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Exploring Mercury

The Iron Planet

By: Robert G. Strom,Ann L. Sprague

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Exploring Mercury

The Iron Planet

By: Robert G. Strom,Ann L. Sprague

Strom: Mercury How did Mercury get such an enormous iron core? Why is its tectonic framework so different from any other planet or satellite? What is its crystal composition? Why is the crust so depleted in iron when the interior is so rich in that element? What are the polar deposits? Where do the elements in the exosphere come from? Mercury is a planet shrouded in mystery. Only 45 percent of its surface has been seen in any detail, and that was from the Mariner 10 flyby in 1974. Yet what is known only makes the planet more fascinating. New Earth-based observations have shed light on surface and exosphere compositions, and re-evaluations of the Mariner 10 data, using modern image processing techniques, show evidence for volcanic flow fronts, pyroclastics and other volcanic phenomena not seen before. This ground-breaking book not only chronicles what has been discovered, but looks ahead to what has yet to emerge. An accompanying CD contains all the best Mariner 10 images, including the data for each image, photomosaics and maps.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1852337311

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9781852337315

Black Cat Weekly #20

By: Josh Pachter,Hal Charles,Larry Allen Tyler,Nicholas Carter,Larry Tritten,Elizabeth Ann Scarborough,Malcolm Jameson,Richard Wilson,Carl Jacobi

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Black Cat Weekly #20

By: Josh Pachter,Hal Charles,Larry Allen Tyler,Nicholas Carter,Larry Tritten,Elizabeth Ann Scarborough,Malcolm Jameson,Richard Wilson,Carl Jacobi

Our mysteries this issue include Josh Pachter’s “The Secret Lagoon” (Michael Bracken’s pick), Larry Allen Tyler’s “Just a Little Before Winter’s Set In” (selected by Barb Goffman) and a solve-it-yourself from Hal Charles (the writing team of Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet). A futuristic detective tale by Larry Tritten, and a classic Nick Carter novel from 1903, The Plot That Failed, round things out. On the science fiction & fantasy side, we have a vampire classic by Carl Jacobi, “Revelations in Black” (which was also the title story of one of his Arkham House collection); “Bullard Reflects,” by Malcolm Jameson, which is classic SF from Astounding; “Strike,” by Richard Wilson, about newspaper reporters coming a shipping strike in space; and “Three Bananas,” by Larry Tritten—which is one of his gonzo cross-genre mashups. Fun stuff. Plus the already-mentioned “Extended Family,” by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. (Did we mention that this is one of those stories you won’t want to miss?) Here’s the complete lineup: Mysteries / Suspense “The Secret Lagoon,” by Josh Pachter [short story] “The Game’s Afoot,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “Just a Little Before Winter’s Set In,” by Larry Allen Tyler [Barb Goffman Presents short story] The Plot That Failed, by Nicholas Carter [novel] “Three Bananas,” by Larry Tritten [short story] Science Fiction & Fantasy “Extended Family,” by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough [Cynthia Ward Presents, short story] “Bullard Reflects,” by Malcolm Jameson [short story] “Three Bananas,” by Larry Tritten [short story] “Strike,” by Richard Wilson [short story] “Revelations in Black,” by Carl Jacobi [short story]

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303

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Wildside Press LLC

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147947147X

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9781479471478

Robert Smithson

Learning from New Jersey and Elsewhere

By: Ann Reynolds

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Robert Smithson

Learning from New Jersey and Elsewhere

By: Ann Reynolds

An examination of the interplay between cultural context and artistic practice in the work of Robert Smithson. Robert Smithson (1938-1973) produced his best-known work during the 1960s and early 1970s, a period in which the boundaries of the art world and the objectives of art-making were questioned perhaps more consistently and thoroughly than any time before or since. In Robert Smithson, Ann Reynolds elucidates the complexity of Smithson's work and thought by placing them in their historical context, a context greatly enhanced by the vast archival materials that Smithson's widow, Nancy Holt, donated to the Archives of American Art in 1987. The archive provides Reynolds with the remnants of Smithson's working life—magazines, postcards from other artists, notebooks, and perhaps most important, his library—from which she reconstructs the physical and conceptual world that Smithson inhabited. Reynolds explores the relation of Smithson's art-making, thinking about art-making, writing, and interaction with other artists to the articulated ideology and discreet assumptions that determined the parameters of artistic practice of the time. A central focus of Reynolds's analysis is Smithson's fascination with the blind spots at the center of established ways of seeing and thinking about culture. For Smithson, New Jersey was such a blind spot, and he returned there again and again—alone and with fellow artists—to make art that, through its location alone, undermined assumptions about what and, more important, where, art should be. For those who guarded the integrity of the established art world, New Jersey was "elsewhere"; but for Smithson, "elsewheres" were the defining, if often forgotten, locations on the map of contemporary culture.

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394

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MIT Press

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0262681552

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9780262681551

When They Were Kids

Over 400 Sketches of Famous Childhoods

By: Carol Orsag Madigan,A. Elmwood,Ann Elwood

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When They Were Kids

Over 400 Sketches of Famous Childhoods

By: Carol Orsag Madigan,A. Elmwood,Ann Elwood

Popcorn for information junkies and celebrity watchers, here are over 400 sketches of famous childhoods. 30 photos.

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Random House Reference

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0375703896

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9780375703898

Tracking Atlantis

By: Jenna Vale,Ann Lewis

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Tracking Atlantis

By: Jenna Vale,Ann Lewis

From the first mention of Atlantis in Plato's famous dialogues, the legendary kingdom has captured people's imaginations. A technologically advanced utopia sunken beneath the sea, Atlantis has inspired theories of the spiritual, scientific, and of course fictitious variety. Readers will learn the history of humanity's fascination with this supposed lost civilization and discover that even recent explorers have claimed to find clues to the location of Atlantis thanks to underwater tools and satellite technology. They will also encounter the influence Atlantis has had in the history of media and entertainment, as well as think about how to evaluate evidence with features such as the Debunk It! sidebar.

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The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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1508185638

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9781508185635

Art of Styling Sentences

By: Ann Longknife,K.D. Sullivan

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Art of Styling Sentences

By: Ann Longknife,K.D. Sullivan

A must-have for any student or aspiring writer, this book reviews the fundamentals of good sentence structure: Conventions of writing style change in subtle ways with passing years—a fact that prompts the need for periodic revisions of books like this one. The authors review the fundamentals of good sentence structure and then go on to describe twenty basic sentence patterns that encompass virtually every effective way of writing sentences in English. They also draw on passages by current prominent writers, using these examples to show how varying rhythm and sentence patterns can result in elegant writing styles that keep their readers interested. Exercises with answers and explanations appear throughout the text. Overflowing with practical and useful advice, this little gem will change the way people write.

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Simon and Schuster

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1438083351

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9781438083353

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