Passionate Places

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 Michio Kaku explores to what extent the technologies and devices of science fiction that are deemed equally impossible today might well become commonplace in the future.

From teleportation to telekinesis, Kaku uses the world of science fiction to explore the fundamentals�and the limits�of the laws of physics as we know them today. He ranks the impossible technologies by categories�Class I, II, and III, depending on when they might be achieved, within the next century, millennia, or perhaps never. In a compelling and thought-provoking narrative, he explains:
�· How the science of optics and electromagnetism may one day enable us to bend light around an object, like a stream flowing around a boulder, making the object invisible to observers â��downstreamâ��
�· How ramjet rockets, laser sails, antimatter engines, and nanorockets may one day take us to the nearby stars
�· How telepathy and psychokinesis, once considered pseudoscience, may one day be possible using advances in MRI, computers, superconductivity, and nanotechnology
�· Why a time machine is apparently consistent with the known laws of quantum physics, although it would take an unbelievably advanced civilization to actually build one
Kaku uses his discussion of each technology as a jumping-off point to explain the science behind it. An extraordinary scientific adventure, Physics of the Impossible takes readers on an unforgettable, mesmerizing journey into the world of science that both enlightens and entertains.A 20-Year Race Through Time…
In the near future, one man holds the key to our past. Chester Fuze lived a solitary life until he flung himself twenty years back in time. For years, he had loved movie star Rhonda Romero through television screens, movie theaters, and magazine covers. It wasn’t until she had fallen so far as to sell her face for a cosmetic transplant that he knew he had to travel back and save her before her life headed down such a tragic and destructive path.
Lunging backward through two decades in a flash, Chester races across country and enters the world of seedy gambling and the bizarre jungle of behind-the-scenes Hollywood, while being hunted down by a deranged bookie, an escaped convict, and even his past self, all of whom are determined to kill him. He had put aside the secret to time travel, daring not risk the world to test his theory. It had placed him in a straight jacket for several years of his life. It had estranged his own mother from him. He had let it go for his own sanity. Now, he’ll pick it back up to save Rhonda. God help us all.

PRAISE FOR FACES IN TIME:

�There is craftsmanship in Aleman�s details; elaborate use of adjectival simile and metaphor � stimulates � memorable � spacetime research well done�
-Where Y’At Magazine, Dionne Charlet, February 2010

“Faces in Time was an adventurous, fast paced, time traveling novel…loved the twists and turns…Lewis writes beautifully, his work is filled with great detailed descriptions…a great adventure. I haven’t seen anything out like it.”
-La Femme Readers, December 12, 2009

PRAISE for Lewis Aleman’s Cold Streak:

An enthralling story of vengeance, “Cold Streak” is deftly written and a must for thriller fans… — Midwest Book Review, June 2008

Lewis’s hold-your-breath style of descriptive writing will keep you swimming in his creative vocabulary for hours…multi-layered metaphors…elaborate prose… — Alex Hutchinson – Blogcritics, January 22, 2008In less than a year, Neil Peart lost both his 19-year-old daughter, Selena, and his wife, Jackie. Faced with overwhelming sadness and isolated from the world in his home on the lake, Peart was left without direction. This memoir tells of the sense of loss and directionlessness that led him on a 55,000-mile journey by motorcycle across much of North America, down through Mexico to Belize, and back again. He had needed to get away, but had not really needed a destination. His travel adventures chronicle his personal odyssey and include stories of reuniting with friends and family, grieving, thinking, and reminiscing as he rode until he encountered the miracle that allowed him to find peace.Vagabonding is about taking time off from your normal lifeâÂ�Â�from six weeks to four months to two yearsâÂ�Â�to discover and experience the world on your own terms. Veteran shoestring traveler Rolf Potts shows how anyone armed with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel. Potts gives the necessary information on:

� financing your travel time
� determining your destination
� adjusting to life on the road
� working and volunteering overseas
� handling travel adversity
� re-assimilating back into ordinary life

Not just a plan of action, vagabonding is an outlook on life that emphasizes creativity, discovery, and the growth of the spirit. Visit the vagabonding community�s hub at www.vagabonding.net.


From the Trade Paperback edition.In 1960, when he was almost sixty years old, John Steinbeck set out to rediscover his native land. He felt that he might have lost touch with its sights, sounds and the essence of its people. Accompanied only by his dog, Charley, he travelled allacross the United States in a pick-up truck. His journey took him through almost forty states, and he saw things that made him proud, angry, sympathetic and elated. All that he saw and experienced is described with remarkable honesty and insight.