Author: Jason Miles Williams
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438983956
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
When religion and family turn on you, what is left? This is the amazing story of a young man willing to do whatever is necessary to maintain a relationship with his children. After growing up in a polygamist family and life-style, Jason Williams is given zero chance for salvation from the leaders of the FLDS. His wife and children are kidnapped from him and he is instructed to have nothing to do with them. Instead of giving in, read the true story of how Jason took on the FLDS leaders and saved his children.
Zero Chance
Author: Jason Miles Williams
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438983956
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
When religion and family turn on you, what is left? This is the amazing story of a young man willing to do whatever is necessary to maintain a relationship with his children. After growing up in a polygamist family and life-style, Jason Williams is given zero chance for salvation from the leaders of the FLDS. His wife and children are kidnapped from him and he is instructed to have nothing to do with them. Instead of giving in, read the true story of how Jason took on the FLDS leaders and saved his children.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438983956
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
When religion and family turn on you, what is left? This is the amazing story of a young man willing to do whatever is necessary to maintain a relationship with his children. After growing up in a polygamist family and life-style, Jason Williams is given zero chance for salvation from the leaders of the FLDS. His wife and children are kidnapped from him and he is instructed to have nothing to do with them. Instead of giving in, read the true story of how Jason took on the FLDS leaders and saved his children.
Zero Chance
Author: Mocha VonBee
Publisher: Indie Ink
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
Love or Music… Which should they choose and what price do they have to pay? If bad boy, Mac Whitehead believed in ancient legends, he’d know exactly what to choose, no matter the cost… Meanwhile, despite hot rockstar looks and a raspy voice, nothing is going his way. Mac blames Tully for his run of bad luck. And he’s convinced Kit is the solution to all his problems. But Mac has never paid any attention to Kit before, not even when she had a crush on him. She knows it can mean only one thing. He wants something. But what could possibly persuade Kit to help arch-enemy, Mac Whitehead? What Early Readers Say… Reading Mac's story— I feel like I understand him better now. Despite how poorly Mac treats and uses the people around him— this book has added a lot of emotional complexity to his character. It was great to see the other characters again! It felt like visiting with old friends. I applaud Mocha's ability to help us better understand Mac and to comprehend his personal struggles despite his terrible behavior and very flawed characteristics as a person. I highly recommend this book and series! (Goodreads Review) Another winner in the Kit and Tully series, it was a strong fourth book in this series. I enjoyed the previous three books and this was just as good. (NetGalley Review) The story was brilliant with a great mix of characters and short enough to read in one sitting. I loved this book as much as the other 3 books in the series and really look forward to reading more by Mocha. (Goodreads Review) This short book is an interesting insight into the Kit and Tully universe. I haven't read the other books in the series, but this one can be read as a standalone story. (Goodreads Review) As with the rest of this series so far, I absolutely loved this one! While I'm still not a particularly big Mac fan, I did love getting a short stay inside his head, seeing what he thought of everything. I think I loved this one even more than the last one and I'm looking forward to seeing how the next one goes and whose side we get to hear it from. (Goodreads Review) We are back in the Kit and Tully world and boy was I glad to be back, even though we were following my least favorite character Mac. He has rock star personality but does not want to put in the work to be a rock star. I can't wait to see how this series goes though, I will definitely be keeping an eye out for the next book. (Goodreads Review)
