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Why would you when your time is so special to fulfill your goals to be with your family and friends, to have a home and money to cover all your expenses and still have time for fun. These are your goals for all the days you are walking on wonderful Planet Earth.
But there is a snag!
Two powers are fighting a war--for you. A war you cannot see.
One wants all your goals fulfilled.
One sets traps to...
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Calling all people to become stewards of the earth, this exquisite edition is a heartfelt plea for the planet's preservation.
The Declaration of Interdependence-both an enlightening creed and a passionate call to action-was composed by David Suzuki and a team of activists and environmentalists in 1992, in recognition of the United Nations' Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. This compelling statement of environmental principles progresses through three...
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"Alien Agenda Planet Earth" reveals the shocking truth about UFOs and Extraterrestrials, a truth that has been suppressed and hidden for centuries. Fastwalker is the NORAD (North American Air Defense Command) code word used to classify unidentified flying objects (UFO's) approaching Earth from outer space and entering our atmosphere. The facility tracks hundreds of these "bogeys" each year from a subterranean facility deep inside Colorado's Cheyenne...
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The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth is an illustrated tour of the planet that reveals ecosystems large and small, from reefs, deserts, and rain forests to ponds, backyard gardens, and even a drop of water. Through exquisite drawings, maps, and infographics, author Rachel Ignotofsky makes earth science accessible and entertaining, explaining how our planet works, from its diverse ecosystems and their inhabitants, to the levels of ecology, the importance...
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This book is about God the Creator of all; from nothingness to beyond the Multiverse, from cosmic darkness to spiritual light, while surrounding all of His Creation with universal beauty. Godless scholars claim their discoveries as the engine of historic progress, but in truth it has been the Divine revelation of ideas that have propelled the evolution of Mankind. Often, we are discovering that the greatest of human genius has been wrong in their...
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Ever wonder why there is a War between Christ and Satan? Ever wonder how the War in Heaven started or what the Lucifer Rebellion is? Ever wonder why War in heaven came to Earth or why darkness still exists on Earth? And why did God send Christ to Earth?Was it to stop the darkness from spreading? Or was there some other reason? Multi-award-winning author Trinity brings Heavenly knowledge to EarthI invite you to join me on an enlightening journey beyond...
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"An Ätman Visits Planet Earth" is a science fiction story of a robotic person, Horatio, using a remarkably new form of energy to travel at just under the speed of light from his own planet, Ragnarök, to planet Earth 250 million years ago. By a system of 3-D printing Horatio regenerates his body every million years, so that he is able to study the evolution of earth from the time of the dinosaurs, through their destruction; followed by the evolution...
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A dynamic aerial exploration of our changing planet, published on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.
The Human Planet is a sweeping visual chronicle of the Earth today from a photographer who has circled the globe to report on such urgent issues as climate change, sustainable agriculture, and the ever-expanding human footprint. George Steinmetz is at home on every continent, documenting both untrammeled nature and the human project that relentlessly...
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Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts offers an insider's guide to astronauting--a behind-the-scenes look at the training, the basic rules, lessons, and procedures of space travel, including how to deal with a dead body in space, what it's like to film an IMAX movie in orbit, what exactly to do when nature calls, and much more.
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Great Courses volume 5
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The history of science is marked by ideas that were before their time. One of the most important was Alfred Wegener's concept of continental drift, which was revived in the theory of plate tectonics. Explore the role that fossils played in this original grand unifying theory of geology.
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Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 - December 20, 1996), born in Brooklyn, NY, was an American astronomer and astrophysicist. His best-known scientific contribution was his research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by exposure to light. He assembled the first physical messages sent into space, the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record, which...
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From the top of Mount Everest to the depths of the ocean - and down to the center of the earth - this book is the essential guide for all those who live on our planet.
Planet Earth Is Awesome is packed full of 101 eye-opening and extraordinary facts about our world that kids will love to discover and share. Each fact hooks readers into a discussion of some of the most fascinating and mind-boggling ways in which our planet works.
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"The greatest mystery in the history of world aviation" – the disappearance of five American bombers in the Northwest Atlantic without a trace. What is going on in the Bermuda Triangle? What are UFOs? What is the true reason for the Chernobyl tragedy and the sinking of the Kursk submarine? Why did Soviet air defenses shoot down a South Korean passenger airliner (flight KAL-007) in the sky over Sakhalin? What is the reason for the crash of the Russian...
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Alice and Andy are twins. They have just turned seven and like most children their age, they are curious, dynamic and always alert to what goes on around them. On their birthday they receive a very strange present from their favorite uncle: a globe with magic powers! Thanks to the magic globe the twins, always accompanied by their mischievous cat Jo, explore fantastic places on our planet Earth and beyond, in the infinite sky. In simple but scientifically...
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Rivers are arteries and feeder streams capillaries. It's the same water-based pattern repeated over and over again on the surface of this and other planets where water once flowed. Whether it's the thigh of a human leg, or the Andean borne, blood-red, silt-laden waters of the Rio Paraguay flowing across the Pampas of South America, water is the animal! Water is the Animal contains seven years of Cheeveresque journal entries recording the peripatetic...
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This exhilarating survey of the four and half billion years of Earth's history charts both the geological and biological history of the planet. It moves from the origin of the earth's iron core to the formation of today's seven continents, and from the primordial building blocks of life to the evolution of the human form.
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"An exploration of the cutting-edge technology that will enable us to confront the realities of climate change"--
Environmentally, we are now past the tipping point. As floods, storms, and extreme temperatures become our daily reality, "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" efforts aren't enough anymore. Kostigen takes readers to the frontlines of geoengineering projects being developed to solve the problems associated with climate change and global warming. From...
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We live at a historic turning point. The global crisis from which we are emerging is an unique opportunity: it holds vital lessons for our lives and for our future. It makes clear that we are all in the same boat-we are one people with one destiny. But it also makes clear that our boat is unstable and in urgent need of repair, indeed, of redesign.
The political and the business communities are now waking up to the need for serious change, but creating...
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Celebrating Planet Earth, a Pagan/Christian Conversation will appeal to Pagans and Christians interested in making connections; academics and students in Religious Studies taking courses on inter-faith dialogue, Paganism or Christianity; and anyone with an interest in inter-faith activities. Contributors include leading figures in the British Pagan, especially Druid, world, in the Christian Forest Church movement and earth-centered Christianity and...
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