxism. Many people who have grown up in liberal democracies would answer f. Political dissent is punishable by death.Private property is ultimately controlled by the state. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It's clear that someone has set Jamie up, and suddenly she's on the run, under fire, and in serious jeopardy of losing it all. But Jamie's simple case takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the not-so-good judge winds up on the ten o'clock news with a bullet through his head. Veronica Waterston, the young, distraught wife of superior court judge, Thomas Waterston, known for his tough sentencing, right-wing leanings, and his fondness for blondes with double D's. Jamie's assembled a team of other disenchanted former models to help her take names and kick derrieres among L.A.'s wealthiest philandering husbands. firm located in Los Angeles that specializes in domestic espionage-catching cheating husbands. Jamie Bond is a former cover model who switches gears to take over the family business: The Bond Agency, a high-powered P.I. ![]() And her life is about to be shaken and stirred in a cocktail of sex, lies, scandal, and one very dead body. From New York Times & USA TODAY bestselling author Gemma Halliday & Jennifer Fischetto comes a collection of three full length novels in the award winning Jamie Bond Mysteries series, including: ![]() ![]() The meteoroid traced the same orbit in the solar system for fifteen million years until the movement of a comet pushed it toward Earth. ![]() Of these eight stories, my favorites have to be “Meteorite” and “Our Dead World.” The former opens with a brilliant paragraph reminiscent of the start of Wells’s The War of the Worlds: Colanzi’s narrative voice is perfectly poised and unapologetically mischievous, refusing to let the reader guess what twists and turns may lie ahead. A colonist on Mars sees deer running past, a group of children experience the shock of a friend’s death, a young boy may or may not have been taken by aliens with the coming of a meteorite, a girl senses a strange “wave” that drives people to commit suicide. One main theme running through Our Dead World is the collision between the natural/ordinary and the unnatural/bizarre/unexplained. And while some of these stories skirt the boundaries of “speculative fiction,” they all hold up a warped mirror to reality, inviting us to question how we perceive that very reality every day. Each piece is unnerving in its own unique way, whether it deals with a lonely colony on Mars, a a psychopathic cannibal in Paris, or a girl pushed into a nervous breakdown by her fanatical mother. The eight short-yet-powerful stories that make up this collection reveal an intriguing new voice in translated fiction, in general, and speculative fiction, in particular. ![]() ![]() Award-winning author, Demi, presents the story of the herd boy and his ox with all the simplicity and beauty of the traditional Zen Buddhist representations. For the journey of the young ox herder is also the story of our journey toward enlightenment. And once he finds it, he struggles to tame and train it. Book Synopsis In this beloved Zen Buddhist allegory, a boy is searching for his missing ox-his true self. ![]() An appendix provides details on Zen Buddhism and the oxherding pictures. Award-winning author, Demi, presents the traditional story with all the simplicity of Zen Buddhist art. ![]() ![]() About the Book In this beloved Zen Buddhist allegory, a boy is searching for his missing ox-his true self. ![]() ![]() ![]() But the more secrets Aurora uncovers about him, the more a future with him frightens her. He’ll guarantee her spot as the next queen and be the champion her people need to remain safe. At first, the prince seems like the perfect solution to all her problems. ![]() To keep her secret and save her crown, Aurora’s mother arranges for her to marry a dark and brooding Stormling prince from another kingdom. But she’s yet to show any trace of the magic she’ll need to protect her people. She’s intelligent and brave and honorable. As the sole heir of Pavan, Aurora’s been groomed to be the perfect queen. Long ago, the ungifted pledged fealty and service to her family in exchange for safe haven, and a kingdom was carved out from the wildlands and sustained by magic capable of repelling the world’s deadliest foes. ![]() ![]() In a land ruled and shaped by violent magical storms, power lies with those who control them.Īurora Pavan comes from one of the oldest Stormling families in existence. New York Times bestselling author Cora Carmack’s young adult debut: Roar. From New York Times bestselling author Cora Carmack comes her debut young adult fantasy, ROAR! Releasing June 13, 2017, ROAR takes readers on an adventure filled with charismatic characters in an enthralling world sure to keep them turning the pages. ![]() |