Sara saw things differently.Two weeks before her due date, Sara lost a healthy baby girl. Four weeks later, doctors discovered Stage IV colon cancer. A week after this terminal diagnosis, Sara set up a profile on Caring Bridge and began telling her story of the "most wonderful terrible thing" that had ever happened to her. Sara's transparency about the experience of the physical and emotional turmoil of her illness serves as a brilliant example of a woman firmly convinced that God h...

An intriguing new scientific theory that explains what life is and how it emerges.What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short. None help us understand how life originates or the full range of possibilities for what life on other planets might look like.In Life as No One Knows It, physicist and astrobiologi...

Os livros da série “Manual do Candidato” são compilações abrangentes do conteúdo de cada matéria escritos por especialistas. As obras permitem ao candidato a imersão na matéria estudada com o nível de profundidade e reflexão crítica que serão exigidos no concurso de admissão à carreira diplomática.

What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short.Physicist and astrobiologist Sara Imari Walker argues that solving the origin of life requires radical new thinking and an experimentally testable theory for what life is. She proposes a new paradigm for understanding what physics encompasses and what we recognize as life, inviting us into a worl...

Dana worked the mailroom at a magic corporation for years, dreaming of the day when she might earn her way to being a runner. When her magic ability might become useful. When she might be useful.Then the layoffs hit. Her dream died.So when her former manager (and one-night stand) asks her to do a personal run for him, she doesn’t want to—not after the disastrous last time— but she takes the job. Her magic can get her past a locked door, but it can’t fix her overdue rent pro...

An intriguing new scientific theory that explains what life is and how it emerges.What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short. None help us understand how life originates or the full range of possibilities for what life on other planets might look like.In Life as No One Knows It, physicist and astrobiologi...

What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short. None help us understand how life originates or the full range of possibilities for what life on other planets might look like.In LIFE AS NO ONE KNOWS IT, physicist and astrobiologist Sara Imari Walker argues that solving the origin of life requires radical new thinking and an experimentally test...

Welcome to The Oddment is the debut novella from Jake Horner. It is a whimsical, cozy fantasy about Elora Bramble. A highly anxious woman who is leaving her high stress job in the city to run a small tea shop in a magical town called Oakhaven. She learns to lean into found family and might even learn to relax a little bit. At least, that is, until her former life catches up with her in the form of a previous boss, a corporate tyrant, intent on draining the magic from Oakhaven. Elora must l...

Discover over 10 hours worth of the forbidden fantasies collection that you can indulge in guilt free, while exploring your sexuality like never before!Every story is written so you can feel like you’re actually there, experiencing every second play out.This is the perfect way for couples to explore their true desires and finally have a chance to make those fantasies a reality, and create the dream sex life you both crave. What better way to start communication on a fantasy...

Discover over 20 hours worth of the forbidden fantasies collection that you can indulge in guilt free, while exploring your sexuality like never before!Every story is written so you can feel like you’re actually there, experiencing every second play out.This is the perfect way for couples to explore their true desires and finally have a chance to make those fantasies a reality, and create the dream sex life you both crave.What better way to start communication on a ...

Live out your most forbidden desires with explicit stories that make your skin tingle and your toes curl!So, if you’re looking to make your wildest fantasies come alive or relive the days when you lived in reckless abandon, then brace yourselves for the explicit sex stories in this Best Seller written by Theresa Reno.Nothing will stop you from fantasizing about them with this wide collection of topics and stories. This is what this book is made for. You will find different ...

"Finding the Unpredictable Good" is a collection of short stories and essays by four authors sharing their real-life experiences. The challenges they've faced reflect their pursuit of the unpredictable good each of us discovers as we move through life. The realization of this good shows up in the most amazing moments, in the most unpredictable ways. Life always provides a gift.