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| Author | : David Scott |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 530 |
| Release | : 2013-12-03 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 146685927X |
Growing up on either side of the Iron Curtain, David Scott and Alexei Leonov experienced very different childhoods but shared the same dream to fly. Excelling in every area of mental and physical agility, Scott and Leonov became elite fighter pilots and were chosen by their countries' burgeoning space programs to take part in the greatest technological race ever-to land a man on the moon. In this unique dual autobiography, astronaut Scott and cosmonaut Leonov recount their exceptional lives and careers spent on the cutting edge of science and space exploration. With each mission fraught with perilous risks, and each space program touched by tragedy, these parallel tales of adventure and heroism read like a modern-day thriller. Cutting fast between their differing recollections, this book reveals, in a very personal way, the drama of one of the most ambitious contests ever embarked on by man, set against the conflict that once held the world in suspense: the clash between Russian communism and Western democracy. Before training to be the USSR's first man on the moon, Leonov became the first man to walk in space. It was a feat that won him a place in history but almost cost him his life. A year later, in 1966, Gemini 8, with David Scott and Neil Armstrong aboard, tumbled out of control across space. Surviving against dramatic odds-a split-second decision by pilot Armstrong saved their lives-they both went on to fly their own lunar missions: Armstrong to command Apollo 11 and become the first man to walk on the moon, and Scott to perform an EVA during the Apollo 9 mission and command the most complex expedition in the history of exploration, Apollo 15. Spending three days on the moon, Scott became the seventh man to walk on its breathtaking surface. Marking a new age of USA/USSR cooperation, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Scott and Leonov together, finally ending the Cold War silence and building a friendship that would last for decades. Their courage, passion for exploration, and determination to push themselves to the limit emerge in these memoirs not only through their triumphs but also through their perseverance in times of extraordinary difficulty and danger.
| Author | : Alan Duff |
| Publisher | : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 2012-06-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1869798775 |
A powerful novel by the author of Once Were Warriors about a half caste and his Maori warrior ancestor, cast out of his tribe. Jimmy understands all about belonging and not belonging. he sees himself as part of both sides of the moon: 'Kind of black man, sort of nigger, in my own country, and kind of white, sort of The Man, by the other half of me. I am torn, yet I am more whole since I am both . . .' He is part of a fractured family, and it's only when he learns about his forebear - a brave warrior who became an outcast from his tribe - that he begins to understand the darker implications of his heritage.
| Author | : David Meerman Scott |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 145 |
| Release | : 2014-02-28 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0262026961 |
One of the most successful public relations campaigns in history, featuring heroic astronauts, press-savvy rocket scientists, enthusiastic reporters, deep-pocketed defense contractors, and Tang. In July 1969, ninety-four percent of American televisions were tuned to coverage of Apollo 11's mission to the moon. How did space exploration, once the purview of rocket scientists, reach a larger audience than My Three Sons? Why did a government program whose standard operating procedure had been secrecy turn its greatest achievement into a communal experience? In Marketing the Moon, David Meerman Scott and Richard Jurek tell the story of one of the most successful marketing and public relations campaigns in history: the selling of the Apollo program. Primed by science fiction, magazine articles, and appearances by Wernher von Braun on the “Tomorrowland” segments of the Disneyland prime time television show, Americans were a receptive audience for NASA's pioneering “brand journalism.” Scott and Jurek describe sophisticated efforts by NASA and its many contractors to market the facts about space travel—through press releases, bylined articles, lavishly detailed background materials, and fully produced radio and television features—rather than push an agenda. American astronauts, who signed exclusive agreements with Life magazine, became the heroic and patriotic faces of the program. And there was some judicious product placement: Hasselblad was the “first camera on the moon”; Sony cassette recorders and supplies of Tang were on board the capsule; and astronauts were equipped with the Exer-Genie personal exerciser. Everyone wanted a place on the bandwagon. Generously illustrated with vintage photographs, artwork, and advertisements, many never published before, Marketing the Moon shows that when Neil Armstrong took that giant leap for mankind, it was a triumph not just for American engineering and rocketry but for American marketing and public relations.
| Author | : John Moore |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 362 |
| Release | : 2014-10-20 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9781502825568 |
Please note: Features of the Near Side Moon (Second Edition) is now available (the 2nd Ed contains more information about each feature). Besides the moon's obvious craters and basins, the lunar surface is also 'marked' with some unusual geological features that deserve attention. Locating these features, let alone identifying them, has always been a task, as some resources don't always provide fully the above information in a single reference. In Features of the Near Side Moon that task has now been simplified, which allows you to look up a particular feature instantly, and then see what it actually looks like. From crater chains to rilles, ridges to valleys, or mountains to promontories, Features of the Near Side Moon uses a zooming-in process where each feature's position is firstly located on the lunar surface (using referenced features like craters or mares etc., on a color topographic image supplied), and then finally presented as a highly-resolved image, taken by cameras onboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. All lunar features (consisting of 14 different categories that amount to 282 separate features) from the International Astronomical Union (IAU) list are presented, and each includes their official latitude and longitude coordinates, as well as their sizes/diameters. Other unofficial features (9 different categories amounting to 85 separate features) from concentric to dark halo craters or domes to swirls have also been included in the book as a general introduction, opening up the potential for a whole new world of discovery. Features of the Near Side Moon will certainly suit both the amateur and professional astronomer, and as a useful reference for scientists and those working in the general news media. Please Note, this is the color version (unfortunately, set at a ridiculously, higher price due to the printer's costs - color equals more costs etc., ), but there is also a grayscale version (extremely, at a lower price) available too - just type Features of the Near Side Moon (Grayscale Edition) in Amazon or Google for more. There is no difference, content-wise, between the color and grayscale editions: only the respective colors used in the images produced. For an animated version of what's inside the cover, type Features of the Near Side Moon in YouTube. This book is one in the trilogy of books about craters and features found on the Moon (for more, see Craters of the Near Side Moon and Craters of the Far Side Moon).
