When, in July 1969, the Americans decisively beat the Soviet Union in the race to put an astronaut on the moon, this event had profound historical, scientific and political implications. This book te
A first, comprehensive account of the development of Europe’s highly successful space programme.- Explains the politics, science and organisation of the European Space Programme and the many technolog
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Named by Globe and Mail to Globe100, a list of the 100 best and most influential books of 2009 Shedding light on the misuse of science, this investigation presents an innovative form of environmental
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An adventure story set against the backdrop of a son trying to understand his father.After a 25-year break from boating, Brian Harvey circumnavigates Vancouver Island with his wife, his dog, and a box
For piano tuner and jazz musician Frank Ryan, what starts out as a holiday in Japan turns into a painful lesson in cultural differences. A faceless foreigner in a city of thirteen million, Frank finds
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Volume 1: "Symbolic Computing" Volume 2: "Advanced Techniques" Volume 3: "Beyond Programming" This series is for people--adults and teenagers--who are interested in computer programming because it's f
