![]() ![]() And I know, because I found those papers from the space cabin simulator studies, where they brought in the students, and they didn't let them bathe for weeks and weeks and weeks, which is similar. And they're shaved, they look all together." It's nothing like that in space, right? Steve: And even before reading your book, I remember thinking "That space station there, that ship they're on, it's so clean. Steve: Just coincidentally, couple of weeks ago, I watched 2001. After her session with an audience, which you heard in part 1, Mary and I found a quiet corner of the Upper West Side Barnes and Noble and discussed further how bad it is to be in space. ![]() Steve: Welcome back for part 2 of the Science Talk podcast with Mary Roach, author of the new book, Packing for Mars. ![]() Web sites related to content of this podcast include Podcast Transcription Podcast host Steve Mirsky (pictured) talks with author Mary Roach about her new book Packing For Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. ![]()
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![]() ![]() 50 daily devotional meditationsGreat for personal reflection and small group studyA perfect gift for someone who has recently lost a loved oneRandy Alcorn brings eternity to light in 50 inspiring and thought-provoking meditations that will forever change the way you think about the spectacular new universe that awaits us: new heavens and a New Earth, where Jesus will be the cosmic center and joy will be the air we breathe-a universe free from pain and suffering, filled with unending beauty and adventure. From the author of the bestselling book Heaven, here are 50 daily devotional meditations that will touch your heart, capture your imagination, and fill you with hope and anticipation. If you’ve always thought of Heaven as a realm of clouds, disembodied spirits, and eternal harp-strumming, you’re in for a wonderful surprise. ![]() ![]() ![]() 'One of the best writers around… she outdoes even Philippa Gregory' The Sun In the many machinations to secure Winteringham one thing has been overlooked… For plainness can hide a spirited soul and behind Katherine's solemn exterior lies a woman of unexpected passion - prepared to fight for her freedom. Katherine Harley is an innocent pawn, raised a puritan she may be naive to the ways of the court, but not to the price placed on her hand in marriage. It is not love that lies within matrimony but the victory of a bitter inheritance feud, securing his rightful claim to Winteringham Priory. ![]() ![]() The scandalous, sexual games at the Restoration Court of King Charles, have turned Marcus, Viscount Marlbrooke, into a cynic. 'Surely the chief cause of our ruin was Viscount Marlbrooke himself? And now you wish me to marry into the family?' 'Anne O'Brien has joined the exclusive club of excellent historical novelists.' - Sunday Express ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Massie thought the film superficial, but took advantage of the publicity to raise money for hemophilia treatment. Massie's book also was a commercial success and the basis for a 1971 film adaptation, starring Michael Jayston and Janet Suzman, that won the Oscar for art direction. "Nicholas and Alexandra" was published in 1967, in the midst of the Cold War, and praised in The New York Times as a long-needed and balanced account of the last czar and his family. Massie’s first book drew upon his interest in Nicholas’ heir apparent, the Tsarevich Alexei, a hemophiliac like the eldest of Massie's three children, Robert Jr. “He understands plot - fate - as a function of character, and the narrative perspective he establishes and maintains, a vision tightly aligned with that of his subject, convinces a reader he’s not so much looking at Catherine the Great as he is out of her eyes.” “Massie, who has spent almost half a century studying czarist Russia, has always been a biographer with the instincts of a novelist,” Harrison wrote. ![]() ![]() ![]() With its intense psychological insights and piercing social commentary, Notes from the Underground has been widely regarded as a landmark in the development of modern literature. The narrator is deeply introspective and reflects on his own life and the society in which he lives, painting a bleak picture of the human condition. Petersburg, Russia, and who is tormented by his own thoughts and feelings of worthlessness. The novel follows the thoughts and experiences of an unnamed narrator who lives in St. Written by Fyodor Dostoevsky, one of the greatest Russian novelists of all time, this seminal work of fiction explores the themes of existentialism, alienation, and the human condition. Notes from the Underground is a literary masterpiece that delves into the darkest recesses of the human psyche. ![]() ![]() Sun-hee is able to distinguish between racist laws, colonizing military, and a simple, kind boy who happens to be Japanese. Sun-hee and Tomo remain friends despite the fact that the colonizing Japanese treat Koreans as second-class citizens. Her best friend is Tomo, a Japanese boy who is the son of the principal of the school. Her father is the vice-principal of the local school. Sun-hee is the daughter of a Korean family. Eventually, a law was passed that required all Koreans to take a Japanese name and be addressed by this name in public. And Koreans were even required to attend Japanese temples on the Emperor’s birthday. Students were required to attend school and learn Japanese culture, language, literature, and history. Only Japanese citizens could be in charge-the president or the principal. Koreans could be vice-presidents or vice-principals, but never the president or the principal. Laws were passed against a Korean being the head of any organization, business, school, etc. ![]() If the Koreans no longer had a distinguishable culture and identity, the desire to be free of their captors might decrease. The conquerors passed many laws intended to destroy Korean culture. When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park (New York: Clarion Books, 2002) ![]() ![]() ![]() 'One of the most beautiful books I've read in a long time' - MJ Rose, author of the Reincarnationalist series Publisher: Quercus Publishing ISBN: 9781529416145 Number of pages: 304 Weight: 220 g Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 24 mm MEDIA REVIEWS The Beautiful Ones is a charming tale of love and betrayal and the struggle between conformity and passion, set in a world where scandal is a razor-sharp weapon. ![]() ![]() Under his tutelage, Nina's talent blossoms - as does her love for the great man.