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The Secret Life of Stars

Author : Lisa Harvey-Smith

Publisher : National Geographic Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 46,21 MB

Release : 2021-05-04

Category : Science

ISBN : 1760761583

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In The Secret Life of Stars, award-winning astronomer Lisa Harvey-Smith takes us on a cosmic journey to meet some of the weirdest, most extreme, and enigmatic stars in the universe. We all know the Sun, the powerhouse of our solar system, but what about Luyten’s Flare, the Rosino-Zwicky Object, or Chanal’s variable star? For those whose curiosity takes them far beyond Earth’s atmosphere, The Secret Life of Stars offers a personal and readily understood introduction to some of the Galaxy’s most remarkable stars. Written by award-winning astronomer Lisa Harvey-Smith, each chapter explains various different and unusual stars and their amazing characteristics and attributes, from pulsars, blue stragglers, and white dwarfs, to cannibal stars and explosive supernovae. With beautiful chapter illustrations by Eirian Chapman, this book brings to life the remarkable personalities of these stars, reminding readers what a diverse and unpredictable universe we live in and how fortunate we are to live around a stable star, our Sun.



The Secret in the Stars

Author : Carolyn Keene

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 128 pages

File Size : 26,35 MB

Release : 2013-05-14

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0743437241

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When Nancy goes stargazing, she catches a comet of an adventure by the tail! Nancy and George are thrilled when Bob “Dr. Stars” Steller, a cool astronomer with a popular radio program, comes to River Heights for the Perseid meteor shower. And Bess goes into orbit when she learns that a Hollywood heartthrob and his girlfriend are also secretly in town. But when Nancy finds Dr. Steller’s van deserted and runs into a hostile rival of the astronomer, she senses a dangerous black hole in the event. Then Dr. Steller finally appears—or is he an optical illusion? As Nancy uncovers more evidence, her suspicions lead her into a sinister scheme moving faster than the speed of light!



The Secret World of Stargazing

Author : Adrian West

Publisher : Yellow Kite

Page : 224 pages

File Size : 49,14 MB

Release : 2022-02-08

Category :

ISBN : 9781529382075

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The Secret World of Stargazing is the ultimate guide to set you on your epic journey around the cosmos - it's a simple guide to the skies and makes stargazing fun, easy and enjoyable for all - absolutely no equipment is required! Adrian West, AKA the internet sensation Virtual Astro, will take you through the seasons, showing you exactly what you can spot in the sky throughout the year, whether you're in your back garden or sitting on an exotic beach somewhere! While you're learning how to spot constellations, meteors and comets, you will be switching off your busy mind, sitting still in nature and paying attention to the small details that make up the big picture of life. You'll finish reading this beautiful book and come away with a sense of grounding, connection, knowledge and a whole new appreciation of the sky above and the world outside your own - it will soothe your soul.



The Secret of the Stars

Author : Gitz Crazyboy

Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Page : 126 pages

File Size : 47,29 MB

Release : 2017-07-14

Category : Dreams

ISBN : 9781543195071

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A young man's journey to find four fallen stars. After watching the stars falling to earth, he is whisked into the land of dreams where he is told that the discovery of each star will also reveal one of life's many secrets. A voyage that takes him across distant lands, into the realm of dreams, and back again. Ultimately the young man begins to understand the deeper purpose of why he was put on this path and what finding all the stars truly means. A story about the wondrous places your dreams can take you.



The Secret Life of Bees

Author : Moira Butterfield

Publisher : Words & Pictures

Page : 50 pages

File Size : 21,25 MB

Release : 2021-04-20

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 0711260494

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Book Description

Listen to tiny tales from Buzzwing the hardworking honeybee. Combining nonfiction with a splash of fantasy, The Secret Life of Bees is a book to get lost in, time and again.



Full Service

Author : Scotty Bowers

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 11,11 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)

ISBN : 9780802120076

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A World War II veteran and Hollywood gas station attendant describes how his good looks and open bisexuality culminated in liaisons with numerous celebrities, providing a chronicle of Hollywood's sexual underground in the 1940s and 1950s.



A Wilderness of Stars

Author : Shea Ernshaw

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 416 pages

File Size : 22,77 MB

Release : 2023-11-28

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1665900253

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An illness cursing the land forces seventeen-year-old Vega, the Last Astronomer, to venture across the wilderness to discover the stars message that will save her people.



The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

Author : J. Randy Taraborrelli

Publisher : Grand Central Publishing

Page : 550 pages

File Size : 40,13 MB

Release : 2009-08-25

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0446550957

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From New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes the definitive biography of the most enduring icon in popular American culture. When Marilyn Monroe became famous in the 1950s, the world was told that her mother was either dead or simply not a part of her life. However, that was not true. In fact, her mentally ill mother was very much present in Marilyn's world and the complex family dynamic that unfolded behind the scenes is a story that has never before been told...until now. In this groundbreaking book, Taraborrelli draws complex and sympathetic portraits of the women so influential in the actress' life, including her mother, her foster mother, and her legal guardian. He also reveals, for the first time, the shocking scope of Marilyn's own mental illness, the identity of Marilyn's father and the half-brother she never knew, and new information about her relationship with the Kennedy's-Bobby, Jack, and Pat Kennedy Lawford. Explosive, revelatory, and surprisingly moving, this is the final word on the life of one of the most fascinating and elusive icons of the 20th Century.



Star Wars

Author : Jason Fry

Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 43,35 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Androids

ISBN : 9781405391399

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Become part of the action and uncover the mysteries of the droids. This is more than just a book, your child will love the insight into Star Wars The Secret Life of Droids. Watch as your child discovers exactly what it's like to be a droid and uncovers all the technology, functions and most interesting of all, their different personalitites. Filled with amazing images and in a handy compact format, Star Wars The Secret Life of Droids is an out-of-this-universe read, perfect for every Star Wars fan.



The Human Cosmos

Author : Jo Marchant

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 401 pages

File Size : 36,46 MB

Release : 2021-09-07

Category : Science

ISBN : 0593183045

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A Best Book of 2020 (NPR) A Best Book of 2020 (The Economist) A Top Ten Best Science Book of 2020 (Smithsonian) A Best Science and Technology Book of 2020 (Library Journal) A Must-Read Book to Escape the Chaos of 2020 (Newsweek) Starred review (Booklist) Starred review (Publishers Weekly) A historically unprecedented disconnect between humanity and the heavens has opened. Jo Marchant's book can begin to heal it. For at least 20,000 years, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are—our art, religious beliefs, social status, scientific advances, and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the universe that surrounds us. It's a disconnect with a dire cost. Our relationship to the stars and planets has moved from one of awe, wonder and superstition to one where technology is king—the cosmos is now explored through data on our screens, not by the naked eye observing the natural world. Indeed, in most countries, modern light pollution obscures much of the night sky from view. Jo Marchant's spellbinding parade of the ways different cultures celebrated the majesty and mysteries of the night sky is a journey to the most awe-inspiring view you can ever see: looking up on a clear dark night. That experience and the thoughts it has engendered have radically shaped human civilization across millennia. The cosmos is the source of our greatest creativity in art, in science, in life. To show us how, Jo Marchant takes us to the Hall of the Bulls in the caves at Lascaux in France, and to the summer solstice at a 5,000-year-old tomb at Newgrange, Ireland. We discover Chumash cosmology and visit medieval monks grappling with the nature of time and Tahitian sailors navigating by the stars. We discover how light reveals the chemical composition of the sun, and we are with Einstein as he works out that space and time are one and the same. A four-billion-year-old meteor inspires a search for extraterrestrial life. The cosmically liberating, summary revelation is that star-gazing made us human.