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Quantum Legacies

Dispatches from an Uncertain World

by David Kaiser ...

"Engrossing . . . Leave[s] us with a richer picture of physics as a lived activity." — Los Angeles Review of BooksIn Quantum Legacies, David Kaiser introduces readers to iconic episodes in physicists' still-unfolding quest to understand space, time, and matter at their most fundamental. In a series of vibrant essays, Kaiser takes us inside moments of discovery and debate among the great minds of ... Read more

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"Engrossing . . . Leave[s] us with a richer picture of physics as a lived activity." — Los Angeles Review of BooksIn Quantum Legacies, David Kaiser introduces readers to iconic episodes in physicists' still-unfolding quest to understand space, time, and matter at their most fundamental. In a series of vibrant essays, Kaiser takes us inside moments of discovery and debate among the great minds of
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Planet of the Umps

A Baseball Life from Behind the Plate

by Ken Kaiser, David Fisher ...

For twenty-five years, Ken Kaiser was the most colorful umpire in the major leagues. Planet of the Umps is his sidesplitting tale of life behind the plate."Two things nobody wants to grow up to be are an umpire and broke. Thanks to my career in baseball, I got both."After calling balls, strikes, and outs for thirty-six baseball seasons and more than three thousand major-league games, umpire Ken ... Read more

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For twenty-five years, Ken Kaiser was the most colorful umpire in the major leagues. Planet of the Umps is his sidesplitting tale of life behind the plate."Two things nobody wants to grow up to be are an umpire and broke. Thanks to my career in baseball, I got both."After calling balls, strikes, and outs for thirty-six baseball seasons and more than three thousand major-league games, umpire Ken
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The Secession Talks

Exhibitions in Conversation 2011–2022

Translated by Marc Hiatt, Louise Pain, Gegensatz Translation Collective ...

by Lawrence Abu Hamdan, John Akomfrah, Diana Al-Hadid, Francis Alÿs, Edgar Arceneaux0, Lutz Bacher1, Nairy Baghramian2, Yael Bartana3, Hannes Böck4, Ulla von Brandenburg5, Gerard Byrne6, Vija Celmins7, Olga Chernysheva8, Chto Delat9, David Claerbout0, Attila Csörgő1, Alex Da Corte2, Svenja Deininger3, Liz Deschenes4, Peter Doig5, Heinrich Dunst6, Nicole Eisenman7, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster8, Anthea Hamilton9, Bakani Pick-Up0, Maria Hassabi1, Edi Hila2, Anthony Huberman3, Robert Irwin4, Tess Jaray5, Tillman Kaiser6, Bouchra Khalili7, Joseph Leo Koerner8, Moritz Küng9, Ferdinand Schmatz0, Pablo Lafuente1, Dustin Ericksen2, Hilary Lloyd3, Asier Mendizabal4, Thomas Locher5, Inés Lombardi6, Tala Madani7, Till Megerle8, Jean-Luc Moulène9, Rudolf Polanszky0, Lisl Ponger1, R. H. Quaytman2, Ed Ruscha3, Payam Sharifi4, Danh Vō5 ...

The Secession Talks is a collection of artist talks on exhibitions that took place at the Secession from 2011 to 2022. They contextualize the exhibition history of the Secession and allow for a new consideration and evaluation of the program. As a collection, these conversations between artists and well-known art critics, art historians, curators, and artist colleagues form a unique interface ... Read more

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The Secession Talks is a collection of artist talks on exhibitions that took place at the Secession from 2011 to 2022. They contextualize the exhibition history of the Secession and allow for a new consideration and evaluation of the program. As a collection, these conversations between artists and well-known art critics, art historians, curators, and artist colleagues form a unique interface
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From Quills to Tweets

How America Communicates about War and Revolution

by Andrea J. Dew, Marc A. Genest, S. C. M. Paine, Troy Bickham, Martin J. Manning, Michelle Getchell, David Silbey, J. Lee Thompson0, Bruce A. Elleman1, Mike Carew2, Steven Casey3, David Kaiser4, Judith Baroody5, Thomas H. Johnson6, Matthew C. DuPée7, Haroro Ingram8, Craig Whiteside9 ...

