Author: Jules Verne
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191505862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Journey to the Centre of the Earth has been consistently praised for its style and its vision of the world. It explores the prehistory of the globe, but can also be read as a psychological quest, for the journey itself is as important as arrival or discovery. Professor Lidenbrock and his nephew Axel travel across Iceland, and then down through an extinct crater towards a sunless sea where they enter a living past and are confronted with the origins of man. A classic of nineteenth-century French literature, the novel's distinctive combination of realism and Romanticism has marked figures as diverse as Sartre and Tournier, Mark Twain and Conan Doyle. This new translation of the complete text is faithful to the lyricism, verve, and humour of the original. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Author: Jules Verne
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191505862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Journey to the Centre of the Earth has been consistently praised for its style and its vision of the world. It explores the prehistory of the globe, but can also be read as a psychological quest, for the journey itself is as important as arrival or discovery. Professor Lidenbrock and his nephew Axel travel across Iceland, and then down through an extinct crater towards a sunless sea where they enter a living past and are confronted with the origins of man. A classic of nineteenth-century French literature, the novel's distinctive combination of realism and Romanticism has marked figures as diverse as Sartre and Tournier, Mark Twain and Conan Doyle. This new translation of the complete text is faithful to the lyricism, verve, and humour of the original. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191505862
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Journey to the Centre of the Earth has been consistently praised for its style and its vision of the world. It explores the prehistory of the globe, but can also be read as a psychological quest, for the journey itself is as important as arrival or discovery. Professor Lidenbrock and his nephew Axel travel across Iceland, and then down through an extinct crater towards a sunless sea where they enter a living past and are confronted with the origins of man. A classic of nineteenth-century French literature, the novel's distinctive combination of realism and Romanticism has marked figures as diverse as Sartre and Tournier, Mark Twain and Conan Doyle. This new translation of the complete text is faithful to the lyricism, verve, and humour of the original. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
A Grand Canyon Journey
Author: Peter Anderson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780531202593
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Describes the geology, evolution, and beauty of the Grand Canyon by leading the reader down the Bright Angel Trail.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780531202593
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Describes the geology, evolution, and beauty of the Grand Canyon by leading the reader down the Bright Angel Trail.
The New Time Travelers: A Journey to the Frontiers of Physics
Author: David Toomey
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039307837X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
The story of physicists' quest to answer a mind-boggling question: How can we travel through time? Since H. G. Wells' 1895 classic The Time Machine, readers of science fiction have puzzled over the paradoxes of time travel. What would happen if a time traveler tried to change history? Would some force or law of nature prevent him? Or would his action produce a "new" history, branching away from the original?In the last decade of the twentieth century a group of theoretical physicists at the California Institute of Technology undertook a serious investigation of the possibility of pastward time travel, inspiring a serious and sustained study that engaged more than thirty physicists working at universities and institutes around the world.Many of the figures involved are familiar: Einstein, Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne; others are names known mostly to physicists. These are the new time travelers, and this is the story of their work--a profoundly human endeavor marked by advances, retreats, and no small share of surprises. It is a fantastic journey to the frontiers of physics. Some images in the ebook are not displayed owing to permissions issues.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039307837X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
The story of physicists' quest to answer a mind-boggling question: How can we travel through time? Since H. G. Wells' 1895 classic The Time Machine, readers of science fiction have puzzled over the paradoxes of time travel. What would happen if a time traveler tried to change history? Would some force or law of nature prevent him? Or would his action produce a "new" history, branching away from the original?In the last decade of the twentieth century a group of theoretical physicists at the California Institute of Technology undertook a serious investigation of the possibility of pastward time travel, inspiring a serious and sustained study that engaged more than thirty physicists working at universities and institutes around the world.Many of the figures involved are familiar: Einstein, Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne; others are names known mostly to physicists. These are the new time travelers, and this is the story of their work--a profoundly human endeavor marked by advances, retreats, and no small share of surprises. It is a fantastic journey to the frontiers of physics. Some images in the ebook are not displayed owing to permissions issues.
Grounded
Author: Seth Stevenson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101186488
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
An eye-opening and fascinating slow travel journey from an acclaimed writer who circled the globe without ever leaving the ground. In this age of globalism and high-speed travel, Seth Stevenson, the witty, thoughtful Slate columnist, takes us back to a time when travel meant putting one foot in front of the other, racing to make connections between trains and buses in remote transit stations, and wading through the chaos that most long-haul travelers float 35,000 feet above. Stevenson winds his way around the world by biking, walking, hiking, riding in rickshaws, freight ships, cruise ships, ancient ferries, buses, and the Trans-Siberian Railway-but never gets on an airplane. He finds that from the ground, one sees the world anew-with a deeper understanding of time, distance, and the vastness of the earth. In this sensational travelogue, each step of the journey is an adventure, full of unexpected revelations in every new port, at every bend in the railroad tracks, and around every street corner.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101186488
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
An eye-opening and fascinating slow travel journey from an acclaimed writer who circled the globe without ever leaving the ground. In this age of globalism and high-speed travel, Seth Stevenson, the witty, thoughtful Slate columnist, takes us back to a time when travel meant putting one foot in front of the other, racing to make connections between trains and buses in remote transit stations, and wading through the chaos that most long-haul travelers float 35,000 feet above. Stevenson winds his way around the world by biking, walking, hiking, riding in rickshaws, freight ships, cruise ships, ancient ferries, buses, and the Trans-Siberian Railway-but never gets on an airplane. He finds that from the ground, one sees the world anew-with a deeper understanding of time, distance, and the vastness of the earth. In this sensational travelogue, each step of the journey is an adventure, full of unexpected revelations in every new port, at every bend in the railroad tracks, and around every street corner.
