Author: Kinja Dixon
Publisher: Re-Creationism Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1947225014
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
If the Solar System had a voice, what would it say? After watching the Earth and its inhabitants for thousands of years, how would the Solar System feel about our progress thus far? With such a vast presence that has evolved continuously, those words and feelings would provide invaluable wisdom. Lil Solar’s Book of Superpowers takes its readers on a journey that documents how seven pre-teens, one from each continent, engage and connect with that timeless presence. This once in a lifetime glimpse into the Solar System’s mind begins with one of its journal entries. Lil Solar is curious why every other part of its system is growing at a much faster pace than many of the Earth's occupants. By observing the patterns of growth within humans for eons, it noticed that they are usually way more eager to learn until they become teenagers. After getting permission from its parents, Mommy Milky and Daddy Way(Milky Way), it plans out a journey to help one pre-teen from each continent become an example of what is possible when all seven of the superpowers that exist in all humans activate simultaneously.
Lil Solar's Book of Superpowers
Author: Kinja Dixon
Publisher: Re-Creationism Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1947225014
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
If the Solar System had a voice, what would it say? After watching the Earth and its inhabitants for thousands of years, how would the Solar System feel about our progress thus far? With such a vast presence that has evolved continuously, those words and feelings would provide invaluable wisdom. Lil Solar’s Book of Superpowers takes its readers on a journey that documents how seven pre-teens, one from each continent, engage and connect with that timeless presence. This once in a lifetime glimpse into the Solar System’s mind begins with one of its journal entries. Lil Solar is curious why every other part of its system is growing at a much faster pace than many of the Earth's occupants. By observing the patterns of growth within humans for eons, it noticed that they are usually way more eager to learn until they become teenagers. After getting permission from its parents, Mommy Milky and Daddy Way(Milky Way), it plans out a journey to help one pre-teen from each continent become an example of what is possible when all seven of the superpowers that exist in all humans activate simultaneously.
Publisher: Re-Creationism Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1947225014
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
If the Solar System had a voice, what would it say? After watching the Earth and its inhabitants for thousands of years, how would the Solar System feel about our progress thus far? With such a vast presence that has evolved continuously, those words and feelings would provide invaluable wisdom. Lil Solar’s Book of Superpowers takes its readers on a journey that documents how seven pre-teens, one from each continent, engage and connect with that timeless presence. This once in a lifetime glimpse into the Solar System’s mind begins with one of its journal entries. Lil Solar is curious why every other part of its system is growing at a much faster pace than many of the Earth's occupants. By observing the patterns of growth within humans for eons, it noticed that they are usually way more eager to learn until they become teenagers. After getting permission from its parents, Mommy Milky and Daddy Way(Milky Way), it plans out a journey to help one pre-teen from each continent become an example of what is possible when all seven of the superpowers that exist in all humans activate simultaneously.
Rooftop Revolution
Author: Danny Kennedy
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 1609946669
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Here is the truth that the powerful Dirty Energy public relations machine doesn't want you to know: the ascent of solar energy is upon us. Solar-generated electricity has risen exponentially in the last few years and employment in the solar industry has doubled since 2009. Meanwhile, electricity from coal has declined to pre-World War II levels as the fossil fuel industry continues to shed jobs. Danny Kennedy systematically refutes the lies spread by solar's opponents—that it is expensive, inefficient, and unreliable; that it is kept alive only by subsidies; that it can't be scaled; and many other untruths. He shows that we need a rooftop revolution to break the entrenched power of the coal, oil, nuclear, and gas industries Solar energy can create more jobs, return our nation to prosperity, and ensure the sustainability and safety of our planet. Now is the time to move away from the dangerous energy sources of the past and unleash the amazing potential of the sun.
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 1609946669
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Here is the truth that the powerful Dirty Energy public relations machine doesn't want you to know: the ascent of solar energy is upon us. Solar-generated electricity has risen exponentially in the last few years and employment in the solar industry has doubled since 2009. Meanwhile, electricity from coal has declined to pre-World War II levels as the fossil fuel industry continues to shed jobs. Danny Kennedy systematically refutes the lies spread by solar's opponents—that it is expensive, inefficient, and unreliable; that it is kept alive only by subsidies; that it can't be scaled; and many other untruths. He shows that we need a rooftop revolution to break the entrenched power of the coal, oil, nuclear, and gas industries Solar energy can create more jobs, return our nation to prosperity, and ensure the sustainability and safety of our planet. Now is the time to move away from the dangerous energy sources of the past and unleash the amazing potential of the sun.
