StarTalk : everything you ever need to know about space travel, sci-fi, the human race, the universe, and beyond
Record details
- ISBN: 9781426217272
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Physical Description:
regular print
302 pages : colour illustrations, colour portraits ; 27 cm - Publisher: Washington, District of Columbia : National Geographic, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2016.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Contributors Neil deGrasse Tyson, Charles Liu and Jeffrey Lee Simons ; additional contributors Bill Nye, Eugene Mirman, Chuck Nice, Leighann Lord. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- About this book -- Space. What do I pack for Mars? ; What do I eat in space? ; Can we use wormholes to travel? ; Who goes there? ; Are we there yet? -- Planet Earth. Pale blue dot or big blue marble? ; How do we get water? ; Where do storms come from? ; Is there a solution for pollution? ; Is this the end of the world as we know it? -- Being human. If we evolved from monkeys, why are monkeys still here? ; Can science help me find true love? ; What's the spice of life? ; Where does creativity come from? ; Shall we play a game? ; Is God real? -- Futures imagined. Whe are the zombies coming? ; Could Superman survive a black hole? ; Why don't we have flying cars yet? ; Could bigfoot be a space alien? ; When will we be able to time-travel?. |
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Subject: | Cosmology -- Popular works Earth sciences -- Popular works Human beings -- Popular works Science fiction -- Social aspects Outer space -- Exploration -- Popular works |
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Invermere Public Library | 523.1 TYS (Text) | IPL053797 | Adult Non Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Burns Lake Public Library | 523.1 Sta (Text) | 35198000609371 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Creston Public Library | 523.1 STA (Text)
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Fort St. John Public Library | 523.1 STA (Text) | 35211000321044 | ADULT Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Gibsons Public Library | 523.1 STAR (Text) | 30886001024674 | Adult Nonfiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Mackenzie Public Library | 523.1 TYS (Text) | 35192000353411 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Terrace Public Library | 523.1 STA (Text) | 35151001033109 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Williams Lake Branch | 523.1 STA (Text) | 33923005697689 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |