The Post Corporate World: Life After Capitalism (BK Currents)

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In his bestselling 1995 call to arms, When Corporations Rule the World, David C. Korten first attempted to raise public consciousness about the potentially disastrous consequences of economic globalization and the expansion of corporate power. Now, in his provocative new work, The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism, he goes further by defining these dual ills as a collective cancer that will ultimately destroy the larger society upon which they actually depend for survival.

Containment of this cancer, Korten suggests, is a wholly inadequate remedy. Rather, a "curative regime"--consisting of measures aimed at "virtually eliminating the institution of the limited liability for-profit public corporation as we know it"--is necessary to save us from an otherwise inevitable fate. The book opens with Korten's downbeat view of capitalism infecting "democracy, markets and life itself." Its following three sections are much more optimistic, however, as he focuses on ways both individuals and the community can reorganize their institutional and policy choices to "eliminate the economic pathology that plagues us and create truly democratic, market-based, life-centered societies." Only by intentionally building this radical new post-corporate world, he boldly proposes, will a sustainable community be created that truly meets our future needs. --Howard Rothman

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This book examines the growing gap between the promises of the new global capitalism and the reality of financial insecurity, inequality, social breakdown, spiritual emptiness, and environmental destruction. A well-reasoned, deeply spiritual look at the current economic system spinning out of control. He draws on insights from biology and evolutionary principles, making economic terms and principles more understandable through the use of simple metaphors of living systems.

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This book simply does not deliver.......2002-05-31

In titling his book "The Post-Corporate World : Life After Capitalism," you'd think that the author would at least IMAGINE a world without corporations and without capitalism. He does not. He can not. He proceeds to knock the market economy, calling capitalism a cancer, but offers nothing to take its place. This book is only a compliation of his negative feelings about the world the way it is. Amazingly, his only meager suggestions are for people to buy from small businesses and to avoid buying from large corporations. He repeats over and over again throughout the book that capitalism is a cancer, as if repeating it would make it so... He seems to think that small businesses are not practicing capitalism, and that just ...

Capitalism Is Cancer.......2002-05-30

Many people have winced at Korton's now ecological turn. They would rather he simply kept to pure economics, facts and theories, and dump the New Age spin he picked up from biologist Mae-Wan Ho. They were hoping that "The Post-Corporate World" would simply be Part II of his last sizzler, "When Corporations Ruled the World." They see the soft-headed ecological metaphor as a meaningless distraction that will only serve the interests of the enemy -- i.e., number-crunching CEOs, who have no time (after all, time is money) for ecological quackery.

In my opinion, "When Corporations Ruled the World" does not need a sequel. It did the job perfectly. Nor will taking a simply factual stand against the global corporate juggernaut fundamentally alter things. This is what Korten is driving at in his book. He believees we need to understand the world on radically different terms. We need to approach reality with a new story and a new bag of metaphors -- because the old ones have not been doing the job. If you simply want a truckload of facts disavowing capitalism's ability to meet human needs (and by that, I mean all humans -- not just 1 percent of the population), read his first book. It will not only alarm you, but it will arm you to the hilt with anti-corporate firepower for the next time you enter a debate on capitalism's merits. If you want a richer analysis of the inherent paradoxes of capitalism, and a more thorough understanding of what is necessary to remedy the current situation, read this book. The books serve two different functions: The last book was by and large descriptive, whereas this book is heavy on prescription.

Despite what our hard-headed, number-crunching economists might tell you, capitalism is indeed a lot like a cancer. "Cancer occurs when genetic damage causes a cell to forget that it is part of a larger body, the healthy function of which is essential to its own survival. The cell begins to seek its own growth without regard to the consequences for the whole, and ultimately destroys the body that feeds it. As I came to learn more about the course of cancer's development within the body, I cam to realize that the reference to capitalism as a cancer is less a metaphor than a clinical diagnosis of a pathology to which market economic are prone in the absence of adequate citizen and governmental oversight."

In her ground-breaking book, "If You Love This Planet: A Plan to Heal the Earth," the now-famous physicist Helen Caldicott wrote, "as a physician I examine the dying planet as do a dying patient. The earth has a natural system of interacting homeostatic mechanisms similar to the human body's. If one system is diseased, like the ozone layer, then other systems develop abnormalities in function-the crops will die, the plankton will be damaged, and the eyes of all creatures on the planet will become diseased and vision impaired.

