Best Selling Books by David Petersen

The new, updated edition of 'Reading English News on the Internet' makes it even easier for intermediate-to-advanced English learners to master 'media English' as found in online news, sports, and financial articles. This handy guidebook outlines computer-related vocabulary and key features of news article style, and provides practice with dozens of connectors, idiomatic/phrasal verbs, and everyday expressions. The book also includes mini-quizzes after each section, as well as a comprehensive final exam. Online English can be difficult. Let this easy-to-use guide help boost your learning curve.

Coalition GOLD STAR Phasing Pass: For a year like no other! Travel wherever you wish, as often as you wish, provided each trip leaves you further from Sol-3 Terminus. To start your return, reach the boundary beacon at 1460 light-years or make a trip that brings you closer to Earth. Alternatively, simply wait until the start of the eleventh month, and the direction will automatically reverse, giving you 30 solar days to make your way back. What will you do on your Grand Tour? Drift down a Martian canal at Colony 5? Shear spider-sheep on a working Teegarden ranch? Pause to reflect on the Big Bad empire and the AI wars at the Cetan Heritage Museum? Hike through jungle ruins on Kepler 186f? Go abseiling in the abandoned cave towns on Kepler 62e? A lifetime of memories await!* *Terms and conditions apply. Contact us for details. Prices and availability of phasing lines are subject to change without notice. All planetside activities must be arranged in advance and paid for separately. The traveler is responsible for ensuring the validity of all visitation papers and entry permits. AI travelers must show proof of full backup prior to departure. Wetware travelers must purchase comprehensive travel insurance from an approved vendor. Not responsible for lost or stolen luggage. Check with us for weight restrictions and a list of prohibited items. Force majeure limitations apply to all transactions. Thank you for your patronage!

The Taurus-Littrow Lunar Repository is pleased to announce the grand opening of a long-anticipated addition to the Serenitatis Complex: the new Extrasolar Annex, which showcases the latest strides in exoplanetary archaeology and exploration. Since our inception at one of the earliest lunar exploration sites, the TLLR has demonstrated a similar pioneering spirit in its pursuit of the very best in the arts and sciences. That drive has consistently inspired our curators to eschew the pull of our local gravitational well and the analogous centrism of the inner system. Now with this step, we declare our ambition to take our place in the wider stellar community by serving as an institution dedicated to the highest ideals of the Coalition.

Discusses the land, history, people, food, clothes, sports, and holidays of Greece.

This book describes the history, landscape, plants and animals, and hiking trails of Haleakala National Park in Hawaii.

There are 6 books in the Atlantis series: Hidden Courage; Tomb of Atlantis; Curse of Atlantis; Tomb of Zeus; Atlantis: The Crystal Scepter; and Atlantis: The Sacred Orb (release on December 14th, 2014). Please see recommended order of reading below.Hidden Courage: is the back story of the main character in the Atlantis series (Interesting, but not essential)Tomb of Atlantis: is book 1Curse of Atlantis: is book 2Tomb of Zeus: is book 3Weapons of Atlantis: is book 4Atlantis: The Sacred Orb: is book 5Curse of Atlantis:In Tomb of Atlantis, Jack Roberts, an adventurer, discovered an artifact that may have belonged to a pyramid contained within the lost city of Atlantis. In Curse of Atlantis, the search for the pyramids continues. Jack and his archaeologist friends, Serena and Javier Arista, plan to take the artifact to Greece in order to find its connection to the lost pyramids of Atlantis. However, prior to leaving on the trip, Serena and the artifact are taken hostage by unscrupulous thieves who only want the riches contained within the pyramids. For Jack and Javier, it is a race against time to discover where the pyramid is, that contains the key to the lost civilization in order to save Serena and the ancient secrets of Atlantis.79,000 words

Using computer simulations, the performance of several CdTe based photovoltaic structures has been studied. The advantages and disadvantages of band gap grading, through the use of (Zn, Cd)Te, have also been investigated in these structures. Grading at the front interface between a CdS window layer and a CdTe absorber layer, can arise due to interdiffusion between the materials during growth or due to the intentional variation of the material composition. This grading has been shown to improve certain performance metrics, such as the open-circuit voltage, while degrading others, such as the fill factor, depending on the amount and distance of the grading. The presence of a Schottky barrier as the back contact has also been shown to degrade the photovoltaic performance of the device, resulting in a characteristic IV curve. However, with the appropriate band gap grading at the back interface, it has been shown that the performance can be enhanced through more efficient carrier collection. These results were then correlated with experimental observations of the performance degradation in devices subjected to light and heat stress.

Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.

Discusses the possibility of a remnant grizzly population still living in the wilds of Colorado's San Juan Mountains

There are 6 books in the Atlantis series: Hidden Courage; Tomb of Atlantis; Curse of Atlantis; Tomb of Zeus; Atlantis: The Crystal Scepter; and Atlantis: The Sacred Orb (release on December 14th, 2014). Please see recommended order of reading below.Hidden Courage: is the back story of the main character in the Atlantis series (Interesting, but not essential)Tomb of Atlantis: is book 1Curse of Atlantis: is book 2Tomb of Zeus: is book 3Weapons of Atlantis: is book 4Atlantis: The Sacred Orb: is book 5Tomb of Atlantis:Young Jack Roberts is an adventurer. While flying up through the Caribbean many years ago, he spotted what he believed was a golden artifact resting on the ocean's floor. Without the resources to investigate further, he snapped some photos and flew home.Years later, he makes a startling discovery. While watching an interview on TV, he sees an exact duplicate of the symbol he photographed now displayed on a set of ancient tablets reported to be 7,000 years old. With his curiosity piqued, he knows he must return.Jack's new adventure leads him back to the Caribbean Sea in search of the golden artifact. While diving, he finds other ancient relics that point to the first real evidence of Atlantis. Excited and energized, he returns to the dive zone once more.Tragedy strikes and Jack is now forced to fight for his life. Violent storms and vicious predators force him beyond even his own endurance as he clings to an improvised raft, driven not just to survive, but to solve the 7,000-year-old mystery of Atlantis.82,000 words

Briefly describes past and present uses of solar energy, especially for heating and electricity. Includes instructions for three simple experiments and a glossary.