The 1950s were a remarkable time for science fiction, when established masters and rising young writers filled magazines with stories that challenged expectations and carried readers into futures no one had seen before. 1950s Science Fiction 8 brings together 29 stories from that extraordinary decade, with celebrated classics alongside forgotten tales ready to be discovered again.The lineup is exceptional. Alfred Bester delivers the unforgettable Fondly Fahrenh...

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 5: More Than 24 Hours of Classic Science FictionStep into a remarkable collection of imagination, adventure and unforgettable storytelling with 50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 5. Spanning more than 24 hours, this massive anthology brings together fifty classic tales from the pioneers who helped shape science fiction into one of the world’s most beloved genres.Journey to distant planets, encounter mysterious a...

Overflowing with inspiration for both the heart and the soul. The joyful reflections this beautiful book contains transcend religion and draw from the teachings of renowned mystics from antiquity to the present.Whether you seek knowledge of the great mysteries or answers to the everyday questions of life, delve into Mystic Wisdom. Contemplate the wisdom it offers. Then look within your own being. The answers you seek will be there.Avicenna, Marcus Aurelius, Black Elk, Christian Bernard, Wi...

Return to the era when science fiction magazines introduced readers to impossible planets, experimental machines, and heroes facing problems no one had imagined before. This volume delivers twenty more rediscovered stories filled with daring explorers, clever schemers, unexpected encounters, and mysteries hidden in the vastness of space.Some tales plunge into the dangers of alien environments while others follow quiet characters who suddenly find themselves facing extraordinary sit...

Return to the days when science fiction magazines carried readers to impossible worlds and introduced ideas unlike anything they had encountered before.Lost Sci-Fi Books 241 thru 260 brings together twenty vintage science fiction stories packed with strange planets, dangerous experiments, unexpected visitors, ingenious schemes and ordinary people caught in decidedly extraordinary circumstances.Ray Bradbury explores a fascinating question of identity in

The most famous scientist of the twentieth century, Albert Einstein was also one of the century's most outspoken political activists. Deeply engaged with the events of his tumultuous times, from the two world wars and the Holocaust, to the atomic bomb and the Cold War, to the effort to establish a Jewish homeland, Einstein was a remarkably prolific political writer, someone who took courageous and often unpopular stands against nationalism, militarism, anti-Semitism, racism, and McCarthyis...

Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a SlaveWilliam Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him mis...

**NATIONAL BEST SELLERA stunning, personal memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station—a message of hope for the future that will inspire for generations to come.**The veteran of four spaceflights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now, he takes us inside a sphere utterly hostile to human life. He describes navigating t...

The story of a visionary but now forgotten English naval officer and the events without which the name Charles Darwin would be unknown to us today.Captain Robert FitzRoy's first voyage aboard the HMS Beagle had concluded with the kidnapping of four "savages" from Tierra del Fuego. But when his plan to bring them back to England to civilize them as Christian gentlefolk backfired, the second and most famous voyage of the Beagle was born. In naval ter...

*Includes pictures of Tesla, Edison and important people and places in their lives. *Includes some of the inventors' most inspiring quotes and explanations of their inventive techniques.*Discusses the relationship and rivalry between Edison and Tesla*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.Thomas Edison holds a unique legacy in the United States, but there's no denying that his inventions have benefited the world as a whole. Known as "The Wizard of Menlo Park...

A penetrating, mesmerizing biography of a scientific icon"Absolutely fascinating . . . Davidson has done a remarkable job."-Sir Arthur C. Clarke"Engaging . . . accessible, carefully documented . . . sophisticated."-Dr. David Hollinger for The New York Times Book Review"Entertaining . . . Davidson treats [the] nuances of Sagan's complex life with understanding and sympathy."-The Christian Science Monitor"Excellent . . . Davidson acts as a keen critic to Sagan...

Widely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionised our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory of relativity and helped to lead us into the atomic age. Yet in the final decades of his life he was also ignored by most working scientists, his ideas opposed by even his closest friends.This stunning downfall can be traced to Einstein's earliest successes and to personal qualities that were at first his best assets. Einstein's imagination and s...