If you blast a high-end audio speaker at maximum volume for hours, the microscopic copper voice coil vibrating thousands of times a second inside the tweeter generates intense, destructive heat. Without a way to rapidly cool this component, the thin copper wire would literally melt, permanently blowing out the speaker. The ingenious engineering solution is found in space-age chemistry: Ferrofluid. This book explores the fascinating acoustic application of a magnetic liquid originally inven...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.One of the first American Gothic novels, Edgar Huntly mirrors the social and political temperaments of the postrevolutionary United States.

Postmodernism is an essential approach to History. This is the first dedicated primer on postmodernism for the historian. It offers a step-by-step guide to postmodern theory, includes a guide to how historians have applied the theory, and provides a review of why its critics are wrong. In simple and clear language, it takes the reader through the chain of theory that developed in the 20th century to become now, in the early 21st century, the leading stimulant of new forms of research in Hi...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Robinson Crusoe ... Gulliver ... Paul Bunyan; the story of their adventures is nothing compared to the Saga of Mitkey. Fredric Brown was a science fiction and mystery writer. He is known for his use of humor and mastery of the short story form. His stories contained ingenious plotting devices, surprise endings, humor, and a somewhat postmodern outlook.

In a world that demands instant responses, I remember countless situations where I needed to speak up, defend my position, or share my thoughts. In those moments, my mind wasn't empty—it was overflowing. Yet the words wouldn't come, at least not in the fluid, confident way they seemed to pour from others.Not because I had nothing to say. I had everything to say.But the pathway from my mind to my mouth has always had its own pace, its own process. While others verbalize thei...

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Non-executive directors play a very important role in modern business. Providing a rare emphasis on 'soft skills', culture and relationship building, this comprehensive guide offers a unique insight into what it's actually like to be a non-executive director, backed up by global case studies, research and interviews.

The Death of Christian Britain examines how the nation’s dominant religious culture has been destroyed. Callum Brown challenges the generally held view that secularization was a long and gradual process dating from the industrial revolution. Instead, he argues that it has been a catastrophic and abrupt cultural revolution starting in the 1960s. Using the latest techniques of gender analysis, and by listening to people's voices rather than purely counting heads, the book offers new...

A short story about a man in search of peace and quiet in his life and what he gets is not exactly what he hoped for.

They say the truth will set you free. They lie.Roxal is desperate to stay alive. So desperate that she pretends to obey her gods even though she knows they are false. But now her gods are hunting down and executing the non-believers, and Roxal fears her pretense may no longer keep her safe.Overachiever Lauren is on the verge of a brilliant technological breakthrough when an unexpected illness stops her in her tracks. Urgent visits with a hypnotherapist reve...

The note rested heavily in Logan's hand. He had failed again and been pushed into the past. He'd fought one of the Kino Three, a fighter superior to anyone he remembered fighting, gathering the confidence from somewhere unknown and easily using fighting moves he didn't remember learning. But still, he'd lost.Logan still couldn't understand why the note begged him to return The Crystal Sword, why The Kino Three had then refused to take it back, why he'd been placed out here of all p...

You Don't Ever Want to Lose Out On Achieving Super Success in Life on Account of Your Not Possessing the Right Persuasion Techniques and the Ability to Influence People? Then Read On.Are you one of those people who find it difficult to persuade people to do your bidding? Does making critical conversations that would take you ahead in life and help you fare better at facing situations seem impossible to you? Do you feel that your life would chan...