Author: Paul KupperbergPublisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1434215687
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
A two-story filpbook featuring Batman and Superman, DC Comics greatest heroes.
T. rex and the Crater of Doom
Author: Walter AlvarezPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691169667
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mount Everest slammed into the Earth, inducing an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen bombs. Vaporized detritus blasted through the atmosphere upon impact, falling back to Earth around the globe. Disastrous environmental consequences ensued: a giant tsunami, continent-scale wildfires, darkness, and cold, followed by sweltering greenhouse heat. When conditions returned to normal, half the plant and animal genera on Earth had perished. This horrific chain of events is now widely accepted as the solution to a great scientific mystery: what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs? Walter Alvarez, one of the Berkeley scientists who discovered evidence of the impact, tells the story behind the development of the initially controversial theory. It is a saga of high adventure in remote locations, of arduous data collection and intellectual struggle, of long periods of frustration ended by sudden breakthroughs, of friendships made and lost, and of the exhilaration of discovery that forever altered our understanding of Earth's geological history.
Author: John GrantDC Super Heroes
Author: Paul KupperbergPublisher:
ISBN: 9781434215680
Category : Luthor, Lex (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
"Evil genius Lex Luthor is out to capture a deep space probe, which has gathered a large kryptonite meteor! But Superman has been kept busy protecting the city from a rash of crazy crimes. Can the super hero prevent Luthor from getting his hands on the deadly rock?"--Unedited summary from book.
Author: Steven ApplebyAsteroid Hunters
Author: Carrie NugentPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501120085
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
One of the top scientists in the field of asteroid hunting explains how, for the first time, humanity could have the knowledge to prevent a devastating asteroid impact. --
Cabinet Of Curiosities, A: The Myth, Magic And Measure Of Meteorites
Author: Martin BeechPublisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9811224935
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Hurtling through the atmosphere, in a blaze of light and reverberating percussions, the arrival of a meteorite on Earth is a magical, rare, and precious sight. These characteristics have accordingly ensured a long, yet often controversial history. For all this, meteorites are cosmic messengers. They tell us about the entire history of the solar system, their story carrying us from the very earliest moments, when solid material first began to form in the solar nebula. Indeed, meteorites played a key role in the origins of Earth's oceans and the genesis of life. Meteorites additionally tell us about the origin and evolution of the asteroids, and they tell us about impacts upon the Moon as well as the volcanic history of planet Mars. Much is known about the structure and chemistry of meteorites, but for all this, they still harbor many scientific mysteries that have yet to be resolved.
The Last Policeman
Author: Ben H. WintersPublisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1594745773
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
"[The] weird, beautiful, unapologetically apocalyptic Last Policeman trilogy is one of my favorite mystery series."—John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns Winner of the 2013 Edgar® Award Winner for Best Paperback Original! What’s the point in solving murders if we’re all going to die soon, anyway? Detective Hank Palace has faced this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. There’s no chance left. No hope. Just six precious months until impact. The Last Policeman presents a fascinating portrait of a pre-apocalyptic United States. The economy spirals downward while crops rot in the fields. Churches and synagogues are packed. People all over the world are walking off the job—but not Hank Palace. He’s investigating a death by hanging in a city that sees a dozen suicides every week—except this one feels suspicious, and Palace is the only cop who cares. The first in a trilogy, The Last Policeman offers a mystery set on the brink of an apocalypse. As Palace’s investigation plays out under the shadow of 2011GV1, we’re confronted by hard questions way beyond “whodunit.” What basis does civilization rest upon? What is life worth? What would any of us do, what would we really do, if our days were numbered? Ebook contains an excerpt from the anticipated second book in the trilogy, Countdown City.
Livewire!
Author: Blake A. HoenaPublisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1434217337
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57
Book Description
During a rock concert, a bolt of lightning strikes METROPOLIS shock jock Leslie Willis. When she awakes, Willis has gained the power to control electricity . . . and gained an even greater anger toward SUPERMAN. Soon, the newly named LIVEWIRE sends shockwaves throughout the city and threatens the lives of METROPOLIS' citizens. Only SUPERMAN can stop this deadly Electric Lady.
Ziggy and Zrk and the Meteor of Doom
Author: Richard MordenPublisher:
ISBN: 9781877003707
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A giant meteor is hurtling towards Yxalag! Ziggy and his robotic pet, Zrk, must build a machine to blast the meteor out of its orbit. But the parts they need are scattered all over the threatened planet. Help Ziggy and Zrk as they race against time to save their planet in this thrilling puzzling adventure!
