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Test Gods

Author : Nicholas Schmidle
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 125022974X
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Test Gods written by Nicholas Schmidle and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice In the spirit of The Right Stuff, updated for the 21st century, Test Gods is an epic story about extreme bravery and sacrifice, about the thin line between lunacy and genius. Most of all, it is a story about the pursuit of meaning in our lives—and the fulfillment of our dreams. Working from exclusive inside reporting, New Yorker writer Nicholas Schmidle tells the remarkable story of the test pilots, engineers, and visionaries behind Virgin Galactic’s campaign to build a space tourism company. Schmidle follows a handful of characters—Mark Stucky, Virgin’s lead test pilot; Richard Branson, the eccentric billionaire funding the venture; Mike Moses, the grounded, unflappable president; Mike Alsbury, the test pilot killed in a fatal crash; and others—through personal and professional dramas, in pursuit of their collective goal: to make space tourism a reality. Along the way, Schmidle weaves his relationship with his father—a former fighter pilot and decorated war hero—into the tragedies and triumphs that Branson’s team confronts out in the Mojave desert as they design, build, and test-fly their private rocket ship. Gripping and novelistic, Test Gods leads us, through human drama, into a previously unseen world—and beyond.

Test Gods

Author : Nicholas Schmidle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781529157420
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (574 download)

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Download or read book Test Gods written by Nicholas Schmidle and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Masterly' New York Times 'Riveting' Scott Kelly 'Remarkable' The Times When Richard Branson founded Virgin Galactic in 2004, his goal was simple: to offer paying customers a trip to space by the end of the decade. Seventeen years, countless delays, and one catastrophic crash later, his space tourism dream may finally be on the verge of reality. Now, a New Yorker journalist offers the definitive portrait of the adventurers leading the way to the stars. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews with Virgin's lead test pilot, Mark Stucky, Test Gods describes the making of a modern astronaut: from starry-eyed youth to NASA, the Air Force, and Virgin Galactic; and through dozens of gruelling test flights to his first successful trip beyond the earth's atmosphere. The result is the most vivid exploration of an astronaut's inner life since Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff. It offers an intimate and unique insight into the new space race.

Gods Sorely Tested Child

Author : Marion Tymms
Publisher : Memoirs Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1909020605
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Gods Sorely Tested Child written by Marion Tymms and published by Memoirs Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though the name of Annette von Droste-Hülshoff was little known during her lifetime, she is now recognised, more than 160 years after her death, as a significant German poet. Her work is linguistically challenging and her imagery taxing, but a study of it can prove richly rewarding. This book aims to open up this opportunity to English-speaking readers.Conscious that it would be both difficult and inappropriate to attempt to separate Droste-Hülshoff’s work from the woman, her life and the religious climate in which she lived, Marion Tymms, a scholar of German literature for more than half a century, has written God’s sorely-tested child to offer new insight into the author’s life and work, focusing on her poetic cycle Das Geistliche Jahr (The Spiritual Year) and presenting a complete translation of it.

Of Gods and Mortals

Author : Andrea Sfiligoi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780968507
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Of Gods and Mortals written by Andrea Sfiligoi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two armies prepare for war. Thor, surrounded by crackling lightning, leads the assault of a horde of Viking berserkers. Preparing to receive this charge stands a wall of grim-faced, determined Spartan hoplites, commanded by Ares himself... Of Gods and Mortals is a skirmish wargame that gives players the opportunity to command the greatest heroes, warriors and monsters of legend – and the gods and goddesses that ruled over them. Whether you want to lead the forces of Greek, Egyptian, Celtic or Norse mythology to battle, or build your own pantheon, Of Gods and Mortals presents everything you need. Each player takes control of a god, a handful of legendary characters and a number of mortal troops, forming a warband that must work in harmony to succeed. Although the gods are incredibly powerful, they are only as strong as the faith of the mortals who follow them – if their worshippers are cut down, gods become weaker, and if a deity is vanquished in combat, its followers may flee the field of battle. Success lies in employing a strategy that uses all your troops, from the mightiest to the most humble, as effectively as possible.

A Lay Preacher but Gods Word?

