Water Like Stone is an international adventure and love story told against a backdrop of Egyptian archaeology and aviation. Ian Cannasy, an American expatriate operating an air charter in Uganda, narrates the story of Osa Hensley, a young woman who will alter his life. From childhood, Osa is intrigued by the photograph of her great grandfather that hangs from a wall of her grandmother's home. The man is posed over a fallen obelisk covered with Egyptian hieroglyphs. Over his shoulder are snow capped mountain peaks. Tthe conundrum of the snow covered peaks and the Egyptian monument starts Osa on the research that will lead her to a career in archaeology. She learns the obelisk commemorates one of the greatest of the pharaohs, and no mountain exists in Egypt like the one in the photo. She begins a search for the mountain and the obelisk and if successful will turn Egyptology upside down. She will be betrayed, her career threatened, and her life endangered by religious fanaticism. She will discover the passion of a first love and her own capacity for self sacrifice. Her journey will take her from the halls of academia to the sands of the Sahara Desert and the rainforests of Central Africa.
A variety of thoughts, joke, and anecdotes to keep readers laughing Some romantic, some religious, and some just downright witty--readers won't be able to turn the page fast enough to soak up the next quip About the Author John L. Smith Sr. has been telling jokes since he was ten years old. It all started when he would tell his mother jokes to cheer her up and make her laugh. In school he was the class clown. As he got older his friends knew him as the King of One Liners from movies. In addition to making people laugh, Smith is passionate about sports. He currently resides in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, and volunteers at the senior center in Warminster. He has three children and feels very blessed and lucky to have so many wonderful people in his life.
Cot-ton-top - A person with hair so lightly colored so as to be mistaken for white. It's the 1950s, the cold war rages, the 4-H Spooktacular looms, and the piglets are in the garden again. Almost 14 year old John Lawrence "Cottontop" has been sent to live with his uncle and aunt after the death of his father. Here on the farm, he slops pigs, milks cows, goes fishing when it rains, and every month learns the words from the Reader's Digest "How To Increase Your Word Power."In this heartwarming tale Cottontop searches for truth at a time when truth has become uncertain. He is aided in his quest by kindly Uncle George, Ann his schoolmarm aunt, Smitty the dock-guy, Earnest who must not laugh while driving, crabby Uncle Andrew, and Wanda, who is perhaps something more than just a friend.Sprinkled with homespun wisdom, plenty of Midwestern humor, and nostalgia for rural life in the 50's, "Cottontop" is a coming of age story that artfully celebrates the innocence of youth.
What Goes Where? puzzles are new and original puzzles that present you with a series of "hints". Using these "hints", you try to correctly place the specified numbers into circles in the puzzle. What Goes Where? puzzles are a great introduction to problem solving. In order to solve them, you need to be able to: - read and understand a series of hints - follow simple directions - use reasoning skills to draw basic conclusions - understand number concepts - understand number relationships - be familiar with integers - mentally perform basic arithmetic operations What Goes Where? puzzles are great for individual puzzlers as well as for classrooms. In a classroom environment, they can be used to assist in developing problem solving skills as well as improving deductive reasoning, mental math and number familiarity skills.
The Future of Numerical ComputingWritten by one of the foremost experts in high-performance computing and the inventor of Gustafson’s Law, The End of Error: Unum Computing explains a new approach to computer arithmetic: the universal number (unum). The unum encompasses all IEEE floating-point formats as well as fixed-point and exact integer arithmetic. This new number type obtains more accurate answers than floating-point arithmetic yet uses fewer bits in many cases, saving memory, bandwidth, energy, and power.A Complete Revamp of Computer Arithmetic from the Ground UpRichly illustrated in color, this groundbreaking book represents a fundamental change in how to perform calculations automatically. It illustrates how this novel approach can solve problems that have vexed engineers and scientists for decades, including problems that have been historically limited to serial processing.Suitable for Anyone Using Computers for CalculationsThe book is accessible to anyone who uses computers for technical calculations, with much of the book only requiring high school math. The author makes the mathematics interesting through numerous analogies. He clearly defines jargon and uses color-coded boxes for mathematical formulas, computer code, important descriptions, and exercises.
"Sharklock Bones: Bug Tails" is the fourth in a series about a shark detective and his trusty sidekick, Dr. Flotsam. They float around in a world of talking fish and animals, a world where everyone talks in puns, anecdotes, jokes and word plays. The stories are written in screenplay fashion to encourage role playing and interaction among readers. The dynamic duo of Bones and Watson take on and solve not-too-difficult mysteries in these stories or "tails". The target audience is ages eight to eighty. In this book "Sharklock Bones: Bug Tails" Sharklock and the Doc solve a kidnapping and then go on to a final confrontation on Mister Rhee Island with their arch enemy, the infamous Devious Dolphin. The first book in the series is "Sharklock Bones: Fish Tails" consisting of two "tails". The first is "Codfather" wherein our heroes stop a kidnapping by Devious Dolphin. The second "tail" is "Hound" and the duo helps Robert Eel Lee (atop a seahorse, of course) capture a giant hound on the Moor. The second in the series is "Sharklock Bones: Zoo Tails", also with two "tails". In "Horse", Sharklock's pony disappears from a locked stall. In "Seafood Restaurant", our boys locate animals missing from the zoo. The third book of "tails" is "Sharklock Bones: Pirate Tails", the "tail" is entitled "Parrots of the Carob Bean". Bones and Flotsam are on the hunt to locate Johnny Depth's missing pirate ship, the Black Twirl. All lots of fun, lots of puns, lots of giggles and more than a few groans. Swim on in and stay tuned for more "tails".
Finding Your Moral Compass places enduring Jewish values in a 21st century context, offering a thoughtful and enriching guide for those seeking ethical direction and spiritual grounding through and in Jewish tradition. In this collection of 40 essays, Rabbi John L. Rosove explores foundational Jewish values and helps readers affirm their Jewish identity while drawing connections between Jewish teachings and universal moral principles. Rosove combines classic scholarship, compassion, and personal experience in his reflections upon Judaism’s age-old moral and ethical traditions and Jewish identity as they have evolved over centuries and since the Holocaust and the establishment of the State of Israel. As a thought-leader at the forefront of social justice and liberal Israel activism in North America, Rosove draws from his personal experiences to present moral clarity and an ethical compass for liberal Jews and all who are interested in contemporary Judaism. With accessible prose and heartfelt insight, this collection of essays invites liberal Jews – and anyone interested in finding moral clarity – to consider how Jewish wisdom can serve as a compass in navigating today’s world.
