The Quest for a Universal Theory of Life

The Quest for a Universal Theory of Life
Author: Carol E. Cleland
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2019-09-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 052187324X

Explores fundamental philosophical and scientific questions about the nature of life, particularly in relation to the search for extraterrestrial life.

The Book of the New Sun

The Book of the New Sun
Author: Gene Wolfe
Publisher: Gollancz
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2015-03-12
Genre: Fantasy fiction, American
ISBN: 9781473211971

An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, a torturer's apprentice, is exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners. Ordered to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est, Severian must make his way across the perilous, ruined landscape of this far-future Urth. But is his finding of the mystical gem, the Claw of the Conciliator, merely an accident, or does Fate have a grander plans for Severian the torturer . . . ? This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator.

Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth

Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth
Author: Stacy McAnulty
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2022-04-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250876818

From writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator David Litchfield, Our Planet! There's No Place Like Earth is a nonfiction picture book about the Earth, told from the perspective of Earth herself. Meet Earth. Planet Awesome! And your awesome home! Actually, Earth is home to all the plants and all the animals in the solar system, including nearly eight billion people. Humans have accidentally moved Earth's climate change into the fast lane, and she need your help to put on the brakes. Earthlings need Earth, and Earth needs Earthlings, so let’s save Earth together! With characteristic humor and charm, Stacy McAnulty channels the voice of Earth in this next celestial "autobiography" in the Our Universe series. Rich with kid-friendly facts and beautifully brought to life by David Litchfield, this is an equally charming and irresistible picture book.

Earth's Other Shadow

Earth's Other Shadow
Author: Robert Silverberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 214
Release: 1977
Genre: Science fiction, American
ISBN: 9780860000907

Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years

Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years
Author: Stacy McAnulty
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2017-10-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250197910

A lighthearted nonfiction picture book about the formation and history of the Earth--told from the perspective of the Earth itself! "Hi, I’m Earth! But you can call me Planet Awesome." Prepare to learn all about Earth from the point-of-view of Earth herself! In this funny yet informative book, filled to the brim with kid-friendly facts, readers will discover key moments in Earth’s life, from her childhood more than four billion years ago all the way up to present day. Beloved children's book author Stacy McAnulty helps Earth tell her story, and award-winning illustrator David Litchfield brings the words to life. The book includes back matter with even more interesting tidbits. This title has Common Core connections.

In the Shadow of the Moon

In the Shadow of the Moon
Author: Francis French
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0803209843

Tells the story of the exciting and challenging years in space flight, with two superpowers engaged in a titanic struggle to land one of their own people on the moon. This book explores the inspirations, ambitions, personalities, and experiences of the select few whose driving ambition was to fly to the moon.

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Cosmic Challenge

Cosmic Challenge
Author: Philip S. Harrington
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2010-10-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 113949368X

Listing more than 500 sky targets, both near and far, in 187 challenges, this observing guide will test novice astronomers and advanced veterans alike. Its unique mix of Solar System and deep-sky targets will have observers hunting for the Apollo lunar landing sites, searching for satellites orbiting the outermost planets, and exploring hundreds of star clusters, nebulae, distant galaxies, and quasars. Each target object is accompanied by a rating indicating how difficult the object is to find, an in-depth visual description, an illustration showing how the object realistically looks, and a detailed finder chart to help you find each challenge quickly and effectively. The guide introduces objects often overlooked in other observing guides and features targets visible in a variety of conditions, from the inner city to the dark countryside. Challenges are provided for the naked eye, through binoculars and the largest backyard telescopes.

Falling Through the Earth

Falling Through the Earth
Author: Danielle Trussoni
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2007-02-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1466818743

One of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year New York Times bestselling author Danielle Trussoni's unforgettable memoir of her wild and haunted father, a man whose war never really ended. From her charismatic father, Danielle Trussoni learned how to rock and roll, outrun the police, and never shy away from a fight. Spending hour upon hour trailing him around the bars and honky-tonks of La Crosse, Wisconsin, young Danielle grew up fascinated by stories of her dad's adventures as a tunnel rat in Vietnam, where he'd risked his life crawling head first into narrow passageways to search for American POWs. A vivid and poignant portrait of a daughter's relationship with her father, this funny, heartbreaking, and beautifully written memoir, Falling Through the Earth, "makes plain that the horror of war doesn't end in the trenches" (Vanity Fair).