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A Ride on the Cosmic Slingshot

Author : George R. Melton
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1462009956
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book A Ride on the Cosmic Slingshot written by George R. Melton and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1985, it seemed that George Melton and Wil Garcia were destined to become just two more unfortunate casualties of the AIDS epidemic. But after a profound spiritual awakening shifted their focus away from allopathic medicine to an internal process of self-discovery, they replaced lifetimes of guilt, anger, and fear with trust, self-esteem, and love. Within a year, their diseases were in remission and they were both symptom-free. But that is hardly the end of their story. After a chance visit to a potluck evening of metaphysics and channeling forms an unlikely relationship with the spirit of Benjamin Franklin, George and Wil soon trade their comfortable New York home for a twenty-seven-foot Winnebago. As they set off on an eighteen-month, forty-thousand-mile sojourn to share their message of hope, the men are unwittingly catapulted into unlikely roles as poster boys for the nascent, self-healing movement. But when Wil unexpectedly dies, George begins questioning everything. A Ride on the Cosmic Slingshot takes a poignant, inspiring journey through an unconditional love that proves stronger than death, as Wil reaches beyond the grave to offer George a final, life-altering gift.

A Ride on the Cosmic Slingshot

Author : Melton
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book A Ride on the Cosmic Slingshot written by Melton and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-05-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1985, it seemed as though George Melton and Wil Garcia would be just two more unfortunate casualties of the AIDS epidemic until a profound spiritual awakening put their disease into remission. But that is hardly the end of their story. Destiny comes calling in the form of an unlikely relationship with the channeled spirit of Benjamin Franklin and the impending Harmonic Convergence. Within six months, they had traded their comfortable lives in Manhattan for a 27 foot Winnebago, and set off on an 18 month, 40,000 mile sojourn to share their message of hope. Catapulted into the unlikely role of poster boys for the nascent self-healing movement, the two men gain national prominence for their unorthodox approach to healing. Their trip is not without its challenges, however. What do two guys from Manhattan know about life on the road in an RV? And how could they have possibly foreseen that enlightenment is a constantly moving target? When Wil dies unexpectedly in 1989, George is plunged into a dark night of the soul. The validity of everything he believes and holds dear is called into question. But the two men's love for each other is stronger than death. Wil reaches out from beyond the grave to offer George a final, life-altering gift.

SLINGSHOT

Author : Robert G. Williscroft
Publisher : Fresh Ink Group
ISBN 13 : 1958922307
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (589 download)

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Download or read book SLINGSHOT written by Robert G. Williscroft and published by Fresh Ink Group. This book was released on 2023-06-28 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slingshot is a love story – about a man, a woman, another man, another woman, some gender-bending...and a machine, the largest ever built. Slingshot is a mystery – about a missing aviatrix, a conspiracy, a true-believer. Slingshot is an adventure – about following a dream, the ocean-deep, outer space. Slingshot is about constructing the first space launch- loop stretching 2,600 km between Baker and Jarvis Islands in the Equatorial Pacific. It’s about high finance, intrigue, unlimited ambition, heroism, fanaticism, betrayal...and about opening space to the common person. The setting is the day-after-tomorrow. Technology has advanced, the web is more pervasive than ever, but human ambition and greed remain unchanged. In Slingshot, Alex Regent, Margo Jackson, and Klaus Blumenfeld reach for the stars as they blend their skills to create the world’s first space launch-loop, backed by major software money. Environmental fanatic Lars Watson with his team of young eco-terrorists are funded by opposing financial interests, who will go to any length to halt the project. Reporter Lori Kutcher indiscriminately applies her own personal skills to ensure it is she who reports the unfolding events to a watching world. With a cast of 69, Slingshot takes you from Seattle’s world financial district, to the ocean bottom at 5,000 feet off Baker Island, to the edge of space 80 km above. You play with dolphins and battle sharks. You fly and sail and dive, you work and play and love across the vast panorama of an Equatorial Pacific being put to leash to serve humanity’s surge into outer space. While its accurate science and precise engineering will appeal to hard science-fiction buffs, Slingshot’s major focus is the grand journey, the opening of outer space to the common person by men and women who loom larger than life as they work, play, and love.

