The Current Controversies series examines today's most important social and political issues. Each volume presents a diverse selection of primary sources representing all sides of the debate in question.
This book consists of essays by the author of Enchantress from the Stars selected from her collections Reflections on Enchantress from the Stars and Other Essays, From This Green Earth: Essays on Looking Outward, and The Future of Being Human and Other Essays, which are available only as ebooks. Because of their length these collections cannot be issued as paperbacks at reasonable prices, so this short sampler has been produced for the benefit...
When burned-out starship captain Jesse Sanders is seized by a dictatorial medical regime and detained on the colony planet Undine, he has no idea that he is about to be plunged into a bewildering new life that will involve ordeals and joys beyond anything he has ever imagined, as well as the love of a woman with powers that seem superhuman. Still less does he suspect that he must soon take responsibility for the lives of people he has come to ...
Three hundred people in a starship low on life support--they must land fast, or they'll run out of air. Captain Jesse Sanders is their only pilot. How can he choose where to locate their colony with no chance to explore the raw new world? How can he shuttle them all to the surface within a few short hours? And when the site proves less than adequate, how can he live with the knowledge that his own astrogation error was what got them into such ...
An omnibus edition containing the complete trilogy This Star Shall Abide (known in the UK as Heritage of the Star), Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains, and The Doors of the Universe.
Noren can see that his world is not as it should be--it is wrong that only the Scholars, and their representatives the Technicians, can use metal tools and Machines. It's wrong that only those few have access to the impenetrable City, which he has always longed to en...
Ardith Moran is elated by the prospect of contact with extraterrestrial civilizations, elated enough to stake her life on her conviction that they exist after the exploratory expedition's leaders turn back. The last thing she expects is to fall in love with an alien, much less for their love to play a key role in saving Earth from tyranny and eventual ruin. As a member of the Anthropological Service, he is willing to make sacrifices and expect...
(This book is known in the UK as Heritage of the Star)
Noren can see that his world is not as it should be--it is wrong that only the Scholars, and their representatives the Technicians, can use metal tools and Machines. It's wrong that only those few have access to the impenetrable City, which he has always longed to enter. Above all, it is wrong for the Scholars to have sole power over the distribution of knowledge. Unable to believe in th...
Melinda Ashley has a plan for her life, and a trip to Mars isn't part of it. When she receives a spaceliner ticket as a high school graduation gift from her dad, she is dismayed, but reluctantly agrees to go with him--in part because she's infuriated by her fiance's high-handed declaration that she can't. Her outlook begins to change when she meets Alex Preston, a second-generation Martian colonist who is going home after college on Earth. Ale...
On completion of her training as an agent of the interstellar federation's Anthropological Service, Elana is sent to a world whose people may soon destroy their civilization. Since not enough is understood about the situation to justify any interference with their evolution, the Service has no power to act, its agents must go as helpless observers, posing as natives, in the hope of gaining knowledge that may help to save other worlds. This pas...
As captain of his own starship Estel, Terry Steward, born Terry Radnor, is committed to spreading acceptance of psi powers and other advanced mind capabilities throughout the colonies of humankind. Barred from contact with his beloved planet Maclairn, he now journeys from world to world, heralding the hopeful future about which he alone knows the full truth. But the opponents of mind-powers are gaining strength, and on Earth the persecution of...
Starship pilot Terry Radnor is elated to be among those chosen to defend the secret colony Maclairn against enemies who pose a threat to the spread of paranormal human mind powers. He commits himself wholly to the goal of that world, not guessing how far his effort to protect it will take him from everything else he cares about--his promising career as a Fleet officer, contact with people who share his newly-discovered psi capability, his wife...
Interest in exoplanets--the worlds of other stars--is not new. From the late 17th century until the end of the 19th, almost all educated people believed that the stars are suns surrounded by inhabited planets--a belief that was expressed not in science fiction, but in serious speculation, both scientific and religious, as well as in poetry. Only during the first half of the 20th century was it thought that life-bearing exoplanets are rare.
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Internet activism can spread information and messages about citizen movements and protests to a much larger audience than more traditional forms of activism. The primary source writings in this anthology have been selected to provide your readers with a broad spectrum of viewpoints on topics related to internet activism. Students are encouraged to see the validity of divergent opinions, so that they may understand topics inclusively. An import...
Alternative Therapies: Is the Growing Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies Beneficial?, Are the Major Alternatives to Conventional Medicine Safe and Effective?, Should the Government Restrict the Use of Alternative Therapies?, What Complementary Therapies Are Used Along with Conventional Medicine?"--
Editor Sylvia Engdahl has collected essays that provide your readers with a broad spectrum of views on online social networking. The writings represent leading views on issues such as the use of social networking and societal changes brought on by social networking. Students are encouraged to see the validity of divergent opinions, so that they may understand the topic inclusively. The writings in each chapter are organized into a question-and...
This volume introduces the reader to a broad spectrum of viewpoints on patriotism, such as what it means to be patriotic, whether it's on the decline, and whether flag-burning should be banned. Important liberal, conservative, and centrist opinions are represented. Disparate viewpoints of issues are encapsulated in each chapter with the use of a question-and-response format. By evaluating contrasting viewpoints on topics, readers can attain a ...
Each anthology is composed of a wide spectrum of primary sources written by many of the foremost authorities in their respective fields. This unique approach provides students with a concise view of divergent opinions on each topic. Extensive book and periodical bibliographies and a list of organizations to contact are also included"--
Over 6 million people are currently publishing blogs on blogging websites, and another 12 million write blogs using their social networks. The writings in this anthology have been selected to introduce the reader to a broad array of viewpoints on blogs. Students are encouraged to see the validity of differing opinions, so that they may understand the topic inclusively. Readers will evaluate whether blogs influence politics, and whether employe...
Each anthology is composed of a wide spectrum of primary sources written by many of the foremost authorities in their respective fields. This unique approach provides students with a concise view of divergent opinions on each topic. Extensive book and periodical bibliographies and a list of organizations to contact are also included.
