'Waiting for Pat was like waiting for the music to start,' write the editors of Fireflies at Twilight: Letters from Pat Adams. A true Aquarian-age woman, Pat was equally comfortable swinging a hammer on a building crew, gardening at home, or working as a public school teacher's aide for children with autism and other special needs. Pat lived the last 15 years of her life with cancer and its repercussions. However, Pat was more annoyed and irritated by cancer than ever stopped or labeled by...

This book focuses on balancing blood sugar to optimize fat loss, prevent cravings, and increase energy naturally—without extreme diets or deprivation.What makes this book different from others?Blood Sugar-First Approach – Most weight-loss books focus on calorie counting or macronutrient breakdowns. This book is rooted in managing blood sugar to control cravings, reduce fat storage, and sustain energy levels effortlessly.Practical, Actionable Steps – Each chapter has ...

There has been, and continues to be, an explosion of interest in developing new small science centers that is changing the world of museums. This handbook is designed to be a one-stop source for future and current centers, and anyone interested in the important roles these institutions play in their communities. With articles-all written by leaders in field-covering everything from administration, staffing, finance, marketing, exhibit design, and beyond, this comprehensive resource will be...

After a nuclear power plant in Mississippi explodes, it was soon realized that a previously unknown form of radiation was released. The radiation caused all men on Earth to become sterile, even boys who were still inside the mother's womb. However, ten months after the explosion in Mississippi, a doctor delivers a perfectly healthy baby girl. It's soon discovered that the child's father, who has the surname Adam was more than a mile under the surface of Earth inside an old silver and lead ...

Winner of a third-place award in the collection of prayers category from the Catholic Media Association.Every mother is looking for a spiritual lifeline—words that help bring you closer to God when you need him the most.The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers is your go-to resource to find the perfect words to lift up in prayer for almost any occasion or need. This beautiful, full-color, hardcover book includes a collection of original and traditi...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In Deception Underway, debut author and U.S. Navy veteran Patrick Riley delivers a gripping, coming-of-age naval memoir-turned-novel that explores loyalty, deception, and the pursuit of love across oceans and duty stations. Set against the backdrop of late Cold War naval operations, the story follows young Electronic Warfare Technician Richard as he navigates the intense camaraderie—and betrayal—within his crew while holding on...

LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.Welcome to LIGHTSPEED's 115th issue! We have a new SF short from Matthew Baker: "A Bad Day in Utopia." Like a lot of utopias in fiction, this one will leave you wonderin...

Originally published at the dawn of the Atomic Age, Mr. Adam is a riveting, chilling novel from the author of the post-apocalyptic classic Alas Babylon, revealing the dangers of nuclear power—and the far greater danger of government bureaucracy.A young newspaperman accidentally turns up the biggest story of his career: On a certain date in the not-too-distant future, there are no reservations in the maternity wards of any hospitals in New York. Wh...

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES, GRAMMY-NOMINATED BESTSELLERA SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, ROLLING STONE, AND ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEARA panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself-by band members AD-ROCK and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Spike Jonze, Wes A...

Mit knapper Not sind Ripley, Newt, der Androide Bishop und der schwer verletzte Corporal Hicks den Xenomorphen entkommen. Auf dem Rückweg vom Planeten LV-426 docken sie mit der Sulaco an der Raumstation Anchorpoint an, in Sicherheit sind sie deshalb aber noch lange nicht. Kaum haben die Marines die Sulaco betreten, um sie zu inspizieren, werden sie angegriffen. In höchster Bedrängnis können sich die Soldaten mit den Neuankömmlingen nach Anchorpoint zurückziehen. Doch dann...

It has been said that new discoveries and developments in the human, social, and natural sciences hang “in the air” (Bowler, 1983; 2008) prior to their consummation. While neo-Darwinist biology has been powerfully served by its mechanistic metaphysic and a reductionist methodology in which living organisms are considered machines, many of the chapters in this volume place this paradigm into question. Pairing scientists and philosophers together, this volume explores what might be termed “t...

Across America's universities, freedom of thought has been replaced by the fear of offense. The once-sacred pursuit of truth, the very soul of higher education. Now stands accused in its own halls. In The Campus Inquisition, Dr. Adam Gauthier exposes how ideological orthodoxy, administrative bureaucracy, and moral relativism have transformed institutions of learning into tribunals of belief.Drawing on real cases from Harvard, Yale, Berkeley, and beyond, Dr. Gauthier traces the rise...