Books with author Paul Davids

."..offers a thorough background on slavery in the U.S. and how it grew to divide the country. The book also looks at Lincoln's changing views on the end of slavery (which may surprise some readers) and his fight, once he decided that a gradual end to slavery would not work, to draft the Emancipation Proclamation and lobby for the Thirteenth Amendment."--Amazon.com.

."..offers a thorough background on slavery in the U.S. and how it grew to divide the country. The book also looks at Lincoln's changing views on the end of slavery (which may surprise some readers) and his fight, once he decided that a gradual end to slavery would not work, to draft the Emancipation Proclamation and lobby for the Thirteenth Amendment."--Amazon.com.

A glimpse at the beginning of a new trilogy in the massive global gaming franchise, featuring a stunning array of concept art, character sketches and much, much more.Halo 4 is the next blockbuster installment in the iconic franchise that shaped entertainment history and defined a decade of gaming. Set in the aftermath of Halo 3, it marks the beginning of a new trilogy as the Master Chief confronts an ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe.Awakening: The Art of Halo 4 will give gamers an in-depth look behind the scenes at the creation of the stunning worlds of Halo 4, with commentary from the art director and game designers throughout. Concept art, character sketches, detailed environments and an additional section on the forthcoming multiplayer game make this the definitive guide to 343 Industries' take on the Halo universe.

David is a seven year old boy who is always inside computer games. His best friend Eddison begs him to come on an adventure outside. Reluctantly David follows Eddison outside and they end up at the mine. Suddenly Eddison falls into a blue crystal hole that takes him to a strange and exciting place. David follows to rescue his friend and bring him home. During the adventure he meets some fantastic and alien creatures and learns a lot about himself along the way.

The Last Three Minutes, by world-renowned physicist and author Paul Davies, is a wonderful, fun book - morbid to the core! - that combines the latest and most scientifically sound thinking about the ultimate fate of the universe with vivid scenarios of how it will feel to those of us still around when the end comes. Look, if you will, past that last day of sunlight into perpetual night. Experience the onset of stardoom - when the nuclear energy of burning stars is finally exhausted. Journey through those eons of time when black holes are the last major source of energy, devouring the scattered remnants of burnt-out galaxies. And then, perhaps, the big crunch - the last three minutes, when the temperature of the cosmos becomes so great that even atomic nuclei must disintegrate, when larger and larger regions of space are compressed into smaller and smaller volumes, when, as Davies writes, "the handiwork of the big bang, and of generations of stars in creating heavy chemical elements, is undone in less time than it takes you to read this sentence". Will this be the stage on which cosmic life plays out its final act? Or is the universe destined to end very differently and in the much less distant future, overwhelmed by a sudden and unexpected cosmic catastrophe? Indeed, will the universe end at all? If it endures forever, will humanity or our descendants, robots or flesh, find a way to survive through eternal night?