"We must have the tenacity and courage to examine the various disease processes afflicting our planetary home. But an accurate and meticulous diagnosis is not enough. We never cure patients by announcing that they are suffering from meningococcal meningitis or cancer of the bladder. Unless we are prepared to look further for the cause, or etiology, of the disease process, the patient will not be cured. Once we have elucidated the etiology, we can prescribe appropriate treatments." (Caldicott, 1991)

As you can see, Korton was not the first person to understand our world as a network of interrelated systems that function much like the human body and other ecological systems. But with this book Korton successfully assays the disease of our capitalist system, elucidates its causes (or etiology) and prescribes an appropriate treatment. In the truest sense of the word, Korten is here acting as a Ph.D (read, doctor) of economics, and capitalism -- as well as your mind and its metaphors -- are the patient.

True, the book does have a more "holistic" flavor, as one reviewer put it, but don't let that scare you away. The book has received unanimously high marks form all reveiwers. From consumers to CEOs, everyone profits from reading this book.

Incredible. A must read........2002-05-04

David Korten vividly describes the potential state of the world. This book takes a wonderfully complex topic and summates it briefly and simply. The alternatives to global plutocracy are made clear and ample citation is provided. I have recommended this book to a myriad of friends and can only hope that many more people stumble upon it.

He's right, now what?.......2002-02-21

It would be difficult for any rational, curious, open-minded intellectual to disagree with Korten's position. The problem is that the vast majority of the world's population are not rational, curious, open-minded intellectuals. They want one-sentence definitions and convenient labels so that they can pretend to understand something that eludes them. Another major flaw: it is impossible to fight the overwhelmingly powerful establishment head-on. What we need is an alternative system for those of us who choose a better life...an alternative that does not threaten the status quo directly but gradually changes it from the inside out...one that requires no sacfifice and only benefit. Check out what the infobeings are doing to make this vision a reality.

A Solid Effort!.......2001-06-01

This book was written as a call to arms. It builds on many themes developed in Korten’s previous book, When Corporations Rule the World (1995). Many in the world of business and finance will not like this book because it posits the radical restructuring of economic systems, specifically suggesting the elimination of capitalism. This book was meant for CEOs who have the power to institute the changes Korten recommends. However, its radical perspective probably means that the book will be more widely read by CEOs of corporations which already have an environmental focus and by the leaders of environmental organization. Recommended to any executive who is interested in a different point of view about the financial world’s role in environmental concerns.

THE POST-CORPORATE WORLD: LIFE AFTER CAPITALISM.(Review) (book review): An article from: International Journal on World Peace

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THE POST-CORPORATE WORLD: LIFE AFTER CAPITALISM.(Review) (book review): An article from: International Journal on World Peace
Kenneth R. Gray
Manufacturer: Professors World Peace Academy
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Title: THE POST-CORPORATE WORLD: LIFE AFTER CAPITALISM.(Review) (book review)
Author: Kenneth R. Gray
Publication: International Journal on World Peace (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2000
Publisher: Professors World Peace Academy
Volume: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 69

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The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism.(Review): An article from: Sojourners

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The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism.(Review): An article from: Sojourners
Marvin Rees
Manufacturer: Sojourners
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Title: The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism.(Review)
Author: Marvin Rees
Publication: Sojourners (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 1999
Publisher: Sojourners
Volume: 28 Issue: 4 Page: 65

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Improve your organization's productivity with the power of trust!

Interpersonal Trust is crucial to achieving high performance within any organization. This complete training program is packed with the information and tools necessary to get your organization running effectively and efficiently.

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Interpersonal Trust Survey: Package of Facilitatorbook, Computation Disk, & Interpersonal Trust Survey Self, & Observer Score, & Organiz Instrument
Guy L.De Furia
Manufacturer: Pfeiffer
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0787951536

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Improve your organization's productivity with the power of trust!

Learn the five essential trust-enhancing behaviors:

Sharing relevant information
Reducing controls
Allowing for mutual influence
Clarify mutual expectations
Meeting expectations

What you need to run Organizational Trust Survey Computation Diskette:

A PC or Macintosh computer with Microsoft Excel version 5.0 or later.

