Showing results for "The Truth Book" in Science & Engineering

In an age where technologies such as AI threaten to supplant human intelligence, an award-winning scientist offers a radical new view of our innate human technology and what we're truly capable of. There are rare moments in time when we make choices that irreversibly change the world, and our...

A James Beard Award-winner and the author of What to Eat and Soda Politics, leading nutritionist Marion Nestle exposes how the food industry corrupts scientific research for profit. Is chocolate heart-healthy? Does yogurt prevent type 2 diabetes? Do pomegranates help cheat death? News accounts...

“Essential reading, filled with exactly the kind of truth that this precarious moment demands.” —Kaira Jewel Lingo, author of We Were Made for These Times Abby Reyes lost her partner, Terence Unity Freitas, as he and two others were murdered after departing Kajka Ika—the heart of the...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2021 BY THE NEW YORKER AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY “[Warmth] is lyrical and erudite, engaging with science, activism, and philosophy . . . [Sherrell] captures the complicated correspondence between hope and doubt, faith and despair—the pendulum of emotional states that...

Dive into the gripping first-hand account of Colonel Archibald Gracie, the first Titanic survivor to pass away after the tragic sinking. In this compelling narrative, Gracie seeks to debunk the myths surrounding that fateful night, sharing his personal experiences as he clung to the hull of an overturned lifeboat after heroically assisting many others to safety. This remarkable book also features poignant testimonies from other survivors, gathered from both American and British inquiries, revealing their heart-wrenching tales boat by boat. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Eat more fish, the doctors say. But is the salmon you are consuming really healthy? In the early 1970s, a group of scientists researched how to make more food for the growing population of the world. They looked to the sea. They sampled genes from salmon in 41 Norwegian and Swedish rivers and...

Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Baumfree, emerged from the shadows of slavery in 1797 in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York. This powerful narrative, as recounted by Truth to her close friend Olive Gilbert, vividly reflects the harrowing experiences she and her family faced as they were treated as the legal property of others. These formative experiences ignited her passion for activism, leading her to become a fervent abolitionist and a champion for womens rights. Her remarkable capacity for forgiveness towards those who inflicted such suffering upon her serves as an inspiring lesson for ...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of This Is Not A Drill by Extinction Rebellion, read by Eva Pope. Extinction Rebellion are inspiring a whole generation to take action on climate breakdown. Now you can become part of the movement - and together, we can make history. It's time. This is our...

Stories are powerful. They stir our emotions and effect our behaviors. Fictitious Truths presents captivating stories to catch your ear, stir your emotions and encourage you to act. Beginning with Lucy's Story, characters are created from the collective lives of the abused and neglected children I have worked with in addition to the true life stories of myself and my ten biological sisters. Each episode with beguile you. Interviews with survivors of child abuse and discussions regarding the subject matter are presented in many episodes, but following the live of a young child has the most ...