Is our universe some kind of cosmic accident, or is it the result of careful and skillful design. What do scientists mean by "The Anthropic Principle"? When compiling the many physical and mathematical subtleties which make up our universe, scientist have discovered that a slight variation in any of them militates against the existence of life. Even at the atomic and sub-atomic level, the slightest variation in any of the primary constants of physics...

Mei Shi, the miss of Mei's family, dressed up well to the airport to pick up her younger brother. But she accidentally offended the palyboy Ruan Tingjian. Ruan tingjian wanted to join the local business circle after came back. The Mei's family has a wide network of contacts, but suffers from the decline of family and has no money. As a result, the two families hit it off, trying to fix up a commercial marriage between Meishi and Ruan tingjian. However,...

"The Coincidence of Birth" is a collection of short stories by North Carolina native and nationally recognized writer Ty Keenum. Keenum's personal journey began in the mountains of North Carolina with residence stopovers in Florida, Texas, and finally culminating in Atlanta, Georgia. Like the author, the story's settings wind throughout the southland from the mountains of West Virginia to the Gulf coast of Florida, the furniture markets of North Carolina...

Ever wonder what the odds are of being struck by lightning? Or, winning the lottery? Or, meeting someone from Timbuktu with the same middle name as you? BEYOND COINCIDENCE recounts and analyzes over 200 amazing stories of synchronicity, the likes of: Laura Buxton, age ten, releases a balloon from her back yard. It lands 140 miles away in the backyard of another Laura Buxton, also age ten. Two sisters in Alabama decide, independently, to visit the...

"A random bolt from a DC-8 falls from the sky, killing a child and throwing the faith of a young Jesuit into crisis. A boy's mother dies on his fifth birthday, sparking a lifetime of repressed anger that he unleashes once a year in reckless duels with the Fate, God, or Power who let the coincidence happen. A young woman on a run in Seattle experiences a shooting star moment that pierces her with a love that will eventually help heal the Jesuit, the...

In this twisty, fast-paced thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Find You First and Take Your Breath Away, a man desperately tries to track down his father--who was taken into witness protection years ago--before his enemies can get to him. Your dad's not a good person. Your dad killed people, son. These are some of the last words Jack Givins' father spoke to him before he was whisked away by witness protection, leaving Jack and his...

"Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries' GDP. People on Mars within the next ten years. This isn't science fiction -- it's reality. Humans are venturing up and out, and we're taking our competitive spirit with us. Soon, what happens in space will shape human history as much the mountains, rivers, and seas have impacted civilizations around the world. It's no coincidence that Russia, China, and the USA are leading...

Enfermamos con facilidad, nuestras defensas han disminuido dr̀sticamente, la mortalidad nos castiga con cifras espeluznantes. ¿Qǔ est̀ pasando? ¿Simple casualidad , o existen responsables detr̀s de estos permanentes y nuevos contagios masivos? Este libro valiente, riguroso y sorprendente nos abre los ojos a una realidad pavorosa. Estamos contagiados y las enfermedades tanto las conocidas como las que est̀n por venir pueden diezmarnos. Existe...