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25 reviews
Charles Stross

Ace Hardcover, 2008

Ignore the all the reviews posted by Americans
This is one hell of an entertaining and thought provoking book. Again, the book is almost entirely centred on a female character - one Freya Nakamachi - Baroque and Renaissance musician, professional concubine and kick-arse cybernetic dame! (you gotta be interested after a resumé like that!?) One of his best characters since Reeve in "Glasshouse" and Sue, the Lesbian Scottish cop in "Halting ...

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Vs. Stupid Stinkbug From Saturn #06 (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot)

2 reviews
Dav Pilkey

Blue Sky Press, 2003

My kids loved it!
This was the first chapter book that I read to my kids ages 6.5 and 4. The name alone is funny. The kids wondered how a robot was invented by Ricky Ricotta. This was probably explained in one of the earlier ones. It is truly a funny book as Dav Pilkey books are absolutely hysterical. All of his books seem to provide adult humor and loads of play on words. The trouble starts when Ricky Ricotta ...

The Homeowner's Handbook to Energy Efficiency: A Guide to Big and Small Improvements
John Krigger, Chris Dorsi

Saturn Resource Management, 2008

In The Homeowner's Guide to Energy Efficiency , John Krigger and Chris Dorsi help homeowners set realistic personal goals for reducing their energy consumption. Their methods for making homes more energy efficient will also improve comfort, safety, durability, and resale value. They guide readers through the process of assessing current energy usage and predicting the benefits and estimating the costs of remodeling options. With projects ...

How Apollo Flew to the Moon (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)

11 reviews
W. David Woods

Praxis, 2008

Best of the best
I have over 200 books on the early space program and the race to the moon but this book is by far the best and most detailed I have ever read on just how it was done. I couldn't put it down. If you ever wanted to know, for example, what every abort mode meant during launch or why and how the crew made certain burns during the flight, get this book! It takes the reader from liftoff through ...

Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil

17 reviews
Liz Greene

Weiser Books, 1976

astrology classic
...it's certainly a classic in psychological astrology that teach people to respect the laws of Saturn.

Titan Unveiled: Saturn's Mysterious Moon Explored

3 reviews
Ralph Lorenz, Jacqueline Mitton

Princeton University Press, 2008

TITAN GONE WILD!!!
Do you want to know what it's like to be on the front lines of a planetary mission? If you do, then this book is for you! Authors Ralph Lorenz and Jacqueline Mitton, have written an outstanding book that describes the most recent episodes in the unfolding story of the exploration of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Lorenz and Mitton, begin by describing the dropping in of the Huygens probe on the ...

Astrology, Karma & Transformation: The Inner Dimensions of the Birth Chart

15 reviews
Stephen Arroyo

CRCS Publications, 1992

personal astrology
Loved this book. Well written and comprehensive. Understandable and useful even for the non- astrolger. Tremendous insight.

Residential Energy: Cost Savings and Comfort for Existing Buildings

5 reviews
John T Krigger, Chris Dorsi

Saturn Resource Management, 2004

Residential Energy
This is a great book that walks you through the fundamentals to the more complex aspects of energy conservation in residential units. I find it easy to read, well organized with good graphics and tables.

Under Saturn's Shadow: The Wounding and Healing of Men (Studies in Jungian Psychology By Jungian Analysts)

8 reviews
James Hollis

Inner City Books, 1994

Painful but necessary reading
I am total James Hollis fan. I have now read four of his books and have found them liberating. Visit his website for a clue for why he is so effective - he is not 30 years of age with limited life experience. He commenced his training only after he completed another successful career in academia. Most would have been content to have lived the life he already had. He has the life skills and ...

The Rings of Saturn

41 reviews
W.G. Sebald

New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1999

The night of time far surpasseth the day and who knows when was the Aequinox?
Sebald takes a walk in Suffolk. He sees places and things, and remembers people and books, and thinks of history. This triggers reflections on natural, social and cultural decay, on human greed and callousness, on inhuman monstrosities. It goes like this: he is in Lowestoft, the easternmost city of England, in an area that is depressed and that had a somewhat more glorious past. Fisheries, ...

Your Mobile Home: Energy and Repair Guide for Manufactured Housing, 5th Edition

6 reviews
John T. Krigger

Saturn Resource Management, 2006

Must Have Book for Mobile Home Owners
Excellent book covering all aspects of mobile home ownership. I purchased an old mobile home for storage use. The book lists by chapter the materials needed by name, description, with complete detailed description with photos on how to complete repairs. I plan to do repairs on the roof, floor, walls, and insulation myself. I am woman 68 years old with basic cut and hammer skills and on a ...

Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles

12 reviews
ROGER BILSTEIN

University Press of Florida, 2003

THE Saturn Story
THE tech history of the Saturn launch vehicle in all of its forms. Bilstein has written the authoritative book on the Saturn program: its design, construction, testing and final use. For anyone interested in the launch vehicles for all of the Apollo missions, this is the book to read. Despite its daunting technological scope, the book reads well and provides a sound narrative underpining to the ...

Why I Hate Saturn

12 reviews
Kyle Baker

Vertigo, 2004

Why I love Saturn
This is really lots of fun, a book you'll wanna talk about with your friends. From the physical perspective, it's a very nice comic book, one of the coolest ones published by Vertigo in the 90s. Kyle Baker is responsible for both the argument and the drawings, which are specially expressive. The text that supports it all is absolutelly solid - catchy, funny, as intelligent as all good humour ...

The Greatness of Saturn: A Therapeutic Myth

6 reviews
Robert Svoboda

Lotus Press, 1997

THANKS TO THIS BOOK, I FEAR SATURN NO LONGER..
I've studied Western astrology for over 30 years. I would always have a feeling of fear around the planet Saturn, whether in a natal chart or transit. I learned about this book in the Book Reviews of The Mountain Astrologer magazine, a publication I find a necessity of life! When I bought the book, I was going through some major life challenges. This book taught me that I needed an attitude ...

The Collected Fantasies Of Clark Ashton Smith Volume 2: The Door To Saturn (Collected Fantasies)

2 reviews
Clark Ashton Smith

Night Shade Books, 2007

volume 2 contains two of the greatest weird tales ever written
although not all of clark ashton smith's weird tales are classics, almost all of them are worth reading. his best stories are terrific. this volume contains two of his very best; "THE CITY OF THE SINGING FLAME" and "THE TESTAMENT OF ATHAMMAUS". both stories rank with (smith's good friend) h.p. lovecraft's finest. "THE CITY OF THE SINGING FLAME" in particular is one of the most devastating short ...

Surviving Saturn's Return: Overcoming the Most Tumultuous Time of Your Life

14 reviews
Sherene Schostak, Stefanie Iris Weiss

McGraw-Hill, 2003

Life changing read
This book came to me at the perfect time, like a gift from the gods. My life was breaking apart and I couldn't figure out why everything seemed to be happening at the same time. A friend told me that I was in my Saturn Return, and I had no idea what she was talking about. But I googled it and found this book (and the author's website) and the chapter that pertains to me is DEAD ON. They talk ...

Saturn '91'99 (Haynes Automotive Repair Manual Series)

3 reviews
Haynes

Haynes Pubns, 1999

Lifesaving book!
This manual is great. Very simple to understand "how to" fix your Saturn. Very pleased.

Saturn Returns (Astropolis)

7 reviews
Sean Williams

Ace, 2007

Australian SF Reader
The old wake up in the future, sex changed, memory lost, surrounded by bizarre intelligences story. Oh, wait, that's a new one on me. It also doesn't get any less crazypants or frantic from there. Now admittedly a couple of things in this were distracting. The name of the main character, Imre, now a woman, and the word Saturn. This means in my brain, or close enough too, Saturn Girl, ...

Saturn Coupes/Sedans/Wagons, 1991-2002 (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual)

1 review
Matthew E. Frederick

Haynes Manuals, Inc., 2006

Good, but the older one is better....
A decent book for the motivated do-it-yourselfer. I am definitely glad I bought this book, as there were several key things I hadn't considered - like disabling the airbags before working on the electrical system in the console. Pretty easy to read and follow for a non-auto-mechanic. I accidentally bought the 1991-1998 version of this same manual, although I have a 1999 Saturn. Even though ...

The Saturn V F-1 Engine: Powering Apollo into History (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
Anthony Young

Praxis, 2008

The book focuses on the design, testing and manufacture of the F-1 engine, but also covers its incorporation into the first stage of the Saturn V and in-flight record. It concludes with an examination of what might have been, if the F-1 had not been discarded, together with the Saturn V, at the conclusion of the Apollo program. The account draws on original documents and interviews with engineers and managers, and is illustrated by many ...

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