Robert Zimmerman: 19 books
The Universe in a Mirror
The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2010
The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. It has transformed our understanding of the universe around us, revealing new information about its age and evolution, the life cycle of stars, and the very existence of black holes, among other...
Leaving Earth
Space Stations, Rival Superpowers, and the Quest for Interplanetary Travel
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2019
In this definitive account of the quest to establish a human presence in lifeless outer space, award-winning space historian Robert Zimmerman reveals the great global gamesmanship between Soviet and American political leaders that drove the space efforts of both following the Apollo lunar landings...
by Robert Zimmerman
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2011
After reading this you will -
... never allow surrender charges to be a factor in making investment decisions,
... never again worry about outliving your money,
... never again worry about the stock market destroying your nest egg,
... never again purchase a traditional nursing home policy,
......
by Robert Zimmerman
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Without attempting to determine why the disconnect occurs, this book is an attempt to lead to a better understanding of the unique aspects of annuities that make them so valuable a planning tool for each of us. It is also hoped that some of the examples given in the book will cause people to take...
The Imperial College Lectures in Petroleum Engineering
Volume 3: Topics in Reservoir Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
This book covers several aspects of reservoir management, from initial analysis to enhanced recovery methods, simulation, and history matching. Split into four parts, part one provides readers with an introduction to the physical properties of reservoir rocks. Part two provides an introduction to...
by Robert Zimmerman
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
Don't let yourself be swayed by 'popular' advice given by those in the media. If you will open your mind and think for yourself, you will be well rewarded financially.
The ideas presented in these essays may not all apply to your personal situation, but some of them surely will. You should...
by Robert Zimmerman
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
"Circuit Hikes of Southern Arizona" is an easy-to-use guidebook, describing the many circuit hikes hidden in the mountains surrounding Tucson and throughout southern Arizona.The guide includes 32 specific hikes with an additional two dozen options, with hikes ranging from so easy you can take...
by Robert Zimmerman
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
In a short story that stretches back through pre-colonial America through modern day and beyond, a construction worker, a soldier, and a young boy all discover the same strange object. Each one sees the artifact through the lens of his own life and time, but can any of them discover its hidden power?
by Robert Zimmerman
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2012
It was Christmas Eve 1968. And the astronauts of Apollo 8 - Commander Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders - were participants in a mission that took them faster (24,000 mph) and farther from the earth (240,000 miles) than any human had ever traveled. Apollo 8 was the mission that broke humanity's...
by Robert Zimmerman
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
The time is 2183. Fifty-six-year-old Saunders Maxwell is a stubborn old space-farer who has spent his entire life in space. He has captained the Moon-Mars shuttle and led exploration missions beyond Mars. When he came to Mars in his forties he helped discover the water source that made the first American...
Cognitive Capital
Investing in Teacher Quality
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Building on the authors’ celebrated work in cognitive coaching, this important book provides teachers, schools, and policy leaders with the rationale and new direction for enhancing the development of the intellectual capacity of educators, their performance, and their ultimate effects on student...
Re-Quest
Dark Fantasy Stories of Quests & Searches
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018
Home is behind, the world ahead. - J.R.R. Tolkien
Old gods outwitted by heroes. Magical weapons that bring good and evil. Dragons winging over the city or walking upon the earth. A wizard witnessing endless battles. These stories and more explore the theme of Re-Quest.
Leave home behind...
by Jody Lynn Nye, Lee French, Sarah Craft
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
THESE LADIES AREN'T WAITING.
Twenty bestselling and award-winning authors offer enchanting tales of women and girls forging paths through darkness and peril. Cleverness, curiosity, and determinations make worthy heroines in fantastical new worlds.
Featuring stories by:
Jody Lynn...
Jewish Men Pray
Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day.
"An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...
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