By tackling the most central ideas in chemistry Why Chemical Reactions Happen provides the reader with all the tools & concepts needed to think like a chemist. The text takes a unified approach to the subject aiming to help the reader develop a real overview of chemical processes by avoiding the traditional divisions of physical inorganic & organic chemistry. To understand how chemical reactions happen we need to know about the bonding in molecules how molecules interact what determines whether an interaction is favourable or not & what the outcome will be. Answering these questions requires an understanding of topics from quantum mechanics through thermodynamics to curly arrows". In this book all of these topics are presented in a coherent & coordinated fashion showing how each leads to a deeper understanding of chemical reactions." ...

Christians & Muslims together make up about 57% of the worlds population today & by the end of the century they will constitute about 66% of the worlds population. More than any other single factor the wellbeing of our children & grandchildren may depend on how well Christians learn to relate to Muslims
- & Hindus the next largest faith not to mention Buddhists Jews people of indigenous faiths & the nonreligious. We know how to have a strong Christian identity that is intolerant of or belligerent towards other faiths & we know how to have a weak Christian identity that is tolerant & benevolent. But is there a third alternative? How do we discover live teach & practise a Christian identity that is both strong & benevolent towards other faiths? In this provocative & inspiring book author Brian McLaren tackles some of the hardest questions around the issue of interfaith relations & shares a hopeful vision of the reconciliation that Jesus offers to our multi-faith world.
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WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME...that the gurus dont always know best.. .that you dont have to get your figure back six weeks after birth.. .that you dont need to worry about the other parents at the school gates.. .that its okay to let them eat dirt.. .that you dont have to have a naughty step & most importantly.. .that you should never buy a guinea pig? Drawn from the message boards of mumsnet.com & based on the assumption that if thousands of parents have found a piece of advice to be helpful then you can be pretty sure its worth knowing this book shapes that collective wisdom into dozens of dos & donts that will lead you through the minefield that is twenty-first-century parenting. ...

When a man plunges down a cliff two adventurous young friends decide to find his killer! While playing an erratic round of golf Bobby Jones slices his ball over the edge of a cliff. His ball is lost but on the rocks below he finds the crumpled body of a dying man. With his final breath the man opens his eyes & says Why didnt they ask Evans? Haunted by these words Bobby & his vivacious companion Frankie set out to solve a mystery that will bring them into mortal danger! ...

The child who dies of a terminal illness the mother of a young family killed by a drunk driver the young boy who takes his own life because he is bullied at school the children massacred when a crazed person takes a gun into their school. So many lives seem to end tragically
- world renowned medium Gordon Smith looks at why. In his work as a medium Gordon is constantly asked why a person had to die. Were they too good for this world? Did they go before their time? Why would a benevolent God let them suffer? Are they still suffering after death? For Gordon his work with the Spirit world is dedicated to healing the living. This book will answer many of the questions that torment the living when death steals away someone they love. This inspirational heart-felt book will give people a deeper understanding of the relationship between life & death & the journey we all take when we leave this life.
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EVER WONDERED.. . Why we burp? What a wotsit is? Whether lemmings really jump off cliffs? Why vomit always contains carrots? & why do farts smell like rotten eggs? No subject is too strange & no trivia too tough for Mitchell Symons who has the answer to these crazy questions & many more. ...

Perfect for early elementary students who nned to know about their bodies & maintaining their health & hygiene this title in the My Body series explains dental care in a simple straightforward manner. Labeled diagrams illustrate body parts & processes & activities give kids a chance to explore to test themselves & watch how their bodies react. We are after all each a very interesting science experiment. Notes for parents & teachers are appended. ...

Perfect for early elementary students who nned to know about their bodies & maintaining their health & hygiene this title in the My Body series explains the importance of sleep in a simple straightforward manner. Labeled diagrams illustrate body parts & processes & activities give kids a chance to explore to test themselves & watch how their bodies react. We are after all each a very interesting science experiment. Notes for parents & teachers are appended. ...

Perfect for early elementary students who nned to know about their bodies & maintaining their health & hygiene this title in the My Body series explains the importnace of handwashing in a simple straightforward manner. Labeled diagrams illustrate body parts & processes & activities give kids a chance to explore to test themselves & watch how their bodies react. We are after all each a very interesting science experiment. Notes for parents & teachers are appended. ...

You know how it is...you're at a party you've had a drink or two & then someone introduces you to a friend. He's a doctor. & it seems like the perfect time to ask all those strange questions you've always wondered about but never had the courage to ask: Can poppy seeds make you test positive for heroin? What are goosebumps? Why does asparagus make your wee smell? Why do old people get hairy ears? Is it possible to lose your contact lenses inside your head forever? Why do some people have an outie" belly button & some people an "innie"? Does warm milk really help you sleep? Is it actually possible to get scared to death? This book gives the answer to these & many more questions
- pretty much everything you've ever wanted to know
- but never had enough Dutch courage to ask!"

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