Facilitator's Guide
You'll learn how to develop the behaviors that result in increased trust between individuals. The Facilitator's Guide also includes instructions on how to administer, score and interpret each of the three surveys to ensure maximum results.

Interpersonal Trust Survey (ITS)
Individuals use this self-assessment to discover their own opinions about interpersonal trust. Participants will become aware of the behaviors necessary to build and maintain interpersonal trust.

Interpersonal Trust Survey-Observer
This survey assesses how others see a specific individual's trust-related behaviors. Participants can compare how others view their behavior with how they themselves perceive their own level of trust.

Organizational Trust Survey (OTS)
Scores from the OTS can be used to measure your employees' opinions of the level of trust within your organization. You can then take the necessary steps to improve the degree of trust within your organization.

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Improve your organization's productivity with the power of trust!

Learn the five essential trust-enhancing behaviors:

Sharing relevant information
Reducing controls
Allowing for mutual influence
Clarify mutual expectations
Meeting expectations

What you need to run Organizational Trust Survey Computation Diskette:

A PC or Macintosh computer with Microsoft Excel version 5.0 or later.

Facilitator's Guide

Interpersonal Trust Survey (ITS)

Individuals use this self-assessment to discover their own opinions about interpersonal trust. Participants will become aware of the behaviors necessary to build and maintain interpersonal trust.

Interpersonal Trust Survey-Observer

Organizational Trust Survey (OTS)

Discover the potential of interpersonal trust and watch your organization soar ahead of the competition!

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Beyond Mars & Venus: Lessons of Dialogue and Peace, a Buddhist's perspective
Susan M. Andrus
Manufacturer: Wordminder Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0972910301

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A serious but down-to-earth tone encourages readers to embrace conflict rather than run from it. The author's experiences as a school psychologist, educator and practicing Buddhist demonstrate how conflict serves as a catalyst for examining childhood beliefs, engaging in dialogue and finding peace in all our relationships.

Voyage to Mars: NASA's Search for Life Beyond Earth

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A Behind the Scenes Book about Mars Exploration
Excellent look inside a science team...
In many ways, this book was not really about Mars!
Mars: A Personal Odyssey

Voyage to Mars: NASA's Search for Life Beyond Earth
Laurence Bergreen
Manufacturer: Riverhead Trade
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 157322894X
Release Date: 2001-10-09

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Voyage to Mars is the gripping story of an elite group of visionary scientists and their passionate quest to explore our closest cousin in the solar system. Acclaimed biographer Laurence Bergreen "goes to where the action is-NASA-profiling the scientists who are trying to make a manned mission to Mars a reality" (San Diego Union Tribune). It is a true adventure story of our time, about a modern-day odyssey that will not only push the limits of science, but will change our understanding of the universe and ourselves.

"Voyage to Mars makes a compelling case for the inevitability of a [manned] mission to Mars... Bergreen does a good and serious job. By focusing on selected individual men and women, he brings to life the rather abstract scientific and bureaucratic processes that drive NASA's Mars program. The reader gets a sense of the drama, the intense joys and disappointments, of science at the outer edge of knowledge." (Los Angeles Times)

"It's not hard to get caught up in the spirit of the enterprise, and it's impossible not to like the irrepressible Garvin or admire his unself-conscious, unabashed commitment to Mars. Bergreen is particularly engaging on the intense (and intensely personal) controversy-as yet unresolved-over ALH 84001, the Martian meteorite. In a heart-thumping, stomach-churning final chapter, Bergreen harrowingly relates what it would be like to be an astronaut on the way to Mars. Voyage to Mars is likely to draw even the sourest reader into the ranks of cheerleaders. Mars or bust! (Wired)

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A Behind the Scenes Book about Mars Exploration.......2001-06-29

While Laurence Bergreen's book "Voyage to Mars" does contain some information about Mars space missions, robotic probes, and scientific study of Mars, it is primarily about the scientists, both men and women, who study Mars and design experiments for NASA robotic explorers and how they dedicated their lives to the study and exploration of this planet. Most of the book covers the people involved in Mars research since the Mars Observer failure in 1992.

