Four Faces of the Universe
Title | Four Faces of the Universe PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Kleinman |
Publisher | Lotus Press |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2007-01-10 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 0940985918 |
Explores key perpsectives by which we gain insight into the cosmos.
Ten Faces of the Universe
Title | Ten Faces of the Universe PDF eBook |
Author | Fred Hoyle |
Publisher | W.H. Freeman |
Pages | 207 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Cosmology |
ISBN | 9780716703846 |
The Last Book in the Universe (Scholastic Gold)
Title | The Last Book in the Universe (Scholastic Gold) PDF eBook |
Author | Rodman Philbrick |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2013-03-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0545303877 |
This fast-paced action novel is set in a future where the world has been almost destroyed. Like the award-winning novel Freak the Mighty, this is Philbrick at his very best.It's the story of an epileptic teenager nicknamed Spaz, who begins the heroic fight to bring human intelligence back to the planet. In a world where most people are plugged into brain-drain entertainment systems, Spaz is the rare human being who can see life as it really is. When he meets an old man called Ryter, he begins to learn about Earth and its past. With Ryter as his companion, Spaz sets off an unlikely quest to save his dying sister -- and in the process, perhaps the world.
Our Mathematical Universe
Title | Our Mathematical Universe PDF eBook |
Author | Max Tegmark |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 434 |
Release | 2015-02-03 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0307744256 |
Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present and future, and through the physics, astronomy and mathematics that are the foundation of his work, most particularly his hypothesis that our physical reality is a mathematical structure and his theory of the ultimate multiverse. In a dazzling combination of both popular and groundbreaking science, he not only helps us grasp his often mind-boggling theories, but he also shares with us some of the often surprising triumphs and disappointments that have shaped his life as a scientist. Fascinating from first to last—this is a book that has already prompted the attention and admiration of some of the most prominent scientists and mathematicians.
Hello, Universe
Title | Hello, Universe PDF eBook |
Author | Erin Entrada Kelly |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 147 |
Release | 2017-03-14 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0062414178 |
Winner of the Newbery Medal “A charming, intriguingly plotted novel.”—Washington Post Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly’s Hello, Universe is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships. Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani (hero). “Readers will be instantly engrossed in this relatable neighborhood adventure and its eclectic cast of misfits.”—Booklist In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia Somerset, who is deaf, is smart, brave, and secretly lonely, and she loves everything about nature. Kaori Tanaka is a self-proclaimed psychic, whose little sister, Gen, is always following her around. And Chet Bullens wishes the weird kids would just stop being so different so he can concentrate on basketball. They aren’t friends, at least not until Chet pulls a prank that traps Virgil and his pet guinea pig at the bottom of a well. This disaster leads Kaori, Gen, and Valencia on an epic quest to find missing Virgil. Through luck, smarts, bravery, and a little help from the universe, a rescue is performed, a bully is put in his place, and friendship blooms. The acclaimed and award-winning author of Blackbird Fly and The Land of Forgotten Girls writes with an authentic, humorous, and irresistible tween voice that will appeal to fans of Thanhha Lai and Rita Williams-Garcia. “Readers across the board will flock to this book that has something for nearly everyone—humor, bullying, self-acceptance, cross-generational relationships, and a smartly fateful ending.”—School Library Journal
Creating the Universe
Title | Creating the Universe PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Huntington |
Publisher | University of Washington Press |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2019-01-22 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0295744073 |
Winner, 2018 Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian Humanities Buddhist representations of the cosmos across nearly two thousand years of history in Tibet, Nepal, and India show that cosmology is a rich language for the expression of diverse religious ideas, with cosmological thinking at the center of Buddhist thought, art, and practice. In Creating the Universe, Eric Huntington presents examples of visual art and architecture, primary texts, ritual ideologies, and material practices—accompanied by extensive explanatory diagrams—to reveal the immense complexity of cosmological thinking in Himalayan Buddhism. Employing comparisons across function, medium, culture, and history, he exposes cosmology as a fundamental mode of engagement with numerous aspects of religion, from preliminary lessons to the highest rituals for enlightenment. This wide-ranging work will interest scholars and students of many fields, including Buddhist studies, religious studies, art history, and area studies. Art History Publication Initiative. For more information, visit http://arthistorypi.org/books/creating-the-universe
Genesis of the Cosmos
Title | Genesis of the Cosmos PDF eBook |
Author | Paul A. LaViolette |
Publisher | Inner Traditions / Bear & Co |
Pages | 390 |
Release | 2004-04-15 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9781591430346 |
Paul LaViolette reveals astonishing parallels between cutting edge scientific thought and early creation myths, and how these myths encode a theory of cosmology in which matter is continually growing from seeds of order that emerge spontaneously from chaos. Exposing the contradictions of the Big Bang theory, LaViolette leads us beyond the restrictive metaphors of modern science and into a new science for the 21st century.