The Odyssey of Homer
Homer was a Greek poet, recognized as the author of the great epics, the Iliad, the story of the siege of Troy, and the Odyssey, the tale of Ulysses's wanderings. Homer's epic chronicle of the Greek hero Odysseus' journey home from the Trojan War ... [... more]
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Buran Shuttle
The Russian space shuttle - Buran. Catriona takes us on a space odyssey. Dr Scully-Power, Australia's first astronaut. Thursday, September 14, 2000 Budding astronauts, here's your chance to get into the cockpit of an original space shuttle. Take ... [... more]
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Richmond Lattimore from HarperCollins Publishers
Richmond Lattimore, celebrated translator of Greek classics, including The Odyssey of Homer. [... more]
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Alan Warner
After the critical success of his first novel, Morvern Callar, Alan Warner has written an extraordinary, stirring sequel to Morvern's odyssey, confirming him as one of the most original, uniquely gifted writers to have appeared this decade. An ... [... more]
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Russell Martin
Russell Martin is the author of five works of nonfiction, including the highly acclaimed An Extraordinary Historical Odyssey and a Scientific Mystery Solved Ludwig van Beethoven lay dying in 1827, a young musician named Ferdinand Hiller came to ... [... more]
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Robyn Davidson
A cult classic with an ever-growing audience, Tracks is the brilliantly written and frequently hilarious account of a young woman's odyssey through the deserts of Australia, with no one but her dog and four camels as companions. Davidson emerges ... [... more]
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Brooke Medicine Eagle
In the celebrated Buffalo Woman Comes Singing, Brooke Medicine Eagle revealed her extraordinary spiritual odyssey from her first guided steps on the medicine path to her ongoing work as one of the most respected Native American teachers of the ... [... more]
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Sergei Khrushchev
When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon in 1969, they personified an almost unimaginable feat—the incredibly complex task of sending humans safely to another celestial body. This extraordinary odyssey, which grew from the rivalry ... [... more]
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Charles Stein
Most translations of The Odyssey are in the kind of standard verse form believed typical of high-serious composition in the ancient world. Yet some scholars believe the epic was originally composed in a less formal, phrase-by-phrase prosody. ... [... more]
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The Making of 2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick's extraordinary movie 2001: A Space Odyssey was released in 1969. The critics initially disliked it, but the public loved it. And eventually, the film took its rightful place as one of the most innovative... Edited by Stephanie ... [... more]
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Frank Delaney
Frank Delaney enjoyed a long career in BBC broadcasting before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of several books that were bestsellers in the United Kingdom, including James Joyce's Odyssey, A Walk to the Western Isles, and The ... [... more]
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