28 Friggin Great eBooks ! ! ! ( eBook Compilation ) ! ! !

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1. "The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century" - by Martin Harry Greenberg 2001

Explore fascinating, often chilling "what if" accounts of the world that could have existed–and still might yet . . .

Science fiction’s most illustrious and visionary authors hold forth the ultimate alternate history collection. Here you’ll experience mind-bending tales that challenge your views of the past, present, and future, including:

• "The Lucky Strike": When The Lucky Strike is chosen over The Enola Gay to drop the first atomic bomb, fate takes an unexpected turn in Kim Stanley Robinson’s gripping tale.
• "Bring the Jubilee": Ward Moore’s novella masterpiece offers a rebel victory at Gettysburg which changes the course of the Civil War . . . and all of American history.
• "Through Road No Wither": After Hitler’s victory in World War II, two Nazi officers confront their destiny in Greg Bear’s apocalyptic vision of the future.
• "All the Myriad Ways": Murder or suicide, Ambrose Harmon’s death leads the police down an infinite number of pathways in Larry Niven’s brilliant and defining tale of alternatives and consequences.
• "Mozart in Mirrorshades": Bruce Sterling and Lewis Shiner explore a terrifying era as the future crashes into the past–with disastrous results.
. . . as well as works by Poul Anderson • Gregory Benford • Jack L. Chalker • Nicholas A. DiChario • Brad Linaweaver • William Sanders • Susan Shwartz • Allen Steele • and Harry Turtledove himself!

The definitive collection: fourteen seminal alternate history tales drawing readers into a universe of dramatic possibility and endless wonder.

What if? Harry Turtledove, renowned alt-historian and the editor of this anthology, calls that question "those two mournful little words." But little though they might be, they inspired some of the previous century's most brilliant speculative fiction, including the 14 short stories collected here.

2. An Illustrated History of the United States of America - by D.B. O'Callaghan 1990

This is a companion volume to "An Illustrated History of Britain". It traces the history of the USA from the time of the Amerindians, through to the arrival of the Europeans, to the present day. Topics covered include colonial life, the Civil War and the American involvement in Vietnam. Each chapter consists of two or three double page spreads with inset material highlighting some of the characters or events mentioned in the main text.

3. Voyage Through Time: Walks of Life to the Nobel Prize - by Ahmed H. Zewail 2003

From a beginning in an Egyptian delta town and the port of Alexandria to the scenic vistas of sunny southern California, Ahmed Zewail takes us on a voyage through time — his own life and the split-second world of the femtosecond. In this endearing exposé of his life and work until his receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1999, he draws lessons from his life story so far, and he meditates on the impact which the revolution in science has had on our modern world — in both developed and developing countries. What makes the book enchanting and engaging is Zewail's emphasis on the human dimension and his unique ability to paint the journey of Life and Science with insightful analogies and ingenious metaphors.
But this inspiring book goes far beyond the usual province of an autobiography. Zewail integrates the two worlds he equally belongs to — Egypt and America — and, despite differences, he emphasizes the confluence of the two cultures — the East and the West. He rejects the view that the current state of the world is due to a clash of civilizations or a conflict of religions, and suggests a concrete course of action for the world of the have-nots. The book ends with his road map for a partnership between developed and developing worlds. Throughout the book, Zewail takes on the mantle of philosopher, historian and even political and economic adviser.

4. Early Mongol Rule in Thirteenth-Century Iran: A Persian Renaissance - by George E. Lane 2003

An account of the re-emergence of Persia as a world player and the reassertion of its cultural, political and spiritual links with Turan, this book opposes the way in which, for too long, the whole period of Mongol domination of Iran has been viewed from a negative standpoint. Though arguably the initial irruption of the Mongols brought little comfort to those in its path, this is not the case with the second 'invasion' of the Chinggisids. This study demonstrates that Hülegü Khan came as a welcomed king rather than as a conqueror. It paints a picture of the early Il-Khanate as a cultural and spiritual renaissance and reveals both Hülegü and his son Abaqa as fathers of that legacy.

