In recent years, political discourse about gun control and the Second Amendment has become increasingly volatile and this collection of original essays by top scholars illuminates the various reasons why. Gun lobbies such as the National Rifle Association are more organized and aggressive and their issue agenda has evolved as new and more powerful weapons and militia appear. On the other side of the debate, the critical wounding of James Brady gave gun control advocates a visible martyr wi...

第一本由科學角度出發，透過驚人的剖視插畫，一窺超能力者的誕生背景、身體構造、關鍵能力設定，解答你對於漫威人物所有的疑問！★漫威人物隨堂考★Ｑ：蟻人身體能自由縮小與放大的祕密是什麼？Ｑ：據說雷神索爾的鎚子「擁有自己的思想」是真的嗎？Ｑ：死侍如此瘋狂不是故意的，其實是因為……？Ｑ：美國隊長永保年輕的關鍵是因為注入了什麼？Ｑ：金鋼狼的傷勢越嚴重就恢復得越快是真的嗎？關於以上的提問，你是否也曾有同樣的疑問呢？在觀看漫威電影或漫畫時，總有些角色會讓你深感著迷，究竟這些漫威人物的身體構造組成是什麼？特殊能力的形成原理又是什麼？本書邀請你帶著滿滿的疑問與好奇，翻到內頁一探究竟！這本涵蓋經典代表角色的圖解書是由知名概念藝術家親手繪製，透過各個超級英雄與反派角色的身體解剖圖，從逼真的肌肉紋理與血管分布、清楚可見的內臟器官與骨骼架構、到身體最小組成單位DNA構造，其精細程度教人嘆為觀止，堪...

SPECIAL COLLECTORS’ EDITION with commentary by eight science-fiction writersKING KONG: His very name inspires awe, horror, and, for some of the greatest masters of contemporary science fiction, a strong affection. Find out why in this special collector’s edition of the original 1932 novelization of Wallace and Cooper’s movie, which includes commentary by eight masters of science fiction. Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, Orson Scott Card, Harlan Ellison, Larry Niven, Catherine Asaro, ...

Elsa Marlowe arbeitet gern bei "Amery & Amery". Aber plötzlich ist alles anders: Major Amery kehrt aus Indien zurück. Gehört der "Unheimliche" zu Soyokas Leuten? Und welche Rolle spielt ihr Vormund im Krieg der Rauschgiftbanden?

It’s June 1953, and ten-year-old Marc Straus is in his mother’s car, getting sick from her cigarette smoke on his way to a Hebrew lesson. He and his younger brother, Stephen, are transferring from public school to a Yeshiva. His parents haven’t said why they’re transferring—the family isn’t religious. So all Marc knows is he’ll have to protect his brother. Stephen’s a delicate kid other kids pick on. Marc’s a street fighter who knows how to wall off the pain.So begins One-Legge...

This volume, a follow up to Reimagining Science Education in the Anthropocene (2021), continues a transdisciplinary conversation around reconceptualizing science education in the era of the Anthropocene. Drawing educators from many walks of life and areas of practice together in a creative work that helps reorient science education toward the problems and peculiarities associated with this contemporary geologic time. This work continues the mission of transforming the ways communi...

Kaum hat Peter Clifton geheiratet, schon steht er unter doppeltem Verdacht: Ist er der "Gerissene", der weltweit gesuchte Geldfälscher? Und ist er womöglich sogar ein geisteskranker Mörder? Seine junge Frau Jane weiß nichts über ihn. Aber je schuldiger er zu sein scheint, umso mehr steht sie an seiner Seite.

The more urban explorer Brayden Winchell learned about the mysterious Hyperion building that supposedly appeared in his native Chicago only once a year, the more he smelled a challenge... and a serious boost for his channel. He went in on Halloween night ready to debunk some myths and get some solid content. He was not prepared for what he found. Follow Brayden's journey through The Hyperion, as he goes floor to floor, reading eerie poetry on the walls along the way. Each floor, a resident...

This open access edited volume invites transdisciplinary scholars to re-vision science education in the era of the Anthropocene. The collection assembles the works of educators from many walks of life and areas of practice together to help reorient science education toward the problems and peculiarities associated with the geologic times many call the Anthropocene. It has become evident that science education—the way it is currently institutionalized in various forms of school science, gov...

Der reiche John Mandle ist an den Rollstuhl gefesselt. Als ihn nach Jahren sein alter Freund Socrates Smith besucht, entdeckt dieser beunruhigt Alarmanlagen auf dem Landsitz. Am nächsten Morgen findet Smith den Hausherrn ermordet: Mandle wurde erschossen ... bei den drei Eichen - weit entfernt von seinem Haus. Ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit beginnt.

Edgar Wallace był angielskim pisarzem, autorem tomu poezji i licznych, bardzo poczytnych powieści awanturniczo-kryminalnych. Mimo trudnego dzieciństwa i braku wykształcenia oraz licznych niepowodzeń ciężką pracą i ciekawymi pomysłami osiągnął olbrzymią popularność. Zostawił po sobie prawie 170 powieści, cieszących się wielkim uznaniem w Polsce okresu międzywojennego, później objętych zapisem cenzury, a następnie wielokrotnie wznawianych. Wiele z nich odwoływało się do kilkuletniego pobytu ...

Astronomy is a popular subject for non-science majors in the United States, often representing a last formal exposure to science. Research has demonstrated the efficacy of active learning, but college astronomy instructors are often unaware of the tools and methods they can use to increase student comprehension and engagement. This is particularly true of two-year college instructors and faculty who are trained in astronomy and physics who may lack any formal instruction in teaching and le...