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- The Martians : the true story of an alien craze that captured turn-of-the-century America / by Baron, David,1964-author.;
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-303) and index."'In the early 1900s, many Americans actually believed we had discovered intelligent life on Mars, as best-selling science writer David Baron chronicles in The Martians, his truly bizarre tale of a nation swept up in Mars mania. At the center of Baron's historical drama is Percival Lowell, the Boston Brahmin and Harvard scion, who observed "canals" etched into the surface of Mars. Lowell devised a grand theory that the red planet was home to a utopian society that had built gargantuan ditches to funnel precious meltwater from the polar icecaps to desert farms and oasis cities. The public fell in love with the ambitious amateur astronomer who shared his findings in speeches and wildly popular books. While at first people treated the Martians whimsically -- Martians headlining Broadway shows, biologists speculating whether they were winged or gilled -- the discussion quickly became serious. Inventor Nikola Tesla announced he had received radio signals from Mars; Alexander Graham Bell agreed there was "no escape from the conviction" that intelligent beings inhabited the planet. Martian excitement reached its zenith when Lowell financed an expedition to photograph Mars from Chile's Atacama Desert, resulting in what newspapers hailed as proof of the Martian canals' existence. Triumph quickly yielded to tragedy. Those wild claims and highly speculative photographs emboldened Lowell's critics, whose withering attacks gathered steam and eventually wrecked the man and his theory -- but not the fervor he had started. Although Lowell would die discredited and delusional in 1916, the Mars frenzy spurred a nascent literary genre called science fiction, and the world's sense of its place in the universe would never be the same."--
- Subjects: Lowell, Percival, 1855-1916.; Collective behavior.; Extraterrestrial beings.; Life on other planets.; Martians.;
- The Quillan games / by MacHale, D. J.;
- With more questions than answers about Saint Dane, Bobby travels to the territory of Quillan and is forced to play games where only the winner survives.Ages 10-14.
- Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Science fiction.; Space and time; Life on other planets; Adventure and adventurers; Diaries;
- Some desperate glory / by Tesh, Emily,author.;
- "While we live, the enemy shall fear us. Since she was born, Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. Raised in the bowels of Gaea Station alongside the last scraps of humanity, she readies herself to face the Wisdom, the powerful, reality-shaping weapon that gave the majoda their victory over humanity. They are what's left. They are what must survive. Kyr is one of the best warriors of her generation, the sword of a dead planet. When Command assigns her brother to certain death and relegates her to Nursery to bear sons until she dies trying, she knows must take humanity's revenge into her own hands. Alongside her brother's brilliant but seditious friend and a lonely, captive alien, Kyr escapes from everything she's known into a universe far more complicated than she was taught and far more wondrous than she could have imagined"--
- Subjects: Science fiction.; Queer fiction.; Novels.; Imaginary wars and battles; Life on other planets; Revenge; Siblings; Survival;
- Babar visits another planet / by Brunhoff, Laurent de,1925-;
- Babar and his family are abducted and taken by rocket ship to an unknown planet where the residents are very hospitable and there are many interesting sights to see.LSC
- Subjects: Babar (Fictitious character); Elephants; Life on other planets; Space flight;
- © 2012, c2003., Abrams Books for Young Readers,
- Princess of Dune / by Herbert, Brian,author.; Anderson, Kevin J.,author.;
- "Set two years before Dune: Princess of Dune is the never-before-told story of two key women in the life of Paul Muad'Dib-Princess Irulan, his wife in name only, and Paul's true love, the Fremen Chani. Both women become central to Paul's galaxy-spanning Imperial reign. Raised in the Imperial court and born to be a political bargaining chip, Irulan was sent at an early age to be trained as a Bene Gesserit Sister. As Princess Royal, she also learned important lessons from her father-the Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV. Now of marriageable age, Princess Irulan sees the machinations of the many factions vying for power-the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, the Spacing Guild, the Imperial throne, and a ruthless rebellion in the Imperial military. The young woman has a wise and independent streak and is determined to become much more than a pawn to be moved about on anyone's gameboard. Meanwhile, on Arrakis, Chani-the daughter of Liet-Kynes, the Imperial Planetologist who serves under the harsh rule of House Harkonnen-is trained in the Fremen mystical ways by an ancient Reverend Mother. Brought up to believe in her father's ecological dream of a green Arrakis, she follows Liet around to Imperial testing stations, surviving the many hazards of desert life. Chani soon learns the harsh cost of Fremen dreams and obligations under the oppressive boot heel of the long Harkonnen occupation"--
- Subjects: Science fiction.; Novels.; Dune (Imaginary place); Life on other planets; Man-woman relationships; Nobility; Princesses;
- Star wars rebels. [videorecording] / by Gray, Taylor,1993-actor.; Marshall, Vanessa,1969-actor.; Prinze, Freddie,Jr,actor.; Sircar, Tiya,actor.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
- Taylor Gray, Vanessa Marshall, Tiya Sircar, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Steve Blum.Season two continues the epic tradition of the legendary Star Wars saga with exciting, action-packed episodes. It is a dark time in the galaxy as the evil Galactic Empire rules with an iron fist. Imperial forces have occupied a remote planet, ruining the lives of its people. A ragtag band of rebels, Ezra, Hera, Kanan, Sabine, Zeb, and Chopper, have taken a brave stand against the ruthless oppression of the Empire in a fight to restore peace and freedom to the galaxy.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Science fiction television programs.; Good and evil; Imaginary wars and battles; Life on other planets; Space warfare;
- For private home use only.
- Through the wormhole [videorecording] / by Freeman, Morgan.; Heintz, Jaime Ryan.; Parlen, Megan.; Sharp, Geoffrey.; Tanio, Nadine.; Thomas, Rhys.; Discovery Communications, Inc.; Gaiam Americas, Inc.; Incubator (Firm); Revelations Entertainment (Firm); Science Channel (Television network);
- Disc 1. Is there a creator? (ca. 43 min.) / producer, Geoffrey Sharp -- The riddle of the black holes (ca. 45 min.) / producer, Jaime Ryan Heintz -- Is time travel possible? (ca. 44 min.) -- What happened before the beginning? (ca. 44 min.) / producer, Geoffrey Sharp.Disc 2. How did we get here? (ca. 45 min.) / co-producers, Rhys Thomas, Megan Parlen, Nadine Tanio -- Are we alone? (ca. 44 min.) / producer, Rhys Thomas -- What are we really made of? (ca. 44 min.) -- Beyond the darkness (ca. 44 min.).Main title theme, Hans Zimmer ; editors, Gillian McCarthy, David Isser, Gina Vecchione ; directors of photography, David Baillie, Dave Sanders, Stephan Mussil, et. al. ; science advisor, Richard Terrile.Host, Morgan Freeman.This series will explore the deepest mysteries of existence -- the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. This series brings together the brightest minds and best ideas from the very edges of science -- Astrophysics, Astrobiology, Quantum mechanics, String theory and more -- to reveal the extraordinary truth of our Universe.E.DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby digital 2.0 audio ; anamorphic widescreen presentation.
- Subjects: Black holes (Astronomy); Cosmology.; Documentary television programs.; Life on other planets.; Life; Science television programs.; Time travel.;
- © c2011., Discovery Communications : Distributed by Gaiam Americas, Inc.,
- Ancient Aliens. by A&E® (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Originally produced by A&E® in 2009.ANCIENT ALIENS explores the controversial theory that extraterrestrials have visited Earth for millions of years. From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the US, each episode gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, provocative controversies, first-hand accounts and grounded theories surrounding this age old debate. Did intelligent beings from outer space visit Earth thousands of years ago?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; History.; Life on other planets.; Documentary television programs.;
- Tales of light and life / by Córdova, Zoraida,author.;
- "Thrilling short stories featuring fan favorite characters from the beloved High Republic series each written by a New York Times bestselling author. The High Republic authors share unmissable short stories that bridge Phases, resolve mysteries, and offer tantalizing hints of what is to come. Rejoin the adventures of the Jedi and Padawans, Pathfinders and Path members, heroes and villains ahead of the launch of Phase III."--
- Subjects: Science fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Short stories.; Good and evil; Jedi (Fictitious characters); Life on other planets; Space warfare; Good and evil; Jedi (Fictitious characters); Life on other planets; Space warfare;
- Life [videorecording] / by Bakare, Ariyon,1971-actor.; Dihovichnaya, Olga,actor.; Espinosa, Daniel,1977-film director.; Ferguson, Rebecca,1983-actor.; Gyllenhaal, Jake,1980-actor.; Reynolds, Ryan,actor.; Sanada, Hiroyuki,1960-actor.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Olga Dihovichnaya, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare.The six-member crew of the International Space Station is on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history: the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. As the crew begins to conduct research, their methods end up having unintended consequences and the life form proves more intelligent than anyone ever expected.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language throughout, some sci-fi violence and terror.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; International Space Station; Extraterrestrial beings; Human-alien encounters; Life on other planets;
- For private home use only.
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