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• West with the Night

  West with the Night is the story of Beryl Markham–aviator, racehorse trainer, beauty–and her life in the Kenya of the 1920s and ’30s. Regarded by many as one of the best adventure books ever!One of the most beautifully crafted books I have ever read, with some of the most poetic prose passages I could imagine, [...]

• Star Parties at Carlsbad Caverns Are Simply Stunning

  Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico is one of the most beautiful and remarkable parks in the nation.  There are many natural features to explore, and the park is always offering the chance to enjoy once in a lifetime events.  While the standard goings on at the park are certain to delight, however, it is also [...]

• Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 (Outward Odyssey: A People’s History of S)

  It was a time of bold new technology, historic moments, and international jousting on the final frontier. But it was also a time of human drama, of moments less public but no less dramatic in the lives of those who made the golden age of space flight happen. These are the moments and the lives [...]

• A Fossil Hunters Guide to Mars

  An account of the discovery of extraterrestrial fossils on Mars, including the chemistry and physics of planetary formation, images of the fossils and where they were discovered, and the political difficulties of confronting new and paradigm-changing facts about life in the universe. Related posts History of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines Cosmos: A Field Guide Constellation [...]

• The Big Bang Theory seasons 1-2

  The Big Bang Theory show’s initial pilot, developed for the 2006–07 television season, was substantially different from its current form. Only Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons were in the cast, and the female lead, Katie, was envisioned as “a street-hardened, tough-as-nails woman with a vulnerable interior”.Katie was played by actress Amanda Walsh.They also had a female [...]