Author: Norman Couse
Publisher: Paragon Publishing
ISBN: 1782223525
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
“It’s the early hours of the morning when Lane is awoken by a bright light and searing pain. He opens his eyes but nothing more; unable to either scream with pain, or move from it. Fear grips his heart and his mind, as he sees the earth around him and the tree above him slowly start to dissolve …” Here we are once again with John and his friends travelling on into more new and marvellous lands. Making new friendships along the way but with heartache and loss intertwined. They travel far until they finally come to a place – a border. A border so terrifying, so feared by all: humans, animals and greenem alike, that even the bravest perish within moments, if fool enough to cross. But it is also where all the answers lie … and a life-changing decision must be made
Two Moons of Earth: Beyond Desolation
Author: Norman Couse
Publisher: Paragon Publishing
ISBN: 1782223525
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
“It’s the early hours of the morning when Lane is awoken by a bright light and searing pain. He opens his eyes but nothing more; unable to either scream with pain, or move from it. Fear grips his heart and his mind, as he sees the earth around him and the tree above him slowly start to dissolve …” Here we are once again with John and his friends travelling on into more new and marvellous lands. Making new friendships along the way but with heartache and loss intertwined. They travel far until they finally come to a place – a border. A border so terrifying, so feared by all: humans, animals and greenem alike, that even the bravest perish within moments, if fool enough to cross. But it is also where all the answers lie … and a life-changing decision must be made
Publisher: Paragon Publishing
ISBN: 1782223525
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
“It’s the early hours of the morning when Lane is awoken by a bright light and searing pain. He opens his eyes but nothing more; unable to either scream with pain, or move from it. Fear grips his heart and his mind, as he sees the earth around him and the tree above him slowly start to dissolve …” Here we are once again with John and his friends travelling on into more new and marvellous lands. Making new friendships along the way but with heartache and loss intertwined. They travel far until they finally come to a place – a border. A border so terrifying, so feared by all: humans, animals and greenem alike, that even the bravest perish within moments, if fool enough to cross. But it is also where all the answers lie … and a life-changing decision must be made
Magnificent Desolation
Author: Buzz Aldrin
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408807106
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
_________________________ THE ESSENTIAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE SECOND MAN ON THE MOON _________________________ 'Thrilling ... years on, the raw facts of the adventure remain beguiling and the bravery of the astronauts compelling' - SUNDAY TIMES 'Exciting and moving' - DAILY EXPRESS _________________________ Buzz Aldrin, one of the three men who took part in the first moon landing in 1969, is a true American hero. Magnificent Desolation begins with the story of his voyage into space, which came within seconds of failure, and reveals a fascinating insider's view of the American space programme. But that thrilling adventure was only the beginning, as Aldrin battled with his own desolation in the form of depression and alcoholism. This epic journey encompasses the brutally honest tale of Aldrin's self-destruction, and the redemption that came through finding love when hope seemed lost. _________________________ 'Buzz Aldrin might not have been the first man to walk on the Moon, but of all the astronauts to have been there, none of them has articulated their predicament with quite such wisdom and sensitivity' - MAIL ON SUNDAY
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408807106
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
_________________________ THE ESSENTIAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE SECOND MAN ON THE MOON _________________________ 'Thrilling ... years on, the raw facts of the adventure remain beguiling and the bravery of the astronauts compelling' - SUNDAY TIMES 'Exciting and moving' - DAILY EXPRESS _________________________ Buzz Aldrin, one of the three men who took part in the first moon landing in 1969, is a true American hero. Magnificent Desolation begins with the story of his voyage into space, which came within seconds of failure, and reveals a fascinating insider's view of the American space programme. But that thrilling adventure was only the beginning, as Aldrin battled with his own desolation in the form of depression and alcoholism. This epic journey encompasses the brutally honest tale of Aldrin's self-destruction, and the redemption that came through finding love when hope seemed lost. _________________________ 'Buzz Aldrin might not have been the first man to walk on the Moon, but of all the astronauts to have been there, none of them has articulated their predicament with quite such wisdom and sensitivity' - MAIL ON SUNDAY
The Moon
Author: Oliver Morton
Publisher: The Economist
ISBN: 154176806X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
An intimate portrait of the Earth's closest neighbor--the Moon--that explores the history and future of humankind's relationship with it Every generation has looked towards the heavens and wondered at the beauty of the Moon. Fifty years ago, a few Americans became the first to do the reverse--and shared with Earth-bound audiences the view of their own planet hanging in the sky instead. Recently, the connection has been discovered to be even closer: a fragment of the Earth's surface was found embedded in a rock brought back from the Moon. And astronauts are preparing to return to the surface of the Moon after a half-century hiatus--this time to the dark side. Oliver Morton explores how the ways we have looked at the Moon have shaped our perceptions of the Earth: from the controversies of early astronomers such as van Eyck and Galileo, to the Cold War space race, to the potential use of the Moon as a stepping stone for further space exploration. Advanced technologies, new ambitions, and old dreams mean that men, women, and robots now seem certain to return to the Moon. For some, it is a future on which humankind has turned its back for too long. For others, an adventure yet to begin.
Publisher: The Economist
ISBN: 154176806X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
An intimate portrait of the Earth's closest neighbor--the Moon--that explores the history and future of humankind's relationship with it Every generation has looked towards the heavens and wondered at the beauty of the Moon. Fifty years ago, a few Americans became the first to do the reverse--and shared with Earth-bound audiences the view of their own planet hanging in the sky instead. Recently, the connection has been discovered to be even closer: a fragment of the Earth's surface was found embedded in a rock brought back from the Moon. And astronauts are preparing to return to the surface of the Moon after a half-century hiatus--this time to the dark side. Oliver Morton explores how the ways we have looked at the Moon have shaped our perceptions of the Earth: from the controversies of early astronomers such as van Eyck and Galileo, to the Cold War space race, to the potential use of the Moon as a stepping stone for further space exploration. Advanced technologies, new ambitions, and old dreams mean that men, women, and robots now seem certain to return to the Moon. For some, it is a future on which humankind has turned its back for too long. For others, an adventure yet to begin.
