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"Slan" was Van Vogt's first novel and remains his best known and most influential work. The story of a mutant boy who must flee the persecution of nor...
Explores how stars form and create energy, including descriptions of black holes, constellations, and the movement of stars....
Ergebnisse der Mikrobiologie und Immunitätsforschung
Ever since arbovirus infections became known and their relative importance assessed, experiments were designed to elucidate the mode of transmission a...
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The classic novel of non-Aristotelian logic and the coming race of supermen Grandmaster A. E. van Vogt was one of the giants of the 1940s, the Golden ...
A Narrative of the Political Transformation in Eastern Europe
Scholarly interpretations of the collapse of communism and developments thereafter have tended to be primarily concerned with people’s need to rid t...
Sustainability and Life Cycles of Forests in Human Landscapes
This book provides a broad-ranging textbook on the relationships between forests and society. It discusses the ways in which society can interact with...
Science-fiction-Roman
Exploring Reform and Muslim Tradition
This is an important and prestigious volume showcasing leading progressive Islamic thinkers. It includes new essay by controversial public intellectua...
Political Philosophy in the Early Stoa
The notions of the cosmic city and the common law are central to early Stoic political thought. As Vogt shows, together they make up one complex theor...
This lively and informative book offers beginning readers a simple introduction to the Milky Way....
Explains different types of space robots and their uses....
A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences
In this newly updated Fourth Edition, new terms are defined, new synonyms are included, and both are illustrated with new graphics. Growth in the fiel...
A Visual Tour
Containing beautiful and exiting images that will spark the imagination, this is essentially a picture book providing a visual tour of Mars. All the m...
Written in a clear, readable style with a wide range of explanations and examples, The SAGE Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology, Fifth Edition by W...
Food, Energy and Water for Resilient Environments and Societies
Food, water and energy form some of the basic elements of sustainability considerations. This ground-breaking book examines and decodes these elements...
A Dwarf Planet
Learn about this fascinating planet in our Solar System....
"Earth was divided between two powers - the Empress Innelda's Imperial Isher Dynasty and the technologically superior Weapon Shops. But the precarious...
Volume 80
A Skeptic Reading of Plato
Belief and Truth: A Skeptic Reading of Plato explores a Socratic intuition about belief, doxa — belief is "shameful." In aiming for knowledge, one m...
Describes the Sun, planets, and other objects in the solar system....
Describes some of the constellations that can be seen in the night sky, including how to use constellations to find specific stars....
Describes space stations and explains how astronauts live and work in them. Provides examples of Skylab and Mir, and explains the plans for the Intern...
A Reappraisal
One of the few areas of consensus in modern Deuteronomy scholarship is the contention that within the book of Deuteronomy there is a program of reform...
Earth was helpless after the atomic holocaust—ready prey for the worst threat of all, the invaders from an alien galaxy... WAS MAN DOOMED FOREVER TO...
And Other Questions about Space
There is no gravity in space. The North Star never changes its position in the sky. Earth’s shadow causes the phases of the moon. You may have heard...
Three Steps to a Zero-Carbon Future
The science is unequivocal: stabilizing climate change implies bringing net carbon emissions to zero. This must be done by 2100 if we are to keep clim...
Discusses the orbit, atmosphere, moons, surface features, exploration, and other aspects of the planet Neptune....
Describes the planet Jupiter and its surface features, atmosphere, rotation, orbit, and moons....
A Comprehensive Handbook
An Interview with Earle E. Partridge, Jacob E. Smart, and John W. Vogt, Jr
This sequel to A.E. van Vogt's 'Slan, ' authorized by van Vogt's estate, which can also be read as a stand-alone, continues one of the most famous sci...
A Modern Maya Way of Life
New edition of a comprehensive survey of the Zincanteco belief system. The book begins with explanations of field work methods followed by detailed de...
David Marin risks his reputation and government career when he makes a plea for Wade Trask, a brilliant scientist condemned to be executed for seditio...