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(0)Robert A Heinlein
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English
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A human raised on Mars, Valentine Michael Smith has just arrived on planet Earth. Among his people for the first time, he struggles to understand the social mores and prejudices of human nature that are so alien to him, while his own "psi" powers--including telepathy, clairvoyance, telekenesis, and teleportation--make him a type of messiah figure among humans.
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English
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A recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the Universe - and into battle with the Terran Mobile Infantry against mankind's most alarming enemy. With Earth embroiled in a vast interplanetary war with the "Bugs," a young recruit in the Federal Reserves relates his experiences training in boot camp and as a junior officer in the Terran Mobile Infantry.--
Author
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Johann Sebastian Bach Smith was immensely rich—and very old. Though his mind was still keen, his body was worn out. His solution was to have surgeons transplant his brain into a new body. The operation was a great success—but the patient was no longer Johann Sebastian Bach Smith. He was now fused with the very vocal personality of his gorgeous, recently deceased secretary, Eunice—with mind-blowing results! Together they must learn to share control...
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Ace Books
Pub. Date
1973.
Language
English
Description
Lazarus Long has seen it all. At more than 2300 years old, the patriarch of the Howard families is the oldest living human, a man who has borne witness to many of the pivotal events in history, from our first tentative forays into space to the great Diaspora of humanity across the scattered stars. Requested to leave a record of his collected wisdom, he looks back across all the centuries of his life. With caustic wit and wry honesty, he spins out...
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1977.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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A high school senior wins a space suit in a soap jingle contest, takes a last walk wearing "Oscar" before cashing him in for college tuition, and suddenly finds himself on a space odyssey.
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
1966
Language
English
Description
The moon, 2075. Working to produce wheat for earth, lunar residents live like sharecroppers, kept prisoners of the mother planet by a tight web of control. A small group of dissidents are planning a revolution that will change this relationship forever.
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Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
"In the Hydora Campaign, Lieutenant Razak's fearless Troopers land on the aquatic Hydora planet hoping to find--and extinguish--the enemy bugs' home base. But soon, they're trapped inside a cave-like insect and attacked by swarms of gigantic, vicious mosquitoes. And when they find the terrifying Mother insect who controls the bug universe, they realize its only intention is to kill off the entire human race. Now, the Troopers have found the source...
11) Starship troopers ; Starship troopers 2 : hero of the federation ; Starship troopers 3 : marauder
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Courageous soldiers travel to the distant and desolate planet of Klendathu for a showdown with fire-spitting, brain-sucking creatures; a small group of mobile infantry are stuck on a remote outpost when a horde of Bug aliens begin to attack; Colonel Johnny Rico, arrested for insubordination during battle, is released so that he can lead the fight against the bugs using a technology system called "Marauder."
14) Predestination
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.
