Most Popular Books by Joel Martin

Thomas Edison was arguably the greatest inventor in history. His phonograph created the recording industry, his motion picture camera created the movie industry, and the light bulb has changed the landscape of virtually every corner of the world. Edison was no head-in-the-clouds idealist. From the time he started his first business, selling and printing newspapers on a Michigan train route, Edison relied on practical theory to develop products that would create and then satisfy the needs of a consumer market. But his last and least-known invention may well have been his greatest: the spirit phone, a device to communicate with the dead. Edison''s Quest to Talk to the Dead is the story of this mysterious adventure, which dominated the final decade of his life as he gathered scientists, engineers, and spiritual mediums to conduct experiments in contacting the "other side." Birnes and Martin explore Edison''s motives, the science he believed supported those attempts, the consumer market he hoped to reach, and the social and cultural history that inspired him to do what his detractors--including the Church--said was not only impossible, but immoral.

A coming-of-age novel in 1980s rural Australia. In the remote town of Dimbat, 17 year old Jack Harris has it all: a beautiful girlfriend, a good job, and a supportive network. And to top it off, he''s just been given a uniquely privileged opportunity to take over a lucrative business from a kindly old man. But lies, dishonesty, cynicism and miserable advice, mean he could lose it all. On a road trip, he is plagued with doubts and fears. But one thing is certain: if you throw away the lottery ticket that life gives you, there''s always someone else who will pick it up and use it.

This is the second volume of "Seriously? You''re Gonna Name Your Kid?" punny one-liners. Another book of hilarious, outrageous, unique baby boys names and baby girls names that parents should never give their kids, and the comical reactions one might have to them. Written as a one-sided dialogue rhetorically questioning the over 300 bizarre names proposed by fictitious parents for their offspring. Puns, jokes, double entendres, amphibolies, comedy and bon mots galore. You''ll groan, laugh, smirk, chortle, titter, guffaw, bust a gut, tickle your funny bone and wonder: How''d you get that name?! Includes reader submissions. The author invites reader contributions. Send him your Seriously? jokes. The best jokes will be cited with your name. Now go out there and call people names! This book makes a great gift for birthdays, showers, pregnancies, childbirths, anniversaries, holidays and every day! This book covers topics including humorous puns & jokes, children''s names, baby boys names, baby girls names, comedy nicknames, parenting, maternity, paternity, parenthood and so much more!

Metal dialky1amides have been used to prepare complexes of the type [R[subscript 4]E] (6-x)[superscript ML][subscript 3] where R[subscript 4]E is a tetraalkylammoniuna or tetraphenylarsonium ion, L=benzene-1,2-dithiol, toluene-3 ,4-dithiol or o-mercaptophenol (for M=Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, and Ta), L=1,2-dihydroxybenzene (for Ti and Hf), L=naphthalene- 1, 8 -dithiol (for Ti, Zr, and Hf), and x=4 (for Ti, Zr and Hf) or x=5 (for Nb and Ta), The complexes were prepared as Li or Na salts according to the general equation; M(NR[subscript 2])[subscript x] + (6 -x)NaHL + (x-3)H[subscript 2]L[superscript THF]--u003e NA[subscript (6-x)]ML[subscript 3] + xHNR[subscript 2].The alkali metal was then replaced by an organic cation in acetonitrile. Comparison of UV and visible spectra of the new complexes with previously isolated complexes shows that there is a shift of the lowest energy band to higher energy in the order: Ti

Recounts psychic medium George Anderson''s contacts with the spirits of children who have passed away and the evidence they present for life after death