Did you know. . .. . . that the woman who discovered the largest and most complete T. rex fossil on record was a high-school dropout who became one of the world's greatest fossil hunters? . . . that the great British scientist Michael Faraday was the son of a blacksmith and had very little formal education? . . . that Gregor Mendel had time to study inherited traits in garden peas because he failed the test to qualify as a high school science teacher?This is just a small sa...

A LIVELY EXPLORATION OF THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS IN SCIENCEHow Did the Universe Begin?The Big Bang has been the accepted theory for decades, but does it explain everything?How Did Life on Earth Get Started?What triggered the cell division that started the evolutionary chain? Did life come from outer space, buried in a chunk of rock?What is Gravity?Newton's apple just got the arguments started, Einstein made things more complicated. Just how does gr...

The next chapter in the Oz Will Fall series!The Land of Oz is now shrouded in darkness. The magic that once made Oz whole is now shattered and broken. And people once friends now stand divided.The battle has begun to save Oz before everything is laid to waste as the wicked start to rise once more. Is there a way to save Oz and all those in it? Is there a way to stop the wicked?In the weeks that have passed since the royal wedding, the lines of good and evil have bec...

Not Every Story Has A Happy Ending...Long ago the Land of Oz was ruled in fear of the evil sisters, the Wicked Witches of the East and West. Their reign of terror seemed endless, their power unstoppable, until the day Dorothy Gale arrived on the tail of a cyclone and freed the people of Oz from the wicked once and for all.Years have passed since the fall of the wicked, and Oz now sits under a new ruler, an honorable queen who has brought peace throughout the land and unity ...

"John Malone’s lively and quirky imagination produces widely appealing poetry. The poems in Seeing Things are keenly observed, accessible and often humorous or whimsical. How fortunate we are that one of South Australia’s most published children’s poets is sharing his other poetry here in Seeing Things. Malone’s subject matter is diverse, from bovine weather forecasting in the poem ‘Cows in a Paddock’: ‘… you can tell what the weather / Will be like by studying cows in a ...

The definitive history of a century of psychoanalytic thought**“Absolutely crucial in reformulating the psychoanalytic project to meet the intellectual and emotional demands upon it a century after its birth.” —**The GuardianSigmund Freud's concepts have become a part of our psychological vocabulary: unconscious thoughts and feelings, the meaning of dreams, the sensuality of childhood. But psychoanalytic thinking has undergone an e...

In the wake of a catastrophic cataclysm that claimed the lives of both mortals and powerful gods, the remnants of mortal-kind begin to rebuild civilization in the world of Thearus. But, unseen by many is an ancient and evil force that seeks to bring darkness across the land once more.It is the era of the Ascension of Kings, a period of reconstruction after the catastrophic collapse which saw the death of the gods of the Ascended Pantheon and left the mortals of Thearus to rise from...

"Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory of cognitive development in his own words―collected and translated by an outstanding group of scholars. A landmark book.” ―Contemporary PsychologyThe great Russian psychologist L. S. Vygotsky has long been recognized as a pioneer in developmental psychology. But his theory of development has never been well understood in the West. Mind in Society corrects much of this misunderstanding. Carefully edited by a group of outstan...

“A rich sensory trip . . . this indispensable guide to all things smelly is as good as it gets.” —Sunday TelegraphOne man's passion for perfume leads him to explore one of the most intriguing scientific mysteries: What makes one molecule smell of garlic while another smells of rose?In this witty, engrossing, and wildly original volume, author Luca Turin explores the two competing theories of smell. Is scent determined by molecular shape or molecular vibrations? Tur...

This essential guide reinvents selling for today’s B2B market, showing sellers how to overcome stalled deals and customer indecision.Business-to-business commerce is broken. Today’s customers find themselves overwhelmed by too many options, too much information, and too many obstacles. The result is often an inability to execute any but the safest of purchase decisions, frequently resulting in no decision at all. Could this be the death of sales as we know it?...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. YOU NEED TO BE BORED. HERE'S WHYHOW EMBRACING BOREDOM UNLOCKS CREATIVITY, MEANING, AND MENTAL CLARITYWRITTEN BY: CAMBRIDGE BUSINESS PRESSUnlock the power of boredom and mental clarity with this transformative guide. Discover how embracing stillness leads to deeper self-reflection, personal growth, and improved well-being. Learn practical steps to reduce screen time, break free from distractions, and reconnect with your true...

Talented narrator John Malone does justice to this interesting, highly listenable, and engaging introduction to transgender issues.Written by a social worker, popular educator, and member of the transgender community, this well-rounded resource combines an accessible portrait of transgenderism with a rich history of transgender life and its unique experiences of discrimination. Chapters introduce transgenderism and its psychological, physical, and social processes. They describe th...