Added by: Anonymous | Karma: | Other | 25 November 2018
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The Star Trek Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
Celebrate 50 years of one of the longest running and beloved sci-fi franchises with The Star Trek Book. This comprehensive guide to the series delves into the myriad worlds and different dimensions visited by the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise.
TED Talks: What new power looks like (With English Subtitle)
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.
Added by: arcadius | Karma: 2802.10 | Non-Fiction, Other | 29 October 2018
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The 1918 Fanny Farmer Cookbook
This classic American cooking reference includes 1,849 recipes, including everything from “after - dinner coffee” - which Farmer notes is beneficial for a stomach “overtaxed by a hearty meal” - to “Zigaras à la Russe,” an elegant puff-pastry dish. The 1918 edition was the last edition of the cookbook authored completely by Farmer.
Added by: JustGoodNews | Karma: 4306.24 | Non-Fiction, Other | 25 October 2018
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Strong Magic
Why is it that some magicians get great audience reaction while others who are just as skillful leave audiences so cold? The answers are in Strong Magic, the first - ever book on showmanship specifically for the close-up magician. As a successful professional magician for almost twenty rears, Darwin Ortiz has appeared before thousands of audiences of all kinds. During that time he has studied what it takes to really move an audience. In Strong Magic , he presents the results of those years of study and experience in a way that every magician can benefit from.
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? [Audiobook]
Added by: zabanbaz | Karma: 1288.62 | Audio, Audiobooks, Other | 24 October 2018
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Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? [Audiobook
What separates your mind from an animal's? Is it your ability to design tools, your sense of self, or your grasp of past and future that makes humans the superior species? But these claims have been eroded – or even disproved outright – by recent studies of animal cognition. Based on research involving crows, dolphins, parrots, sheep, wasps, bats, whales, chimpanzees, and bonobos, world-renowned primatologist de Waal explores both the scope and the depth of animal intelligence.
