Is There Anybody Out There? (A Wild Thing Book)

Is There Anybody Out There? (A Wild Thing Book)
Author: Laura Krantz
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2023-10-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1647005027

Inspired by her popular Wild Thing podcast, journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if aliens might exist How likely is it that humans aren’t alone in the universe? Reports of strange lights, UFO sightings, and alien encounters abound—and some (like recent accounts from US Navy pilots) even sound credible. And in recent years, armed with state-of-the-art technology and better information, the search for extraterrestrials overflows with exciting possibilities. Within our own solar system, astrobiologists search for the biochemical building blocks that might sustain microbes, astronomers discover far-flung stars, orbited by planets that could be teeming with life, and astrophysicists point sophisticated telescopes toward the deep reaches of the universe, looking for anything out of the ordinary. Is There Anybody Out There? turns our collective gaze skyward: What’s the likelihood of life on other planets? Or that aliens have already made the trip to visit us? How would they get here? Why do we want to find them? And what does it mean if we do (or don’t)? Teaching readers to challenge their gut assumptions and open their minds to new possibilities, using critical thinking and the scientific method, journalist Laura Krantz investigates the science, culture, and philosophy of a universe where we’re not alone—and why the idea of alien life has abducted our imaginations.

Hello? Is Anybody There?

Hello? Is Anybody There?
Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2010-10-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1444003232

In the hours before his brother is born, eight year old Joe has an unusual visitor, Mika, who falls out of a spaceship and lands upside down in an apple tree in Joe's garden. Hens, dinosaurs, an astronaut and a white rabbit all play their part in this magical story in which the encounter between Earth-boy and alien opens up the wonders of the universe.Tender and enchanting as The Little Prince and with the same classic quality, HELLO? IS ANYBODY THERE? confirms Jostein Gaarder as an exceptional writer for children. Sally Gardner's lively pencil drawings on almost every page make this a delightful package.

Tom Woolberson and the School for Watchers

Tom Woolberson and the School for Watchers
Author: K. J. Brookes
Publisher: SRL Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2020-11-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Tom Woolberson was oblivious to the fact that his impending doom was circling overhead. When he awoke and found himself in a mysterious place that was unlike anywhere on Earth, he assumed the unthinkable had happened – that he had died (unfortunately… he was right). Standing at the foot of an unimaginably tall tower, his destiny laid before him, he was greeted by a terrifying spectre known simply as ‘the Headmaster’, the Angel of Death (or at least ‘the spectre formally known as the Angel of Death’). What Tom would find at St Michael’s, along with friendship, adventure and blossoming young love, were the answers to the questions that had plagued him since the death of his brother. But little did he know, what he would find there would change his existence forever…

In the House of the Hangman volume 3

In the House of the Hangman volume 3
Author: John Bloomberg-Rissman
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 656
Release: 2016-12-23
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0990776123

A marathon dance mix consisting of thousands of mashed up text and image samples, In the House of the Hangman tries to give a taste of what life is like there, where it is impolite to speak of the noose. It is the third part of the life project Zeitgeist Spam. If you can't afford a copy ask me for a pdf.

Hello... Is Anybody Listening?!

Hello... Is Anybody Listening?!
Author: Joan Marie Ambrose
Publisher:
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2002
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780971865471

Our powerful creative source is trying to get our attention each and every day! Are you listening to the messages that are being given to you? Have you had enough pain in your life yet? What if you could learn to improve the quality of your life by changing your attitudes, behavior and environment. Would you be interested? Contained within the pages of this book are the solutions to your life's hurts, discomfort and feelings of lack. Are you ready to hear them? Clear, simple and to the point, this book is a road map that will enable you to hear the message your Inner Child, Your Inner Intelligence, is trying desperately to share. The understanding and wisdom gained will enable you to quiet the mind, feed the soul, heal the body and gain inner peace.

Random Dingoes

Random Dingoes
Author: Ira Nayman
Publisher: Elsewhen Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2015-04-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 190816879X

Think back to a time in your life that you made a decision that you now regret. Oh, don’t be so coy – everybody has one. Okay, maybe not Mother Teresa. Or, Bruce Springsteen. But, unless you’re Mother Teresa or Bruce Springsteen – and we’re pretty sure you’re not – you have been in that position. What if you could go back in time and change that decision? What if you could make the other choice? Or, even better, choose a third option that you didn’t even see at the time? Wouldn’t you like to know how things would have turned out if only you had done something different at that critical juncture in your life? DON’T BOTHER. Have you never read any science fiction time travel stories? Don’t you know that they always end with either dinosaurs becoming the dominant species on the planet or your grandfather killing Hitler, causing you to be born with a speech impediment and an irrational fear of listening to Born in the USA? Time branches are not something you can borrow books from – they are paths to realities that you couldn’t anticipate and don’t want to live in, and just try to get a decent corned beef on rye in any of them! In Random Dingoes, the third Transdimensional Authority novel by Ira Nayman, investigators Noomi Rapier and Crash Chumley look into reports of a drug that allows people to travel between universes without technological assistance. They methodically work their way up the drug ring’s chain of command and are just about to arrest its leader when – time travel happens. With the assistance of Time Agency agent Radames Trafshanian, Noomi and Crash must navigate realities they hadn’t anticipated and which they wouldn’t want to live in. But, can they find a decent corned beef on rye? You’ll have to read Random Dingoes to find out!

I'm Gluten Furious

I'm Gluten Furious
Author: Darby Conley
Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel+ORM
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1449479405

Everything in moderation . . . The Get Fuzzy gang is back, and they’re leaner and meaner than ever. Bucky Katt (mastermind of mayhem) is on a steady diet of raw bacon, Beluga nut crunch, and carpa-cola in order to fit into his El Megaroid superhero suit—oatmeal cans are very slimming these days. The hapless and hopeless Satchel Pooch is in the kitchen perfecting his recipe for rubber chicken l’orange in a crayon/marker reduction sauce. And poor Rob, the vegetarian and ”owner” of the bunch, is scrounging for scraps in the midst of this gastronomical fury. Delicious and satisfying, this treasury of cartoons features a healthy serving of favorites from Clean Up on Aisle Stupid! and You Can’t Fight Crazy. Don’t feel guilty for polishing it off in one sitting. Honestly… . . . moderation is overrated.

Clean Up on Aisle Stupid

Clean Up on Aisle Stupid
Author: Darby Conley
Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel+ORM
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2015-11-17
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1449470068

Welcome to the quirky—and always eccentric—household of human Rob Wilco. While his existence as an ad executive would be bland under normal circumstances, one mangy, temperamental cat and one docile dog make it anything but. In this Get Fuzzy collection, the ever-popular pairing of mischievous Bucky Katt and tolerant pooch Satchel return to comically define the separation between animal instinct and human nature.

The Kindred

The Kindred
Author: Carol Camara
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2002-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595239617

Billy had lived through the most horrible experience a child could imagine, but it was over. The creatures that had tortured him were dead and he would have to learn to suppress the memories and go on. Or were they? Why was he having these nightmares and why did he feel them inside his head? The Elder remembered everything that had happened – the Kindred’s release, the massacre and their escape. He stared out into the darkness with thoughts of revenge consuming him. This time we will not fail, he thought as he turned and watched the young girl below him struggle to escape the horrors he had manifested in the pit.