This book follows the lives (personal and professional) of several NASA scientists who study Mars, whether they're off in some remote location studying geology that's similar to Mars or designing an experiment for a robotic exploration mission. The book includes the many battles that each one fights, whether is with NASA bureaucracy, their personal lives, with each other for experiments to be flown on an upcoming Mars spacecraft, or dealing with each other's conflicting theories on Martian geological history. One of the things that I gleaned from reading this book is that while each of the people maybe specialized in a given area, they all have a board background in planetary sciences and spacecraft design. Also, there seems to be a lot jealously between scientists, especially for those people who worked on the "Life on Mars" Rock. It was also nice to see that a good portion of the people that NASA employs are women.

Since I've known several of the people involved in Mars research who are described in this book for over a decade, I can definitely say that the stories presented are true and I found the personal descriptions of various individuals to be dead on as well as those of NASA facilities. The book could, however, benefit from some photos and illustrations instead of the detailed of various Martian geological features. It also would have been nice to some parts of the book devoted to the engineers who help make these missions possible, but that might be an inappropriate topic for this book.

Excellent look inside a science team..........2001-03-29

Bergreen's book is a very intimate look at how science really works. In successive chapters, he takes us inside four groups of men and women: the team of scientists that worked on the Martian meteorite ALH84001; the Mars Pathfinder/Sojourner team, the team in charge of the Mars Global Surveyor's laser altimeter, and finally, inside Dan Goldin's NASA. What we see is a far cry from the polished interviews on TV, or the neatly written articles in Nature or Science. The truth is that scientists rarely agree on anything other than very broad assumptions, and often not even on those. Instead, scientists, even those working together on the same project, can heatedly disagree with one another's assumptions or interpretations, making it difficult to agree on the best way data should be released to the public.

An example from the MGS laser altimeter team (specifically the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter or MOLA). This instrument shoots blasts of laser light from the orbiting spacecraft to the surface of Mars, and times their return to the sensor. By doing so, an incredibly accurate topographical relief map of Mars can be created. However, Mars has no absolute altitude marker like Earth (sea-level). Therefore, the scientists have to agree on an altitude reference against which all other measurements are compared. The specific reference chosen is critical because it will be used in all subsequent analyses of MOLA data. Any error could potentially be a spoiler for generations of future reserachers. Bergreen was there when they discussed whether they were ready to commit to an altitude reference and start releasing data (many team members argued "yes!") or whether more data and study were needed before the team published such critical information (other team members said "wait!").

Also typical was the conflict in choosing a landing site for the Mars Polar Lander. Scientists pour over the data from MGS and pick a site that is geologically interesting. Engineers pour over the MGS data and pick a site that is safe. The two goals are often at direct odds with one another. The engineers want stastical rock-counts so that they can ensure their craft won't topple over a boulder. Scientists argue that the sites chosen by the engineers will nullify all the science objectives of the mission. Such discussions can quickly become personal as emotions boil over and passionate beliefs give way to shouting contests.

Bergreen's book is in many ways reminiscent of Overbye's Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos, only directed at Planetary scientists instead of cosmologists. This book will be of extreme interest to Marsophiles, but will also be enlightening to those who want an inside look at Dan Goldin's NASA, or at the process actually followed by scientists in the trenches. I recommend this book highly to these two groups as well as anyone else who hasn't updated their knowledge of Mars exploration since Viking.

In many ways, this book was not really about Mars!.......2001-03-07

Although on the surface this is a book about the recent robotic missions to Mars, the book is really an exploration of the culture of the project scientists at NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Bergreen paints very full portraits of many key people involved in NASA, JPL, etc including the scientists, graduate students, industry representatives, etc. The book reminded me very much of Jim Watson's excellent account of his work to elucidate the structure of DNA, "The Race for the Double Helix" in that it showed the human side of science. Jim Garvin, Jim Head, Sean Solomon, and the other scientists in this book seek good and solid data, but also (understandably) seek publications in prestigious journals to advance their careers. They worry openly about funding and grant support. Jim Garvin has what sounds like a strained relationship with his wife, who does not really seem to understand her husband's passion and dedication. Some of the investigators don't like each other, and show this openly. These sorts of interludes were very interesting as many books about science and scientists are sterile and portray scientists as absent-minded-professor types who are not grounded in the real world (which is only very rarely the case).

