Project Light Years To Heaven

Author : Werner Blignaut
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781469182162

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Project: Light Years to Heaven by Werner Blignaut Pdf

This story is about an adventure with suspense filled with romance and laughter that also has a bit of science fiction, but not to graphic. David is an only child with an artist for a mom, who passed away years ago, and a scientist for a dad that won two Nobel prizes for his technology discovery and designs. David's dad past away mysteriously when David was in his last days of graduating from university, with a PHD like his dad. Attending his dad's funeral and came home to an empty house was a difficult time for him finding himself followed by government people everywhere he goes. He found romance and love all together with hidden secrets his dad left behind. Uncovering the truth about his dad's life and sudden death and the amazing secrets he dad kept from him, sharing and experiencing it all with his new love Melissa, who was his old school friend. All through this adventure David is pursued with questions, revealed secrets, amazing discoveries, uncovering the truth and the government and finding true love.

Author : Caroline Woodward
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781550177282

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Light Years by Caroline Woodward Pdf

In 2007, Caroline Woodward was itching for a change. With an established career in book-selling and promotion, four books of her own and having raised a son with her husband, Jeff, she yearned for adventure and to re-ignite her passion for writing. Jeff was tired of piecing together low-paying part-time jobs and, with Caroline’s encouragement, applied for a position as a relief lightkeeper on a remote North Pacific island. They endured lonely months of living apart, but the way of life rejuvenated Jeff and inspired Caroline to contemplate serious shifts in order to accompany him. When a permanent position for a lighthouse keeper became available, Caroline quit her job and joined Jeff on the lights. Caroline soon learned that the lighthouse-keeping life does not consist of long, empty hours in which to write. The reality is hard physical labour, long stretches of isolation and the constant threat of de-staffing. Beginning with a 3:30 a.m. weather report, the days are filled with maintaining the light station buildings, sea sampling, radio communication, beach cleanup, wildlife encounters and everything in between. As for dangerous rescue missions or dramatic shipwrecks—that kind of excitement is rare. “So far the only life I know I’ve saved is my own,” she says, with her trademark dry wit. Yet Caroline is exhilarated by the scenic coastline with its drizzle and fog, seabirds and whales, and finds time to grow a garden and, as anticipated, write. Told with eloquent introspection and an eye for detail, Light Years is the personal account of a lighthouse keeper in twenty-first century British Columbia—an account that details Caroline’s endurance of extreme climatic, interpersonal and medical challenges, as well as the practical and psychological aspects of living a happy, healthy, useful and creative life in isolation.

Author : Clifford D. Simak
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504024143

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Project Pope by Clifford D. Simak Pdf

Robot believers at the far end of the galaxy endeavor to create a true religion, but their efforts could be shattered by a shocking revelation Far in the future, on the remote planet End of Nothing, sentient robots are engaged in a remarkable enterprise. They call their project Vatican-17: an endeavor to create a truly universal religion presided over by a pope, whose extreme godliness and infallible artificial intelligence are fed by telepathic human Listeners who psychically delve into the mysteries of the universe. But the great and holy mission could be compromised by one shocking revelation that threatens to inspire serious crises of faith among the spiritual, truth-seeking robotic acolytes while tearing them into warring religious factions. For the Listener Mary is claiming that she has just discovered Heaven. There are those among the Clifford D. Simak faithful who consider Project Pope his masterpiece. But whether the crowning literary achievement of a multiple Hugo and Nebula Award–winning science fiction Grand Master or merely another brilliant novel of speculative fiction to stand among his many, Simak’s breathtaking search for God in the machine ingeniously blends science and spirituality in a truly miraculous way that few science fiction writers, if any, have been able to accomplish.

Author : Martin Rutte
Publisher : Livelihood
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692073620

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Project Heaven on Earth by Martin Rutte Pdf

There is a desire, a longing in each of us, for the unnecessary, immoral, destructive, and reoccurring problems of the planet to not just to get better, but to once and for all END. There is a movement now emerging in our global culture seeking to create a world that is life affirming, ennobling, energizing, engaging, inspiring, and hopeful. Project Heaven on Earth captures that longing in a workbook designed to help you determine just how you can be personally instrumental in creating Heaven on Earth - something as simple as smiling at everyone every day to creating large, planet-wide projects. This life-changing book is packed with an incredible wealth of ideas, resources, and inspiration from people around the world that author Martin Rutte has personally connected with. You'll be able to use the workbook sections to identify concrete actions you can take to create Heaven on Earth in innumerable areas of your life. You can be in the vanguard building the world we long to see and feel and live in from our deepest core. The time has come to consciously choose and create our new, collective story - Heaven on Earth.