Slingshot

Author : Alain Brian Chang-Sinai
Publisher : Assigned by Taiwan National Central Library
ISBN 13 : 9789574386741
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Slingshot written by Alain Brian Chang-Sinai and published by Assigned by Taiwan National Central Library. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a teenager, a descendant of Genghis Khan swore to destroy the Evil Empire - and succeeded. No, it's not another Star Wars scenario: the narrative is infused with real people and events of past, present, and future. If you ever wondered whether a hard sci-fi novel can also be a true documentary, here is one. It deals with spaceflight, history, Eurasian geopolitics, religion, philosophy, anthropology, evolution, linguistics, etc - all in one; to the horror of Wikipedians, it contains original research (!!) Here you can read how a private Israeli company secretly landed three people on Mars before all others, upsetting the plans of the Russian President-for-life bent on resurrecting the USSR, and how his revenge backfired, both on Earth and in outer space.If you watch YouTube videos and TED talks on such subjects, you may learn a lot from the story of the unique crew who won the Mars Prize, for example: - Why is there no reason to believe in God?- How to face death?- Why is sky-gazing superior to spectator sports?- What kind of unusual people make the best astronauts?- Why do expeditions to Mars always get postponed? - What is the "Mars Curse" and whom does it affect?- Why are Sputnik and most other Soviet records in space phony?- Can Russian expansionism be related to a race to Mars? - Who is Aquarius, the brain behind the Russian throne today, and what makes him tick?- How did a heinous tyrant slice off chunks of neighboring countries like a salami?-Why did Eastern Ukraine take up arms against the rest of the country?- What is linguistic imperialism?- What is the best way to learn a new language?- Why do so many Nobel Prizes go to Jews?- Why is love blind?

The Cosmic Seeders

Author : David L. Pritchard
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525504886
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book The Cosmic Seeders written by David L. Pritchard and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2017-03-08 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John and Janet Marshall are covert operatives on a mission to meet a strange alien race from a distant galaxy. When they arrive, they find themselves between two warring armadas bent on war. Their infant son, born in space, is killed in the battle, and the Marshall’s are forced to re-evaluate their plans. As they contemplate a future without their son, a being appears who offers a key to achieving galactic peace. The being, claiming to be a conduit to a supreme being, provides gifts for humanity that will change our destiny forever. From the futuristic recdomes of Canada’s remaining wilderness preserves to the complexities of interstellar diplomacy, this sprawling science fiction epic looks to the future to help understand our present.

Cosmic Cyclone: The Silent Planet

Author : G.H. Holmes
Publisher : Sherman Lee
ISBN 13 : 1310547890
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Cosmic Cyclone: The Silent Planet written by G.H. Holmes and published by Sherman Lee. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Harrow and Charity Jones in Book One of the COSMIC CYCLONE Series: The Silent Planet. A Cosmic Cyclone is about to break! The Human Union has a mysterious enemy it knows nothing about—and the enemy is ready to pounce. To clear the way, it has to destroy the one person standing in its way: Ben Harrow. The COSMIC CYCLONE series tells the tale of the greatest war mankind has ever fought.

Breaking the Time Barrier

Author : Jenny Randles
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743492595
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Breaking the Time Barrier written by Jenny Randles and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-04-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a close-up look at the cutting-edge research and experiments that could make time travel a reality, as well as at what such scientific developments would mean for our everyday lives. Original. 12,500 first printing.

2022-23 Travel Guide to Florida

Author : Julia Wall
Publisher : Globelite Travel Marketing Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book 2022-23 Travel Guide to Florida written by Julia Wall and published by Globelite Travel Marketing Inc.. This book was released on 2022-05-04 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2022 Travel Guide to Florida is a detailed guide that provides travelers to the Sunshine State with all of the information they need to enrich and enjoy their trip.

The O. Henry Prize Stories 100th Anniversary Edition (2019)

Author : Laura Furman
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 052556554X
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book The O. Henry Prize Stories 100th Anniversary Edition (2019) written by Laura Furman and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now celebrating its centenary, this prestigious annual anthology gathers the twenty best new short stories published in the previous year. An Anchor Books Original. The O. Henry Prize Stories 2019--continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence--contains twenty prize-winning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. The winning writers are an impressive mix of celebrated names and new, emerging voices. Their stories evoke lives both near and distant, in settings ranging from Jamaica, Houston, and Hawaii to a Turkish coal mine and a drought-ridden Northwestern farm, and feature an engaging array of characters, including Laotian refugees, a Colombian kidnap victim, an eccentric Irish schoolteacher, a woman haunted by a house that cleans itself, and a strangely long-lived rabbit. The uniformly breathtaking stories are accompanied by essays from the eminent jurors on their favorites, observations from the winning writers on what inspired them, and an extensive resource list of magazines. List of 2019 winners: Tessa Hadley John Keeble Moira McCavana Rachel Kondo Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Stephanie Reents Alexia Arthurs Valerie O’Riordan Patricia Engel Kenan Orhan Sarah Hall Bryan Washington Isabella Hammad Weike Wang Caoilinn Hughes Souvankham Thammavongsa Liza Ward Doua Thao Alexander MacLeod John Edgar Wideman Prize Jurors 2019: Lynn Freed, Elizabeth Strout, Lara Vapynar

