books about: planet     books:       The Art of Shen Ku: The Ultimate Traveller's Guide of This Planet63 reviews Zeek Souvenir Press Ltd, 2002 One copy for the coffee table- another for the evacuation kit. If you don't own or read another book in your life, at least have this one handy. Its kind of big, the size of a laptop- but if it comes to taking only what I can carry if the big earthquake hits one night, I will have my glasses in one hand and screw the laptop (its the most expensive thing I own!), taking this book in the other! In fact I don't even have to think that far because I have stuffed ...             The Only Alien on the Planet75 reviews Kristen D. Randle Scholastic, 1995 Will make you think... A total ten!! A truly thought-provoking, intense & emotional book. I am having my dtr (11) read this book and the discussions will be endless. It opens up dialogue between parents & kids about common misconceptions and snap judgements that we ALL make on a daily basis, sometimes unintentionally, sometimes on purpose. I would say this is more geared to a 6th grader or older unless you judge your ...             Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees55 reviews Roger Fouts, Stephen Tukel Mills Harper Paperbacks, 1998 Animals are people, too! "Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees" is one of the most amazing, heartbreaking, and inspirational books I've ever read. The book is written by Roger Fouts, a primatologist who devoted his life to studying the language patterns of chimpanzees. While in graduate school, Roger was introduced to Washoe, a precocious young chimp who became fluent in American Sign Language. Eventually ...             Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders: From Novice to Master Observer (DIY Science)35 reviews Robert Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007 A Highly Recommended Book It's always a pleasure to come across something really done well. The team of Robert and Barbara Thompson, who produced the excellent "Astronomy Hacks" in 2005, have come up with a superlative book for beginning to intermediate deep sky observers entitled, "Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders". Taking the objects from six well-known observing lists: = the Messier objects, = ...             Season of Passage150 reviews Christopher Pike Tor Books, 1992 Holy Batman this is a good book I remember starting this book when I was just 14. I didn't finish it, but several years later at the age of 25 I bought it. At first I thought that it would be geared more to teens considering the author is Christopher Pike. Oh how wrong I was! This book is excellent, well written, and proves that an author like Christopher Pike can rise above stereo-types and create a master piece. I have now, ...             Hellspark33 reviews Janet Kagan Meisha Merlin Publishing Inc., 1998 More! More! Hellspark is quite possibly my single favorite book - and I read an awful lot of books. All of Janet Kagan's books are wonderful, and my only gripe with her as an author is that she's only written three so far (Please Ma'am can I have some more?) Hellspark is a fascinating first contact book, with a crystal clear look at how our culture informs our assumptions, and the huge messes those ...             The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: Includes Cartoons from Yukon Ho and Weirdos from Another Planet35 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews Mcmeel Pub, 1990 A walk through someone else's imagination Calvin is a beam of light, a dinosaur, Spaceman Spiff, a pollster on the election of new parents, a robotic explorer from Jupiter (in search of chocoloate) -- well lots of things. He's all the best and all the worst a boy about five can be, and that covers a lot of ground. If the others around him never quite see things Calvin's way, that's really not his problem. Hobbes will always ...             Planet Earth40 reviews Mark Linfield Random House Uk Ltd, 2006 AMAZING PICTURES! BEAUTIFUL BOOK TO HAVE. NOT ONLY IS IT INFORMATIVE, BUT THE PICTURES ARE TRULY A PIECE OF ARTWORK.             Universe47 reviews Robert Dinwiddie, Philip Eales, ... DK ADULT, 2005 The Best Visually intoxicating! You can learn the secrets of the universe in this one volume. I have numerous DK published books all of which are excellent. However, this is the paragon that all the other books are judged by. Simply, it is the best book that they have ever published. It should be the standard text book for astronomy classes!             Hungry Planet: What the World Eats42 reviews Peter Menzel Ten Speed Press, 2007 Great book! An through and interesting way to present the food of different cultures. The book not only shows a picture of what a week's worth of food looks like across the globe, but puts how much it costs and in USD. The book also elaborates on the eating habits, culture, and daily life of the people. There are also recipes! A great book with an eye opening perspective of people all over the world.             