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Book To Boldly Go

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  • Author : Jonathan Klug
  • Publisher : Casemate
  • Release : 2021-09-30
  • ISBN : 1636240631
  • Pages : 305 pages

Download or read book To Boldly Go written by Jonathan Klug and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A rich exploration of sci-fi universes we know and love, merged flawlessly with discussions on leadership, national security . . . diplomacy, and more.” —Diplomatic Courier As a literature of ideas, science fiction has proven to be a powerful metaphor for the world around us, offering a rich tapestry of imagination through which to explore how we lead, how we think, and how we interact. To Boldly Go assembles more than thirty writers from around the world—experts in leadership and strategy, senior policy advisors and analysts, professional educators and innovators, experienced storytellers, and ground-level military leaders—to help us better understand ourselves through the lens of science fiction Each chapter of To Boldly Go draws out the lessons that we can learn from science fiction, drawing on classic examples of the genre in ways that are equally relatable and entertaining. A chapter on the burdens of leadership by Ghost Fleet author August Cole launches readers into the cosmos with Captain Avatar aboard the space battleship Yamato. In another chapter, the climactic Battle of the Mutara Nebula from The Wrath of Khan weighs the advantages of experience over intelligence in the pursuit of strategy. What does inter-species conflict in science fiction tell us about our perspectives on social Darwinism? Whether using Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to explore the nuances of maritime strategy or The Expanse to better understand the threat posed by depleted natural resources, To Boldly Go provides thoughtful essays on relevant subjects that will appeal to business leaders, military professionals, and fans of science fiction alike.

Book Boldly Go

Download or read book Boldly Go written by William Shatner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved star of Star Trek, recent space traveler, and living legend William Shatner reflects on the interconnectivity of all things, our fragile bond with nature, and the joy that comes from exploration with “the insights he’s gleaned over his long, productive life” (Booklist) in this inspiring, revelatory, and exhilarating collection of essays. Long before Gene Roddenberry put him on a starship to explore the galaxy, long before he actually did venture to space, William Shatner was gripped by his own quest for knowledge and meaning. Though his eventful life has been nothing short of extraordinary, Shatner is still never so thrilled as when he experiences something that inspires him to simply say, “Wow.” Within these affecting, entertaining, and informative essays, he demonstrates that astonishing possibilities and true wonder are all around us. By revealing stories of his life—some delightful, others tragic—Shatner reflects on what he has learned along the way to his ninth decade and how important it is to apply the joy of exploration to our own lives. “A refreshingly self-aware portrait of a man determined to live every moment to the fullest” (Publishers Weekly), Boldly Go is an unputdownable celebration of all that our miraculous universe holds for us.

Book Boldly Go

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  • Author : Eric Walters
  • Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
  • Release : 2023-02-14
  • ISBN : 145982878X
  • Pages : 156 pages

Download or read book Boldly Go written by Eric Walters and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teen astronaut Houston Williams is finally headed into outer space. Houston Williams was thrilled to win a scholarship to attend a space program at NASA. What he didn’t realize was that organizers were recruiting people for a cutting-edge research project aimed at studying how space travel affects people of different ages. Now, after months of intense training, Houston is blasting off into space! He and his new friend and former rival, Ashley, are on their way to the International Space Station (ISS) where, along with veteran astronaut Colonel Sanderson, they will be subjected to a variety of experiments. Meanwhile, back on Earth, the politics of space travel are getting complicated. Many feel the money being spent on Mars exploration should be redirected to address issues such as access to clean water and global warming. A planned mission to Mars may be accelerated before funding is canceled, and there is talk of repurposing the ISS crew. Houston doesn't dare say out loud what he's thinking: Is there a chance he could actually be going to Mars? This is the second book in the Teen Astronauts series, following Houston, Is There A Problem?

Book To Boldly Go

Download or read book To Boldly Go written by Ron Palmer and published by Pneuma Springs Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-30 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a working life at sea of some 35 years one might think it would be time to swallow the anchor and retire to a peaceful existence on shore. However, for the author such an existence was not to be. This book relates experiences of a nautical nature by a retired captain of very large crude carriers.