Pushing Ice

Author : Alastair Reynolds
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0316462691
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Pushing Ice written by Alastair Reynolds and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pushing Ice is the brilliant tale of extraordinary aliens, glittering technologies, and sweeping space opera from award-winning science fiction author Alastair Reynolds. 2057. Humanity has raised exploiting the solar system to an art form. Bella Lind and the crew of her nuclear-powered ship, the Rockhopper, push ice. They mine comets. And they're good at it. The Rockhopper is nearing the end of its current mission cycle, and everyone is desperate for some much-needed R & R, when startling news arrives from Saturn: Janus, one of Saturn's ice moons, has inexplicably left its natural orbit and is now heading out of the solar system at high speed. As layers of camouflage fall away, it becomes clear that Janus was never a moon in the first place. It's some kind of machine -- and it is now headed toward a fuzzily glimpsed artifact 260 light-years away. The Rockhopper is the only ship anywhere near Janus, and Bella Lind is ordered to shadow it for the few vital days before it falls forever out of reach. In accepting this mission, she sets her ship and her crew on a collision course with destiny -- for Janus has more surprises in store, and not all of them are welcome.

Fodor's Walt Disney World

Author : Fodor's Travel Guides
Publisher : Fodor's Travel
ISBN 13 : 1640974997
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Fodor's Walt Disney World written by Fodor's Travel Guides and published by Fodor's Travel. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you want to celebrate Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary, ride Remy's Ratatouille Adventure or Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railroad, or see the new Velocicoaster at Islands of Adventure, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Walt Disney World are here to help! Fodor’s Walt Disney World with the Best of Universal and Orlando guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos. Fodor’s Walt Disney World with the Best of Universal and Orlando travel guide includes: AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time MORE THAN 20 DETAILED MAPS and a FREE PULL-OUT MAP to help you navigate confidently COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust! HONEST RECOMMENDATIONSon the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, side-trips, and more PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “Best Hotels in Orlando,” “Best Non Theme Park Restaurants,” “Best Theme Park Souvenirs,” “Best Theme Park Foods,” and more TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, music, geography and more SPECIAL FEATURES on “A Man, a Mouse, a Legacy,” “Doing Orlando and the Parks Right,” and “On the Calendar” LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: The Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Disney Hollywood Studios, Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios, Volcano Bay, Winter Park, Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, and more. Planning on visiting other destinations in Florida? Check out Fodor’s Florida, Fodor's South Florida, or Fodor's InFocus Florida Keys. *Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition. ABOUT FODOR'S AUTHORS: Each Fodor's Travel Guide is researched and written by local experts. Fodor’s has been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. For more travel inspiration, you can sign up for our travel newsletter at fodors.com/newsletter/signup, or follow us @FodorsTravel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. We invite you to join our friendly community of travel experts at fodors.com/community to ask any other questions and share your experience with us!

Comet

Author : Carl Sagan
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307801055
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Comet written by Carl Sagan and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-07-06 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are these graceful visitors to our skies? We now know that they bring both life and death and teach us about our origins. Comet begins with a breathtaking journey through space astride a comet. Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan, author of Cosmos and Contact, and writer Ann Druyan explore the origin, nature, and future of comets, and the exotic myths and portents attached to them. The authors show how comets have spurred some of the great discoveries in the history of science and raise intriguing questions about these brilliant visitors from the interstellar dark. Were the fates of the dinosaurs and the origins of humans tied to the wanderings of a comet? Are comets the building blocks from which worlds are formed? Lavishly illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned full-color paintings, Comet is an enthralling adventure, indispensable for anyone who has ever gazed up at the heavens and wondered why. Praise for Comet "Simply the best." —The Times of London "Fascinating, evocative, inspiring." —The Washington Post "Comet humanizes science. A beautiful, interesting book." —United Press International "Masterful . . . science, poetry, and imagination." —The Atlanta Journal & Constitution

Homegrown in Florida

Author : William McKeen
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813042798
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Homegrown in Florida written by William McKeen and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2012-09-23 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida can seem like a child's dream of paradise: endless sunny days, trips to the beach to swim and build sandcastles, bike riding without a jacket in the middle of January, and magical themeparks only a short drive away. But what was life really like for those who grew up here? During a recent reunion, writers Bill McKeen, Tim Dorsey, and Jeff Klinkenberg found themselves lamenting that so many of their childhood memories were fading away. For them, and for many, Florida is not just a place people go to, it’s where they come from. That can mean many things to many people, as the stellar cast of writers, journalists, and musicians eloquently reveal in Homegrown in Florida. This utterly satisfying and powerful anthology aims at the heart of the glories of childhood and the pain of growing up. Both a celebration of the exotic, untamed wilderness of a youth filled with moss-draped oaks and citrus fields, evergreen winters and palmetto fronds, and a reminder that innocence often gave way to experience as bike paths became private developments, and swimming holes were paved over by interstates, Homegrown in Florida is filled with tears and laughter alike. Featuring contributions from Carl Hiaasen, Tom Petty, Zora Neale Hurston, Michael Connelly, and many more, this is a book for every child of old Florida, and every child at heart.

