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Out of the Cradle: Exploring the Frontiers Beyond Earth
by William K. Hartmann, Ron Miller (Illustrator: Pamela Lee)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (1984-01-12)
ISBN: 0894807706
EAN: 9780894807701
Dewy Decimal #: 629.4
Paperback: 192 pages
SKU: 122298
Condition: Very Good
Comments: 0894807706 Book free of markings. Cover shows light edge wear. Interior & spine evidence little to no use. Overall, a very serviceable copy. Your book will be carefully protected for transit in sturdy, weather-resistant packaging. We are prompt, efficient, communicative.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot live in the cradle forever, said Russian rocket pioneer Konstantin Tsiolkovksy in 1899; his words introduce this lavish and exhilarating vision of the time when man will not merely explore space, but actually live there.
In text, photographs, and nearly 100 dazzling paintings, Leaving the Cradle offers a startling vision of our future in space, from the authors of the Hugo-Award nominee The Grand Tour. The full-color paintings depict the human adventure in the cosmos, with habitats and colonies offering the comforts of home, way stations and solar collectors turning vastness into territory, and robot "astronauts" that allow the journey into the unknown go deeper and deeper.
With special attention to Mars, the Moon, and satellites Ganymede, Callisto, and Enceladus, Leaving the Cradle also features a wealth of supplementary photos, charts, and diagrams.
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Customer Reviews
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Good artwork, but really just a children's book
Rating  (2)
Date: 2002-01-25
"Out of the Cradle" is a great book to buy for children who are interested in space, to get them more excited. However, the artwork in some places is outdated, and there is little but token human presence in any of the pictures. For the purposes that this book serves, I think that the original pictures are far more tantalizing than some watercolor facsimiles.
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This is THE book to read on space exploration.
Rating  (5)
Date: 1999-11-05
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is the finest illustrated book on space exploration I have ever come across. The knowledge of the authors is impeccable, the illustrations are stunning, and the captions are evocative. Though most visuals are "artists' impression" of the scenario, the imagination behind the art is mind-boggling. Whether it is Jupiter as seen from Io, or Saturn looming over mysterious Iapetus, the pictures are truly amazing. A must read for all space buffs.
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My favorite book about space exploration
Rating (5)
Date: 1998-06-27
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a very beautiful book. Besides well-written text, dozens of full-color paintings fill the pages of this volume. I have never seen our hoped-for future in the solar system portrayed better than here. Buy this book so that you, too, can be inspired by its message and awed by the wonderful artwork.
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