Author : Lee Vaughan
Publisher : No Starch Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781593278908

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Impractical Python Projects by Lee Vaughan Pdf

Impractical Python Projects is a collection of fun and educational projects designed to entertain programmers while enhancing their Python skills. It picks up where the complete beginner books leave off, expanding on existing concepts and introducing new tools that you'll use every day. And to keep things interesting, each project includes a zany twist featuring historical incidents, pop culture references, and literary allusions. You'll flex your problem-solving skills and employ Python's many useful libraries to do things like: - Help James Bond crack a high-tech safe with a hill-climbing algorithm - Write haiku poems using Markov Chain Analysis - Use genetic algorithms to breed a race of gigantic rats - Crack the world's most successful military cipher using cryptanalysis - Derive the anagram, "I am Lord Voldemort" using linguistical sieves - Plan your parents' secure retirement with Monte Carlo simulation - Save the sorceress Zatanna from a stabby death using palingrams - Model the Milky Way and calculate our odds of detecting alien civilizations - Help the world's smartest woman win the Monty Hall problem argument - Reveal Jupiter's Great Red Spot using optical stacking - Save the head of Mary, Queen of Scots with steganography - Foil corporate security with invisible electronic ink Simulate volcanoes, map Mars, and more, all while gaining valuable experience using free modules like Tkinter, matplotlib, Cprofile, Pylint, Pygame, Pillow, and Python-Docx. Whether you're looking to pick up some new Python skills or just need a pick-me-up, you'll find endless educational, geeky fun with Impractical Python Projects.

Author : David R. Lee
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781450228596

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Now I Lay Me Down Alone by David R. Lee Pdf

In Now I Lay Me Down Alone, a pastor shares personal anecdotes and the stories of others to illustrate how spirituality and faith can help in dealing with death and the subsequent journey through grief. While focusing primarily on spousal loss, Lee relies on over forty years of experience in pastoral ministry as he shares godly answers to the difficult questions that arise when an earthly life closes. In the role of pastor, he has stood over the casket nearly one hundred times, witnessing the pain of those left behind, drawing upon all he knows about the promises of God and His book of hope in order to provide comfort. While providing how-to directives, poetry, lyrics, and quotes from religious leaders and others, Lee shares the stories of everyday people who have walked directly into the agony of losing someone close and come out on the other side knowing that God has walked beside them every step of the way. Now I Lay Me Down Alone leads anyone traveling through a journey of grief to realize that comfort, understanding, and friendship come from not only those who surround you on earth, but also from up above.

Author : B. L. Cooper
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498224420

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Rethinking the End of the World by B. L. Cooper Pdf

Since the day Jesus ascended into heaven, the church has eagerly awaited his second coming. And during the intervening years too many Christians have focused their study of the Bible entirely on discovering the end-time signs of his coming. Does Jesus expect us to focus on dates and signs, or does he want us to instead develop a healthy and mature apocalyptic spirituality as we await his coming and the culmination of his plan of redemption and restoration? Many of today's Christians lack a basic understanding of apocalyptic spirituality or do not understand God's mission through the church. Consequently they fail to see and appropriate the rich truths that can be learned and applied to their lives today. Yes, Revelation is a book for today! This book begins by explaining how the historic misinterpretation of end-time Biblical literature has distracted Christians from their true spiritual development and mission. It then explains how developing a proper apocalyptic spirituality can lead believers to healthy applications of end-time teachings. Discover how apocalyptic Biblical literature can help you see the redemptive work that God has in store for us today while we await his imminent return.

Author : Roy W. Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Astronomical observatories
ISBN : UOM:39015049620001

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A Union Made in Heaven by Roy W. Smith Pdf

"A Union Made in Heaven" reveals the growth of AAI from 1949 when the group was formed in Roselle Park, NJ with a handful of members to today's membership of nearly 400. They are involved in such diverse activities as telescope making, mirror grinding, astrophotography, computing related to astronomical research and extensive educational programs in astronomy. It also reveals the struggle to find a permanent home and an angel to provide an astronomical observatory and how this effort was won through an affiliation with a local community college now known as Union County College in suburban Cranford, NJ.

Author : Samuel L. Chapman
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781450250023

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A Mirror Image of The Universe by Samuel L. Chapman Pdf

The story begins when eternity gave birth to time. The night was far-flung and astronomically wonderful when these giant bodies that we call stars were born. The stars are in galaxies of 100 billion solar masses that make up the Milky Way, which is just one galaxy among many. Chapman asserts that the universe, in its entirety, is a single organism with a complex structure comprised of countless trillions of organisms of lesser size. By asking you to really think about all he presents within the book, Chapman appeals to your introspective side, and he shows you how to understand the intricate details in all the twists and turns of the truth, which is obscured in this vast universe. If you are ready to look at our universe in a new and innovative way, The Countless Trillions of Universes within Universes can show you how!

Author : Greg Bear
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781497608726

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Beyond Heaven's River by Greg Bear Pdf

A Japanese WWII soldier finds himself on an alien world in this novel from the bestselling “master of the grand-scale SF novel” (Booklist). Yoshio Kawashita is a great warrior until aliens whisk him away during World War II. They put him on a desolate planet far from his home, where he is destined to remain forever, leaving him alone in his new hell. Then Anna Nestor appears. This empress does not see planets as homes for their inhabitants; she sees exploitable real estate. Anna Nestor views Kawashita as a sideshow attraction until they fall in love. But the two lovebirds cannot be free until they find out who kidnapped Kawashita and why.

