Author: Stuart Ross Taylor
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107016754
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
This exciting tour of our Universe explores our current knowledge of exoplanets and the search for another Earth-like planet. Beginning with the basic concepts of planet formation and the composition of the Universe, Stuart Ross Taylor summarises our knowledge of exoplanets, how they compare with our planets and why some stars have better habitable zones. Further sections provide a detailed study of our Solar System, as a basis for understanding exoplanetary systems, and a detailed study of the Earth as our only current example of a habitable planet. The book concludes with a philosophical and historical discussion of topics surrounding planets and the development of life, including why our chances of finding aliens on exoplanets is very low. This is an engaging and informative read for anyone interested in planetary formation and the exploration of our Universe.
Destiny Or Chance Revisited
Author: Stuart Ross Taylor
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107016754
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
This exciting tour of our Universe explores our current knowledge of exoplanets and the search for another Earth-like planet. Beginning with the basic concepts of planet formation and the composition of the Universe, Stuart Ross Taylor summarises our knowledge of exoplanets, how they compare with our planets and why some stars have better habitable zones. Further sections provide a detailed study of our Solar System, as a basis for understanding exoplanetary systems, and a detailed study of the Earth as our only current example of a habitable planet. The book concludes with a philosophical and historical discussion of topics surrounding planets and the development of life, including why our chances of finding aliens on exoplanets is very low. This is an engaging and informative read for anyone interested in planetary formation and the exploration of our Universe.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107016754
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
This exciting tour of our Universe explores our current knowledge of exoplanets and the search for another Earth-like planet. Beginning with the basic concepts of planet formation and the composition of the Universe, Stuart Ross Taylor summarises our knowledge of exoplanets, how they compare with our planets and why some stars have better habitable zones. Further sections provide a detailed study of our Solar System, as a basis for understanding exoplanetary systems, and a detailed study of the Earth as our only current example of a habitable planet. The book concludes with a philosophical and historical discussion of topics surrounding planets and the development of life, including why our chances of finding aliens on exoplanets is very low. This is an engaging and informative read for anyone interested in planetary formation and the exploration of our Universe.
Maternal Conditions
Author: Melissa A. Schoeffel
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9781433101472
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Maternal Conditions analyzes the depiction of motherhood in the works of Barbara Kingsolver, Ana Castillo, Louise Erdrich, and Ruth Ozeki. The book examines the politics underlying and engendered by ethnically diverse representations of the maternal, interrogating the dominant cultural understanding of the good mother. This analysis then moves to a study of how the subjective experience of mothers is portrayed in these writings, ending with an exploration of the relationship between motherhood and ethics.
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9781433101472
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Maternal Conditions analyzes the depiction of motherhood in the works of Barbara Kingsolver, Ana Castillo, Louise Erdrich, and Ruth Ozeki. The book examines the politics underlying and engendered by ethnically diverse representations of the maternal, interrogating the dominant cultural understanding of the good mother. This analysis then moves to a study of how the subjective experience of mothers is portrayed in these writings, ending with an exploration of the relationship between motherhood and ethics.
Destiny Mine
Author: Janelle Taylor
Publisher: Zebra Books
ISBN: 9780821751855
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
By the age of 20, the maiden called Kionee can ride, fight and hunt better than most men. Yet, she feels a secret loneliness knowing she can never marry or know a lover's touch. Until an extraordinary vision brings her face to face with Stalking Wolf, the sensual half-breed whose passion will set her free, yet whose love can never be hers.
Publisher: Zebra Books
ISBN: 9780821751855
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
By the age of 20, the maiden called Kionee can ride, fight and hunt better than most men. Yet, she feels a secret loneliness knowing she can never marry or know a lover's touch. Until an extraordinary vision brings her face to face with Stalking Wolf, the sensual half-breed whose passion will set her free, yet whose love can never be hers.
Planet of the Apes and Philosophy
Author: John Huss
Publisher: Open Court Publishing
ISBN: 0812698223
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Essays explore philosophical themes in The Planet of the Apes films including human-animal relationships, science and ethics.
