Download or read book Cataclysms and Renewals written by Rupert D. Holms, Ph.d. and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CATACLYSMS & RENEWALS is a detective story about tracking down the serial killer of the stars, from the clues recorded in ancient astro-mythology. Dr Holms presents his hypothesis that our solar system is really a binary star system. A 4.6 billion year old star-core, the remains of a giant companion star, orbits the Sun. The star-core is only twice the size of Earth, but it is a tenth of the mass of the Sun. It is made of degenerate-matter that is cold, dense, dark and magnetic. The star-core travels in an eccentric elliptical orbit, highly inclined to the orbit of Earth around the Sun. Every four thousand years, the star-core travels 500 AU away to an aphelion in the direction of Sirius, then returns to the Sun and flies-by Earth. A cycle of Ages of the World and death from the sky, is caused by the star-core. The star-core is approaching, making the Sun shine brighter and is driving global warming. When it flies-by the Earth, it will trigger catastrophic tidal forces and a global cataclysm. In January 2016, Caltech astronomers published evidence for a massive object lurking outside our solar system, which is scattering the outer Kuiper Belt objects. Caltech's 'Planet-9' is the star-core.
Download or read book Colonial Cataclysms written by Bradley Skopyk and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contiguous river basins that flowed in Tlaxcala and San Juan Teotihuacan formed part of the agricultural heart of central Mexico. As the colonial project rose to a crescendo in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the Indigenous farmers of central Mexico faced long-term problems standard historical treatments had attributed to drought and soil degradation set off by Old World agriculture. Instead, Bradley Skopyk argues that a global climate event called the Little Ice Age brought cold temperatures and elevated rainfall to the watersheds of Tlaxcala and Teotihuacan. With the climatic shift came cataclysmic changes: great floods, human adaptations to these deluges, and then silted wetlands and massive soil erosion. This book chases water and soil across the colonial Mexican landscape, through the fields and towns of New Spain’s Native subjects, and in and out of some of the strongest climate anomalies of the last thousand or more years. The pursuit identifies and explains the making of two unique ecological crises, the product of the interplay between climatic and anthropogenic processes. It charts how Native farmers responded to the challenges posed by these ecological rifts with creative use of plants and animals from the Old and New Worlds, environmental engineering, and conflict within and beyond the courts. With a new reading of the colonial climate and by paying close attention to land, water, and agrarian ecologies forged by farmers, Skopyk argues that colonial cataclysms—forged during a critical conjuncture of truly unprecedented proportions, a crucible of human and natural forces—unhinged the customary ways in which humans organized, thought about, and used the Mexican environment. This book inserts climate, earth, water, and ecology as significant forces shaping colonial affairs and challenges us to rethink both the environmental consequences of Spanish imperialism and the role of Indigenous peoples in shaping them.
Download or read book Cataclysms written by Michael R. Rampino and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1980, the science world was stunned when a maverick team of researchers proposed that a massive meteor strike had wiped the dinosaurs and other fauna from the Earth 66 million years ago. Scientists found evidence for this theory in a “crater of doom” on the Yucatán Peninsula, showing that our planet had once been a target in a galactic shooting gallery. In Cataclysms, Michael R. Rampino builds on the latest findings from leading geoscientists to take “neocatastrophism” a step further, toward a richer understanding of the science behind major planetary upheavals and extinction events. Rampino recounts his conversion to the impact hypothesis, describing his visits to meteor-strike sites and his review of the existing geological record. The new geology he outlines explicitly rejects nineteenth-century “uniformitarianism,” which casts planetary change as gradual and driven by processes we can see at work today. Rampino offers a cosmic context for Earth’s geologic evolution, in which cataclysms from above in the form of comet and asteroid impacts and from below in the form of huge outpourings of lava in flood-basalt eruptions have led to severe and even catastrophic changes to the Earth’s surface. This new geology sees Earth’s position in our solar system and galaxy as the keys to understanding our planet’s geology and history of life. Rampino concludes with a controversial consideration of dark matter’s potential as a triggering mechanism, exploring its role in heating Earth’s core and spurring massive volcanism throughout geologic time.
Download or read book Cataclysms written by Michael R. Rampino and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael R. Rampino builds on the latest findings from leading geoscientists to take "neocatastrophism" a step further, toward a richer understanding of the science behind major planetary upheavals and extinction events. Cataclysms offers a cosmic context for Earth's geologic evolution.
