Things That Flow

Author : William Smyth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1794807527

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All Things Flow by William Smyth Pdf

This is a graduate-level textbook for students in the natural sciences. After reviewing the necessary math, it describes the logical path from Newton's laws of motion to our modern understanding of fluid mechanics. It does not describe engineering applications but instead focuses on phenomena found in nature. Once developed, the theory is applied to three familiar examples of flows that can be observed easily in Earth's atmosphere, oceans, rivers and lakes: vortices, interfacial waves, and hydraulic transitions. The student will then have both (1) the tools to analyze a wide range of naturally-occurring flows and (2) a solid foundation for more advanced studies in atmospheric dynamics and physical oceanography. Appendices give more detailed explanations and optional topics.

Author : K. S. Lubinski
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781491788646

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Things That Flow by K. S. Lubinski Pdf

Author K. S. Lubinski takes a lot of comfort from his relationship with the river. It has helped him find a level of internal peace that was missing in his younger years. In Things that Flow, Lubinski braids strands of life and work on rivers into poems and essays intended to pass his perspectives and values down to his children and future generations. A river ecologist, philosopher, paratrooper, combat veteran, and diver, Lubinski’s experiences span a wide and diverse landscape of nature and its human occupants. His works share word images of silently watching a deer attempting a hazardous swim across the Illinois River, to listening to an ancient hydrologist castigate engineers along the Ganges River, to building sand castles on a Mississippi River beach, and taking a jon boat ride with Miss Sophia, a retired high school history teacher. Intended to help others experience some of what happens on the river, Things that Flow offers insight into one man’s personal relationship with that special body of water.

Author : Robert H. Wright, Jr.
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465334084

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All Things Flow by Robert H. Wright, Jr. Pdf

All Things Flow is the third and final book of The Sandpoint Trilogy set in northern Idaho; it is the continuing story of the principal characters from Apology to Grouse Creek and Ten Percent Marriage plus a sprinkling of new ones. Two middle aged new-comers have arrived to live beside Grouse Creek for different reasons: Rhododendronto enjoy a late-life relationship with Mother Nature; and Elliotto build a house in the wilderness and then write a book about it for profit. Rhododendron soon discovers that she is confronted by a long suppressed grievance against her husbanda grievance for which she ultimately sees no remedy except to move on with her life. Nathaniel is again drawn into the adversity that afflicts the world beyond his mountain home when a US Marshal appears at his log house with instructions for him and Esmeralda to pack-up and leave. The result of the marshals visit is the jailing of Esmeralda and Chico, and the gun-shot wounding of Nathaniel as he escapes into the woods. Nathaniels cousin Barry becomes despondent over the untimely death of his wife, a death that has left him with a precocious seven-year-old daughter to parent. One afternoon in a smoke filled blackcap patch, Barry and Rhododendron discover that each has a desperate hunger for the other and that neither is inclined to deny his appetites. Victoria receives a telephone message from a man who introduces himself as Dennis and tells her that he believes that the two of them could combine their efforts toward a mutual goal; that he has in mind two things: expanding the territory served by The Gallery from the upper five counties of the Idaho Panhandle to the whole wide world; and expanding The Gallerys product line to include all artistic endeavor. Dennis also mentions that Victoria is to consider the inordinate amount of money required for this venture to be no objectshe is to leave the money to him. Thus begins to flow a rapid stream of events: Nathaniel goes to Emily at Arrowhead Point to recuperate from his gun-shot wound and to plan his return to The Old Growth to defend his home. Emily takes advantage of Nathaniels convalescence to paint his portrait. Barry resigns from the US Forest Service as the result of political chicanery and moves to Washington, DC, to work as the understudy for the senior senator from Idaho. Rhododendron divorces Elliot and moves to Spokane, Washington, to work for The Sierra Club and to be near Barry. Victoria accepts Barrys seven-year-old daughter as her change. Dennis and his life-long lover, Doris, inform Victoria that they want her to become the modern day Lorenzo de Medici for the entire planet. Victoria is stunned by the radical changes looming before her should she accept Doris and Denniss financial donation; but she cannot imagine not accepting the opportunity that is hers for the taking. By the end of the tale, readers have become aware of what Lucretius, the Roman poet and philosopher, had written centuries before: that no single thing abidesbut all things flow.

Author : Irene Smit,Astrid van der Hulst,Editors of Flow magazine
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780761193777

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A Book That Takes Its Time by Irene Smit,Astrid van der Hulst,Editors of Flow magazine Pdf

Take time to breathe. Take time to create. Take time to reflect, take time to let go. A book that’s unique in the way it mixes reading and doing, A Book That Takes Its Time is like a mindfulness retreat between two covers. Created in partnership with Flow, the groundbreaking international magazine that celebrates creativity, beautiful illustration, a love of paper, and life’s little pleasures, A Book That Takes Its Time mixes articles, inspiring quotes, and what the editors call “goodies”—bound-in cards, mini-journals, stickers, posters, blank papers for collaging, and more—giving it a distinctly handcrafted, collectible feeling. Read about the benefits of not multitasking, then turn to “The Joy of One Thing at a Time Notebook” tucked into the pages. After a short piece on the power of slowing down, fill in the designed notecards for a Beautiful Moments jar. Make a personal timeline. Learn the art of hand-lettering. Dig into your Beginner’s Mind. Embrace the art of quitting. Take the writing cure. And always smile. Move slowly and with intention through A Book That Takes Its Time, and discover that sweet place where life can be both thoughtful and playful.

