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Author: Mary Jo Salter
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780375704994
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPoems on "long distances of the imagination," family, films, France, and art. "The book's centerpiece, 'Alternating currents, ' juxtaposes real historical figures like Alexander Graham Bell and Helen Keller with their fictional contemporaries Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson."--Jacket.
Author: Neil F. Comins
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2017-02-21
Total Pages: 351
ISBN-13: 0231542895
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf you have ever wondered about space travel, now you have the opportunity to understand it more fully than ever before. Traveling into space and even emigrating to nearby worlds may soon become part of the human experience. Scientists, engineers, and investors are working hard to make space tourism and colonization a reality. As astronauts can attest, extraterrestrial travel is incomparably thrilling. To make the most of the experience requires serious physical and mental adaptations in virtually every aspect of life, from eating to intimacy. Everyone who goes into space sees Earth and life on it from a profoundly different perspective than they had before liftoff. Astronomer and former NASA/ASEE scientist Neil F. Comins has written the go-to book for anyone interested in space exploration. He describes the wonders that travelers will encounter—weightlessness, unparalleled views of Earth and the cosmos, and the opportunity to walk on another world—as well as the dangers: radiation, projectiles, unbreathable atmospheres, and potential equipment failures. He also provides insights into specific trips to destinations including suborbital flights, space stations, the Moon, asteroids, comets, and Mars—the top candidate for colonization. Although many challenges are technical, Comins outlines them in clear language for all readers. He synthesizes key issues and cutting-edge research in astronomy, physics, biology, psychology, and sociology to create a complete manual for the ultimate voyage.
Author: Carmen Arena
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2021-03-15
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 2889665984
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jozef Simkovic
Publisher:
Published: 2018-10-03
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9781732595712
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHOW TO KISS THE UNIVERSE describes the shocking spiritual trips of a journalist from his physical body all the way to the Source of everything. These trips were powered by intention, Love and gratitude. This original and unique narrative is based on deep breakthrough meditations using modern technology. The book challenges traditional paradigms of the essence of human consciousness as portrayed either by science or religion. It recounts using not only biological physical bodies as vehicles, but also a variety of non-physical vehicles in other dimensions. The story covers all possible aspects of human consciousness which can travel without limits beyond local space and time. It details instant spiritual travels by the speed of thought throughout, and even out of the known universe. This non-fiction book, written in an exciting and entertaining fiction style describes sophisticated ways of relating to higher beings, like spirit guides and star friends who reside in non-physical realms. This is done by using non-verbal communication beyond the human senses. The narrative can help you find answers for your long-asked questions about the purpose of your life on this planet and about your spiritual past, present and future. This true story will help you get rid of unnecessary conditioning and fears about your death and afterlife. You can learn from the narrative how you can conquer your ego and unleash your unimaginable internal powers. That can help you gain new unexpected internal freedoms and become a happier and more compassionate human being.
Author: Beth Revis
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2011-01-11
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1101486082
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBook 1 in the New York Times bestselling trilogy, perfect for fans of Battlestar Gallactica and Passengers! WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO SURVIVE ABOARD A SPACESHIP FUELED BY LIES? Amy is a cryogenically frozen passenger aboard the spaceship Godspeed. She has left her boyfriend, friends--and planet--behind to join her parents as a member of Project Ark Ship. Amy and her parents believe they will wake on a new planet, Centauri-Earth, three hundred years in the future. But fifty years before Godspeed's scheduled landing, cryo chamber 42 is mysteriously unplugged, and Amy is violently woken from her frozen slumber. Someone tried to murder her. Now, Amy is caught inside an enclosed world where nothing makes sense. Godspeed's 2,312 passengers have forfeited all control to Eldest, a tyrannical and frightening leader. And Elder, Eldest's rebellious teenage heir, is both fascinated with Amy and eager to discover whether he has what it takes to lead. Amy desperately wants to trust Elder. But should she put her faith in a boy who has never seen life outside the ship's cold metal walls? All Amy knows is that she and Elder must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets before whoever woke her tries to kill again.
