The World Is Not Six Thousand Years Old—So What?

The World Is Not Six Thousand Years Old—So What?
Author: Antoine Bret
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2014-04-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 163087163X

Why do so many think the Bible teaches that the universe is six thousand years old? There are many good biblical and historical reasons to read Genesis 1 nonliterally, and there are many good scientific reasons to think the universe is much older. Out of this misconception, some will lose faith, while others won't find it. This book was written for a large audience, gathering in a little more than one hundred pages the main biblical, historical, and astrophysical reasons to recognize that the universe is far more than six thousand years old. Contrary to some common views, scientists do not simply assume physical laws have been the same in the past. They observe it.

Not So Tall for Six

Not So Tall for Six
Author: Dianna Hutts Aston
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2008
Genre: Bullying
ISBN: 1570917051

Kylie Bell may be the smallest one in her first-grade class, but when it comes to facing that mean ol bully-boy Rusty Jacks, her courage to stand up for whats right is monumental. Full color.

Six Not-So-Easy Pieces

Six Not-So-Easy Pieces
Author: Richard P. Feynman
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2011-03-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0465025285

No twentieth-century American scientist is better known to a wider spectrum of people than Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988) -- physicist, teacher, author, and cultural icon. His autobiographies and biographies have been read and enjoyed by millions of readers around the world, while his wit and eccentricities have made him the subject of TV specials and even a theatrical film. The spectacular reception of the book and audio versions of Feynman's Six Easy Pieces (published in 1995) resulted in a worldwide clamor for "More Feynman! More Feynman!" The outcome is these six additional lectures, drawn from the celebrated three-volume Lectures on Physics. Though slightly more challenging than the first six, these lectures are more focused, delving into the most revolutionary discovery in twentieth-century physics: Einstein's Theory of Relativity. No single breakthrough in twentieth-century physics (with the possible exception of quantum mechanics) changed our view of the world more than that of Einstein's discovery of relativity. The notions that the flow of time is not a constant, that the mass of an object depends on its velocity, and that the speed of light is a constant no matter what the motion of the observer, at first seemed shocking to scientists and laymen alike. But, as Feynman shows so clearly and so entertainingly in the lectures chosen for this volume, these crazy notions are no mere dry principles of physics, but are things of beauty and elegance. No one -- not even Einstein himself -- explained these difficult, anti-intuitive concepts more clearly, or with more verve and gusto, than Richard Feynman.

Not Quite What I Was Planning

Not Quite What I Was Planning
Author: Larry Smith
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2009-10-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0061750913

Deceptively simple and surprisingly addictive, Not Quite What I Was Planning is a thousand glimpses of humanity—six words at a time. One Life. Six Words. What's Yours? When Hemingway famously wrote, "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn," he proved that an entire story can be told using a half dozen words. When the online storytelling magazine SMITH asked readers to submit six-word memoirs, they proved a whole, real life can be told this way too. The results are fascinating, hilarious, shocking, and moving. From small sagas of bittersweet romance ("Found true love, married someone else") to proud achievements and stinging regrets ("After Harvard, had baby with crackhead"), these terse true tales relate the diversity of human experience in tasty bite-sized pieces. From authors Jonathan Lethem and Richard Ford to comedians Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris, to ordinary folks around the world, everyone has a six-word story to tell.

Not This Night (A Rachel Blackwood Suspense Thriller—Book Six)

Not This Night (A Rachel Blackwood Suspense Thriller—Book Six)
Author: Blake Pierce
Publisher: Blake Pierce
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2024-08-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1094385182

