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When Kandor is threatened by a plague of thefts, Superman and Batman shrink down to super-small size to unravel the super-big mystery!
Author : Sholly Fisch
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 42,70 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 143429658X
When Kandor is threatened by a plague of thefts, Superman and Batman shrink down to super-small size to unravel the super-big mystery!
Author : Mike Brown
Publisher : Random House
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,98 MB
Release : 2012-01-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 0385531109
The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a tenth planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. But instead of adding one more planet to our solar system, Brown’s find ignited a firestorm of controversy that culminated in the demotion of Pluto from real planet to the newly coined category of “dwarf” planet. Suddenly Brown was receiving hate mail from schoolchildren and being bombarded by TV reporters—all because of the discovery he had spent years searching for and a lifetime dreaming about. A heartfelt and personal journey filled with both humor and drama, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming is the book for anyone, young or old, who has ever imagined exploring the universe—and who among us hasn’t?
Author : Harry Harrison
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 20,80 MB
Release : 2012-07-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1466822732
Bill, the Galactic Hero is written by Harry Harrison who is also the author of Deathworld, Make Room! Make Room! (filmed as Soylent Green), the popular Stainless Steel Rat books, and many other famous works of SF. "Simply the funniest science fiction book ever written."--New York Times besteselling author Terry Pratchett At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : Pierre Boulle
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 21,92 MB
Release : 2011-04-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307792366
The original novel that inspired the films! First published more than fifty years ago, Pierre Boulle’s chilling novel launched one of the greatest science fiction sagas in motion picture history. In the not-too-distant future, three astronauts land on what appears to be a planet just like Earth, with lush forests, a temperate climate, and breathable air. But while it appears to be a paradise, nothing is what it seems. They soon discover the terrifying truth: On this world humans are savage beasts, and apes rule as their civilized masters. In an ironic novel of nonstop action and breathless intrigue, one man struggles to unlock the secret of a terrifying civilization, all the while wondering: Will he become the savior of the human race, or the final witness to its damnation? In a shocking climax that rivals that of the original movie, Boulle delivers the answer in a masterpiece of adventure, satire, and suspense.
Author : Jon Scieszka
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 29,86 MB
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1452173036
This laugh-out-loud, visually groundbreaking read launches a major new series by children's literature legend Jon Scieszka. Featuring full-color illustrations throughout, a spectacular gatefold, plus how-to-draw pages in the back, it's an outer space adventure that demonstrates a giant leap for bookmaking and a giant leap for any kid looking for their next go-to series. AstroWolf, LaserShark, SmartHawk, and StinkBug are animals that have been hybridized to find other planets for humans to live on once we've ruined Earth. So off they rocket to the Plant Planet! Will that planet support human life? Or do Plant Planet's inhabitants have a more sinister plan? AstroNuts Mission One is a can't-put-it-down page-turner for reluctant readers and fans ready to blast past Wimpy Kid.
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 41,4 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1426301707
The latest discoveries about our universe to keep readers updated on the latest developments in space.
Author : Emily Franklin
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 11,8 MB
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 150400650X
“A smart and unusual romance just about right for fans of John Green.” —Booklist Liana’s decided to boycott kissing this summer, hoping to lose her reputation and focus on planetary science. Hank has near-encyclopedic knowledge of music and Asperger’s syndrome. When they meet by chance in a hospital restroom, neither one realizes that their friendship will change everything. If Liana’s experiment goes as planned, she’ll learn to open up, using her mouth for talking instead of kissing. But Hank’s never been kissed and thinks Liana might be the one to show him . . . if he can stop spewing music trivia long enough to let her.
Author : Reito Adachi
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 30,12 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1612339484
Despite the growing popularity and influence of Japanese animation in America and other parts of the world, the importance of anime studies as audio-visual translation has not been well-recognized academically. In order to throw new light on this problem, the author attempts to clarify distinctive characteristics of English dubs of Japanese animated films between the 1980s and the 2000s, including Hayao Miyazaki's, in descriptive ways: through a corpus-based statistical analysis of vocabulary and a qualitative case study approach to the multimodal text from a synchronic and diachronic point of view. Discussing how translation norms have changed on the spectrum from target-oriented to source-oriented, the author carefully examines what kind of shift occurred to translations of Japanese animation around the turn of the 21st century. Whereas the pre-2000 translations tend to give preference to linguistic persuasion (i.e., a preference for expository dialogue that sounds natural to the American audiences), the post-2000 translations attach higher priority to achieving dynamic equivalence of the multimodal situations as a whole. The translation of anime has been rapidly increasing its rich diversity these few decades, opening up new possibilities and directions for translating its unique visual and iconic language.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics
Publisher :
Page : 2126 pages
File Size : 25,75 MB
Release : 1963
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Author : Donald Benson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 43,76 MB
Release : 2012-06-21
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0199891001
Explores the mystery of planetary motion, based on the theories that came from famous scientists such as Newton, Archimedes, and Copernicus.