Author: Colin Burgess
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387496785
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
This book is as a detailed, but highly readable and balanced account of the history of animal space flights carried out by all nations, but principally the United States and the Soviet Union. It explores the ways in which animal high-altitude and space flight research impacted on space flight biomedicine and technology, and how the results - both successful and disappointing - allowed human beings to then undertake that same hazardous journey with far greater understanding and confidence. This complete and authoritative book will undoubtedly become the ultimate authority on animal space flights.
Animals in Space
Author: Colin Burgess
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387496785
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
This book is as a detailed, but highly readable and balanced account of the history of animal space flights carried out by all nations, but principally the United States and the Soviet Union. It explores the ways in which animal high-altitude and space flight research impacted on space flight biomedicine and technology, and how the results - both successful and disappointing - allowed human beings to then undertake that same hazardous journey with far greater understanding and confidence. This complete and authoritative book will undoubtedly become the ultimate authority on animal space flights.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387496785
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
This book is as a detailed, but highly readable and balanced account of the history of animal space flights carried out by all nations, but principally the United States and the Soviet Union. It explores the ways in which animal high-altitude and space flight research impacted on space flight biomedicine and technology, and how the results - both successful and disappointing - allowed human beings to then undertake that same hazardous journey with far greater understanding and confidence. This complete and authoritative book will undoubtedly become the ultimate authority on animal space flights.
Imagined Life
Author: James Trefil
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588346730
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The captivating possibilities of extraterrestrial life on exoplanets, based on current scientific knowledge of existing worlds and forms of life 2023 Canopus Awards for Interstellar Writing Finalist It is now known that we live in a galaxy with more planets than stars. The Milky Way alone encompasses 30 trillion potential home planets. Scientists Trefil and Summers bring readers on a marvelous experimental voyage through the possibilities of life--unlike anything we have experienced so far--that could exist on planets outside our own solar system. Life could be out there in many forms: on frozen worlds, living in liquid oceans beneath ice and communicating (and even battling) with bubbles; on super-dense planets, where they would have evolved body types capable of dealing with extreme gravity; on tidally locked planets with one side turned eternally toward a star; and even on "rogue worlds," which have no star at all. Yet this is no fictional flight of fancy: the authors take what we know about exoplanets and life on our own world and use that data to hypothesize about how, where, and which sorts of life might develop. Imagined Life is a must-have for anyone wanting to learn how the realities of our universe may turn out to be far stranger than fiction.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588346730
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
The captivating possibilities of extraterrestrial life on exoplanets, based on current scientific knowledge of existing worlds and forms of life 2023 Canopus Awards for Interstellar Writing Finalist It is now known that we live in a galaxy with more planets than stars. The Milky Way alone encompasses 30 trillion potential home planets. Scientists Trefil and Summers bring readers on a marvelous experimental voyage through the possibilities of life--unlike anything we have experienced so far--that could exist on planets outside our own solar system. Life could be out there in many forms: on frozen worlds, living in liquid oceans beneath ice and communicating (and even battling) with bubbles; on super-dense planets, where they would have evolved body types capable of dealing with extreme gravity; on tidally locked planets with one side turned eternally toward a star; and even on "rogue worlds," which have no star at all. Yet this is no fictional flight of fancy: the authors take what we know about exoplanets and life on our own world and use that data to hypothesize about how, where, and which sorts of life might develop. Imagined Life is a must-have for anyone wanting to learn how the realities of our universe may turn out to be far stranger than fiction.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Author: Louise Chipley Slavicek
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438141335
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Ever since he made his first movie 20 years ago, Leonardo DiCaprio has become one of the most famous and highly regarded actors in Hollywood.
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438141335
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Ever since he made his first movie 20 years ago, Leonardo DiCaprio has become one of the most famous and highly regarded actors in Hollywood.
