Expedition To Earth

Author : Arthur C. Clarke
Publisher : Rosetta Books
ISBN 13 : 0795325363
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Expedition to Earth written by Arthur C. Clarke and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short stories from the science fiction master—including the tale that inspired 2001: A Space Odyssey. These stories present a brilliant showcase of Arthur C. Clarke’s many-layered approach to the moral dilemmas of scientific advancement—from the thrilling and brutal “Breaking Strain” to the more poetic and thoughtful “Second Dawn.” Also included is “The Sentinel”—the basis for the classic Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. This outstanding collection reminds us that the author of Childhood’s End was not only a giant in the world of science fiction, a recipient of multiple Nebula and Hugo Awards, and an incomparable storyteller, but also a “skilled literary artist” (Hartford Courant). “I do not know of any short story that has moved me more than Arthur C. Clarke’s ‘If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth.’” —The Christian Science Monitor

Author : Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780877954903
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book To the Ends of the Earth written by Sir Ranulph Fiennes and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1983 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Account of the Transglobe Expedition, 1979-1982, led by Ranulph Fiennes. This was the first expedition to circumnavigate the earth via both poles.

Author : Arthur Charles Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Expedition to Earth written by Arthur Charles Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jason Lewis
Publisher : BillyFish Books LLC
ISBN 13 : 0984915532
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dark Waters (the Expedition Trilogy, Book 1) written by Jason Lewis and published by BillyFish Books LLC. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This is a delightful and funny adventure ... It is also lonely, dangerous and frightening.”—THE LONDON TIMES He survived a terrifying crocodile attack off Australia’s Queensland coast, blood poisoning in the middle of the Pacific, malaria in Indonesia and China, and acute mountain sickness in the Himalayas. He was hit by a car and left for dead with two broken legs in Colorado, and incarcerated for espionage on the Sudan-Egypt border. The first in a thrilling adventure trilogy, Dark Waters charts one of the longest, most gruelling, yet uplifting and at times irreverently funny journeys in history, circling the world using just the power of the human body, hailed by the London Sunday Times as “The last great first for circumnavigation.” But it was more than just a physical challenge. Prompted by what scientists have dubbed the “perfect storm” as the global population soars to 8.3 billion by 2030, adventurer Jason Lewis used The Expedition to reach out to thousands of schoolchildren, calling attention to our interconnectedness and shared responsibility of an inhabitable Earth for future generations. * * WINNER of the BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARD & ERIC HOFFER AWARD * * “Often funny and irreverent, always frank and authentic, Lewis’s first volume of The Expedition series is also marked by the thrills of a first-rate adventure.”—FOREWORD REVIEWS “Skating through Alabama with long hair, duct tape on the nipples, and women’s culottes … What were you thinking?”—JAY LENO, The Tonight Show “A riveting true-life adventure as inspiring as it is thrilling.”—UTNE READER “An extraordinary expedition on an epic scale.”—BEN FOGLE, television presenter and adventurer “Last great first for circumnavigation.”—THE SUNDAY TIMES “Truly a tale for our time. You really smell, taste and breathe this journey in a way that is only possible by travelling more slowly.”—ROYAL SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

Author : Arthur Charles Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Expedition to Earth written by Arthur Charles Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Larrie D. Ferreiro
Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN 13 : 0465017231
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measure of the Earth written by Larrie D. Ferreiro and published by Basic Books (AZ). This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the early 18th-century expedition of scientists sent by France and Spain to colonial Peru to measure the degree of equatorial latitude, which could resolve the debate between whether the earth was spherical or flattened at the poles.

Author : Wayne Douglas Barlowe
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780894806292
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Expedition written by Wayne Douglas Barlowe and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2358 Wayne Douglas Barlowe joined the first manned flight to Darwin IV, a newly discovered world beyond our solar system. Here he provides naturalistic paintings that vividly capture the alien creatures he encountered. Illustrations, full-color paintings, and maps.

Author : Craig Froman
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780890515952
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Passport to the World written by Craig Froman and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience a wondrous global journey within the pages of a book, encountering places and people from around the world. Children will gain knowledge of intriguing facts about countries, including their capital cities, maps, flags, populations, and religions. Gathering stickers for their passport, readers learn greetings from 26 different languages, as well as interesting language tips as well. This is an attention-grabbing exploration of the world through the eyes of children.

Author : George R. Stewart
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0899683703
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Earth Abides written by George R. Stewart and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1993-12 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Arthur C. Clarke
Publisher : RosettaBooks
ISBN 13 : 0795324979
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Childhood's End written by Arthur C. Clarke and published by RosettaBooks. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Retro Hugo Award–nominated novel that inspired the Syfy miniseries, alien invaders bring peace to Earth—at a grave price: “A first-rate tour de force” (The New York Times). In the near future, enormous silver spaceships appear without warning over mankind’s largest cities. They belong to the Overlords, an alien race far superior to humanity in technological development. Their purpose is to dominate Earth. Their demands, however, are surprisingly benevolent: end war, poverty, and cruelty. Their presence, rather than signaling the end of humanity, ushers in a golden age . . . or so it seems. Without conflict, human culture and progress stagnate. As the years pass, it becomes clear that the Overlords have a hidden agenda for the evolution of the human race that may not be as benevolent as it seems. “Frighteningly logical, believable, and grimly prophetic . . . Clarke is a master.” —Los Angeles Times