Author: Kurd Lasswitz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Human-alien encounters
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Explorers find a Martian colony at the North Pole. The Martians want to share their knowledge with earth in exchange for a supply of air and energy, but human folly leads to war.
Two Planets
Author: Kurd Lasswitz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Human-alien encounters
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Explorers find a Martian colony at the North Pole. The Martians want to share their knowledge with earth in exchange for a supply of air and energy, but human folly leads to war.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Human-alien encounters
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Explorers find a Martian colony at the North Pole. The Martians want to share their knowledge with earth in exchange for a supply of air and energy, but human folly leads to war.
Tales of Two Planets
Author: John Freeman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525505717
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Building from his acclaimed anthology Tales of Two Americas, beloved writer and editor John Freeman draws together a group of our greatest writers from around the world to help us see how the environmental crisis is hitting some of the most vulnerable communities where they live. In the past five years, John Freeman, previously editor of Granta, has launched a celebrated international literary magazine, Freeman's, and compiled two acclaimed anthologies that deal with income inequality as it is experienced. In the course of this work, one major theme came up repeatedly: Climate change is making already dire inequalities much worse, devastating further the already devastated. But the problems of climate change are not restricted to those from the less developed world. Galvanized by his conversations with writers and activists around the world, Freeman engaged with some of today's most eloquent storytellers, many of whom hail from the places under the most acute stress--from the capital of Burundi to Bangkok, Thailand. The response has been extraordinary. Margaret Atwood conjures with a dys¬topian future in a remarkable poem. Lauren Groff whisks us to Florida; Edwidge Danticat to Haiti; Tahmima Anam to Bangladesh; Yasmine El Rashidi to Egypt, while Eka Kurniawan brings us to Indonesia, Chinelo Okparanta to Nigeria, and Anuradha Roy to the Himalayas in the wake of floods, dam building, and drought. This is a literary all-points bulletin of fiction, essays, poems, and reportage about the most important crisis of our times.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525505717
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Building from his acclaimed anthology Tales of Two Americas, beloved writer and editor John Freeman draws together a group of our greatest writers from around the world to help us see how the environmental crisis is hitting some of the most vulnerable communities where they live. In the past five years, John Freeman, previously editor of Granta, has launched a celebrated international literary magazine, Freeman's, and compiled two acclaimed anthologies that deal with income inequality as it is experienced. In the course of this work, one major theme came up repeatedly: Climate change is making already dire inequalities much worse, devastating further the already devastated. But the problems of climate change are not restricted to those from the less developed world. Galvanized by his conversations with writers and activists around the world, Freeman engaged with some of today's most eloquent storytellers, many of whom hail from the places under the most acute stress--from the capital of Burundi to Bangkok, Thailand. The response has been extraordinary. Margaret Atwood conjures with a dys¬topian future in a remarkable poem. Lauren Groff whisks us to Florida; Edwidge Danticat to Haiti; Tahmima Anam to Bangladesh; Yasmine El Rashidi to Egypt, while Eka Kurniawan brings us to Indonesia, Chinelo Okparanta to Nigeria, and Anuradha Roy to the Himalayas in the wake of floods, dam building, and drought. This is a literary all-points bulletin of fiction, essays, poems, and reportage about the most important crisis of our times.
