Author: Ron Egatz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597094863
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
The first published collection of poems by Ron Egatz presents a host of narrators describing encounters with characters ranging from washed-up rock musicians to former lovers, airline stowaways to family members. A poet for 25 years to the month of publication of this book, Egatz explores the limits of the lyric narrative poem with subject matter spanning historical events to family snapshots. This collection is a rallying cry for poetry unafraid of being understood, yet not sacrificing lyric quality, music, or emotional depth.
Beneath Stars Long Extinct
Author: Ron Egatz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597094863
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
The first published collection of poems by Ron Egatz presents a host of narrators describing encounters with characters ranging from washed-up rock musicians to former lovers, airline stowaways to family members. A poet for 25 years to the month of publication of this book, Egatz explores the limits of the lyric narrative poem with subject matter spanning historical events to family snapshots. This collection is a rallying cry for poetry unafraid of being understood, yet not sacrificing lyric quality, music, or emotional depth.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597094863
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
The first published collection of poems by Ron Egatz presents a host of narrators describing encounters with characters ranging from washed-up rock musicians to former lovers, airline stowaways to family members. A poet for 25 years to the month of publication of this book, Egatz explores the limits of the lyric narrative poem with subject matter spanning historical events to family snapshots. This collection is a rallying cry for poetry unafraid of being understood, yet not sacrificing lyric quality, music, or emotional depth.
The Irish Ecclesiastical Record
Appleton's Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
The Black Star Trilogy
Author: John W Campbell Jr
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365205215
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
The Black Star Passes - A sky pirate with superior weapons of his own invention. First contact with an alien race dangerous enough to threaten the safety of two planets. The arrival of a dark sun whose attendant marauders aimed at the very end of civilization in this Solar System. Islands of Space - As Earth's spaceship hung in the void between galaxies, they could see below the mass of stars that formed their own island universe. They raced through the darkness of space. But suddenly they saw two shining ships paralleling their course! Invaders from the Infinite - The scientific trio challenged by the most ruthless aliens in all the universes, blasted off on an intergalactic search for defenses. Worlds were visited, secrets unleashed, and turned to mighty weapons of intense force - and still the enemy seemed to grow in power . The Earth team hurled bolt after bolt of pure ravening energy - until it appeared that the universe itself might end in one final flare of furious torrential power.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365205215
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
The Black Star Passes - A sky pirate with superior weapons of his own invention. First contact with an alien race dangerous enough to threaten the safety of two planets. The arrival of a dark sun whose attendant marauders aimed at the very end of civilization in this Solar System. Islands of Space - As Earth's spaceship hung in the void between galaxies, they could see below the mass of stars that formed their own island universe. They raced through the darkness of space. But suddenly they saw two shining ships paralleling their course! Invaders from the Infinite - The scientific trio challenged by the most ruthless aliens in all the universes, blasted off on an intergalactic search for defenses. Worlds were visited, secrets unleashed, and turned to mighty weapons of intense force - and still the enemy seemed to grow in power . The Earth team hurled bolt after bolt of pure ravening energy - until it appeared that the universe itself might end in one final flare of furious torrential power.
The Living Age
Littell's Living Age
Extinct Humans
Author: Ian Tattersall
Publisher: Westview Press
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
An assessment of human evolution that theorizes that many more species of humans than previously thought have existed during the six million year history of the hominid family.
Publisher: Westview Press
ISBN:
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
An assessment of human evolution that theorizes that many more species of humans than previously thought have existed during the six million year history of the hominid family.