Superpower
Author: Russell Gold
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1501163590
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Meet Michael Skelly, the man boldly harnessing wind energy that could power America’s future and break its fossil fuel dependence in this “essential, compelling look into the future of the nation’s power grid” (Bryan Burrough, author of The Big Rich). The United States is in the midst of an energy transition. We have fallen out of love with dirty fossil fuels and want to embrace renewable energy sources like wind and solar. A transition from a North American power grid that is powered mostly by fossil fuels to one that is predominantly clean is feasible, but it would require a massive building spree—wind turbines, solar panels, wires, and billions of dollars would be needed. Enter Michael Skelly, an infrastructure builder who began working on wind energy in 2000 when many considered the industry a joke. Eight years later, Skelly helped build the second largest wind power company in the United States—and sold it for $2 billion. Wind energy was no longer funny—it was well on its way to powering more than 6% of electricity in the United States. Award-winning journalist, Russel Gold tells Skelly’s story, which in many ways is the story of our nation’s evolving relationship with renewable energy. Gold illustrates how Skelly’s company, Clean Line Energy, conceived the idea for a new power grid that would allow sunlight where abundant to light up homes in the cloudy states thousands of miles away, and take wind from the Great Plains to keep air conditioners running in Atlanta. Thrilling, provocative, and important, Superpower is a fascinating look at America’s future.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1501163590
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Meet Michael Skelly, the man boldly harnessing wind energy that could power America’s future and break its fossil fuel dependence in this “essential, compelling look into the future of the nation’s power grid” (Bryan Burrough, author of The Big Rich). The United States is in the midst of an energy transition. We have fallen out of love with dirty fossil fuels and want to embrace renewable energy sources like wind and solar. A transition from a North American power grid that is powered mostly by fossil fuels to one that is predominantly clean is feasible, but it would require a massive building spree—wind turbines, solar panels, wires, and billions of dollars would be needed. Enter Michael Skelly, an infrastructure builder who began working on wind energy in 2000 when many considered the industry a joke. Eight years later, Skelly helped build the second largest wind power company in the United States—and sold it for $2 billion. Wind energy was no longer funny—it was well on its way to powering more than 6% of electricity in the United States. Award-winning journalist, Russel Gold tells Skelly’s story, which in many ways is the story of our nation’s evolving relationship with renewable energy. Gold illustrates how Skelly’s company, Clean Line Energy, conceived the idea for a new power grid that would allow sunlight where abundant to light up homes in the cloudy states thousands of miles away, and take wind from the Great Plains to keep air conditioners running in Atlanta. Thrilling, provocative, and important, Superpower is a fascinating look at America’s future.
