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Dr. Jake Ross, a university astronomer, wants nothing more than to teach a few classes each semester and continue his research. Instead, he finds himself aggressively recruited to be the science advisor to Frank Tomlinson, an ambitious politician with his eye on the US Senate. Tomlinson is in need of an edge that will allow him to defeat his opponent at the polls, and Dr. Ross can contribute just that: MHD. MHD, or magnetohydrodynamics, is a new innovation that will allow electricity to be generated efficiently and cheaply. But MHD is still in its infancy, and there are deadly risks.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not bad
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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With the Death Wave no longer a threat to humanity, humans have spread out and colonized all the worlds of the solar system. The technology of the Predecessors has made Earth a paradise, at least on the surface. But a policy of exiling discontented young people to the outer planets and asteroid mines has led to a deep divide between the new worlds and the homeworld, and those tensions are about to explode into open war.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good listen but Seems rushed
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Flight of Exiles
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Power Play
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Dr. Jake Ross, a university astronomer, wants nothing more than to teach a few classes each semester and continue his research. Instead, he finds himself aggressively recruited to be the science advisor to Frank Tomlinson, an ambitious politician with his eye on the US Senate. Tomlinson is in need of an edge that will allow him to defeat his opponent at the polls, and Dr. Ross can contribute just that: MHD. MHD, or magnetohydrodynamics, is a new innovation that will allow electricity to be generated efficiently and cheaply. But MHD is still in its infancy, and there are deadly risks.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not bad
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Big questions require hard answers
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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End of Exile
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Survival
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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2 out of 5 stars
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Stories
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 29
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Some see stem-cell research as mankind’s greatest scientific breakthrough; others, a blasphemous attempt to play God. Suddenly, the possibility of immortality exists. Two brothers, both doctors, stand on opposite sides of the controversy. To Arthur Marshak, his work is a momentous gift to humanity. To Jesse Marshak, it is a curse. And between them stands a beautiful, remarkable woman that both brothers will do anything to save.
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New Frontiers
- A Collection of Tales about the Past, the Present, and the Future
- By: Ben Bova
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Frontiers can be found in all directions - frontiers of timeand space, as well as frontiers of courage, devotion, love, hate, and the outer limits of the human spirit. This outstanding collection of stories by one of science fiction's premier talents spans the length and breadth of history and the universe while exploring thought-provoking new ideas and dilemmas.
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Apes and Angels
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4 out of 5 stars
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Apes and Angels
- By BookReader on 05-19-19
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Lost and Found
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ezekiel and Beth two people I won't soon forget...
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The Green Trap
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 13
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Microbiologist Michael Cochrane has been murdered. His brother, Paul, wants to find out who did it and why. It's clear that Michael was working with cyanobacteria, the bacteria that crack water molecules and release free oxygen. It's less clear why this would get anybody killed.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Green Trap
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Transhuman
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2 out of 5 stars
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Swing and a miss
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Red Moon
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It is 30 years from now, and we have colonized the moon. American Fred Fredericks is making his first trip, his purpose to install a communications system for China's Lunar Science Foundation. But hours after his arrival, he witnesses a murder and is forced into hiding. It is also the first visit for celebrity travel reporter Ta Shu. He has contacts and influence, but he, too, will find the moon can be a perilous place for any traveler.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Murder and politics on the moon
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Able One
- By: Ben Bova
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- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 64
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 35
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When a nuclear missile launched by a rogue North Korean faction explodes in space, the resulting shock wave destroys most of the world’s satellites, throwing global communication into chaos. U.S. military satellites, designed to withstand such an assault, show that two more missiles are sitting on launch pads in North Korea, ready to be deployed. Faced with the threat of a thermonuclear attack, the United States has only one possible defense: Able One.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Wasted
- By Michael on 03-08-10
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Test of Fire
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- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 41
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 39
Earth has been devastated by a massive solar flare. Now a small group of survivors fights to rebuild civilization. Cities became ovens, grasslands seas of flame. As the touch of dawn swept westward across the spinning planet, its fiery finger killed everything in its path. Glaciers in Switzerland began to melt; floodwaters poured down on burning Alpine villages. Paris became a torch, then London. North of the Arctic Circle, Laplanders in their summer furs burst into flame as their reindeer collapsed and roasted on the smoking tundra. The line of dawn raced westward across the Atlantic, but as it did, the sun dimmed as quickly as it had flared. The Americas escaped the sun’s wrath … almost.
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3 out of 5 stars
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rather bla.
- By josh on 08-20-15
Publisher's Summary
Six-time Hugo winner Ben Bova brings us a gripping political thriller on the cutting edge of science and technology.
Dr. Jake Ross came to Washington to make a difference. As the science advisor to a newly elected freshman senator, Jake has crafted a comprehensive energy plan that employs innovative new technologies to make America the world's leader in energy production while simultaneously boosting the economy and protecting the environment. The facts - and the science - are on Jake's side, but his plan soon runs afoul of entrenched special interests, well-funded lobbies, cynical bureaucrats, pork-barrel politics, and one very powerful US senator.
To keep his plan alive and secure a sustainable future for America, Jake needs a crash course in the way Washington really works. Everyone keeps telling him that his plan has no hope of succeeding, but Jake is determined to prove them wrong even if it kills him...something that certain hostile parties may be all too happy to arrange.
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