"A compelling, enjoyable, and widely accessible exploration of one of the most fundamental scientific issues of our age" (Brian Greene, author of The Elegant Universe).In The Hole in the Universe, an award-winning science writer "provides an illuminating slant on physics and mathematics by exploring the concept of nothing" ( Scientific American).Welcome to the world of cutting-edge math, physics, and neuroscience, where the search...

This clearly written and compelling look at physics and physicists offers "thousands of new ways to see our daily world more richly" (Douglas Hofstadter, author of Gödel, Escher, Bach).For many of us, physics has always been a thing of mystery and complexity. K. C. Cole, an award-winning science writer, specializes in making its wonders accessible to the everyday reader.This book uses lively prose, metaphors, and anecdotes to allow us to comprehend...

How do we reclaim our innate enchantment with the world? And how can we turn our natural curiosity into a deep, abiding love for knowledge? Frank Oppenheimer, the younger brother of the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, was captivated by these questions, and used his own intellectual inquisitiveness to found the Exploratorium, a powerfully influential museum of human awareness in San Francisco, that encourages play, creativity, and discovery—all in the name of understanding.In this ...

"Ruminations on every scientific subject over the sun—and plenty beyond it"—from the bestselling author of The Universe and the Teacup ( The Boston Globe).A San Jose Mercury News Best Book of the YearA recipient of the American Institute of Physics Award for Best Science Writer, K. C. Cole offers a wide-ranging collection of essays about the nature of nature, the universals in the universe, and the messy playfulness of great science.

Filled with “a thousand fascinating facts and shrewd observations (Martin Gardner, Los Angeles Times), this “beguiling and lucid book” (San Francisco Chronicle) demonstrates how the truth and beauty of everything, from relativity to rainbows, is all in the numbers. Line drawings.

This is a family meeting of the Body of Christ in America regarding our relationship with each other as Jesus Christ, the head of the Body, sees it. What is keeping us apart? How are we to engage each other? Who is right, and how do we know? Is it possible to get ourselves together? Is there something missing? How are we really doing? Lets find out! 

We are taking a drive into the Kingdom of God. You shall see and hear your life there. What you witness and experience is yours now, by Christ Jesus. In Eph. 5:27, the Bible tells us that Jesus desire is to present the Church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle, holy and faultless. We are going to go hear, and see what the Church of His desire is. Position yourself to perceive, question, and spiritually discern, that living your life in the Kingdom of God is infinitely be...

Motivating middle school students can help parents and teachers in several ways.For parents, it can lead to better communication and understanding of their child's academic progress and interests. Parents of motivated students are more likely to be informed and involved in their child's education, which can help them to identify and address any challenges their child may be facing. Motivating students can also lead to improved academic performance, which can in turn result in bette...

Question: Where do we stand as Christs Body, His Church in America, today? How did we get where we are, and why? What are we doing?! Does it matter? It is time for fire to illuminate what we are, whose we are, why we are, what we are to do, and how to do it. The Body of Christ in America needs a transfusion of truth. Now! It may be uncomfortable, but the power that flows is healing to the bones, fire to the soul, and LIFE to the spirit.

It is a privilege to introduce this unusual book. In a time when most docotrs practise medicine as a technical application of the natural sciences, the authors, both experienced clinicians, combine the use of modem techniques with human understanding and psychological management of their patients in the practice of internal medicine. Many of these patients suffer from "psychosomatic disorders", i. e. diseases in which emotional stresses play a major role in the production of the symptoms a...