Time's Arrow and Archimedes' Point: New Directions for the Physics of Time
Why is the future so different from the past? Why does the past affect the future and not the other way around? What does quantum mechanics really tell us about the world? In this important and accessible book, Huw Price throws fascinating new light these great mysteries of modern physics, and connects them in a wholly original way.
The Power of Legacy and Planned Gifts: How Nonprofits and Donors Work Together to Change the World
Planned and legacy giving expert Kevin Johnson tailors a how-to guide to the needs of small to medium-sized nonprofits. Written in an easy-to-understand fashion for use in a variety of settings, the book provides the practical knowledge and tools that smaller organizations need to connect with loyal donors and to build a pipeline of future income from bequests to sustain, strengthen, and advance their work and organizational missions.
Future Music brings you the most in-depth news and reviews from respected industry professionals. We'll also give you all the advice you need to get the most from your current set-up, and interviews with musicians at the cutting-edge of technology.
Geologist Jan Zalasiewicz takes the reader on a fascinating trip one hundred million years into the future--long after the human race becomes extinct--to explore what will remain of our brief but dramatic sojourn on Earth. He describes how alien geologists in the far future might piece together the history of the planet, and slowly decipher the history of humanity from the traces we will leave impressed in the rock strata. What story will the rocks tell of us? What kind of fossils will humans leave behind? What will happen to cities, cars, and plastic cups?