5. History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1) - by Anatoly Fomenko 2004

Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

6. History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2 (Chronology) - by Anatoly T Fomenko 2005

History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2` is the second volume of the most explosive and astounding tractate on history ever written - however, every theory it contains, no matter how unorthodox, is backed by rock solid scientific data. The book is easy and pleasant to read; it is well-illustrated, contains hundreds of charts, graphs and illustrations, copies of ancient manuscripts, and countless facts attesting to the falsity of the chronology used nowadays. You will be amazed to discover: - That the chronology universally accepted today and taken for granted is simply wrong; - That ALL methods of dating of ancient sources and artefacts known today are erroneous or non-exact; - That there is not a single document that could be reliably dated earlier than the XIth century; The Author refers to the Middle Ages as the “Antiquity” and proves mutual superimposition of the Second and the Third Roman Empire, both of which become identified as the respective kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Furthermore, he asserts that the famous reform of the Occidental Church in the XI century by “Pope Gregory Hildebrand” was the reflection of the XII century reforms of Byzantine emperor Andronicus who in his turn identifies with Jesus Christ. The Trojan war counted by Homer happened only as late as of the XIII century A.D. and the great poet actually lived in XIV century A.D. No stone in history of Antiquity is left unturned. Literally. This book is the beginning of a major correction to the chronology we live with.

7. The New Underworld Order.The Global Hegemony of Geomasonic Intelligence and Illuminati Criminalism - by Christopher Story 2007

DARK ACTORS PLAYING GAMES The Luciferian German Fascistllluminati Criminal Revolution Conspiracy to Control the World

This book is written from the perspective of True Christianity (meaning that the Author accepts, and proclaims, that Jesus Christ is indeed the Son of God, and 'is come in the flesh'). There are two reasons for this. First, it represents the undeniable, but extensively denied, Truth. Secondly, this work, by definition, examines and exposes the Works of Darkness. This cannot and must never be done without the protection afforded, both to Author and Reader, of the Word, Name and presence of Jesus Christ. For those who do not believe, and who deny the truth expressed in verse 1 of Psalms 14 and 53 - 'The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God' - the Author has this request. Please read this detailed expose of contemporary and relevant historical Works of Darkness, both because the study contains intelligence that has hitherto been concealed or misinterpreted, and because the Scriptural references, which are generally spelled out here in full, provide the absolute standard of perfection against which the reprobate evils described herein can only be judged and properly understood.

8. Demons of the Flesh: The Complete Guide to Left Hand Path Sex Magic - By Nikolas Schreck, Zeena Schreck 2002

Demons of the Flesh is a comprehensive and unflinching overview of the erotic initiation and sexual sorcery essential to the mysterious magical tradition known as the "Left-Hand Path." Part exploration of this taboo area, part manual detailing the actual mechanics of sex magic, the book draws on the pioneering studies of Aleister Crowley and Jack Parsons to penetrate the veil of secrecy surrounding the ecstasies and dangers of these practices. Nikolas Schreck is the author of The Satanic Screen and The Manson File. His wife and co-author, Zeena Schreck, is the daughter of Anton LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan.

9. The Significance of Monuments: On the Shaping of Human Experience in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe - by Richard Bradley 1998

The Neolithic period, when agriculture began and many monuments--including Stonehenge-- were constructed, is an era fraught with paradoxes and ambiguities. Students of prehistory have long found the highly theoretical interpretations of the period perplexing and contradictory. Starting in the Mesolithic and carrying his analysis through to the Late Bronze Age, Richard Bradley sheds light on this complex period and the changing consciousness of these prehistoric peoples. The Significance of Monuments studies the importance of monuments tracing their history from their first creation to six thousand years later. The book begins with a discussion of how monuments first developed and their role in developing a new sense of time and space among the inhabitants of prehistoric Europe. The second part goes on to study how such monuments were modified and reinterpreted to suit the changing needs of society through a series of detailed case studies.

10. The Art of Making Primitive Bows and Arrows - by D. C Waldorf 1999

An informative introduction to making wood self bows and Amerindian style sinew-backed bows. Includes information on arrow making with an emphasis on usable equipment.

Almost every culture in human history invented the bow and arrow ...

Why not try making one the way your great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather would have done it? It will be a rewarding experience and get you away from the computer for a while ...

