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El 16 de julio de 1945, en el desierto de Nuevo México, se detonaba en secreto la primera bomba atómica. Impactado por el poder destructivo de su creación, J. Robert Oppenheimer, director del Proyecto Manhattan, se comprometería desde entonces a luchar contra el desarrollo de la bomba de hidrógeno y contra la guerra nuclear.

J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the iconic figures of the 20th century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb but later confronted the moral consequences of scientific progress. When he proposed international controls over atomic materials, opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb, and criticized plans for a nuclear war, his ideas were anathema to powerful advocates of a massive nuclear buildup during the anti-Communist hysteria of the early 1950s.

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of American Prometheus, inspiration for the Oscar-winning sensation Oppenheimer, a biography of Roy Cohn – arguably the mastermind behind the current arc of American political life, including the ascent of Donald Trump. From the 1950s to the 1980s, the...

“A narrative masterwork. Bird vividly creates the sinister web of charm and deceit that Cohn was able to spin through his decades at the very center of power.” —Marie Brenner, award-winning writer-at-large for Vanity Fair and coproducer of the documentary Where’s My Roy Cohn? From the...

The Secrets of Story is a revolutionary and comprehensive writing guide for the 21st century, focused on clever ways to get an audience to fully identify with an all-too-human hero. Authors will learn to how to cut through pop culture noise and win over a jaded modern audience by rediscovering the heart of writing: shaping stories that ring true to our shared understanding of human nature.

How did early Christians come to believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the divine Son of God? This is the central question in this book. When Did Jesus Become God? is a transcribed conversation between Bart Ehrman and Michael Bird, with a helpful historiographic introduction by Robert Stewart that helps listeners understand the conclusions reached by Ehrman and Bird.

Them Days is a quarterly magazine dedicated to documenting and preserving the old ways and early days of Labrador. Many thanks to the people who shared their time and memories, their names appear with their stories...

Never neglect to read the fine printAs a viscount’s daughter, Constance Grail is an ordinary girl whose only notable trait is sincerity, leaving her with no real options when someone steals her fianc  and falsely accuses her of petty theft at a ball. While Connie awaits her undeserved...

In Persian Women and Their Creed, missionary Mary R. S. Bird offers a vivid eyewitness account of the lives, beliefs, hardships, and daily experiences of women in nineteenth-century Persia. Drawing on years of close contact with Persian women, Bird records religious customs, family life, social...

And so the boy begins to run again.Bell has grown through combat with his greatest rival. A rank up, a denatus, a new nickname...as he draws attention from the people and deities of Orario, the young adventurer receives a letter."A mission...an expedition?" Bell has reached a higher level, and...

Abandoned by a selfish mother and with no father to speak of, Free has become increasingly reclusive and driven by the hope of escaping nowhere, Texas, and reinventing herself. Her plans are shattered when she is discovered to be the only witness to the unsolved murder of her classmate. Dragged into the spotlight against her will, years of secrets, lies, and regrets begin to surface. When her estranged mother breezes back into town like the conquering hero, Free is faced with years of repressed rage and the truth of who she is.

This issue of Them Days Magazine includes the eulogy of John A. Broomfield; stories about trapping and fishing; as well as a few unique articles such as an old Alphabet Song and excerpts from a trapper's diary. This is the final issue from Them Days' first year of publication...

Discover a realistic and faith-centered perspective on addiction. The Impossible Prize explores the dark corners of dependency while offering a guiding light of spiritual hope. Written with honest compassion, it uncovers how redemption and grace can bring true transformation—even in the most desperate moments.

Hosted by Mason Alexander Park (Oh Mary!, The Sandman) alongside special guests Jackie Cox, Laverne Cox, Lea DeLaria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sasha Velour and Evan Rachel Wood, THE PANSY CRAZE blends the dazzle of a cabaret with the intimacy of a piano bar, honoring the queer icons who paved the way. Join Mason on this six chapter journey through time, as they take us from the stages of Elizabethan England, to the bright lights of Broadway, and all the speakeasies, rock clubs, jazz haunts and television studios in between. These are the juicy stories your history books left out.

In the autumn of 1915 Will Bird was working on a farm in Saskatchewan when the ghost of his brother Stephen, killed by German mines in France, appeared before him in uniform. Rattled, Bird rushed home to Nova Scotia and enlisted in the army to take his dead brother's place. And We Go On is a remarkable and harrowing memoir of his two years in the trenches of the Western Front, from October 1916 until the Armistice.

Benjamin Waterfalls is a troubled kid: He steals as the quickest way to fill the emptiness in his life. Plus, he enjoys the danger, and it makes him feel good to sneak some money into his mom’s purse when rent is due. His Native American mother has tried everything to help Benny find a better path, but when he lands in court in front of an unforgiving judge, it looks like there’s no hope—until the judge agrees to allow Benny one last chance at turning his life around. The only problem is, he’s being sent to stay with his father, a man Benny hasn’t seen for seven years.

■最小限の力で最大の成果を生み出す57のスイッチ。生産性の向上や働き方改革が叫ばれワークライフバランスやメンタルヘルス あるいは子育てことを考えると自分の頭の中にあるスイッチを「仕事の量

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This is a book written during the era of the Covid-19 pandemic, when the world was living in uncertainty and governments dealing with the various situations as they unfold during the pandemic - and the effects the lockdown has had on many people's lives. This is a book written to reveal practical ways to help people deal with stress during the Covid-19 pandemic, to be able to accomplish a healthy lifestyle by taking advantage of the different solutions in which we can live an active life even in lockdown.

For Noa and Callum, being together is dangerous, even deadly. From the start, sixteen-year-old Noa senses that the mysterious transfer student to her Monterey boarding school is different. Callum unnerves and intrigues her, and even as she struggles through family tragedy, she's irresistibly drawn to him. Soon they are bound by his deepest secret: Callum is Fae, banished from another world after a loss hauntingly similar to her own.