The book is very readable and well written. My only complaint is that the book would have benefited from some illustrations. The images from the Mars Orbiter were discussed ad nauseum, but no representative images were between the covers of the book! Also, I would have liked to have seen a few photos of some of the hardware and researchers discussed.

Mars: A Personal Odyssey.......2000-12-19

Travelers often opine that the experience of a trip itself, the way stations and characters encountered, rather than the final destination, is the most exciting aspect of a journey. After reading Laurence Bergreen's latest offering, VOYAGE TO MARS: NASA'S SEARCH FOR LIFE BEYOND EARTH (hardcover edition), one may reasonably conclude that the peripatetic author is as fascinated with the personas and psyches of the various individuals he encounters along the way as he is with the ostensible subject of the book: Mars. Indeed, a glance at Bergreen's previous books, works covering the gamut from Al Capone to Louis Armstrong to Irving Berlin, shows that the author is a keen observer and no stranger to character studies; his most recent book is no exception.

Bergreen's tour, which starts on Surtsey, a volcanic island off the Icelandic coast, eventually ends on Mars. Throughout, he manages to weave an interesting narrative, replete with detailed personal observations of the scientists and engineers he encounters along the way, which is interspersed with some fairly decent Mars science written in layspeak. The author recounts the often-rancorous Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) team meetings and the clash of egos between scientists pushing their own competing theories and hypotheses about Mars. He encounters scientists in the nascent astrobiology community, some of who are veterans from the Viking mission to Mars of the mid-1970's, and who have bittersweet memories of the main finding from that mission, namely that Mars was a lifeless world. He smoothly segues into the modern view (based on more recent analyses) that the question of life on Mars, either extant or extinct, may not be a closed issue. The reader is caught up in the excitement and the glimpses into the inner sanctum, which is made all the more fascinating because the subject is the Red Planet. The reading is pleasurable (I read the entire book in two sittings) and insightful, but there are a few problems. As a scientist, I am trained to be alert to what is termed "observational bias", which, upon careful reading, appears to raise its head in the pages of the book. It is almost axiomatic that scientists, as well as science teams, tend to be very competitive. So it is not surprising that Bergreen appears to view the world primarily through the prism of the MOLA team. Indeed, he seems to accept their characterizations of others (especially competitors on the other MGS science teams); an interesting parallel to Stockholm syndrome. Additionally, given that Bergreen is really not a "participant" in the normal sense of the word, there are the inevitable factual errors (mostly minor) that are sprinkled throughout the book. Without wanting to appear as a nitpicker, I'll list a few that came to my attention:

Page 104: "...the same moment in 1993 when Mars Observer slipped behind Mars and never resumed contact with Earth." Fact: The failed Mars Observer spacecraft lost contact with Earth three days BEFORE Mars Orbit Insertion and Earth occultation.

Page 104: "For the first time in twenty-one years, a spacecraft [Mars Global Surveyor] was orbiting Mars." Fact: The author is apparently unaware of the Soviet Phobos 2 spacecraft, which successfully entered Mars orbit on January 29, 1989, although the spacecraft was lost in March of 1989 when controllers lost contact while it was approaching its primary target, Phobos, the larger of the two Martian moons.

Page 111: "...[Mars Observer] and finally launched in 1991." Fact: Mars Observer launched in 1992.

Page 114: "He's [Malin] a member of the MOLA team." Fact: Dr. Michael C. Malin is Principal Investigator for the Mars Orbiter Camera team and a Co-Investigator for the Thermal Emission Spectrometer team; he is not a member of the MOLA team, and would therefore normally not be expected to attend their meetings. This "factual error" by the author is less innocuous than it appears and perhaps was colored by observational bias accruing from his association with the MOLA team. Moreover, the misidentification is used to strengthen his claims that Malin is secretive, elusive, one who holds onto data, and one who does not respond to email, etc., which do not appear to be well-supported by the facts, although one can easily believe that the MOLA team encouraged this view. In fairness, though, it is possible that the author simply confused membership on the MOLA team with membership on the much larger and more inclusive MGS Project Science Group.

Page 138: "...and the Journal of Geophysics Review." Fact: After checking with the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) online database, I discovered that no such journal exists. It is likely that the author confused two separate journals, the Journal of Geophysical Research and Geophysical Research Letters, both of which are key publications for planetary scientists.

