Scientists discover their planet, Eden, is going to be consumed by a supernova. The Council of Twelve Tribes decides to build thirteen ships to carry a select group of people from impending doom, while a small force of elite soldiers searches the galaxy for a planet. Ten thousand people from each of the twelve tribes are selected and placed in suspended animation; the Best and the Brightest, according to a study of their DNA profiles. The tribes of Eden sleep in the ships as their best space explorers desperately search the galaxy for a planet in which to begin life again. Corruption...
Scientists discover their planet, Eden, is going to be consumed by a supernova. The Council of Twelve Tribes decides to build thirteen ships to carry ...
An exquisitely illustrated volume in celebration of the world's foremost library of botanical works
The renowned LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden counts among its holdings many of the most beautiful and pioneering botanical and horticultural works ever created. More than eight centuries of knowledge, from the twelfth century to the present, are represented in the library's collection of over one million items. In this sumptuously illustrated volume, international experts introduce us to some of the library's most fascinating works--exceedingly rare...
An exquisitely illustrated volume in celebration of the world's foremost library of botanical works