Journey to Truth
Author: Xenethon
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462808085
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
JOURNEY TO TRUTH A GUIDE TO METAPHYSICAL EVOLUTION Truth exists as an independent energy in the universe. It is not subject to interpretation. It is pure and from the Source. Truth energy is the greatest power in your life: it can appear instantly from the metaphysical dimension and reorder everything in your world. Align with this high-frequency energy and become transformed inside every cell in your body. Quantum Science brings a new understanding to the twenty-first century. In this book, find out how to attract, recognize and experience the energy of Truth. Learn what recent scientific discoveries confirm about your connection to the energies that shape the world. Integrate this pure Truth energy into your life and evolve to a new understanding of the metaphysical universe.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462808085
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
JOURNEY TO TRUTH A GUIDE TO METAPHYSICAL EVOLUTION Truth exists as an independent energy in the universe. It is not subject to interpretation. It is pure and from the Source. Truth energy is the greatest power in your life: it can appear instantly from the metaphysical dimension and reorder everything in your world. Align with this high-frequency energy and become transformed inside every cell in your body. Quantum Science brings a new understanding to the twenty-first century. In this book, find out how to attract, recognize and experience the energy of Truth. Learn what recent scientific discoveries confirm about your connection to the energies that shape the world. Integrate this pure Truth energy into your life and evolve to a new understanding of the metaphysical universe.
Earth Time
Author: Douglas Palmer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470022337
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
The dramatic history of planet Earth and the rocky road to understanding the past A probing account of the history of the earth and an introduction to the many eccentric characters that have attempted to understand its origins. Full of fascinating anecdotes about 19th century explorers and natural philosophers who first carved up Earth's history just as others were carving up the globe. Unravels the fascinating history of rock strata and the implications they have had on accepted theories on the Earth's life. Considers the future of the earth, and what a repeat of some of the catastrophic events of the earth's past, such as major earthquakes and asteroid collisions, could mean for life today.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470022337
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
The dramatic history of planet Earth and the rocky road to understanding the past A probing account of the history of the earth and an introduction to the many eccentric characters that have attempted to understand its origins. Full of fascinating anecdotes about 19th century explorers and natural philosophers who first carved up Earth's history just as others were carving up the globe. Unravels the fascinating history of rock strata and the implications they have had on accepted theories on the Earth's life. Considers the future of the earth, and what a repeat of some of the catastrophic events of the earth's past, such as major earthquakes and asteroid collisions, could mean for life today.
Caleb's Journey to Earth
Author: Linda Lovegarten
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 1608449661
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
We've all taken this journey, but who can remember? Caleb tells us his story before memory is lost. His story, like ours, began outside of time and space and body. He journeys all the way from a spiritual plane far from ordinary experience, to conception, through cellular and fetal development, then ends with his birth. He narrates this story of changes, love and even his fears, through poetic verse in various forms, with accurate information, and accompanied by twelve enchanting illustrations painted by the author. For anyone of us who has ever been a mom, is expecting to be a mom, or loves someone who is; for anyone who has ever had a mom - or knows someone who has - let this little book transport us back to our beginnings and remind us all of our divine humanity.
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 1608449661
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
We've all taken this journey, but who can remember? Caleb tells us his story before memory is lost. His story, like ours, began outside of time and space and body. He journeys all the way from a spiritual plane far from ordinary experience, to conception, through cellular and fetal development, then ends with his birth. He narrates this story of changes, love and even his fears, through poetic verse in various forms, with accurate information, and accompanied by twelve enchanting illustrations painted by the author. For anyone of us who has ever been a mom, is expecting to be a mom, or loves someone who is; for anyone who has ever had a mom - or knows someone who has - let this little book transport us back to our beginnings and remind us all of our divine humanity.