Author : A Sinner
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1477251421
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (772 download)

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Download or read book A Lay Preacher but Gods Word? written by A Sinner and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-02-18 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Sinner was a 33 year old ordinary English working class man, content and happy with his family life. One day he curiously attends a Christian Fellowship in a local community centre. After many visits and much thought he eventually accepts Christ as his personal saviour. Two years later he finds he is given a preaching commitment. Here is his lay preachers notes of some 20 years, biblical expositions with historical and contemporary commentaries. It is a warts and all record, not only of serous scriptural sermons but also on church and personal life experiences some humorous some tragic. He is critical of much of established religion and the fact he reluctantly uses a pen name tells of his fears of the changing face of his country and shows his belief that much of its freedoms for Christians and free speech in general has been and is being lost. He holds no theological exams or college training and does not qualify for what he describes as the hindrance of a dog collar, but believes in Gods Holy Spirit that has and does convict man if mans heart is willing to be open to Him. So are any or any part of these words Gods word? Thats for you with the Holy Spirit to decide.

Study Gods

Author : Yi-Lin Chiang
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691237190
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Study Gods written by Yi-Lin Chiang and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How privileged adolescents in China acquire status and why this helps them succeed Study Gods offers a rare look at the ways privileged youth in China prepare themselves to join the ranks of the global elite. Yi-Lin Chiang shows how these competitive Chinese high schoolers first become “study gods” (xueshen), a term describing academically high-performing students. Constant studying, however, is not what explains their success, for these young people appear god-like in their effortless abilities to excel. Instead, Chiang explores how elite adolescents achieve by absorbing and implementing the rules surrounding status. Drawing from eight years of fieldwork and extensive interviews, Chiang reveals the important lessons that Chinese youth learn in their pursuit of elite status. They understand the hierarchy of the status system, recognizing and acquiring the characteristics that are prized, while avoiding those that are not. They maintain status by expecting differential treatment and performing status-based behaviors, which guide their daily interactions with peers, teachers, and parents. Lastly, with the help of resourceful parents, they rely on external assistance in the face of potential obstacles and failures. Chiang looks at how students hone these skills, applying them as they head to colleges and careers around the world, and in their relationships with colleagues and supervisors. Highlighting another facet of China’s rising power, Study Gods announces the arrival of a new generation to the realm of global competition.

From Gods to God

Author : Avigdor Shinan
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0827611447
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book From Gods to God written by Avigdor Shinan and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient Israelites believed things that the writers of the Bible wanted them to forget: myths and legends from a pre-biblical world that the new monotheist order needed to bury, hide, or reinterpret. Ancient Israel was rich in such literary traditions before the Bible reached the final form that we have today. These traditions were not lost but continued, passed down through the ages. Many managed to reach us in post-biblical sources: rabbinic literature, Jewish Hellenistic writings, the writings of the Dead Sea sect, the Aramaic, Greek, Latin, and other ancient translations of the Bible, and even outside the ancient Jewish world in Christian and Islamic texts. The Bible itself sometimes alludes to these traditions, often in surprising contexts. Written in clear and accessible language, this volume presents thirty such traditions. It voyages behind the veil of the written Bible to reconstruct what was told and retold among the ancient Israelites, even if it is “not what the Bible tells us.”

Homer on the Gods and Human Virtue

Author : Peter J. Ahrensdorf
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521193885
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)

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Download or read book Homer on the Gods and Human Virtue written by Peter J. Ahrensdorf and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-22 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to restore Homer to his rightful place among the principal figures in political and moral philosophy.

