Author: Allan Smale
Publisher: Apollo Rising
ISBN: 9781647101084
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the two-time Sidewise Award-winning author of the acclaimed Clash of Eagles trilogy comes an alternate 1979 where the US and the Soviets have permanent Moon bases, orbiting space stations, and crewed spy satellites supported by frequent rocket launches. Apollo 32, commanded by career astronaut Vivian Carter, docks at NASA's Columbia space station en route to its main mission: exploring the volcanic Marius Hills region of the Moon. Vivian is caught in the crossfire as four Soviet Soyuz craft appear without warning to assault the orbiting station. In an unplanned and desperate move, Vivian spacewalks through hard vacuum back to her Lunar Module and crew and escapes right before the station falls into Soviet hands. Their original mission scrubbed, Vivian and her crew are redirected to land at Hadley Base, a NASA scientific outpost with a crew of eighteen. But soon Hadley, too, will come under Soviet attack, forcing its unarmed astronauts to daring acts of ingenuity and improvisation. With multiple viewpoints, shifting from American to Soviet perspective, from occupied space station to American Moon base under siege, to a covert and blistering US Air Force military response, Hot Moon tells the gripping story of a war in space that very nearly might have been.
Hot Moon
Author: Allan Smale
Publisher: Apollo Rising
ISBN: 9781647101084
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the two-time Sidewise Award-winning author of the acclaimed Clash of Eagles trilogy comes an alternate 1979 where the US and the Soviets have permanent Moon bases, orbiting space stations, and crewed spy satellites supported by frequent rocket launches. Apollo 32, commanded by career astronaut Vivian Carter, docks at NASA's Columbia space station en route to its main mission: exploring the volcanic Marius Hills region of the Moon. Vivian is caught in the crossfire as four Soviet Soyuz craft appear without warning to assault the orbiting station. In an unplanned and desperate move, Vivian spacewalks through hard vacuum back to her Lunar Module and crew and escapes right before the station falls into Soviet hands. Their original mission scrubbed, Vivian and her crew are redirected to land at Hadley Base, a NASA scientific outpost with a crew of eighteen. But soon Hadley, too, will come under Soviet attack, forcing its unarmed astronauts to daring acts of ingenuity and improvisation. With multiple viewpoints, shifting from American to Soviet perspective, from occupied space station to American Moon base under siege, to a covert and blistering US Air Force military response, Hot Moon tells the gripping story of a war in space that very nearly might have been.
Publisher: Apollo Rising
ISBN: 9781647101084
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the two-time Sidewise Award-winning author of the acclaimed Clash of Eagles trilogy comes an alternate 1979 where the US and the Soviets have permanent Moon bases, orbiting space stations, and crewed spy satellites supported by frequent rocket launches. Apollo 32, commanded by career astronaut Vivian Carter, docks at NASA's Columbia space station en route to its main mission: exploring the volcanic Marius Hills region of the Moon. Vivian is caught in the crossfire as four Soviet Soyuz craft appear without warning to assault the orbiting station. In an unplanned and desperate move, Vivian spacewalks through hard vacuum back to her Lunar Module and crew and escapes right before the station falls into Soviet hands. Their original mission scrubbed, Vivian and her crew are redirected to land at Hadley Base, a NASA scientific outpost with a crew of eighteen. But soon Hadley, too, will come under Soviet attack, forcing its unarmed astronauts to daring acts of ingenuity and improvisation. With multiple viewpoints, shifting from American to Soviet perspective, from occupied space station to American Moon base under siege, to a covert and blistering US Air Force military response, Hot Moon tells the gripping story of a war in space that very nearly might have been.