Franchise Era
Author: Fleury James Fleury
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474419232
Category : Digital media
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
As Hollywood shifts towards the digital era, the role of the media franchise has become more prominent. This edited collection, from a range of international scholars, argues that the franchise is now an integral element of American media culture. As such, the collection explores the production, distribution and marketing of franchises as a historical form of media-making - analysing the complex industrial practice of managing franchises across interconnected online platforms. Examining how traditional media incumbents like studios and networks have responded to the rise of new entrants from the technology sector (such as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google), the authors take a critical look at the way new and old industrial logics collide in an increasingly fragmented and consolidated mediascape.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474419232
Category : Digital media
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
As Hollywood shifts towards the digital era, the role of the media franchise has become more prominent. This edited collection, from a range of international scholars, argues that the franchise is now an integral element of American media culture. As such, the collection explores the production, distribution and marketing of franchises as a historical form of media-making - analysing the complex industrial practice of managing franchises across interconnected online platforms. Examining how traditional media incumbents like studios and networks have responded to the rise of new entrants from the technology sector (such as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google), the authors take a critical look at the way new and old industrial logics collide in an increasingly fragmented and consolidated mediascape.
Aliens in Popular Culture
Author: Michael M. Levy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 144083833X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
An indispensable resource, this book provides wide coverage on aliens in fiction and popular culture. The wide impact that the imagined alien has had upon Western culture has not been surveyed before; in many cases the essays in Aliens in Popular Culture are the first written on the topic. The book is a compendium of short entries on notable uses of aliens in popular culture across different media and platforms by almost 90 researchers in the field. It covers science fiction from the late nineteenth century into the twenty-first century, including books, films, television, comics, games, and even advertisements. Individual essays point to the ways in which the imagined alien can be seen as a reflection of different fears and tensions within society, above all in the Anglo-American world. The book additionally provides an overview for context and suggestions for further reading. All varieties of readers will find it to be a comprehensive reference about the extra-terrestrial in popular culture.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 144083833X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
An indispensable resource, this book provides wide coverage on aliens in fiction and popular culture. The wide impact that the imagined alien has had upon Western culture has not been surveyed before; in many cases the essays in Aliens in Popular Culture are the first written on the topic. The book is a compendium of short entries on notable uses of aliens in popular culture across different media and platforms by almost 90 researchers in the field. It covers science fiction from the late nineteenth century into the twenty-first century, including books, films, television, comics, games, and even advertisements. Individual essays point to the ways in which the imagined alien can be seen as a reflection of different fears and tensions within society, above all in the Anglo-American world. The book additionally provides an overview for context and suggestions for further reading. All varieties of readers will find it to be a comprehensive reference about the extra-terrestrial in popular culture.
Just Going to the Dentist (Little Critter)
Author: Mercer Mayer
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307125831
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter is having a checkup at the dentist in this classic, funny, and heartwarming book. Whether he’s having an X-ray taken, getting a teeth cleaning, or finding a cavity, both parents and children alike will relate to this beloved story. A perfect way to help allay any fears of going to the dentist!
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307125831
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter is having a checkup at the dentist in this classic, funny, and heartwarming book. Whether he’s having an X-ray taken, getting a teeth cleaning, or finding a cavity, both parents and children alike will relate to this beloved story. A perfect way to help allay any fears of going to the dentist!
Who's at the Movies?
Author:
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402733406
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
"Text copyright 2006 by Harriet Ziefert Inc."
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402733406
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
"Text copyright 2006 by Harriet Ziefert Inc."
Welcome to Our Nightmares
Author: Jason Norman
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476617244
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Amy Adams, Tom Hanks--many of today's most celebrated actors began their careers on the sets of horror movies. However, the majority of performers in even the most popular horror films remain relatively unknown. This engaging collection of profiles introduces many of the actors behind the heroes, heroines, monsters and villains who have terrified and fascinated moviegoers around the world. From Michelle Argyris, who embodied a possessed college student in Devil Seed (2012), to Ian Whyte, the 7 foot tall former basketball player who portrayed one of cinema's most iconic monsters in Aliens vs. Predator (2004), the profiles offer insight into how the actors prepared for and performed their roles. Longer essays explore the casts of renowned horror series, including Saw, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th, providing a window into the world of horror filmmaking.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476617244
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Amy Adams, Tom Hanks--many of today's most celebrated actors began their careers on the sets of horror movies. However, the majority of performers in even the most popular horror films remain relatively unknown. This engaging collection of profiles introduces many of the actors behind the heroes, heroines, monsters and villains who have terrified and fascinated moviegoers around the world. From Michelle Argyris, who embodied a possessed college student in Devil Seed (2012), to Ian Whyte, the 7 foot tall former basketball player who portrayed one of cinema's most iconic monsters in Aliens vs. Predator (2004), the profiles offer insight into how the actors prepared for and performed their roles. Longer essays explore the casts of renowned horror series, including Saw, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th, providing a window into the world of horror filmmaking.