11. Hitler's Germany: Origins, Interpretations, Legacies - by R. Stackelberg 1999

Hitler's Third Reich often seems like an aberrant historical episode that defies rational explanation. Hitler's Germany seeks to provide context to this period by viewing the development of Nazism from the broader perspective of nineteenth- and twentieth-century German history. The book's interpretive focus offers insight not only into how Nazi Germany evolved, but also into its underlying causes and reasons.
Starting with the great ideological movements of the past two centuries, Roderick Stackelberg examines the cultural, political, and economic factors that led to the Nazi's rise to power in 1933. He presents detailed coverage of Germany up to 1945, paying special attention to World War II and the Holocaust. The book concludes with a discussion of the legacies of Nazism, the bitter disputes it has provoked among German historians, and the evolving meaning of the Nazi experience today.

12. Tanks: An Illustrated History of Their Impact (Weapons and Warfare) - by Spencer Tucker 2004

This is an introduction to the evolution of the tank across the 20th century covering both its capabilities as a weapons system and its strategic use on the battlefield. It includes a reference section on 100 20th-century tank models developed since World War I.

13. The Awakening One Man’s Battle with Darkness - by Friedrich Zuendel 2007

When Blumhardt, a 19th-century pastor from the Black Forest, agreed to counsel a tormented woman in his parish, all hell broke loose - literally. But that was only the beginning of the drama that ensued. Zuendel’s account, available here in English for the first time, provides a rare glimpse into how the eternal fight between the forces of good and evil plays itself out in the lives of the most ordinary men and women. More than that, it reminds us that those forces still surround us today, whether we are awake to them or not. Beginning in the fall of 1841, Blumhardt was drawn into a spiritual struggle, which he referred to for the rest of his life as “the fight.” At first he tried to keep a cautious distance from it, but it soon became obvious that he would not be able to stay uninvolved.

Gottliebin Dittus, a young woman from a pious Möttlingen family who had once been Pastor Barth’s favorite pupil, was regarded in her village as a “God-fearing” member of the parish. At the same time she was known, ever since her childhood, to have suffered recurring nervous disorders and various other maladies, including inexplicable attacks not unlike epileptic seizures.

14. The Natural Mind - Waking Up : New Edition ~ A personal journey into what it truly means to be HUMAN - by Alan Macmillan Orr 2008

The Natural Mind: Waking Up, Vol.1 & 2, by Alan Macmillan Orr,takes a fresh approach to essential topics as diverse as desire, gambling, electricity,war, banking, fear, supermarkets, love, greed and compassion.
In such a diverse range of issues, one cannot help but be drawn in to a discussion and start questioning one’s own thoughts and actions. In this book you will find humor, practical insight, personal stories, and a deconstruction of the human condition that chips away at all our actions, thoughts, beliefs and traditions to uncover the “natural mind”: a mind free from conditioning and thus ready to explore life with compassion and joy. This book is as boundless as it is free-spirited, and as thoughtful as it is irreverent. Written with a deep respect for the reader, The Natural Mind will take you on a wonderful voyage of self-discovery and is as indispensable as it is entertaining.

15. Historical Dictionary of the Berbers (Imazighen) (Historical Dictionaries of People and Cultures) By Hsain Ilahiane 2006-07

The Phoenician colonies in North Africa started out as peaceful, trading presence among the Amazigh original inhabitants of the region. These colonies, though initially inhabited by Phoenicians from the eastern Mediterranean, became a mix of the two peoples as they intermarried with the local Amazigh. The Amazigh, as well as the Punic Phoenicians, who survived the Roman subjugation of the region are credited with preserving the Phoenician language up till the time of Saint Augustine in the 5th century. Further, traces of the Phoenician alphabet are evident in the Tamazight (Berber) alphabet called Tifinagh...

The presence of the Berber in North Africa today is a living proof that the "Arab World" is not made up of 325 million Arabs. In fact, pan-Arabism is an unfounded heresy forced down the throats of people conquered and subjugated beginning with the advent of the Arab conquest in the 7th century. The Amazigh, much like the overwhelming majority of the people of this (Arab) "world," belong to a wide variety of ethnic groups that are different in blood, tradition, language, literature, art and history, and should not be lumped together as a single people.

16. Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities: A Reign of Terror from Tartar Huts to Constantinople Palaces - by Edwin Munsell. With an Introduction By Frances E. Willard Bliss 1896

"All truth passes through three stages:
First, it is ridiculed;
Second, it is violently opposed; and
Third, it is accepted as self-evident."
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

The vast majority of Iran's Christians are Armenian Orthodox, and they mainly came to Iran in three waves.
The first wave came around 400 years ago at the behest of the Safavid kings, who sought their skill as artisans and builders. The other two waves came in the 20th century, seeking refuge here from persecution. One of these occurred around 90 years ago and was comprised of Armenians fleeing the Armenian holocaust in Turkey. The second wave was made up of Armenians fleeing early Soviet Union around 70 years ago.

17. High Priest, Second Edition - by Timothy Leary 1995

Back in print after 20 years, this text from the earliest days of psychedelia chronicles the experiences on 16 acid trips taken before LSD was illegal. The trip guides or "high priests" included Aldous Huxley, Ram Dass, Ralph Meltzner, Huston Smith and a junkie from New York City named Willy. It tells of the goings-on and freaking out at the Millbrook mansion in New York State that became the Mecca of psychedelia during the 1960s, and of the many luminaries who made their pilgrimage there to trip with Leary and his group. Chapters include an I Ching reading and a chronicle of what happened during those "spacewalks" of the mind.

18. Psychedelic Trips for the Mind - by Paul Krassner 2001

When People magazine called Paul Krassner "the father of the underground press," he immediately demanded a blood test. In this sequel to the Firecracker Award-winning Pot Stories for the Soul, he proves People right. Psychedelic Trips for the Soul includes funny, wild, and illuminating tales by and about such mind-altered luminaries as Timothy Leary, John Lennon, Abbie Hoffman, Groucho Marx, Jerry Garcia, Eldridge Cleaver, Squeaky Fromme, Wavy Gravy, Ken Kesey, Ram Dass, and even Hollywood's "million-dollar mermaid" Esther Williams, among many others.

19. Visions Beyond the Veil: Visions of Heaven, Angels, Satan, Hell and the End of the Age - by H. A. Baker 2006

Originally published many years ago, this outstanding book, now revised, is still fresh and challenging to us today. It tells the story of a group of children—mostly street beggars and orphans—living in the Adullam Rescue Mission in Yunan Province, China, under the care of missionaries H. A. Baker and his wife —the grandparents of Rolland Baker, founder of IRIS Ministries in Mozambique.

These children experienced an immense and incredible outpouring of the Holy Spirit—so great that they literally "experienced Heaven" through visions, were aware of the presence of angels, and were able to describe in great detail what they saw. The result of these experiences of God was fervent passion for worship, the Word of God, and prayer.

20. Codex Seraphinianus - by Luigi Serafini 1983

The Codex Seraphinianus is a book written and illustrated by the Italian architect and industrial designer Luigi Serafini. The book appears to be a visual encyclopedia of an unknown world, written in one of its languages, an incomprehensible (at least for us) alphabetic writing.

Structure
The Codex is divided in eleven chapters, partitioned in two sections. The first section appears to describe the natural world, dealing with flora, fauna, and physics. The second deals with the humanities, the various aspects of human life: clothing, history, cuisine, architecture and so on. Each chapter seems to treat a general encyclopedic topic.

The topics of each separate chapter are as follows.
The first chapter describes many alien types of flora: strange flowers, trees that uproot themselves and migrate, etc.
The second chapter is devoted to the fauna of this alien world, depicting many animals that are surreal variations of the horse, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, birds, etc.
The third chapter deals with what seems to be a separate kingdom of odd bipedal creatures, apparently engineered for various purposes.
The fourth chapter deals with something that seems to be physics and chemistry, and is by far the most abstract and enigmatic.
The fifth chapter deals with bizarre machines and vehicles.
The sixth chapter explores the general humanities: biology, sexuality, various aboriginal peoples, and even shows examples of plant life and tools (such as pens and wrenches) grafted directly into the human body.
The seventh chapter is historical. It shows many people (some only vaguely human) of unknown significance, giving their times of birth and death. It also depicts many scenes of historical (and possibly religious) significance. Also included are examples of burial and funereal customs.
The eighth chapter depicts the history of the Codex's alien writing system.
The ninth chapter deals with food, dining practices, and clothing.
The tenth chapter describes bizarre games (including playing cards and board games) and athletic sports.
The eleventh chapter is devoted entirely to architecture.

