The Magic Furnace

Author: Marcus Chown
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448112745
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
Every atom in our bodies has an extraordinary history. Our blood, our food, our books, our clothes - everything contains atoms forged in blistering furnaces deep inside stars, which were blown into space by those stars' cataclysmic explosions and deaths. From red giants - stars so enormous they could engulf a million suns - to supernova explosions - the most violent events in the universe - the birth of every atom was marked by cosmic events on an enormous scale, against a backdrop of unimaginable heat and cold, brightness and darkness, space and time. But how did we discover the astonishing truth about our cosmic origins? THE MAGIC FURNACE is Marcus Chown's extraordinary account of how scientists unravelled the mystery of atoms, and helped to explain the dawn of life. It is one of the greatest detective stories in the history of science. In fact, it is two puzzles intertwined, for the stars contain the key to unlocking the secret of atoms, and the atoms the solution to the secret of stars.

Lockdown

Author: Alexander Gordon Smith
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374324913
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
When fourteen-year-old Alex is framed for murder, he becomes an inmate in the Furnace Penitentiary, where brutal inmates and sadistic guards reign, boys who disappear in the middle of the night sometimes return weirdly altered, and escape might just be possible.

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Author: Virginia Lee Burton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547350570
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.

Out of this Furnace

Author: Thomas Bell
Publisher: [Pittsburgh] : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436

Book Description
The novel begins in the mid-1880s with the naive, blundering career of Djuro Kracha. It tracks his arrival from the old country as he walked from New York to White Haven, his later migration to the steel mills of Braddock, and his eventual downfall through foolish financial speculations and an extramarital affair.

The Magic of Éliphas Lévi

Author: Éliphas Lévi
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 824

Book Description
In 'The Magic of Éliphas Lévi,' the renowned French occultist delves into the mysteries of magic, symbolism, and the occult. Lévi's writing style is both poetic and scholarly, blending esoteric knowledge with a profound understanding of symbolism and mysticism. The book explores the concept of magic as a spiritual practice and a means of connecting with the divine, drawing on Lévi's expertise in the occult and the hidden knowledge of the ages. Lévi's work is both philosophical and practical, offering insights into the nature of reality and the power of the human mind to transcend mundane existence through the practice of magic. Éliphas Lévi, a 19th-century occultist and writer, was a key figure in the development of modern occultism and symbolism. His writings on magic, mysticism, and the esoteric have had a profound influence on subsequent generations of occultists and spiritual seekers. Lévi's background in the occult traditions of Western esotericism informed his groundbreaking work on magic and the occult, making him a seminal figure in the study of the hidden mysteries of the universe. 'The Magic of Éliphas Lévi' is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of occultism, magic, and mysticism. Lévi's insights into the nature of magic and its transformative power offer a unique perspective on the pursuit of spiritual knowledge and self-discovery. This book is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to explore the hidden depths of human consciousness and the mysteries of the universe.

Heating, Air Conditioning, Sheet Metal Contractor

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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1124

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Sweet's Catalogue of Building Construction (architectural Edition)

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Category : Building materials
Languages : en
Pages : 1984

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The Magic of Ceramics

Author: David W. Richerson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118392302
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 315

Book Description
Most people would be surprised at how ceramics are used, from creating cellular phones, radio, television, and lasers to its role in medicine for cancer treatments and restoring hearing. The Magic of Ceramics introduces the nontechnical reader to the many exciting applications of ceramics, describing how ceramic material functions, while teaching key scientific concepts like atomic structure, color, and the electromagnetic spectrum. With many illustrations from corporations on the ways in which ceramics make advanced products possible, the Second Edition also addresses the newest areas in ceramics, such as nanotechnology.

Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, Vol. 5 (light novel)

Author: Hiro Ainana
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 0316556173
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 268

Book Description
After rescuing Muno Barony from disaster, Satou and crew head for dwarf territory and rescue an Oracle priestess from the demons! But for some reason, the attacks just keep coming...

Magic's Design

Author: Cat Adams
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765359636
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
The "USA Today"-bestselling writing team of C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp--writing under the pen name Cat Adams--returns with a new stand-alone novel of paranormal romance. Original.