Page 205: "Stardust will swing around Mars..." Fact: The Stardust spacecraft did not and will not "swing around Mars." It does, however, travel beyond Mars' orbit, but never comes closer than several million kilometers to the Red Planet at any time during its baseline mission.

Page 216: "And a little camera will pop up..." Fact: The author, while apparently describing a portion of the mission profile for the two Deep Space 2 penetrators (part of the failed Mars Surveyor 98 mission), incorrectly describes their instrument packages. There was no camera aboard either of the impact probes; however, Bergreen may be referring to the Surface Stereo Imager, a camera system aboard the Mars Polar Lander.

Despite these errors (which might have been eliminated by more careful proofreading and better research), the book is a fascinating read and, given the relative lack of publicity on the subject, a good source of information on the current state of Mars exploration efforts. If for no other reason, though, I would recommend the book for its introduction to the reader of some of the key figures in Mars exploration, past and present, which gives a personality to the often obscure names that are only found in science journals.

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A Classic of Hard Science Fiction- Holds Up After 50 Years

Beyond Mars

Manufacturer: Blackthorne
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0932629849

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A Classic of Hard Science Fiction- Holds Up After 50 Years.......2005-09-22

_Blackthorne publishing is to be commended for resurrecting this two-volume set of the entire run of the pioneering "Beyond Mars" comic strip. This strip ran exclusively in the old New York Sunday News from 1952 to 1955. It was far ahead of its time- and one of the best hard science fiction strips ever published. The writer was science fiction pioneer Jack Williamson, and the artist, Lee Elias. Elias had also worked on Terry and the Pirates and he carried over the same highly detailed style into this strip. Volume one has a nice introduction written by Williamson on the history of project.

_The strip itself centered around the main character of Mike Flint, licensed spatial engineer and free-lance pilot. Flint is headquartered on Brooklyn Rock, in the new frontier of the asteroid belt- in the year 2191. In fact, the entire strip has the feeling of the excitement of a new, booming frontier- full of post-war optimism for a bright scientific future. Indeed, the freshness of the strip really holds up- it is hard to believe that it ran half a century ago.

_An interesting feature is the "Space Guard" introduced in this series. You can see where it originated from Williamson's "Space Legion" (a boyhood favorite of Asimov's.) It is also obviously the inspiration for Elias' excellent later work on "Tommy Tomorrow and the Planeteers" for D.C. comics.

_Both volumes are printed in black and white except for the excellent cover art. Only volume one has Williamson's introduction. These two books contain every strip of the entire run.

_This page refers to volume two.

2004 Moon, Mars and Beyond: A Journey to Inspire, Innovate, and Discover--The Complete Story of the Aldridge Commission on the Bush Moon to Mars NASA Initiative ... Background Materials (Eight CD-ROM Superset)

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2004 Moon, Mars and Beyond: A Journey to Inspire, Innovate, and Discover--The Complete Story of the Aldridge Commission on the Bush Moon to Mars NASA Initiative ... Background Materials (Eight CD-ROM Superset)
World Spaceflight News
Manufacturer: Progressive Management
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: CD-ROM
ASIN: 159248980X

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This electronic book and video file collection on eight CD-ROMs provides the complete story of the President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy, chaired by Pete Aldridge, which issued its final report in June 2004. In addition to the report itself in high resolution PDF format, we provide comprehensive background material: the full set of hearing minutes, transcripts, and slide presentations from the five public field hearings:

February 11, 2004, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, D.C.;
March 3-4, 2004, United States Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio;
March 24-25, 2004, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia;
April 15-17, 2004, Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, San Francisco, California;
May 3-4, 2004, Asia Society, New York City.

