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Originally published as an interactive novel on computer disk in 1986, Portal is the story of an astronaut who returns to earth from a mysteriously aborted mission prematurely awakened from suspended animation. One hundred years have passed; animals and plants thrive, cities stand intact. Every human being, however, has disappeared. With the help of a slowly reviving computer network, the astronaut begins to piece together the events of the last century. He learns of the child prodigy Peter Devore, of a world orchestrated by stunning new technologies, and of Peter's race against time to unlock the secrets of the Portal.
An illustrated reference book which aims to reveal the wide range of English apples and their distinct shape, colour and taste. Included is a brief history of the apple in England and an essay on apple growing techniques.
Cover subtitle: A journalist's memoir of the hunt for her friend's killer.
Library Journal Review— "The problems of paraplegics and their feelings of frustration and rage are realistically described. The story should find an audience among concerned young people."
I kill, therefore I am Voices slam through the corridor of his wounded mind. The words of his dead sister cry out. His parents' taunts fill the silent room where he sits and waits-waits for the murderous rage, filling him with strength, driving him to kill, to touch the cold flesh, taste the warm blood-to feel alive again Joe MacAree fears nothing-except that he may no longer be human. The thirst that drives him is relentless, moving deeper and deeper into his own shattering, private realm, where each murder is a delicious new gift of life
Preface 1 The Physical Meaning of Poincare Massless Representations 1 2 Massless Representations 12 3 Massless Fields are Different 32 4 How to Couple Massless and Massive Matter 56 5 The Behavior of Matter in Fields 73 6 Geometrical Reasons for the Poincare Group 95 7 Description of the Electromagnetic Field 123 8 The Equations Governing Free Gravitation 135 9 How Matter Determines Gravitational Fields 150 10 Nonlinearity and Geometry 165 11 Quantum Gravity 183 References 201 Index 207.
How Horses Learn covers the basic concepts in learning psychology with emphasis on the unique learning characteristics of the horse. The author provides a through scientific review of much of the information known about learning in horses, then applies this information to specific training situations.
Michael and Norman's amazing sock-eating plants have been chosen for the Space Program. Stanley's duty is to pick up trash in the shuttle. While the famous plants take part in such an important project, the boys' whole school gets involved in building mock spaceships, and counting down to bastoff! But then the crazy sock-eaters return home with some brand-new tricks!
Shortly after moving with her mother to Florida, a lonely, fourteen-year-old bibliophile is reminded of her infant brother who died and decides to care for an abused, abandoned child with help from a new friend.