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  • Physics of the Impossible

    A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel

    by Michio Kaku

    A fascinating exploration of the science of the impossible—from death rays and force fields to invisibility cloaks—revealing to what extent such technologies might be achievable decades or millennia into the future. One hundred years ago, scientists would have said that lasers, televisions, and the atomic bomb were beyond the realm of physical possibility. In Physics of the Impossible , the renowned physicist... (more)
  • The Hunger Games: Book 2

    Catching Fire

    by Suzanne Collins

    SPARKS ARE IGNITING.FLAMES ARE SPREADING.AND THE CAPITOL WANTS REVENGE. Katniss is threatened to make a show for the President that she did not make fun of the capitol.Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and... (more)
  • Who Blew Up My Ship?

    by Rod Spurgeon

    Lost in time, big on ego, short on StimCap…can the crew of the Galaxy overcome their own shortcomings long enough to stay alive? After losing their new, unused battleship to a presumed act of piracy, the crew of the aged starcruiser Galaxy doggedly pursues those they believe responsible. Their path is far from clear as they find themselves facing unspeakable horrors in the form of an exploding sun, an invasive... (more)