Graphics
The illustrations are often surreal parodies of things in our world: bleeding fruit; a plant that grows into roughly the shape of a chair and is subsequently made into one; a lovemaking couple that metamorphoses into a crocodile; etc. Others depict odd, apparently senseless machines, often with a fragile appearance, kept together by tiny filaments. There are also illustrations readily recognizable, as maps or human faces. On the other hand, especially in the "physics" chapter, many images look almost completely abstract. Practically all figures are brightly coloured and rich in detail.

Writing system
The false writing system appears modelled on ordinary Western-style writing systems (left-to-right writing in rows; an alphabet with uppercase and lowercase letters, some of which double as numerals) but is much more curvilinear, not unlike cursive Georgian in appearance. Some letters appear only at the beginning or at the end of words, a feature shared with Semitic writing systems. The language of the codex has defied complete analysis by linguists for decades. The number system used for numbering the pages, however, has been cracked (apparently independently) by Allan C. Wechsler and Bulgarian linguist Ivan Derzhanski. It is a variant on base 21. There are no meanings behind the signs used in the Codex.

Any words from me.
1. SERAPHINIANUS decrypted as «Strange and Extraordinary Representations of Animals and Plants and Hellish Incarnations of Normal Items from the Annals of Naturalist/Unnaturalist Luigi Serafini».

2. Codex Seraphinianus does not pamper the clarity of the inlaid sense. Opened for interpretation, that wholly and fully depends on a reader.

3. A book is built according to sample medieval scientific codes: on every page a certain object, action or phenomenon, is represented; lemmatas are written in fictitious language (alike on Bardo Tedol, book on the world of dead, written for living).

Seraphinianus consists of two parts, written in fully fictitious an author language, including numeration.
The special attention and admiration is deserved by wonderful illustrations of unprecedented plants, animals, monsters, machines, domestic stages and other things. It the family is an encyclopaedia of planet look like Earth, by naselenuyu creatures, look like people with the alike way of life.
There are sections about physics, chemistry, mineralogy (including many pictures of elaborate gems), geography, botany, zoology, sociology, linguistics, technology, architecture, sport, clothes, et cetera. Pictures have the own internal logic, but they are so original on the face of it, that seem in a great deal ridiculous.

4. Author of encyclopaedia of other world - designer of furniture and artist on the suits of theater La Scala and theater Piccolo in Milan, very original sculptor Luigi Serafini (gave birth in Rome of Augusts, 4 1949), man with very rich imagination.

21. Playing Cards: Predicting Your Future (Astrolog Complete Guide) - by Hali Morag 1998

Tarot card reading, dream symbolism, astrology, and the reading of body characteristics are explored in depth, as is the use of objects, such as crystals and coffee grounds, significant in their ability to connect humans with another realm of existence. Other avenues into otherworldly experience, such as channeling, the I Ching, meditation, and Wicca are also extensively discussed.

22. Countdown to Apocalypse: A Scientific Exploration of the End of the World - by Paul Halpern 2000

Get ready now. Everything ends eventually, and life as we know it must sooner or later wind down. Physicist Paul Halpern pursues eschatology from the merely global to the truly universal in Countdown to Apocalypse: A Scientific Exploration of the End of the World. In this surprisingly lively, engaging book, Halpern examines the history of the end of the world (including the first wave of millennialism in the 10th century), potential doomsdays from nuclear war to global warming, and finally the inevitable collapse or dispersal of the universe itself. His explanations of the relevant physics are sparkling. Intriguingly, he is equally conversant in the important psychological factors motivating our interest and occasional strange behavior regarding the end. Tales of Heaven's Gate and Jonestown believers, and others more fortunate but no less deluded, pepper the all-too-real depictions of asteroid collisions, ozone holes, and the death of our sun. While it would be easy to wallow in despair, Halpern's consistently charming prose and optimistic turns keep the reader going eagerly from one awful scenario to the next. Sure, the end is near, but with a bit of luck and foresight, we should still have millions of years left to worry about it. --Rob Lightner

A guide to the myriad possibilities for cosmic apocalypse.

