Author: Clark Jacob Hafen
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440105634
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Tempest in a Teacup is the story of one man's journey from the hey-days of his youth to his acceptance of adulthood. Throughout the novel, set during the 1940s in rural southwestern Utah, Don Eliot struggles to resolve his aspirations for the future with the realities of life. He graduates from high school, World War II begins, and Don is selected to attend the U.S. Naval Officers Training Program at The University of Texas, Austin. However, the war ends before he is called up. Don's journey then threads its way to the avant-garde environs of Berkeley, California; there the young man continues his pursuit of higher education. But, the call of his hometown, Dixon, harkens louder, stronger.
Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life
Author: Helen Czerski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393248976
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
“[Czerski’s] quest to enhance humanity’s everyday scientific literacy is timely and imperative.”—Science Storm in a Teacup is Helen Czerski’s lively, entertaining, and richly informed introduction to the world of physics. Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects and occurrences, like popcorn popping, coffee stains, and fridge magnets, to big ideas like climate change, the energy crisis, or innovative medical testing. She provides answers to vexing questions: How do ducks keep their feet warm when walking on ice? Why does it take so long for ketchup to come out of a bottle? Why does milk, when added to tea, look like billowing storm clouds? In an engaging voice at once warm and witty, Czerski shares her stunning breadth of knowledge to lift the veil of familiarity from the ordinary.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393248976
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
“[Czerski’s] quest to enhance humanity’s everyday scientific literacy is timely and imperative.”—Science Storm in a Teacup is Helen Czerski’s lively, entertaining, and richly informed introduction to the world of physics. Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects and occurrences, like popcorn popping, coffee stains, and fridge magnets, to big ideas like climate change, the energy crisis, or innovative medical testing. She provides answers to vexing questions: How do ducks keep their feet warm when walking on ice? Why does it take so long for ketchup to come out of a bottle? Why does milk, when added to tea, look like billowing storm clouds? In an engaging voice at once warm and witty, Czerski shares her stunning breadth of knowledge to lift the veil of familiarity from the ordinary.
Tempest in a Teacup
Author: Clark Jacob Hafen
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440105634
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Tempest in a Teacup is the story of one man's journey from the hey-days of his youth to his acceptance of adulthood. Throughout the novel, set during the 1940s in rural southwestern Utah, Don Eliot struggles to resolve his aspirations for the future with the realities of life. He graduates from high school, World War II begins, and Don is selected to attend the U.S. Naval Officers Training Program at The University of Texas, Austin. However, the war ends before he is called up. Don's journey then threads its way to the avant-garde environs of Berkeley, California; there the young man continues his pursuit of higher education. But, the call of his hometown, Dixon, harkens louder, stronger.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440105634
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Tempest in a Teacup is the story of one man's journey from the hey-days of his youth to his acceptance of adulthood. Throughout the novel, set during the 1940s in rural southwestern Utah, Don Eliot struggles to resolve his aspirations for the future with the realities of life. He graduates from high school, World War II begins, and Don is selected to attend the U.S. Naval Officers Training Program at The University of Texas, Austin. However, the war ends before he is called up. Don's journey then threads its way to the avant-garde environs of Berkeley, California; there the young man continues his pursuit of higher education. But, the call of his hometown, Dixon, harkens louder, stronger.
Tempest in a Teacup
Author: Louise Viner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fan magazines
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
"Tales of job woes, endings of relationships, death, mental health, alcohol, sexual harrassment, ... love, feminist tales and positive recovery stories." -- https://www.etsy.com/uk.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fan magazines
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
"Tales of job woes, endings of relationships, death, mental health, alcohol, sexual harrassment, ... love, feminist tales and positive recovery stories." -- https://www.etsy.com/uk.
Tempest in a Teacup [Pioneers of Sage 1]
Author: Jools Louise
Publisher: Siren-BookStrand
ISBN: 1642435147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
[Siren Classic ManLove: Alternative Adventure Contemporary Paranormal Romance, MM, shape-shifter, HEA] Owen and Ham are smitten. They meet in Haven Valley, Sage's new sanctuary, which they are helping to set up to protect the families of Sage, which has become a target for all things anti-shifter. A refugee from a brutal anti-shifter group in the UK, Owen spent years running wild to escape his persecutors, and needs to be free again. Ham, a former Navy pilot, is Haven Valley's link to the outside, bringing supplies. The pair dance around their attraction, but when a deadly intruder enters the valley, they have their hands full fending off a pack of rogue wolf shifters, intent of claiming the valley as their own. When Ham is injured, Owen is terrified he'll lose the man and figures he needs to claim the man--quickly. Their new enemy is not someone to underestimate, and threatens to destroy the pioneers' plans before they've started. What starts out as a tempest in a teacup suddenly becomes a much bigger deal.
Publisher: Siren-BookStrand
ISBN: 1642435147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
[Siren Classic ManLove: Alternative Adventure Contemporary Paranormal Romance, MM, shape-shifter, HEA] Owen and Ham are smitten. They meet in Haven Valley, Sage's new sanctuary, which they are helping to set up to protect the families of Sage, which has become a target for all things anti-shifter. A refugee from a brutal anti-shifter group in the UK, Owen spent years running wild to escape his persecutors, and needs to be free again. Ham, a former Navy pilot, is Haven Valley's link to the outside, bringing supplies. The pair dance around their attraction, but when a deadly intruder enters the valley, they have their hands full fending off a pack of rogue wolf shifters, intent of claiming the valley as their own. When Ham is injured, Owen is terrified he'll lose the man and figures he needs to claim the man--quickly. Their new enemy is not someone to underestimate, and threatens to destroy the pioneers' plans before they've started. What starts out as a tempest in a teacup suddenly becomes a much bigger deal.
Storm in a Teacup
Author: Maryam Master
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980572407
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980572407
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
A Storm in a Teacup
Author: Eva Naomi Hodgson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bermuda Islands
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bermuda Islands
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Bulletin
Author: Bank Street College of Education
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Child development
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Child development
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms
Author: Christine Ammer
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547677537
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
From “all systems go” to “senior moment”—a comprehensive reference to idiomatic English. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms explores the meanings and origins of idioms that may not make literal sense but play an important role in the language—including phrasal verbs such as kick back, proverbs such as too many cooks spoil the broth, interjections such as tough beans, and figures of speech such as elephant in the room. With extensive revisions that reflect new historical scholarship and changes in the English language, this second edition defines over 10,000 idiomatic expressions in greater detail than any other dictionary available today—a remarkable reference for those studying the English language, or anyone who enjoys learning its many wonderful quirks and expressions. “Invaluable as a teaching tool.” —School Library Journal
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547677537
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
From “all systems go” to “senior moment”—a comprehensive reference to idiomatic English. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms explores the meanings and origins of idioms that may not make literal sense but play an important role in the language—including phrasal verbs such as kick back, proverbs such as too many cooks spoil the broth, interjections such as tough beans, and figures of speech such as elephant in the room. With extensive revisions that reflect new historical scholarship and changes in the English language, this second edition defines over 10,000 idiomatic expressions in greater detail than any other dictionary available today—a remarkable reference for those studying the English language, or anyone who enjoys learning its many wonderful quirks and expressions. “Invaluable as a teaching tool.” —School Library Journal
Bulletin
Author: New York (State). Bureau of Educational Experiments
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description