Apollo 8
Author: Jeffrey Kluger
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1627798315
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our darkest years with a nearly unimaginable triumph In August 1968, NASA made a bold decision: in just sixteen weeks, the United States would launch humankind’s first flight to the moon. Only the year before, three astronauts had burned to death in their spacecraft, and since then the Apollo program had suffered one setback after another. Meanwhile, the Russians were winning the space race, the Cold War was getting hotter by the month, and President Kennedy’s promise to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade seemed sure to be broken. But when Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders were summoned to a secret meeting and told of the dangerous mission, they instantly signed on. Written with all the color and verve of the best narrative non-fiction, Apollo 8 takes us from Mission Control to the astronaut’s homes, from the test labs to the launch pad. The race to prepare an untested rocket for an unprecedented journey paves the way for the hair-raising trip to the moon. Then, on Christmas Eve, a nation that has suffered a horrendous year of assassinations and war is heartened by an inspiring message from the trio of astronauts in lunar orbit. And when the mission is over—after the first view of the far side of the moon, the first earth-rise, and the first re-entry through the earth’s atmosphere following a flight to deep space—the impossible dream of walking on the moon suddenly seems within reach. The full story of Apollo 8 has never been told, and only Jeffrey Kluger—Jim Lovell’s co-author on their bestselling book about Apollo 13—can do it justice. Here is the tale of a mission that was both a calculated risk and a wild crapshoot, a stirring account of how three American heroes forever changed our view of the home planet.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1627798315
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our darkest years with a nearly unimaginable triumph In August 1968, NASA made a bold decision: in just sixteen weeks, the United States would launch humankind’s first flight to the moon. Only the year before, three astronauts had burned to death in their spacecraft, and since then the Apollo program had suffered one setback after another. Meanwhile, the Russians were winning the space race, the Cold War was getting hotter by the month, and President Kennedy’s promise to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade seemed sure to be broken. But when Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders were summoned to a secret meeting and told of the dangerous mission, they instantly signed on. Written with all the color and verve of the best narrative non-fiction, Apollo 8 takes us from Mission Control to the astronaut’s homes, from the test labs to the launch pad. The race to prepare an untested rocket for an unprecedented journey paves the way for the hair-raising trip to the moon. Then, on Christmas Eve, a nation that has suffered a horrendous year of assassinations and war is heartened by an inspiring message from the trio of astronauts in lunar orbit. And when the mission is over—after the first view of the far side of the moon, the first earth-rise, and the first re-entry through the earth’s atmosphere following a flight to deep space—the impossible dream of walking on the moon suddenly seems within reach. The full story of Apollo 8 has never been told, and only Jeffrey Kluger—Jim Lovell’s co-author on their bestselling book about Apollo 13—can do it justice. Here is the tale of a mission that was both a calculated risk and a wild crapshoot, a stirring account of how three American heroes forever changed our view of the home planet.
Apollo Rises
Author: Michael Ellis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781523737888
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
Not for chaplains, nor the prudish, nor the delicate, nor the faint of heart. The Office of Naval Intelligence recruits a young petty officer named Rigney Page to hunt down and discover the identity of a sailor who has turned traitor. Clues regarding the identity of the traitor, codename Python, lead ONI to assign Petty Officer Page to a U.S. Navy cruiser departing for patrol in the Mediterranean. While onboard the cruiser, Page closes in on Python. Page also discovers that the real navy is not the same navy portrayed in recruiting posters. Python senses that he has been discovered and engages in desperate actions to escape capture and probable assassination. Page unknowingly risks his lover's life and risks blowing his cover when his obsession to punish bullies drives him to violence. First Edition (2005): Apollo Rises (No longer in print) Second Edition (2011): Apollo Rises "Evolution of a Patriot" (Under new cover and added subtitle) Caution: Only AMAZON and the author are authorized to distribute paperback copies of Apollo Rises. Consider paperback offers from any other source to be a counterfeiting enterprise. The Rigney Page Adventure Series: 1 - APOLLO RISES - Evolution of a Patriot 2 - NEA MAKRI 3 - CHIEF PAGE 4 - THE BONIFACIO STRAIT 5 - DOMESTIC ENEMIES 6 - SPANISH NIGHTS - The Secret of Sedo Mare
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781523737888
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
Not for chaplains, nor the prudish, nor the delicate, nor the faint of heart. The Office of Naval Intelligence recruits a young petty officer named Rigney Page to hunt down and discover the identity of a sailor who has turned traitor. Clues regarding the identity of the traitor, codename Python, lead ONI to assign Petty Officer Page to a U.S. Navy cruiser departing for patrol in the Mediterranean. While onboard the cruiser, Page closes in on Python. Page also discovers that the real navy is not the same navy portrayed in recruiting posters. Python senses that he has been discovered and engages in desperate actions to escape capture and probable assassination. Page unknowingly risks his lover's life and risks blowing his cover when his obsession to punish bullies drives him to violence. First Edition (2005): Apollo Rises (No longer in print) Second Edition (2011): Apollo Rises "Evolution of a Patriot" (Under new cover and added subtitle) Caution: Only AMAZON and the author are authorized to distribute paperback copies of Apollo Rises. Consider paperback offers from any other source to be a counterfeiting enterprise. The Rigney Page Adventure Series: 1 - APOLLO RISES - Evolution of a Patriot 2 - NEA MAKRI 3 - CHIEF PAGE 4 - THE BONIFACIO STRAIT 5 - DOMESTIC ENEMIES 6 - SPANISH NIGHTS - The Secret of Sedo Mare
The Rising
Author: Kristen Ashley
Publisher: Rock Chick LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Once upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton… The Beast has risen! Airen is at war. The queen is dead. The coven is incomplete. And things are uncertain under the sea. Now, the unicorns and mermaids and witches and warriors and the strangers from other lands all must band together to face The Beast and save Triton. The unions have been realized. Silence and Mars, True and Farah, Cassius and Elena and Aramus and Ha-Lah are at their fullest powers. But the gods require sacrifice. The sacrifice of pure love. If it isn’t given, the Beast will prevail, and Triton will fall. It cannot be escaped; they must use all their might and magic… The Rising is nigh!
