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"A new book of 50 bigger, bolder, next-level STEAM experiments for the whole family, including even more diverse science biographies and stories, from Emily Calandrelli, host of Netflix's Emily's Wonder Lab and author of the national bestseller Stay Curious and Keep Exploring"--
2) Orbital
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"A singular new novel from Betty Trask Prize-winner Samantha Harvey, Orbital is an eloquent meditation on space and life on our planet through the eyes of six astronauts circling the earth in twenty-four hours. A slender novel of epic power, Orbital deftly snapshots a day in the lives of six women and men hurtling through space-not toward the moon or the vast unknown, but around our planet. Selected for one of the last space station missions of its...
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"Grieving her best friend's recent death, neuroscientist Mariana Pineda's ready to give up everything to start anew. Even her career--after one last week consulting at a top secret particle accelerator. Except the strangest thing happens: a man stops her...and claims they've met before. Carter Cho knows who she is, why she's mourning, why she's there. And he needs Mariana to remember everything he's saying. But just as they figure out this new life,...
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"When you bring back a long-extinct species, there's more to success than the DNA. Moscow has resurrected the mammoth. But someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out, again. The late Dr. Damira Khismatullina, the world's foremost expert in elephant behavior, is called in to help. While she was murdered a year ago, her digitized consciousness is uploaded into the brain of a mammoth. Can she help the magnificent creatures...
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Looks at the relationship between a female robot and her human owner, exploring questions of intimacy, power, autonomy and control.
"Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the pert outfits he orders for her, and adjusts her libido to suit his moods. True, she's not the greatest at keeping Doug's place spotless,...
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Leah Elson draws upon her wildly popular web series, 60 Seconds of Science, for an irreverent debut that answers all sorts of scientific questions-from the age-old to the ridiculous to the sublime-posed by her fans around the world.
There Are (No) Stupid Questions … in Science was born from Leah's popular web series, 60 Seconds of Science, wherein her avid followers, from all around the world, suggest topics to be explained within sixty seconds.
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El control interno es un pilar fundamental para asegurar la eficiencia, transparencia y responsabilidad en la gestión de las entidades públicas. Su objetivo principal es salvaguardar los recursos y activos, prevenir fraudes, malversaciones y asegurar el cumplimiento de las normativas y políticas establecidas. Sin embargo, en la realidad, nos encontramos con la preocupante problemática de la inoperancia del control interno en muchas entidades estatales.
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The Cancer Stage of Capitalism is a modern classic of critical philosophy and political economy, renowned for its depth and comprehensive research. It provides a step-by-step diagnosis of the continuing economic collapse in the US and Europe and has had an enormous influence on new visions of economic alternatives.
John McMurtry argues that our world disorder of unending crises is the predictable result of a cancerous economic system multiplying...
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Libro especializado que se ajusta al desarrollo de la cualificación profesional y adquisición del certificado de profesionalidad "TMVG0109 - OPERACIONES AUXILIARES DE MANTENIMIENTO DE ELECTROMÉCANICA DE VEHÍCULOS". Manual imprescindible para la formación y la capacitación, que se basa en los principios de la cualificación y dinamización del conocimiento, como premisas para la mejora de la empleabilidad y eficacia para el desempeño del trabajo....
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It often seems that different crises are competing to devastate civilisation. This book argues that financial meltdown, dwindling oil reserves, terrorism and food shortages need to be considered as part of the same ailing system.
Most accounts of our contemporary global crises focus on one area, such as climate change, or the threat of terrorism, to the exclusion of others. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed argues that the unwillingness of experts to consider...
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Baby boomers enjoyed the most benign period in human history: fifty years of relative peace, cheap energy, plentiful grain supply, and a warming climate due to the highest solar activity for 8,000 years. The party is over-prepare for the twilight of abundance.
David Archibald reveals the grim future the world faces on its current trajectory: massive fuel shortages, the bloodiest warfare in human history, a global starvation crisis, and a rapidly...
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Beyond the Horizon is a book that delves into the wonders of space science and invites readers to embark on a journey of discovery through the cosmos. From the origins of the universe to the latest discoveries in exoplanet research, this book takes readers on an immersive tour of the universe and its many mysteries.The book begins by introducing readers to the basics of space science, such as the laws of physics that govern our understanding of the...
13) The Sea Comet
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The story is set in a small coastal fishing village. Local fisherman Thomas and village resident Sarah witness strange glowing objects crashing into the sea, unleashing sea monsters. More objects fall, each impact worse. Strange glowing creatures emerge with unknown powers.
Sarah sees a flaming creature give violent birth on the shore. The creatures spread plagues killing wildlife. Fish and birds. wash up dead with lesions. The creatures grow aggressive;...
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"Mysteries of the Cosmos: The Enigma of Dark Matter and Dark Energy" is a captivating and comprehensive exploration of two of the most profound mysteries in modern astrophysics and cosmology. The book takes readers on an enlightening journey through the universe's hidden realms, shedding light on the elusive nature of dark matter and dark energy.The book delves into the heart of these mysteries, offering readers a detailed understanding of the current...
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Refinery 29's Most Anticipated Books By Black & Latine Authors in 2023!
Philadelphia Inquirer's Best New Books for February!
"A necessary discourse about power and control, and who ultimately has a voice versus whose is often stifled." —Preston D. Mitchum, LGBTQIA attorney, activist, and adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University
The first major case for cancel culture as a fundamental means of democratic expression throughout history,...
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This is the story of a Golden Retriever/Corgi Mix who is separated from his owner, a Native American Deputy Sheriff named, Tomas Two Hawks. Tomas is a traditional native american man with traditional beliefs which places him in conflict with his job and society as a whole. Tomas is accused of a treasonous crime, and being innocent he must prove his innocence to law enforcement. Meanwhile, the US has undergone a political revolution and a draconian...
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Grèves à répétition dans les transports publics, arrêts de travail récurrents dans divers secteurs stratégiques, piquets de grève dans la grande distribution, destructions de bien privés, séquestrations de cadres ou d'employeurs... Les syndicats belges sont aujourd'hui la cible de nombreuses critiques et suscitent des controverses passionnées. Pour les uns, ils représentent un contre-pouvoir plus que jamais nécessaire. Pour les autres,...
18) Breakthroughs: The Historic Breakthrough by Marx, and the Further Breakthrough With the New Comm
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BREAKTHROUGHS: The Historic Breakthrough by Marx, and the Further Breakthrough with the New Communism, A Basic Summary is "a distilled discussion of the theory, strategic orientation and objectives of the communist movement as this was developed from the time of Marx and with its further development and synthesis with the new communism" (as Bob Avakian, the architect of the new communism, describes this work in its preface).This work delves into the...
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People who witness acts of terror and violence are often called after the event to bear witness to what they saw. In cases where this violence is inflicted by the state upon its own people, the process of bearing witness is both politically complex and traumatic for the individual involved. Independent trials and commissions have become important mechanisms through which the truth of past violence is sought in democratising states, but to date there...
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This book explores the practice of organisation development and group change in a way that will appeal to anyone involved in working towards social transformation. Drawing on extensive experience gained through many years of process consultancy within the development sector - mainly in Africa and Europe - as well as on the work of Goethe and Jung, Allan Kaplan presents a radically new approach to the understanding of organisations and communities...