Inspired by the end of the millennium, celebrated science writer Paul Halpern tackles the fate of human civilization and our planet in this meditation on the end of the world. Beginning with the religious origins of the idea of apocalypse, Halpern shows how science has borrowed the metaphor to describe potential worldwide catastrophes. He spins out various scenarios for destruction, from nuclear war and global warming to a great flood and a new Ice Age. He argues that while human history will someday come to a close-even if we survived for billions of years, we would eventually face the end of the universe itself-in the meantime we have gained extraordinary control over our fate as a species. Faced with the power to steer our planet toward paradise or transform it into hell, he says, we must take steps to avoid those catalysts of apocalypse that are within our control.

23. Dark Cosmos: In Search of Our Universe's Missing Mass and Energy - by Dan Hooper 2007

Everyone knows that there are things no one can see, for example, the air you're breathing or a black hole, to be more exotic. But not everyone knows that what we can see makes up only 5 percent of the Universe. The rest is totally invisible to us.

The invisible stuff comes in two varieties—dark matter and dark energy. One holds the Universe together while the other tears it apart. What these forces really are has been a mystery for as long as anyone has suspected they were there, but the latest discoveries of experimental physics have brought us closer to that knowledge. Particle physicist Dan Hooper takes his readers, with wit, grace, and a keen knack for explaining the toughest ideas science has to offer, on a quest few would ever have expected: to discover what makes up our dark cosmos.

24. Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers 5th Edition - by Donald N. Maynard and George J. Hochmuth 2007

"Intended for commercial growers, the guide is a rich source of information for anyone who aims to harness the power of photosynthesis, perhaps especially serious gardeners. Metric conversion tables, fertilizer application methods, and tips for shipping and packaging round out a volume that strikes a perfect balance between robust content and lucid presentation." (American Reference Books Annual, 2008)
"It certainly provides the user with a wealth of current information on vegetable crop production and marketing in a well-organized and clearly presented manner." (HorTechnology, July-Sept 2007)

"It certainly provides the user with a wealth of current information on vegetable crop production and marketing in a well-organized and clearly presented manner." (HorTechnology, July-Sept 2007) --This text refers to the Plastic Comb edition.

Product Description
In any season and any year, the most reliable farming tool between two covers . . .

KNOTT'S HANDBOOK FOR VEGETABLE GROWERS

Fifth Edition

This classic handbook is considered by generations of commercial growers as the standard reference tool for growing vegetable crops. Filled with information, largely in the form of tables and charts, from hard statistics on vegetable production and consumption to fascinating esoterica, such as vegetable botanical names and vegetable names in nine languages (French for cauliflower is chou-fleur; a Spanish onion is a cebolla), Knott's Handbook is part Farmer's Almanac, part encyclopedia, and part dictionary. But with its detailed, practical specifics on planting rates, schedules, and spacing; soils and fertilizers; methods for controlling diseases; greenhouse vegetable and crop production; insect pest identification; harvesting and storage; and vegetable marketing, it's an indispensable helpmate to the farmer in the field and in the marketplace.

Thoroughly updated and expanded to reflect the latest technical advances in vegetable growing, the Fourth Edition contains new information on water management with drip irrigation; seed priming and seed germination tests; plant tissue testing; petiole sap testing; windbreaks; and weed management. A revised discussion of allowable pesticide and herbicide use as well as the newest in worker protection standards makes the Fourth Edition even more relevant to today's commercial grower.

The new edition of Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers comes in a convenient portable size and features a sturdy flexible cover with pages that lie flat, on the desk or in the field. Fulfilling James Edward Knott's original vision of a concise, comprehensive, and eminently useable handbook, this new edition of the 1957 classic is the ultimate day-to-day field reference, and as indispensable to a farmer's work as good weather.

25. Instinctive Nutrition - by Severen L. Schaeffer 1988

Anopson, or instinctive, nutrition involves using one's senses to choose which foods to eat at a particular time. The choice is made among raw foods only (including raw meats) since cooked foods are not "natural" to man. Anopsologists believe that when a human eats food in its original state, the food's taste changes from pleasant to unpleasant once the person's need is fulfilled. Schaeffer describes the approach and alleges that it enables the body to cast off disease-causing toxins and allows good health to prevail. This interesting if not entirely convincing work is worth a look for the open-minded, but is not a necessary purchase for most libraries.