| Author | : Leslie A. Davidson |
| Publisher | : Orca Book Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 51 |
| Release | : 2017-09-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1459817508 |
Fish and herons, turtles and dragonflies, beaver lodges and lily pads—a multitude of wonders enchant both the child narrator and any other nature lovers along for the ride in this tender, beautifully illustrated picture book. Baby ducklings ride their mama’s back; an osprey rises with a silver fish clutched in her talons; a loon cries in a star-flecked night. Rhythmic, rhyming quatrains carry the story forward in clean paddle strokes of evocative imagery. In the Red Canoe celebrates the bond between grandparent and grandchild and invites nature lovers of all ages along for the ride.
| Author | : Jackie Morris |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2022-04-05 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781783528868 |
From the moment she saw him, the girl knew the bear had come for her. How many times had she dreamed of him? Now, here he was, as if spelled from her dreams. This encounter marks the beginning of a long and extraordinary journey. At the bear's secret palace in faraway mountains, she is treated courteously but troubled by the bear's unfathomable sadness. As the bear's secret unravels, another adventure unfolds, which takes her to the homes of the four winds and beyond, to the castle east of the sun, west of the moon. In this new edition of Jackie Morris's captivating picture book, the acclaimed writer and artist retells this classic Norwegian fairy tale - a mysterious story of love, loyalty and freedom. "Beautiful, lyrical and lovely." Joanne Harris on The Wild Swans "Jackie Morris does more than tell a story; she conjures glorious landscapes of the heart." Meg Rosoff For The Unwinding: "A quiet masterpiece . . . a love story, a hope story, a story out of time, out of stricture, out of the narrow artificial bounds by which we try to contain the wild wonderland of reality because we are too frightened to live wonder-stricken." Maria Popova, Brain Pickings "The tales feel like half-remembered dreams, peopled with fairytale characters and magnificent creatures." Rebecca Armstrong, i Paper Best Books of 2020
| Author | : Grant Heiken |
| Publisher | : CUP Archive |
| Total Pages | : 796 |
| Release | : 1991-04-26 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780521334440 |
The only work to date to collect data gathered during the American and Soviet missions in an accessible and complete reference of current scientific and technical information about the Moon.
| Author | : Robert H. Garrett |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2022-02-04 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781685155865 |
Music from Both Sides of the Moon will take you from the swampy backwaters of Lake Fausse, Louisiana; to the steamy tent shows of 'Professor Crady's Traveling Show of Oddities and Prodigies'; to the smokey jazz clubs of New Orleans in the 1940's; and to the Pacific Theater during WW II through the eyes of a Navy nurse held POW by the Japanese on the island of Corregidor. On the way, you will meet a cast of characters that you will fall in love with, root for, laugh with and cry for - people so vivid and rich that they will become lasting members of your literary family. "A good plot is often forgotten. A good character?never." John Jakes
| Author | : Neil F. Comins |
| Publisher | : Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 506 |
| Release | : 2010-03-30 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 142995793X |
"What if?" questions stimulate people to think in new ways, to refresh old ideas, and to make new discoveries. In What If the Earth Had Two Moons, Neil Comins leads us on a fascinating ten-world journey as we explore what our planet would be like under alternative astronomical conditions. In each case, the Earth would be different, often in surprising ways. The title chapter, for example, gives us a second moon orbiting closer to Earth than the one we have now. The night sky is a lot brighter, but that won't last forever. Eventually the moons collide, with one extra-massive moon emerging after a period during which Earth sports a Saturn-like ring. This and nine and other speculative essays provide us with insights into the Earth as it exists today, while shedding new light on the burgeoning search for life on planets orbiting other stars. Appealing to adult and young adult alike, this book is a fascinating journey through physics and astronomy, and follows on the author's previous bestseller, What if the Moon Didn't Exist?, with completely new scenarios backed by the latest astronomical research.
| Author | : Bob Crelin |
| Publisher | : Charlesbridge |
| Total Pages | : 37 |
| Release | : 2009-07-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 160734288X |
Describes the moon's phases as it orbits the Earth every twenty-nine days using rhyming text and cut-outs that illustrate each phase.
