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A sweeping achievement from a poet whose rhythms are as alive to the roll and tang of syllables on the tongue as they are to the circulation of blood and sap (Rosanna Warren, Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize citation).

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A perfect introduction for students and laypeople alike, providing you with all the concepts you need to know to understand the fundamental issues. Filled with helpful diagrams, photographs, further reading, and easily digestible features on the development of electrical and mechanical engineering, this book makes getting to grips with the subject as easy as possible. It includes the development of machines and materials, forces and how they are manipulated, gearing, and principles of movement and reliability.

Describes the origin of the reusable launch vehicle concept during the 1960s, its evolution into a viable flying machine in the early 1970s, and its subsequent design, engineering, construction and operation.

An expanded special new edition of the Apollo 13 Manual, published to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the mission launched in April 1970, which nearly turned into a catastrophe. This Manual chronicles the complex technical challenges involved in returning the crippled spacecraft safely to... číst celé

Set in a near-future dystopia, the narrative follows an immigrant teenager who faces the harsh realities of a family separation program. After being forcibly taken from her mother at a border, she is transported across the U.S. and faces the threat of deportation despite needing vital medical care. Blending dark humor with political commentary, the story critiques contemporary immigration policies while exploring themes of resilience and injustice.

A masterful and moving new volume from a “peerless poet of the natural world” (The New York Times Book Review)

On April 13, 1970, NASA's Apollo 13 faced a near-catastrophic explosion, halting the planned lunar landing and shifting focus to safely returning the spacecraft to Earth. Written by David Baker, a member of NASA's Apollo 13 Mission Control team, this manual provides detailed coverage of the mission. It begins with an overview of the era's technology and equipment, then delves into the planning, goals, and execution of the mission, including an hour-by-hour timeline of the crew's crisis in space. Baker's analysis of the post-flight investigation reveals design issues with the spacecraft, offering a rare insider's perspective. He not only examines the mission but also highlights NASA's legacy following the event, detailing redesigns of spacecraft sections and changes in mission organization starting with Apollo 14. Illustrated in the style of a Haynes Manual, this work uncovers the extraordinary circumstances behind the team's recovery of their spacecraft just hours before re-entry. More than a technical account, it showcases how ingenuity, teamwork, and determination averted a major disaster in space.

How did time begin? What conditions led to humans evolving on Earth? Will we survive the Anthropocene? And is it really true that we're all made from stars? Combining knowledge from chemistry, biology, and physics, with insights from the social sciences and humanities, A Brief History of the Last 13.8 Billion Yearsfollows the continuum of historical change in the cosmos -- from the Big Bang, through the evolution of life, to human history. In this compelling and revealing book, David Baker traces the rise of complexity in the cosmos, from the first atoms to the first life and then to humans and the things we have made. He shows us how simple clumps of hydrogen gas transformed into complex human societies. This approach -- Big History -- allows us to see beyond the chaos of human affairs to the overall trajectory. Finally, Baker looks at the dramatic and sudden changes we're making to our planet and its biosphere and how history hints at what might come next.

This poignant tribute to the beauty of coral reefs sheds light on the destruction of global reef ecosystems and the climate science behind the conservation efforts to save them. Broken into three parts—Discovering Corals, Wonder and Devastation, and Searching for Hope—and told through a series of gripping stories, author and documentarian David Alexander Baker takes readers on a global adventure to the front lines of an unfolding ecological crisis. More than half of the world's coral reefs have been destroyed in the past fifty years due to the climate crisis. The Lost Continent helps readers gain a deeper understanding of coral reefs and why they are vital to the health of our oceans—and the survival of our planet—and highlights the incredible conservation and restoration strides being made around the world. With over 60 breathtaking photographs of coral reefs spanning from Colombia to Australia to the Florida Keys readers will be moved both by the majesty of nature and the urgency to preserve and restore these great cities of the seas.