Gods of Olympus

Author : Eva Pohler
Publisher : Green Press/Eva Pohler
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gods of Olympus written by Eva Pohler and published by Green Press/Eva Pohler. This book was released on 2019-12-04 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sound of nearby footsteps in the grass startles you awake. You blink rapidly as your eyes adjust to the sunlight and you become aware of a formidable figure standing over you. He is wearing golden armor—a breast plate and knee guards, along with a sword sheathed at his hip. Beside the figure is a golden chariot and horses that seem plucked right out of a fairy tale. You blink again, but the formidable figure and his exotic chariot remain. “Hello,” the figure says. “My name is [choose one] Zeus.” Poseidon.” Hades.” You are the main character in this encounter with the Olympians. Throughout the narrative, you make choices that change the course of the story. Which god or goddess will Cupid make your love interest? You decide. Then, to prove you're worthy to become immortal, so that you can remain with your love interest, will you face Cerberus or the Hydra? Will you offer cakes or strike with the sword loaned to you by Athena? How will you steal a golden apple from the garden of the Hesperides, and who will help you through the Minotaur's labyrinth, and which god or goddess will comfort you if you fail? Enjoy dozens of adventures in a single book! Although this choose-your-own-adventure story shares the world of The UnderworldSaga, it can be enjoyed before, after, or without reading the saga. Related authors: C. Gockel, Anthea Sharp, Susan Kaye Quinn, Cassandra Clare, Chanda Hahn, Quinn Loftis, Kim Richardson, S.T. Bende, Karen Lynch. Kimberly Loth, Richelle Mead, M. Lynn, Allie Burton, Ashley McLeo, Frost Kay, Cameo Renea, Elise Kova, Nicole Zoltack, A.L. Knorr, Kay L. Moody, Melissa Craven, Laura Thalassa, Rose Garcia, Holly Hook, Robin D. Mahle, Elle Madison, Raye Wagner, Elisa S. Amore, and Rick Riordan. Search terms: Greek mythology, Greek mythology romance, mythology, Greek gods and goddesses, paranormal romance, young adult fiction, teen fiction, clean young adult fiction, the Underworld, Hades and Persephone, teen fiction books, urban fantasy, myth retellings, fantasy, young adult fantasy, gods and monsters, mythological beasts, swords and sorcery, magic, adventure.

Knowing Gods Will

Author : Bob Gass
Publisher : Celebration Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1495106446
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Knowing Gods Will written by Bob Gass and published by Celebration Enterprises. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowing what God wants you to do, and learning to recognize His voice when He speaks to you, is the secret of living with a greater sense of direction, purpose, joy and confidence. This practical, step-by-step book answers some of the most commonly asked questions, and shows you how to know God's will for your life.

A Year with God

Author : R. P. Nettelhorst
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN 13 : 0849946980
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book A Year with God written by R. P. Nettelhorst and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 365-day devotional featuring the actual spoken words of God as presented in the Bible. Too many times the impact and grandness of the actual words God spoke, as recorded in the Bible, are lost in the telling of the story. In A Year with God the primary focus is to allow the scriptures that contain God's dialogue and the revelations of himself to uniquely speak to the reader. The author follows each reading with insights and applications to help explain the context and nuances of the text. The unique titling of each meditation and the nontraditional themes and organization help bring God to our daily lives. Topics include: Hope and Fear Love and Hate Perseverance and Quitting Faith and Doubt Loyalty and Betrayal Companionship and Isolation Mercy and Judgment Forgiveness and Anger Joy and Sadness Peace and Conflict

Canadian Police Officer Test Strategy

Author : Complete Test Preparation Inc
Publisher : Complete Test Preparation Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1772450294
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (724 download)

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Download or read book Canadian Police Officer Test Strategy written by Complete Test Preparation Inc and published by Complete Test Preparation Inc.. This book was released on 2018-06-06 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn and Practice Proven multiple choice strategies for Reading Comprehension, Word Problems and Basic Math! If you are preparing for the Canadian Police Officer Exam, you probably want all the help you can get! Our Canadian Police Officer Exam Strategy is your complete guide to answering multiple choice questions! You will learn: - Powerful multiple choice strategies with practice questions for each strategy. Learn 14 powerful multiple choice strategies and then practice. Answer key for all practice questions with extensive commentary including tips, short-cuts and strategies. - How to prepare for a multiple choice exam - make sure you are preparing properly and not wasting valuable study time! - Who does well on multiple choice exams and who does not - and how to make sure you do! - How to handle trick questions - usually there are one or two trick questions to separate the really good students from the rest - tips and strategies to handle these special questions. - Math short-cuts, tips and tricks that will save you valuable exam time! - Step-by-step strategy for answering multiple choice - on any subject! - Common Mistakes on a Test - and how to avoid them - How to avoid test anxiety - how to avoid one of the most common reasons for low scores on a test - How to prepare for a test - proper preparation for your exam will definitely boost your score! - How to psych yourself up for a test - tips on the all-important mental preparation! - Learn what you must do in the test room Multiple choice strategies and practice questions for basic math, reading comprehension and word problems. Includes over 200 practice questions! Once you learn our powerful multiple choice strategy techniques, practice them right away on reading comprehension, basic math and word problems! Also included is How to Take a Test - The Complete Guide Let’s face it: test-taking is really not easy! While some people seem to have the natural ability to know what to study, how to absorb and retain information, and how to stay calm enough while actually taking a test to earn a great score, most of us find taking tests to be sheer misery. This is one of the most important chapters! Here you will find out: - How to Take a Test - The basics - In the Test Room - What you MUST do - Common Mistakes on a Test - And how to avoid them - Mental Prep - How to psych yourself up for a test Maybe you have read this kind of thing before, and maybe feel you don't need it, and you are not sure if you are going to buy this book. Remember though, it only a few percentage points divide the PASS from the FAIL students. Even if our test tips increase your score by a few percentage points, isn't that worth it? Remember it only a few percentage points divide the PASS from the FAIL students. Why not do everything you can to increase your score?