While today's presidential tweets may seem a light-year apart from the scratch of quill pens during the era of the American Revolution, the importance of political communication is eternal. This book explores the roles that political narratives, media coverage, and evolving communication technologies have played in precipitating, shaping, and concluding or prolonging wars and revolutions over the ... Read more

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While today's presidential tweets may seem a light-year apart from the scratch of quill pens during the era of the American Revolution, the importance of political communication is eternal. This book explores the roles that political narratives, media coverage, and evolving communication technologies have played in precipitating, shaping, and concluding or prolonging wars and revolutions over the
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How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival

Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival

by David Kaiser ...

“Meticulously researched and unapologetically romantic, How the Hippies Saved Physics makes the history of science fun again.”—ScienceIn the 1970s, an eccentric group of physicists in Berkeley, California, banded together to explore the wilder side of science. Dubbing themselves the “Fundamental Fysiks Group,” they pursued an audacious, speculative approach to physics, studying quantum ... Read more

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“Meticulously researched and unapologetically romantic, How the Hippies Saved Physics makes the history of science fun again.”—ScienceIn the 1970s, an eccentric group of physicists in Berkeley, California, banded together to explore the wilder side of science. Dubbing themselves the “Fundamental Fysiks Group,” they pursued an audacious, speculative approach to physics, studying quantum
... Read more
Suffering and the Goodness of God

by Robert W. Yarbrough, Walter C. Kaiser Jr., Daniel G. McCartney, John M. Frame, William Edgar, David B. Calhoun, John S. Feinberg ...

Series Book 1 - Theology in Community
Suffering and the Goodness of God presents biblical truths concerning suffering and challenges believers to promote justice and to emulate God's grace as they minister to others.Famine. Sickness. Terrorist Attacks. Natural disasters.Each day horrific scenes of suffering are streamed before us through television, the Internet, and newspapers. Believers are taught that God is good, and they believe ... Read more

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Suffering and the Goodness of God presents biblical truths concerning suffering and challenges believers to promote justice and to emulate God's grace as they minister to others.Famine. Sickness. Terrorist Attacks. Natural disasters.Each day horrific scenes of suffering are streamed before us through television, the Internet, and newspapers. Believers are taught that God is good, and they believe
... Read more
No End Save Victory

How FDR Led the Nation into War

by David Kaiser ...

While Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first hundred days may be the most celebrated period of his presidency, the months before the attack on Pearl Harbor proved the most critical. Beginning as early as 1939 when Germany first attacked Poland, Roosevelt skillfully navigated a host of challenges -- a reluctant population, an unprepared military, and disagreements within his cabinet -- to prepare the ... Read more

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While Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first hundred days may be the most celebrated period of his presidency, the months before the attack on Pearl Harbor proved the most critical. Beginning as early as 1939 when Germany first attacked Poland, Roosevelt skillfully navigated a host of challenges -- a reluctant population, an unprepared military, and disagreements within his cabinet -- to prepare the
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The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy

Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament

by T Desmond Alexander, James Edwin Allman, Charles Baylis, Daniel Block, Michael Louis Brown, Robert B Chisholm Jr, Abner Chou, Ray Clendenen, James Coakley, Robert L Cole, Ryan Cook, Leon Engman, Craig Alan Evans, Larry Feldman, David Finkbeiner, Dr Ronald B Allen, Arnold Fructenbaum, Michael Gabizon, Steven C Ger, Daniel Green, James Hamilton, Ed Hindson, John Jelinek, Elliott Johnson, Walter C Kaiser, Glenn R Kreider, Barry Leventhal, Randall McKinion, Eugene H Merrill, Nicholas Perrin, Seth Postell, Randall Price, Eva Rydelnik, John H Sailhamer, Michael B Shepherd, Jim Sibley, Michael K Snearly, James Spencer, Michael Stallard, Dan Stuart, J Paul Tanner, William Varner, Michael Vlach, Michael Vowell, Larry Waters, Andrew Woods, Kevin Daniel Zuber ...