Sun Power
Author: Neville Williams
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 1466805404
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
America is on the brink of a green energy revolution that can save the planet, and increase peace and prosperity, by harnessing the unlimited solar power. After decades of promise, the technology for alternative energy solutions now exists to replace our dangerous addiction to fossil fuels with cheap, clean solar energy. Neville Williams has been on the leading edge of this revolution for decades and knows from firsthand experience how sun power can transform lives and communities for the better. He has traveled the globe bringing solar-generated electricity to struggling communities throughout Asia, Africa, India, and the developing world. From isolated villages high in the mountains of Nepal to remote settlements in South Africa, Williams has worked to bring sun power to even the most off-the-grid reaches of the planet. He has brought that knowledge and experience back to America where he founded one of the country's fastest growing solar companies. If millions of poor families in the Third World can get their power from the sun, why can't Americans concerned with their rising power bills, dependence on foreign oil, and carbon footprints do the same? The answer is that sun power is here, it works, and can light up a new era of economic and environmental security—if we have the will to seize this historic opportunity. This book is not about predictions or promises. It's about what's happening now, all over the world, and what still needs to done. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 1466805404
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
America is on the brink of a green energy revolution that can save the planet, and increase peace and prosperity, by harnessing the unlimited solar power. After decades of promise, the technology for alternative energy solutions now exists to replace our dangerous addiction to fossil fuels with cheap, clean solar energy. Neville Williams has been on the leading edge of this revolution for decades and knows from firsthand experience how sun power can transform lives and communities for the better. He has traveled the globe bringing solar-generated electricity to struggling communities throughout Asia, Africa, India, and the developing world. From isolated villages high in the mountains of Nepal to remote settlements in South Africa, Williams has worked to bring sun power to even the most off-the-grid reaches of the planet. He has brought that knowledge and experience back to America where he founded one of the country's fastest growing solar companies. If millions of poor families in the Third World can get their power from the sun, why can't Americans concerned with their rising power bills, dependence on foreign oil, and carbon footprints do the same? The answer is that sun power is here, it works, and can light up a new era of economic and environmental security—if we have the will to seize this historic opportunity. This book is not about predictions or promises. It's about what's happening now, all over the world, and what still needs to done. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
How Solar Energy Became Cheap
Author: Gregory F. Nemet
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429643853
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Solar energy is a substantial global industry, one that has generated trade disputes among superpowers, threatened the solvency of large energy companies, and prompted serious reconsideration of electric utility regulation rooted in the 1930s. One of the biggest payoffs from solar’s success is not the clean inexpensive electricity it can produce, but the lessons it provides for innovation in other technologies needed to address climate change. Despite the large literature on solar, including analyses of increasingly detailed datasets, the question as to how solar became inexpensive and why it took so long still remains unanswered. Drawing on developments in the US, Japan, Germany, Australia, and China, this book provides a truly comprehensive and international explanation for how solar has become inexpensive. Understanding the reasons for solar’s success enables us to take full advantage of solar’s potential. It can also teach us how to support other low-carbon technologies with analogous properties, including small modular nuclear reactors and direct air capture. However, the urgency of addressing climate change means that a key challenge in applying the solar model is in finding ways to speed up innovation. Offering suggestions and policy recommendations for accelerated innovation is another key contribution of this book. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy technology and innovation, climate change and energy analysis and policy, as well as practitioners and policymakers working in the existing and emerging energy industries.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429643853
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Solar energy is a substantial global industry, one that has generated trade disputes among superpowers, threatened the solvency of large energy companies, and prompted serious reconsideration of electric utility regulation rooted in the 1930s. One of the biggest payoffs from solar’s success is not the clean inexpensive electricity it can produce, but the lessons it provides for innovation in other technologies needed to address climate change. Despite the large literature on solar, including analyses of increasingly detailed datasets, the question as to how solar became inexpensive and why it took so long still remains unanswered. Drawing on developments in the US, Japan, Germany, Australia, and China, this book provides a truly comprehensive and international explanation for how solar has become inexpensive. Understanding the reasons for solar’s success enables us to take full advantage of solar’s potential. It can also teach us how to support other low-carbon technologies with analogous properties, including small modular nuclear reactors and direct air capture. However, the urgency of addressing climate change means that a key challenge in applying the solar model is in finding ways to speed up innovation. Offering suggestions and policy recommendations for accelerated innovation is another key contribution of this book. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy technology and innovation, climate change and energy analysis and policy, as well as practitioners and policymakers working in the existing and emerging energy industries.