In the scorched expanse of the Texan desert, victims are uncovered from shallow graves eerily echoing ancient Native American burial traditions. Amongst the parched sands, Texas Ranger Rachel Blackwood finds a tantalizing clue—a series of small turquoise stones inscribed with cryptic symbols. Can she decode whispers from the past to catch the killer before another victim is buried? “A masterpiece of thriller and mystery.” —Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ NOT THIS NIGHT (A Rachel Blackwood Suspense Thriller—Book 6) is the sixth book in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller The Perfect Wife (a free download) has received over 20,000 five star reviews. As a child, Rachel felt a connection to her Native American heritage, learning traditional customs and survival skills from the aunt who raised her. Haunted for years by her parents’ mysterious and unsolved deaths, Rachel vowed to find their killer—and protect all other innocent lives from the same fate. A page-turning and harrowing suspense thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured protagonist, the RACHEL BLACKWOOD series is a riveting mystery, packed with suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Future books in the series are also available. “An edge of your seat thriller in a new series that keeps you turning pages! ...So many twists, turns and red herrings… I can't wait to see what happens next.” —Reader review (Her Last Wish) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A strong, complex story about two FBI agents trying to stop a serial killer. If you want an author to capture your attention and have you guessing, yet trying to put the pieces together, Pierce is your author!” —Reader review (Her Last Wish) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A typical Blake Pierce twisting, turning, roller coaster ride suspense thriller. Will have you turning the pages to the last sentence of the last chapter!!!” —Reader review (City of Prey) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Right from the start we have an unusual protagonist that I haven't seen done in this genre before. The action is nonstop… A very atmospheric novel that will keep you turning pages well into the wee hours.” —Reader review (City of Prey) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Everything that I look for in a book… a great plot, interesting characters, and grabs your interest right away. The book moves along at a breakneck pace and stays that way until the end. Now on go I to book two!” —Reader review (Girl, Alone) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Exciting, heart pounding, edge of your seat book… a must read for mystery and suspense readers!” —Reader review (Girl, Alone) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Six Not-So-Easy Pieces

Six Not-So-Easy Pieces
Author: Richard P. Feynman
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2011-03-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0465025285

Learn about Einstein's theory of relativity from a physics Nobel laureate and "one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century" (New York Review of Books) in six memorable lessons It was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. From 1961 to 1963, Feynman delivered a series of lectures at the California Institute of Technology that revolutionized the teaching of physics. In Six Not-So-Easy Pieces, taken from these famous Lectures on Physics, Feynman delves into one of the most revolutionary discoveries in twentieth-century physics: Einstein's theory of relativity. The idea that the flow of time is not a constant, that the mass of an object depends on its velocity, and that the speed of light is a constant no matter what the motion of the observer, at first seemed shocking to scientists and laymen alike. But as Feynman shows, these tricky ideas are not merely dry principles of physics, but things of beauty and elegance. No one — not even Einstein himself — explained these difficult, anti-intuitive concepts more clearly, or with more verve and gusto, than Feynman. Filled with wonderful examples and clever illustrations, Six Not-So-Easy Pieces is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of physics by one of the most admired and accessible physicists of all time. “There is no better explanation for the scientifically literate layman.” –Washington Post Book World

Honey, It’s Not about Six-Pack Abs!

Honey, It’s Not about Six-Pack Abs!
Author: Mayur Mathur
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2022-01-31
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1638866244

Do you stand in that trial room of a fashion clothing store, looking at a pic of a model in a poster telling yourself, “Gosh! I wish I had that body!”? Or are you that person who wakes up every morning, gung-ho about going for your workouts and then just can’t go for it? Or are you that person who tells yourself, “I can’t do this” Or are you confused on how to begin? Or are you someone, who makes a New Year's resolution to get fit and drops out after a while? Don’t get bogged down. This book is meant just for you because the pre-requisite of getting fit and leading a healthy lifestyle has got nothing to do with what you do, but it’s got everything to do with what’s in your mind. In this book, you will go through the FOUR STAGES to a complete health transformation and help you formulate your own fitness blueprint to easily make fitness a part of the minutiae of your everyday life. The 4 stages are - Stage 1: Setting your Identity Blueprint-that will help you get the right mindset in place. Stage 2: Lock-n-load your mental arsenal–that will give you tools to keep you mentally fit. Stage 3: Unlock Yourself-here you will get to know how to take charge of your life by gaining control of your excuses, habits, and dreams. Stage 4: Get down to brass tacks – this is the real deal to get you physically fit. As there is a frantic rush to get fit by ‘sporting six-pack abs’ this book nudges that notion aside and focuses on the long-term benefits of having the right mindset and consciously working towards a healthy lifestyle.