Like Jupiter (1973) and Alpha Centauri (1976) this presents information about Mars, and how Mars was used as a reference in plotting the solar system, in a solid astronomical context. Explaining such phenomena as planetary orbits, mass, and rotation (and, just as important, how they were established), Asimov goes on to the mapping of Mars, the controversies about its mysterious canals, the discovery and study of its two satellites, the findings of Mariner probes pertaining to Martian atmosphere and surface, and the later Viking experiments revealing soil "which has either some very interesting chemistry going on in it or some very interesting biology." The new information alone, complete with closeup photos, ensures that this will supersede existing titles, and Asimov enlivens the discussion by considering yet unanswered questions: why are the Martian volcanoes so large? is Mars now in a permanent Ice Age? Superior.
Pub Date: Oct. 26, 1977
ISBN: 0688418120
Page Count: -
Publisher: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
Review Posted Online: Sept. 14, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1977
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis...
Privately published by Strunk of Cornell in 1918 and revised by his student E. B. White in 1959, that "little book" is back again with more White updatings.
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis (whoops — "A bankrupt expression") a unique guide (which means "without like or equal").Pub Date: May 15, 1972
ISBN: 0205632645
Page Count: 105
Publisher: Macmillan
Review Posted Online: Oct. 28, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1972
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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