Author : Tom McDonough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Cinematographers
ISBN : UCAL:B4437745

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Light Years by Tom McDonough Pdf

In words worth a thousand pictures, Light Years makes a palpable reality of an elusive and vivid way of seeing the world - and of a way of life equally intense and unpredictable. Unlike any other writer on the craft of film, Tom McDonough illuminates not only the mysterious alchemy that transmutes light into feelings, but also the passions of the movie industry's dreamers and the deft, sometimes daft, technicians who make the dreams come true. \Uniquely expert as both a cameraman and a writer, McDonough tells us how the masters leave their indelible mark on movies - Gordon Willis on Woody Allen's, Allen Davideau on Spielberg's, Nestor Almendros on Sophie's Choice. More importantly, with his experience with the day-to-day complexities of a cinematographer's life - with its disruptive, exhilarating dislocations and brief but lifeboat-intense relationships - transforms Light Years into a very human and compelling portrait of the world of moviemaking. \Traditionally the silent man in a garrulous entertainment, the invisible vicar of a stunningly visual art, the cinematographer at last acquires in these pages an expressive voice and an unforgettable face. Written on the set and on the road, Light Years is in authentic inside look at a profession whose story hsa never been told with such eloquence or passion.

Author : Travis Thrasher
Publisher : FaithWords
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780446576185

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40 by Travis Thrasher Pdf

Nine months shy of hs 40th birthday, freelance music producer Tyler Harrison has started to experience horrific hallucinations. At first, he thinks it's just the stress of his job, but the hallucinations continue until they culminate at the three-day concert in Chicago, Lollapalloza, which he is covering for work. There he is approached by an older man who tells him that he's going to die on his fortieth birthday. The man claims to be an angel named Matthew, and even though he gives Tyler enough evidence to convince him he's telling the truth, he doesn't know what to do with the information. Tyler's underlying doubt and confusion about Matthew's prediction turn to anger, both at God and those around him. As he begins to exhibit destructive behavior, he befriends Ellis, an internationally known DJ. Tyler is scared that he really is about to die. He's scared for his sanity. He's scared that if he does die, he's not going to Heaven. He also soon becomes scared of Ellis, who is wild and opens up a door of temptation to Tyler. As Tyler begins falling in a downward spiral of fear and confusion, he reaches out to a pastor he met, Will, and tries to right his wrongs with some of the important people in his life in a desperate attempt to find peace before his 40th birthday.

Author : Roy D Perkins
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-05
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781684090495

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There Isn't Any Grass on This Side of the Fence by Roy D Perkins Pdf

The title, “There Isn't Any Grass On This Side Of The Fence” is really a metaphor of poverty stricken people who don't have a choice but to remain in their ill fated destitute state. These people, (as the subtitle indicates), have no money to even maintain a sufficient standard of living, They have no knowledge as to how to get themselves elevated up the financial hierarchy. Lastly, they don't have the time to ascertain their predicament and to move up the food chain. This is a story that begins in the 1960's and ends some decades later. Placidville is really a 1960's ghetto filled with poor and uneducated people. The project, as it's called, is a place of racial hatred, bigotry, and discrimination. Criminal activities are the order of the day. The theme of the project is to do on to others before they do on to you. The people are not just living; they are trying to survive. Little do they realize, once they move in, they will probably never be able to get out. Placidville is a spider's web for those without funds. It's an attraction that the “have nots” cannot resist. Once in the web, the people soon become aware that escape is beyond their grasp. The project changes most everyone for the worse. In Placidville, all families become dysfunctional and continually fight amongst themselves. The project makes neighbors say and do terrible things to each other in order to gain an edge over the other. As time goes on, the residents learn how to cheat, steal, and to take advantage of every good or bad opportunity that come their way. The Placidville Project is a disease and there is no cure. To make matters worse, corrupt town officials and the police want nothing to do with the project. It's a big headache that they wish would go away. However, this headache is not going away in the near future.

Author : Tammy Plotner
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780978221409

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What's Up 2007: 365 Days of Skywatching by Tammy Plotner Pdf

Author : Dr Frances Cruickshank
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781409476153

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Verse and Poetics in George Herbert and John Donne by Dr Frances Cruickshank Pdf

Innovative and highly readable, this study traces George Herbert's and John Donne's development of a distinct poetics through close readings of their poems, references to their letters, sermons, and prose treatises, and to other contemporary poets and theorists. In demonstrating a relationship between poetics and religious consciousness in Donne's and Herbert's verse, Frances Cruickshank explores their attitudes to the cultural, theological, and aesthetic enterprise of writing and reading verse. Cruickshank shows that Donne and Herbert regarded poetry as a mode not determined by its social and political contexts, but as operating in and on them with its own distinct set of aesthetic and intellectual values, and that ultimately, verse mattered as a privileged mode of religious discourse. This book is an important contribution to the ongoing scholarly dialogue about the nature of literary and cultural study of early modern England, and about the relationship between the writer and the world. Cruickshank confirms Donne's reputation as a fascinating and brilliant poetic figure while simultaneously rousing interest in Herbert by noting his unique merging of rusticity and urbanity and tranquility and uncertainty, allowing the reader to enter into these poets' imaginative worlds and to understand the literary genre they embraced and then transformed.