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A groundbreaking account of the state of modern physics: of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics…
to the strange and bizarre predictions of string theory, full of unseen dimensions and multiple universes. Lee Smolin not only provides a brilliant layman's overview of current research as we attempt to build a 'theory of everything', but also questions many of the assumptions that lie behind string theory. 2008.The secret of the seven seeds: a parable of leadership and life (Your coach in a box)
Par David Fischman, Marshall Goldsmith. 2007
Fischman reveals his personal story through the fictional character Ignacio Rodriguez. As Ignacio applies the seven seeds to his work…
life, he is transformed and becomes happier, more balanced, and ultimately more effective at work. This engaging parable is written for anyone who feels their life at work is spinning out of control. 2007. Uniform title: Secreto de las siete semillas.The secret of happiness
Par Billy Graham. 1985
The quantum labyrinth: how Richard Feynman and John Wheeler revolutionized time and reality
Par Paul Halpern. 2017
In 1939, Richard Feynman, a graduate of MIT, arrived in John Wheeler's Princeton office to report for duty as his…
teaching assistant. The soft-spoken Wheeler was a raging nonconformist full of wild ideas about the universe. The boisterous Feynman was a cautious physicist who believed only what could be tested. Yet a lifelong friendship and enormously productive collaboration was born that led to a complete rethinking of the nature of time and reality. 2017.The question that never goes away: why
Par Philip Yancey. 2013
“Where is God when it hurts?” That question formed the title of my first real book, more than 30 years…
ago. In 2012 I was asked to speak on this topic in three places of great suffering: in Japan, for the one-year anniversary of the tsunami that killed 20,000; in Sarajevo, which endured the longest siege in modern warfare; and in Newtown, Connecticut, a town in sorrow after a gunman killed 20 school children at Sandy Hook. What I learned in these places gave me much new insight on what hope and comfort faith offers to all of us who go through hard times, in tragedies large and small.” 2013.The physics of hockey
Par Alain Haché. 2002
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to play hockey, but consider this: the same universal principles that sent…
men to the moon also go into launching a slapshot, crashing into the boards, accelerating across the blue line, or cutting down a shooter's angle. The author, a physicist, explores and explains the science behind the game, including how a sharpened blade glides on ice, or why Bobby Hull's slapshot zipped through the atmosphere so much faster than his modern counterparts' did. Haché even includes explanations on how a Zamboni works. 2002.The problem of pain
Par C. S Lewis. 1940
"If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?" And what of the suffering…
of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it? C. S. Lewis offers answers to these crucial questions and shares his hope and wisdom to help heal a world hungering for a true understanding of human nature. c1940.The prayer experiment: discovering a prayer that could change your world
Par Jay Dennis, Marilyn Jeffcoat. 2001
A book that shows how the obscure prayer of the Old Testament believer Jabez can result in a process of…
life transformation in which God pours out his blessings on us and our churches resulting in a god-sized impact on our worlds. c2001.Caltech physicist and author Sean Carroll offers listeners this profile of the Large Hadron Collider and the search for the…
mysterious Higgs boson particle, the subatomic building block that imbues elementary particles with mass. Carroll chronicles how such a complex project got off the ground in the first place and explains why this discovery is so important, and what it means for the future of physics. 2013.The origin of the universe (Science masters.)
Par John D Barrow. 1994
Aimed at the non-specialist reader, this book gives the latest account of the status of the Big Bang, looks at…
the enigma of 'dark matter', and considers the possibilities and problems for further investigations. 1994.The mysterious rays: Marie Curie's world (Science Discovery Book Ser.)
Par Victor Juhasz, Nancy Veglahn. 1977
The me I want to be: becoming God's best version of you
Par John Ortberg. 2010
John Ortberg will help you discover spiritual vitality like never before as you learn to 'live in the flow of…
the spirit.' He has organized his thoughts and God's words into a straightforward and timely guide for living your best life. c2010.The measure of the universe
Par Isaac Asimov. 1983
Many people have difficulty in grasping the size of our universe. By using examples of various measurements -- length, pressure,…
time and temperature -- Asimov explains how to relate the unimaginable. For example, the tallest man on record was 9 feet tall while the smallest dinosaur was the size of a chicken. 1983.The life of Thomas More
Par Peter Ackroyd. 1998
This account of More's life concentrates upon the essence of the man, who gave his life in the service of…
the old faith. The paradox which emerges between the successful and ambitious careerist Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII's Court, and the private personality of the man who remained guarded and silent about his spirituality and deep piety, explains why More, regarded as the most brilliant Englishman of his age, has remained an enigma for 500 years. 1998.The lifegiving parent: giving your child a life worth living for Christ
Par Sally Clarkson, Clay Clarkson. 2018
Respected authors and parents Clay and Sally Clarkson explore eight key principles--heartbeats of lifegiving parenting--to shed light on what it…
means to create a home where your children will experience the living God in your family. 2018.The lady, her lover, and her Lord
Par T. D Jakes. 1998
A Christian bishop with a weekly television broadcast exhorts women to develop their three most important relationships: with themselves, with…
their husbands, and with God. Suggests empowerment strategies supported by biblical verses to help promote peace and healing. Offers advice on relationships for both men and women. c1998.The irrational season (Crosswicks journal. #3.)
Par Madeleine L'Engle. 1977
L'Engle presents a self-exploration through the liturgical seasons of the year that combines anecdotes, poetry, letters, and a discussion of…
human relationships. She reaffirms her commitment to Christianity. Sequel to "The summer of the great-grandmother". 1977. (The Crosswicks journal ; 3)Astrophysics for young people in a hurry
Par Gregory Mone, Neil DeGrasse Tyson. 2019
Pourquoi E=mc2?: et comment ça marche? ((Quai des sciences).)
Par Brian Cox, J. R Forshaw, Guy Chouraqui. 2012
" Savez-vous que vous voyagez à la vitesse de la lumière ? Et non seulement vous, mais votre chaise, votre…
table, votre maison, la Terre elle-même ? Bien sûr, nous ne parlons pas ici d'un voyage dans l'espace en trois dimensions, mais dans la structure profonde de l'univers : l'espace-temps. Vous trouvez cela difficile à croire ? Pourtant, c'est bien ce que nous dit la fameuse équation d'Einstein : E = mc2 ! En talentueux passeurs de savoirs, Brian Cox et Jeff Forshaw nous révèlent dans ce livre les mystères de la théorie de la relativité. Grâce à eux, même sans bagage mathématique, vous pourrez percer les secrets de l'équation la plus célèbre du monde ! " -- 4e de couv. 2012. Titre uniforme: Why does E = MC²?Your holiness: discover the light within
Par Debbie Ford. 2018
A recently discovered unpublished work by beloved spiritual teacher and number one New York Times bestselling author Debbie Ford about…
the process of discovering the astonishing potential of the holiness that resides in each of us. 2018.