Ufo Occupants & Critters
Author: John B. Musgrave
Publisher: Health Research Books
ISBN: 9780787312664
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Publisher: Health Research Books
ISBN: 9780787312664
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
WarriorSR - The Complete Series
Author: SD Tanner
Publisher: Wildride Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1017
Book Description
The Complete WarriorSR Trilogy This omnibus edition of the WarriorSR Trilogy contains all three books: Machine Made, Robot Rising and Earth Born. It's a bad day when death is the only way to win a war. Earth is made up of humans, Bombardiers and alien allies. Eager to shore up control the Empire is bringing dead planets to life, while the Forward Fleet explores new galaxies. Ark Four is destined to lead the Empire to the next level, but as they find new enemies will there be anything left of it? Book One: Machine Made Under the leadership of Ark Three and Dunk Three mankind is colonizing the Galaxy, while their sons explore new ones. An enemy has been lurking in the background, one they never knew was there. The universe erupts into a deadly war no one saw coming. Book Two: Robot Rising Determined to find his lost crew, Ark Four goes where even planets fear to go. Unprepared for a fight on their own turf Ark Three and Tank are at war with the machines. While the Forward Fleet fight their way back to Earth, what will be left of their home planet? Book Three: Earth Born Ark Four has brought home the truth and it's nothing they expected. The laws of the universe are turned upside down when their enemy declares all-out war. Ark Four is the cause, but no one knows why. WarriorSR is another exciting life and death battle challenging the rules of universe. A wild ride filled with mad twists, lunatic aliens, cool tech, and a squad that never quits until the job's done. Also by SD Tanner Books in Navigator Navigator Boxset (Books 1-4) Books in Bombardier Bombardier Trilogy Books in WarriorSR WarriorSR Trilogy The Hunter Wars series Books in Hunter Wars Hunter Wars Boxset (Books 1-3) Hunter Wars Boxset (Books 4-6) Books in Eden Lost Trilogy Eden Lost Trilogy Standalone Books Time to Die Twisted Daze Website: http://www.sdtanner.com Twitter: @SDTanner1
Publisher: Wildride Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1017
Book Description
The Complete WarriorSR Trilogy This omnibus edition of the WarriorSR Trilogy contains all three books: Machine Made, Robot Rising and Earth Born. It's a bad day when death is the only way to win a war. Earth is made up of humans, Bombardiers and alien allies. Eager to shore up control the Empire is bringing dead planets to life, while the Forward Fleet explores new galaxies. Ark Four is destined to lead the Empire to the next level, but as they find new enemies will there be anything left of it? Book One: Machine Made Under the leadership of Ark Three and Dunk Three mankind is colonizing the Galaxy, while their sons explore new ones. An enemy has been lurking in the background, one they never knew was there. The universe erupts into a deadly war no one saw coming. Book Two: Robot Rising Determined to find his lost crew, Ark Four goes where even planets fear to go. Unprepared for a fight on their own turf Ark Three and Tank are at war with the machines. While the Forward Fleet fight their way back to Earth, what will be left of their home planet? Book Three: Earth Born Ark Four has brought home the truth and it's nothing they expected. The laws of the universe are turned upside down when their enemy declares all-out war. Ark Four is the cause, but no one knows why. WarriorSR is another exciting life and death battle challenging the rules of universe. A wild ride filled with mad twists, lunatic aliens, cool tech, and a squad that never quits until the job's done. Also by SD Tanner Books in Navigator Navigator Boxset (Books 1-4) Books in Bombardier Bombardier Trilogy Books in WarriorSR WarriorSR Trilogy The Hunter Wars series Books in Hunter Wars Hunter Wars Boxset (Books 1-3) Hunter Wars Boxset (Books 4-6) Books in Eden Lost Trilogy Eden Lost Trilogy Standalone Books Time to Die Twisted Daze Website: http://www.sdtanner.com Twitter: @SDTanner1