Goliath

Author : Tom Gauld
Publisher : Drawn & Quarterly
ISBN 13 : 1770461949
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Goliath written by Tom Gauld and published by Drawn & Quarterly. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 2011 release of Goliath, Tom Gauld has solidified himself as one of the world’s most revered and critically-acclaimed cartoonists working today. From his weekly strips in the Guardian and New Scientist, to his lauded graphic novels You're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack and Mooncop, Gauld’s fascination with the intersection between history, literary criticism, and pop culture has become the crux of his work. Now in paperback, with a new cover and smaller size, Goliath is a retelling of the classic myth, this time from Goliath's side of the Valley of Elah. Goliath of Gath isn't much of a fighter. He would pick admin work over patrolling in a heartbeat, to say nothing of his distaste for engaging in combat. Nonetheless, at the behest of the king, he finds himself issuing a twice-daily challenge to the Israelites: "Choose a man. Let him come to me that we may fight." Quiet moments in Goliath's life as an isolated soldier are accentuated by Gauld's trademark drawing style: minimalist scenery, geometric humans, and densely crosshatched detail. Simultaneously tragic and bleakly funny, Goliath displays a sensitive wit and a bold line--a traditional narrative reworked, remade, and revolutionized into a classic tale of Gauld’s very own.

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 848 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

Work is Love Made Visible

Author : Frances Hesselbein
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119513588
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Work is Love Made Visible written by Frances Hesselbein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Channel happiness and find your purpose with stories from the world’s leading minds Work is Love Made Visible offers the insights of some of the world’s greatest thought leaders as they tackle one of life’s most difficult treasure hunts: finding purpose. The word “purpose” is big. Very big. And heavy. It carries the weight of a lifetime of work and struggle; the weight of legacy, and the mass of days spent not doing something else. It’s something we all grapple with at some point—some of us find our purpose, others spend a lifetime searching. A lucky few grow to realize they’ve been working their purpose all along. Most of us aren’t quite that lucky; often, fulfilling your purpose requires some kind of change—career, lifestyle, habits, family—and what then? Are we selfish for the upheaval, or are we fulfilling destiny? Once we know our purpose, how do we pursue it? This book asked those very questions of people who have followed their purpose and succeeded on a global scale. Their un-distilled answers are here, lending you the wisdom of their experiences, their examples, inspiration, and motivations as they: Tackle the universal struggle with individual purpose and meaning Illustrate how personal thought patterns contribute to real-world action Move challenges into the opportunities of their lives Reveal how they arrived at their life’s purpose, and what they sacrificed to get there We all want a meaningful life. We want to work together for a brighter future, we want to celebrate our differences and commit to good. We want to inspire others, nurture their talents, and help them grow. We want to look back one day on a life well-lived, and leave something behind that matters to the world. Work is Love Made Visible shows you how some of us have succeeded, and offers you insight and guidance so that you can do the same.

Encountering Pennywise

Author : Whitney S. May
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 149684226X
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Encountering Pennywise written by Whitney S. May and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2022-10-17 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions by Amylou Ahava, Jeff Ambrose, Daniel P. Compora, Penny Crofts, Keith Currie, Erin Giannini, Whitney S. May, Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns, Diganta Roy, Hannah Lina Schneeberger, Shannon S. Shaw, Maria Wiegel, and Margaret J. Yankovich First published in 1986, Stephen King’s novel IT forever changed the legacy of the literary clown. The subject of a TV miniseries and a two-part film adaptation and the inspiration for a resurgence of the evil clown figure in popular culture, IT's influence is undeniable, yet scholarship to date is almost exclusively devoted to the adaptations rather than the novel itself. Encountering Pennywise: Critical Perspectives on Stephen King’s “IT” considers the pronounced cultural fluctuations of IT's legacies by centering the novel within the theoretical frameworks that animate it and ensure its literary and cultural persistence. The collection explores the ways the novel, so like its antagonist, replicates (or disavows) the icons of various canons and categories in order to accomplish specific psychological and cultural work. Gathering the work of scholars from diverse professional and disciplinary vantage points, editor Whitney S. May has curated an anthology that spans discussions of American surveillance culture, intergenerational conflict, the legacies of settler colonialism and Native American representation, serial-killer fanaticism, and more. In this volume, we read the protagonists’ constellations of countermoves against Pennywise as productive outlines of critique effectuated by the richness of the clown’s reflective power. The essays are therefore thematically arranged into a series of four categories of “counter”—countercurrents, countercultures, counterclaims, and counterfeits—where each supplies a specific critical lens through which to view Pennywise’s disruptions of both culture and cultural critique.