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1) Islam
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
You don't have to be Muslim to understand Islam. This friendly guide introduces you to the origins and practices of Islam, including the Five Pillars and life-cycle rituals and reveals the significance of Muhammad and the Qu'ran, Islam's sacred scripture. You also meet the various Islamic sects, and see how Islam fits in wih other Abrahamic religions. Follow how Islam has adapted over time, and examine recent developments in the Islamic world. From...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
During the new semester, Sheldon attends his first comic con and gets a group of nerdy friends while Missy begins questioning everything -- including religion and sex -- while Georgie takes a job at Meemaw's new laundromat-slash-gambling-den and the parents struggle at work and home.
Author
Series
Max Einstein volume 4
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Taking on her biggest challenge yet--preventing climate change from destroying the earth--Max Einstein is pitted against a new evil group that would rather let the whole world crumble than allow her to save the planet.
4) Evil genius
Author
Series
Smartest kid in the universe volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jake McQuade's the smartest kid in the universe--or at least he was. But just as his training with the secret agency known as the Consortium is about to start, Jake's jelly beans go missing! And to make matters worse, they (and Jake's genius!) might be wearing off right when he needs his smarts most! Jake needs to solve this mystery fast. Who stole the jelly beans and why? Can Jake figure out what's going on, recover the missing jelly beans, and stop...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Being a child prodigy in East Texas can be challenging, but it can also make you the most popular student on your college campus. When thirteen-year-old undergrad Sheldon Cooper creates a database, his professors clamor for a partnership, but this puts him at odds with the university. Meanwhile, the relationship between his parents, George Sr. and Mary, hits a rough patch, causing his twin sister, Missy, to take off in their dads truck. Big brother...
Author
Publisher
Current
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In a scientific detective story, the author, along with a reporter, investigates more than 30 child prodigies, all of whom had extraordinary memories and a keen eye for detail, and discovers a genetic link between prodigy and autism, confirming her long-held hunch and an important piece of the puzzle.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Examining key traits of genius, from curiosity to creative maladjustment to obsession, Professor Craig Wright, creator of Yale's popular "Genius Course," explores what we can learn from brilliant minds that have changed the world.
Author
Series
My weirdtastic school volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
A special guest has arrived at Ella Mentry School! Professor Pitt is the president of a local art museum and has all sorts of wacky ideas about art. A.J. thinks it's all a total snoozefest ... until the piece he turns in for an art assignment gets praised as a work of genius! Suddenly, Professor Pitt is introducing A.J. as the next big thing to happen to the art world. What could possibly go wrong?
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Mathematical genius Dr. Meg Brightwood has just completed a proof of a problem so impenetrable it’s nicknamed the Impossible Theorem. In a field plagued by sexism, Meg opts for a public presentation so there will be no doubt of her authorship. But a panic attack obliterates her plans. In defeat, she locks away the one manuscript of her proof. Then she finds the unlikeliest of allies: Isaac Wells—carpenter and high school dropout. And the one love...
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