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Radcliffe-educated Henrietta Swan Leavitt, fighting ill health and progressive deafness, stumbled upon a new law that allowed astronomers to use variable stars--those whose brightness rhythmically changes--as a cosmic yardstick. "Miss Leavitt's Stars" is both an account of how we measure the universe and the story of a neglected genius.
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Acclaimed science writer George Johnson brings his formidable reporting skills to the first biography of Nobel Prize-winner Murray Gell-Mann, the brilliant, irascible man who revolutionized modern particle physics with his models of the quark and the Eightfold Way.
Beautifully balanced in its portrayal of an extraordinary and difficult man, interpreting the concepts of advanced physics with scrupulous clarity and simplicity, Strange Beauty is...
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Most Calgary Flames fans have attended a game at the Scotiabank Saddledome, seen highlights of a young Theo Fleury, and remember where they were when the team won the Stanley Cup in 1989. But only real fans know what the team traded to acquire Miikka Kiprusoff, the best place to grab a bite before the puck drops, or who served as the radio voice of the Flames before Peter Maher. 100 Things Flames Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate...
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Description du livre: Depuis plusieurs années, le régime de Paleo a obtenu d'être de manière intriguante célèbre. Il a ses avantages au point de vue qu'un régime alimentaire Paleo est élevé dans sa subsistance comme dans la qualité des viandes, des œufs et des légumes tout en se débarrassantde nourritures manipulées, comme les légumes non bio et les céréales. Inclure quelques-unes de ces formules de régime Paleo dans le menu de votre...
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As the radio voice of the Calgary Flames from 1980 until his retirement in 2014, Peter Maher has witnessed more than his fair share of Flames action up close and personal--from the 1989 Stanley Cup championship to the individual brilliance of stars like Lanny McDonald, Al MacInnis, Theo Fleury, and Jarome Iginla. Through singular anecdotes only Maher can tell as well as conversations with current and past players, If These Walls Could Talk: Calgary...
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In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys.
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Real Mentoring in Faith will inspire and delight your spirit, heart and soul. Real Mentoring will fully engage our intellect at the simplest level. Real Mentoring will cause you to laugh, ponder, dream and act. You will remember mentoring events in your life and be glad. With faith, you will understand your role in mentoring- and you will begin to mentor with purpose. Your mentees are waiting for you to be an Awakening Spirit in their lives. Read...
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Aldo Renaldo has been having trouble with his alphabet, but he finally thinks he knows it and wants to tell Mommy. When he checks one last time, he finds the letters around his walls behaving badly. The K knocks out the O, and the W does cartwheels with the M. He tries to restore order, but cannot. All is not lost, though, because when Mommy enters Aldo uses the new words he has heard from the letters, as he recites the alphabet. When he looks up,...
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A POWERFUL NOVEL OF ELEMENTAL LOVE AND FURY ON A DOOMED, ENCHANTED ISLAND WORLD….In the cradle of civilization, rocked by the waters of the blue Aegean, lies the tiny, barren island of Kalymnos. It is cloaked in antiquity and rich with the vibrant life of a proud and passionate people who have stubbornly endured the ravages of man and nature for three thousand years. And yet Kalymnos is dying, its means of survival crushed beneath the juggernaut...
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An insider's look at Calgary Flames history from beloved trainer Bearcat Murray
Jim "Bearcat" Murray knows what it means to live and breathe Calgary Flames hockey, and he's carved out his own spot in team history as an unforgettable character. The young man from Okotoks, who once dreamed of becoming a jockey found his calling as the Flames' longtime athletic trainer, went on to sip beer from the Stanley Cup, and later was unanimously voted into the...
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Do you suffer from PTSD? Does it cause you to make self-destructive decisions?
Are you looking for more effective alternative treatments for patients with PTSD?
Would you like to supplement existing therapy with other methods?
This workbook is perfect for you!
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for PTSD is a self-help guide to overcoming Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with DBT techniques and practical exercises. It offers an explanation...
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Do you suffer from PTSD? Does it cause you to make self-destructive decisions?
Are you looking for more effective alternative treatments for patients with PTSD?
Would you like to supplement existing therapy with other methods?
This workbook is perfect for you!
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for PTSD is a self-help guide to overcoming Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with DBT techniques and practical exercises. It offers an explanation...
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Whether you are just starting or established your business ten years ago, you will be able to grow your business with Facebook. If you haven't created your Facebook business page, this is your first step. From there, you can create advertisements following your schedule and budget. By paying attention to your customers' needs and wants, you will be able to develop some of the most engaging advertisements for your target audience.
This book is created...
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For effective Instagram marketing:
• You must be sure that the content you share through Instagram will reflect the values that you represent as a brand.
• Being genuine can help you resonate well with your target audience.
• You should be flexible without compromising your business goals. Even though the strategies and tactics described in this book are proven effective, you must still be open to experimenting to see which can really bring...
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Many people have discovered creative methods to earn money using the internet. A "money-making" technique that is currently popular today is the monetization of YouTube channels. Whether you are a musician who wants to get some attention from music fans all over the world or a business owner who is establishing a video library for the products that you are selling, monetizing your YouTube account is a great way to build a reliable income, provided...
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From today, you can master Social Media easily, efficiently with a lot of joy, even if you aren't experienced
Keep Reading You do have a choice
You can learn about Social Media in an old-fashioned way, buy a 340-page paperback guide, waste time reading content and searching the web for information on Social media marketing, which in most cases will be theoretical, unordered, and will take time to connect to a piece of information that can be used....
18) Thy Neighbor
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A hotshot young author becomes the pastor of a small-town church with big dreams of changing the world. When the elders express that his quiet new neighbor is a lost cause, he makes it his personal mission to prove them wrong by getting him inside the church doors. However, when he begins to suspect that this stranger may be a threat to his family's safety, he is forced to decide how far he will go to reach the lost.
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When an uncaring executive falls from the corporate ladder, he learns how difficult it can be to find work and compassion in today's economy. He eventually accepts a humiliating job, but with bills rapidly piling up, and not enough money to go around, he quickly discovers that, unless something changes soon, he'll lose everything by Christmas. Will family and faith be enough to bring joy when you're Homeless for The Holidays?
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Jamie, a typical teenage girl who struggles to follow her families rules, is about to have her world turned upside down. A sudden tragic death in the family sends Jamie and her parents into a downward spiral with her parents blaming each other and her. Jamie is feeling lost and alone and searching for hope and an answer to end her guilt. Jamie's friend helps her to find the hope she has been missing in God. Will her parents find God to dissolve their...