What did kip thorne's second full size book provide as an illustrated overview?
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The Science of Interstellar The Science of Interstellar is a non-fiction book by American theoretical physicist Kip Thorne with the foreword by Christopher Nolan. The book was initially published on November 7, 2014 by W. W. Norton & Company. This is his second full-size book for non-scientists after "Black Holes and Time Warps", released in 1994. "The Science of Interstellar" is a follow-up text for the 2014 movie "Interstellar", starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain.
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Black Holes and Time Warps Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy is a 1994 popular science book by physicist Kip Thorne. It provides an illustrated overview of the history and development of black hole theory, from its roots in Newtonian mechanics until the early 1990s.
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Second Aeon Second Aeon was a British literary periodical published from late 1966 to early 1975. It ran for 21 issues and was edited by Peter Finch. A spin-off of the magazine was Second Aeon Publications, a series of booklets, broadsheets and bound volumes that eventually reached 100 in number.
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Under the Never Sky Under the Never Sky is a 2012 young adult debut novel by Veronica Rossi and is the first in a trilogy. The book follows two teens, a girl that has always lived within a protected city and a boy who is both a Night Seer and a Scire, as they attempt to survive. Film rights to the trilogy have been optioned by Warner Brothers Studios, with the novel being sold in more than 25 international markets. Book 2 of the trilogy, "Through the Ever Night," was released in the United States on January 8, 2013 and became both a New York Times and a USA Today Best Seller before the month was over. The final installment, "Into the Still Blue," was released January 28, 2014 however the final novel did not receive as much praise as the preceding books.
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The Pocket Book of Boners The Pocket Book of Boners is a book illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss), originally published as four separate books in 1931–32 by The Viking Press. In 1941, Readers' League of America compiled these four books and published the "Pocket Book of Boners". It was one of the bestselling paperback books of World War II, with 1.34 million copies in print by 1945.
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Critical Pedagogy Primer Critical Pedagogy Primer is a book by Joe L. Kincheloe published by Peter Lang. Like other "primers" published by Peter Lang, it is an introductory text on the topic of critical pedagogy aimed at a wider audience with its use of more accessible language. The book has wide margins suitable for reader annotations, and many terms and their definitions are included in these margins for accessibility.
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Kipper the Dog Kipper the Dog is a character in a series of books for preschool-age children by British writer Mick Inkpen. The books consist of 34 titles (as of July 2005), which have sold over 8 million copies and have been translated into over 20 languages. The books have also won many awards.
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We Were There The We Were There books are a series of historical novels written for children. The series consists of 36 titles, first released between 1955 and 1963 by Grosset & Dunlap. Each book in the series is a fictional retelling of an historical event, featuring one or more children as primary characters. The books were written by a number of different authors, each writing from one to seven of the books; the authors included Benjamin Appel, Jim Kjelgaard, Earl Schenck Miers, William O. Steele, and others. Each book's byline also lists a separate "historical consultant," who was a specialist in the historic topic covered by that particular book. The historical consultants were typically college professors or, in the case of war-related stories, retired military officers; among the more noteworthy consultants for the series were the historians Bruce Catton, Walter Prescott Webb and A. B. Guthrie, Jr.. The books are illustrated with black-and-white line art, with color drawings on the dust jacket.
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The Mammals of Australia The Mammals of Australia is a three volume work written and published by John Gould between 1845–63. It contains 182 illustrations by the author and its artist H. C. Richter. It was intended to be a complete survey of the novel species of mammals, such as the marsupials, discovered in the colonies of Australia.
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Digest size Digest size is a magazine size, smaller than a conventional or "journal size" magazine but larger than a standard paperback book, approximately 5+1/2 x , but can also be 5+3/8 x and 5+1/2 x . These sizes have evolved from the printing press operation end. Some printing presses refer to digest-size as a "catalog size," such as that used by Avon Products when selling house to house. The digest format was considered to be a convenient size for readers to tote around or to leave on the coffee table within easy reach.
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Freight Train (book) Freight Train is a 24-page children's picture book written and illustrated by Donald Crews. It lacks any story, but rather describes the inner workings of a large cargo train. It was named one of 1979's Caldecott Honor books. It has been included in such lists of top children's books as Anita Silvey's "100 Best Books for Children" and a 2012 "Top Children's Picture Books" list by "School Library Journal".
