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A good solid work of Sci-Fi from Greg Bear
could have used an editor . . .
Fun Read, Good Science
best read in years

Moving Mars: A Novel
Greg Bear
Manufacturer: Tor Science Fiction
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0812524802
Release Date: 2005-05-03

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In this 1995 Nebula Award-winning novel, a revolution is transforming the formerly passive Earth-colony of Mars. While opposing political factions on Mars battle for the support of colonists, scientists make a staggering scientific breakthrough that at once fuels the conflict and creates a united Mars front, as the technically superior Earth tries to take credit for it. Backed against a wall, colonial leaders are forced to make a monumental decision that changes the future of Mars forever.

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She is a daughter of one of Mars's oldest, most conservative Binding Multiples--the extended family syndicates that colonized the red planet. But Casseia Majumdar has a dream of an independent Mars, born in the student protests of 2171. During those brief days of idealism she forged bonds of friendship and hatred that set the stage for an astonishing war or revolution on Mars.

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Boldly Go..........2006-10-02

Moving Mars is a high-quality story of imagination, science, and good characters. Greg Bear imagines a Mars set nearly two centuries in the future inhabited by fossils of the wet past of Mars and humans who dream of independence from Earthly overlords. The main character, Casseia Majumdar, is a budding politician who sees the world strictly through human terms. Her counterpart, Charles Franklin, is a scientist who sees the world in terms of epochs, physics, and technology. Together, they struggle through a budding Earth/Mars war and find the means to save their homeworld Mars by bending space to move their planet out of harm's way.

A good solid work of Sci-Fi from Greg Bear.......2006-09-07

This book was a fine piece of science fiction, and if you've loved Greg Bear's other works, you'll probably enjoy "Moving Mars" just as much.

I've read quite a few of Bear's works so far, and this book encouraged me to want to read more. The science in the book is solid, and the plot enticing. It took me a little while ( <10 pages) to get "into" the text and characters, which is unusual - but from a slow beginning came a story of great interest. The plot is set on Mars, and revolves around scientific and political developments in the late 22nd century, after a crowded earth still bursting at the seams has successfully colonized both Mars and the Moon. If I would have changed anything, I feel like this book could have used more epilogue - as I was reading the story I didn't want it to end, though end it must. As our intrepid characters accomplish their mission, save themselves from certain annihilation and look out over mars with new hope for their future I hungered for more story.

A great read, and one I would recommend to friends.

Dominic Sebastian
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060907.0144

could have used an editor . . ........2006-07-03

Remember when Asimov, Bester, Clarke, Clement, Heinlein, etc. could pack action, characterization, and thought provoking social, political, and scientific speculation into 200 page classics? Was "Dune" the turning point, after which all "sci-fi" novels had to be as epic as "War and Peace"? I don't know, but this last generation of sawdust filled 500, 600, and 700 page doorstops has definitely soured me on science fiction. Nevertheless, I thought I'd try "Moving Mars" - after all, it was a Hugo nominee, so it must be great, right? Wrong. When Bear finally gets down to business, he's a pretty good read, but the first 350 pages of "Moving Mars" is mostly filler. Unfortunately, the author doesn't seem to have too much empathy with his first person narrator, either, and the science? well, what about tidal forces, for instance? Just call me an old fogey, but I'm going to go back and reread "Double Star" now.

Fun Read, Good Science.......2004-12-07

This is the first of Greg Bear's novels I have read. After reading it, I'm sure I'll read the rest of his work at some point. It's just too nice to find a new (to me) SF author I enjoy to not seek out the rest of his books.

"Moving Mars" is a very apt title, because this novel is about just that, on several different levels: politically, socially, physically moving Mars. The story follows the budding career of Casseia Majumdar, from lowly student protestor to high powered political official, and what Casseia has to do to help secure a world eager for its own governance, rather than living in the shadow of the mother planet.

Bear creates very believable characters and delves into political and scientific areas very comfortably. Clearly, this is a writer that does his research. There were a couple of technical issues I had with the book. Not anything I thought was wrong - Bear is much more of an expert on the subject than I, I'm sure. Really, it was more a case of unanswered questions. Questions that I can't ask here without offering major spoilers. Still, the few questions I did have were minor in comparison to the quality and thoroughness of the story.

