Greene Science

Iceland is home to only 330,000 people but more than 265 museums and public collections, ranging from the intensely physical, like the Icelandic Phallological Museum, which collects the penises of every mammal known to exist in Iceland, to the vaporously metaphysical, like the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft, which poses a particularly Icelandic problem: how to display what can't be seen?

Tired of hearing your coworkers' opinions but never have the right words to say to shut their arguments down and stop them in their tracks? In a mere 90 minutes, this book will provide the tools required to easily defeat anyone in a debate.

What happens when a woman seeking an abortion is turned away? To answer this question, Diana Greene Foster assembled a team of scientists—psychologists, epidemiologists, demographers, nurses, physicians, economists, sociologists, and public health researchers—to conduct a 10-year study. They followed a thousand women from across America, some of whom received abortions, some of whom were turned away. Now, for the first time, Dr. Foster presents the results of this landmark study in one extraordinary, groundbreaking book.

Rights are a sacred part of American identity. Yet they were an afterthought for the Framers. Only as a result of the racial strife that exploded during the Civil War—and a series of resulting missteps by the Supreme Court—did rights gain such outsized power. Over and again, courts have treated rights conflicts as zero-sum games in which awarding rights to one side means denying rights to others. As eminent legal scholar Jamal Greene shows in How Rights Went Wrong, we need to recouple rights with justice—before they tear society apart.

Nationally known NPR on-air personalities - including Melissa Block, David Greene, Rachel Martin, Guy Raz, Scott Simon, Susan Stamberg and many more - share the lasting impressions made during interviews with a wide variety of exceptional individuals. Each story is introduced by the NPR host and offers a candid account of how the encounter was particularly meaningful to them.

If you want to accomplish more in your work and life yet find yourself struggling with procrastination, listen to unlock those secrets for yourself! 

Rogan has been many things in his life as an adventurer - a barbarian, a thief, a buccaneer, a rogue, a lover, a reaver, and most recently, a king. Now, this prehistoric bane of wizards and tyrants finds himself without a kingdom, lost in a terrifying new world, and fighting for his life against pirates, zombies, and the demonic entity known as Meeble. And even if he defeats his foes, Rogan must still find a way to return home, regain his throne, save his loved ones, and remind everyone why he's the king of the bastards.

An imperial family is found butchered. Officers of God are called to investigate. Evidence points to a rebel group trying to seed fear into the very heart of the empire itself. Inspector Khlid takes the case and begins a harrowing hunt for those responsible. But when a larger conspiracy comes to light, will Inspector Khlid be able to trust those working within her own precinct?

Chapman unknowingly brought the Seventh Precinct to their demise. Now Officer Holden Sanders, known throughout the capital city as the survivor, seeks the truth of how so many he held dear were slaughtered. But, when it comes to light his former mentor might still draw breath, the officer of God is forced to wage war against the Almighty itself.

You know you want to spot and stop manipulation from taking root in your life. You want to wrest back that feeling of control and get the sense of empowerment where no one but yourself holds the key to your destiny. In Manipulation, you will learn how to do so.

In 2013, Kate Greene moved to Mars. That is, along with five fellow crew members, she embarked on NASA’s first HI-SEAS mission, a simulated Martian environment located on the slopes of Mauna Loa in Hawaii. For four months she lived, worked, and slept in an isolated geodesic dome, conducting a sleep study on her crew mates and gaining incredible insight into human behavior in tight quarters, as well as the nature of boredom, dreams, and isolation that arise amidst the promise of scientific progress and glory.

War is pain! The Alliance is growing, but now they are in danger both in and outside of the arena. In order to protect his growing group of allies, Niam must rely more than ever on Jorn's knowledge, Esque's skills, and his strength. This is the second book in The FaeBorn series, a trilogy written for upper elementary and older. It's a trilogy any listener can enjoy, as it combines fantasy, dystopia, and mythology all in an exciting adventure that any listener can enjoy.

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 Stoker Award-winning editor of the acclaimed, eclectic anthology The New Dead returns with 21st Century Dead and an all-new lineup of authors from every corner of the fiction world, shining a dark light on our fascination with tales of death and resurrection - and with zombies!

The Kingdom of Light is a peaceful kingdom. The people are prosperous, hard-working, and overall happy. However, around the city is a magical fence. The people are forbidden to go over the fence, and are told that the land beyond that looks exciting is merely a land of illusion that will destroy them. Micah is a talented violinist, but when his brother goes over the fence, he gives up his easy life to become a Seeker. Seekers are those who go beyond the fence to help those who are lost or fallen come back to the City of Light.

As the Outerworld gains power, Gideon must help his brother, Micah, fight the enemy that has infiltrated within their own borders. Trying to live up to his brother's reputation is no easy feat. Somehow, Gideon has to step up to the task.

The Outerworld is a kingdom of darkness where spawn roam and anything beautiful is illusion. Yet, there is a place even worse, the lands beyond the wall of darkness. As if their adventure hadn't been hard enough already, Micah and Ariel have to face more hardship than they could imagine, and darkness that can pierce the very soul, a darkness so great that it will snuff out their light if they can't fight it.

Did you know that every thought you think and every word you say is an affirmation? It is! All of our self-talk or inner dialogue is a stream of affirmations. We are continually affirming all sorts of things subconsciously with our words and thoughts and this flow of affirmations is creating our life experience in every moment. Our beliefs are learned thought patterns that we have developed since childhood, many of these beliefs work well for us, but others may now be working against us.

The Cambodian genocide was the methodical abuse and death of Cambodians by the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, who pushed Cambodia toward being an entirely self-dependent agrarian socialist state. Between 1975 and 1979, 1.5 to two million people were murdered, representing about a quarter of Cambodia's population in 1975. Through a high number of propaganda resources and sheer force, the coup forced millions of people from the cities to farmlands, leaving them there to die.

In this convenient guide, several ancient, famous philosophers will be covered, so you may get a better understanding of the ancestors who have shaped our ideas and theories before we were born.