The Witch's Book of Power
Author: Devin Hunter
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 073874915X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
"Devin Hunter's new book digs deeply into the roots of what makes a witch powerful. He doesn't gloss over the soul-searching work with simple spell "bandaids." Instead, he offers readings and exercises that empower the witch in mind, body, and soul."—Courtney Weber, author of Brigid: History, Mystery, and Magick of the Celtic Goddess Ignite the Holy Fire Within: Become the Witch You Were Meant to Be Witchcraft isn't always about the search for enlightenment; sometimes it's about power and the path to obtaining it. The Witch's Book of Power shares the secrets to unlocking the Witch Power within you, offering specific techniques for working with personal, cosmic, and ally energies to realize your full magical potential. Professional witch and psychic Devin Hunter has helped thousands of people discover their power and gain influence, and in this book he skillfully explores the concepts behind creating magic that can change your life. The Witch's Book of Power is the perfect resource for witches who intuitively feel that more power is available but seems to be just beyond reach. Praise: "You may or may not choose to follow the path that he has laid out exactly, but I'll wager that you will find something that you want to borrow into your practices. True Witches use what works and you'll find much in this book that yields results."—Ivo Dominguez, Jr., author of Spirit Speak "The Witch's Book of Power is a missing link in modern witchcraft training. Readers will find just what they need to ignite the spark of power that all witches need for an effective practice."—David Salisbury, author of The Deep Heart of Witchcraft "Devin Hunter is this generation's Headmaster of Witchcraft."—Jacki Smith, author of Coventry Magic
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 073874915X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
"Devin Hunter's new book digs deeply into the roots of what makes a witch powerful. He doesn't gloss over the soul-searching work with simple spell "bandaids." Instead, he offers readings and exercises that empower the witch in mind, body, and soul."—Courtney Weber, author of Brigid: History, Mystery, and Magick of the Celtic Goddess Ignite the Holy Fire Within: Become the Witch You Were Meant to Be Witchcraft isn't always about the search for enlightenment; sometimes it's about power and the path to obtaining it. The Witch's Book of Power shares the secrets to unlocking the Witch Power within you, offering specific techniques for working with personal, cosmic, and ally energies to realize your full magical potential. Professional witch and psychic Devin Hunter has helped thousands of people discover their power and gain influence, and in this book he skillfully explores the concepts behind creating magic that can change your life. The Witch's Book of Power is the perfect resource for witches who intuitively feel that more power is available but seems to be just beyond reach. Praise: "You may or may not choose to follow the path that he has laid out exactly, but I'll wager that you will find something that you want to borrow into your practices. True Witches use what works and you'll find much in this book that yields results."—Ivo Dominguez, Jr., author of Spirit Speak "The Witch's Book of Power is a missing link in modern witchcraft training. Readers will find just what they need to ignite the spark of power that all witches need for an effective practice."—David Salisbury, author of The Deep Heart of Witchcraft "Devin Hunter is this generation's Headmaster of Witchcraft."—Jacki Smith, author of Coventry Magic
Superpower Kids: Alien Chase (Book 2)
Author: LIU QI
Publisher: EWAYBOOK
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
"Superpower Kids" is a set of science fiction novels written by Liu Qi, specifically for young readers. The series tells the story of three teenagers in the fictional city of Ke City who gain superpowers due to a radiation accident. To protect the safety of their city, they form a secret group called the Superpowered Teen Squad. Using their superpowers, courage, and wisdom, they repeatedly resolve crises and turn dangers into safety. They battle Dr. Nano and pursue alien invaders in Ke City; they travel to Gene Island to fight bizarre genetic monsters; they even travel back in time to the Cretaceous period, 65.01 million years ago, where they pilot mechs and fight against a dinosaur army; they enter virtual cyberspace to rescue trapped players by battling Mr. V; they also journey to Antarctica, where they encounter a mysterious race of Batmen and resolve a virus crisis threatening Ke City. Their stories will continue to unfold on various stages and across different times and spaces. These three ordinary middle school students become extraordinary due to their superpowers. Their adventures seamlessly blend with various sci-fi themes. Through each story, young readers join the characters on their adventures, learning about growth and responsibility, and experiencing friendship and duty along the way."
Publisher: EWAYBOOK
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
"Superpower Kids" is a set of science fiction novels written by Liu Qi, specifically for young readers. The series tells the story of three teenagers in the fictional city of Ke City who gain superpowers due to a radiation accident. To protect the safety of their city, they form a secret group called the Superpowered Teen Squad. Using their superpowers, courage, and wisdom, they repeatedly resolve crises and turn dangers into safety. They battle Dr. Nano and pursue alien invaders in Ke City; they travel to Gene Island to fight bizarre genetic monsters; they even travel back in time to the Cretaceous period, 65.01 million years ago, where they pilot mechs and fight against a dinosaur army; they enter virtual cyberspace to rescue trapped players by battling Mr. V; they also journey to Antarctica, where they encounter a mysterious race of Batmen and resolve a virus crisis threatening Ke City. Their stories will continue to unfold on various stages and across different times and spaces. These three ordinary middle school students become extraordinary due to their superpowers. Their adventures seamlessly blend with various sci-fi themes. Through each story, young readers join the characters on their adventures, learning about growth and responsibility, and experiencing friendship and duty along the way."
