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The Physics of Star Trek
Submitted by Reviewer (not verified) on Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 23:37 Star Trek

The Physics of Star Trek, is written by Lawrence M. Krauss, was released on 1996-09-25, is made by Harper Paperbacks. The list price is around US$13.00.
I really enjoyed this book, it really went in depth on how or if certain technologies of Trek work or don't. Be warned, that it can get very scientific, and to the untrained eye may appear to use more techno-babble then trek itself. However, it is laid out in a very concise manner, with several diagrams as well.
You can buy this in Amazon.com
You can also buy this in Canada, but I don't know the price.
And it's available in Amazon UK, but I'm not sure about the price.

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Just a Geek
Submitted by Reviewer (not verified) on Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 23:35 Star Trek

Just a Geek, is written by Wil Wheaton, was released on 2004-06, is made by O'Reilly Media, Inc., Usually ships in 24 hours. The list price is around US$24.95. (*The prices are subject to change) Street price is around $16.47.
I bought this book because I started reading Wil Wheaton's blog and some of the articles he's been writing for various internet sites and found them to be very funny. So, I thought I was going to get a funny, behind-the-scenes look at Star Trek:TNG. I didn't get that. What I got was excerps from his blog over the past 5 years or so. And it really wasn't all that funny. I actually cried (yes, cried) a lot more than I laughed. But you know what? I wasn't disappointed. It turns out to be a peek inside WW's head and his journey from seeing himself as a washed up actor to being happy being a writer, family man, and "Just a Geek." It's really a much more human story that the average person can relate to (I know I did!) instead of being a gossip-fest.

Wheaton writes in an easy, conversational style sprinkled with interesting, occasionally brilliant descriptive turns of phrase. Is he the next F. Scott Fitzgerald? Probably not. But it is an easy, enjoyable read about a guy coming to grips wit...
In Canada, it costs about CDN$24.76 in Amazon.ca
In UK, it sells for £11.16

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String Theory, Book 1 : Cohesion (Star Trek: Voyager)
Submitted by Reviewer (not verified) on Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 23:34 Star Trek

String Theory, Book 1: Cohesion (Star Trek, Voyager) (Bk. 1), is written by Jeffrey Lang, was released on 2005-06-28, is made by Star Trek. (*The prices are subject to change) Street price is around $7.99.
Star Trek: Voyager String Theory Book 1 Cohesion written by Jeffrey Langis a well-wrtten book with the characters in the Voyager series are the best wriiten characterizations yet. Cohesion is the first story in a trilogy that involves the String Theory title. The second book is Fusion and the third is Evolution written by Kirsten Beyer and Heather Jarman respectively. I waited to read this series until I had all three volume in front of me and then I read them straight though. Although each book is written as a stand alone title they subsequent books draw from the first book, Cohesion and they make perfect sense reading one right after the other.

Jeffrey Langs characterization are true Voyager and the interplay between B'Elanna Torres and Seven of Nine is a classic as they really get to know each other as they work on an away mission together. As there was no love lost between them, they get to know eack other very well as the story unfolds.

Kathryn Janeway in her quest to leave t...
In Canada, it costs about CDN$10.91 in Amazon.ca
In UK, it sells for £5.59

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