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  World’s Most Famous Physicists...

  Editors Charles River

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  It would be impossible to overstate the accomplishments and legacy of a man history has dubbed the “Father of Modern Science”. In his lifetime, Galileo straddled the epochs of the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution, and it was his work and technological advances that helped usher in a brand new understanding of the solar system and the scientific method. Stephen Hawking himself has asserted, “Galileo, perhaps more than any other single person, was responsible for the birth of modern science." 
  Sir Isaac Newton is widely considered the most influential scientist in history, best known for the discovery of gravity and the subsequent laws of motion that he theorized. Schoolchildren around the world are still taught the famous legend about an apple falling on Newton’s head, but that colorful story and the preoccupation with Newton’s work in physics tend to make people forget Newton’s work in other fields.  
  Michael Faraday, an endlessly luminous mind equipped with an unflagging hunger for knowledge, possessed a hunger so ungovernable that not even poverty or social norms could stand in the way of his ambitions. Indeed, it was reportedly Albert Einstein's expertise in the lives of Maxwell and Faraday, as well as his mastery of their work and accomplishments, that landed him his first job. 
  Nikola Tesla was one of history’s greatest scientists, and though he is best known for his pioneering work with electricity, the fact that he is mostly remembered solely for that actually does a disservice to his legacy. Born a Serb in the Austrian Empire, Tesla came to the United States and worked in a laboratory for none other than the Wizard of Menlo Park, Thomas Edison.  
  Albert Einstein needs no formal introduction. He is known around the world as one of history’s most brilliant geniuses, and one of its most influential scientists. Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics.

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  Dream by Dream - The Story of...

  Geri Kolesar

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  As a child, Isaac Mayer Wise loved to study. Words were like magic keys that could unlock new worlds. He had big ideas and big dreams. Becoming a rabbi, he thought some long-held traditions needed changing, but some of his ideas were unpopular with European Jews. He decided to go to America, where he had heard Jews were more open to new ideas – and they were. He started a Jewish newspaper to share his new ideas and built a synagogue across the street from Cincinnati’s City Hall, inspiring a new kind of Judaism. He founded a seminary where both women and men could study, inspiring a new kind of Judaism, dream by dream.

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  Moby Dick: Glimpses into the...

  Vines Graener

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  Welcome to Moby Dick: Glimpses into the Narrative’s Key Themes. In this audiobook, we delve into the complex layers of Herman Melville’s monumental work, Moby Dick. More than just a tale of obsession and revenge, Melville’s masterpiece explores themes of fate, free will, the power of nature, and the limits of human knowledge. Through a close examination of key moments in the narrative, we will explore how Captain Ahab’s relentless pursuit of the great white whale symbolizes humanity’s struggle against forces beyond its control. Join us on this journey across the high seas to discover the deep philosophical questions and moral dilemmas that make Moby Dick one of the greatest literary works in the Western canon.

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  Cranky Crabby Crow (Saves the...

  Corey R. Tabor

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  “Storytelling at its most brilliant—and whimsical.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 
  Everything is on the line for crabby, cranky Crow. But why, exactly, is Crow so moody? The reason will delight readers in three-time Geisel Medal and Caldecott Honor winner Corey R. Tabor’s funny and surprising twist on friendship, science, and saving the world. 
  Cranky, crabby Crow does not want to play with Squirrel or do loop-de-loops with Hummingbird. He doesn’t have time for Rat or Bat. From high atop a telephone pole, Cat warns Crow that he will soon be all alone if he turns his friends away with his very cranky “kaw!” one more time. But, unbeknownst to all, Crow has bigger, world-saving fish to fry—he must protect planet Earth from an asteroid headed our way! 
  With a classic “Tabor twist,” Cranky, Crabby Crow is an excellent choice for readers who love Mo Willems and Jon Klassen. Kirkus Reviews calls Corey R. Tabor “a master of the early reader” with good reason, and here he once again proves himself an innovative and unforgettable storyteller. Cranky, Crabby Crow explores perennial, age-appropriate social and emotional themes through Corey R. Tabor’s signature subtlety and silliness.

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  Laughter is the Best Medicine:...

  Peter Sykes

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  It is said that a surgeon must have ‘the eyes of a hawk, the heart of a lion, and the hands of a lady,’ but have you ever wondered how a surgeon learns to operate, how he ‘cuts his teeth’ progressing from naive newly-qualified doctor to competent surgeon? 
  In this collection of medical tales, the training of one slightly naive young trainee is viewed through the experiences of the patients he treats as he embarks on this most challenging of careers. We share his joy when things go well, his anguish when they don’t and learn that, at the end of the day, compassion and a sense of humour make wonderful medicine.

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  Lost Sci-Fi Books 131 thru 140

  Isaac Asimov, George O. Smith,...

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  Lost Sci-Fi Books 131 thru 140 - Ten Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60sThe Creatures That Time Forgot by Ray BradburyA Practical Man's Guide by Jack VanceChristmas on Ganymede by Isaac AsimovA Walk in the Dark by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Repairman by Harry HarrisonProgeny by Philip K. DickWatchbird by Robert SheckleyThe Door in the Wall by H. G. WellsHome is the Spaceman by George O. SmithThe Man From Time by Frank Belknap Long

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