Your Purpose/Gods Plan

Author : Rick Knox
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1664283773
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Your Purpose/Gods Plan written by Rick Knox and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2022-12-02 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Purpose/Gods Plan will take you through a journey that God had for each and every one of you. Just as Moses and the Isrealites went through stages in thier journey, you too will have to go through the desert where you will be trained for greatness. Your Purpose/Gods Plan will help you uncover your gifts and show you how to use them for the mission and ministry God has for you to move into.

Legends of Gods and Ghosts

Author : W.D. Westervelt
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3732650979
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Legends of Gods and Ghosts written by W.D. Westervelt and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Legends of Gods and Ghosts by W.D. Westervelt

Summer for the Gods

Author : Edward J Larson
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 1541646029
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Summer for the Gods written by Edward J Larson and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Scopes Trial and the battle over evolution and creation in America's schools In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the twentieth century's most contentious courtroom dramas, pitting William Jennings Bryan and the anti-Darwinists against a teacher named John Scopes, represented by Clarence Darrow and the ACLU, in a famous debate over science, religion, and their place in public education. That trial marked the start of a battle that continues to this day-in cities and states throughout the country. Edward Larson's classic Summer for the Gods -- winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History -- is the single most authoritative account of this pivotal event. An afterword assesses the state of the battle between creationism and evolution, and points the way to how it might potentially be resolved.

Gods and Monsters

Author : Jason Andrew
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1411681010
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Gods and Monsters written by Jason Andrew and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-03-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caught up in the bright lights of the modern world, it is easy to pretend that the old myths and legends have lost their hold over our hearts and imaginations. Sometimes, when we least expect it, the old archetypes return in terrifying new forms. Gods and Monsters is an anthology that explores these themes with fifteen new tales of the fantastic from some of the brightest new talent in fantasy and horror.

Slave Species of the Gods

Author : Michael Tellinger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1591438071
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Slave Species of the Gods written by Michael Tellinger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our origins as a slave species and the Anunnaki legacy in our DNA • Reveals compelling new archaeological and genetic evidence for the engineered origins of the human species, first proposed by Zecharia Sitchin in The 12th Planet • Shows how the Anunnaki created us using pieces of their own DNA, controlling our physical and mental capabilities by inactivating their more advanced DNA • Identifies a recently discovered complex of sophisticated ruins in South Africa as the city of the Anunnaki leader Enki Scholars have long believed that the first civilization on Earth emerged in Sumer some 6,000 years ago. However, as Michael Tellinger reveals, the Sumerians and Egyptians inherited their knowledge from an earlier civilization that lived at the southern tip of Africa and began with the arrival of the Anunnaki more than 200,000 years ago. Sent to Earth in search of life-saving gold, these ancient Anunnaki astronauts from the planet Nibiru created the first humans as a slave race to mine gold--thus beginning our global traditions of gold obsession, slavery, and god as dominating master. Revealing new archaeological and genetic evidence in support of Zecharia Sitchin’s revolutionary work with pre-biblical clay tablets, Tellinger shows how the Anunnaki created us using pieces of their own DNA, controlling our physical and mental capabilities by inactivating their more advanced DNA--which explains why less than 3 percent of our DNA is active. He identifies a recently discovered complex of sophisticated ruins in South Africa, complete with thousands of mines, as the city of Anunnaki leader Enki and explains their lost technologies that used the power of sound as a source of energy. Matching key mythologies of the world’s religions to the Sumerian clay tablet stories on which they are based, he details the actual events behind these tales of direct physical interactions with “god,” concluding with the epic flood--a perennial theme of ancient myth--that wiped out the Anunnaki mining operations. Tellinger shows that, as humanity awakens to the truth about our origins, we can overcome our programmed animalistic and slave-like nature, tap in to our dormant Anunnaki DNA, and realize the longevity and intelligence of our creators as well as learn the difference between the gods of myth and the true loving God of our universe.