The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a tenth planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. But instead of its resulting in one more planet being added to our solar system, Brown’s find ignited a firestorm of controversy that riled the usually sedate world of astronomy and launched him into the public eye. The debate culminated in the demotion of Pluto from real planet to the newly coined category of “dwarf” planet. Suddenly Brown was receiving hate mail from schoolchildren and being bombarded by TV reporters—all because of the discovery he had spent years searching for and a lifetime dreaming about. Filled with both humor and drama, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming is Mike Brown’s engaging first-person account of the most tumultuous year in modern astronomy—which he inadvertently caused. As it guides readers through important scientific concepts and inspires us to think more deeply about our place in the cosmos, it is also an entertaining and enlightening personal story: While Brown sought to expand our understanding of the vast nature of space, his own life was changed in the most immediate, human ways by love, birth, and death. A heartfelt and personal perspective on the demotion of everyone’s favorite farflung planet, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming is the book for anyone, young or old, who has ever dreamed of exploring the universe—and who among us hasn’t?

How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming

History

Brown, Mike

Americas

Spiegel & Grau

The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a tenth planet, Eris, slightly bigger than Pluto. But instead of adding one more planet to our solar system, Brown’s find ignited a firestorm of controversy that culminated in the demotion of Pluto from real planet to the newly coined category of “dwarf” planet. Suddenly Brown was receiving hate mail from schoolchildren and being bombarded by TV reporters—all because of the discovery he had spent years searching for and a lifetime dreaming about. A heartfelt and personal journey filled with both humor and drama, How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming is the book for anyone, young or old, who has ever imagined exploring the universe—and who among us hasn’t?

Random House]

More than 150 illustrations depict the character and grandeur of twelve exquisite residences, from Windsor Castle to Neuschwanstein, in a tour led by leading writers on architectural and social history.

Living in a Dream: Great Residences of the World

Arts & Photography

MORRIS, JAN

Gleeson,Janet

Architecture

Simon&Schuster

This revised second edition of the book contains additional information and other improvements to the original text which is an esoteric study of The Beatles recordings and will transport the Beatle audiophile and musician back in time to the fall of 1962 through the summer of 1966 and help to visualize what transpired between the walls of Abbey Road EMI Studios, detailing who did the vocals, if they were single or double tracked, the number of harmonies, how many overdubs, how many instruments used and who played them based upon years of intense research but most of all listening to the Beatles historic recordings in minute detail. For the musician and Beatlephile reading this book, it will define what is occurring on each recording in a more cogent manner which will help to visualize the recordings as if you were dropping into EMI studios through a time portal. The book is geared toward the musician, especially guitarists and those Beatlephiles who crave dissecting & analyzing the minutiae of Beatles recordings whether it's on vinyl, tape or the re-mastered CD collection.

Hearing Aids To The Beatles Volume I: A Musician's Perspective

Aarons, Jeffrey

Music

Jeffrey Aarons

Growing up as a child during the Second World War could be a frightening, strange or even an exciting experience. For many city children the war brought evacuation to the countryside and a way of life very different from the one they were used to. For children who remained in areas that suffered from German air strikes, escaping to bomb shelters, and donning the 'Mickey Mouse' gas mask, became part of life. War brought new excitement for boys who could now add parts of downed German aircraft, or parts of bombs, to their collections of conkers and string. For many girls the war brought greater responsibility, as their fathers went off to fight. This book recounts the British child's experience of the War with photographs, objects and ephemera. A feast of nostalgia for anyone who grew up during the war, it will also provide younger people with a fascinating insight into the childhood of their parents or grandparents.

Wartime Childhood (Shire Library)

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Shire

During the last days of peace in 1939 nearly two million people, most of them children, were evacuated from British cities, towns and ports to the countryside, or across the Atlantic to the USA and Canada. Whole schools were evacuated together and found themselves billeted in large country houses. Others were sent off individually or in small groups to whoever had space to put them up. It was a time of great upheaval and the transition from city life to countryside often proved extremely stressful.This is a concise history of British evacuation during the Second World War, including the unimaginable upheaval suffered by the inhabitants of the Channel Islands and Gibraltar, who were evacuated to mainland Britain. Beginning with the uncertainty of the phoney war and the making of plans, this highly illustrated book looks at the experience of evacuation up to the homecomings of 1945 and the aftermath of evacuation.

Evacuees of the Second World War (Shire Library)

Europe

Shire Publications

World War II affected every aspect of everyday life on the home front. From food rationing to air raid shelters, war work to the Squander Bug, those left at home had to take huge changes in their stride as Britain mobilized, economized, and saved in the name of Victory. Wartime Britain takes a look at what these changes actually meant for families: how families coped when parents went to fight and children were evacuated; how pets were fed during rationing; the rise in road accidents during the blackout; and 'shelter cough'.

Wartime Britain: 1939-45 (Shire Living Histories)

The author uses factual narrative combined with contemporary eyewitness accounts and oral history extracts to produce an insight into the phenomenon of evacuation in Britain during World War II. He explores its roots in the pre-war period and the planning in the wake of the Munich Crisis, and also the different kinds of evacuation - official, private, overseas, business and government.

Evacuees: Evacuation in Wartime Britain 1939-1945

Military

Sutton Pub Ltd

A thematic look at a typical British household during World War II. The book describes everyday life during this period of tremendous social upheaval and ever-present danger from bombing. The "typical" house is a late 1930s semi in a city suburb, housing a middle class family with children.

Wartime House: Home Life in Wartime Britain 1939-1945

Harris, Carol

Drawing upon personal recollections, contemporary Mass Observation reports, newspaper articles and advertisements, personal and archive photographs, Mike Brown and Carol Harris look at each wartime Christmas on the British Home Front, from 1939 to 1944. Life in Britain changed dramatically as the war progressed; the annual celebration of Christmas provides fascinating yearly 'snapshots', illuminating the changes over six years of conflict. What was the weather like? What was on the wireless? What were the popular records and sheet music of the time? What films were showing at the cinema? What about the pantomimes, shows and concerts? Parties, decorations and trees? Gifts and food are discussed with a look at the presents available, and in vogue. As shortages really took a hold, the various make-do-and-mend solutions are described, and insights are gained into how people adapted food recipes to cope.

Christmas on the Home Front 1939-1945

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How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming

How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming

Living in a Dream: Great Residences of the World

Hearing Aids To The Beatles Volume I: A Musician's Perspective

Wartime Childhood (Shire Library)

Evacuees of the Second World War (Shire Library)

Wartime Britain: 1939-45 (Shire Living Histories)

Evacuees: Evacuation in Wartime Britain 1939-1945

Wartime House: Home Life in Wartime Britain 1939-1945

Christmas on the Home Front 1939-1945