Author : Norman Allison Calkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044096989520

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Primary Object Lessons, for Training the Senses and Developing the Faculties of Children ... by Norman Allison Calkins Pdf

Author : Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi,Isabella Selega Csikszentmihalyi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1992-07-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521438098

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Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi,Isabella Selega Csikszentmihalyi Pdf

A comprehensive survey of study on the 'flow' experience, a desirable or optimal state of consciousness that enhances the psychic state.

Author : Heather Smith
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781771388382

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Ebb and Flow by Heather Smith Pdf

Eleven-year-old Jett has moved back home for the summer to live with his unconventional Grandma Jo, after "a rotten bad year" in a new town. Jett is bringing along a secret. Will Grandma Jo help Jett come to terms with his mistakes?

Author : Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780061876721

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Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Pdf

“Csikszentmihalyi arrives at an insight that many of us can intuitively grasp, despite our insistent (and culturally supported) denial of this truth. That is, it is not what happens to us that determines our happiness, but the manner in which we make sense of that reality. . . . The manner in which Csikszentmihalyi integrates research on consciousness, personal psychology and spirituality is illuminating.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review The bestselling classic that holds the key to unlocking meaning, creativity, peak performance, and true happiness. Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's famous investigations of "optimal experience" have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life. In this new edition of his groundbreaking classic work, Csikszentmihalyi ("the leading researcher into ‘flow states’" —Newsweek) demonstrates the ways this positive state can be controlled, not just left to chance. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience teaches how, by ordering the information that enters our consciousness, we can discover true happiness, unlock our potential, and greatly improve the quality of our lives.

Author : Sky Nelson-Isaacs
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781623173128

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Living in Flow by Sky Nelson-Isaacs Pdf

Go beyond simplified self-help practices to harness the scientific principles of synchronicity and flow—so you can live better, work smarter, and find purpose in your life. When we align with circumstance, circumstance aligns with us. Using a cutting-edge scientific theory of synchronicity, Sky Nelson-Isaacs presents a model for living “in the flow”—a state of optimal functioning, creative thinking, and seemingly effortless productivity. Nelson-Isaacs explains how our choices create meaning, translating current and original ideas from theoretical physics and quantum mechanics into accessible, actionable steps that we can all take to live lives in better alignment with who we are and who we want to be. By turns encouraging and empowering, Living in Flow helps us develop an informed relationship to meaning-making and purposefulness in our lives. From this we can align ourselves more effectively within our personal, professional, and community relationships to live more in flow.

Author : Karen Schneemann,Lily Williams
Publisher : First Second
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781250771100

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Go with the Flow by Karen Schneemann,Lily Williams Pdf

High school students embark on a crash course of friendship, female empowerment, and women's health issues in Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann's graphic novel Go With the Flow. Good friends help you go with the flow. Best friends help you start a revolution. Sophomores Abby, Brit, Christine, and Sasha are fed up. Hazelton High never has enough tampons. Or pads. Or adults who will listen. Sick of an administration that puts football before female health, the girls confront a world that shrugs—or worse, squirms—at the thought of a menstruation revolution. They band together to make a change. It’s no easy task, especially while grappling with everything from crushes to trig to JV track but they have each other’s backs. That is, until one of the girls goes rogue, testing the limits of their friendship and pushing the friends to question the power of their own voices. Now they must learn to work together to raise each other up. But how to you stand your ground while raising bloody hell?

Author : Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Bible
ISBN : MINN:31951P00302340O

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Arcana Cœlestia by Emanuel Swedenborg Pdf

Author : Patchen Barss
Publisher : Owlkids
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1771475196

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Flow, Spin, Grow by Patchen Barss Pdf

Look around you and discover nature's incredible patterns Branching, spiraling, spinning--you can find patterns almost anywhere in nature, if you look for them. This book is a starting point that introduces kids to some major patterns in the natural world. Just as the branches of a tree spread upwards into the sky, roots branch deep into the ground. Branches also spread through our bodies, inside our lungs and veins. Storms and snail shells spiral; electrons and galaxies spin. With brief text and full-spread illustrations, this book is designed to inspire kids to observe, discover, and explore hidden structures and shapes in the natural world around them. Why are things the way they are? This question, key to scientific inquiry, runs throughout the text. Artwork in multilayered screen prints shows how the natural world is inherently beautiful, from the curve of your ear to the spiraling arms of our galaxy. Kids will come away with new STEM knowledge and a deeper understanding that we are all connected to nature and part of its patterns.

Author : Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Bible
ISBN : MSU:31293030319036

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Arcana Coelestia by Emanuel Swedenborg Pdf

Author : Braxton Soderman
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780262045506

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Against Flow by Braxton Soderman Pdf

A critical discussion of the experience and theory of flow (as conceptualized by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi) in video games. Flow--as conceptualized by the psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi--describes an experience of "being in the zone," of intense absorption in an activity. It is a central concept in the study of video games, although often applied somewhat uncritically. In Against Flow, Braxton Soderman takes a step back and offers a critical assessment of flow's historical, theoretical, political, and ideological contexts in relation to video games. With close readings of games that implement and represent flow, Soderman not only evaluates the concept of flow in terms of video games but also presents a general critique of flow and its sibling, play.

Author : Emanuel Swedenborg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OSU:32435023704232

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Arcana Coelestia: Exodus by Emanuel Swedenborg Pdf