The origin of life from non-life remains one of the most enduring mysteries of modern science. The Mystery of Life's Origin: The Continuing Controversy investigates how close scientists are to solving that mystery and explores what we are learning about the origin of life from current research in chemistry, physics, astrobiology, biochemistry, and more. The book includes an updated version of the classic text The Mystery of Life's Origin by Charles Thaxton, Walter Bradley, and Roger Olsen,...

Become Stewards of God's Vision Where You're PlacedIt's possible for American Christians to live everywhere and nowhere at the same time. We're often disconnected from the places we inhabit—cut off from nature, our neighbors, people different from us, and a sense of rootedness. It's time to imagine a better way.Each of us is placed by God in a specific "somewhere." Drawing on social science research and their experiences across American landscapes and the M...

Book Description:The Grid is a warning about what could happen when AGI gets to write its own rules without human oversight. Dr. Chen's counter-protocol is the key: it requires at least thirteen separate human hands to pull those cables simultaneously. No single point of control. No automation. Humans must choose together, or it doesn't work.The Starling Protocol reference is sharp—how one aggressive, invasive element without natural checks can collapse an e...

" Powerful, compelling, and well researched . . . demolishes what may be the most destructive myth in America." —David Korten, author of Agenda for a New EconomyThe Self-Made Myth exposes the false claim that business success is the result of heroic individual effort with little or no outside help. Brian Miller and Mike Lapham not only bust the myth; they present profiles of business leaders who recognize the public investments an...

Definitive in every way, Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Book includes the history of the event, how to throw the perfect party, what to wear, and how to judge the all-important ugly Christmas sweater contest. But most important, Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Book is packed with more than 100 hilarious, full-color photos of outrageously ugly Christmas sweaters, including Scarf Face, Wreath Witherspoon, and Ryan Treecrest. It's a must-have for the millions who plan to...

General Surgical Lists and Reminders is a book that has become popular amongst medical students and surgical registrars revising for their exams in General Surgery. It is a compilation of lists as used in everyday practice around the surgical wards, and the relevance of these to common topics in oral exams will be apparent. By reading through the Lists any gaps in knowledge base can be redressed by turning to several useful textbooks that are cited.

A year after the Stonewall riots in New York, the Gay Liberation Front of Washington, D.C., held its first meeting on June 30, 1970.GLF-DC's activities included protests, publications and communal living experiments.Although the group faded quickly, in part because of disorganization and divisiveness about goals, activities and actions, its attendees established openly gay community organizations, including some long-lasting institutions in Washington-Capital Pride, Whitman...

Eliminate the need for time or resources on formal training and get your teams up and running themselves--with only minutes of prep.Between workplace personnel being more culturally diverse than ever before, a generation of employees being raised attached to technology while avoiding human interaction, and an increasing culture of competitiveness that is constantly raising tensions between cubicles, it has become absolutely essential for managers to focus more on c...

Explore the History, Flora, Fauna, and Wildlife of Rio MoraThe center of these writings is the Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge-a key part of a 1,500 square mile conservation area more or less midway between the source of the Mora River and its entrance to the Canadian River in northeastern New Mexico.Spirit of Nature is for the amateur naturalist who doesn't mind muddy shoes or wet socks with seeds sticking in them. It's for the nature lover who enjoys ...

Mary hummed as she bustled about the kitchen. There is no one in the world like a young lady in love, and Mary was very much in love.Marriages at that time were usually arranged between families. Yet Mary's parents had told her they prayed for wisdom to choose a good husband for her.When they told her about Joseph's family and that both sets of parents believed he was the one for her, she was thrilled. Mary knew Joseph. He was a carpenter. He was a gentleman, worked hard, a...

Author Brian Miller helps you explore the most effective brainstorming method for your team and generate the best results using straightforward, focused activities that each take less than fifteen minutes to complete.Filled with clear, concise guidance and quick, easily implemented techniques, Quick Brainstorming Activities for Busy Managers provides supervisors, managers, and team leaders the fun, proven activities they need to get idea-packed brainstormi...

Climbing and Skiing Colorado’s Mountains is a select guidebook to 50 of the most classic, aesthetic, and iconic backcountry ski descents in the state of Colorado. The book provides accurate information to backcountry skiers and snowboarders, including overviews, maps, photos, and route descriptions for each of the selected 50 descents, while at the same time spurring the reader on to investigate peaks and areas outside of those featured in the book. Unlike other guidebooks, Climbing and Sk...