Little Prayer Book, 1522, and A Simple Way to Pray, 1535
Author: Mary Jane Haemig
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 1506432468
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This volume provides two of Martin Luther's most significant writings on prayer. In Little Prayer Book (1522), Luther seeks to reform the theology and practice of prayer in clear and understandable language for all people by encouraging simple, direct prayer to God, who promises to hear the one who prays. Luther focuses on the Ten Commandments, Apostles' Creed, and Lord's Prayer, giving his treatment of prayer a catechetical feel that would later provide the structure of his catechisms. In A Simple Way to Pray (1535), Luther offers his barber and all other readers insights into his own prayer life. He organizes his comments around the seven petitions of the prayer Jesus taught to his disciples. He also uses the Ten Commandments and the Apostles' Creed as resources for prayer. He sets out to "kindle a fire in the heart" and increase the reader's eagerness for prayer. This volume is excerpted from The Annotated Luther series, volume 4 (Pastoral Writings). Each volume and selection in the series contains new introductions, extensive annotations, illustrations, and notes to help shed light on Luther's context and to interpret his writings for today.
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 1506432468
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This volume provides two of Martin Luther's most significant writings on prayer. In Little Prayer Book (1522), Luther seeks to reform the theology and practice of prayer in clear and understandable language for all people by encouraging simple, direct prayer to God, who promises to hear the one who prays. Luther focuses on the Ten Commandments, Apostles' Creed, and Lord's Prayer, giving his treatment of prayer a catechetical feel that would later provide the structure of his catechisms. In A Simple Way to Pray (1535), Luther offers his barber and all other readers insights into his own prayer life. He organizes his comments around the seven petitions of the prayer Jesus taught to his disciples. He also uses the Ten Commandments and the Apostles' Creed as resources for prayer. He sets out to "kindle a fire in the heart" and increase the reader's eagerness for prayer. This volume is excerpted from The Annotated Luther series, volume 4 (Pastoral Writings). Each volume and selection in the series contains new introductions, extensive annotations, illustrations, and notes to help shed light on Luther's context and to interpret his writings for today.
The Overstory: A Novel
Author: Richard Powers
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393635538
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction Winner of the William Dean Howells Medal Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize Over One Year on the New York Times Bestseller List A New York Times Notable Book and a Washington Post, Time, Oprah Magazine, Newsweek, Chicago Tribune, and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year "The best novel ever written about trees, and really just one of the best novels, period." —Ann Patchett The Overstory, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of—and paean to—the natural world. From the roots to the crown and back to the seeds, Richard Powers’s twelfth novel unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. There is a world alongside ours—vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us. This is the story of a handful of people who learn how to see that world and who are drawn up into its unfolding catastrophe.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393635538
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction Winner of the William Dean Howells Medal Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize Over One Year on the New York Times Bestseller List A New York Times Notable Book and a Washington Post, Time, Oprah Magazine, Newsweek, Chicago Tribune, and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year "The best novel ever written about trees, and really just one of the best novels, period." —Ann Patchett The Overstory, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of—and paean to—the natural world. From the roots to the crown and back to the seeds, Richard Powers’s twelfth novel unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. There is a world alongside ours—vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us. This is the story of a handful of people who learn how to see that world and who are drawn up into its unfolding catastrophe.
The League of Little Stars 2
Author: Mango Education
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
The League of Little Stars 2 is a collection of ten science fiction stories that were chosen from the 2019 edition of Mango Education's Science Fiction Writing Contest. Dive into the world of evil clones, friendly aliens, dinosaurs in the 21st century, futuristic conspiracies, and secret galaxies, all conjured by our young writers!
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
The League of Little Stars 2 is a collection of ten science fiction stories that were chosen from the 2019 edition of Mango Education's Science Fiction Writing Contest. Dive into the world of evil clones, friendly aliens, dinosaurs in the 21st century, futuristic conspiracies, and secret galaxies, all conjured by our young writers!