Publisher: Indie Ink
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
Love or Music… Which should they choose and what price do they have to pay? If bad boy, Mac Whitehead believed in ancient legends, he’d know exactly what to choose, no matter the cost… Meanwhile, despite hot rockstar looks and a raspy voice, nothing is going his way. Mac blames Tully for his run of bad luck. And he’s convinced Kit is the solution to all his problems. But Mac has never paid any attention to Kit before, not even when she had a crush on him. She knows it can mean only one thing. He wants something. But what could possibly persuade Kit to help arch-enemy, Mac Whitehead? What Early Readers Say… Reading Mac's story— I feel like I understand him better now. Despite how poorly Mac treats and uses the people around him— this book has added a lot of emotional complexity to his character. It was great to see the other characters again! It felt like visiting with old friends. I applaud Mocha's ability to help us better understand Mac and to comprehend his personal struggles despite his terrible behavior and very flawed characteristics as a person. I highly recommend this book and series! (Goodreads Review) Another winner in the Kit and Tully series, it was a strong fourth book in this series. I enjoyed the previous three books and this was just as good. (NetGalley Review) The story was brilliant with a great mix of characters and short enough to read in one sitting. I loved this book as much as the other 3 books in the series and really look forward to reading more by Mocha. (Goodreads Review) This short book is an interesting insight into the Kit and Tully universe. I haven't read the other books in the series, but this one can be read as a standalone story. (Goodreads Review) As with the rest of this series so far, I absolutely loved this one! While I'm still not a particularly big Mac fan, I did love getting a short stay inside his head, seeing what he thought of everything. I think I loved this one even more than the last one and I'm looking forward to seeing how the next one goes and whose side we get to hear it from. (Goodreads Review) We are back in the Kit and Tully world and boy was I glad to be back, even though we were following my least favorite character Mac. He has rock star personality but does not want to put in the work to be a rock star. I can't wait to see how this series goes though, I will definitely be keeping an eye out for the next book. (Goodreads Review)
Zero
Author: Charles Seife
Publisher: Souvenir Press
ISBN: 1782837329
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshipped it, and the Christian Church used it to fend off heretics. Today it's a timebomb ticking in the heart of astrophysics. For zero, infinity's twin, is not like other numbers. It is both nothing and everything. Zero has pitted East against West and faith against reason, and its intransigence persists in the dark core of a black hole and the brilliant flash of the Big Bang. Today, zero lies at the heart of one of the biggest scientific controversies of all time: the quest for a theory of everything. Within the concept of zero lies a philosophical and scientific history of humanity. Charles Seife's elegant and witty account takes us from Aristotle to superstring theory by way of Egyptian geometry, Kabbalism, Einstein, the Chandrasekhar limit and Stephen Hawking. Covering centuries of thought, it is a concise tour of a world of ideas, bound up in the simple notion of nothing.
Publisher: Souvenir Press
ISBN: 1782837329
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshipped it, and the Christian Church used it to fend off heretics. Today it's a timebomb ticking in the heart of astrophysics. For zero, infinity's twin, is not like other numbers. It is both nothing and everything. Zero has pitted East against West and faith against reason, and its intransigence persists in the dark core of a black hole and the brilliant flash of the Big Bang. Today, zero lies at the heart of one of the biggest scientific controversies of all time: the quest for a theory of everything. Within the concept of zero lies a philosophical and scientific history of humanity. Charles Seife's elegant and witty account takes us from Aristotle to superstring theory by way of Egyptian geometry, Kabbalism, Einstein, the Chandrasekhar limit and Stephen Hawking. Covering centuries of thought, it is a concise tour of a world of ideas, bound up in the simple notion of nothing.
