The second of the two great epic poems attributed to Homer, this poem takes place after its hero, Odysseus, "sacked the sacred citadel of Troy" and describes his perilous, 10-year voyage home.
Star Trek Magazine presents the official licensed guide to the greatest space saga of them all, with J.J. Abrams' recent Star Trek film bringing millions of new fans to Gene Roddenberry's universe. With unparalleled access to the cast and crew of the multimillion dollar spectacular, we answer your questions, and reveal the secrets of the U.S.S. Enterprise's new voyage, as well as looking back at the 40 years of history that led to that movie. The future really does begin inside!
Fantastic Voyage: How to Benefit from Cutting Edge Science and Add Years to Your Life
Live long enough to live for ever! Immortality is within our grasp. We are in the early stages of multiple profound revolutions spawned by the intersection of biology, information science and nanotechnology. With the decoding of the genome and our efforts to decode its expression in proteins, many new life-extending methodologies are emerging. This fascinating book brings it all together for the layman. Accessible and clear, Fantastic Voyage charts the progress that has been made and points the way to what is to come.
Beyond Star Trek: Physics From Alien Invasions To The End Of Time
The Physics of Star Trek was a genuine publishing phenomenon and, for a science text, elicited an enormous and unprecedented positive response from mainstream poplar culture. Now the author of that bestselling book takes readers on another intergalactic voyage, this time to examine whether today's science fiction might be tomorrow's science fact.
Read by Richard Dawkins, world-renowned authority on Darwin and author of best-selling books including "The God Delusion". A definite precursor to "On The Origin of Species", this non-fiction travel journal is a fascinating record of Darwin's observations of far-flung civilisations and the flora, fauna and human life he found there.