The highlight of this superset: an incredible, historic collection of almost forty hours of video files, in RM Real Media player format, showing the testimony and deliberations at the public hearings! The video is closed captioned with audio. Here are just some of the witnesses included in the videos:

* Norman Augustine, Report on the Future of the U.S. Space Program
* General Tom Stafford (Ret.), Report on America at the Threshold
* Ray Bradbury
* Rusty Schweickart
* Cort Durocher, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
* Mark Bitterman, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
* Sean O'Keefe, NASA Administrator
* Numerous panels with experts from many fields

From the Executive Summary of the Report: "On January 14, 2004, President George W. Bush announced a new vision for America's civil space program that calls for human and robotic missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. This vision set forth goals of: returning the Space Shuttle safely to flight; completing the International Space Station (ISS); phasing out the Space Shuttle when the ISS is complete (about 2010); sending a robotic orbiter and lander to the Moon; sending a human expedition to the Moon as early as 2015, but no later than 2020; conducting robotic missions to Mars in preparation for a future human expedition; and conducting robotic exploration across the solar system. Such a focus for the American space program has not existed since the Apollo era and establishes a much-needed direction and purpose for our national space efforts. While discovery is the goal of space exploration, the Commission is certain that the benefits here on Earth will make the journey at least as important as the destination. The long-term, ambitious space agenda advanced by the President for robotic and human exploration will significantly help the United States protect its technological leadership, economic vitality, and security."

This CD-ROM set has over 1,200 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software and Reader software is included. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable!

Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched, or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc set makes a superb reference work for scientists, researchers, libraries, schools, students, and home reference!

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2004 Space Exploration Policy Report, President¿s Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond, A Journey to Inspire, Innovate, and Discover, Aldridge Commission on the Bush Moon to Mars NASA Initiative Final Report - plus NASA Human Flight Planning Critical Path Roadmap Document
World Spaceflight News
Manufacturer: Progressive Management
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Ring-bound
ASIN: 1592489826

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Here is the final report of the President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy, issued in June 2004, titled "A Journey to Inspire, Innovate, and Discover". The commission, headed by Pete Aldridge, was formed by President Bush to examine and make recommendations on the implementation of the Vision for Space Exploration announced in January. The executive summary of the report states: "On January 14, 2004, President George W. Bush announced a new vision for America's civil space program that calls for human and robotic missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. This vision set forth goals of: returning the Space Shuttle safely to flight; completing the International Space Station (ISS); phasing out the Space Shuttle when the ISS is complete (about 2010); sending a robotic orbiter and lander to the Moon; sending a human expedition to the Moon as early as 2015, but no later than 2020; conducting robotic missions to Mars in preparation for a future human expedition; and conducting robotic exploration across the solar system. Such a focus for the American space program has not existed since the Apollo era and establishes a much-needed direction and purpose for our national space efforts. While discovery is the goal of space exploration, the Commission is certain that the benefits here on Earth will make the journey at least as important as the destination. The long-term, ambitious space agenda advanced by the President for robotic and human exploration will significantly help the United States protect its technological leadership, economic vitality, and security. This ambitious path of exploration and the achievements made along the way will inspire the nation's youth, yield scientific breakthroughs, create high technology jobs, improve our industrial competitiveness, demonstrate America's leadership, and improve prosperity and the quality of life for all Americans."

In addition to the Aldridge report, we have a complete reproduction of an important NASA document, the Bioastronautics Critical Path Roadmap (BCPR) Baseline Document, Revision D for 2003, which outlines 55 major risks to long-duration human missions. The BCPR is a systematic approach to the goal of reducing and managing risks to crew health, safety, and performance during, and following, all human space flight missions. It offers a guide for the prioritization of research and technology efforts aimed toward that goal.

Categories covered in this detailed report include:

* Advanced Life Support;
* Bone Loss;
* Cardiovascular Alterations;
* Environmental Health;
* Food & Nutrition;
* Human Behavior & Performance;
* Immunology,
* Infection & Hematology;
* Muscle Alterations & Atrophy;
* Neurovestibular Adaptation;
* Radiation Effects; and
* Clinical Capabilities.

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2004 Space Exploration Policy Report: President¿s Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond--A Journey to Inspire, Innovate, and Discover, Aldridge Commission on the Bush Moon to Mars NASA Initiative ¿ Full Final Report and Background Materials (CD-ROM)
World Spaceflight News
Manufacturer: Progressive Management
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: CD-ROM
ASIN: 1592488803

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This electronic book on CD-ROM provides the final report of the President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy, issued in June 2004. In addition to the report itself in high resolution PDF format, we provide extensive background material: the full set of hearing minutes, transcripts, and slide presentations from the five public field hearings (February 11, 2004, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, D.C.; March 3-4, 2004, United States Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; March 24-25, 2004, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia; April 15-17, 2004, Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, San Francisco, California; May 3-4, 2004, Asia Society, New York City.)