What I really like about Bear is that he doesn't wave a magic wand to make everything better. He gets his characters into tough situations and then works his way through those situations honestly. His writing is reminiscent of some of the SF giants: Heinlein, Asimov, Herbert - without being self-congratulatory or stuffy.

I highly recommend the book to anyone looking for SF with good science and a solid story behind it.

best read in years.......2004-07-10

Moving Mars

Probably the best Science Fiction books I have read in years. Bear's fully imagined universe (not so, so, distant future) is simply amazing. He explains without getting lost in detail or glossing over key stuff. His New York of the future is a book in itself, never mind the complete and functional Mars he imagines. No puffy "terra forming" cop out for him, but realistic, hard scrabble living.

Key is his imagining of the future of nano technology, already being worked on in labs today, Bear puts his own spin on it. Fascinating stuff even if we are probably centuries away from the reality. Less clear are his "educational bacteria and virus" but that's ok.

The plot it not bad. It involves politics, but it is no Dune in those terms. I would guess that the political plot points are there to move the story along. The characters are all believable (even the bad guys have some dimension to them). The love life of the main folks seems a little thin, but hey, no room for everything!

One major problem I had was with the crucial plot point. Without giving too much away, to do what was done, even the first time, would in my mind create tremendous reactions on earth and mars. Neat idea but it strains credibility.

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This study is a detailed exploration of how families cope both individually and as structures with the stresses of moving to a new culture. Through rich interviews conducted over a period of two years, Mary Haour-Knipe shows the processes of change and adjustment at work. As the world of work becomes increasingly a global one, employees of governments, companies and non-commercial organisations increasingly find themselves obliged to live abroad for years at a time, uprooting their families from jobs, schools and support networks in the process. The author's findings will be of interest to students of wider issues of migration and to those who study the family under pressure.

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Are we moving to Mars? A glance into the Moving Van.

Are We Moving to Mars?
Anne E. Schraff
Manufacturer: Avalon Travel Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1562613103

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Are we moving to Mars? A glance into the Moving Van........2000-08-01

As an elementary school media specialist, and a Summer School Space Camp Captain, I was introduced to this wonderful paperback in the Voyager Space Camp Kit. As an introduction to colonization of Mars, the book gave my summer "astronauts" inspiration to build their own colonies. An excellent reference about "terraforming" the Martian planet, this book provides information in a simple format that students can readily understand, and begin their dreams of space travel. I plan on adding it to my school library in the Fall.

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Moving Mars - Masterpieces of Science Fiction
Greg Bear
Manufacturer: Easton Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Leather Bound

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Brilliantly funny

I'm Moving Back To Mars
Fred Wooldridge
Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1420886975

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Moving Back to Mars is a curl up on the couch, fun book of easy reading, full of short stories that have nothing to do with science fiction or the planet Mars. It is, instead, the author's zany struggle to understand and maintain his relationships with the female species. If he can just accomplish that, he will not have to give in and move home to Mars. Both men and women will love reading his viewpoints on everything from why men ever taught women to play golf to exactly how women have overtaken the world, right under men's noses. This is a book for everyone who enjoys having fun. If laughter comes easy to you, be prepared to hold your sides. At a minimum, he guarantees big smiles as you read each different story and try to understand and figure out his plight. Just when you think you have the author figured out, you'll turn the page and, POW, you are off in a different adventure. Some will say the book is full of convoluted thinking and others will conclude the author is eccentric. While both are correct the book contains a lot more than that. Moving Back to Mars pokes fun of everything from religion to terrorists, from adult children's stories to advice columns. Nothing is sacred in this satire piece of work. When you finish the last page of this book, you will want to start again with Chapter 1 and read it again. Moving Back to Mars is a hilarious look at life

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Brilliantly funny.......2006-01-28

This book is brilliantly funny! It is a witty collection of short stories that had me rolling with laughter! A must read for those who like light, comical reading! See the world through the mind and eyes of retired police Major Fred Wooldridge as you have never seen it before. A masterful work of nonsense!

