Understanding Mammalian Locomotion will formally introduce the emerging perspective of collision dynamics in mammalian terrestrial locomotion and explain how it influences the interpretation of form and functional capabilities. The objective is to bring the reader interested in the function and mechanics of mammalian terrestrial locomotion to a sophisticated conceptual understanding of the relevant mechanics and the current debate ongoing in the field.

Journey farther into the cosmos with Beyond the Stars 7, a thrilling collection of classic science fiction adventures where every voyage leads to new dangers, astonishing discoveries, and worlds unlike anything imagined on Earth. From blazing suns and frozen frontiers to abandoned spacecraft and mysterious alien civilizations, these stories capture the excitement of exploring an endless universe.Featuring unforgettable tales from legendary authors including

The 1950s were a golden age of science fiction—a decade when writers imagined astonishing futures, questioned humanity’s place in the universe, and explored the consequences of technology with equal parts wonder and caution. 1950s Science Fiction 9 brings together twenty-five unforgettable stories from some of the greatest names ever to write the genre.Travel to distant worlds where first contact is anything but simple. Encounter mysterious alien visitors, abandone...

Rocket into the astonishing worlds of 1940s science fiction with a collection that captures the boundless imagination, adventure, and wonder that defined one of the greatest decades in the genre’s history.Join the unforgettable Lancelot Biggs, the unlikely genius navigator created by Nelson S. Bond, in three entertaining adventures that blend humor, invention, and interplanetary excitement. Explore distant asteroids, mysterious planets, and strange civilizations wh...

Encounters From Beyond 4: Classic Tales of Alien Contact gathers eighteen unforgettable adventures exploring one of science fiction’s greatest mysteries—what awaits when humanity encounters life beyond Earth? From isolated outposts and abandoned worlds to first contact, alien intelligence, and cosmic conflict, these timeless stories capture the imagination that defined the Golden Age of science fiction.This outstanding collection features legendary authors includin...

Vintage Sci-Fi 14 - 19 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from E. M. Forster, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Hal Clement, Miriam Allen DeFord and moreOn the Fourth Planet by J. F. BoneSaknarth by Donald A. WollheimUndersea Guardians by Ray BradburyTravel by Wire by Arthur C. ClarkeDerelict by Alan E. NourseSecond Census by John Victor PetersonThe Man Who Found Out by Roger D. AycockGun For Hire by Mack ...

This volume offers very specific illustrations of psychoanalytic ways of thinking and working in both clinical and pedagogical contexts with children. It is designed for professionals who work with infants, children, and adolescents, and who are seeking modes of working that respects emotions, that embrace context, and that privilege imagination and possibility. For professionals who already practice in ways that are sympathetic to these modes of working, the scholarly underpinning of this...

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 7: More Than 31 Hours of Classic Science FictionPrepare for another unforgettable voyage through the golden age of science fiction with 50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 7. Featuring more than 31 hours of classic storytelling, this outstanding anthology brings together fifty remarkable tales from the visionary authors whose ideas helped define the genre for generations.Explore distant galaxies, mysterious plane...

The Far Traveler was hardly the sort of starship to use in the study of lost space colonies. Lost colonies were likely to be desperate, eccentric and otherwise unappreciative. And The Far Traveler was a rich woman's toy, constructed of gold and directed by an omniscient, dictatorial and feminine computer known as Big Sister.John Grimes had become that golden vessel's captain. A captain in name only because nobody could talk back to Big Sister or the haughty beauty...

John Grimes is stranded on a Hell Planet! Another adventure with the pipe-smoking, action-loving spaceship commander Lieutenant John Grimes.

His wild career as a space pirate ended, Grimes faced his toughest assignment - he was "punished" by being made governor of the anarchists' own planet! John Grimes, living legend of the spaceways, had been in and out of some cosmic catastrophes but this threatened to reach his luck's ultimate breaking point!An influx of planetary refugees had made that world a paradise of cheap labor and the original anarchist colonists had become such masters of wealth that no mere outsider could ...

John Grimes arrives on the forgotten planet Sparta, where a birth machine produces only men generation after generation. The strangely shaped 'men' on his ship have a catastrophic effect.