Flashes and Bangs, Level 13

Author: Simon Mugford
Publisher: Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops inFact
ISBN: 9780198306597
Category : Light
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Flashes and Bangs is an A-Z guide to the exciting science behind light and sound. TreeTops inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The variety of topics means there are books to interest every child in this compelling series. The series is written by top children's authors and subject experts. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

Stillness Flowing

Author: Ajahn Jayasaro
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 828

Book Description

Ocean of Sound

Author: David Toop
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
"Ocean of Sound" begins in 1889 at the Paris Exposition when Debussy first heard Javanese music performed. A culture absorbed in perfume, light and ambient sound developed in response to the intangibility of 20th century communications. David Toop traces the evolution of this culture, through Erik Satie to the Velvet Undergound; Miles Davis to Jimi Hendrix. David Toop, who lives in London, is a writer, musician and recording artist. His other books are "Rap Attack 3 "and "Exotica,"

Hair of the Alien

Author: Bill Chalker
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416510249
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364

Book Description
SHOCKING. CONTROVERSIAL. UNPRECEDENTED. A CASE LIKE UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN THE ANNALS OF UFO INVESTIGATION, DNA RESEARCH, OR ALIEN ABDUCTION. Sydney, Australia. July 23, 1992. Twenty-eight-year-old Peter Khoury was awoken by what appeared to be two females—both striking and unearthly—kneeling on his bed. What transpired between them was a physical assault as bizarre and disorienting as it was unnatural. Then, as quickly as they had arrived, they vanished. Khoury had become one of a legion of alien abductees with inexplicable experiences, but this particular incident stood apart from all the others. This time, there was evidence—two strands of white-blond hair from one of the females. Khoury’s case would result in the very first forensic DNA analysis of “alien abduction” evidence and revealed an extraordinary biological anomaly—one genetically close to human yet almost impossibly far from the human mainstream. A gripping account of one of the great mysteries of our time, Hair of the Alien, brings us closer than ever before to understanding our past, our origings, and our place in the universe.

Cato Supreme Court Review

Author: Trevor Burrus
Publisher: Cato Institute
ISBN: 1952223253
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 313

Book Description
Now in its 20th year, the Cato Supreme Court Review brings together leading legal scholars to analyze key cases from the Court's most recent term, plus cases coming up. Topics in the 2020-2021 edition include public disclosure of charitable donations (Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta), the off-campus speech (Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.), union access onto agribusiness land (Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid), police acting as "community caretakers" and warrantless police entries (Caniglia v. Strom), and Arizona's new voting laws (Brnovich v. DNC).

Venerable Father

Author: Paul Breiter
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1931044813
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 219

Book Description
Available until now only in limited editions, "Venerable Father" has become an underground classic among Buddhists, especially those practicing the Thai tradition. It details the joys and struggles of Paul Breiter's years with Ajahn Chah, who was perhaps Thailand's best-known and most-loved Buddhist master. Breiter describes Ajahn Chah as a figure who is at once human yet extraordinary, an orthodox yet unconventional teacher whose remarkable skill, patience, and compassion in training disciples flowed naturally from his deep and joyous realization of the truth. Breiter also explains, quite vividly, the life of a Westerner in a Thai forest monastery and the unique spiritual lessons to be learned there. PAUL BREITER ordained in the Theravada Buddhist tradition in Thailand in 1970 and soon thereafter met Ajahn Chah. He became one of Ajahn Chah's favorite disciples and his translator, and stayed with him until disrobing in 1977. Since then, he has maintained close ties to Ajahn Chah's lineage while studying Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, and he has continued to translate Ajahn Chah's teachings, which appear in "Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chaa" (with Jack Kornfield) and "Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha's Teachings."

Oxford Reading Tree Treetops Infact, Levels 12-13

Author: Zoë Clarke
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198376323
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
TreeTops inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does.The variety of topics means there are books to interest every child in this compelling series. The series is written by top children's authors and subject experts. The books are carefully leveled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

Why Do Architects Wear Black?

Author: Cordula Rau
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783035614138
Category : ARCHITECTURE
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
"Why is it really that architects wear black? was a question put to Cordula Rau by an automotive industry manager during an architectural competition. Even though she herself is an architect, and wears black, she did not have an answer on the spot. So she decided to ask other architects, as well as artists and designers. She has been collecting their handwritten replies in a notebook since 2001"--Publisher's website.

Fantastic Jobs and How to Get Them

Author: Isabel Thomas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198421030
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
A field guide to the fantastic jobs in the field of STEM, featuring interviews with real STEM professionals - this book is sure to intrigue and inspire.TreeTops inFact is an exciting non-fiction series for children aged 7-11. Its range of subjects and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will love.

The Misadventures of Charles Darwin, Level 18

Author: Isabel Thomas
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198306771
Category : Evolution (Biology)
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Charles Darwin is one of the most important figures of modern science, but he was also a seasick sailor and a stinky schoolboy! Find out about his misadventures as well as his theories in this funny biography. TreeTops inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The variety of topics means there are books to interest every child in this compelling series. The series is written by top children's authors and subject experts. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.