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Moving Mars
Greg Bear
Manufacturer: ST MARTINS PRESS *
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000SF69PC

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my name is maria isabel
Lots of great lessons in this book
How do you solve a problem like....?

My Name Is Mar'a Isabel
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Manufacturer: Atheneum
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Binding: Hardcover

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For María Isabel Salazar López, the hardest thing about being the new girl in school is that the teacher doesn't call her by her real name. "We already have two Marías in this class," says her teacher. "Why don't we call you Mary instead?"

But María Isabel has been named for her Papá's mother and for Chabela, her beloved Puerto Rican grandmother. Can she find a way to make her teacher see that if she loses her name, she's lost the most important part of herself?

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My Review.......2006-11-29

Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada was a joyful book. It made me think of my sister. Maria Isabel has a hard time at school because the teacher called her a new name because her name was too long. I liked the book because it was a delightful book and it always had adventures. I would recommend this book to girls because they would love this book.

My Review.......2006-11-27

Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada was a joyful book. It made me think of my sister. Maria Isabel has a hard time as school because the teacher called her a new name because her name was too long. I liked the book because it was a delightful book and it always had adventures. I would recommend this book to girls because she they would love this book.

my name is maria isabel.......2005-09-28

The book is basicly a pretty good book.It probaly has every thing a bookshould have.But in this book Maria Isabel is new to her school and there is another Maria in the class.So her teacher has been calling her Mary.Maria Isabel doesn't aswer to the teacher because she is calling her Mary and she likes to be called Maria Isabel Salazar Lopez. And at the end there is a big surprise waiting for her.

Lots of great lessons in this book.......2005-07-07

My Name is María Isabel is the story of a little girl facing a difficult problem when she is forced to change schools mid-year. At her new school, her teacher decides to call her Mary because there are already two girls named María in the class. María Isabel does not want to be called Mary but she doesn't know how to tell her teacher. She consistently fails to respond when the teacher calls on her in class because she doesn't recognize Mary as her name. This leads to the teacher assuming that she does not want to participate in the school's Winter Pageant. When the teacher has the students write an essay titled, My Greatest Wish, María Isabel gets her chance to say how she feels.

This book would be appropriate for ages 8 and 9. Children in this age group are beginning to develop empathy for others, and an understanding of right and wrong. Most children will be able to relate to facing a problem and not knowing what to do about it. I would use this book for a read-aloud in a school setting as part of a discussion about cultural sensitivity and awareness. I would also recommend it to kids to read for enjoyment.

The artwork consists of black and white pencil or charcoal drawings placed sporadically throughout the text. The drawings are placed consistently with the text that they refer to and they are culturally accurate. The illustrator also added elements of María Isabel's thoughts into many of the pictures. For example, when María Isabel is reading Charlotte's Web and feeling as if she is caught her own spider's web, there is a drawing of her in bed reading with shadows of a spider's web on the wall behind her.

How do you solve a problem like....?.......2003-12-22

A sweet story that kids will easily identify with. I found this book very easy for a small child to understand, and I appreciated the theme that any kid can take to heart. Not fitting in and the fear of not being liked by one's superior (in this case, a teacher) is a universal theme. The fact that Maria gets saddled with an incompetent teacher from the start doesnýt help matters for her anyway. As much as Iýd like to rail against the idea of a teacher changing her studentýs name because, ýWe already have two Marias in this classý, I know that there is no lack of incompetent, yet well meaning, teachers in the world whoýd do this very thing. It isnýt entirely clear in the story why it is that Maria doesnýt discuss her problems with her parents or her teacher. People reading this book to children should make it clear that Maria would have dealt with a lot less misery if she had simply told someone why she felt badly. And some kids may wish for a more concrete ending than the one offered here. Why doesnýt the teacher apologize to Maria? In any case, this book might fit in well with other stories of new kids in school. Even the Ramona Quimby books would pair nicely, as a very different little girl dealing with school and her teacher.

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Moving To Mars (Funny Firsts Series)
Richard Thaler
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Moving To Mars
Mike Thaler
Manufacturer: Troll
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MOVING MARS.
Greg. Bear
Manufacturer: Tom Doherty Associates
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