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John I Wood
An aging B-29 pilot returns to his childhood home in Japan to learn the fate of his adoptive family and the girl he loved, people he ironically may have bombed.
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Come onecome all Comeand see some of thegreatest fears knownto humanity Explore fears associated with the most awful animals on Earth. From things that creep and crawl to those that…
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Come one come all Come and see some of the greatest fears known to humanity Explore fears associated with the places we call home. Featuring fears of falling echoes empty…
Air pollution threatens the health of people around the world in an array of ways, from damaging lungs to fueling the life-threatening storms of climate change. Young readers may have…
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This monograph examines truth in fiction by applying the techniques of a naturalized logic of human cognitive practices.
How can we design a better world? This book explores utopianism, but a more tentative, temporary, pluralized and truncated version of the Utopia described by Sir Thomas More’s novel of…
This timely book examines all types of relationships from parental, friendship, and carer, to teacher, doctor, and romantic partner. Sensitive discussions of the idea of consent, what makes a good…
‘Your job is to go out there, grab the audience by the balls, and drag them up on stage with you!’ I was flabbergasted. This I understood. A language that…
Even today, years after they first began, people still love to watch magicians perform classic magic tricks. Readers of this volume learn about some of the oldest and most well-known…
Stunts are amazing feats of strength or skill, but magic stunts are even more interesting because they involve magicians performing feats that seem impossible. With the help of this engaging…
Step-by-step instructions and photos describe how to perform magic coin tricks.
Discusses some of the technologies being developed for athletes or in sports today.
Thousands of people get organ transplants every year, but the need greatly outweighs the supply of organs. What if scientists could grow organs to help make people well? The technology…
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Every year, the world’s oceans are inundated with plastic from everyday items young readers likely recognize, such as toys and plastic bags. The oceans are not the only environments impacted…
Errors of Reasoning is the long-awaited continuation of the author’s investigation of the logic of cognitive systems. The present focus is the individual human reasoner operating under the conditions and…
The first edition of Aristotle’s Earlier Logic attracted some favourable attention. In his review for the journal Argumentation, David Hitchcock writes, The book is a treasure trove of sophisticated logical…
John Woods’ The Logic of Fiction, now thirty-five years old, is a ground-breaking event in the establishment of the semantics of fiction as a stand-alone research programme in the philosophies…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Emotions are like a rainbow–there is a color for every one we feel. And when the confused feeling starts to take over the rainbow, it’s time for The Pink Book…
Distilling forty years of preaching experience into a single book, God Is in the House is a highly practical tool for all those seeking to strengthen their preaching ministry. It…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
At some point, many people have wished they had the power to read or control other people’s minds. That’s one reason why so many people find mind magic so fascinating…
There are three different kinds of muscles that all help our bodies function. They are the skeletal muscles, smooth muscles, and cardiac muscles. Within this fun and fact-filled volume, readers…
Gambling addiction ruins the lives of millions of people worldwide. After 30 years of gambling addiction, John Woods placed his last bet on January 5th, 2017. He tells his brutally…
This inspiring title discusses the benefits of getting involved in making the world a better place. Readers will learn the many ways people speak up as an activist or donate…
Let’s take a look at the science behind food! –Cover.
Many people know it’s important to get enough fiber in their daily diet–but why is that? How exactly fiber benefits the body is just one of many things readers of…
Step-by-step instructions and photos describe how to perform illusion magic.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
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Which creatures live in the forest’s trees? Which ones live underground? How about the animals in between? Come to forest school to find out! Engage your curiosity about creatures with…
Welcome to the forest – Taking care of nature – Super sticks – Rock n! – Biggest and smallest – Bugs and plants – Home builders – Walking with sticks…
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality…
A pioneer in Illinois, come from England. Nice descriptions of flora and fauna once he’s bought his land in Illinois.
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A London journalist follows royalty in his travels, mostly in the Mid-Atlantic, commenting on American commerce and industry, manners, and providing social anecdotes.
Computers cannot think for themselves. Find out how code monkeys must tell computers exactly what to do –
This vo1ume contains all the papers presented at the 8th International Symposium on the Reactivity of Solids. The Symposium, the 1a test of aseries started in 1948, was held at…