Historical and miscellaneous questions
The Two Moons
Author: James P. Hogan
Publisher: Baen Books
ISBN: 1416509364
Category : Science fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Previously published by Del Rey Books as two separate novels--"Inherit the Stars" and "The Gentle Giants of Ganymede"--these two stories, now available in one volume, began Hogan's legendary Giants series and the career of a major SF talent.
Publisher: Baen Books
ISBN: 1416509364
Category : Science fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Previously published by Del Rey Books as two separate novels--"Inherit the Stars" and "The Gentle Giants of Ganymede"--these two stories, now available in one volume, began Hogan's legendary Giants series and the career of a major SF talent.
Historical and Miscellaneous Questions ... New edition, including an original outline of Ancient Geography and History, Ecclesiastical and Modern History, a Compendium of the Elements of Astronomy, etc. by W. Pinnock
Zero Hour
Author: Jack Kamen
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 1606997041
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
With his wholesome approach, Jack Kamen stood out amongst the grandguignol grunge, gritty realism, or futuristic dazzle of his fellow EC cartoonists ― but his brilliant editor/writer Al Feldstein found a way to exploit the surface innocence of his style with seemingly nice stories of romance gone horribly wrong, or future fantasies with an unexpectedly brutal twist. And nowhere did Kamen’s clean-but-lush graphics work better than in the stories he created for EC’s science-fiction comics. The title story, “Zero Hour” (one of three in this book adapted from works by Ray Bradbury), set in a Spielbergian suburban idyll, is particularly well served by Kamen’s surface innocence; “A Lesson in Anatomy” works similar magic, with its Mayberry-esque setting veering into alien-invasion terror. If there was any devil in Kamen, it came out in his loving depiction of the female face and form, and you could see why his hapless heroes were often fatally entranced with them ― as in “Punishment Without Crime” (Bradbury again), “He Who Waits!” (a scientist finds an extreme way of rejoining his eight-inch-tall inamorata), and “Miscalculation!” (the lucky recipient of a package from the future literally brews his own harem); even the supercomputer in “Only Human!” proves vulnerable to a beautiful woman’s charms. Zero Hour And Other Stories contains 22 classic EC yarns ― plus the usual all-new biographical, historical, and critical essays that have made Fantagraphics’ EC Library series the ultimate version of these classics.
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 1606997041
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
With his wholesome approach, Jack Kamen stood out amongst the grandguignol grunge, gritty realism, or futuristic dazzle of his fellow EC cartoonists ― but his brilliant editor/writer Al Feldstein found a way to exploit the surface innocence of his style with seemingly nice stories of romance gone horribly wrong, or future fantasies with an unexpectedly brutal twist. And nowhere did Kamen’s clean-but-lush graphics work better than in the stories he created for EC’s science-fiction comics. The title story, “Zero Hour” (one of three in this book adapted from works by Ray Bradbury), set in a Spielbergian suburban idyll, is particularly well served by Kamen’s surface innocence; “A Lesson in Anatomy” works similar magic, with its Mayberry-esque setting veering into alien-invasion terror. If there was any devil in Kamen, it came out in his loving depiction of the female face and form, and you could see why his hapless heroes were often fatally entranced with them ― as in “Punishment Without Crime” (Bradbury again), “He Who Waits!” (a scientist finds an extreme way of rejoining his eight-inch-tall inamorata), and “Miscalculation!” (the lucky recipient of a package from the future literally brews his own harem); even the supercomputer in “Only Human!” proves vulnerable to a beautiful woman’s charms. Zero Hour And Other Stories contains 22 classic EC yarns ― plus the usual all-new biographical, historical, and critical essays that have made Fantagraphics’ EC Library series the ultimate version of these classics.
A Man on the Moon
Author: Andrew Chaikin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593511123
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 721
Book Description
"The authoritative masterpiece" (L. A. Times) on the Apollo space program and NASA's journey to the moon This acclaimed portrait of heroism and ingenuity captures a watershed moment in human history. The astronauts themselves have called it the definitive account of their missions. On the night of July 20, 1969, our world changed forever when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Based on in-depth interviews with twenty-three of the twenty-four moon voyagers, as well as those who struggled to get the program moving, A Man on the Moon conveys every aspect of the Apollo missions with breathtaking immediacy and stunning detail. A Man on the Moon is also the basis for the acclaimed miniseries produced by Tom Hanks, From the Earth to the Moon, now airing and streaming again on HBO in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593511123
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 721
Book Description
"The authoritative masterpiece" (L. A. Times) on the Apollo space program and NASA's journey to the moon This acclaimed portrait of heroism and ingenuity captures a watershed moment in human history. The astronauts themselves have called it the definitive account of their missions. On the night of July 20, 1969, our world changed forever when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Based on in-depth interviews with twenty-three of the twenty-four moon voyagers, as well as those who struggled to get the program moving, A Man on the Moon conveys every aspect of the Apollo missions with breathtaking immediacy and stunning detail. A Man on the Moon is also the basis for the acclaimed miniseries produced by Tom Hanks, From the Earth to the Moon, now airing and streaming again on HBO in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11.
Backpacker
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Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.
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Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.