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Chandra's Cosmos: Dark Matter, Black Holes, and Other Wonders Revealed by NASA's Premier X-Ray Observatory
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Chandra's Cosmos: Dark Matter, Black Holes, and Other Wonders Revealed by NASA's Premier X-Ray ObservatoryChandra's Cosmos: Dark Matter, Black Holes, and Other Wonders Revealed by NASA's Premier X-Ray Observatory

On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built, was launched aboard the space shuttle Columbia. Since then, Chandra has given us a view of the universe that is largely hidden from telescopes sensitive only to visible light. In Chandra's Cosmos, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Chandra science spokesperson Wallace H. Tucker uses a series of short, connected stories to describe the telescope's exploration of the hot, high-energy face of the universe.
 
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Tags: Chandra, Observatory, universe, telescope, Cosmos, X-Ray, Premier
The Art of SpeedReading People: How to Size People Up and Speak Their Language
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The Art of SpeedReading People: How to Size People Up and Speak Their LanguageThe Art of SpeedReading People: How to Size People Up and Speak Their Language

Wouldn't it be great to have x-ray vision into other people's personalities - to know what they are thinking, what they care deeply about, their likes and dislikes? With x-ray vision you'd know how best to approach people, how to pique their interest in your ideas, how to strike a bargain, resolve a conflict, or simply help others feel more at ease relating to you.

Whether your goal is dealing more successfully with coworkers or employees, friends or family members, prospective customers or clients, THE ART OF SPEEDREADING PEOPLE offers you a powerful advantage in communicating with all types of people.

 
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Tags: people, their, vision, People, x-ray, SpeedReading
The X'ed-Out X-Ray (A to Z Mysteries)
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The X'ed-Out X-Ray (A to Z Mysteries)The X'ed-Out X-Ray (A to Z Mysteries)

Age 6-9 years

Don’t miss A to Z Mysteries—alphabetic adventures that are full of thrills, chills, and cases to crack!
X is for X-Ray...

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Tags: X-Ray, Mysteries, cases, crack, ed-Out, chills
How to Read a Book
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How to Read a BookHow to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated.
You are told about the various levels of reading and how to achieve them -- from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading, you learn how to pigeonhole a book, X-ray it, extract the author's message, criticize. You are taught the different reading techniques...

Audio reuploaded Thanks to wepr

 

 
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Tags: reading, science, authors, comprehension, imaginative, pigeonhole, X-ray, learn, extract
Abdominal X-Rays Made Easy
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Abdominal X-Rays Made EasyAbdominal X-Rays Made Easy

This lively and entertaining manual on how to interpret abdominal radiographs will be invaluable to all medical students and junior doctors and has been written by a practising radiologist with many years' experience of teaching the subject. It outlines the few simple rules you need to follow, then explains how to sort out the initial and apparently overwhelming jumble of information which constitutes the abdominal X-ray. Knowledge of its contents will provide a secure base for tackling exams and the subsequent challenges of clinical practice.
 
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Tags: abdominal, which, constitutes, X-ray, Knowledge, Abdominal, X-Rays, information