A Dweller on Two Planets
Author: Frederick Spencer Oliver
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Occultism
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Occultism
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
When the Earth Had Two Moons
Author: Erik Asphaug
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062657941
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
An astonishing exploration of planet formation and the origins of life by one of the world’s most innovative planetary geologists. In 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 3 took the first photos of the far side of the moon. Even in their poor resolution, the images stunned scientists: the far side is an enormous mountainous expanse, not the vast lava-plains seen from Earth. Subsequent missions have confirmed this in much greater detail. How could this be, and what might it tell us about our own place in the universe? As it turns out, quite a lot. Fourteen billion years ago, the universe exploded into being, creating galaxies and stars. Planets formed out of the leftover dust and gas that coalesced into larger and larger bodies orbiting around each star. In a sort of heavenly survival of the fittest, planetary bodies smashed into each other until solar systems emerged. Curiously, instead of being relatively similar in terms of composition, the planets in our solar system, and the comets, asteroids, satellites and rings, are bewitchingly distinct. So, too, the halves of our moon. In When the Earth Had Two Moons, esteemed planetary geologist Erik Asphaug takes us on an exhilarating tour through the farthest reaches of time and our galaxy to find out why. Beautifully written and provocatively argued, When the Earth Had Two Moons is not only a mind-blowing astronomical tour but a profound inquiry into the nature of life here—and billions of miles from home.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062657941
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
An astonishing exploration of planet formation and the origins of life by one of the world’s most innovative planetary geologists. In 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 3 took the first photos of the far side of the moon. Even in their poor resolution, the images stunned scientists: the far side is an enormous mountainous expanse, not the vast lava-plains seen from Earth. Subsequent missions have confirmed this in much greater detail. How could this be, and what might it tell us about our own place in the universe? As it turns out, quite a lot. Fourteen billion years ago, the universe exploded into being, creating galaxies and stars. Planets formed out of the leftover dust and gas that coalesced into larger and larger bodies orbiting around each star. In a sort of heavenly survival of the fittest, planetary bodies smashed into each other until solar systems emerged. Curiously, instead of being relatively similar in terms of composition, the planets in our solar system, and the comets, asteroids, satellites and rings, are bewitchingly distinct. So, too, the halves of our moon. In When the Earth Had Two Moons, esteemed planetary geologist Erik Asphaug takes us on an exhilarating tour through the farthest reaches of time and our galaxy to find out why. Beautifully written and provocatively argued, When the Earth Had Two Moons is not only a mind-blowing astronomical tour but a profound inquiry into the nature of life here—and billions of miles from home.
Between Planets
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN: 1618246852
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The message had seemed simple, yet it was more complex than Don could have imagined. He was being called from Earth to an alien world for reasons unknown¾save only that his life depended on it. But setting out for Mars and getting there in good shape turned out to be a lot more complicated than Don ever would have guessed possible. It was trouble enough being inexplicably hounded by Earth's secret police. But when he was hijacked by Venusian rebels, Don suddenly realized that he was trapped in the center of a war between worlds that could change the fate of the Solar System forever! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN: 1618246852
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The message had seemed simple, yet it was more complex than Don could have imagined. He was being called from Earth to an alien world for reasons unknown¾save only that his life depended on it. But setting out for Mars and getting there in good shape turned out to be a lot more complicated than Don ever would have guessed possible. It was trouble enough being inexplicably hounded by Earth's secret police. But when he was hijacked by Venusian rebels, Don suddenly realized that he was trapped in the center of a war between worlds that could change the fate of the Solar System forever! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
The Planets in Our Solar System
Author: Franklyn M. Branley
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006445178X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Where is it partly cloudy and 860°F? Venus. Read about the eight planets in our solar system and Earth's special place in it. This book also includes instructions for making your own solar system mobile, and on the new "Find Out More" page learn how to track the moon and visit the best plant web sites.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006445178X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Where is it partly cloudy and 860°F? Venus. Read about the eight planets in our solar system and Earth's special place in it. This book also includes instructions for making your own solar system mobile, and on the new "Find Out More" page learn how to track the moon and visit the best plant web sites.
A Dweller on Two Planets
Author: Frederick S. Oliver
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908388582
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
At 18 years old, Frederick Oliver channeled 'Phylos', whose remarkable story life tells of reincarnation, Atlantis, and of other planes of existence. If fiction, it is an almost inexplicable achievement for one so young. If truly a message from Beyond, the book provides esoteric copious information indispensable to all students of the occult.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908388582
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
At 18 years old, Frederick Oliver channeled 'Phylos', whose remarkable story life tells of reincarnation, Atlantis, and of other planes of existence. If fiction, it is an almost inexplicable achievement for one so young. If truly a message from Beyond, the book provides esoteric copious information indispensable to all students of the occult.
13 Planets
Author: David A. Aguilar
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426307713
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Profiles each of the planets in Earth's solar system, including Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, MakeMake, the sun, the Oort cloud, comets, and more.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426307713
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Profiles each of the planets in Earth's solar system, including Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, MakeMake, the sun, the Oort cloud, comets, and more.
Meet the Planets
Author: John McGranaghan
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
ISBN: 1607188694
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Presents an introduction to the Solar System and the physical features of the eight planets that revolve around the Sun, in a text that includes learning activities.
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
ISBN: 1607188694
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Presents an introduction to the Solar System and the physical features of the eight planets that revolve around the Sun, in a text that includes learning activities.
8 Spinning Planets
Author: Brian James
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
ISBN: 9780545235174
Category : Planets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Get to explore the solar system one planet at a time, counting down from Mercury to Nepture!"--P. [4] of cover.
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
ISBN: 9780545235174
Category : Planets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Get to explore the solar system one planet at a time, counting down from Mercury to Nepture!"--P. [4] of cover.