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 Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Its Astonishing Implications for Our Future, New Edition by Jeffrey Bennett English | May 21st, 2011 | ISBN: 0691149887, 0691135495 | 248 pages | True EPUB | 2.82 MB The quest for extraterrestrial life doesn't happen only in science fiction. This book describes the startling discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing new field that blends astronomy, biology, and geology to explore the possibility of life on other planets. Jeffrey Bennett takes readers beyond UFOs to discuss some of the tantalizing questions astrobiologists grapple with every day: What is life and how does it begin? What makes a planet or moon habitable? Is there life on Mars or elsewhere in the solar system? How can life be recognized on distant worlds? Is it likely to be microbial, more biologically complex-or even intelligent? What would such a discovery mean for life here on Earth?  Beginning Robotics with Raspberry Pi and Arduino: Using Python and OpenCV by Jeff Cicolani English | April 24, 2018 | ISBN: 1484234618 | 384 pages | MOBI | 10 Mb Learn how to use a Raspberry Pi in conjunction with an Arduino to build a basic robot with advanced capabilities. Getting started in robotics does not have to be difficult. This book is an insightful and rewarding introduction to robotics and a catalyst for further directed study.  Battle Elephants and Flaming Foxes: Animals in the Roman World by Caroline Freeman-Cuerden English | January 26th, 2023 | ISBN: 0750999616 | 280 pages | True EPUB | 7.62 MB From the hooves of chariot horses pounding the dust of the racetrack to the cries of elephants charging the battlefields, animals were a key part of Roman life. On memorials left to beloved dogs or in images of arena animals hammered onto coins, their stories and roles in Roman history are there for us to find.  Mark Blaeuer, "Baseball in Hot Springs " English | ISBN: 1467115053 | 2016 | 128 pages | EPUB | 21 MB Hot Springs, known for its naturally heated springs and therapeutic bathhouses, became a major training ground in baseball. A must-have for fans of baseball history.
 Banana Cultures : Agriculture, Consumption, and Environmental Change in Honduras and the United States, 2nd Edition by John Soluri English | 2021 | ISBN: 1477322809 | 369 Pages | True PDF | 43 MB  BLK ART: The Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art by Zaria Ware English | January 31, 2023 | ISBN: 0063272415 | True EPUB | 224 pages | 91.2 MB A fun and fact-filled introduction to the dismissed Black art masters and models who shook up the world.  Axiomatics by Steingart, Alma; English | 2023 | ISBN: 0226824187 | 300 pages | True PDF | 6.76 MB  Awakening Your STEM School By Dr. Aaron L. Smith 2015 | 230 Pages | ISBN: 1633930610 | PDF | 4 MB Dr. Aaron Smith, the director of a pioneering STEM public school, answers the question, "How can educators transform an ordinary STEM site into an inspired, premiere learning center?" "Awakening Your STEM School" provides a proven framework for teachers, administrators, and business partners offering forty-two actions and ideas with over 300 tips to transformation.His passionate approach is simple and focused; prepared just for teachers, principals, and business leaders who are daily cobbling together their STEM school, seeking inspiration and valuable suggestions. No matter where a school or program is in the advancement toward STEM education, the catalyst for transformation is already there - residing in the heart of the teachers and leadership.  Elaine A. Moore, "Autoimmune Diseases and Their Environmental Triggers " English | ISBN: 0786413220 | 2002 | 239 pages | EPUB | 2 MB Autoimmune Disease (AD) refers to any of a number of disorders caused by an immune system defect that allows the body to attack its own tissues. Some say 20 percent of the population is susceptible to Autoimmune Disease. According to current theory, individuals who develop AD do so because they are exposed to certain environmental triggers. This work is a comprehensive resource for patients with autoimmune disease. The primary focus is on the specific environmental factors, including heavy metals, hormones, organic solvents, medications, and infectious agents, that lead to autoimmune disease and that make the symptoms worse in genetically susceptible individuals. Sections of this work describe the immune system, the natural courses of disease for the various system-wide and organ-specific autoimmune disorders, and genetic factors and lifestyle influences associated with AD. Diagnostic concerns, conventional and alternative treatment options for AD, current research paths, and laboratory tests are also covered.  Daniel Stein, "Authorizing Superhero Comics: On the Evolution of a Popular Serial Genre " English | ISBN: 0814258026 | 2021 | 334 pages | PDF | 6 MB Authorizing Superhero Comics examines the comic book superhero as a lasting phenomenon of US popular serial storytelling. Moving beyond linear- or creator-centered models of genre development, Daniel Stein identifies authorization conflicts that have driven the genre's evolution from the late 1930s to the present. These conflicts include paratextually mediated exchanges between officially authorized comic book producers and, alternatively, authorized fans that trouble the distinction between production and its reception; storyworld-building processes that subsume producers and fans into a collective rooted in a common style; parodies that ensure the genre's longevity by deflating criticism through self-reflexive humor; and collecting and archiving as forms of memory management that align the genre's past with the demands of the present. Taking seriously the serial agencies of the superhero comic book as a material artifact with a particular mediality, the study analyzes letter columns, editorial commentary, fanzines, encyclopedias, and other forms of comic book communication as critical frameworks for understanding the evolution of the genre-assessing rarely covered archival sources alongside some of the most treasured figures from the superhero's multi-decade history, from Batman and Spider-Man to Wonder Woman and Captain America. |
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