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2 Kings 6: 16-17
For most people, what they know of reality is what can be seen through the physical eye, but for few, reality is the unseen.
Five years has passed since Pastor Frank Denney been dubbed a hero in the city of Chicago. Now with keys to the city, a prominent position as adviser to the mayor, and the most popular pastor around, Frank seems to have it all.
But as good as Frank's life is, soon he is plagued by a series of unexplained events...
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The theme for this short story collection by Eduardo Capistrano is Time. Stories inspired by history, set in the past; dystopic visions, dark or well-humored, launched into the future; and narratives about the passage of time, in the contact between generations, in the invocation of memories and in the importance of the briefest of moments.
The tales are ordered chronologically and address the diverse relations of man with Time. The first four are...
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Peter Green is Professor of Classics at the University of Texas in Austin. The author of numerous scholarly works, he has also written several volumes of historical fiction, including The Laughter of Aphrodite (Murray/World; paperback forthcoming from University of California Press). Beverly Bardsley, a free-lance translator, lives in Austin.
In the dramatic monologues that make up The Fourth Dimension--especially those based on the grim history...
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To remove the contents of an egg without puncturing its shell or to drink the liquor in a bottle without removing the cork is clearly unthinkable - or is it? Understanding the world of Einstein and curved space requires a logical conception of the fourth dimension. This readable, informative volume provides an excellent introduction to that world, with 22 essays that employ a minimum of mathematics. Originally written for a contest sponsored by Scientific...
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This is a highly readable, popular exposition of the fourth dimension and the structure of the universe. A remarkable pictorial discussion of the curved space-time we call home, it achieves even greater impact through the use of 141 excellent illustrations. This is the first sustained visual account of many important topics in relativity theory that up till now have only been treated separately. Finding a perfect analogy in the situation of the geometrical...
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The Fourth DimensionNaila HinaEinstein's theory of relativity is so discussed with its mass energy transformation and time travel in every Science Fiction Fantasy thrillers of today and it has become a part and participle of modern scientific literature.Charu/ Sheryl Verghase, Vincent, Yuvhhan, Abhay and other familiar characters of this series, which we met in its first part namely: Pyramids To Heavens.
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Joe Cube is a Silicon Valley hotshot-well, a would-be hotshot anyway, hoping that the 3-D TV project he's managing will lead to the big money IPO he's always dreamed of. On New Year's Eve, hoping to impress his wife, he sneaks home the prototype. It brings no new warmth to their cooling relationship, but it does attract someone else's attention.
When Joe sees a set of lips talking to him (floating in midair) and feels the poke of a disembodied finger...
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This is the definitive popular exploration of what the fourth dimension means, both physically and spiritually. Mathematician and science-fiction novelist Rudy Rucker takes readers on a guided tour of a higher reality that explores what the fourth dimension is and what it has meant to generations of thinkers. The exciting and challenging journey is enhanced by more than 200 illustrations and a host of puzzles and problems (with answers).
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The Fourth Dimension is an adventure story for young readers. The story takes place in New England, where the author also resides. The search for pirate treasure, the hunt and the chase, the work of the secret service, time travel, duels and intrigues, mutiny on a military tall ship, an extraordinary business venture and an ordinary computer, true friendship and betrayal: all are woven together in this gripping tale of adventure featuring Willie and...
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Growing up on the south side of Chicago, Marcus Thareal Kidd Cureton chose the wrong crowds to hang with. Selling drugs to keep up with the in-crowd, he knew that it wouldnt last long; but he continued to live that type of lifestyle because it was normal where he came from. When he was only nine, Marcus found his gift and passion for writing and making his own comic books to entertain his friends. He also embraced poetry as a way to express himself...
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Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838-1926), the author of more than fifty books on classics, theology, history, and Shakespeare, was headmaster of the City of London School and one of the leading educators of his time. Thomas Banchoff is professor emeritus of mathematics at Brown University and author of Beyond the Third Dimension.
In 1884, Edwin Abbott Abbott wrote a mathematical adventure set in a two-dimensional plane world, populated by a hierarchical...
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A professor manages to get his hands on a real authentic mummy, the mummy of Nitocris no less, the Egyptian queen he named his own daughter after. He quickly realizes his daughter not only carries the same name but also shares the same appearance as the former Egyptian queen. Strange things quickly start to happen and the barrier between past and present starts to fade. (Goodreads)
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This study of how the architecture of a building influences the people, who work in it is of interest to architects, behavioralists, and management personnel as well as fans of architecture in general. Mildred Reed Hall and Edward T. Hall founded Edward T. Hall Associates and together consulted and wrote books and articles in the fields of environmental and urban affairs, international business and intercultural and interpersonal relations.
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An award-winning theoretical physicist and best-selling author of A Universe from Nothing traces the dramatic discovery of the counterintuitive world of reality, explaining how readers can shift their perspectives to gain greater understandings of our individual roles in the universe. --Publisher.
"In this grand poetic vision of nature, internationally renowned, award-winning theoretical physicist Lawrence M. Krauss tells the dramatic story of the...
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"Since his wife, Michelle, left seven years ago, Jeffy Coltrane has worked to maintain a normal life for himself and his eleven-year-old daughter, Amity, in Suavidad Beach. It's a quiet life, until a local eccentric known as Spooky Ed shows up on their doorstep. Ed entrusts Jeffy with hiding a strange and dangerous object -- something he calls "the key to everything" -- and tells Jeffy that he must never use the device. But after a visit from a group...
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