The Green Hills of Earth. Rhysling and the Adventure of the Entire Solar System!
Title | The Green Hills of Earth. Rhysling and the Adventure of the Entire Solar System! PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Anson Heinlein |
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Pages | |
Release | 1954 |
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The Green Hills of Earth
Title | The Green Hills of Earth PDF eBook |
Author | Robert A. Heinlein |
Publisher | Roc |
Pages | |
Release | 1952-07 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780451123718 |
In this volume of Heinlein's monumental "Future History" series, free men clash with colonial slavery on Venus, the first female space engineer takes an orbiting station by storm, and a young lieutenant makes the ultimate sacrifice to keep the Earth free.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature
Title | Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature PDF eBook |
Author | R. Reginald |
Publisher | Wildside Press LLC |
Pages | 802 |
Release | 2010-09-01 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 0941028763 |
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, A Checklist, 1700-1974, Volume one of Two, contains an Author Index, Title Index, Series Index, Awards Index, and the Ace and Belmont Doubles Index.
A Checklist of Robert A. Heinlein
Title | A Checklist of Robert A. Heinlein PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Ultramarine Publishing |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780893662226 |
Like Sex with Gods
Title | Like Sex with Gods PDF eBook |
Author | Bayla Singer |
Publisher | Texas A&M University Press |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2003-05-08 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 9781585442560 |
"Human flight is not a simple matter of science and technology. It is a continuing epic of dreams and obsession, of yearning and striving to harness the intellect in the service of the emotions." In Like Sex with Gods: An Unorthodox History of Flight, Bayla Singer offers a unique approach to humanity's fascination with flying. Rather than merely tracing the factual prehistory of flight up to the success of the Wright Brothers, Bayla Singer considers the interaction and influence of our dreams, fantasies, culture, and technology on the age-old quest to fly. This enlightening study begins with the deities and other denizens of the heavens that humanity has created in its religion, literature, and art. At first a monopoly of the gods, flight came to interest humanity as a way to free itself from the physical and intellectual bonds of the earth. The myth of flight eventually gives way to the pursuit of actual flight. Singer shows in compelling detail the many flying machines that have been created, including balloons, gliders, and kites. The accomplishment of the Wright Brothers and our successful trips into space are merely stops on a continuing journey, as our ancient dream of flight continues to push us to new and loftier places. Filled with compelling stories and detailed illustrations, this book provides absorbing reading for aviation experts, those fascinated with the intimate relationship between technology and culture, and all of us who have even a passing interest in flying.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Title | The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints PDF eBook |
Author | Library of Congress |
Publisher | |
Pages | 714 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Catalogs, Union |
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Fiction Catalog
Title | Fiction Catalog PDF eBook |
Author | H.W. Wilson Company |
Publisher | |
Pages | 664 |
Release | 1961 |
Genre | Best books |
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Includes an abridged edition of 1908 catalog issued under title: English prose fiction ... list of about 800 title.