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  • Bend In The River

    by Michael Banks ...
    Every bend hides a story. Every story has a cost.Winter, 1964. Tom Crutchfield arrives in the barren coal fields of western Kentucky searching for the mother who abandoned him twenty-one years ago. A mysterious Christmas card has unsettled the life mapped out for him—a near-complete degree, a secure future at his father's construction firm—and sent him toward the gray Ohio River, where two hunters ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • I Wish You Were Dead

    Finding a light at the end of the tunnel from sexual abuse, incest, and harm caused by loved ones

    by Michael Banks ...
    As a child, Michael Banks suffered the debilitating circumstances of sexual abuse - inflicted on him by who was supposed to be a trusted family member. Now, he shares his story and provides hope for others in similar situations.When he was only five years old, Michael began to suffer intense sexual and physical abuse at the hands of their alcoholic father. With a mother already at an in-patient ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Physics Around the Clock

    Adventures in the Science of Everyday Living

    by Michael Banks ...
    Physics not only shapes the cosmos but every aspect of our lives. Physics Around the Clock is an illuminating and fun journey through the physics of everyday life. From the thermodynamics of cooking the perfect pizza, or what ‘plate’ mechanics says about how to cut your fingernails, to the optimal way to board an airplane, this lively book explains what physics can reveal about so many seemingly ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Secret Science of Baby

    The Surprising Physics of Creating a Human, from Conception to Birth--and Beyond

    by Michael Banks ...
    What stops pregnant women from falling over all the time? What makes infant cries so captivating? How do sperm swim?The Secret Science of Baby answers these questions and many more, revealing the fascinating physics behind conception, birth, and babyhood.Parents and parents-to-be are bombarded with information, from what to expect to what to do (and not to do) when it happens. But what they may ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Intellect and the City

    by Prof. Michael Bank ...
    The present album is an attempt to trace a connection between intellect and city architecture. The architecture of Saint Petersburg (Petersburg further on) was taken as an example. The city is about 300 years old. According to Alexander Pushkin, Tsar Peter the Great had founded this place as a “Window to Europe”, but the city had obviously grown into a wide gate rather than a window. Huge ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • It Is Quite Another Electricity

    Transmitting by One Wire and Without Grounding

    by Michael Bank ...
    This book is a description by the author of the proposed single-wire transmission system. The system can operate at any frequency, including DC. It can be applied to a three-phase transmission signal and to collect energy from the “green” sources. It describes in detail the problems associated with zeroing (grounding) signal and energy transfer on the underground and underwater lines. There is ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Penguins, Climate, Electricity

    by Prof. Michael Bank ...
    The ability to lay underground or underwater lines and increases the reliability of the system. Three-phase lines are almost impossible to lay underground, because in these systems is required large distance between the wires. People and penguins will be very happy if the blackout stop and increases the reliability of the system. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • It Is Quite Another Electricity

    Transmitting by One Wire and Without Grounding

    by Michael Bank ...
    This book is a description by the author of the proposed single-wire transmission system. The system can operate at any frequency, including DC. It can be applied to a three-phase transmission signal and to collect energy from the green sources. It describes in detail the problems associated with zeroing (grounding) signal and energy transfer on the underground and underwater lines. There is data ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Sidereal Harmony: Relating the Circle of Fifths to the Wheel of the Zodiac

    by Michael Bank ...
    Have you ever wondered about the similarity between the seven named musical notes and the number of days in a week? Have you ever contemplated the potential parallels between the twelve months of the year and the twelve tones used in Western classical harmony? If so, you are not alone. This book delves into the relationship between the stars, the planets, and music by relating the mythological and ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

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    The Secret Science of Baby

    The Surprising Physics of Creating a Human, from Conception to Birth - and Beyond

    by Michael Banks ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Cowley ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 3 min

    Parents and parents-to-be are bombarded with information, from what to expect to what to do (and not to do) when it happens. But what they may not realize is that from the chemistry of pregnancy tests to the vacuum physics of breastfeeding, there is fascinating science at the heart of every aspect of creating and raising a new human.Written by science journalist Michael Banks, The Secret Science ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    A relentless killer’s unfinished business . . .Hannah Griffin was a girl when tragedy struck on her family's farm. She still remembers the flames reflected against the newly fallen snow and the bodies the police dug up—one of them her mother's. It was the nation's worst murder scene in decades and the killer was never found.Two decades later, Hannah is a CSI investigating a case of child abuse ... Read more

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  • Out of the Shadows

    Understanding Sexual Addiction

    by Patrick J Carnes, Ph.D ...
    With the revised information and up-to-date research, Out of the Shadows is the premier work on sex addiction, written by a pioneer in its treatment.Sex is at the core of our identities. And when it becomes a compulsion, it can unravel our lives. Out of the Shadows is the premier work on this disorder, written by a pioneer in its treatment. Revised and updated to include the latest research--and ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD