Books with author William J. H. Sobel

"It is said that Darkness is empty and whatever vanishes into its depths is lost forever. I know this better than anyone. For I have suffered here in the shadows, and there are none who might find me.”Seventy years. Seventy years the elven prince has been lost to the darkness, assumed dead by his people and endlessly broken for a book that connects to the hidden realm of his ancestors, a land untouched by evil.And now a light in the shadows. A chance for freedom. But those willing to help him come from the unlikeliest of worlds.The orphan girl, yearning for a loving family, and the boy who won’t leave her side. A healer maiden given an unexpected chance for a life beyond narrowed expectations. A grieving creature flown far from home.They all search for something and now their fates are tied to his. If their quest for life can pull him from the dark mire in which his soul drowns, then perhaps he can be saved.Or else he will drag them all down to a fate worse than death.The beginning of an epic saga, MOONSCRIPT is a journey of innocence, despair, and redemption.

A fully illustrated edition of the international best-seller Longitude.The Illustrated Longitude recounts in words and images the epic quest to solve the greatest scientific problem of the eighteenth and three prior centuries: determining how a captain could pinpoint his ship's location at sea. All too often throughout the ages of exploration, voyages ended in disaster when crew and cargo were either lost at sea or destroyed upon the rocks of an unexpected landfall. Thousands of lives and the fortunes of nations hung on a resolution to the longitude problem.To encourage a solution, governments established prizes for anyone whose method or device proved successful. The largest reward of £20,000-- truly a king's ransom-- was offered by Britain's Parliament in 1714. The scientific establishment-- from Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton-- had been certain that a celestial answer would be found and invested untold effort in this pursuit. By contrast, John Harrison imagined and built the unimaginable: a clock that told perfect time at sea, known today as the chronometer. Harrison's trials and tribulations during his forty-year quest to win the prize are the culmination of this remarkable story.The Illustrated Longitude brings a new and important dimension to Dava Sobel's celebrated story. It contains the entire original narrative of Longitude, redesigned to accompany 183 images chosen by William Andrewes-- from portraints of every important figure in the story to maps and diagrams, scientifc instruments, and John Harrison's remarkable sea clocks themselves. Andrewes's elegant captions and sidebars on scientific and historical events tell their own story of longitude, paralleling and illuminating Sobel's memorable tale.

"It is said that Darkness is empty and whatever vanishes into its depths is lost forever. I know this better than anyone. For I have suffered here in the shadows, and there are none who might find me.”Seventy years. Seventy years the elven prince has been lost to the darkness, assumed dead by his people and endlessly broken for a book that connects to the hidden realm of his ancestors, a land untouched by evil.And now a light in the shadows. A chance for freedom. But those willing to help him come from the unlikeliest of worlds.The orphan girl, yearning for a loving family, and the boy who won’t leave her side. A healer maiden given an unexpected chance for a life beyond narrowed expectations. A grieving creature flown far from home.They all search for something and now their fates are tied to his. If their quest for life can pull him from the dark mire in which his soul drowns, then perhaps he can be saved.Or else he will drag them all down to a fate worse than death.The beginning of an epic saga, MOONSCRIPT is a journey of innocence, despair, and redemption. Seven illustrations by the author exclusively included in the paperback edition!

The Illustrated Longitude recounts in words and images the epic quest to solve the greatest scientific problem of the eighteenth and three prior centuries: determining how a captain could pinpoint his ship's location at sea. All too often throughout the ages of exploration, voyages ended in disaster when crew and cargo were either lost at sea or destroyed upon the rocks of an unexpected landfall. Thousands of lives and the fortunes of nations hung on a resolution to the longitude problem.To encourage a solution, governments established prizes for anyone whose method or device proved successful. The largest reward of £20,000 - truly a king's ransom - was offered by Britain's Parliament in 1714. The scientific establishment - from Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton - had been certain that a celestial answer would be found and invested untold effort in this pursuit. By contrast, John Harrison imagined and built the unimaginable: a clock that told perfect time at sea, known today as the chronometer. Harrison's trials and tribulations during his forty-year quest to win the prize are the culmination of this remarkable story.The Illustrated Longitude brings a new and important dimension to Dava Sobel's celebrated story. It contains the entire original narrative of Longitude, redesigned to accompany 183 images chosen by William Andrewes - from portraints of every important figure in the story to maps and diagrams, scientifc instruments, and John Harrison's remarkable sea clocks themselves. Andrewes's elegant captions and sidebars on scientific and historical events tell their own story of longitude.

About the book: Journey with the Dots as they develop fins and the ability to swim in response to selective pressure caused by major topographical change. About the series: The Evolutionary Journey series follows the "Dots" along fun and exciting adventures, as they encounter various evolutionary phenomena. Each story in the series is designed to introduce evolutionary principles from an isolated perspective, making them clearly understandable. The simplified evolutionary concepts are perfect for the naturally inquisitive minds of young children as they develop increasingly abstract thought. More about the series at www.jjwilliam.com. Books in the series: Each title available as a story book and a coloring book: Red Dots and Blue Dots - The Dots adapt to a changing habitat and predatory selective pressure. Dots Have Fins - The Dots adapt to selective pressure from a major topographical change.

About the book: Journey with the dots as they develop a new color in response to a changing habitat and predatory selective pressures. About the series: The Evolutionary Journey series follows the "Dots" along fun and exciting adventures, as they encounter various evolutionary phenomena. Each story in the series is designed to introduce evolutionary principles from an isolated perspective, making them clearly understandable. The simplified evolutionary concepts are perfect for the naturally inquisitive minds of young children as they develop increasingly abstract thought. More about the series at www.jjwilliam.com. Books in the series: Red Dots and Blue Dots - The Dots adapt to a changing habitat and predatory selective pressure. Dots Have Fins - The Dots adapt to selective pressure from a major topographical change.

About the book: Journey with the Dots as they develop fins and the ability to swim in response to selective pressure caused by major topographical change. About the series: The Evolutionary Journey series follows the “Dots” along fun and exciting adventures, as they encounter various evolutionary phenomena. Each story in the series is designed to introduce evolutionary principles from an isolated perspective, making them clearly understandable. The simplified evolutionary concepts are perfect for the naturally inquisitive minds of young children as they develop increasingly abstract thought. More about the series at www.jjwilliam.com Books in the series: Each title available as a story book and a coloring book: Red Dots and Blue Dots - The Dots adapt to a changing habitat and predatory selective pressure. Dots Have Fins - The Dots adapt to selective pressure from a major topographical change.