26. 100 Greatest Science Discoveries of All Time - by Kendall Haven 2007

Throughout history, science has changed lives and dramatically altered the way in which the universe is perceived. Focusing on the 100 most significant scientific events of all time--from Archimedes' discovery of the two fundamental principles underlying physics and engineering (levers and buoyancy) in 260 B.C.E. to human anatomy, Jupiter's moons, electrons, black holes, the human genome, and more--storyteller Kendall Haven has created a ready reference for those seeking information on science discoveries. Brimming with fascinating and fun facts about 100 scientific breakthroughs, this collection presents the real stories behind the history of science, at the same time offering a panoramic overview of the history of science and an introduction to some of the most important scientists in history.

27. The Confederation Handbook - by Peter F. Hamilton 2000

The Essential Companion Guide to the Night's Dawn Trilogy: The Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist, and The Naked God

Peter F. Hamilton amazed sci-fi readers with his astonishing, internationally bestselling Night's Dawn trilogy, which introduced the future history Confederation of nano-augmented Adamists, genetically engineered Edenists, and alien species such as the Tyrathca and Kiint...

A GALACTIC ALMANAC

Now Hamilton reveals the true potential of his brilliantly realized epic. Expanding on its concepts and complexities, The Confederation Handbook explores the 600-year history of more than 21,500 inhabited worlds, asteroids, and bitek habitats. Discover for the first time:

* How Edenist space colonies are grown
* The real story of the Kulu Kings and the exiled Lord of Ruin
* Why Adamist religions caused the human schism by rejecting Affinity
* The tragic legacy of Rubra, the Edenist rebel who created Valisk
* Tyrathca mating rituals

...and much more. Covering geology, politics, technology, weaponry, and alien lifeforms, The Confederation Handbook is a triumph of world-building and a must read for Peter Hamilton's legion of fans.

From the arcologies of Earth to the shards of the Ruin Ring, uncover the...MYSTERIES OF THE NIGHT'S DAWN UNIVERSE

* Why is the Kulu Intelligence Service so feared?
* What are the differences between blackhawks and voidhawks?
* Why can't the Weeping Rose be grown anywhere except on Norfolk?
* Why are Cosmoniks so modified, and are they all still human?
* What do Kiint really look like?
* Why is the Jiciro world off-limits?
* Why did the Nyvan colony collapse into war and anarchy?
* Why is life better in the Halo than on Earth?

The answers to these and many other questions are contained in a companion guide as wondrous and revealing as only the epic scope of The Night's Dawn could provide...

The Confederation Handbook

About the Author
Peter F. Hamilton was born in Rutland in 1960, and still lives near Rutland Water with his wife and daughter. He began writing in 1987, and sold his first short story to Fear magazine in 1988. He has also been published in Interzone and the In Dreams and New Worlds anthologies, and several small-press publications. His previous novels include the Greg Mandel series: Mindstar Rising, A Quantum Murder and The Nano Flower and the 'Night's Dawn' trilogy: The Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist and The Naked God, which established him as Britain's bestselling writer of science fiction and a major name in global science fiction writing. His ten novels and one handbook (a vital guide to the 'Night's Dawn' trilogy) have sold almost two million copies worldwide.

28. The Energy Grid (Lost Science (Adventures Unlimited Press) - by Bruce L. Cathie 1997

This book is the stuff of fantasy and an overactive imagination--which would be great for fiction, but not for presentation as fact. As Mr. Cathie admits, by his own words, he does not consider himself a mathematician nor a scientist. Which is understandable, because he fails miserably at trying to "add to" Einstein's General Relativity theory in another of his own books, trying to improve Einstein's work. This should be a big clue as to the logic behind this book. His theory of a "world grid system" is an example of applying really bad math to an unrelated set of arbitrary information--akin to the assertion, by another author (Michael Drosnin), of a mathematical code contained within the Bible. Bruce Cathie started his research and theories after he had an encounter with a UFO sighting. The "world energy grid" is a series of lines that intersect with UFO sightings around the world. Since UFO sightings are as impossible to verify as the existence of a higher power, this is not good science to base a scientific theory. A strong belief maybe, but not scientific fact.