The first modern biography of this notable politician“Mach’s detailed and thoughtful examination of Ohio lawyer-politician-diplomat George Hunt Pendleton is an impressive piece of scholarship and will surely be the standard for decades to come.”—H. Roger Grant, Department of History, Clemson University“George H. Pendleton was a significant and prominent Ohio and national politician who clearly merits a biography.”—Fred...

Popular Scientific Lectures is a compelling collection of public talks delivered by the renowned physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach. First published in the late 19th century, this book brings together a series of lectures that aim to make complex scientific concepts accessible and engaging to a general audience. Mach’s clear, conversational style demystifies topics ranging from the nature of sound and light to the principles of mechanics and the evolution of scientific thought. He explor...

In "Popular Scientific Lectures," Ernst Mach presents a collection of insightful essays that distill complex scientific concepts into accessible language, reflecting his dedication to promoting scientific understanding among the general public. Mach's literary style is marked by clarity and precision, employing engaging anecdotes and illustrative examples to illuminate topics such as mechanics, optics, and the philosophy of science. Set against the backdrop of late 19th-century scientific ...

With groundbreaking research and an exciting new theory that will change the way women look at hormone replacement therapy for years of substantially improved health, happiness, and quality of life, The Estrogen Fix is a must-have book for every woman over 40.Dr. Mache Seibel, one of the leading doctors in women’s health and menopause, proves that every woman has an ideal time to more safely begin estrogen replacement. When administered at this time, referred to as “the es...

Popular Scientific Lectures gathers Ernst Mach's lucid addresses on mechanics, acoustics, optics, thermodynamics, physiology, and the philosophy of scientific method. Written for educated non-specialists yet exact in argument, the essays display Mach's characteristic economy, vivid experiment-based illustration, and suspicion of metaphysical abstraction. In the late nineteenth-century context of positivism and rapid disciplinary specialization, the volume bridges laboratory science and pub...

It is 1982, and a new priest in town is holding a secret that, before having his marriage annulled by the Church, had a daughter named Angela. His strong calling for the priesthood drove him to join a seminary to eventually become a priest. However, he is assigned to a parish in the same town where his former wife and Angela reside. But one man. misinterpreting the priest's friendship with 9-year-old Angela, is overcome with prejudice and paranoia and murders the priest. This novel blends ...

Can a person with channelled aggressive personality disorder be a good cop? Can an intensely competitive, utterly insensitive person, ever become a capable investigator? Should a person with no regard for personal boundaries, and an intolerance of weaker individuals, even be in the police service? Wouldn't such a person exploit and victimize others? Or could they be employed as an effective investigator because they wouldn't let anything get in the way of justice? Can Valerie Brading apply...

Are you an indie author? Don't you think you could you sell more books? MAX AUTHOR POSITIONING explains how to grow an audience organically! Do you consider yourself a creative artist? This book encourages you to view your skills as an artist so you'll stay upbeat and inspired by your self-promotion efforts. Do you believe your books are just as important as your personality? MAX AUTHOR POSITIONING enables you to discover your *unique qualities* so your target market will understand you be...

This book of fiction contains two touching Christmas stories. Each story shows a different aspect of God's love with one of His miracles during the Christmas season. One story is entitled "Keeping Warm on Christmas" about a once-famous drummer who is now homeless and searching for shelter on Christmas Eve. The other story is entitled "A Chronograph Watch for Carolyn" and is about a widow who has a five-year-old daughter but who is virtually penniless and can't afford fulfilling her daughte...

In Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, 16 years pass between the end of Act III and the beginning of Act IV. Madonna of the Cat imagines those lost years, examining themes of friendship, motherhood, and forgiveness, as well as empathy for a certain bear . . . the principal of the Bard's most famous stage direction, "Exit, pursued by a bear."

While it is a historically accurate portrayal of the times of the Civil War, Sissy! is not your typical novel of that period. It focuses more on the hearts and minds and fears and hopes of people caught up in the war--the newly-freed slave, the woman who is desperate enough to disguise herself as a male Union soldier, a rebel with enough hatred he is willing to destroy an entire town, a soldier in love with a woman who is not certain about her own feelings toward him, soldiers caught up in...

In this classic exposition, Ernst Mach presents a detailed account of the experimental and theoretical evolution of our understanding of light phenomena and apparatus. Beginning with the philosophic and physiological speculation arising from early experiments on light and color perception, he proceeds to a thorough examination of the history of diopterics, including the roles of Huyghens, Galileo, Descartes, the Bernoullis, Kepler, and other scientists.Full descriptions of hundreds ...