This superbly designed & lavishly illustrated book marks a special moment in history: the final mission of the space shuttle. Noted space & science author Piers Bizony has put together a retrospective that covers all 134 space shuttle missions including the final flight of the shuttle which is scheduled for September 2010. In addition to covering every space shuttle mission the book also covers the development & design of the space shuttle as well as the technical specifications of the vehicle & details of its major assemblies & subassemblies. A full double-gatefold provides a large-scale technical drawing of the space shuttle. ...

This title is intended for anyone who dreams of blasting off into space! Go out of this world & discover the spaceships suits & satellites that astronauts use or create your own stories with over 60 reusable easy-to-peel stickers. 5-4-3-2-1. count down to sticker fun! ...

It is the year 5012 & the Milky Way galaxy is under attack. After the Universal War a war that almost brought about the destruction of every known universe the planets in the Milky Way banded together to create the Intergalactic Force
- an elite fighting team sworn to protect & defend the galaxy. Only the brightest & most promising students are accepted into the Intergalactic Force Academy & only the very best cadets reach the highest of their ranks & become.. .STAR FIGHTERS! Space Wars! Having escaped Xion the crew of the Phoenix needs to find a way back home but before they can locate the Milky Way they see a monstrous object looming through space towards them. It's the legendary Extractor
- destroyer of planets
- & it's on its way to destroy Xion. Faced with a dilemma: return home or help save the aliens who just tried to kill them Peri decides to use his half-human half-robot skills to try & save the Xion. Only then can they go home.


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The sci-fi classic series returns! September 13th: 1999
- An atomic accident causes the moon to be blown out of orbit & hurled
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Michael K has just started at his new school but as if his very first day wasnt going to be hard enough hes been forced to make friends with the two other new kids who are really weird. But as Michael K soon finds out Bob & Jennifer are not actually weird kids theyre aliens! Real aliens who have invaded our planet with one very important mission to complete: to convince 3 400 001 kids to BE SPHDZ too or the Earth gets turned off! But with a hamster as their leader kids" who talk like walking advertisements & Michael K as their first convert will the SPHDZ be able to keep their cover & complete their mission?" ...

BRIAN AZZARELLO & EDUARDO RISSO
- the Eisner Award-winning creators of 100 BULLETS
- return to Vertigo with their new interstellar

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This is the fascinating extraordinary & often bizarre story of the Spacesuit through science fiction & fact. Man has dreamed of flying into space & walking on other planets for hundreds of years but gradually it became clear that to leave the earths atmosphere & gravity our frail bodies would need protection from many dangers. In the period between the World Wars daring pilots competing with each other ventured higher & higher into the thinner atmosphere. They challenged the physiologists & engineers to provide them with special suits to achieve this goal. At the same time cheap pulp fiction magazines pumped out colourful adventures of humans in space. Their eye-catching cover illustrations became the archetypical feature of these pulps & allowed artists to give vent to their wildest fantasy. Nevertheless their inventive dreams for spacesuits fed back to the scientific community. Fiction influenced fact. Complemented by astonishing & detailed illustrations this book unlocks the seemingly impenetrable secrets of how the spacesuit was made into a practical & essential device. It shows how simple everyday items such as the car tyre the caterpillar & the concertina provided critical clues that eventually brought the spacesuit to reality. With an absorbing blend of drama & detail the author explains how the seemingly impossible dream gradually evolved into the complex suits of today & how the quest continues for the Mars & Beyond suits of tomorrow. ...

This lucid account of crofting life during the second World War has been a popular classic since its first publication in 1949. One of very few books available on Moidart in the north-west of Scotland it evokes the enchanted magical beauty of this much-loved area of the country. Margaret Leigh was already a successful author when her longing for freedom & independence led to her decision to become a crofter in the West Highlands. These memoirs describe her attempts to transform a deserted croft into a home & her struggles to snatch land back from the wilderness. Although far from the Blitz the effects of the war are felt throughout the Highlands & the rationing of food & vital materials the battles with bureaucrats who had no understanding of a crofters needs & even the appearance of a Nazi mine off the coast all frustrate Margaret Leighs efforts. But despite the hardships the land & the people of the Highlands gave her a contentment & happiness she had never known before. This edition has a new Introduction by Katie Maclean who knew Margaret Leigh during her time in Moidart. ...

After food rationing was introduced in 1940 & German U-boats began threatening merchant shipping bringing in essential foodstuffs the Ministry of Agriculture decided something had to be done to make the kitchens of Britain more self-sufficient. The result was one of Britain's most successful propaganda campaigns
- Dig for Victory
- encouraging every man & woman to turn their garden or even the grass verge in their street over to cultivating vegetables. By 1942 half the population were taking part & even the Royal Family had sacrificed their rose beds for growing onions. Now Daniel Smith tells the full story of this remarkable wartime episode when spades forks & bean canes became weapons the ordinary citizen could take up against the enemy. It had tangible benefits for the war effort in that shipping could be reallocated for munitions instead of food imports as well as for the health of the nation in encouraging a diet of fresh fruit & veg. The campaign threw up unexpected celebrities like C.H. Middleton whose wartime BBC radio talks on gardening reached a vast audience & it even sowed the seeds for the modern allotment movement. Ultimately it is a war story without fighting or killing one that shows how even The Little Man with the Spade in the words of the Minister for Agriculture at the time did his bit for Victory.

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Windswept Roman ruins cathedrals of rare power & incomparable jewels of Islamic architecture speak of a country where the great civilizations have risen fallen & left behind their indelible mark. Anthony Ham Lonely Planet Author Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage & you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book 8 authors 130 tapas bars reviewed 280 days of research 560 orders of caf solo" Inspirational photos In-depth background Pull-out city map 3D plans of iconic sights At-a-glance practical info Easy-to-read layout" ...