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How Reading Books Improve Child Development - Janet Councilman - 0 views

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    Books serve as a portal that will take children's imagination to a world of their own and helps them be aware of some realities in life. Reading will also benefit them academically. It develops cognitive skills by improving concentration and comprehension. If you are someone who pictures children to appreciate books, you need to prepare extra effort to exhibit the love of reading. This blog will give you reasons for why you should take specific measures to motivate them. The list of information below is more of the benefits your children get to have by reading books.
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Signals in the Deep by Greg Mellor (audio) - 0 views

  • "Signals in the Deep"
  • read by Kate Baker
  • by Greg Mellor
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    This is one of my favorite stories
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I, Robot - Google eBookstore - 0 views

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    The three laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. With this, Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series of interlinked stories: from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future--a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete. Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-read robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world--all told with the dramatic blend of science fact & science fiction that became Asmiov's trademark.
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Old Man's War - Google eBookstore - 0 views

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    John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army.   The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce-and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So: we fight. To defend Earth, and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding.   Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity's resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force. Everybody knows that when you reach retirement age, you can join the CDF. They don't want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living. You'll be taken off Earth and never allowed to return. You'll serve two years at the front. And if you survive, you'll be given a generous homestead stake of your own, on one of our hard-won colony planets.   John Perry is taking that deal. He has only the vaguest idea what to expect. Because the actual fight, light-years from home, is far, far harder than he can imagine-and what he will become is far stranger. John Scalzi is a prolific journalist, columnist, and non-fiction writer whose books include The Rough Guide to the Universe and The Book of the Dumb. His web journal The Whatever is one of the longest-established and most widely-read weblogs on the net. John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army. The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce-and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So: we fight. To defend Earth, and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding. Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity's resources are in the hands of the Colonial
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Her Husband's Hands by Adam-Troy Castro | Lightspeed Magazine - 0 views

  • and so she wept herself blind and took the hug as the gift it was meant to be.
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EP313: Playing Doctor : Escape Pod - 0 views

  • By Robert T. Jeschonek Read by Josh Roseman
  • The problem with having a crush on your mad scientist boss is, every day she doesn’t see how wonderful you really are seems like the end of the world.
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EP228: Everything That Matters - 0 views

  • By Jeff Spock
  • Read by Geoff Michelli
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    "I have done over fifteen hundred dives," I said, and let that sink in. The number was astronomical for a guy my age, even for a professional. "I have done free diving down to eighty meters. I have worked as a commercial diver and in commercial salvage." They were listening and nodding, concentrating on me while recording the conversation. "Then you, of all people, should have known better," said the little guy. "I did know better!" They were acting like the shark was the victim, not me. "How many people in the whole fucking galaxy could have come up alive, huh? How many would have had the technology and experience and conditioning?" "If you want our congratulations, you got 'em," said Odenny. "But we're more interested in what you were doing."
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EP298: The Things - 0 views

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Great Novel Writing Advice for Beginners - JEAN ARCHAMBAULT-WHITE - 0 views

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    Jean Archambault-White is a seasoned writer who had worked various writing jobs such as a columnist, technical writer, and freelance writer throughout her more than thirty years of experience. She has been writing since she was fourteen and was first published at the age of fifteen. Currently, Jean Archambault-White is an author who has written around four books including her riveting novel series Eloise of Westhaven. As a novelist, Jean Archambault-White is sophisticated and well-read - a manifestation of her extensive experience in the literary world.
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https://www.alawfromeden.com/reasons-to-read-and-love-christian-books/ - 0 views

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    One of the life goals of most people is to live life with good morals. Knowing your purpose in life will help you in attaining this.
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Wired 14.11: Very Short Stories - 1 views

  • For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
  • God said, 'Cancel Program GENESIS.' The universe ceased to exist.
  • Failed SAT. Lost scholarship. Invented rocket. - William Shatner
  • ...25 more annotations...
  • Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer? - Eileen Gunn
  • Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer?
  • Vacuum collision. Orbits diverge. Farewell, love. - David Brin
  • Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so. - Joss Whedon
  • The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly. - Orson Scott Card
  • Longed for him. Got him. Shit. - Margaret Atwood
  • From torched skyscrapers, men grew wings. - Gregory Maguire
  • With bloody hands, I say good-bye. - Frank Miller
  • Epitaph: Foolish humans, never escaped Earth. - Vernor Vinge
  • It cost too much, staying human. - Bruce Sterling
  • Lie detector eyeglasses perfected: Civilization collapses. - Richard Powers
  • Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time - Alan Moore
  • To save humankind he died again. - Ben Bova
  • We went solar; sun went nova. - Ken MacLeod
  • Easy. Just touch the match to - Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Epitaph: He shouldn't have fed it. - Brian Herbert
  • Nevertheless, he tried a third time. - James P. Blaylock
  • Help! Trapped in a text adventure! - Marc Laidlaw
  • Thought I was right. I wasn't. - Graeme Gibson
  • Mind of its own. Damn lawnmower. - David Brin
  • Singularity postponed. Datum missing. Query Godoogle? - David Brin
  • Finally, he had no more words. - Gregory Maguire
  • There were only six words left. - Gregory Maguire
  • He read his obituary with confusion. - Steven Meretzky
  • Dorothy: "Fuck it, I'll stay here." - Steven Meretzky
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