Download or read book Political Categories written by Michael Marder and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western philosophy has been dominated by the concept or the idea—the belief that there is one sovereign notion or singular principle that can make reality explicable and bring all that exists under its sway. In modern politics, this role is played by ideology. Left, right, or center, political schools of thought share a metaphysics of simplification. We internalize a dominant, largely unnoticeable framework, oblivious to complex, plural, and occasionally conflicting or mutually contradictory explanations for what is the case. In this groundbreaking work, Michael Marder proposes a new methodology for political science and philosophy, one which he terms “categorial thinking.” In contrast to the concept, no category alone can exhaust the meaning of anything: categories are so many folds, complications, respectful of multiplicity. Ranging from classical Aristotelian and Kantian philosophies to phenomenology and contemporary politics, Marder's book offers readers a theoretical toolbox for the interpretation of political phenomena, processes, institutions, and ideas. His categorial apparatus encompasses political temporality and spatiality; the revolutionary and conservative modalities of political actuality, possibility, and necessity; quantitative and qualitative approaches to the study of political reality; the meaning of political relations; and various senses of political being. Under this lens, the political appears not as a singular concept but as a family of categories, allowing room for new, plural, and often antagonistic ideas about the state, the people, sovereignty, and power.
Download or read book Relics of Primeval Life written by Sir John William Dawson and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thornton Wilder s The Skin of our Teeth written by Kyle Gillette and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ladies and gentlemen, I’m not going to play this particular scene tonight." - Sabina Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth (1942) telescopes an audacious stretch of western history and mythology into a family drama, showing how the course of human events operates like theatre itself: constantly mutable, vanishing and beginning again. Kyle Gillette explores Wilder’s extraordinary play in three parts. Part I unpacks the play’s singular yet deeply interconnected place in theatre history, comparing its metatheatrics to those of Stein, Pirandello and Brecht, and finding its anticipation of American fantasias in the works of Vogel and Kushner. Part II turns to the play’s many historic and mythic sources, and examines its concentration of western progress and power into the model of a white, American upper-middle-class nuclear family. Part III takes a longer view, tangling with the play’s philosophical stakes. Gillette magnifies the play’s ideas and connections, teasing out historical, theoretical and philosophical questions on behalf of readers, scholars and audience members alike.
Download or read book Relics of Primeval Life Beginning of Life in the Dawn of Geological Time written by John William Sir Dawson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2022-08-21 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Relics of Primeval Life: Beginning of Life in the Dawn of Geological Time" by John William Sir Dawson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book Cataclysms Reconstruction Science Technology written by Paolo Allievi and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cataclysm written by David Luders and published by The eBook Sale. This book was released on 2010 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It happened in 1452. A colossal volcanic explosion broke one island into five; for five years its dust pall blanketed the globe. What happened on the spot is a staggering story handed down for almost 500 years. Tricked into an odious crime, a humble youth is punished and humiliated. Shamed, outraged, he vows revenge and obtains magic to destroy the island. Earthquakes begin and none can say if the cause is him, or the wrath of the ancestors for another reason. The catastrophe strikes before evacuation is complete. By astounding luck, two young people survive the stupendous blast. Rescued, they live through the severity of the aftermath. Wed, they begin restoring life on the remnant of their former home. Their lifelong struggle brings success marred by human frailty and the cataclysm leaves beliefs deeply shaken. Cataclysm is the Third in the SAGA OF PACIFIC ISLANDS series of novels.
Download or read book Cataclysm written by D. S. Allan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow this multi-disciplinary, scientific study as it examines the evidence of a great global catastrophe that occurred only 11,500 years ago. Crustal shifting, the tilting of Earth's axis, mass extinctions, upthrusted mountain ranges, rising and shrinking land masses, and gigantic volcanic eruptions and earthquakes--all indicate that a fateful confrontation with a destructive cosmic visitor must have occurred. The abundant geological, biological, and climatological evidence from this dire event calls into question many geological theories and will awaken our memories to our true--and not-so-distant--past.
Download or read book Radical Renewal written by Howard A. Snyder and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2005-08-08 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated best seller challenges the reader to examine the current church structure. If you have never read this classic, you have missed a treasure chest of information and wisdom from one of the most respected authors of our time. Wine (the gospel of Jesus Christ) and Wineskins (the man-made structures of the church). How do the two relate? What happens when new wine is poured into old wineskins? What about making new wineskins? In short: What kinds of church structures are most compatible with the gospel in our modern, techno-urban society? Snyder addresses these questions -- and provides some challenging answers. In the course of his argument he discusses the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, the mind of Christ, the role of spiritual gifts, the pastor as a superstar,Ó and renewal that is deeply spiritual and immediately practical.