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Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia The Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia is an encyclopedia marketed for use by children ages 7-17. The single-volume work emphasizes visuals like illustrations, photographs, maps, and timelines over breadth of coverage, and entries are supplemented by an official website and URLs to third party resources. It is in its seventh edition, published since 2010 by Dorling Kindersley. It was shortlisted for a 2001 Blue Peter Book Award in the "Best Book of Knowledge" category.
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The Ragged Edge of Science The Ragged Edge of Science is a science book by L. Sprague de Camp, illustrated by Don Simpson. It was first published by Owlswick Press in 1980.
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Ramona the Pest Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary, is the second book of the Ramona series and the first to focus on Ramona Quimby as the protagonist. This children's book chronicles the adventures of Ramona's first few months at kindergarten. The book's title is derived from the characterization of Ramona as a "pest" by many, including her older sister Beatrice, known as "Beezus." "Ramona the Pest" was first published in 1968 and featured illustrations by Louis Darling.
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Kōji Kiriyama Kōji Kiriyama (桐山光侍 , "Kiriyama Kōji") is a Japanese manga artist best known for the "Ninku" series which was serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Shōnen Jump" manga magazine between 1993 and 1995, and was adapted into an anime series and film. A second manga titled "Ninku Second Stage: Stories of Etonins" (忍空 -SECOND STAGE 干支忍編- ) ran from 2005 to 2011 in the "seinen" magazine "Ultra Jump". His works inspired artists such as Masashi Kishimoto of "Naruto" fame, who used to copy Kiriyama's drawings in his studying to become a manga artist.
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Second Glance Second Glance is a fiction novel written by American author Jodi Picoult.
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Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog, by Ed Krol, was published in September 1992 by O'Reilly. The "Los Angeles Times" notes that the "Whole Internet User's Guide and Catalog" was the "first popular book about the medium" and "was later selected by the New York Public Library as one of the most significant books of the 20th century." The title and format were inspired by Stewart Brand's "Whole Earth Catalog".
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Book Drum Book Drum is a wiki that assembles and publishes companion profiles of fiction and non-fiction books. Each profile consists of page-by-page illustrated reading notes called “bookmarks”, summary, review, author’s biography, glossary, setting description and map. Contributors can upload images and embed maps, videos, links and related texts to illustrate and explain a book. Most contributors are readers, but some profiles have been created by the books’ own authors, and others by school classes. Some of the most popular profiles include "War and Peace", "The Reader" and "Dracula".
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Clockwork (novel) Clockwork (also called Clockwork, or All Wound Up) is an illustrated short children's novel by Philip Pullman, first published in the United Kingdom in 1996 by Doubleday. It was first published in the United States by Arthur A. Levine Books in 1998. The Doubleday edition was illustrated by Peter Bailey and the Arthur A. Levine Books edition was illustrated by Leonid Gore. It was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book Award and for a Carnegie Medal in 1997.
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A Second Chance at Sarah A Second Chance at Sarah is a fantasy graphic novel written by Neil Druckmann, with illustrations by Joysuke Wong. The novel was originally published by Ape Entertainment on February 24, 2010; Dark Horse Comics re-released the novel on August 20, 2014. The book follows Johnny, who makes a deal with a demon to go back in time and save his dying wife, who fell into a coma upon the birth of their son.
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Reality Check (comics) Reality Check! (full title: Super Information Hijinks: Reality Check!) is a comedic science fiction original English-language manga series written by Rikki Simons and drawn by Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons, together known as Studio Tavicat; unlike conventional manga, "Reality Check!"'s art is full-color, painted by Rikki Simons (although it appears black-and-white in print). Set in a near-future world of 2012, the story centers on Collin Meeks, a young cat owner who discovers his cat, Catreece, has been regularly entering the world of online virtual reality gaming and the general "Virtual Internet System" (VIS). The story covers the online and offline activities and interactions of the Colin and his friends (including Catreece), who all utilize form of virtual-reality (VR) headgear called a "True Virtual Reality (TVR) Helmet" to experience the futuristic internet and gaming environs.
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The Ultimate Book Guide The Ultimate Book Guides are an award-winning series of reading guides for children and teenagers. The guides are edited by Leonie Flynn, Daniel Hahn, and Susan Reuben and published in the U.K. by A&C Black. The reading guides comprise book recommendations written by children's authors and illustrators including Jacqueline Wilson, Terry Pratchett, Quentin Blake, Susan Cooper, and Dick King-Smith.