We also have four video files with almost three hours of material:

* the Bush announcement and NASA introduction;
* testimony at the February hearing by General Tom Stafford (Ret.), Report on America at the Threshold;
* testimony at the March hearing by Buzz Aldrin; and
* the "rollout" video presentation of the report narrated by Neil Armstrong followed by the press conference.

From the Executive Summary: "On January 14, 2004, President George W. Bush announced a new vision for America's civil space program that calls for human and robotic missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. This vision set forth goals of: returning the Space Shuttle safely to flight; completing the International Space Station (ISS); phasing out the Space Shuttle when the ISS is complete (about 2010); sending a robotic orbiter and lander to the Moon; sending a human expedition to the Moon as early as 2015, but no later than 2020; conducting robotic missions to Mars in preparation for a future human expedition; and conducting robotic exploration across the solar system. Such a focus for the American space program has not existed since the Apollo era and establishes a much-needed direction and purpose for our national space efforts. While discovery is the goal of space exploration, the Commission is certain that the benefits here on Earth will make the journey at least as important as the destination. The long-term, ambitious space agenda advanced by the President for robotic and human exploration will significantly help the United States protect its technological leadership, economic vitality, and security. This ambitious path of exploration and the achievements made along the way will inspire the nation's youth, yield scientific breakthroughs, create high technology jobs, improve our industrial competitiveness, demonstrate America's leadership, and improve prosperity and the quality of life for all Americans." This CD-ROM has over 1,200 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software and Reader software is included. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable!

Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched, or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc makes a superb reference work for scientists, researchers, libraries, schools, students, and home reference!

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21st Century and Beyond Future Space Transportation: Complete Guide to Advanced Concepts and Rockets Â– Nuclear, Fusion, Elevators, Antimatter, Science Fiction Ideas, Moon - Mars Vision Plans (DVD-ROM)
World Spaceflight News
Manufacturer: Progressive Management
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: CD-ROM

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This unique electronic book on DVD-ROM has an amazing and comprehensive collection of the finest NASA and federal research documents and resources on futuristic space transportation concepts and advanced rocket plans, with a wide range of exciting Â“breakthroughÂ” concepts for possible use in the future. Nuclear rockets, fusion systems, hypersonics, space elevators, solar sails, ion electric engines, antimatter engines, tethers, beamed energy and laser propulsion, plasma thrusters, scramjets, interstellar sails, helicon-wave thrusters, and nuclear fusion rockets are included, with proposals for the exploration of Mars, asteroids, the outer planets, and even stars! Let your imagination soar as you read some of these incredible ideas that could take humanity far beyond where chemical rockets can travel. In addition, there is complete coverage of the plans announced in September 2005 for implementing the Vision for Space Exploration, created by President George W. Bush. It has the full presentation, with video animation clips, of the program to replace the Space Shuttle with an Apollo-like Crew Exploration Vehicle and a Shuttle-derived heavy-lift cargo rocket designed for returning American astronauts to the moon. The disc includes full coverage of space elevator and tether concepts and plans. A space elevator is a physical connection from the surface of the Earth to a geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) above the Earth 35,786 km in altitude. Its center of mass is at the geostationary point such that it has a 24-hr orbit and stays over the same point above the equator as the Earth rotates on its axis. The vision is that a space elevator would be utilized as a transportation and utility system for moving people, payloads, power, and gases between the surface of the Earth and space. It makes the physical connection from Earth to space in the same way a bridge connects two cities across a body of water. The Earth to GEO space elevator is not feasible today, but could be an important concept for the future development of space in the latter part of the 21st century. It has the potential to provide mass transportation to space in the same way highways, railroads, power lines, and pipelines provide mass transportation across the Earth's surface. Given proper planning for the development of critical technologies, it appears that space elevator construction could become feasible. This incredible CD-ROM is packed with over 24,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. Advanced search and indexing features are built into our reproduction, providing a complete full-text index. This enables the user to search all the files on the disk at one time for words or phrases using just one search command! The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. Our news and educational CD-ROM and DVD-ROM discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust. This DVD-ROM disc is for use in a computer DVD drive. The files can be accessed from the File Explorer in the same way that you

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