Zero Percent Chance
Author: Major Jon Turnbull
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1664243305
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
An American special operations team leads the fight to remove ISIS from Manbij and the surrounding region in Syria in this account told through the eyes of Army Capt. Jonathan Turnbull. After multiple heroic operations, returning electricity to 400,000 civilians, and helping thousands of girls return to school, ISIS did everything it could to thwart the offensive. Turnbull is injured in a suicide bombing and given no chance of surviving. When Samantha met the lead trauma surgeon overseas, she found out her husband had lost his right eye, had no skin or tissue on the right side of his face, had multiple skull fractures, and numerous other injuries. They told her he’d likely be paralyzed on one side and may not remember much of anything, including her and their son. The couple was finally reunited, but it was not the meeting either had planned for—and it was the hardest thing in the world. Samantha was happy to see him alive but heartbroken to see him in such a condition. Find out how God stepped in to work miracles in the life of a soldier who was given a zero percent chance of surviving in this book that celebrates freedom, faith, and heroes.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1664243305
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
An American special operations team leads the fight to remove ISIS from Manbij and the surrounding region in Syria in this account told through the eyes of Army Capt. Jonathan Turnbull. After multiple heroic operations, returning electricity to 400,000 civilians, and helping thousands of girls return to school, ISIS did everything it could to thwart the offensive. Turnbull is injured in a suicide bombing and given no chance of surviving. When Samantha met the lead trauma surgeon overseas, she found out her husband had lost his right eye, had no skin or tissue on the right side of his face, had multiple skull fractures, and numerous other injuries. They told her he’d likely be paralyzed on one side and may not remember much of anything, including her and their son. The couple was finally reunited, but it was not the meeting either had planned for—and it was the hardest thing in the world. Samantha was happy to see him alive but heartbroken to see him in such a condition. Find out how God stepped in to work miracles in the life of a soldier who was given a zero percent chance of surviving in this book that celebrates freedom, faith, and heroes.
Zero Chance of Passage
Author: Ember Reichgott Junge
Publisher: Beavers Pond Press
ISBN: 9781592984763
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Chronicles the passage of Minnesota's first chartered school law in 1991, describing its origins, the legislative battles, the author's initial reaction to the new legislation, and how it impacted national politics.
Publisher: Beavers Pond Press
ISBN: 9781592984763
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Chronicles the passage of Minnesota's first chartered school law in 1991, describing its origins, the legislative battles, the author's initial reaction to the new legislation, and how it impacted national politics.
Probability
Author: D.H. Mellor
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134458606
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Probability: A Philosophical Introduction introduces and explains the principal concepts and applications of probability. It is intended for philosophers and others who want to understand probability as we all apply it in our working and everyday lives. The book is not a course in mathematical probability, of which it uses only the simplest results, and avoids all needless technicality. The role of probability in modern theories of knowledge, inference, induction, causation, laws of nature, action and decision-making makes an understanding of it especially important to philosophers and students of philosophy, to whom this book will be invaluable both as a textbook and a work of reference. In this book D. H. Mellor discusses the three basic kinds of probability – physical, epistemic, and subjective – and introduces and assesses the main theories and interpretations of them. The topics and concepts covered include: * chance * frequency * possibility * propensity * credence * confirmation * Bayesianism. Probability: A Philosophical Introduction is essential reading for all philosophy students and others who encounter or need to apply ideas of probability.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134458606
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Probability: A Philosophical Introduction introduces and explains the principal concepts and applications of probability. It is intended for philosophers and others who want to understand probability as we all apply it in our working and everyday lives. The book is not a course in mathematical probability, of which it uses only the simplest results, and avoids all needless technicality. The role of probability in modern theories of knowledge, inference, induction, causation, laws of nature, action and decision-making makes an understanding of it especially important to philosophers and students of philosophy, to whom this book will be invaluable both as a textbook and a work of reference. In this book D. H. Mellor discusses the three basic kinds of probability – physical, epistemic, and subjective – and introduces and assesses the main theories and interpretations of them. The topics and concepts covered include: * chance * frequency * possibility * propensity * credence * confirmation * Bayesianism. Probability: A Philosophical Introduction is essential reading for all philosophy students and others who encounter or need to apply ideas of probability.