Voyage to the Bunny Planet29 reviews Rosemary Wells Viking Juvenile, 2008 Fast Comfort! My daughter (3) and I love this book. We turn to it whenever our spirits need a lift. In fact, the other day she told her father that HE needed a trip to the Bunny Planet after he had reprimanded her. I am purchasing a set for my daughter's preschool library so that her schoolmates will also have the chance to go to the Bunny Planet and see "the day that should have been". Get the book and ...             Birth Without Violence: The Book That Revolutionalized the Way We Bring Our Children into the World20 reviews Frederick Leboyer Inner Traditions, 1995 Extraordinary book- a must to read! From A. de Salverte not by Joy This is the best book I have read on all the 20 or more pregnancy books I have read recently ! It is a masterpiece! This French man brought to the world an amazing, most touching, revolutionary way to honor the sacredness of childbirth. This book has brought to me reverence for the baby's needs, and has hlep me understand the importance to create a sacred space for the baby and the mother. ...             Space Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength (Boxed Set)30 reviews C. S. Lewis MacMillan Publishing Company., 1986 Excellent Series Out of the Silent Planet C.S. Lewis Scribner Paperback ISBN 0684823802 This is the first book in C.S. Lewis's amazing Space Trilogy. These books are far less known than Lewis's Narnia series or even his Mere Christianity or The Screwtape Letters, yet it is just as good as any of those writings and goes to show the versatility of Lewis as an author. This first book begins with our hero, ...             Planet of the Blind21 reviews Stephen Kuusisto Faber and Faber, 2002 Vivid and moving memoir As a legally blind person, who had totally blind parents, this vividly written book went a long way in helping me come to terms with my own situation. Like Stephen, for years I was in denial about my own limited vision and tried, successfully for a time, to "pass" as fully sighted. This is no longer possible and I have to face my own limitations head on, as Stephen finally does. I recommend this ...             Planets in Transit: Life Cycles for Living30 reviews Robert Hand Whitford Press, 2002 Reference Book In Conjunction With Astrology Had Gotten this Many Years Ago in conjunction with the 2000 Ephemeris Book and A Few Books That Explain The Intricracy of Astrology Reading[Natal Chart Interpretation]. Found this to be more elaborate in regards to each planet 'placement' or transit; however, rather than stick with one point of view, always search for different perspective(s) from different authors. Truth comes from many angles ...             Recreating Eden: The Exquisitely Simple, Divinely Ordained P for Transforming Your Life and Your Planet23 reviews Julia Rogers Hamrick New Realities Publishing, 2004 Recreating Eden The book that stepped up my life Recreating Eden helped me to reduce criticism and the urge to fix every body and everything in my life. By reading Julie Hamrick's book I was enabled to rely more and more on God to enlarge my life and make my life easier. I have already had experience with these concepts through 12 step programs, the Secret Movie, and my church. This book takes working with God and making life easier to a new ...             Level 721 reviews Mordecai Roshwald Lawrence Hill Books, 1989 Terrifying, Memorable, and Unique Level 7 represents the journal of Officer X-127, a member of an elite Armed Forces unit. X-127 has been ordered to the bottom-most layer (level 7) of a highly secure facility, where he is ordered to set off a massive nuclear attack. The facility is a city unto itself, four thousand feet underground and fully prepared to withstand a direct attack and the resulting radiation for many decades. ...             Weirdos from Another Planet!21 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews and McMeel Publishing, 1990 One of my favorites I love all Calvin and Hobbes books, but this collection has a few of my favorites that never cease to make me laugh out loud, including: "The Disembodied Hand That Strangled People" (I snicker just writing it) The trip to Mars ("We're going in the wagon?" "Of course! What did YOU want to do? Flap your arms?" "I guess I hadn't thought about that part." "Obviously."             Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials24 reviews Wayne Douglas Barlowe Workman Pub Co, 1979 Xenophanes Good book. I have owned this since I was a child. It was a great portal into many of these classic Sci Fi books as I would have never heard about them otherwise. Barlowe has a fantastic nack for bringing life to these aliens. Highly recommended.             Blue Planet in Green Shackles22 reviews Vaclav Klaus Competitive Enterprise Institute, 2007 Impeccable Logic and Compelling Insights from Pres. Klaus A thought-provoking, reasoned approach to the hysteria that is the global warming movement. Pres. Klaus approaches the questions about and proposed solutions to global warming with sound economic principles and common sense rather than intellectually vacuous rhetoric and fear mongering that has become en vogue. 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