Journey to Forever
Author: Melvin L. Schoenberg
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 8885272118
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Journey to Forever By: Melvin L. Schoenberg Far from Earth a vast journey awaits the crew of the SS Victoria. Aaron, the scribe, writes about the quest to encounter life on the distant planet Solamit 2. They start as youthful cadets with no knowledge of the precarious situations that will arise. For them, Earth is a memory of their parents and space and the confines of the ship are their home. Friendship and harmony allow the crew to survive the catastrophes that ensue. And Aaron and his fellow pioneers finally do achieve the long sought incredible goal of finding extraterrestrial life.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 8885272118
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Journey to Forever By: Melvin L. Schoenberg Far from Earth a vast journey awaits the crew of the SS Victoria. Aaron, the scribe, writes about the quest to encounter life on the distant planet Solamit 2. They start as youthful cadets with no knowledge of the precarious situations that will arise. For them, Earth is a memory of their parents and space and the confines of the ship are their home. Friendship and harmony allow the crew to survive the catastrophes that ensue. And Aaron and his fellow pioneers finally do achieve the long sought incredible goal of finding extraterrestrial life.
Secret Journey to Planet Serpo
Author: Len Kasten
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1591438314
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Documents how 12 people, as part of a top-secret U.S. government program, traveled to the planet Serpo and lived there for 13 years • Based on the debriefing of the Serpo team and the diary of the expedition’s commander • Explains how the aliens helped us reverse-engineer their antigravity spacecraft and develop technology to solve our planet-wide energy problems • Reveals how our government has an ongoing relationship with the Serpo aliens On July 16, 1965, a massive alien spacecraft from the Zeta Reticuli star system landed at the Nevada test site north of Las Vegas. Following a plan set in motion by President Kennedy in 1962, the alien visitors known as the Ebens welcomed 12 astronaut-trained military personnel aboard their craft for the 10-month journey to their home planet, Serpo, 39 light-years away. In November 2005, former and current members of the Defense Intelligence Agency--directed by Kennedy to organize the Serpo exchange program--came forward to reveal the operation, including details from the 3,000-page debriefing of the 7 members of the Serpo team who returned after 13 years on the planet. Working with the DIA originators of the Serpo project and the diary kept by the expedition’s commanding officer, Len Kasten chronicles the complete journey of these cosmic pioneers, including their remarkable stories of life on an alien planet, superluminal space travel, and advanced knowledge of alien technologies. He reveals how the Ebens presented the U.S. with “The Yellow Book”--a complete history of the universe recorded holographically, allowing the reader to view actual scenes from pre-history to the present. He explains how the Ebens helped us reverse-engineer their antigravity spacecraft and develop technology to solve our planet-wide energy problems--knowledge still classified. Exposing the truth of human-alien interaction and interplanetary travel, Kasten reveals not only that the Ebens have returned to Earth eight times but also that our government continues to have an ongoing relationship with them--a relationship with the potential to advance the human race into the future.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1591438314
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Documents how 12 people, as part of a top-secret U.S. government program, traveled to the planet Serpo and lived there for 13 years • Based on the debriefing of the Serpo team and the diary of the expedition’s commander • Explains how the aliens helped us reverse-engineer their antigravity spacecraft and develop technology to solve our planet-wide energy problems • Reveals how our government has an ongoing relationship with the Serpo aliens On July 16, 1965, a massive alien spacecraft from the Zeta Reticuli star system landed at the Nevada test site north of Las Vegas. Following a plan set in motion by President Kennedy in 1962, the alien visitors known as the Ebens welcomed 12 astronaut-trained military personnel aboard their craft for the 10-month journey to their home planet, Serpo, 39 light-years away. In November 2005, former and current members of the Defense Intelligence Agency--directed by Kennedy to organize the Serpo exchange program--came forward to reveal the operation, including details from the 3,000-page debriefing of the 7 members of the Serpo team who returned after 13 years on the planet. Working with the DIA originators of the Serpo project and the diary kept by the expedition’s commanding officer, Len Kasten chronicles the complete journey of these cosmic pioneers, including their remarkable stories of life on an alien planet, superluminal space travel, and advanced knowledge of alien technologies. He reveals how the Ebens presented the U.S. with “The Yellow Book”--a complete history of the universe recorded holographically, allowing the reader to view actual scenes from pre-history to the present. He explains how the Ebens helped us reverse-engineer their antigravity spacecraft and develop technology to solve our planet-wide energy problems--knowledge still classified. Exposing the truth of human-alien interaction and interplanetary travel, Kasten reveals not only that the Ebens have returned to Earth eight times but also that our government continues to have an ongoing relationship with them--a relationship with the potential to advance the human race into the future.
A Journey Through Times
Author: Frisky Larr
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546298495
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 565
Book Description
An exploration of political developments in Nigeria since the birth of the Fourth Republic in 1999. The post-military democratic experiment has since witnessed four Heads of State duly elected, often in controversial circumstances. This work seeks to reflect political-historical realities through different articles written by the author in the various era of the political journey.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546298495
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 565
Book Description
An exploration of political developments in Nigeria since the birth of the Fourth Republic in 1999. The post-military democratic experiment has since witnessed four Heads of State duly elected, often in controversial circumstances. This work seeks to reflect political-historical realities through different articles written by the author in the various era of the political journey.