Author: Clayton C. Anderson
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2015-06
Total Pages: 460
ISBN-13: 0803277318
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat's it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet engine airplane? What happens when the space station toilet breaks? How do astronauts "take out the trash" on a spacewalk, tightly encapsulated in a space suit with just a few layers of fabric and Kevlar between them and the unforgiving vacuum of outer space? The Ordinary Spaceman puts you in the flight suit of U.S. astronaut Clayton C. Anderson and takes you on the journey of this small-town boy from Nebraska who spent 167 days living and working on the International Space Station, including nearly forty hours of space walks. Having applied to NASA fifteen times over fifteen years to become an astronaut before his ultimate selection, Anderson offers a unique perspective on his life as a veteran space flier, one characterized by humility and perseverance. From the application process to launch aboard the space shuttle Atlantis, from serving as a family escort for the ill-fated Columbia crew in 2003 to his own daily struggles--family separation, competitive battles to win coveted flight assignments, the stress of a highly visible job, and the ever-present risk of having to make the ultimate sacrifice--Anderson shares the full range of his experiences. With a mix of levity and gravitas, Anderson gives an authentic view of the highs and the lows, the triumphs and the tragedies of life as a NASA astronaut.
Author: Christian Davenport
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2018-03-20
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 1610398300
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rivals and their vast fortunes, egos, and visions of space as the next entrepreneurial frontier The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of the American space program. Nearly a half-century after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, these Space Barons-most notably Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, along with Richard Branson and Paul Allen-are using Silicon Valley-style innovation to dramatically lower the cost of space travel, and send humans even further than NASA has gone. These entrepreneurs have founded some of the biggest brands in the world-Amazon, Microsoft, Virgin, Tesla, PayPal-and upended industry after industry. Now they are pursuing the biggest disruption of all: space. Based on years of reporting and exclusive interviews with all four billionaires, this authoritative account is a dramatic tale of risk and high adventure, the birth of a new Space Age, fueled by some of the world's richest men as they struggle to end governments' monopoly on the cosmos. The Space Barons is also a story of rivalry-hard-charging startups warring with established contractors, and the personal clashes of the leaders of this new space movement, particularly Musk and Bezos, as they aim for the moon and Mars and beyond.
Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2020-02-04
Total Pages: 37
ISBN-13: 0062193120
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Dear Girl, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a simple and timeless celebration of the power of love. Little Miss planted a kiss... One small act of love blooms into something bigger and more dazzling than Little Miss could have ever imagined in this epic journey about life, kindness, and giving. Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Peter H. Reynolds team together to share a message of hope and to remind us all of the joys to be gained from being open and unselfish. Plant a Kiss works to spark the imagination of the youngest readers, but it will also resonate with anyone, such as a new graduate, who responds to the power of planting a kiss.
Author: Michelle L. Teichman
Publisher: Ylva Verlag E.Kfr.
Published: 2016-03-02
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9783955335816
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEverything's great for Harper Isabelle, the most popular girl in grade nine. That is, until she meets Sarah Jamieson. Sarah is a reclusive artist, a loner who wears black makeup and doesn't have any friends, but for some reason, Harper can't stop thinking about her. Sarah isn't used to people looking her way, especially popular girls like Harper Isabelle. Scared, religious, and unsure of herself, when Sarah begins to realize that her feelings for Harper might go beyond friendship, she is afraid to take the plunge and tell Harper how she feels. Emotions build between these young women until they both reach their breaking points, and they need to make a choice about coming to terms with who they really are, and what they can and cannot live without.
Author: Paige Lewis
Publisher: Sarabande Books
Published: 2019-10-08
Total Pages: 71
ISBN-13: 1946448451
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis astonishing, self-assured debut leads us on an exploration to the stars and back, begging us to reconsider our boundaries of self, time, space, and knowledge. The speaker writes, “...the universe/is an arrow/without end/and it asks only one question;/How dare you?” Zig-zagging through the realms of nature, science, and religion, one finds St. Francis sighing in the corner of a studio apartment, tides that are caused by millions of oysters “gasping in unison,” an ark filled with women in its stables, and prayers that reach God fastest by balloon. There’s pathos: “When my new lover tells me I’m correct to love him, I/realize the sound isn’t metal at all. It’s not the coins rattling/ on concrete, but the fingers scraping to pick them up.” And humor, too: “...even the sun’s been sighing Not you again/when it sees me.” After reading this far-reaching, inventive collection, we too are startled, space struck, our pockets gloriously “filled with space dust.”
