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Dreams of flying can come true, and this book can help launch young readers toward a lofty career as an astronaut. Filled with fascinating photographs and facts about the history and the future of space exploration, I Want to Be an Astronaut encourages young readers to get started right now!
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The Chinese Space Program: A Mystery Within a Maze is the first unclassified, comprehensive analysis of Chinese efforts in space. It not only describes the activities the Chinese are engaged in, but does so within the context of Chinese political, economical, and cultural parameters critical to realistic and pragmatic policy analysis. Projections are then offered from the information provided concerning where China might be going in the future and equally important, what policy actions the United States might take to avoid a confrontational stance with China and to encourage Beijing to build a more stable, cooperative regime.
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Thirty-six twisting mazes test youthful space explorers as they maneuver through meteors, attempt to rescue a trapped space pilot, more. Solutions.
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Blast off on the most exciting adventure imaginable! These 20 mazes take you on an "a-mazing" voyage through the solar system. Use the Flight Plan Map maze to chart your route. Board a Space Shuttle and trace the maze of fuel lines. Seek a clear path to a Space Station. Explore the planets and zoom through the Asteroid Belts to a neighboring galaxy. In the final maze, return safely home again. 64 pages, 40 b/w illus., 8 1/4 x 11.
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It’s a race into space—and by solving these mazes, kids can send a rocket flying into the stratosphere! Command Central needs them to find the best flight plans, help one astronaut figure out which tube leads to her food pouch, and guide another as he retraces his steps to locate lost equipment. Plus, there are space probes to steer and a journey into the center of the galaxy. Along with the entertaining puzzles, budding astronomers and astronauts also learn a little about the history of space flight and simple scientific principles.
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Sleator's most diabolical science-fiction novel in a decade
William Sleator, of such classics as House of Stairs, Strange Attractors, Interstellar Pig, and Singularity, explores the strange, fascinating quantum world in this gothic sci-fi thriller. From their isolated house, fourteen-year-old Susan and her wheelchair-bound brother, Gary, venture daily into the tangled, sprawling garden planted by their late uncle and tended by a mysterious gardener. Overgrown with impossibly large plants and exotic flowers, the garden holds at its heart a hedge maze that hides a quantum secret, outside the laws of the macro world. And Susan and Gary may not return from the labyrinth unchanged. AUTHOR BIO: For more than thirty years, William Sleator has thrilled readers with his inventive books. His House of Stairs was named one of the best novels of the twentieth century by the Young Adult Library Services Association. He divides his time between homes in Boston and rural Thailand.
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Not his best, but still engaging.......2007-08-13
William Sleator's evident fascination with quantum physics and different universes is on display again in this novel, which (like Strange Attractors before it) deals with bifurcations in the timeline. In "Strange Attractors" the characters actually used a time machine to visit these alternate timelines. This time around, all it takes is one sick boy and a maze.
There are several problems with this book. One is its attempt to be "modern". Sleator evidently wants to reach today's youth by incorporating their technology into his new books. This one begins with his main character instant messaging her friend, and he writes their conversation out exactly as he evidently imagines a teen would write an instant message. Maybe it's unfair to peg him for this one, but to me the entire effort seemed strained. He abbreviated some things but not others, and it didn't sound like a teenager, it sounded like an adult trying to sound like a teenager. It was also frustratingly vague at times. He never gave any specifics about what illness the sick boy actually has, though it would have taken only a hour's worth of internet research to find a disease or syndrome of some kind that had the symptoms he needed for his plot.
I was very disappointed by the ending. There are so many promising leads -- the fascinating probability clouds, the ever-changing vases, the hints at the other worlds -- that I could scarcely imagine all the places he could take the book in the end. But instead of something really fantastic, the ending is very ho-hum, and the "twist" at the end isn't handled well enough to really be a shocker. It's also not particularly scientific, or logical. And it's frustrating that so much is left unexplained in the book -- his explanation of illness "triggering" the garden's quantum effects, for example, or even giving some hints as to how the maze was built in the first place. Did the garden inherently possess quantum properties, or were they brought there by some magic-like science? Even little things in this book failed to impress. Each chapter has a little maze at the heading, but the maze always stays the same. Since the maze in the garden changes, it would have been interesting to see that one change too, kind of like the chapter-heading pictures in one of Michael Crichton's books. He also has an "Afterward" in the book, and for the life of me, I cannot understand why it's even there, since all it does is repeat what his characters have already said about quantum physics in the book. It's great that he wanted to have a solid lesson on the concept for his readers, but I'm sure his readers were smart enough to understand it without a repetitive and frankly condescending "explanation" at the end.
Still, there's a lot of great imagery here, especially with the descriptions Sleator gives of the garden. It's almost as if he's really been to such a place. :-) And he does manage to create an atmosphere of creepy tension, as always. I'm just disappointed that the pay-off wasn't better. Overall, it's definitely not one of his best books. Check out "Strange Attractors" The Boy Who Reversed Himself and The Boxes for more dazzling examples of how this amazing writer can handle the concepts of time travel and alternate universes. It may not sound like it from this review, but he's one of my favorite writers of all time, and since I know what he's capable of, I'm inclined to be harder on him when he doesn't meet his potential. I know he still has great stories to tell, so I look forward to reading those.
