Richard Martin

A riveting look at how an alternative source of energy is revolutionizing nuclear power, promising a safe and clean future for millions, and why thorium was sidelined at the height of the Cold War In this groundbreaking account of an energy revolution in the making, award-winning science writer Richard Martin introduces us to thorium, a radioactive element and alternative nuclear fuel that is far safer, cleaner, and more abundant than uranium. At...

Brian Sparks, a fifty year old baby boomer, yearns for the vibrant college years he experienced three decades earlier. An unexpected encounter at Indiana University during his job training in spring 1998 introduces him to Tess Sagan, a mysterious woman who also dreams of days gone by. Despite sharing their college years from 1965 to 1970, their paths never crossed until now. Intriguingly, Brian has been featuring in Tess's dreams, a mystery rooted...

This new edition introduces the core elements of ancient Greek and Roman narratives about immortal gods and heroic humans. It explains how myths once shaped ancient ways of thinking, and how they have fascinated and inspired artists, writers, musicians, scientists, and scholars since. In six clear and concise chapters, this book explains what myths are, sketches the main stories about divinities, heroes and heroines, and explores through specific...

Wraps up the final installment of this heart-warming tale from the Yorkshire dales with James Herriot, his wife Helen, and his volatile but warm-hearted partner, Siegfried Farnon.

When the Tonto Rim gang attack Brad's stagecoach, they take the strongbox and kill one of his workers. Learning the gang member Patton is in jail, Brad gets himself thrown in also. Chito helps break him out and he takes Patton with him. Patton leads him to the Tonto Rim hideout, but needing to get to the Sheriff, Brad finds himself a prisoner.

Adam Larey is looking for the killer of his father when he was a boy. His only clue is a brand and he finds it when he runs into the Collinshaws. When he learns that Jim Collinshaw, now an old man and an invalid is the one, he is unable to kill him and leaves. But Eliot then kills Collinshaw and blames Adam and Adam finds himself in jail charged with the murder.