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Author
Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
xiii, 289 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nadis presents a rollicking true story of Ray Palmer, the Amazing Stories editor who ruled over America's fantasy and supernatural pulp journals in the mid-twentieth century and shaped today's UFO and sci-fi cultures.
Author
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author describes his all-American childhood growing up as a member of the baby boom generation in the heart of Iowa, detailing his rich fantasy life as a superhero known as the Thunderbolt Kid and his remarkably normal 1950s family life.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"He was history's most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? The author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on skills...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Near-death experiences are controversial. Thousands of people have had them, but many in the scientific community have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander was one of those people. A highly trained neurosurgeon, Alexander knew that what people of faith call the "soul" is really a product of brain chemistry. NDEs, he would have been the first to explain, might feel real, but they are fantasies produced by brains under extreme stress....