The Physics Of Christmas

Author : Roger Highfield
Publisher : Back Bay Books
ISBN 13 : 0316054518
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Physics of Christmas written by Roger Highfield and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 2008-12-14 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why might Rudolph's nose have been red? Why do we actually give Christmas gifts? Why has smell become an important component in the Christmas shopping experience? Roger Highfield, science editor of London's Daily Telegraph and co-author of the highly acclaimed The Arrow of Time, has taken a long-overdue look at our most cherished holiday from the rigorous (but highly entertaining) viewpoint of a scientist. What are the thermodynamics involved in cooking a turkey? What are the likely celestial candidates for the Star of Bethlehem? Is the concept of a virgin birth scientifically feasible? What happens to us physically when we overindulge in alcohol? How does snow form? Why are we always depressed after Christmas? How does Santa manage to deliver all those presents in one night? (He has, in fact, little over two ten- thousands of a second to get between each of the 842 million households he must visit.) The Physics of Christmas is that rare science book that manages to be as delightful as it is informative.

Author : Maggie Smith
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0307983277
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christmas with the Mousekins written by Maggie Smith and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-10-31 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the Mousekin family as they prepare for Christmas! Filled with crafts and recipes, poems and stories, this is a Christmas book to share with the whole family, year after year. All the highlights of a great December are here. The Mousekins pick out and decorate a tree. Make paper snowflakes with Nana Mousekin. Bake cookies for friends and neighbors. Write letters to Santa Mouse. Welcome carolers. Sled and skate and make a snowmouse. Share family stories of Christmases past. And find secret corners of the house to work on surprise presents for each other. You can celebrate along with the Mousekins—this book includes recipes for cookies, instructions for paper and felt crafts, and stories and poems to share with your family. Maggie Smith perfectly captures the happy whirl that is Christmas—when the house smells of cinnamon and ginger and you’re putting the finishing touches on homemade gifts, and the excitement of secrets soon to be revealed is buzzing in the air. Open these pages and step into the warmth of family, the spirit of sharing, and a season full of love.

Author : Heather Graham
Publisher : MIRA
ISBN 13 : 1426874332
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Home in Time for Christmas written by Heather Graham and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melody Tarleton is driving home for Christmas when a man—clad in Revolutionary Warera costume—appears out of nowhere, right in the path of her car. Shaken, she takes the injured stranger in, listening with concern to Jake Mallory's fantastic claim that he's a Patriot soldier executed by British authorities. Bringing Jake to her parents' house, Melody concocts a story to explain the handsome holiday guest with the courtly manners and strange clothes. Mark, her close friend who wishes he were more, is skeptical, but her family is fascinated. So is Melody. Jake is passionate, charming and utterly unlike anyone she's ever met. Can he really be who he claims? And can a man from the distant past be the future she truly longs for?

Author : Gregory Mone
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608191141
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Truth About Santa written by Gregory Mone and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all know Santa Claus: fat, jolly, omniscient, swift. Lives in a nice home in the Arctic, with the missus and a pack of elves. Well, forget what you know. Santa Claus is from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, as it turns out, and he's not as fat as he used to be. Here's something else you didn't know: he's been dabbling in some futuristic technology, and has found myriad ways to make his job possible. How can Santa know who's been naughty and nice? Simple: implant listening devices into your ornaments. How can he make it to every house Christmas Eve? That's nothing a little cloning and some wormholes can't solve. And he has plenty of other tactics: quantum entanglement, organ replacement, drug-induced hibernation, and unmanned aerial vehicles, to name just a few. In this fantastically illustrated, affectionate, and hilarious book, Gregory Mone uses science and technology to overturn the assumption that Santa can't be real. Drawing on the work of accomplished scientists and researchers, Mone gives us a whole new portrait of this remarkable man and the miracles he makes happen every year. With imaginative artwork and an eye-catching package, this book makes an outstanding Christmas gift for just about anyone.

Author : Bruce Hale
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9780062983633
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Super Santa: the Science of Christmas written by Bruce Hale and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-09-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synopsis coming soon.......

Author : J. C. Polkinghorne
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664227494
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Living with Hope written by J. C. Polkinghorne and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these refreshingly unconventional meditations, scientist John Polkinghorne connects the perspectives of science and religion in honest and thoughtful reflections for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. Giving new meaning to the penitence of Advent and the hope of the Christian faith, he considers God's ultimate purposes along with scientific knowledge of the fate of the universe. Complete with Scriptural references and prayers,Living With Hopeencourages Christians to think about the beginning and end of the world and to come to discover what it means to truly affirm God's purpose in creation.

Author : Roger Highfield
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 147460272X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Can Reindeer Fly? written by Roger Highfield and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does snow form? Why are we always depressed after Christmas? How does Santa manage to deliver all those presents in one night? (He has, in fact, little over two ten-thousandths of a second to get between each of the 842 million households he must visit.) This book contains information on how drugs might make us see flying reindeer, how pollution is affecting the shape of Christmas trees, and the intriguing correlation between the length of our Christmas card list and brain size.

Author : Connie Willis
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0307573664
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Miracle and Other Christmas Stories written by Connie Willis and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-11-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, Connie Willis capture the timeless essence of generosity and goodwill in this magical collection if Christmas stories. These eight tales-two of which have never before been published-boldly reimagine the stories of Christmas while celebrating the power of love and compassion. This enchanting treasury includes: "Miracle," in which a young woman's carefully devised plans to find romance go awry when her guardian angel shows her the true meaning of love "In Coppelius's Toyshop," where a jaded narcissist finds himself trapped in a crowded toy store at Christmastime "Epiphany," in which three modern-day wisemen embark on a quest unlike any they've ever experienced "Inn," where a choir singer gives shelter to a homeless man and his pregnant wife-only to learn later that there's much more to the couple than meets the eye And more

Author : Timothy Larsen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192567128
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Christmas written by Timothy Larsen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-21 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Christmas provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary account of all aspects of Christmas across the globe, from the specifically religious to the purely cultural. The contributions are drawn from a distinguished group of international experts from across numerous disciplines, including literary scholars, theologians, historians, biblical scholars, sociologists, anthropologists, art historians, and legal experts. The volume provides authoritative treatments of a range of topics, from the origins of Christmas to the present; decorating trees to eating plum pudding; from the Bible to contemporary worship; from carols to cinema; from the Nativity Story to Santa Claus; from Bethlehem to Japan; from Catholics to Baptists; from secularism to consumerism. Christmas is the biggest celebration on the planet. Every year, a significant percentage of the world's population is draw to this holiday—from Cape Cod to Cape Town, from South America to South Korea, and on and on across the globe. The Christmas season takes up a significant part of the entire year. For many countries, the holiday is a major force in their national economy. Moreover, Christmas is not just a modern holiday, but has been an important feast for most Christians since the fourth century and a dominant event in many cultures and countries for over a millennium. The Oxford Handbook of Christmas provides an invaluable reference point for anyone interested in this global phenomenon.

Author : Fiona Watt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780746069813
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Things to Make and Do for Christmas written by Fiona Watt and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of this wonderful Christmas activity book, which is packed full of outstanding ideas to keep children absorbed and occupied in the weeks running up to Christmas. Contains imaginative and creative ideas for a multitude of festive activities, including how to make an Advent calendar, Christmas cards, decorations and wrapping paper. A selection of colourful stickers is included, which can be used with the activities, or to create independent Christmas projects.