Book To Boldly Go

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  • Author : Nadine Farghaly
  • Publisher : McFarland
  • Release : 2017-06-22
  • ISBN : 1476668531
  • Pages : 267 pages

Download or read book To Boldly Go written by Nadine Farghaly and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2016, Star Trek--arguably the most popular science fiction franchise of all time--turned 50. During that time the original series and its various offshoots have created some of the genre's most iconic characters and reiterated a vision of an egalitarian future where humans no longer discriminate against race, gender or sexuality. This collection of new essays provides a timely study of how well Star Trek has lived up to its own ideals of inclusivity and equality, and how well prepared it is to boldly go with everyone into the next half century.

Book To Boldly Go

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  • Author : Djoymi Baker
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2018-03-06
  • ISBN : 1838609741
  • Pages : 321 pages

Download or read book To Boldly Go written by Djoymi Baker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's media, cinema and TV screens are host to new manifestations of myth, their modes of storytelling radically transformed from those of ancient Greece. They present us with narratives of contemporary customs and belief systems: our modern-day myths. This book argues that the tools of transmedia merchandising and promotional material shape viewers' experiences of the hit television series Star Trek, to reinforce the mythology of the gargantuan franchise. Media marketing utilises the show's method of recycling the narratives of classical heritage, yet it also looks forward to the future. In this way, it reminds consumers of the Star Trek story's ongoing centrality within popular culture, whether in the form of the original 1960s series, the later additions such as Voyager and Discovery or J. J. Abrams' `reboot' films. Chapters examine how oral and literary traditions have influenced the series structure and its commercial image, how the cosmological role of humanity and the Earth are explored in title sequences across various Star Trek media platforms, and the multi-faceted way in which Internet, video game and event spin-offs create rituals to consolidate the space opera's fan base. Fusing key theory from film, TV, media and folklore studies, as well as anthropology and other specialisms, To Boldly Go is an authoritative guide to the function of myth across the whole Star Trek enterprise.

Book To Boldly Go     twenty six vehicle designs that dared to be different

Download or read book To Boldly Go twenty six vehicle designs that dared to be different written by Graham Hull and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To Boldly Go details 26 sometimes controversial vehicles, from 1911 to present, all solving different design challenges. From the Issigonis Mini that changed design and social mores, to racers so successful they were banned from competition, from cars produced in millions, to one-offs, all created by those marching to the beat of their own drum.

Book Star Trek  Boldly Go  8

Download or read book Star Trek Boldly Go 8 written by Mike Johnson and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-24 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's up to Kirk, Spock and the Academy cadets (including their newest member, Jaylah from STAR TREK BEYOND!) to solve the murder of the Romulan ambassador before the Babel peace conference ends in disaster and a new course is set for galactic war! The finale of an epic storyline with guest artist Megan Levens!

Book Star Trek  Boldly Go  18

Download or read book Star Trek Boldly Go 18 written by Mike Johnson and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-18 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I.D.I.C." Part 6 of 6! It's the series finale of Star Trek: Boldly Go, and the climactic final chapter of the epic "I.D.I.C." saga! James Tiberius Kirk faces the greatest challenge of his life... and the fate of infinite realities hangs in the balance!

Book Star Trek  Boldly Go  5

Download or read book Star Trek Boldly Go 5 written by Mike Johnson and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hit new ongoing series continues with this special story focusing on Jaylah, the breakout alien heroine from STAR TREK BEYOND! Learn the secrets of Jaylah's past as she prepares for a bold new future at Starfleet Academy!

Book Blue Latitudes

Download or read book Blue Latitudes written by Tony Horwitz and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an exhilarating tale of historic adventure, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Confederates in the Attic retraces the voyages of Captain James Cook, the Yorkshire farm boy who drew the map of the modern world Captain James Cook's three epic journeys in the 18th century were the last great voyages of discovery. His ships sailed 150,000 miles, from the Artic to the Antarctic, from Tasmania to Oregon, from Easter Island to Siberia. When Cook set off for the Pacific in 1768, a third of the globe remained blank. By the time he died in Hawaii in 1779, the map of the world was substantially complete. Tony Horwitz vividly recounts Cook's voyages and the exotic scenes the captain encountered: tropical orgies, taboo rituals, cannibal feasts, human sacrifice. He also relives Cook's adventures by following in the captain's wake to places such as Tahiti, Savage Island, and the Great Barrier Reef to discover Cook's embattled legacy in the present day. Signing on as a working crewman aboard a replica of Cook's vessel, Horwitz experiences the thrill and terror of sailing a tall ship. He also explores Cook the man: an impoverished farmboy who broke through the barriers of his class and time to become the greatest navigator in British history. By turns harrowing and hilarious, insightful and entertaining, BLUE LATITUDES brings to life a man whose voyages helped create the 'global village' we know today.