Download or read book The Cataclysmic Countdown written by Conrad Riker and published by Conrad Riker. This book was released on 101-01-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you fear the unknown and wonder about the end of the world? Are you concerned about the potential risks that humanity faces today? This book is your ultimate guide to understanding the threats that could trigger the end of the world. In "The Cataclysmic Countdown: Earth's Final Days", we explore the most pressing issues that could lead to global catastrophes. From climate change to artificial intelligence, resource depletion to cosmic threats, this book analyses the data, debates the possibilities and presents the scenarios that could change our world forever. Why should you read this book? - If you're anxious about the future of our planet. - If you want to understand how human decisions can impact global catastrophes. - If you're concerned about the potential for an economic meltdown. - If you're intrigued by the role of artificial intelligence in our future. - If you want to explore the history of extinction events and their lessons for today. - If you seek knowledge about pandemics and their potential impact. - If you're interested in societal structures and their vulnerability to collapse. - If you're curious about the potential consequences of a nuclear standoff. If you want to equip yourself with knowledge about the potential end of our world, then buy this book today. "The Cataclysmic Countdown: Earth's Final Days" will provide you with the insights you need to face the future, no matter what it holds.
Download or read book A Story of Shalom written by Philip A. Cunningham and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stimulus Books are volumes co-sponsored by the Stimulus Foundation and Paulist Press that deal with topics of vital interest to the Jewish-Christian dialogue. This latest Stimulus Book, A Story of Shalom is, in the words of the author, an "experiment". In it he takes the dawn of the millennium as an opportunity to retell the Christian story (the origins of the church, its purposes, its doings over the centuries and its goals for the future) in a way that envisions a positive relationship between the Christian and Jewish peoples. He rejects the "old" story of creation as "supersessionist", (believing that Christianity has replaced Judaism as God's chosen people). And he tells the Christian story in a way that promotes "Shalom" by affirming Judaism's covenant with God and the validity of Jewish self-understanding.
Download or read book Reform and Renewal in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reform is one of the most significant themes, spiritual and intellectual, of the Middle Ages; and it has both institutional and individual dimensions. The Reformation crisis led to further variations on this crucial theme. This volume examines the theme of Reform from a variety of viewpoints while covering more than four centuries. Some contributions look at Apocalyptic dimensions in writings on reform. Another focuses on the influence of Gerhart Ladner on the study of reforming themes and reform movements. These articles will be useful for the study of intellectual history, ecclesiastical history, the history of spirituality and the study of Apocalypticism. Contributors include: Gregory S. Beirich, Christopher M. Bellitto, Gerald Christianson, Thomas C. Giangreco, William V. Hudon, Lawrence F. Hundersmarck, Thomas M. Izbicki, Daniel Marcel La Corte, Thomas E. Morrissey, Francis Oakley, Joseph F. O’Callaghan, Gilbert Ouy, Robert Somerville, Phillip H. Stump, and Morimichi Watanabe. Publications by Louis B. Pascoe, S.J.: • Jean Gerson: Principles of Church Reform, ISBN: 978 90 04 03645 1 (Out of print) • Church and Reform: Bishops, Theologians, and Canon Lawyers in the Thought of Pierre d'Ailly (1351-1420), ISBN: 978 90 04 14062 2
Download or read book Restoration Renewal written by Joseph F. Eagan and published by Sheed & Ward. This book was released on 1995-08-01 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To find out more information about Rowman & Littlefield titles please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com.
Download or read book After the Cataclysm written by Noam Chomsky and published by Haymarket Books+ORM. This book was released on 2014-11-14 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume two of the influential study of US foreign policy during the Cold War—and the media’s manipulative coverage—by the authors of Manufacturing Consent. First published in 1979, Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman’s two-volume work, The Political Economy of Human Rights, is a devastating analysis of the United States government’s suppression of human rights and support of authoritarianism in Asia, Africa and Latin America during the 1960s and 70s. Still one of the most comprehensive studies of the subject, it demonstrates how government obscured its role in torture, murder and totalitarianism abroad with the aid of the news media. In the first volume, Chomsky and Herman focus on US terror in Indochina. In volume two, After the Cataclysm, the authors examine the immediate aftermath of those actions, with special focus on the Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia. Throughout, the authors track the media response to the US interventions—a mixture of willful silence and Orwellian misrepresentation.
