The Road to En-dor opens at the Yozgad prisoner of war camp in February 1917, when EH Jones receives a postcard from an aunt –“No news in it, but it suggests a means of passing the evenings. I’m fed up with roulette and cards myself, and I’d like to try it.”Within two days the prisoners had begun to practise their new pastime – spooking. Their Ouija had been constructed by following the aunt’s instructions but initial séances were unsuccessf...

At the Yozgad prisoner of war camp in Turkey, 1917, EH Jones partnered with CW Hill as fellow-spookers. Ouija messages were received and interest grew throughout the prisoners and the staff of Yozgad camp. Both prisoners hatched a plan to escape by deceiving the camp Commandant, Kiazim Bey.

There are two huge gaps in scientific theory. One, the contradiction between classical and quantum mechanics, is discussed in many publications. The other, the total failure to explain why anything made of atoms (such as ourselves) can be conscious, has little acknowledgement. The main thesis of this book is that to be conscious at all, you need an unconscious mind. The author explores the idea that this mind sometimes makes contact with a whole unknown world, sporadically revealed by para...

A Welsh officer and an Australian airman in a Turkish prison camp fake a spirit board, convince their captors they can find buried treasure, and talk their way to freedom over many months, in the end by pretending to go mad. Every word of it is true and Jones kept the documents. This edition adds a gallery of 48 plates after painters including Wojciech Kossak, Arnold Böcklin and Karl Nordström, plus 12 illustrations restored and coloured.

"The Road to En-Dor" by E. H. Jones is a captivating tale that intertwines elements of fantasy and adventure. The narrative follows a protagonist who embarks on a journey to the mystical land of En-Dor, a place filled with ancient secrets and magical beings. As the story unfolds, readers are drawn into a richly crafted world where the boundaries between reality and myth blur. The author’s vivid descriptions and imaginative storytelling create an immersive experience that keeps readers enga...

Come join this courageous little mouse in his next adventure while trying to keep his family safe from the dreaded “street mouse gang”. Be with him as he meets Chloe for the first time knowing she must belong to this gang of mice.During Robbie's aventure in this second book of the Robbie Learns series by Karen Vincent Meyer, Robbie learns the value of doing acts of kindness, while doing his best to protect his home and family from the dreaded "Street Mice" gang. A birthday party fo...

The mathematics behind some of the world's most amazing card tricksMagical Mathematics reveals the secrets of fun-to-perform card tricks—and the profound mathematical ideas behind them—that will astound even the most accomplished magician. Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham provide easy, step-by-step instructions for each trick, explaining how to set up the effect and offering tips on what to say and do while performing it. Each card trick introduces a new math...

The U.S. healthcare system is now spending many millions of dollars to improve "patient safety" and "inter-professional practice." Nevertheless, an estimated 100,000 patients still succumb to preventable medical errors or infections every year. How can health care providers reduce the terrible financial and human toll of medical errors and injuries that harm rather than heal? Beyond the Checklist argues that lives could be saved and patient care enhanced by adapting the re...

Drawn from the pages of Scientific American and collected here for the first time, this work contains updated and condensed information, made accessible to a general popular science audience, on the subject of cloning.

In vitro propagation and cultivation of plant parts like seed, roots, shoots, leaves and different part of plants in suitable nutrient culture media in aseptic condition referred to as plant tissue culture. Plant tissue and cells in vitro generated to form whole plant due to totipotency nature of each plant cell. Totipotency is the ability of cells to retain their meristematic state and differentiate to form complete plant. The knowledge to obtained from plant tissue cultures has contribut...

This textbook introduces the general points of view of research methodology in the scientific and engineering fields of studies and presents an overview of the technical and professional communication needed for article publication in journals. It comprises several practice exercises that will give beginners the confidence to move on the communicative activities. Every chapter provides problem sets that will help readers check their understanding of each concept. The book will also help re...

From the Preface:Collectively, the chapters in this book address application domains including inpatient and outpatient services, public health networks, supply chain management, and resource constrained settings in developing countries. Many of the chapters provide specific examples or case studies illustrating the applications of operations research methods across the globe, including Africa, Australia, Belgium, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.Chapters 1...