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#1 The goal of this book is to show you why black holes don't suck.-> The goal of this book is to show you why black holes don't suck. You can't understand what black holes are unless you first understand the basic ideas discovered by Einstein.
#2 You can't understand what black holes are unless you first understand the basic ideas discovered by Einstein.
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Get the Summary of Michael D. Fayer's Absolutely Small in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Absolutely Small" by Michael D. Fayer delves into the realm of quantum theory, explaining how it revolutionized our understanding of the physical world, particularly the concept of size and its relation to observable phenomena like color. The book distinguishes between classical and quantum mechanics, using Schrödinger's...
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#1 You will begin by learning how to stay present. Once you have practiced the exercise suggested for being present, you can read about dissociation in the chapter.
#2 Being in the present is essential to learning, growing, and healing from a dissociative disorder. You may encounter a number of problems that interfere with being present, such as being under stress or...
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#1 The question of how we define and categorize our relationships is an important one. We must define what categories exist and what they mean for us and the people in our lives.
#2 We use the word earn too loosely. It is too flippantly used. It is too generously given. And most importantly, we give the title of friend to people who don't deserve it.
#3 There is a difference...
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#1 We had fled to Corfu, hoping that the sunshine of Greece would cure us of the mental and physical inertia which had come about as a result of our years in England. We acquired our first villa and our first friend on the island, Spiro, who became our guide, philosopher, and friend.
#2 I was extremely ignorant about the simplest facts about the animals and plants in...
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#1 The concept of relative motion is a key part of Special Relativity. It is a very straightforward idea, and most readers will already understand it intuitively. All motion is relative, and there is no such thing as absolute motion.
#2 The speed of a car, boat, or train is usually measured relative to the surface of Earth. But if you were traveling in a spaceship deep...
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#1 The concept of relative motion is a key part of Special Relativity. It is a very straightforward idea, and most readers will already understand it intuitively. All motion is relative, and there is no such thing as absolute motion.
#2 The speed of a car, boat, or train is usually measured relative to the surface of Earth. But if you were traveling in a spaceship deep...
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#1 Einstein was a scientist who spent a year loafing around. He was in Pavia, Italy, reading Kant and attending occasional lectures at the University of Pavia. He eventually sent three articles to the most prestigious scientific journal of the period, the Annalen der Physik.
#2 Einstein's theory of general relativity is the most complex explanation of how the...
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Get the Summary of Zachary Levi's “Radical Love” in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: This all led Zac to rock bottom and landed him in a therapy center, where he learned to address the underlying issues that preceded his downward spiral. With vulnerability and humor, Zac relates the valuable lessons and insights he's learned so that you can rise from the ashes of trauma and pursue...
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#1 A storm in 1850 killed two hundred people in the British Isles. The archipelago was a relatively new addition to the UK, having been annexed from Norway in the sixteenth century. The wind's destructive force also proved an impetus of discovery, as some of the villagers who lived on the western coast of Orkney discovered a five-thousand-year-old settlement at the Bay...
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#1 The Australian aborigines are a distinct race that shows neither physical nor linguistic relationship with their nearest neighbors, the Melanesian, Polynesian, and Malayan peoples. They do not build houses or permanent shelters, and they keep no domesticated animals except the dog. They live entirely on the flesh of animals and roots.
#2 The Australian system of Totemism...
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Book Preview:The National Rifle Association, which advocates for gun rights, rose to prominence by becoming one of the most powerful lobbying institutions in the United States, yet its political influence was considerably weakened following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.
Years of poor management, bad leadership, massive illegal profits, and excessive spending are...
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Get the Summary of Edward Bernays' Crystallizing Public Opinion in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Crystallizing Public Opinion by Edward Bernays, published in 1923, is one of the earliest books to set out the practice and principles of public relations. The author sees the public relations practitioner as someone who creates a useful symbolic linkage among the masses. He or she crafts...
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#1 The Romans were able to buy the Sibyl's books, which contained prophecies of great importance to the Romans. The Romans soon realized that only one woman could have written them—the Sibyl.
#2 The Roman Republic was very sensitive about the information in the books left behind by the exiled Tarquin. Only in the most dire situations was it allowed to consult the books,...
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Get the Summary of Joe Dispenza's Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: As you read this summary, you will learn how relativity theory can be used to positively change your life and solve your problems.
You will also learn : to know yourself; to take back control of your life; to think like a visionary; to become who you want to be; to meditate
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#1 Children are magical creatures that grow right under our noses. They are unable to grasp the big picture, and their questions reveal the newly discovered parts. They see the world as not being constrained by adult logic.
#2 The question of how we raise children is both daunting and fascinating. We have raised children according to cultural tradition and in keeping...
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Book Preview: #1 Private equity investing is a unique asset class that can offer a number of attractive benefits to investors. Compared to more traditional investments, some of the benefits associated with private equity investing can include the ability to focus on long-term capital growth with higher uncorrelated returns.
#2 There are many names for the noninvestment-related risks...
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#1 Psychological warfare is a small but interesting field in the social sciences. It underlies most college- and graduate-level training for print and broadcast journalists, public relations and advertising personnel, and the related craftspeople who might be called the ideological workers of contemporary American society.
#2 The field of communication studies grew out...
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#1 The more legal and material hindrances women have broken through, the more they seem to feel pressured to look a certain way. Many women feel that their collective progress has stalled.
#2 The backlash against the ideology of beauty is so violent because it is the last remaining of the old feminine ideologies that still has the power to control those women whom second...
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#1 The Christian church has often played a role in pushing away gay people, as many who are attracted to the same sex are raised in conservative Christian homes and are made to feel like monsters.
#2 The question of homosexuality has caused me to rethink the church's stance on it. As I read the Gospels, I see people drawing near to Jesus, regardless of their...