Author : Mary-Ann Constantine
Publisher : Seren
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 28,37 MB
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1781722714
Part fable, part mystery, Star-Shot is a stylish debut novel set in and around Cardiff's National Museum in a time that is almost, but not quite, our own. As their paths cross in a circumscribed world of benches, parks and galleries, a handful of characters reveal their stories of obsession, loss and recovery, creating a fragile network of relationships which will help to resist the inexorable channels of silence eating into the city.
Author : LeBron James
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 12,3 MB
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 059383044X
The celebrated memoir from LeBron James - a poignant, thrilling tale of the power of teamwork to transform young lives, including his own "A book that will incredibly move and inspire you.” —Jay-Z "A heartwarming story of boys who became men, teammates who became brothers, players who became champions, wonderfully told through the maturing eyes of basketball's greatest star." — John Grisham Before LeBron James was an NBA superstar, he was just a kid from Akron, Ohio, who loved to play basketball on a team called the Shooting Stars. This is the story of how this motley group of ten-year-olds grew into a team and became men together - surviving the challenges of inner city America and enduring jealousy, hostility, exploitation, and the consequences of their own overconfidence in their quest to win a national championship. Shooting Stars is a poignant, thrilling tale of the power of teamwork to transform young lives.
Author : Fouad Sabry
Publisher : One Billion Knowledgeable
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 24,74 MB
Release : 2022-08-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
What Is Breakthrough Starshot Breakthrough Starshot is a research and engineering project that is being undertaken by the Breakthrough Initiatives with the goal of developing a proof-of-concept fleet of light sail interstellar probes called Starchip. These Starchips will have the capability of traveling to the Alpha Centauri star system, which is located 4.37 light-years away. Yuri Milner, Stephen Hawking, and Mark Zuckerberg are credited as being the founders of the company in 2016. How You Will Benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Breakthrough Starshot Chapter 2: Alpha Centauri Chapter 3: Interstellar travel Chapter 4: Solar sail Chapter 5: Beam-powered propulsion Chapter 6: Starship Chapter 7: Proxima Centauri Chapter 8: Generation ship Chapter 9: Project Daedalus Chapter 10: Project Longshot Chapter 11: Interstellar probe Chapter 12: Project Icarus (interstellar) Chapter 13: Enzmann starship Chapter 14: List of nearest terrestrial exoplanet candidates Chapter 15: Initiative for Interstellar Studies Chapter 16: Breakthrough Initiatives Chapter 17: Project Dragonfly (space study) Chapter 18: Proxima Centauri b Chapter 19: 2069 Alpha Centauri mission Chapter 20: Starlight (interstellar probe) Chapter 21: BLC1 (II) Answering the public top questions about breakthrough starshot. (III) Real world examples for the usage of breakthrough starshot in many fields. (IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of breakthrough starshot' technologies. Who This Book Is For Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of breakthrough starshot.
Author : Shivya Nath
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 50,92 MB
Release : 2018-09-14
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9353052653
Shivya Nath quit her corporate job at age twenty-three to travel the world. She gave up her home and the need for a permanent address, sold most of her possessions and embarked on a nomadic journey that has taken her everywhere from remote Himalayan villages to the Amazon rainforests of Ecuador. Along the way, she lived with an indigenous Mayan community in Guatemala, hiked alone in the Ecuadorian Andes, got mugged in Costa Rica, swam across the border from Costa Rica to Panama, slept under a meteor shower in the cracked salt desert of Gujarat and learnt to conquer her deepest fears. With its vivid descriptions, cinematic landscapes, moving encounters and uplifting adventures, The Shooting Star is a travel memoir that maps not just the world but the human spirit.
Author : A.R. Knight
Publisher : Black Key Books
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 48,36 MB
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1946554200
Kaishi thinks the thing that crashed from the stars is the answer to her prayers. It has other ideas. Caught between warring factions, Kaishi and her tribe face extinction. When a burning meteor lights up the night, Kaishi investigates and finds a voice with answers for everything, with secrets that could let Kaishi save her people. All Kaishi has to do is promise to follow Its orders. But all promises have a price… unknown to Kaishi, a hunter comes from across the stars, seeking to take away Kaishi’s newfound hopes. A living weapon, this creature has one goal: kill what Kaishi found, and all who have touched it. Starshot is the first book The Skyward Saga, a completed sci-fi adventure series that features mind-bending alien encounters, far-future action, devious villains, and a heroine that won’t stop fighting. If you like fast-paced, action-driven science fiction with a new twist on the alien encounter story, you’ll love A.R. Knight’s Starshot and the entire Skyward Saga. Grab Starshot and start your interstellar adventure today!
Author : Iver P. Cooper
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 14,37 MB
Release : 2024-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1476652848
In the 16th century, warships engaged at close range, sometimes with yards touching, and small arms fire and hand-to-hand combat were at least as important as the "great guns." As time went on, the big guns became more decisive and increased in destructive power, range and accuracy. This book explores how naval armament, armor, ballistics and gunnery evolved from the 16th to 20th centuries from a scientific and technological perspective. It examines the functional aspects--the guns and their distribution on warships, the propellants, the projectiles and so forth--and examines the development of each.
Author : Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Publisher :
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 15,78 MB
Release : 1848
Category : Astronomy
ISBN :
Author : Peter Parley (pseud.)
Publisher :
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 10,4 MB
Release : 1862
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Peter Parley
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 47,95 MB
Release : 2022-05-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3375017820
Reprint of the original, first published in 1862.
Author : Hope Jahren
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 40,74 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1328715515
"Undeniably exquisite . . . Reveal s] not only how science actually happens but also who or what propels its immutable humanity." --Maria Popova "An excellent introduction to the key issues in science today." --P. D. Smith, Guardian " A] stellar compendium . . . Delightful to read." --Publishers Weekly, starred review A renowned scientist and the best-selling author of Lab Girl, Hope Jahren selects the year's top science and nature writing from writers who balance research with humanity and in the process uncover riveting stories of discovery across disciplines.
