A source of light in the dark of night & our ever-changing cosmic companion, the Moon has fascinated humankind since we first gazed into the sky. In this extensively illustrated & illuminating volume, art historian Alexandra Loske & astronomer Robert Massey present a rich & curious history. From its violent birth through to the exhilarating story of the Space Race & current exploration efforts, discover the many faces of the Moon & how they have shaped humanity`s existence. ...

“ Moondust” is a piece of travel literature like no other, one could be crass & call it out of this world, but truly, this is a captivating read that will re-ignite interest in a very odd part of history. The Apollo Moon Programme has been called the last optimistic act of the twentieth century. Many say that during this short programme, it seemed as if a decade from the twenty-first century had been freakishly brought forward to the 1960s. Over a strange three-year period between 1969 & 1972, twelve men made the longest & most eccentric of all journeys & all were indelibly marked by it. In 1999, Andrew Smith was interviewing Charlie Duke, astronaut & moon walker, for the Sunday Times. During the course of the interview, which took place at Duke’s Texan home, the telephone rang & Charlie left the room to answer it. When he returned, some twenty minutes later, he seemed visibly upset. It seemed that he’d just heard that, the previous day, one of his fellow moon walkers, the astronaut Pete Conrad, had died. ‘ Now there’s only nine of us, ’ he said. Only nine. Which meant that, one day not long from now, there would be none, & when that day came, no one on earth would have known the giddy thrill of gazing back at us from the surface of the moon, where onecould blot out the world with the tip of their thumb. The thought shocked Andrew Smith, & still does. In “ Moondust”, Smith sets out to find & interview the remaining moonwalkers & their crew in order to learn how their lives, & ours, were changed by this surreal adventure forever.* With a new preface & afterword to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing* ...

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Orphaned John Trenchard grows up in the village of Moonfleet with his aunt, entranced by the local legend of the ghostly Blackbeard, who rises each winter night to search for his lost diamond. While conducting his own hunt for the treasure, John is trapped in the church crypt & discovers the true secret of the village: smuggling. Taken under the wing of the gruff innkeeper & chief smuggler, Elzevir Block, John begins a dangerous adventure which will see him in a hair-raising chase along a precarious cliff path & deciphering a hidden code in an ancient castle. ” Moonfleet” is thrilling story of revenge & betrayal, of loyalty & great sacrifice, but it is above all a story about friendship.. ...

A tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, & downs of Dorset. Everyone in the tiny village of Moonfleet lives by the sea one way or another, so it`s no surprise when young John Trenchard gets involved in the smuggling trade. Forced to flee England with a price on his head, John little guesses the adventures & trials he will have before he sees Moonfleet again or the change in his fortunes when he does. ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year * A Washington Post Book of the Year * An NPR Book of the Year * A Wall Street Journal Book of the Year * A Slate Book of the Year ` Probably Chabon`s greatest, a piece of sustained writing that will be hard to see outdone in 2017` The Times ` Entirely sure footed, propulsive, the work of a master at his very best. The brilliance of Moonglow stands as a strident defence of the form itself, a bravura demonstration of the endless mutability & versatility of the novel` Observer ` The world, like the Tower of Babel or my grandmother`s deck of cards, was made out of stories, & it was always on the verge of collapse.` Moonglow unfolds as a deathbed confession. An old man, his tongue loosened by powerful painkillers, his memory stirred by the imminence of death, tells stories to his grandson, uncovering bits & pieces of a history long buried. Why did he try to strangle a former business partner with a telephone cord? What was he thinking when he & a buddy set explosives on a bridge in Washington, D.C.? What did he feel while he hunted down Wernher von Braun in Germany? & what did he see in the young girl he met in Baltimore after returning home from the war? From the Jewish slums of pre-war Philadelphia to the invasion of Germany, from a Florida retirement village to the penal utopia of a New York prison, from the heyday of the space programme to the twilight of `the American Century`, Moonglow collapses an era into a single life & a lifetime into a single week. ...

Twenty-something Daria is an intelligent, bilingual secretary who should have her pick of the men in Odessa
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Storm clouds gather over Lily & Robert`s summer when criminal mastermind the Jack of Diamonds appears. For Jack is searching for the mysterious Moonlocket
- but that`s not the only thing he wants. Suddenly, dark secrets from Robert`s past plunge him into danger. Jack is playing a cruel game that Robert is a part of. Now Lily & Malkin, the mechanical fox, must stay one step ahead before Jack plays his final, deadly card...
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This title comes with a new introduction by Susan Hill. ` For several minutes he stood speechless, his eyes dazzled by the terrible beauty of the greatest weapon on earth.` He`s a self-made millionaire, head of the Moonraker rocket programme & loved by the press. So why is Sir Hugo Drax cheating at cards? Bond has just five days to uncover the sinister truth behind a national hero, in Ian Fleming`s third 007 adventure. ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN`S BOOK AWARD 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE YA BOOK PRIZE 2018 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CBI BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CLi PPA AWARD 2018 ` Devastating.. . Any reader with a heart will weep buckets` Sunday Times Book of the Week They think I hurt someone. But I didn`t. You hear? Cos people are gonna be telling you all kinds of lies. I need you to know the truth. Joe hasn`t seen his brother for ten years, & it`s for the most brutal of reasons. Ed is on death row. But now Ed`s execution date has been set, & Joe is determined to spend those last weeks with him, no matter what other people think.. . From one-time winner & two-time Carnegie Medal shortlisted author Sarah Crossan, this poignant, stirring, huge-hearted novel asks big questions. What value do you place on life? What can you forgive? & just how do you say goodbye? Review: Devastating.. . Any reader with a heart will weep buckets * Sunday Times, Book of the Week * Mistrust, forgiveness & the premeditated stripping away of a future, distorting many other lives in unfathomable ways, are communicated through Crossan`s spare, expressive free verse, with understated, heart-breaking clarity * Guardian * Impossible to put down
- its agonising & informative plot, along with the poetry of the writing, makes for a powerful story that should appeal to anyone over 13 with a heart & a love for storytelling.. . Deep, light, witty & authentic * The Times * An outstanding & daring achievement.. . Bravely tackles the issue of capital punishment, putting an all too human face on the protagonists * Irish Examiner * Brilliant.. . An affecting story about the power of sibling love.. . One of the most important writers of YA fiction around * Times Educational Supplement * Powerful * Irish Times * One of the most thought-provoking, tender stories of the year * IMAGE * Spare & sad & angry, but Moonrise is also laced with nuggets of happiness thanks to how beautifully the brothers` relationship is built. This is an important, & strangely lovely, read * Sunday Post * Prizes: Short-listed for CBI Book of the Year Award 2018. Author Biography: Sarah Crossan has lived in Dublin, London & New York, & now lives in Hertfordshire. She graduated with a degree in philosophy & literature before training as an English & drama teacher at Cambridge University. Since completing a masters in creative writing, she has been working to promote creative writing in schools. sarahcrossan.com @ Sarah Crossan
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