The ultimate, all-in-one resource on what the Old Testament says about JesusAs Jesus walked the Emmaeus road, he showed his companions how the whole of Scripture foretold his coming. Yet so often today we’re not quite sure how to talk about Jesus in the Old Testament. How do you know what applies to Jesus? And how do you interpret some of the strange prophetic language?Get answers and clarity in ... Read more

$44.79 CAD

The ultimate, all-in-one resource on what the Old Testament says about JesusAs Jesus walked the Emmaeus road, he showed his companions how the whole of Scripture foretold his coming. Yet so often today we’re not quite sure how to talk about Jesus in the Old Testament. How do you know what applies to Jesus? And how do you interpret some of the strange prophetic language?Get answers and clarity in
... Read more
States of the Union

by David Kaiser ...

States of the Union uses State of the Union addresses and other presidential addresses to tell the story of the political history of the United States from Washington's inauguration in 1789 through 2023. The addresses provide a remarkable record of how the country saw itself, what problems required solutions--both at home and in the larger world--what solutions presidents proposed, and what was ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

States of the Union uses State of the Union addresses and other presidential addresses to tell the story of the political history of the United States from Washington's inauguration in 1789 through 2023. The addresses provide a remarkable record of how the country saw itself, what problems required solutions--both at home and in the larger world--what solutions presidents proposed, and what was
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War Stories

Reading Plains Indian Biographic Rock Art

by James D. Keyser, David Kaiser ...

Plains Indian biographic rock art can be “read” by those knowledgeable in its lexicon. Presented is a lexicon of imagery, conventions, and symbols used by Plains Indians to communicate their warfare and social narratives. The reader is introduced to Plains Indian “warrior” art in all media, biographic art as picture writing is explained, and the lexicon is described, providing a pictographic ... Read more

$54.99 CAD

Plains Indian biographic rock art can be “read” by those knowledgeable in its lexicon. Presented is a lexicon of imagery, conventions, and symbols used by Plains Indians to communicate their warfare and social narratives. The reader is introduced to Plains Indian “warrior” art in all media, biographic art as picture writing is explained, and the lexicon is described, providing a pictographic
... Read more
Theoretical Physics in Your Face

Selected Correspondence of Sidney Coleman

by Aaron S Wright, Diana Coleman, David Kaiser ...

Sidney Coleman (1937–2007) was a renowned theoretical physicist, who taught for more than forty years at Harvard University. He contributed critical work on quantum field theory, high-energy particle physics, and cosmology. He was also a remarkably effective teacher who introduced generations of physicists to quantum field theory, mentoring several leading members in the field. His sense of humor ... Read more

$50.59 CAD

Sidney Coleman (1937–2007) was a renowned theoretical physicist, who taught for more than forty years at Harvard University. He contributed critical work on quantum field theory, high-energy particle physics, and cosmology. He was also a remarkably effective teacher who introduced generations of physicists to quantum field theory, mentoring several leading members in the field. His sense of humor
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NFL 1965

The Most Exciting Season

by David Kaiser ...

In the mid-1960s, when pro football eclipsed baseball as America's leading spectator sport, the NFL had the most exciting season in its history. The Eastern Conference Cleveland Browns were the champions in 1965 yet most of the action was in the Western Conference, where the reigning Baltimore Colts contended with the formidable Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. All three teams played two games ... Read more

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In the mid-1960s, when pro football eclipsed baseball as America's leading spectator sport, the NFL had the most exciting season in its history. The Eastern Conference Cleveland Browns were the champions in 1965 yet most of the action was in the Western Conference, where the reigning Baltimore Colts contended with the formidable Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. All three teams played two games
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