A Chance for Possibility
Author: Alexander Steinberg
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110338238
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A Chance for Possibility defends the view that the objective modal realm is tripartite: truths about possible worlds supervene on modal truths, which in turn supervene on truths about objective chances. An understanding of supervenience in terms of grounding is developed which — unlike the standard modal characterization — allows the question of what modal truths supervene on to have a non-trivial answer. Relying on this understanding, a negative result is established: modal truths do not supervene on truths about possible worlds, whether possible worlds are conceived of as Lewisian concreta or as abstract objects of some kind. Instead, a conception of pleonastic possible worlds is developed that reverses the direction of supervenience. On the basis of linguistic considerations concerning our use of natural language ‘might’ and ‘might have’ sentences, Steinberg finally argues that truths about objective chances are able to provide a supervenience base for modal truths. A Chance for Possibility is an investigation in analytic metaphysics, drawing on related work in the philosophy of logic and language as well as linguistics. It provides a detailed case study for the fruitful use of a notion of grounding in the clarification and evaluation of longstanding philosophical issues.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110338238
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A Chance for Possibility defends the view that the objective modal realm is tripartite: truths about possible worlds supervene on modal truths, which in turn supervene on truths about objective chances. An understanding of supervenience in terms of grounding is developed which — unlike the standard modal characterization — allows the question of what modal truths supervene on to have a non-trivial answer. Relying on this understanding, a negative result is established: modal truths do not supervene on truths about possible worlds, whether possible worlds are conceived of as Lewisian concreta or as abstract objects of some kind. Instead, a conception of pleonastic possible worlds is developed that reverses the direction of supervenience. On the basis of linguistic considerations concerning our use of natural language ‘might’ and ‘might have’ sentences, Steinberg finally argues that truths about objective chances are able to provide a supervenience base for modal truths. A Chance for Possibility is an investigation in analytic metaphysics, drawing on related work in the philosophy of logic and language as well as linguistics. It provides a detailed case study for the fruitful use of a notion of grounding in the clarification and evaluation of longstanding philosophical issues.
The Place of Probability in Science
Author: Ellery Eells
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9048136156
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Science aims at the discovery of general principles of special kinds that are applicable for the explanation and prediction of the phenomena of the world in the form of theories and laws. When the phenomena themselves happen to be general, the principlesinvolved assume the form of theories; and when they are p- ticular, they assume the form of general laws. Theories themselves are sets of laws and de nitions that apply to a common domain, which makes laws indispensable to science. Understanding science thus depends upon understanding the nature of theories and laws, the logical structure of explanations and predictions based upon them, and the principles of inference and decision that apply to theories and laws. Laws and theories can differ in their form as well as in their content. The laws of quantum mechanics are indeterministic (or probabilistic), for example, while those of classical mechanics are deterministic (or universal) instead. The history of science re ects an increasing role for probabilities as properties of the world but also as measures of evidential support and as degrees of subjective belief. Our purpose is to clarify and illuminate the place of probability in science.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9048136156
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Science aims at the discovery of general principles of special kinds that are applicable for the explanation and prediction of the phenomena of the world in the form of theories and laws. When the phenomena themselves happen to be general, the principlesinvolved assume the form of theories; and when they are p- ticular, they assume the form of general laws. Theories themselves are sets of laws and de nitions that apply to a common domain, which makes laws indispensable to science. Understanding science thus depends upon understanding the nature of theories and laws, the logical structure of explanations and predictions based upon them, and the principles of inference and decision that apply to theories and laws. Laws and theories can differ in their form as well as in their content. The laws of quantum mechanics are indeterministic (or probabilistic), for example, while those of classical mechanics are deterministic (or universal) instead. The history of science re ects an increasing role for probabilities as properties of the world but also as measures of evidential support and as degrees of subjective belief. Our purpose is to clarify and illuminate the place of probability in science.
Dispositions and Causes
Author: Toby Handfield
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN: 0199558930
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
This title contains ten essays by scholars working in both metaphysics and in philosophy of science, examining the relation between dispositional and causal concepts.
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN: 0199558930
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
This title contains ten essays by scholars working in both metaphysics and in philosophy of science, examining the relation between dispositional and causal concepts.
Quantum City
Author: Ayssar Arida
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0750650125
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Can a world view based on quantum theory produce a better approach to the problems of the city? Arida links the concepts of quantum theory to the field of urban design, encouraging the urban designer and architect to look at the design of cities from a new perspective.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0750650125
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Can a world view based on quantum theory produce a better approach to the problems of the city? Arida links the concepts of quantum theory to the field of urban design, encouraging the urban designer and architect to look at the design of cities from a new perspective.