The Last Universe.......2006-10-26
The Last Universe is a book about two siblings, Gary and Susan. Gary has an illness that has put him in a wheelchair and is making Gary weaker by the day. Gary loves being in the huge mysterious garden behind his house. Even though Susan is afraid of her family's garden, she must push Gary on its paths every day. The garden was made by Susan and Gary's great-great grandparents. In the couple acre garden, there is a maze that can only be seen from the upper floor bathroom window created by Susan's Great-Uncle Arthur. Great-Uncle Arthur also won the Lebon Prize for quantum physics. While Gary is more and more sick, mysterious flowers are sprouting and growing at abnormally fast rates. What makes the flowers even more mysterious is the fact that they grow in are found growing in Cambodia, halfway across the world. When the children tell their dad about this, he tries to avoid the topic. Did something bad happen in the garden?
William Sleator used a style of writing that had me hooked from the beginning of the book until the end of the book. He also was very descriptive and made characters with very credible actions. There was a great plot wasn't confusing. The part that was confusing to me was the quantum physics used in this book. Quantum was hard topic for me to understand.
I enjoyed this book because the plot had me hooked. I also liked the topic he chose for his book. Although this is an excellent book, the quantum is very confusing. I would recommend this book to people who like science fiction, people who can understand difficult concepts, and like a plot that moves at a fast pace.
The best book ever!.......2006-10-18
The main character is in a wheelchair because he is sick and can't walk any more. He is depressed because he can't go anywhere without his sister. Susan takes her brother to the garden every day so he can get some fresh air. After they start going to the pond weird things start to happen. The paths started to move and flowers started to grow there that where impossible to grow there.
I liked the characters and plot of this book because they are always changing. The characters are friendly and cheerful and the plot is always changing like the price of gas. It is a really good book. You should go and read it.
A good read, even if not amongst Sleator's best efforts.......2006-09-24
Imaginative, thought-provoking, & suspenseful sci-fi is the hallmark of all Sleator's works, and this one does not disappoint. The concepts of quantum physics which drive the story are intriguing and Sleator has done a good job of explaining them to his audience. The action is slow at the beginning, but the story picks up pace as Susan & Gary begin to visit the maze and to comprehend its effects. The ending was completely unexpected, as is typical of Sleator.
As for negatives, the characters of both Gary & Susan are annoying, especially Susan for her fearful personality. In fact, I didn't feel that I would like ANY of the characters in real life. Also, the plot didn't contain as many characteristic Sleator twists as the other books of his that I've read.
In my opinion, "The Boxes," "Singularity," "Rewind," "Among the Dolls," and "The Green Futures of Tycho" were all much, much better, but, as a previous reviewer pointed out, even a "weak" (all things being relative) effort by Sleator is worth reading.
By the way -- my 5th-grader loved it.
William Sleator, The Man Who Will Rule The World.......2006-06-05
i first read William Sleator when i picked up The Green Futures of Tycho i fell in love, then i read the Boxes then i read this, this is the best book by William Sleator. Its creepy, it makes you think, its funny, and overall amazing. You learn all about Quantum Physics and fun stuff like that, so pick it up and read away
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Includes a galactic-sized pull-out wall maze!
Theo Starglow and his robot pal, Skywag, must find their way through maze after maze to return home to the Twilight City. Can Theo avoid the dangers and obstacles of the Mizmaze Mountains? Will they make it through the Forest of the Nodes without running into any Woodbots? With a child's help, they can safely make their way across Planet Zuton before evil space monsters and aliens can catch them. The race is on!
Flaps on every spread reveal hidden creatures and mysterious lairs. It's a maze challenge that's truly out of this world!
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A maze book with a difference.......2001-09-06
This maze book tells a story and also includes a great poster. My 5 year old nephew loved it, wouldn't put it down but perhaps he was worried someone would pinch the poster in the back. Skywag is a mischievous little robot who gets lost in space - each maze takes journies intoplaces like the forest of the nodes and the vapour regions. A centre fold for each maze takes the story along with the end result of the maze, sometimes a pop up monster like the evil giant robot Vogor. Any child who likes robots will love it, with bonus of clever maze pictures to keep adults interested.
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P. A. Heuser
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Robert Silverberg
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Science Fiction. "At the dawn of man's galactic journeys, he was Earth's first ambassador to Beta Hydra IV. But something about his brain emanations so repulsed the Hydrans they altered his mind to radiate an aura that would soothe them - and make him anathema to human beings. Embittered, he fled to a distant planet to live out his days in utter isolation in an abandoned city of terrifying labyrinths. Then, Earth launched an expedition to penetrate his maze-like citadel, and convince him to undertake a vital mission - for precisely that thing which made him an outcast, now made him a savior!"
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Widely renowned for its seamless integration of textbook and video learning, Economics U$A is one of the most successful telecourses ever produced. Now available in a carefully revised and updated Seventh Edition, the text continues to emphasize the real-world applications of the most current economic principles and data in a clear and inviting format.
Carefully integrated with 28 half-hour video programs produced by the Educational Film Center in Annandale, Virginia, the text accessibly frames the concepts and issues students need to gain a thorough understanding of modern economics. Each video episode features original and archival film footage, newspaper clippings, graphics, animation, and expert commentary. One-third of the videos have been updated for the Seventh Edition.
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Economics U$A, 7th Edition.......2007-02-15
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The textbook purchased was in excellent condition and was received in a very timely manner. The price was a bit much, but all in all I would consider it a positive purchasing experience. Thanks!
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Telecourse Study Guide for Economics U$A, 7th Edition.......2007-02-15
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