īut great romances are for fairy-tales, and Hector is hiding a secret bitter truth from Nina - and himself - that threatens their courtship. Nina is dazzled by Hector, for he sees her not as a witch, but ripe with magical potential. She has always struggled to control her telekinesis: the haphazard manifestations of her powers have long made her the subject of gossip - malicious neighbours even call her the Witch of Oldhouse.īut Nina's life is about to change, for there is a new arrival in town: Hector Auvray, the renowned entertainer, who has used his own telekinetic talent to perform for admiring audiences around the world. But the Grand Season has just begun and already Nina's debut has gone disastrously awry. They are the Beautiful Ones, Loisail's most notable socialites, and this spring is Nina's chance to join their ranks, courtesy of her well-connected cousin and his calculating wife. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Blood Angels are the noble descendants of that most puissant and angelic of the primarchs - Sanguinius. With these tithes of new recruits, and the recent arrival of the Primaris Space Marines during the Indomitus Crusade, the Blood Angels were able to replenish their losses, though they still face a time of trial like none the Chapter has known since the days of the Horus Heresy. Under the threat of extinction, and in order to quickly replenish their numbers, the Blood Angels were forced to ask their kindred Successor Chapters from subsequent Astartes Foundings for a tithe of warriors from the related Chapters' pools of neophytes, their candidate Space Marines. ![]() The Blood Angels are amongst the longest-living of the Adeptus Astartes, with some of the Chapter's Space Marines having served the Emperor of Mankind for over a thousand standard years.ĭue to recent events, the Blood Angels' numbers were severely depleted. They are well-known across the galaxy for their bloodthirsty nature in battle, and feared for the curse of flawed gene-seed they carry. The Blood Angels are one of the 20 First Founding Legions of the Space Marines and were originally the IX th Legion before the Second Founding broke the Legiones Astartes up into separate Chapters of 1,000 Space Marines each. ![]() ![]() ![]() Multi-award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Gene Luen Yang and artist Gurihiru tell a bold new story based on a classic Superman radio serial! Collects Superman Smashes the Klan #1-3. ![]() But with the help of Roberta's keen skills of observation, Superman is able to fight the Klan's terror, while exposing those in power who support them-and Roberta and Superman learn to embrace their own unique features that set them apart. They kidnap Tommy, attack the Daily Planet, and even threaten the local YMCA. The Klan targets the Lee family, beginning a string of terrorist attacks. ![]() While the Lees try to adjust to their new lives, an evil is stirring in Metropolis: the Ku Klux Klan. She's awkward, quiet, and self-conscious of how she looks different from the kids around her, so she sticks to watching people instead of talking to them. Welcome to Variant Edition Graphic Novels + Comics Winner of the Harry Kramer Award for Most Outstanding Comic Shop in all of Canada (2019 Shuster Awards). Tommy adjusts quickly to the fast pace of their new neighborhood, befriending Jimmy Olsen and joining the baseball team, while his younger sister Roberta feels out of place when she fails to fit in with the neighborhood kids. Lee is eager to begin his new position at the Metropolis Health Department, his two kids, Roberta and Tommy, are more excited about being closer to the famous superhero Superman! The year is 1946, and the Lee family has moved from Chinatown to Downtown Metropolis. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her short stories can be found in Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, Lightspeed, Uncanny, The Future Fire, APB: Artists against Police Brutality, and other publications. Award, the storySouth Million Writers Award, and has won the Philip K. She has been shortlisted for the Locus Award, the James Tiptree, Jr. Jennifer Marie Brissett is the author of Elysium. He writes a column on the internet for Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine and is on the faculty of the Stonecoast Creative Writing MFA Program at the University of Southern Maine. Forthcoming in November are the premier of his stage play Grouped, at the Paragon Science Fiction Play Festival in Chicago and in February a new story collection from Prime, The Promise of Space. His most recent publications are the novel Mother G o, an audiobook original from Audible and the career retrospective Masters of Science Fiction: James Patrick Kelly from Centipede Press. James Patrick Kelly has won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards. FANTASTIC FICTION at KGB reading series, hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present: ![]() |