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A masterful, genre-defying narrative of the most ambitious science project ever conceived: NASA's deep-space mission to Europa--the Jovian moon where might swim the first known alien life in our solar system--powered by a motley team of obsessives and eccentrics.When scientists discovered the first ocean beyond Earth, they had two big questions: "Is it habitable'" and "How do we get there'" To answer the first, they had to answer the second, and so...
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The mad and evil scientist, Dr. Clayton Forrester, has created a scheme that he hopes will gain him world domination. He plans to torment Mike Nelson and the robots by sending them the worst ever B-movie to watch called, "This Island Earth." He is convinced that this movie will drive them insane. The guys cannot control when the movie begins or ends, and they are forced to witness this truely horrorible movie - including a lobster creature dressed...
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Edens zero volume 2
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"Shiki, Rebecca, and Happy have gone to the planet Norma in the hopes of getting a bigger ship from an old friend, Professor Weisz. But, when they get there, they see outdated technology and an unfamiliar city...and the only sign of the professor is a mysterious young man going by the same name. What's more, he's gotten himself into some trouble with the toughest gang on the planet--and neither side is going down without a fight!"--Back cover.
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Edens zero volume 4
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"In their attmpt to rescue the kidnapped B-Cubers, Shiki and his friends have run into the mercenary band, Rogue Out, whose leader is a bot claiming to be none other than Sister herself. Does Shiki stand a chance against one of the Demon King's Four Shining Stars? Meanwhile, Homura and Weisz investigate Rogue Out's hideout, where they find the group's true secret...." -- back cover
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Edens zero volume 14
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"A visit from Ziggy has somehow managed to make the robots on Foresta go haywire and rise up against all humans. Shiki and his friends want to find a way to return the robots to normal, but several members of the Poseidon Nero Commando Team have arrived to "solve" the robot problem with mass destruction. Further complicating matters, Justice and his crew from the Interstellar Union Army have also made their way to Foresta in hopes of capturing Elsie....
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"A memoir by one of the greatest minds of our age, preeminent philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel C. Dennett."--Amazon.
Daniel C. Dennett, preeminent philosopher and cognitive scientist, has spent his career considering the thorniest, most fundamental mysteries of the mind. Do we have free will? What is consciousness and how did it come about? What distinguishes human minds from the minds of animals? Dennett's answers have profoundly shaped...
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Edens zero volume 6
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"With Hermit back on the EDENS ZERO, Shiki and his crew only have to find Valkyrie to assemble the Four Shining Stars. To look for clues, they pay a visit to the most famous fortuneteller in the cosmos: Xiaomei the Time Oracle. But her information comes at a price..." --
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Edens zero volume 18
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"FRESH WAVES OF PAIN After making an unintentional leap, Rebecca gets a glimpse of a bleak future where she's lost her legs and her ether powers. She returns back to her present time, more determined than ever to avoid that terrible future. While the Edens Zero crew has managed to turn the tide against some of the Oceans, more of them appear, obstructing their path at every turn. Desperate battles are fought as Shiki and his friends rush to save Witch...
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Edens zero volume 15
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Hermit has a traumatic reunion with the mad doctor Müller while she and Weisz attempt to stop Ziggy's viral signal, which is being sent from a nearby satellite. While struggling against Müller, Hermit and Weisz learn about Kleene and Jinn's horrific past. The tragic revelations and memories threaten to break Hermit, but Weisz finds strength in the burning rage he feels on behalf of Hermit. Meanwhile, Shiki finds himself on the wrong end of a beatdown...
12) Edens zero: 22
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Edens zero volume 22
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"After making landfall on Lendard, Shiki, Rebecca, Weisz and Homura manage to group up but are soon separated when they run into Ziggy's Dark Stars. One of them, Killer, uses a special programthat sends each of Shiki's friends to a different dimension where they must fight. The Dark Stars plan to divide and conquer, but as each Dark Star proceeds to beat on Shiki and his friends, will it become a plan to divide and torment?!"--
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Edens zero volume 12
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"Weisz is hellbent on revenge as he uncharacteristically attacks Drakken Joe with no regard for his own safety. But the most powerful villain in the Sakura Cosmos cannot be beaten by fury alone. Shiki brings the power of friendship-and gravity ether skills-into the fight. Together, Shiki and Weisz bring Drakken Joe's reign of terror to an end and the quest to find Mother is back on. But first, the Edens Zero heads to Granbell so Shiki can pay his...
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"Celebrated storyteller, cultural commentator, friend of astronauts, prophet of the Space Age-by the end of the 1960s, Ray Bradbury had attained a level of fame and success rarely achieved by authors, let alone authors of science fiction and fantasy. He had also embarked on a phase of his career that found him exploring new creative outlets while reinterpreting his classic tales for generations of new fans. Drawing on numerous interviews with Bradbury...
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Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In volume 3
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The 60's gave us "in crowds," "be-ins" and "love-in," and starting in 1968, the happening place for free-form comedy was Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, broadcast from beautiful downtown Burbank. Straight man Dan Rowan and wisecracking co-host Dick Martin led a gaggle of goofballs through a rapid-fire assault of one-liners, skits, bits and non sequiturs that left viewers in hysterics and disbelief. Anything and anyone in the public eye was a target....