An eye-opening account timed for the 50th anniversary of JFK's "We choose to go to the moon" speech.

While there are many biographies of JFK and accounts of the early years of US space efforts, this book uses primary source material and interviews with key participants to provide a comprehensive account of how the actions taken by JFK's administration have shaped the course of the US space program [...]

A behind-the-scenes, in-depth look at the making of one of the greatest sonic masterpieces and most commercially successful albums of all time. Over three decades after its release, Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' remains one of the most acclaimed albums of all time. Its sales total around [...]

Originally published at the zenith of Nazi Germany's power, The Moon Is Down explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. Occupied by enemy troops, a small, peaceable town comes face-to-face with evil imposed from the outside and betrayal from within the close-knit comm[...]

On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl[...]

This is an award-winning collection of poetry vividly evoking the experience of living in the Caribbean - and of leaving for other lands. This prestigious anthology, which won the 2003 CLPE Poetry Award, conjures up the sights and sounds, tastes and tales of the Caribbean; the experience of living t[...]

When John Moretti left his job as a small-town reporter in Vermont for an extended vacation in Rome, he realized he didn't want to go home--so he relocated to Milan instead, where he remained for four years. In "Moon Living Abroad in Italy, " Moretti offers straightforward, knowledgeable advice so b[...]

Information collected by recent space probes sent to explore the Moon by the USA, the European Space Agency, Japan, China and India has changed our knowledge and understanding of the Moon, particularly its geology, since the Apollo missions. This book presents those findings in a way that will be we[...]

Yoshitoshi was one of the most influential and prolific woodblock print artists of Meiji Japan. This book presents his masterpiece, "Tsuki hyakushi" ("One Hundred Aspects of the Moon"). The series was begun in 1885 and completed just before the artist's death in 1892. It was wildly popular even as i[...]

Incorporating 25 years of sales forecasting management research with more than 400 companies, the Second Edition of Sales Forecasting Management truly integrates the theory and practice of sales forecasting management. This research includes the personal experiences of the authors in advising compan[...]