A space opera short story from sci-fi author noc, "The Far Side of the Universe," a Tor.com Original.When young Ira arrives for her appointment, she is prepared to be transported to The Gateway to Heaven, 6,070 light years away. But the technicians shepherding her through the process fear there’s more to it than what’s advertised.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

In PAPER TIGER the Chinese journalist and intellectual Xu Zhiyuan paints a portrait of the world's second-largest economy via a thoughtful and wide-ranging series of mini essays on contemporary Chinese society.Xu Zhiyuan describes the many stages upon which China's great transformation is taking place, from Beijing's Silicon district to a cruise down the Three Gorges; he profiles China's dissidents, including Liu Xiaobo, Ai Weiwei and Chen Guangcheng; and explores lesser-known stor...

TV and movies will have you believing that black holes are huge holes in space and anything that falls into them is lost for all time – possibly falling into another universe or another time, or even falling forever.You may think that black holes run around in space like huge vacuum cleaners sucking up everything in their path. This is not true.But what actually is a black hole and what do they do? This book will help you find out.LearningIsland.com believes in the v...

What is there to do, when you have the power to do anything? John can fly, he can see through solid objects, he can take over the world and give it back again, but what he's looking for is something else…At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

WarningThis is a serious book containing a number used for circles and stuff. It is not for the amateur. Always consult a qualified mathematician when dealing with Pi. Consider yourself warned.About PiHi, I am the author. It is with much delight I am able to provide you with this life changing number called Pi. It took mathematicians many years to discover and is used to do important stuff to circles with.It is a relatively unknown fact that Pi runs our everyda...

前傳在 2005 年 中旬的某個夜晚,大約十一時左右, 由於當時的我已禪定了大約三個多小時 。。。 至感到全身都已達到了一種難以用言語形容的 ' 酥酥麻麻 '、整個身體、心靈及能量都已處在了一個非常舒服的 ' 似有似無 ' 的狀態。這種狀態就有如比您剛泡完三溫暖, 再加上一個四小時的按摩至您全身都已爽及舒服得不得了的狀態, 還要更加倍的舒服及爽快好幾倍的感覺。在此時的心靈及意識就更加的不用說了, 已達到一個 ' 似有非有 ', 超越了大部份人類鮮少能覺受到的 ' 寧靜、喜悅 ' 的感覺, 可以比喻為一個已經超越了人類所可感受到的喜樂的狀態, 是一個從頭到腳、內到外都超級 ' 爽 ' 至似乎一切要消失了的感覺。由於已 ' 爽 ' 了好幾個小時了, 覺得夠了, 當時的我就直接爬上床打算直接入睡 。。。 哪知。。 已躺在床上的我卻仍然處在這超級喜樂的狀態當中, 而且感到身體似乎越來越向下沉 。。。 越來越向下沉 。。。。 在身體越來越向下沉之際, 身體也開始有了一種似乎是全然的、莫明的、自然的振動的感覺。 這振動的幅度似乎越來越大...

Recongnized by experts in the field of astronomy this first-class book gives you valuable input onhistory of astronomy, information about astronomy, timeline of astronomy, astronomy now, astronomy terms, amateur astronomy and more.

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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!With great power comes . . . great new muscles!Gigantic flies are on a rampage at the Cortex research center, thanks to a beam that boosted their molecules. Super Potato soars to the rescue, but he finds that the oversized pests are hard to catch.When Super Potato has an accident with the research center’s special beam, ...

The science that I know is very simple and straight. Just like an apple falling from a tree led to the discovery of a force called Gravity. The concept that I want to place in front of you, has emerged from a very simple thought.A plethora of scientific discoveries and theories facilitated my approach towards the notion of different forms of energies that enfold us, and after a lot of contemplation, I finally managed to arrive to a theory, which holds no explanation for its origin, ...

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Episode One of the two-part short story. At the Earth Consulate located by the border of the Andromeda Galaxy, the building is just closing down when a wounded female alien walks up inside the entrance and leaves a message in an unknown and unfamiliar language. The Consul is then called up when the alien was suddenly gone in a swift, not leaving a trace. Who is the woman, and what is the meaning of her message?About the Short Story:At the Earth Consulate located by the bord...