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  • If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

    Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life

    by Stephen Webb ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Given the fact that there are perhaps 400 billion stars in our Galaxy alone, and perhaps 400 billion galaxies in the Universe, it stands to reason that somewhere out there, in the 14-billion-year-old cosmos, there is or once was a civilization at least as advanced as our own. The sheer enormity of the numbers almost demands that we accept the truth of this hypothesis. Why, then, have we ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • 1956: A Year of Wonder in Science Fiction and Beyond

    by Stephen Webb ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    1956 was a momentous year for science fiction, with the release of timeless films and the publication of classic novels and stories. It was also a pivotal year for the world at large, with events producing ripples we still feel seven decades later.This book explores how the year’s landmark works – films such as Forbidden Planet and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and stories such as Asimov’s The ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Visions of Tomorrow

    Exploring Classic Sci-Fi Stories Through the Lens of Modern Science

    by Stephen Webb ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This anthology invites readers to revisit twelve timeless stories from visionary authors while pondering the scientific advancements they foreshadowed, making it ideal for fans of both science fiction and science.In Algernon Blackwood’s A Victim of Higher Space, the concept of extra spatial dimensions is explored, while Miles J. Breuer’s The Gostak and the Doshes examines time as a dimension in ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Quizzer’s Guide to the Cosmos

    500 Questions About the Universe (with Answers)

    by Stephen Webb ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Have you ever gazed up at the night sky and wondered how many stars you can see? Whether the universe is infinite? Or, more prosaically, what the chances are of you being hit by a rock from space? The Quizzer’s Guide to the Cosmos is here to satisfy your curiosity by offering an overview of the history of astronomy, from the earliest beginnings through to the most recent discoveries. This isn’t a ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • The Routledge Handbook of Critical Social Work

    Edited by Stephen Webb ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    The Routledge Handbook of Critical Social Work brings together the world’s leading scholars in the field to provide a cutting-edge overview of classic and current research and future trends in the subject.Comprised of 48 chapters divided into six parts:Historical, social, and political influencesMapping the theoretical and conceptual terrainMethods of engagement and modes of analysisCritica... ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Glitter Girl

    by Stephen Webb, Toni Runkle ...
    True Confessions of a TrendsetterHi! I'm Kat. Welcome to my blog. I may be from a small town but I'm also Glitter Girl Cosmetics' newest trendsetter. Thanks to my flair for fashion and my popular style blog, I've been chosen to be an Alpha Girl, which means I get to try out all the Glitter Girl products before they hit the stores.Forty-eight hours after she blogs about the goodies in the new line, ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Around the World in 80 Ways

    Exploring Our Planet Through Maps and Data

    by Stephen Webb ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Around the World in 80 Ways offers a (sometimes opinionated) discussion of 80 data-driven maps of our planet. Taken together, the maps tell a story about the physical world; about the impact our species is having on the world; and about how people live in the world – or at least how we lived immediately before the emergence of Covid-19. The maps lie. All maps lie. But the origins of the deceptions ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Social Work Theories and Methods

    Edited by Mel Gray, Stephen Webb ...
    The second edition of this celebrated book by two of the world′s leading researchers in social work introduces readers to the main theories, theorists and perspectives that contribute to the debate on social work theory and social work methods. It brings together some outstanding international researchers in social work to challenge the reader to critically question how they think about social ... Read more

    $78.29 USD

  • All the Wonder that Would Be

    Exploring Past Notions of the Future

    by Stephen Webb ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    It has been argued that science fiction (SF) gives a kind of weather forecast – not the telling of a fortune but rather the rough feeling of what the future might be like. The intention in this book is to consider some of these bygone forecasts made by SF and to use this as a prism through which to view current developments in science and technology.In each of the ten main chapters - dealing in ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Out of this World

    Colliding Universes, Branes, Strings, and Other Wild Ideas of Modern Physics

    by Stephen Webb ...
    This book is an attempt to share some of the fascinating and exciting ideas of modern theoretical physics with a non-mathematical audience. I also hope to give some appreciation of the exceptionally creative people who have generated these ideas. I had no intention of writing a comprehen sive history of these ideas, however; I apologize to those physicists whose important contributions I may have ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • New Light Through Old Windows: Exploring Contemporary Science Through 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales

    by Stephen Webb ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book presents the reader with some of the earliest classic SF short stories – all of them published between 1858 and 1934, featuring both well-known and long-forgotten writers – dealing for the first time with topics to which science had (some) answers only at much later stages. This includes aspects of alien life forms, transmogrification, pandemics, life on Mars, android robots, big data, ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

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    If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens … Where Is Everybody? Second Edition

    Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life

    by Stephen Webb ...
    Narrated by Dan Woren ...
    Series series The Science and Fiction Series

    Unabridged

    16 hours 41 min

    Given the fact that there are perhaps 400 billion stars in our galaxy alone, and perhaps 400 billion galaxies in the universe, it stands to reason that somewhere out there, in the fourteen-billion-year-old cosmos, there is or once was a civilization at least as advanced as our own. The sheer enormity of the numbers almost demands that we accept the truth of this hypothesis. Why, then, have we ... Read more

    $24.95 USD