Book Star Trek  Boldly Go  Vol  1

Download or read book Star Trek Boldly Go Vol 1 written by Mike Johnson and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-23 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All-new Star Trek series following the adventures of Captain Kirk and the iconic crew! New worlds! New species! New ships! And a new danger unlike anything the Federation has encountered before! Boldly go into a new era of STAR TREK! Collects issues #1-6!

Book Star Trek  Boldly Go  9

Download or read book Star Trek Boldly Go 9 written by Mike Johnson and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to New Vulcan! Uhura and Spock adjust to life in the growing colony...and discover an ancient secret that could change the destiny of Vulcans forever!

Book Becoming

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  • Author : Kayla Parker
  • Publisher : Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
  • Release : 2016-03
  • ISBN : 1558967451
  • Pages : 178 pages

Download or read book Becoming written by Kayla Parker and published by Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This elegant volume offers itself as a spiritual companion for young adults and all who live amid transitions and tensions. Dozens of carefully selected readings address themes that are prominent for people in their twenties and early thirties. The topics include: Passion and purpose Identity Community Losing and finding Justice and creation Each section features reflections from Unitarian Universalist young adults, as well as poems, prayers, and opening and closing words from contemporary and ancient peoples. This treasury of uplifting and thought-provoking meditations can serve as a guide and provide comfort on our never-ending journey of becoming.

Book Fun With Kirk and Spock

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  • Author : Robb Pearlman
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2021-05-18
  • ISBN : 1646431367
  • Pages : 64 pages

Download or read book Fun With Kirk and Spock written by Robb Pearlman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See the Enterprise. See the Enterprise go boldly. Go Go Go, Enterprise! Go Boldly! Join Kirk, Spock, Uhura, and the rest of the crew as they boldly go where no parody has gone before Star Trek fans and geeks alike will want to beam up a copy. A Fun with Dick and Jane parody, Star Trek style. This Prime Directive primer steps through The Guardian of Forever to a simpler time of reading, writing, and red shirts. Fun with Kirk and Spock will help cadets of all ages master the art of reading as their favorite Starfleet officers, Klingons, Romulans, Andorians, and Gorn beam down into exciting adventures. This is the perfect gift for the Star Trek lover in your life.

Book Go Bravely

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  • Author : Emily Wilson Hussem
  • Publisher : Ave Maria Press
  • Release : 2018-04-27
  • ISBN : 1594718261
  • Pages : 160 pages

Download or read book Go Bravely written by Emily Wilson Hussem and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a young Christian woman, do you struggle with insecurities and feel bogged down by the pressures and expectations of society? Do you find it challenging to take care of yourself and be a faithful daughter of God? Emily Wilson Hussem used to feel the same way. In Go Bravely, the Catholic musician and speaker offers twenty bits of advice that will equip you to tackle your deepest concerns about relationships, self-esteem, and dating while strengthening your faith at the same time. "Sometimes even the smallest acts of living out faith require great bravery." In Go Bravely, Wilson Hussem offers readers warm and friendly encouragement as she shares her experiences with other young women as their youth minister as well as her own struggles with insecurity, relationships, loving and forgiving herself, and living her faith. You’ll feel right at home as she challenges you to be a light in the world while simultaneously offering you easy-to-digest advice on your most pressing questions. Fresh off figuring out who she is as a daughter of God, how to cultivate healthy friendships, how to save sex for marriage, and how to develop a prayer life, Wilson Hussem gives you advice about what she learned in the midst of becoming a young woman. Aware of the information overload that young people face today, she shares simple wisdom for bravely living your faith, such as: Always be kind to other women. Work hard at what you love. Recognize God's plan for your life. Remember that nobody is perfect. Cultivate authentic friendships. These are basic ideas, Wilson Hussem says, but taking care of yourself and loving others are easy tenets of our faith to forget. A book that can be read in short snippets or in one sitting, Go Bravely offers you the encouragement and tools you need to live out your Christian faith with purpose and zeal.

Book To Boldly Go where No Man Has Gone Before

Download or read book To Boldly Go where No Man Has Gone Before written by David Michael Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: