Mercury is one of the more difficult objects for amateur astronomers to observe because of its close proximity to the Sun. For the same reason, it is also one of the most fascinating and strange planets. Mercury is not much larger that our Moon, but orbits the Sun at an average distance of only 58 million km, compared to the Earth’s 150 million km. On its sunlit side, Mercury’s surface temperature can exceed 450C while the night side freezes at –180C.
Added by: willkei | Karma: 79.89 | Fiction literature | 6 September 2010
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Perry Moore Hero
The Book: The last thing in the world Thom Creed wants is to add to his father's pain, so he keeps secrets. Like that he has special powers. And that he's been asked to join the League - the very organization of superheroes that spurned his dad. But the most painful secret of all is one Thom can barely face himself: he's gay.
Marianne Moore: Comprehensive Research and Study Guide (Bloom's Major Poets)A collection of critical essays on the poetry of Marianne Moore. Also includes a chronology of events in her life.
Along with poets Ezra Pound and H.D., Marianne Moore was an influential member of the Imagist movement. She served as acting editor of the highly respected literary journal Dial and she won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Among the works covered here are her poems "Marriage," "The Fish," and "The Steeple-Jack.
Added by: susan6th | Karma: 3133.44 | Fiction literature | 4 January 2010
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Lady Rosamond's Secret
The First Scene: A September sunset in Fredericton, A. D. 1824. Much has been said and sung about the beauteous scenes of nature in every clime. Sir Walter Scott has lovingly depicted his native heaths, mountains, lochs and glens. Moore draws deep inspiration amid scenes of the Emerald Isle, and strikes his lyre to chords of awakening love, light and song.
This really is a charming audiobook. Roger Moore, best known for his role as James Bond, reveals himself to be a witty, modest and captivating speaker. Unlike many celebrities, this isn't a 'me me me' tale, or a point scoring exercise. It's the story of a very likeable chap who has quite appropriately made it big, and happens to have done some interesting things and met some interesting people along the way.
