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Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission by Eileen Collins starts slowly but soon becomes a page-turner. Of particular interest to young women who want to follow in Col. Collins' pioneering footsteps.
The Red Planet: A Natural History of Mars by Simon Morden uses a bit of "You Are There" SF time and space travel (think Sagan's "ship of the imagination") to introduce us to the latest theories about the planet's development.
1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, Comprising All the Parts You Can Remember, Including 103 Good Things, …
Does the sensation of Tingrith(1) make you yelp? Do you bend sympathetically when you see someone Ahenny(2)? Can you deal …
They intherited their mother's legendary powers of telepathy. But Damia's children will need more than psionic Talent to face the …
Inheriting their family's paranormal powers that enable them to protect the peaceful people of their world, the children of Damia …
With their goals of peace and prosperity close at hand, the Rowan's descendants face the looming destruction of all they …