Publisher: Rock Chick LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Once upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton… The Beast has risen! Airen is at war. The queen is dead. The coven is incomplete. And things are uncertain under the sea. Now, the unicorns and mermaids and witches and warriors and the strangers from other lands all must band together to face The Beast and save Triton. The unions have been realized. Silence and Mars, True and Farah, Cassius and Elena and Aramus and Ha-Lah are at their fullest powers. But the gods require sacrifice. The sacrifice of pure love. If it isn’t given, the Beast will prevail, and Triton will fall. It cannot be escaped; they must use all their might and magic… The Rising is nigh!
The Laws of Scientific Hand Reading
Author: William G. Benham
Publisher: Health Research Books
ISBN: 9780787300906
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
1900 a practical treatise on the art commonly called palmistry. with 800 illustrations from life. Some of the Contents: Basis of Our Work; Plan of Creation; Mount Types; Life Current; General Attributes of the Lines; Pose & Carriage of the Hands;.
Publisher: Health Research Books
ISBN: 9780787300906
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
1900 a practical treatise on the art commonly called palmistry. with 800 illustrations from life. Some of the Contents: Basis of Our Work; Plan of Creation; Mount Types; Life Current; General Attributes of the Lines; Pose & Carriage of the Hands;.
Dionysus and Apollo after Nihilism
Author: Carlos A. Segovia
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004538593
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This book recovers Dionysus and Apollo as the twin conceptual personae of life’s dual rhythm in an attempt to redesign contemporary theory through the reciprocal but differential affirmation of event and form, body and thought, dance and philosophy.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004538593
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
This book recovers Dionysus and Apollo as the twin conceptual personae of life’s dual rhythm in an attempt to redesign contemporary theory through the reciprocal but differential affirmation of event and form, body and thought, dance and philosophy.
Spartans Rise
Author: Mark Gagnon
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 168409335X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
The human race was about to make a quantum leap forward in technology and bioengineering when they were attacked and almost completely wiped out. Now after 400 years all that is left are a few large fortified cities on Earth and an elite military organization led by Hannibal that keep the marauding aliens at bay. Now with an ally the humans are beginning to win back their world. Marcus, Leo his brother and Patrick their father are escorting a caravan between cities when it is attacked. They help defeat the aliens and they become key players in advancing toward the human race's former heights. Marcus in particular opens doors that no one even knew existed.
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 168409335X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
The human race was about to make a quantum leap forward in technology and bioengineering when they were attacked and almost completely wiped out. Now after 400 years all that is left are a few large fortified cities on Earth and an elite military organization led by Hannibal that keep the marauding aliens at bay. Now with an ally the humans are beginning to win back their world. Marcus, Leo his brother and Patrick their father are escorting a caravan between cities when it is attacked. They help defeat the aliens and they become key players in advancing toward the human race's former heights. Marcus in particular opens doors that no one even knew existed.
Geek Girl Rising
Author: Heather Cabot
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250112265
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This book "isn't about the famous tech trailblazers you already know, like Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer. Instead, veteran journalists Heather Cabot and Samantha Walravens introduce readers to the ... female entrepreneurs and technologists fighting at the grassroots level for an ownership stake in the revolution that's changing the way we live, work and connect to each other"--Amazon.com.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250112265
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This book "isn't about the famous tech trailblazers you already know, like Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer. Instead, veteran journalists Heather Cabot and Samantha Walravens introduce readers to the ... female entrepreneurs and technologists fighting at the grassroots level for an ownership stake in the revolution that's changing the way we live, work and connect to each other"--Amazon.com.