The Star Book
Author: Peter Grego
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 144635878X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
See the night sky like you have never seen it before with this all-encompassing guide to astronomy. Learn all there is to know about the layout of the skies, the positions of the main constellations and the names of the brightest stars, so you can become a backyard astronomer in no time at all. With easy-to-use star charts, photographs and observational drawings of objects visible from both hemispheres, The Star Book will take your understanding and enjoyment of stargazing to the next level. Whether you use binoculars or a telescope, or even if you have no optical aid at all, there are enough celestial sights to keep anyone enthralled for a lifetime. The Star Book provides a quick and simple reference to the major stars and constellations, with easy-to-use star charts, finder charts, high-quality images and observational drawings covering the key stars viewable from all over the world. Author Peter Grego, also includes a brief introduction to the history of astronomy, an easy-to-follow explanation of the life-cycle of stars, from ignition to collapse, and information about deep sky objects such as nebulae and globular clusters. This fascinating, attractive and accessible book will become a trusted resource to make sense of the night skies, and is a wonderful gift for anyone with even a passing interest in astronomy.
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 144635878X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
See the night sky like you have never seen it before with this all-encompassing guide to astronomy. Learn all there is to know about the layout of the skies, the positions of the main constellations and the names of the brightest stars, so you can become a backyard astronomer in no time at all. With easy-to-use star charts, photographs and observational drawings of objects visible from both hemispheres, The Star Book will take your understanding and enjoyment of stargazing to the next level. Whether you use binoculars or a telescope, or even if you have no optical aid at all, there are enough celestial sights to keep anyone enthralled for a lifetime. The Star Book provides a quick and simple reference to the major stars and constellations, with easy-to-use star charts, finder charts, high-quality images and observational drawings covering the key stars viewable from all over the world. Author Peter Grego, also includes a brief introduction to the history of astronomy, an easy-to-follow explanation of the life-cycle of stars, from ignition to collapse, and information about deep sky objects such as nebulae and globular clusters. This fascinating, attractive and accessible book will become a trusted resource to make sense of the night skies, and is a wonderful gift for anyone with even a passing interest in astronomy.
The Black Star Passes
Author: John W. Campbell
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
A sky pirate armed with superior weapons of his own invention, first contact with an alien race dangerous enough to threaten the safety of two planets and the arrival of an unseen dark sun whose attendant marauders aimed at the very end of civilization in this Solar System. These were the first three challenges of many that tested the skill and minds of the brilliant team of scientist-astronauts Arcot, Wade, and Morey.
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
A sky pirate armed with superior weapons of his own invention, first contact with an alien race dangerous enough to threaten the safety of two planets and the arrival of an unseen dark sun whose attendant marauders aimed at the very end of civilization in this Solar System. These were the first three challenges of many that tested the skill and minds of the brilliant team of scientist-astronauts Arcot, Wade, and Morey.
The Black Star Passes
Author: John W. Campbell
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
In the year 2126, scientists Arcot and Morey chase a sky pirate—and invent the technology to travel through space. In the second story, the heroes travel to Venus and make first contact with an alien species. Finally, they must defend the solar system from invaders whose own star has long since gone dark. Originally published separately as “Piracy Preferred” in Amazing Stories June 1930 edition, “Solarite” in Amazing Stories November 1930, and “The Black Star Passes” in Amazing Stories Quarterly Fall 1930, these three novellas were edited and collected into this volume in 1953. This is the first book in John W. Campbell’s Arcot, Morey, and Wade trilogy. Most famous for editing Astounding Science Fiction and Fact magazine and introducing Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, and many other great science fiction authors to the world, Campbell’s other notable works include the novella “Who Goes There?”, which was adapted to film as The Thing by John Carpenter in 1982. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
In the year 2126, scientists Arcot and Morey chase a sky pirate—and invent the technology to travel through space. In the second story, the heroes travel to Venus and make first contact with an alien species. Finally, they must defend the solar system from invaders whose own star has long since gone dark. Originally published separately as “Piracy Preferred” in Amazing Stories June 1930 edition, “Solarite” in Amazing Stories November 1930, and “The Black Star Passes” in Amazing Stories Quarterly Fall 1930, these three novellas were edited and collected into this volume in 1953. This is the first book in John W. Campbell’s Arcot, Morey, and Wade trilogy. Most famous for editing Astounding Science Fiction and Fact magazine and introducing Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, and many other great science fiction authors to the world, Campbell’s other notable works include the novella “Who Goes There?”, which was adapted to film as The Thing by John Carpenter in 1982. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.