Too Far From Home
Title | Too Far From Home PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Jones |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2009-07-15 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1407013173 |
On February 1, 2003, ten astronauts were orbiting the planet. Seven headed back to Earth on the space shuttle Columbia. They never made it. And the three men left behind found themselves too far from home. Chris Jones chronicles the efforts of the beleaguered Mission Control in Houston and Moscow as they work frantically against the clock to bring their men safely back to Earth, ultimately settling on a plan that felt, at best, like a long shot. Yet even amid the danger, the call of space is a siren song, and Too Far From Home details beautifully the majesty and mystique of space travel, while reminding us all how perilous it is to soar beyond the sky.
A Universe from Nothing
Title | A Universe from Nothing PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Maxwell Krauss |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 145162445X |
This is a provocative account of the astounding new answers to the most basic philosophical question: Where did the universe come from and how will it end?
Steven Universe: End of an Era
Title | Steven Universe: End of an Era PDF eBook |
Author | Chris McDonnell |
Publisher | Abrams |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2020-10-13 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1683358724 |
Chris McDonnell’s Steven Universe: End of an Era is the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling behind-the-scenes companion book Steven Universe: Art & Origins. Foreword by Hugo Award–winning author N. K. Jemisin Showcasing new concept art, storyboards, background paintings, and exclusive interviews, End of an Era will update the history of the Emmy Award–winning series to cover season four through to the critically acclaimed finale, “Change Your Mind,” and beyond. Fans will find a special focus on creator and showrunner Rebecca Sugar’s elaborate process for creating the lore for the series, as she and the crew reveal how they discovered and developed the complete story arc for each character, as well as how they were able to design a show that so refreshingly captures and celebrates the experience of childhood. Steven Universe: End of an Era is a heartfelt send-off to one of the most progressive, imaginative, and beloved animated series of our time. “This book extends the life of this treasured animated series.” —Variety
A Tupolev Too Far
Title | A Tupolev Too Far PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Wilson Aldiss |
Publisher | Collins |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
A glittering twelve story collection from Britain's best loved Sci-Fi writer.
Too Far
Title | Too Far PDF eBook |
Author | Rich Shapero |
Publisher | Rich Shapero |
Pages | 201 |
Release | 2010-06-06 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 097188014X |
Blaze a trail with two wayward kids as they explore a private forest whose supernatural potentials illuminate the triumphs and follies of desperate imagination.
Death's End
Title | Death's End PDF eBook |
Author | Cixin Liu |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 605 |
Release | 2016-09-20 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0765377101 |
Mutually assured destruction has led to decades of peace between humanity and the Trisolarans, but a new force is awakening and this delicate balance can no longer hold... Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge. With human science advancing daily and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations will soon be able to co-exist peacefully as equals without the terrible threat of mutually assured annihilation. But the peace has also made humanity complacent. Cheng Xin, an aerospace engineer from the early twenty-first century, awakens from hibernation in this new age. She brings with her knowledge of a long-forgotten program dating from the beginning of the Trisolar Crisis, and her very presence may upset the delicate balance between two worlds. Will humanity reach for the stars or die in its cradle? Death's End is the New York Times bestselling conclusion to Cixin Liu's tour-de-force series that began with The Three-Body Problem. "The War of the Worlds for the twenty-first century . . . Packed with a sense of wonder." --The Wall Street Journal "A meditation on technology, progress, morality, extinction, and knowledge that doubles as a cosmos- in-the-balance thriller." --NPR The Remembrance of Earth's Past Trilogy The Three-Body Problem The Dark Forest Death's End Other Books Ball Lightning (forthcoming)
Going Too Far
Title | Going Too Far PDF eBook |
Author | Robin Morgan |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 2014-11-11 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1497678102 |
The personal papers of one of feminism’s most passionate leaders, with a new preface by the author As an activist for social justice, Robin Morgan has acquired a reputation for strong convictions and a life-affirming way of expressing them through writing. Nowhere is this more evident than in Going Too Far, which takes us behind the scenes in Morgan’s life and in the women’s movement until 1977. We watch the development of an organizer who is a complex thinker while Morgan evolves as a mother, leader, writer, and activist. Morgan’s keen eye is trained on all aspects of modern feminism, and this is reflected in the juxtaposition of the journal entries and letters of her personal life with the essays and polemics that shape her public persona. Her opinions on marriage, love, religion, pornography, and art are as utterly fresh and timely today as they were decades ago. Her growing wisdom and depth of perception are apparent in the book’s progression, and her last chapters, focused on what she terms the “metaphysics of feminism,” will change a reader’s world view for the better—and forever.