Secrets in the Hand
Author: Francis Thomas
Publisher: Health Research Books
ISBN: 9780787308667
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
1902 Plus "Secrets in the Face" or Physiogomy Illustrated. Contents: Age or How to Calculate Time on the Hand; Bracelets; Cross; Forks on Lines; Finger Nails; Fingers, Shape; Grille; Hands, Shape & Signs; Islands; Principle Lines in the Hands.
Publisher: Health Research Books
ISBN: 9780787308667
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
1902 Plus "Secrets in the Face" or Physiogomy Illustrated. Contents: Age or How to Calculate Time on the Hand; Bracelets; Cross; Forks on Lines; Finger Nails; Fingers, Shape; Grille; Hands, Shape & Signs; Islands; Principle Lines in the Hands.
The Art and Science of Hand Reading
Author: Ellen Goldberg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1620551551
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 1162
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to the inner psychology revealed by the hand • Details how to interpret the entire hand--the shape of the palm and fingers, mounts, lines, fingerprints, flexibility, nails, and skin texture • Reveals the personality archetypes, strengths, and weaknesses connected with each of the seven mounts and how the rest of the hand modifies these traits • Explains how lines change and the decisive influence of the person’s own mind in healing defects found on the lines Palmistry is a science and a universal language. The hand tells a story about your talents, relationships, health, and how you feel about yourself. It reveals periods of ease or challenge in your life, and it speaks about your weaknesses and the traits you need to develop. As you change, so do your hands, reflecting the progress you have made. In this comprehensive guide to hand reading, based on Ellen Goldberg’s 40 years of teaching palmistry and the Western Mystery tradition, the authors make the powerful insights of the hand accessible in an inviting and user-friendly manner. The book presents the character traits and personality archetypes associated with each of the seven mounts of the palm and shows how to determine which are most influential in the nature of the individual. The mount archetypes reveal the lifestyle, love,sex, and marriage preferences; the best career choices; and the unique strengths and weaknesses for each person. The book also examines other factors that enhance the qualities revealed by the mount types, including the flexibility of the hand, texture of the skin, and the shapes of the fingers, fingertips, and nails. The meaning of each major and minor line is described in detail as well as the influence the person’s own mind has in healing defects and obstacles found on their lines. The authors also provide accurate timing guides for each line, making it possible to locate specific events and to see how your lines change over time. Presenting the hand as a guide to self-fulfillment, The Art and Science of Hand Reading incorporates correspondences to other mystical sciences such as astrology, Kabbalah, the Hermetic teachings, and archetypal psychology. It also includes practical examples and more than 600 illustrations to show how to integrate the meanings of each part of the hand to form a complete picture of your inner psychology and your ever-changing destiny.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1620551551
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 1162
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to the inner psychology revealed by the hand • Details how to interpret the entire hand--the shape of the palm and fingers, mounts, lines, fingerprints, flexibility, nails, and skin texture • Reveals the personality archetypes, strengths, and weaknesses connected with each of the seven mounts and how the rest of the hand modifies these traits • Explains how lines change and the decisive influence of the person’s own mind in healing defects found on the lines Palmistry is a science and a universal language. The hand tells a story about your talents, relationships, health, and how you feel about yourself. It reveals periods of ease or challenge in your life, and it speaks about your weaknesses and the traits you need to develop. As you change, so do your hands, reflecting the progress you have made. In this comprehensive guide to hand reading, based on Ellen Goldberg’s 40 years of teaching palmistry and the Western Mystery tradition, the authors make the powerful insights of the hand accessible in an inviting and user-friendly manner. The book presents the character traits and personality archetypes associated with each of the seven mounts of the palm and shows how to determine which are most influential in the nature of the individual. The mount archetypes reveal the lifestyle, love,sex, and marriage preferences; the best career choices; and the unique strengths and weaknesses for each person. The book also examines other factors that enhance the qualities revealed by the mount types, including the flexibility of the hand, texture of the skin, and the shapes of the fingers, fingertips, and nails. The meaning of each major and minor line is described in detail as well as the influence the person’s own mind has in healing defects and obstacles found on their lines. The authors also provide accurate timing guides for each line, making it possible to locate specific events and to see how your lines change over time. Presenting the hand as a guide to self-fulfillment, The Art and Science of Hand Reading incorporates correspondences to other mystical sciences such as astrology, Kabbalah, the Hermetic teachings, and archetypal psychology. It also includes practical examples and more than 600 illustrations to show how to integrate the meanings of each part of the hand to form a complete picture of your inner psychology and your ever-changing destiny.