{"product_id":"from-this-green-earth-sylvia-engdahl-9798985853292","title":"From This Green Earth: Essays on Looking Outward","description":"Sylvia Engdahl became fascinated by the idea of space travel in 1946, and has believed since the early 1950s that expansion of our species to other worlds is vital to the preservation of Earth and the future survival of humankind. Many of the essays in this book express her conviction that we should not be discouraged by the public's reluctance to support space activity, since all past human progress has been brought about by visionaries who did not have the backing of their contemporaries. The shock of realizing during the moon landings that contact with the vast and perhaps peril-fraught universe is no longer mere fiction dampened the enthusiasm of the majority, but this was a natural reaction comparable seventeenth century people's resistance to the idea that Earth is not, as formerly thought, safely enclosed within crystal spheres that hold up the celestial bodies. It will pass, and we need have no doubt that generations who come after us will venture forth from this green Earth and find their way to the stars. The following essays are included. The Once and Future Dream\u003cbr\u003eThoughts on the 50th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing\u003cbr\u003eBreaking Out from Earth's Shell\u003cbr\u003eWhy Does the History of Outlook Toward Space Matter?\u003cbr\u003eConfronting the Universe in the Twenty-First Century\u003cbr\u003eSpace and Human Survival\u003cbr\u003eThe Only Sensible Way to Deal with Climate Change\u003cbr\u003eUpdate on the Critical Stage: \u003ci\u003eThe Far Side of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e's Relevance Today\u003cbr\u003eSpace Colonization, Faith, and Pascal's Wager\u003cbr\u003eWhy There Will Never Be an Interplanetary War\u003cbr\u003eHumankind's Future in the CosmosThe Once and Future Dream (new)\u003cbr\u003eThoughts on the 50th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing\u003cbr\u003eBreaking Out from Earth's Shell \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy Does the History of Outlook Toward Space Matter?\u003cbr\u003eConfronting the Universe in the Twenty-First Century\u003cbr\u003eSpace and Human Survival\u003cbr\u003eThe Only Sensible Way to Deal with Climate Change\u003cbr\u003eUpdate on the Critical Stage: \u003cem\u003eThe Far Side of Evi\u003c\/em\u003el's Relevance Today\u003cbr\u003eSpace Colonization, Faith, and Pascal's Wager\u003cbr\u003eWhy There Will Never Be an Interplanetary War\u003cbr\u003eHumankind's Future in the Cosmos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sylvia Engdahl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798985853292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ad Stellae Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.24d","brand":"Sylvia Engdahl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241892950271,"sku":"9798985853292","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3a270a2-f06d-4540-bd50-8a69b2b421a3.jpg?v=1772656420","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-this-green-earth-sylvia-engdahl-9798985853292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}