Inspire Science

In this concise, lively look at the past, present, and future of voting, a journalist examines the long and continuing fight for voting equality, why so few Americans today vote, and innovative ways to educate and motivate them; included are checklists of what to do before election day to prepare to vote and encourage others.

In 1947, there’s an alien invasion looming and humankind’s best hope is a brilliant nineteen-year-old woman. NOW PART 4 of "From Roswell to Area 51", you don't need to buy both! When the A-bomb ended the war, with a power unlike anything humans had ever witnessed, Mary Goss was driven to gain the knowledge to prevent another war from ever beginning. Now the Army has come calling, looking for “a few good men” for a top-secret project. Instead, they find that the best and brightest is Mary. Much to Mary’s horror, the project reveals an alien invasion. Yet at every turn, her efforts ...

Much has been written about our polarized media, social bubbles, and intractable biases. Award-winning journalist Bastian Berbner circled the world to find a different narrative. In Search of Common Ground is his profound collection of true stories that prove it is possible to mend even our fiercest divides. Berbner gets to the root of what pushes people apart, and shows that we can dissolve divisions by simply meeting face to face.

Come along on a magnificent journey to true self-discovery. The Space Between is a true story of transformation, inspiration and hope - an odyssey that is certain to touch your heart and heal your soul. Faced with difficult challenges, Patricia Reed tells the story of her own adventures as her intuition began flowering, soon after divine visitors came in the night to speak with her. Join her along her spiritual journey through the metaphysical, where what was once black and white transmutes to infinite shades of gray....

Ignite Your Imagination with 200 Days of Paranormal: Writing Prompts for genre-themed storytelling! Unleash your inner-storyteller with 200 Days of Paranormal: Writing Prompts. Perfectly crafted for writers, enthusiasts, and Halloween-lovers and ET hunters alike, this book is your ultimate guide to conjuring up tales that will stoke your imagination and creativity. Dive into a treasure trove of eerie, strange and otherworldly prompts designed to spark creativity and bring your most spine-chilling and futuristic ideas to life. Whether you're a seasoned writer or just starting out, these ...

Eight short tales to walk us across a variety of timeless landscapes through the turning Wheel of the Year honoring the eight Celtic seasonal celebrations. Eight opportunities disguised as challenges. Eight ways for nature to teach us her deep lessons. As we are spellbound by nature's splendor, magic brings us fairies, ghosts, and goddesses to inspire meaning, making, and a lesson or two along the way. Perfect for young and old alike.

This all-time classic is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world, as eagerly studied in Asia by modern politicians and executives as it has been by military leaders since ancient times. As a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict, The Art of War applies to competition and conflict in general, on every level from the interpersonal to the international. Its aim is invincibility, victory without battle, and unassailable strength through understanding the physics, politics, and psychology of conflict.

July 20, 1969. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin left humanity’s first footprints on the Moon. The plaque they left behind reads, “Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon, July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind.” But was the Apollo 11 moon landing mission really a global endeavor? How did people outside the United States view these “rocket men”? Against the political backdrop of the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union, was it, indeed, “For all mankind”?

Surrender can mean many things to many people, even animals. In this fictional story, a fairy-tale satire about a Sasquatch (Bigfoot) named PoBo, we learn what it can mean on many different levels. On one level, he is displaced from his family at a young age amid a war initiated by humans. But with an unyielding spirit to be reunited with his kin - and with music being his best motivator, at least at first - the hairy bachelor decides to set off on a dangerous quest to find them.

Gift your kids the inspirational tale of Albert Einstein! Inspire courage, imagination, and unlimited possibilities.

Still Breathing assembles a cast of 100 Black voices to talk about their experiences of racism in Britain. Actresses Suzette Llewellyn (Eastenders) and Suzanne Packer (Holby City) are joined by musicians, members of Parliament, poets, artists, athletes, civil servants, doctors, lawyers, and more. Touching on Windrush and the workplace, race riots and reforms, these essays seek to educate, to bear witness - and to offer hope for a better future, in Britain and around the world.

Early on in the Microsoft story, Bill Gates and other key executives met to decide how they would incentivize employees to make a charitable impact. The status quo was to offer a small percentage of your paycheck as a pretax deduction to a charity selected by your company. Microsoft decided to so something revolutionary instead. The Purpose Mindset tells the inside story behind how Microsoft built its culture of giving.

Fifteen years ago, two boys went missing at a state park in West Virginia. Six months later they mysteriously reappeared. Jeremy wouldn't say where they went and Rafe was unable, having no memory of their time lost in the woods though he bears terrible scars on his back that no one can explain. Now adults, Jeremy is a missing persons investigator with an uncanny ability to find lost and kidnapped girls. Meanwhile, Rafe has become a recluse, an artist unable to stop creating fantastical paintings and sculptures he shows to no one.

This essay comes from the NPR series This I Believe, which features brief personal reflections from both famous and unknown Americans. The pieces that make up the series compel listeners to rethink not only what and how they have arrived at their beliefs, but also the extent to which they share them with others.

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. De câte ori ai folosit un ton blând pentru a aplana un conflict? De câte ori ai ascuns ce simți pentru a menaja sentimentele celui de lângă tine? Munca emoțională nu ocolește aproape nicio femeie și niciun individ care aparține unui grup minoritar. O bonă, o infirmieră, până și câștigătoarea unui concurs de frumusețe sunt toate nevoite să depună muncă emoțională.

The Companions of Hira have used their cunning and their magic in the battle against the patriarchal Talisman, an organization whose virulently conservative agenda restricts free thought. One of the most accomplished Companions, Arian, continues to lead a disparate group in pursuit of the one artifact that could end the Talisman’s authoritarian rule: the Bloodprint. But after a vicious battle, the arcane tome has slipped once more beyond her reach. Despite being separated and nearly losing their lives, Arian’s band of allies has remained united.

This essay comes from the NPR series This I Believe, which features brief personal reflections from both famous and unknown Americans. The pieces that make up the series compel listeners to rethink not only what and how they have arrived at their beliefs, but also the extent to which they share them with others.

The achievements of Australian women have long been overshadowed by the deeds of Australian men. Susanna de Vries has remedied this with her outstanding research, and this audio book details the life stories of 18 courageous Australian women who broke down the barriers of prejudice. From Lillie Goodisson, pioneer of family planning; Eileen Joyce, world famous pianist; Enid Lyons, our first female cabinet minister, these are women who have affected the lives of thousands through their achievements.

Jordan Mitchfield is an heir to a media empire worth billions. He also sees and hears things that aren't there. Then someone close puts him in an insane asylum against his will. When it looks like there is no way out but to take his own life, he is stopped. Is it a vision? Is what he's seeing actually real? Whatever it is, it opens his cell door and throws him into a dangerous adventure through his memories.

This is a book of my random inspirational thoughts. I am a Christian.