Publisher: Open Court Publishing
ISBN: 0812698223
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Essays explore philosophical themes in The Planet of the Apes films including human-animal relationships, science and ethics.
Literary Anecdotes Of The Eighteenth Century; Comprizing Biographical Memoirs Of William Bowyer ... And Many Of His Learned Friends
Author: John Nichols
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century;
Author: John Nichols
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
Women of Destiny
Author: David E. Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781648150005
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781648150005
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Essays and illustrations [including: On the first printed polyglotts; Of public news and weekly papers; History of the origin of pamphlets
Author: John Nichols
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Manifest Destiny's Underworld
Author: Robert E. May
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807860409
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 447
Book Description
This fascinating study sheds new light on antebellum America's notorious "filibusters--the freebooters and adventurers who organized or participated in armed invasions of nations with whom the United States was formally at peace. Offering the first full-scale analysis of the filibustering movement, Robert May relates the often-tragic stories of illegal expeditions into Cuba, Mexico, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and other Latin American countries and details surprising numbers of aborted plots, as well. May investigates why thousands of men joined filibustering expeditions, how they were financed, and why the U.S. government had little success in curtailing them. Surveying antebellum popular media, he shows how the filibustering phenomenon infiltrated the American psyche in newspapers, theater, music, advertising, and literature. Condemned abroad as pirates, frequently in language strikingly similar to modern American denunciations of foreign terrorists, the filibusters were often celebrated at home as heroes who epitomized the spirit of Manifest Destiny. May concludes by exploring the national consequences of filibustering, arguing that the practice inflicted lasting damage on U.S. relations with foreign countries and contributed to the North-South division over slavery that culminated in the Civil War.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807860409
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 447
Book Description
This fascinating study sheds new light on antebellum America's notorious "filibusters--the freebooters and adventurers who organized or participated in armed invasions of nations with whom the United States was formally at peace. Offering the first full-scale analysis of the filibustering movement, Robert May relates the often-tragic stories of illegal expeditions into Cuba, Mexico, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and other Latin American countries and details surprising numbers of aborted plots, as well. May investigates why thousands of men joined filibustering expeditions, how they were financed, and why the U.S. government had little success in curtailing them. Surveying antebellum popular media, he shows how the filibustering phenomenon infiltrated the American psyche in newspapers, theater, music, advertising, and literature. Condemned abroad as pirates, frequently in language strikingly similar to modern American denunciations of foreign terrorists, the filibusters were often celebrated at home as heroes who epitomized the spirit of Manifest Destiny. May concludes by exploring the national consequences of filibustering, arguing that the practice inflicted lasting damage on U.S. relations with foreign countries and contributed to the North-South division over slavery that culminated in the Civil War.
No Wasted Tears
Author: Sylvia D. Carter
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1620247410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Destiny took her seat, holding her hands tightly in her lap, trying to remain calm. The events of the day were catching up with her with lightning speed. She took a few slow, deep, calming breaths and let them out, hoping they would begin the boarding process soon. The fear of being caught lingered on her mind. If she let it, Destiny knew, it would take her over completely. Just thinking of Stanley, of everything that had happened, made her feel dizzy, and she forced herself to push it away. She couldn't wait to say one day that it was a lifetime ago. A lifetime she'd never forget. And a mistake she'd never make again...and certainly not with anyone like Stanley. Straightening, Destiny turned to face the boarding attendant. It was time to start her new life.
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1620247410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Destiny took her seat, holding her hands tightly in her lap, trying to remain calm. The events of the day were catching up with her with lightning speed. She took a few slow, deep, calming breaths and let them out, hoping they would begin the boarding process soon. The fear of being caught lingered on her mind. If she let it, Destiny knew, it would take her over completely. Just thinking of Stanley, of everything that had happened, made her feel dizzy, and she forced herself to push it away. She couldn't wait to say one day that it was a lifetime ago. A lifetime she'd never forget. And a mistake she'd never make again...and certainly not with anyone like Stanley. Straightening, Destiny turned to face the boarding attendant. It was time to start her new life.